I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/08
Page Numbers: 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
I AMA NC Frequency Meetings I3O-5/ 1 attendance AMA Headquarters Staff John Worth Vince Mankowski Geoff Styles Carl Maroney Cindy Peck AMA RC Frequency Committee Bob Aberle Jack Albrecht Dave Brown Bill Hershberger Dick Jansson Fred Marks John Strong Torrey Williams Dr Walter Good unable attend provided inputs major items RC Industry Ace RCTom Runge Airtronics Lee Renaud Bavarian Precision Products IncAlex Amarilios EMSMark Schwing FutabaYork Daimon Kraft Sys temsArt Leighton World EnginesJim Lanterman AMA Attorneys Jeremiah Court ney Dennis C Brown Jack R Smith Model Press Bob Hoeckele Model Retailer George M Myers Model Aviation Special Interest Groups IM PBA Boating Len Skwiera purpose meeting review both industry membership comments concerning recently released FCC Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM pro poses give us 80 new channels exclusively RC model use time meeting concluded enough information gathered permit drafting unified AMA response NPRM due FCC May 131982 Under advice counsel urged support FCC NPRM wording closely possible doing would assured obtaining new frequencies shortest possible time exception several small procedural changes AMA will fully endorse NPRM its response FCC differences surfaced during meeting sufficiently resolved hinder overall progress FCC permits additional 30 day period reply counter comments takes us up June 13 1982 point should able assess probability obtaining 80 new channels quite accurate ly Should FCC have received minimum negative comments FCC pro con likelihood new frequencies will approximately mid-October 1982 very optimistic tone meeting indicated certain additional business items discussed time As result both Phase-In Plan new Frequency Flag Identification System reviewed finalized Phase-In Plan will promote orderly introduction continued page 87 provide additional spectrum between 72 76 MHz radio control model aircraft boats cars other similar devices Academy Model Aeronautics Inc its attorneys May 1 3 1982 submitted its Comments concerning Federal Communi cations Commissions General Docket 82-181 RM-3248 opening segment AMA docu ment reiterated critical need addition al RC frequencies updated form com pared original petition relief filed 1978 AMA also noted April 30/May 1 1982 AMA/RC industry meeting developed consolidated position accommodating views end objective avoiding deluge individual comments upon Com mission could inevitably delay final action proceeding April 30/May 1 meeting pronounced success enabled AMA Frequency Committee endorse Commissions proposal cer tain specific suggestions minor revisions proposed rules Specifically AMAs response included following As explained Commissions NPRM total number interference-free RC channels needed given modeling area during next decade 20 inter leaving RC channels existing primary allocations 72-76 MI-lz band rather making co-channel allocations AMA believes sufficient channels may obtained assure availability 20 usable frequencies model control area nation AMA fully sup ports Commissions proposal allocate, 80 new interstitial frequencies 72-76 MHz band RC Radio Service con trol models schedule withdrawal seven frequencies 72-76 MHz band modelers have using co channel basis various primary Radio Services Adoption proposed allocation should serve RC modeler needs years need repeat earlier sce narios crisis allocations Most existing RC equipment has de signed operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions centered frequencies no closer 40 kHz provided intermodulation products image interference avoided Manufacturers have advised AMA radio equipment will available sale will operate reliably adjacent channel transmissions close 20 kHz Christmas 1982if completion rulemaking unduly delayedand equip ment 10 kHz selectivity being designed transitional period time required however before RC equipment now field can replaced new narrow band equipment Also Commission explained its NPRM receiving equipment susceptible intermodulation image interference resulting other 72-76 MHz signals must developed before frequen cies proposed allocated can used Accordingly AMA/Industry Radio Control Frequency Phase-in Plan has adopted AMA Radio Committee phase use 80 new frequencies phase out seven existing 72-76 MHz frequencies Radio equipment existing time adoption proposed Rule amendments may thereby have full useful life users possible accommodated interfering another Under plan fly model aircraft will phase use 72 MHz frequencies operate model cars watercraft will phase use 75 MHz frequencies now-existing al locations will protected five years until authority use withdrawn proposed Rules use certain proposed new frequencies would suffer cause intermodulation image interference problems will voluntarily post poned allow design marketing suitable equipment replace existing wide bandwidth units addition minor revisions suggested proposed revisions Rule Section 95617 RC Rule 20 further revised permit type non-voice mod ulation used appropriate bands long authorized bandwidth 8 kHz case single sideband transmission 4 kHz exceeded purpose suggested revision stimulate development efficient effective RC system possible Some RC systems use pulse position modulation PPM pulse width modulation PWM interference potential PPM PWM need no greater ampli tude modulation although Commis sion has accepting PPM PWM systems amplitude modulation systems practice Commissions Rules have long made administrative distinction between amplitude pulse modulation Authorizing pulse modulation would relieve ambiguities Commissions Rules would regularize existing practice formal basis continued page 88 84 Model Aviation AMA HQ bY Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive Vice-President Vice-Presidents L ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Washington DC 20005 81 5 Fifteenth Street NW AMA Response FCC Proposal Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger Drive Lockport NY 14094 500 Competition Newsletter section can find report directive wrote re duce 1000 engine limit Pylon Racing 500 action agreement request NMPRA should help strengthen Pylon Racing country allowing use greater variety perhaps encouraging other manu facturers enter marketplace Its no secret Pylon Racing fastest growing aspect sport per haps might declining popularity action reducing engine availability requirement could help rejuvenate interest hope RC PATTERN Two great controversies have arisen around RC Pattern event since start new year Aresti turn-around pat tern has drawn few devotees among fliers event mistake rule change corporation has drawn ire Little can said about turn-around pattern problem pattern accept wide margin during 1982 FAI-CIAM meeting Europeans have both space noise problems limited footprint pattern helps alleviate bothby re ducing over-fly area smaller area can used noise exposure limited well mistake own rules quite bit difficult explain comedy errors comic treatise Ron Van Putte Radio Control Sport Aerobic col umn month credits along Dave Brown perhaps other VPs setting aside revised maneuver list Actually Dave did lend advice help resolve confus ing situation brought about earlier error rules process Now need some point finger something fully liking haul out three fingers point Joe Friend Dave Brown think know get Meanwhile CD wishes fly fore shortened pattern certainly has ability advertising fact sanc tion So now go back start over attempt change rules include fair short pattern Shucks Few men ever drop dead overwork quietly curl up die because undersatisfac tion SIG MEMORIAL FUND Northeast Florida Flying Model Council hosted second annual Glenn Sig Memorial Pattern Meet March 20-21 raise funds Sig Memorial Fund success proven following picture shows Bernie Fields CD left Diane Beard Public Relations Coordinator center Joe Mead Council President holding dummy check $1430 Congrat ulations very hearty thank NEW RC FREQUENCIES lot press coverage late has de voted new RC frequencies what will mean us now know new frequencies will exclusively can use present equip ment change five years after eight years will probably need buy new narrow-band receiver What else need know What have hidden have fear what lies ahead during next eight years Lots answers read discuss questions need know about implemen tation plan what can happen isnt followed explicitly Initially few 50 new frequencies will satisfactory use because new frequen cies will interfere existing seven channels know can mys teriously shot down So first five years MUST restrict ourselves few channelsprobably total eleven twelve including present seven Between years five eight probably can use half 24 new channels because wide-band nature present receivers will again give us strange glitch use 50 channels wait eight years use 50 Simply allow us time acquire new receivers allow manufacturers time properly develop new technology safe sta ble manner Let lay FCC issues RULE AND ORDER hope fully fall year 50 frequen cies will legal use described above total disaster chaos will result dont follow implementation plan EXACTLY AMA entity cannot police im plementation plan manufacturers going help producing equipment accord plan yet possibility re mains some may jump gun bit get ahead competition Only modeler can create peer pressure neces sary make plan work Only can prevent having own aircraft shot down seeing friends dont cheat installing bootleg crystal What can expect future mid winter should able send exist ing equipment back manufacturer conversion new channels plan bother arent now experiencing local interference present frequency No reason Also new equipment new channels could showing up dealer time Christmas hint wife few donts Dont buy radio fre quency within plan Dont let friends shoot down using frequency within plan Dont wait buy new radio because can used eight years new transmitter crystal new receiver Dont forget write letter Bob Aberle care AMA thanking him committee hard work put toward getting us new frequen cies Dont forget new frequencies will shared others BUILDING FUND Through efforts many dedi cated individuals organizations drive has gone over top Over $160000 raised through efforts Thank effort such usually unwise sin gle out just few people thanks because others feel hurt being mentioned just have mention few names special thanks Frank Garcher tremendous efforts within industry raise funds Virtually one-third amount raised through efforts Betty Stream outstanding efforts raising thousands through District X No thing can stop woman determina tion Vince Mankowski although AMA em ployee deserves credit thanks spear-heading planning drive left no stone unturned no method untried meet goal wait arent finished drive yet needed help defray overall costs building its maintenance stop drive now would like half building new model Lets push onward strive $200000 goaland Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity full-scale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft unless flyer has some else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft super vising flying prevent accident possibilities August 1982 85 will never find happy man searching happiness like lost collar button finds happiness course living 24 cr0 wded hours day Executive VPs Report Jim McNeiII AMA Executive VP 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 Dr Cyrus Stow writes Please cancel request May 14 transcript AMA Executive Council minutes have decided stead resign membership i protest have already done Three days later good doctor wrote dont know minds voices other top AMA leaders might view strict censorship exercised over AMAs official publication Model elation deep interest dangerous business large model aircraft end Answer Oh come back Cyrus re 80000 us doing best can run non-profit fun organization together elect own leaders make own laws forth something amiss usually change Ive personally never seen censorship AMA maga zine People generally scream goes too far other way Whats Dr Stow mad about gentleman attempted fly 135 pound B-29 Mint Julep Contest Kentucky other day flight ended failure near dis aster Council may reexamine its weight limits RC flying Scale soon What think MORE SADNESS THIS MONTH Did hear Mr Arthur Suhr unex pectedly passed away other day Arthur President MECA organization association engine collectors model plane motors Also newsletter Editor just talked him Toledo April recent photo Art Suhr noted high school science teacher Menmo nec Falls WI nations best respected engine historians Just before died Art effected ar rangement whereby treasured old engines purchased him private fund donation thus permitting 1911 BABY engine eventually dis played permanently forthcoming AMA museum part new building 86 Model Aviation vo see four year old woman hold ing BABY engine protectively above picture Rosemary Ebaugh guarding historical jewel until AMA structure complete until day enjoy 24 hour protection can put together good museum Washington visitors engine first production motor United States model airplanes fore runner Loutrel GHQ Mid get other engines follow first gas model airplane meet held anywhere world old Mineola Park New York 1912 1913 sponsored Stamford CT Baby Engine Company engine makers furnished engines modelers day Carl DeWitt Houlton RC Spud Dusters Houlton ME sent picture below annual winter static show club has international membership important members coming New Brunswick Canada want meet two important model ers month have contributed far measureable share good hobby model airplanesone lady other man picture above lady standing third left Mrs Lila Stamm Lila has contributed much woman know building organization encourage help guide other girls model airplanes havent heard much about WINGS Women National Glider Soaring lately neverthe less does detract lustre Lilas overall record founders WINGS newsletter Editor VP has guiding force proud Lila Shown Assistant Executive Director nkowski buried up chin paperwork trying satisfy county officials over river Virginia trying effect bank loan trying get bids start construction new building etc currently pouring over some plans So busy Vince concentrated looking neither left nor right nothing can dissuade him get attention Heres living proof. buddy Gary Frost Gary President MACA See next month Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 815 Fifteenth Street NW Washington DC 20005 No Club Lists years AMA has annually pub lished pages Model Aviation directory AMA chartered clubs As club program has grown list has come occupy several pages several issues magazine Also due huge size list effort typeset proofread list has become extremely difficult timely fashion As result lists finally published have out date individual club names ad dresses Meanwhile demand page space magazine has also grown steadily change printers year get space Further complicating problem need space report lengthy details AMAs long effort obtain new RC frequencies especially now over 1600 clubs has become impractical some ways unfair devote much space annual club listingour readers keep clamoring interesting' material So make long story short have discon tinued annual club listing Model via f/on magazine will however provide different ser vice accomplish essentially same pur pose published list served will send anyone requests same no charge copy club list state AMA district will also provide charge complete AMA club listwrite phone current quote Beginning. years AMA has criticized lack Junior program meetings have held subject very little agreement what might should done 1982 Toledo RC Conference however meeting did produce something definite proceed meeting developed theme built idea beginners can ages current ones adults also whatever might done help adults get volved model aviation could also generate significant percentage youth involvement meeting developed threemonth concept exploration financed funds AMAs PR budget led another meeting May 19th Chicago meeting AMA modtl industry representatives present conceptfor now called Model Aviation Promotional Proj ectwas further developed financing balance 1982 pledged dustry people present What means now active effort being develop specific pro posals continuing project during 1983 beyond supported model indus try general project can produce long range activity attract newcomers increasing public awareness appreciation model aircraft building flying Its start some money some good people behind will reported get specific proposal stage now may help simply know something happening AMA deeply involved Tight Squeeze. 1981 financial statement AMA issue shows ended year black good because looked likein middle 81we could end up loss some belt tightening last half year helped offset trend came out okay margin however too slim dues increase authorized 1982 ended up surplus year little over $62000 may seem like lot amounted less dollar per member terms percentage total expenses year little over $2 million surplus less 3% inflation running much higher would have fiscally irresponsible go dues increase 82 out some drastic budget curtailment AMA Executive Council approved dues crease 1982 normal expanded AMA Annual Meeting Wednesday August 4th 7 pm University NebraskaLincoln dorms being used con testants 1982 National Model Airplane Championships exact building posted bulletin board Nats HQ Lincoln services some areas could prevail such $10000 Frequency Committee work effectively Operations far year look well budgetexcept FAI expenses will red due exceptional expenses sending large team Control Line World Championships year Sweden will make up next year FAI expenses should less No need dues increase anticipated 1983 because membership income 1982 bud geted fact slightly better dared predict year major dues increase already have 77000 signed up 82 good chance reach 85000 years end RC Frequency con tinued page 84 new frequencies minimize disruption existing RC operations plans fol lowed RC modelers will use 80 new channels until eight years rule ception date expect present trans mitters can continue used provided frequency changed within five year period present receivers will use ful up eight years rule inception After period will likely want pur chase new narrow band receiver especially interested competition flying However predominantly fly local club fields encounter no interference nothing preclude continued use present receiver long moni tor control use adjacent narrow band channels possible some lo cal situations no present day RC equipment re ceiver transmitter need ever obsoleted frequency flag system will likely picase modeling critics First does change existing flags present band operation New frequen cies will get new flags will simple combination color coded numbered tags color coded streamers will provide channel identification both num ber color will simple use very inexpensive involve hanging large sign antenna Both Phase-In Plan Frequency Flag Identi fication System will submitted AMA Executive Council approval regu lar June 1982 meeting Following action both plans will published will give both AMA RC manufacturers chance prepare new rules order crystals etcj final item discussed important overall Compliance Plan subject consumed second day meeting Fred Marks Frequency Committee has assigned responsibili ty drafting plan concerns overall safe use new RC niodel channels will draw upon experiences SMAF Great Britain has already es tablished working compliance plan use new 10 kHz-spaced RC channels final document will likely released until end summer because coordination effort involved industry urge keep reading state ments will continually released model press during next couple months After years planning just about therebelieve have ques tions concerns please write us AMA HQ Bob Aberle Chairman AMA RC Frequency Committee August1982 87 SUPPORT THE BUILDING FUND AMA INCOME STATEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Belong AMA MemberNo DuesRateMembers JuniorsC$500$3124 Juniors@ 900 61 Juniors4 1300 1103 Seniors@ 750 3678 Seniors4 1150 175 Seniors@ 1550 2237 OpFain 4 1700 2375 OpSen4 1700 1564 Open@ 2100 4157 Open4 2500 62119 Booster@ varies 241 Booster@ 1500 36 FreeOfficials1905 TotalMember ships 75 LessPartial year credits Magazne letters Allocation Subtotal Earmarked restrict ed funds 975000 Total Amount $1562000 54900 1433900 2758500 201250 3467350 4037500 2658800 8729700 155297500 151700 54000 Magazine News letter Cost Member $ 400 800 400 800 800 400 800 800 180407100 3585121 176821979 55404400 121417579 Operating Income 375000 3456300 68975 1014650 824000 1049142 366100 8480354 8943023 21515 185907 Other Income Life Meniberships Club Charter Fees Sanction Insurance Sanction Fees FAI Stamps Supply enir Salesnet Film Rental Interest Income Donations Misc Membership Fees MA Advertising Oilier MA Income NAR Service Fees Gross Income Operating txp 214840819 Less MA costs 92487947 Net Income before Special Projects Special Projects Buclget allocation FAI Fund 81 RCSWC 1981 Nats Budget Allocation 1981 Computer Development Programs S/T Run-Off Election Costs Net Income Year 1981 406300 137665822 122352872 15312950 1000000 2000000 4000000 225 2783 Response FCC coot page 84 Also foster competition provi sion type accepted certified radio equipment AMA suggested type modulation compatible existing use frequency bands including amplitude fre quency phase pulse permitted RC Service provided limitations occupied bandwidth exceeded Included AMA response copy April 4 1982 letter FCC signed representatives 12 RC industry firms letter noted support AMA proposal endorsed FCCs April 15 Notice Proposed Rule Making NPRM urged its speedy approval go up FCC excellent outlook new RC fre quencies becoming available before end 9252783 6060167 Have given thought lately national organization reasons TotalPerhaps should address question MApeople like model aviation NOT Magazine belong Academy ask NOT belong suppose easy $24400answer dont think worth 882400 to themselvesit might okay others RIGHT 70000 t Isnt always 1789600question people ask whether doing someone else favor performing 1251200other function might get 1662800compensation Maybe no place 49695200preach sermon about being better give receive' although surprising 28800how often applies just could Academy has done good enough job informing general public es pecially membership about what annual dues money does provide way services benefits RC flier whether belong 55404400to AMA got some really good news year FCC approved issu ance Notice Proposed Rule Making Model Aviation July 1982 pp 38 39 40 etc response Academy has already delivered AMA response result deliberations between Acad emy officials industry executives input interested AMA members supporting communications other sport hobby organizations Thus 50 new frequencies now very distinct possibility poten tial horizons Radio Control have immense ly widened have received letters members 30028322who said news worth 7227736$30 annual dues pay sort support very encouraging within Academy membership what about people 92660458who will benefit long four-year period hard work AMA Frequency 92487947Committee almost volunteers put long hours fun benefit membership What about car boat people What about fliers dont belong club AMA look coldly getting some thing nothing have contributed cent towards expenses financing Frequency Committee dont long Academy Just remember NO 172511OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY HAS OBTAINED SINGLE FREQUENCY FOR MODELERSONLY THE AMA HAS DONE IT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE Members also tell like magazine Sure could improved Sure plugs Academy time tells you should belong apart get lots news lots good construction articles also get cover age ALL PHASES model aviation people directly involved also get good selection advertisements keep updated what happening dustry can get goodies need Hundreds people buy local shops overseas popu lar US publications members have delivered doors belong AMA because insurance often have heard Well lets look insurance minute As AMA member 1982 have TWO MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage 1982 AMAs Frequency Committee mean proceeding assumption other necessary activity bring about good transition new frequencies made official Details effort described account April 30/May 1 RC Fre quency Meetings also being reported issue AMA News 88 Model Aviation FLYING NEAR AIRPORTS BE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO FLY Safe Flying No Accident working includes legal representation unfortunate enough hit someone something air plane Sure insurance secondary means homeowners insurance comes play first homeown ers does cover incident AMA insurance becomes PRIMARY Did know chartered club also has Two MILLION DOLLARS liability coverage ALL chartered clubs can apply FLY ING SITE OWNER INSURANCE extends coverage owner simply completing form mailing officeand no charge added benefit Have looked other insurance coverage AMA membership brings What about $7500 accident/medical $1000 equipment coverage fire vandalism theft Full details shown page 132 1982-83 Rule Book also back AMA membership card have questions just get touch AMA HQs Insurance Specialist Carl Maroney either mail call 202 347275 1 get lot peace mind join AMAmy wife would want go flying liability coverage because would put risk whatever assets have accumulated during lifetimes AMA mem bership makes good sense Did know work frequently Federal Aviation Administration matters concerning model aviation full-scale aviation safety regulations Did know maintain constant effort national organizations clubs service groups spread word model aviation its constructive pleasures its needs know key Headquarters people speak groups non-modelers frequently year long get message out model aviation fun good people ages worthwhile supporting directly involved part model aviation pic ture owe yourself support national organization contribution through dues helps keep hobby viable helps get message out pre serve rights fly models helps us make inroads private public proper ty owners flying sites will made availableand believe population gets larger year pressure flying sites grows grows NEED part AMA ensure will have repre sentation voice can does speak behalf concerns im portant AMA democratic dont like way being run can always run office yourself plug changes would like see AMA Board Directors Executive Council made up mostly elected officers President Executive Vice-President District Vice-Presidents volunteers take time away hobby work family represent try hard what feel best future sport Elec tions held purpose making offices open comersall have nominated too can sit Council affect future Academy directly Think about lots things done day staff Headquarters office routine much effect enjoyment great sport folks em ployees try best times paid AMA dues money make sure interests looked after protected day day out rain shine Between AMAs volunteers paid staff lot people put lot hours see model aviation grows prospers AMA membership has doubled past ten years effort paying off already AMA member should appreciate what youve got working you yet member ought betoo others paying serVice behalf Styles AMA BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31 1981 Assets Current Assets Cash Checking Accounts 9499261 Petty Cash14395 Cash Saving Accounts including earned interest Accounts Receivable Owed Us Misc Accounts Receivable 11654 MA Advertising Receivables 2469 Less Reserve Doubt ful accounts500000 Employee Advances 0 Travel Advances 53 445353 80/8 1 Nats Sponsors ertisers260500 Accrued Interest unexpired CDs616919 Deferred Expenses MA Future Issues Costs$4068796 Prepaid Insurance2323430 Miscellaneous Prepaid Exp 479 1982 Membership Costs7615975 Guaranty Deposits742500 Inventories2662176 1982 Nats241681 Investment MIC Stock Real Property Reston VA Fixed Assets Barrera MuseumContents 00000 Film Library2547763 Furniture pment11350818 Contest/Nats Equipment676726 Nats Van lers961836 Total23037143 Less Reserve De preciation7496854 Total Assets 42879077 $ 132392733 ____________ $ 15196895 ___________ $ 19831037 $1001062 $ 26810563 ___________ $ 0289 $ 21 0772579 Liabilities & Fund Balances Current Liabilities Accounts Payable$9982628 Employees Escrow375545 Res Unrelated Bus Tax MA magazine503526 Film Deposits1062250 Deferred Credits Membership Dues 1982 0101400 Club Charters 1982 FAI stamps 82 Amounts Held Behalf AMA Teams Scale Team Program$226399 Control Line Team Program 673 Indoor Team Program206643 FF Team Program1440707 RC Team ProgramSoaring 0 RC Team ProgramAcrobat d Balances Restricted HIA Film Fund AMA Scholarship Fund rd MeEntee Fund Reston Bldg Fund Eight-Ball-Fund AMA/FAI Fund Surplus Reserve Insurance Claims AMA Museum Fund Computer Conversion Fund Sig Memorial Scholarship Barrera Museum Fund Balances Unrestricted Balance January 1 1981 $167540 28365 109700 12363191 23000 435937 805328 852245 5000000 1765854 7500000 $ 11923949 $ 130745755 2335655 $ 29051160 $ 30483382 NET Income Year 1981 Model Aviation 172511 General6060167 $ 678 Total Liabilities Balances $ 6060 $ 210772579 August 1982 89 CALLING AMA HG phone number 202/347-2751 CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONETIME TO CALL Eastern9amNoon 13pm Central8amllam Noon2pm Mountain7amlOam llamlpm Western6 am9am 1 QamNoon Please note people volved different HQ services individuals have specialize may have information other departments having few people working later others will solve problem Help yourself get better service calling during recommended hours according what part country youre calling AMA EXPENSE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1981 Operating Expenses SalariesTotal departments Annuity retirement program Payroll Taxes Total related Salaries Rent Telephone Postage ght exclusive membership processing Membership Insurance Membership Processing Rule Books Special Events including Trans-Am FCC Insurance Word Processor Film ProjectsProduction Travel Service etc Film Library HQ Service Flying Sites direct costs Officer Service President SIT VPs Council meetings phone postage reimbursement district officers Model Aviation Magazines Officers CDs etc Staff Travel Council meetings Trade Shows 1981 Nats net expense after allocation Office Supplies stationery misc Office motive equipment maintenance irs Printing ing Professional Fees nses Insurance general Depreciation expense Personal Property Taxes FAI Expense fund allocation NAA Divisional Fee FAI Franchise Scholarship Program Bad Debts Totalsexclusive magazine direct cost Model Aviation direct costs Circulation Advertising Res Unrelated Business Taxes Total Operating Expenses Total $ 63063152 1735799 69491562 5711992 2101771 3063585 14085390 11485873 1381200 GeneralMembershipMembership AdministrationProcessingServices $ 7644362 1884992 861671 $ 8783000 91 3900 105100 81 4339 11485873 $ 9423700 742500 105100 197179 14085390 Model Aviation Magazine $18762700 856800 direct 664567 FAI ContestsFlying NatsSites $ 9033800 514100 25 2200 493067 $4169500 171400 189200 95303 Special Events $ 6254200 428400 420400 1381200 4429542 504623 2080657 950213 361 026 5018672 1175900 1641830 637391 2956910 271462 2844412 1631742 305 8400 1418810 270716 4020300 2080657 950213 361026 5018672 1175900 541 830 680110 70762 199112 679342 2569100 1418810 270716 755200164200 41 4000 78700 1308400 35 4800 38000 11400 502700 13600 56900 100000 489300 637391 414000118300 38000 256000 10800 17100 100000 236500 10800 824900 4020300 3000000 200000200000 54605460_____________________ 143799439 44606119 25931 735 503526 $2l 4840819 270660482308897326339269 21446567 $27066048$23088973 ~22.62____________ 3000000 13227627 194140585396829 44606119 2593 1 735 503526____________ _______________________ $92487947$19414058$1 3227627 Special Services $5420300 199900 168100 180600 236500 10800 170600 752400 C 0 V 0 0 7820068 $7820068 Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island ont DISTRICT REPORT Ed Izzo District Vice-President 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 Amecime VimPrajdmnss Robert C Brodeur 408 Main Street NanhnnNH 03080 Don Kraffo P0 Box 182873 Heritage La. Deabur-y MA02332 Novotnik 4 Beverly Pt Norwalk CT 06850 Don Roab 13 Fairview Ave. Rutland VT 05701 am writing column 39000 feet above Midwest flying home com pany business New Appointments Don Raab new AVP state Vermont believe first AVP Vermont Don has gun supply information activ ities area state have representation Maine expect fill vacancy next month have appointed Ray Harlen Contest Board member Indoor Ray experi enced please note Ray did say old Indoor competitor will give District excellent representation board VP Activities last month have attended three different RC events first Fly Fun sponsored South Shore RC Club interesting note determination anxiety expressed contestants event whether its fun fly Pattern Scale etc old adrenaline flows keeps interest peak competing second event Pattern meet di rected Don Krafft AVP first Pattern meet held club turnout contestants impressive fact group Pattern fliers District II turned up help support meet has slight decrease n Pattern meets Northeast due some clubs losing flying fields hope meet will blossom two-day meet next year third event Hydro Meet Brimfield Dam sponsored Pioneer Valley RC Club large turnout approximately 65 planes 35 contestants good friend George Wilson stated development hydro design has come long way witnessed ease planes able take off land quite impressed Martin PBM John Nicolaci took off effortlesslyit being twin engine made perfect landing water Water handling controlled vary ing speed either engine Noise Committee Fred Krause Southern New Hampshire RC Club has conducting recording series noise tests different engine prop muffler combinations using sound meter pur chased Radio Shack $3995Part No 42-3019 would like urge clubs purchase equipment conduct tests fields order familiarize themselves what equipment combinations help decrease noise level hope gather data pub lish synopsis information AMA Building Fund biggest under taking AMA construction new Headquarters building located Reston VA Lets get behind District need donations would like see district leading other districts contributions discussing project Vince Mankowski Building Fund Chair man number interesting facts re lated further emphasized needs facility presently paying $1540 per square foot utilizing 5000 square feet somewhat cramped area really should using about 7500 square feet continue same facility costs expected escalate between $20 $25 per square foot March 1 1983 Compare new building would have sufficient space available cost $15 per square foot other interesting fact stayed present facility would expected pay 1984 same amount money new building will cost per year past rigidly adhered rules magazine column length As may know restricted noticed peers lengthening columns de cided last month lengthen also feel District should have much coverage other districts 10 behold got directive President John 3rigg admonishing us abusing column length therefore will try limit myself allo cated length Third Annual Yankee Championships New Englands largest Control Line event 1982 will held Whitman-Hanson Region al High School Field Route 20 Whitman MA 10 am 5 pm July 18 biggest Control Line meet past 10 years Massachusetts CD George Higgins telephone number 617294-8135 New Jesey New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-Pretitlent 36-29 213 Street BaysideNY 11361 Aaugeit VIcs-Praidnts Per Rianchini 280 S Broadway Yank, NY 10708 Frank Drench 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Hank Likes 46 Cccv Dr. Toms Riwr NJ 06753 Adam Sattler 50 Ra,dl Rd No A-2 Schenectady NY 12309 Walt Throne 208 Windemere Rd. Syracune NY 13219 Second District Thoughts June issue discussed 800-type inconi ing HQ telephone line possible means cutting overhead living within bud getary limitations said would subsequent reports cite other cost cutting measures readers have suggested latest Stop sending Rule Book general AMA membership upon theory contest-types mi nority leaving vast majority non-compet itive modelers otherwise known sport fly ers couldnt care less about such things contest rules regulations idea would furnish books CDs Lead er Members others might specifically request cost printing two year supply books estimated 20c per copy adds up about $20000 100000 copies Estimated current mailing cost 3c $3800 100000 copies summary presently costs member less 25c per copy feel about Let know see Catch-22 element sug gested le form will also find its counterpart plan charge lower insurance premiums non-competitive fliers exacted contest-types feel about ALL OF THIS Please let know To Licensor As may may aware pres ently before Congress proposed legislation discontinue FCC licensing Class-C RC Op erators ie operating 7 frequen cies between 72080 75640 MHz 6 frequencies 27 MHz presently used main ly RC car boat operators line current policy govern ment cost-cutting Communications Act amendment has already passed US Sen ate now before House Represent atives fate legislation should resolved during next two months hear FCC has issued new renewed licenses recently probably will continue vein pending outcome current congresslo nal legislative process August1982 91 Effective communication twoway Street AMAs non-paid volun teer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organiza tion members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vice-president district representative associate vice-president area Complete communications kwritel ricturvo jew oc UD airpienes dl SOC Brimfield MA Hydro Meet working crew meet Bridgewater MA LR David Ab bruzzese Fred Bopp President Steve Sharon Lelito Bob Chase Barbara Krafft Don Krafft CD Joe Purpura As Communications Act amend ment provides Ham licensing will turned over Amateur Radio Relay Lea gue AARL1 wonders whether RC li censing will cease exist undertaken AMA Can AMA afford cost logically US Should assume responsibility Before answer ask yourself What useful purpose does mere fact licensing serve will hard-put solid answer Mere possession license never guaranteed safer flier did anyone authority ever demand show ticket Never Ill bet May have some input please Council may have vote upon matter Thank whatever suggestions have Happy Tenth compliments Al Kessner John Donnelly everyone else TRI COUNTY RC CLUB Jamesburg NJ upon occasion its Tenth Annual Contest held Thompson Park Mon roe Township NJ June 27th look ward issue club newsletter aptly named Fly Paper jointly edited Al John Shot Month lens captured portrait two favorite people years Annual Dinner/Dance Garden State Circle Burners wit Walt Susan Schroder Exit Dick Enter Paul No sooner carry column picture smiling Dick Smith District II Coordinator RC Soaring Pylon suddenly picks up stakes moves sunny California Before departing Torrance however Dick being dedicated AMA official arrang ed Ernest Nikodem take over coor dinating responsibilities Paul appoint ment has formally reported AMA HQ open business address 283 Strathmore Road Rochester NY 14612 may reached phone 8524 Paul Dick Engineer Eastman Kodak member RADIO CON TROL CLUB OF ROCHESTER thank Dick job well done wish him very very best Make Call Amos Mall May Day journeyed Elmira NY Southern Tier section NY State part large beautiful Arnot Mall Mod el Aircraft Showi 982 Edition show huge success thanks combined efforts several clubs area notable FLYING SPARKS Horseheads NY SENECA RC MODELERS Odessa NY close 200 models kinds display impressive Add admiring throng Saturday shopper-types numbering thousands will have fair idea spectacle example have look blend fountains flying machines three winners members SKY ROVERS CLUBof Phelps NY would like meet Dick Parshall 1st Place Military Scale 1918 Loening M-8 flanked Gene DeCook 1st Place Non-Military Scale 1929 Davis D1-W Larry Reidy 2nd Place Scale 1930 Fleet Bipe AND 3r4 Place Sailpianes hi 1937 Minnemoa sincere thanks Dick Bauman particular SENECA RC MODELERS having invited show heart lest congratulations FLYING SPARKS particular Mike Hable club skillfully directed great show did much make feel comfortably home during after show did associates Finally special note thanks Don Phillips charming daughter Sharon Ann showing legendary Harris Hill Sailplane Base Elmira heard about years never seen COLLECT Please fice number 212949-9766 resid ential number 2122258319 coordi nators numbers respectively Bill Fuori 516543-3895 Dick Sobrino 21 2846-4367 Ernest Nikodem phone number will supplied later LAKEHURST NATS IN 83 Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Dave Brown District Ill VicePresident 4560 Layhlgh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Aasocists Vice-Prasideists Joe Ciben 36980 Valley Forge Dr Solon OH 44139 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Luird Jackoop 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave ScotWale PA 15683 Another hectic month end what Frequency Committee meeting Washington preparations contest season getting full swing Frequency Committee meeting resulted AMA filing letter supporting FCCs NPRM few minor mostly editorial changes also took final vote implemen tation plan involves using some new frequencies periods five eight years protect users current equipment also finally won friendly argument Bob Aberle established new frequency flag channel number system no longer get new frequencies will owe tremendous debt appreciation Bob Aberle unbelievable amount work has done accomplish preparations upcoming contest season didnt go nearly well Whoever tiinks top notch contest fliers dont have problems should have first flying session First have realize took out two airplanes flew World Championships hadnt touched since World Cham pionships except change frequency back normal 7296 change World Championships Well first tried put fuel first airplane found tank clogged up No sweat just remove whole radio get tank fix tank remove engine reinstall tank put rest junk back later voila tank fills properly Now lets run engine Radio t minute Now radio doesnt work Pull wing off again pull out battery receiver switch etc check plugs airight Finally about half hour later determine re ceiver has died decide try other airplane Lets see fuel .oh darn same problem number airplane Another half hours repairing tank turn radio works Now start engine adjust everything taxi out end runway stop glance down runway see clear advance throttle Wait minute again doesnt work Neither does anything else come find out changing fre quencies back 7296 picked up two rejected old crystals thinking ones Id taken out fall changing frequencies World Championships Murphy optimist After six hours sitting hot sun asphalt parking lot working two models sup posed top notch didnt get flight point needed beer alas couldnt alcoholic hey erages prohibited practice field few days after disasterous first trip practice field attended Hawks club meeting answer questions about new frequencies Tony Gronas Hawks members offered pick up didnt know meeting After meeting stopped some chili upon leaving found battery dead car Another hour standing around rain trying bum ride midnight finally local cop took us home still wonder AMA VPs have taken home club meeting police Another few days passed same Tony stopped house different car quit driveway cant understand has avoiding lately Now after reading month Back February gang Northwest Ohio ran static show Southwyck 92 Model Aviation quite successful Eight modeling clubschartered AMA club now Salisbury couple computer clubs involvedclubs name Rowan Aeromodelers Following three pictures sentInc meet once month Salis mebury Toy Hobby Shop 111 North Main Street new club has 25-35 members growing fast Anyone Salisbury area interested making contact can through hobby shop dont know have newsletter hope will put mailing list have received some letters clubs district concerned about announcement AMA made concerning addi tional insurance club flying fields seems some clubs think dont meet field layout according AMAs suggested plan may lose insurance cover age new site requirements should regarded way threat existing fields program intended provide greater benefits clubs site situations better others other words incentive program encourage up grading sites possible addition promoting greater awareness need safety consciousness planning op erating flying sites Under new program wont have less coverage before site doesnt qualifyone million dollars coverage will still provided qualify can get double amount simply re flects insurance company willing offer think better sit uation assured club would like information new site layout program contact Geoff Styles AMA headquarters subject flying sites Academy insurance company have developed safety poster will supplied free charge AMA chartered clubs District IV hoped clubs will use safety poster flying sites poster vinyl self-adhesive suitable mounting smooth surface supposed weather resistant pro jected mailing date clubs mid-July 1982 NMPRA Pylon Racing fans National Miniature Pylon Racing Associ ation having membership drive would like see some response Quickie 500 types good organization well informed Pylon Racing have good newsletter can keep up-to-date Pylon Racing rules news mem bership information contact Gary McPike 28925 Parkheath Drive Agoura CA 91301 first time months chance little flying past weekend Winston-Salem clubs flying field tried hand 2-meter sailplane Gentle Lady found quite relaxing compared 60 powered Pattern ship also chance visit some contestants Burlington Contest progress Sunday contest very well attend ed everybody appeared having good time am trying locate set plans FAI Free Flight model called Big Boy 4 AuoaaraVca-Prade,sor 5 Im sure number believe Wayne Abernethy 92011 Carenrton 3 Upper Moriboro MD 20870 Bob Chawone 205 Tpoon Rd Newport News VA 23606 Australian design anyone out Howard Crspin 611 Bnechwood Charlortenville VA 22901 has set please drop line V Bill Helms 2000 Tvvoa Road Charlotte NC 28210 Scocty Mover 11 Orchard Lane Wilrnoqton 08 19509 John Preston 7012 Elnira Court F3lls Chumcn VA 22042 Chanes Spear 263 Holy Lane Mockoville NC 27028 Newark OH bunch Mark Radcliff guest speaker lately Mark showed slides spoke experiences Mexico World Championships club re ported Mark wouldnt accept some gas moneywhich goes show ternational competitors very dedicated classy bunch people Thanks Mark Speaking Mark wife Charmel due minute Mark will new papa time read Congratulations Mark Charmel George nervous grand pa Till next month Onlawarn rict Columbia land h Carolina IVVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Chuck Foreman District IV Vice-President 607 Pohite Drive Mechanicsville VA 23111 Ill start months column off good news RC enthusiasts around Salisbury North Carolina newly Whats Happening District IV Valley RC Flying Club year club has asked put display flying demo Civil Air Patrol Weyers Cave Airport show scheduled first part August Roanoke Valley RC Club RC Pattern con test scheduled August 21-22 will pre-novice class well other Pattern classes info contact RVRC 5219 Burnt Quarter Drive Vinton VA 24179 Prince Georges RC Club June 12-13 Scale Masters Qualifier Contest June 19-20 8th Annual Formula Pylon Race Charles County RC Club winners CCRC recent Quickie 500 race Joe Solko 1st Doug Moran 2nd Ricky Wade 3rd Joe Doug better watch out Ricky coming strong Westminstmr Aeromodelers RC Club Westminster Aeromodelers Club planning Fun-Fly Reese Fire Hall US 140 June 27th phases modeling includedCL RC FF well types models static display inside fire hall wish fly please bring AMA FCC licenses Please let Ed Tenny son know interested Late News Roanoke Valley RC Club has just donated $100 AMA Building Fund Thanks RVRC note nation Well thats month See flying fieldQ Alabama Florida S l3eorgia issippi to Rico V Sooth tarolira Tennessee DISTRICT REPORT Dill Mathews District V Vice-President 311 Poinciana Drive Birmingham AL 35209 12051 n795550 Amociara Vica-Prdantn lohr Gorday liSBayberry Lane Jocknon MS 39212 Richard lecknon 108 Thorolee Charlnoson I-bights SC 29405 Arthur lohnoon 832 Banyne Dr Dnlray 8eech FL 33444 Phillip McDowell 6521 Rolling Fork Dr Nashville TN 37206 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00666 Eax 1532 Faiardo PR 00648 Ed Moomian 70 Fifth 50. Shalimar FL 32579 I-larry Shemow PD Box 576 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom 7hacloer 2390 Lawrertceville Hwy L Decatur GA 30003 removal weight restrictions model airplanes has caused some rejoice some object cant imagine ever build ing model weighs much ten pounds some people cant imagine build ing less ten plane flown probably important much weighs will watching big ger models much concern may have reinstate weight limit establish some special insurance plan What ideas August 1 982 93 Some best picutres have gotten sent Mississippi Coast RC Club glossy black white sharp two several sent al contest arranged Kale Harden visited children Australia recently won contest task 4 rounds 6 minute duration plus spot landing top 5 individual scores became club score Richard Moore Oak Ridge Tennessee wrote nice note record emphatic NO new contest calendar format trying new format result sug gestions members Get vote Puerto Rico Nats will have new name year will referred El Coqui after small tree frog found Puerto Rico PR Nats will held Fajardo PR September 4 5 6 Plan attend El Coqui take family Everyone will enjoy trip Charleston RC Society always up something new different Frank Metzgar put together version Ken Willards de sign Pinellas Soaring Association central Florida recently took Brisbane Model Soaring Club Brisbane Australia postIllinois S Indiana ucky S VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President P0 Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Anaociate viee-Pridenns Loren HoIm 643 Hill nd Brook Qoincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12t5 St Bedford IN 47421 Bruce Malony 1916 Keenland Pky Oensboro KY 42301 Reymond Meyers P0 BOa 243 Steithuilla MO 04069 Helen Oaen 820 Old Bonhomme Ueiversty City MO 02132 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel Crest IL 60429 Bill Zmmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 time get summer will upon us club like little group have lot people showing up field first time sure make ex tra effort welcome new faces field After growth club de pends new faces can pull Young people should overlooked either own club getting full young sters Instructing pleasure because learn fast Speaking growth went Mint Julep Scale contest Kentucky again year try miss Thats contest has grown leaps bounds year saw nice ships Some seen times some very pleasant way spend entire weekend time Mint Julep Scale contest saw something has really bothered saw demonstration B-29 bomber weighed excess 135 lbs using four chainsaw type engines Well plane radio failure hear ran off runway ate up about 1500 feet runway before finally did get stopped Fortunately went right hit landing light gone left could have hurt lot people just line up runway get pictures CD tried get back plane started rolling crowd moved up also Can imagine crowd trying get out way 16 feet fast moving airplane People Big Beautiful getting little out hand responsible people think its time responsible people some thing put stop supporting extra large aircraft models before someone does get hurt can have Giant Scale trying build models can ride got couple pictures mail month David Paessler Paducah KY sent seems club pretty active year Theyve put mall show working Boy Scouts putting demonstra tions other activities also seems CL RC get along Some purists out may want take note now pictures taken Paducah AeroModelers mall show 94 Model Aviation iviartin veis witn unniro sent uuis piuiure Australia uueu ,ssaullus RAY 12 ft span ruvin tail booms win ning team gettin9 um out Pattern ship lie DiU DiIUS IS puwereu uy vetu i Frank working 3-wheel launch dolly Enough now . Iowa C Michigan esota 0 VII DISTRICT REPORT Hardy Brodersen Oisiiirt VII Vice-Preodeni P 0 Bos 1104 Birmingham M 48012 Amiatant VicaPrisldenn Jack Finn 368 Hampden tIc NE Cedar Rapido IA 52402 Auaciate Virn-Prasidants James Clerk 4444 Woodniew 0r NE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 John E Lorstiecki 5847 N 67nh St Milwaukee Wi 83218 Robert C Lundberg 4928 Tioga St Dulath MN 55804 William Robring 4494 Tanglewoocl Tr Sn Joseph Ml 49085 Al Scdmore 5013 Dorsens Dr. MaduonWI 53711 Ron Sears 1325 Roslyn Pontiac Ml 48054 Terry Taylor 6308 Lombardy Lane Cryanal MN 55428 Jack Finn AMA 8416 takes over Assistant Vice-President oh District VII jack CD member Cedar Rapids Skyhawks has flown everything since 10 years old Presently flies FF RC PatternSportScale RC Gliders Look Febru ary 1982 issue Model Aviation 16-hour 43-minute Duration Record RC models since aced May nard Hill jack engineer Collins Radio s Cedar Rapids wifehas five kids 10 29 years old Jack takes over Tony Italiano Tony says AMA wont last Tony gave Assist ant VP job concept nice start expect Jack grow job make job grow assignment pull Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin together job com municating cannot accomplish over Michigan An award Tim Holmes AMA 19876 Port City RCers Muskegon MI given District VP upon exhortations recommendations club officers reads Season Flying Award/Snow Sleet Wind Rain Sun AMA ward Appreciation signed VP three club officers will now prob ably hang over Jims workbench along FCC license high school diploma certificate dog got obedience school well earned good fun Congratulationsl long awaited pictures taken last Balsa Bug Banquet Phil Klintworth re ceives Distinguished Service Award over 20 years FF Contest Board member District VII Bill Shailor takes over right Gawd look Contest Board member before after picture Loggerheads thats what call two Pattern meets within 240 miles other Iowa six years history tradi tional date now comes Illinois meet mov ing date earlier year consistently got clobbered weather getting sanction getting changed dates conflict Iowa guys Contest Coordinator Gregg Seydel did best sort out meeting ob durate board directors Illinois club finally would budge Ive got get try make something useful out mutually depleting situation bring up Just let know what else VP has look after aside expense paid junkets DC Toledo Paris point alert now fully festering problem high population density areasour contest coordinating guide lines try identify contest categories define conflict proximity miles badly out focus realistic means deal sanction allocation Neither useful answer refer adju dication VP within district AMA President across district lines need new thinking allocate too few weekends especially holiday weekends slip around differing dates year year just coincidentally have named chairman Executive Council committee study recommend committee needs help can get want hear you have thoughts subject ginning feeling computers andreduced distance limits will get us therewe prob ably need combine simplify restudy category definitions set up some kind national function deal top strata categories its easy enough pick dates Nats Categorys AAAA meet gets dense truly want hear anyone use ful thought particular Special Interest Groups Contest Date Czar Award dates highest bidder Let sort itself out through natural competition freefor-all Talk getting massive encrustation politics orderly conduct business FAI FF Team Selection Committee District IV VPs column synop sis Councils actions just published several misapprehensions engendered Mr Foreman attempted motion have Council direct Team SeIetion Commit tee pped mid-sentence being out ot order Committee respon sible AMA President Program Participants new motion passed Council recommend President next Finals site held east Mississippi Semi Finals site considered adequate Finals site Chuck tells us 'I made motion AMA President instruct n engen dered misapprehension right earlier column describes imbalance referring California block 30 votes published synopsis Toledo Council meeting Foreman referred expound ing obvious disproportionate votes sic West imbalance disproporrion curiously parallel pro gram participant finalist population dis tribution Another engendered misapprehen sion Just let point pass Semi-Finals site will automatically ade quate Finals site simplistic over 90 fliers Finals making least 1620 official flights over three days counting testing trim flights days before event cannot arbitrarily compared Semi-Finals 25 fliers fact Committee makeup rather carefully studied representative provide orderly democratic con duct business member AMA district Committee member has vote Yep Committee members east Mississippi level East should getting innings FIND ADEQUATE SITE let Finalists vote everyone votes 10 did including Eastern Com mittee man can have Eastern Finals Gents dont forget Hastings Caddo Mills quality site weather can destructive Chucks imbalance dis proportion have characterized Taft lover unlimited funds go fly time have often flown August 1982 95 slave raessiers tripiane bUilt trom 60 powered Nice Richard Doig gets trophy certiticate tor Stout Indoor Trophy won last Nats Hes new Indoor Contest Board member cant believe Joe Dallaire get ting bouquet Rich MeCleery Rich wins Nordic lot Joe invented model Eastern sites Pensacola Galeville Bong Camp Borden Canada Wright Field Seguin Nats site want mention predictable weather retrieving capability strong pull vote consider least three airplanes now $200 Rossi what next Kosters $200 timer system counting programmer Thats just dollars real value invest ment time effort airplanes think have ruckus now Easterners always having go California wait till legislate Eastern site have Californians neck better right Find adequate site use Committees authority procedures get program participants con currence As footnote considerable senti ment out West should East ern Finals believe Arkansas S Louisiana 0 New Mexico 0 Oklahoma s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Ted White District VIII VicePresident 1109 Greendale Bedford TX 76021 Awociate VoePressdests Boo PriedI 5512 SoxoSmood Little Rock AR 72205 William Hurley 111927 Commerce Pleasanwn TX 78064 Dan Parsons 11809 Fulmec NE Albutuerque NM 87111 Ed Perez 1102W TarranO Rd Grand Prnirie TX 75050 Al Rube 1904 valley Oak Ct. Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bar-niestale 17K 74003 Ed Shearer 2416 Danid Dr Metairie LA 70003 hope everyone has read article Gerald Martin Dan Parsons entitled Scale RC WW II Fighters Flight Realism May issue Model Airplane News Gerald may recall man piloted P-Si talked about few months ago Well now engine work done Mustang ready go again Im going ride back seat video tape air show air Im really looking forward Last month mentioned Buddy Irwin lift ing some dinosaur tracks out ravine helicopter Probably because lousy handwriting company name mispelled Vought Corporation Buddy may may know pilot Vought flying A-7 well rescue helicopter 1300 horsepower Bell UHIH experience plus 23 years flying Marines think makes him excellent choice Scale Rules Committee Ive getting calls about new Rule Bookespecially changes Pattern Ive gotten touch Bill Thomas Radio Control Contest Board representative determine what was voted Let know later have gotten lot mail about Turn Around Patternall negative Personally Ive promoting lust such pattern last 15 years Ive always thought because flying miniature versions acrobatic aircraft pattern should similar type sequential aerobatics cay ing out takeoff landing can flown much faster having next flier posi tion start soon previous finished Please let know will course go along majority give type flying try sometime maybe club contest just try out practicing have new deal brewing think AMA Council trying Big Brother things people BIG DEAL being made out drinking beer flying field Up now has never problem certainly national level lot things shouldnt flying field could make motherhood statements day likeYou shouldnt smoke because might start fire shouldnt run cause might hurt someone step plane shouldnt holler cause might scare somebody could go on Ridiculous Sure another thing shouldnt make up bunch unen forceable rules national level best way ruin organizationchoke bunch unnecessary rules Any rule type should local level certain ly national club has problem drinking owner flying field doesnt want drinking property would local problem local rules whole issue should never have brought up national level first place should dropped immediately before gets blown out proportion tololado S Kansas S Nehraska S Nr- o DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis Olsirict IX Vice-Presidenl 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associane Vic-Preiidegs Robert BalI 2622 S Coffman Casper WY 82601 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie village KS 68208 Dick Crowley 164138 Stanford P1 Aarora CO SCOIB Glen Laa 3701 5 44th St. Lincoln NC 68506 Tim Manoern 429 Dogwood Grafeon NO 58237 Jim Rickents 516S Cloudas Sioux Falls SO 57103 column month concerns flying site safety written RT Dick Crowley AVPDistrict IX Now flying season well under way should take time reevaluate field safety rules determine fact accomplish desired result Rocky Mountain West fortunate have several outstanding flying sites supported local state governments government sites pose additional safety problem use Unlike private field has access rule control field usually entrance pass government con trolled area required Flight safety rule enforcement often spectator control difficult serious problem very im portant establish safety rules based AMA Safety Code special restrictions should clearly listed designated pit flight area clearly marked site rules should reviewed governing agency landowner concurrence posted prominent place flying site Access flying areas should restricted fliers students everyone must comply rules Occasionally some old-timer will feel rules other guyswrong too must comply would like look hobby/ sport compatible must take realistic look different types flying have Obviously Control Line flier needs clear circle operate Free Flighter needs considerable amount ac cessible land retrieve aircraft Bot RCer has several problems consider Nat urally frequency control upmost importance next major consideration joint use sitenamely sal/planes fixed wing power rotary wing power flying site big enough Control Line Free Flight could fly own respective areas RC would have centered around radio frequency control area has long recognized five six sail planers trying intermingle 12 15 fixed power fliers just does work out Use frequency deployment launch equipment differences flight characteristics just work out So usually saliplaners find own flying site relieve pressure Now have another area consider helicopters rapidly growing segment hobby aircraft complex part tricky fly Most helicop ter pilots flying near houses want fly local flying site between fixed wing flightsenter new set flying site problems has per sonal observation observation others flying proficiency helicopter pilots quite limited coupled aircrafts ability virtually go direction time major safety consideration Few sites have suitable amount land provide enough separation between two groups proper safety Joint use runways also presents problemhovering aircraft runway another aircraft final gives would nice could fly same site just feasible Just look problem have finding suitable sites Nats forms flying take place 1982-83 AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations book contains recom mended flying site field layouts realistic recommendations safe site Incorporate recommendations flying site mutual well-being RememberSAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT AND ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY Good Flying would very interested views fixed wing helicopter safetyplease write Dick Crowley 16413 E Stanford Place Aurora CO 80015 Arizona 0 California S Hawa, 0 Nenada x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-Presided 30717 Rue langlois Rnchn Pains Verdes CA 90274 Amciane Vie.Pmidents Tom bunker 6532 Bourbon Way Las Veges NV 89107 Tony Capobianco 615 Lalonse Ave Modesto CA 95354 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Reynolds Rn 8 Boo 51 Tucson AZ 65710 Benny Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 4-45 Weotby Carula Vista CA 92011 made trip Las Vegas early April visit Quarter Scale Association Chapter 96 Model Aviation Three club club President Rex Hinson invited met airport club VP George Thompson George took house since too early meeting supper him house great club invited specifically spell out advantages being charter club What said must have impressed because voted become charter club showed club both AMAs premier films Modelings Grand Illusions Marrelous Miniatures well re ceived After meeting provided room Showboat Rex 1-linson Really classy Early next morning George Thompson stopped take back airport before purchased $50 gold patch support Building Fund Tom Bunker also spent $50 buying two silver patches Tom Grill bought silver patch certainly want thank club hospitality hope keep thinking about plea club donation Building Fund International Miniature Aircraft Asso ciation IMAA having fun fly festival August 27 28 29 Ida Grove IA neednt IMAA member participate show being sponsored Byron Origi nals further information can obtained recently sent AMA film Indoor flying Worldly Flights Indoor Bill Daniels showed newly formed RC club North County Cloud Clippers Most members never seen Indoor Slasha o ana n rngton XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough Distrrct Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 Auaciete vic.Pesidents Al Culver 1607 Svon Elm Pocarello 1063201 Gary R Fallen 3050 Rinermood Juneau AK 99801 8ruce Nelson 807 E Vicksbung St 5tokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Boa 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 chic Younq 29020 tsr Ave 5 34 Federal Way WA 98003 Don Zjpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 change RC Contest Board new member District Xl Chuck Davenport can reached 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98031 right middle new rules cycle Chuck will need hear new old rules want say what rules proposed passed chance Chuck wants guided desires fliers district read rules tell him what think tell him what think years District Xl has ably represented RC Board Ralph Doc Brooke owe Doc great deal service district hope will continue give us benefit exper ience wisdom about needs model ers involved contests Doc hasnt very active lately has World Class Pattern competitor isIrncr Such model fly very very appreciative film received brief note Hugh Wagner North County Clouds Soaring group near San Diego wrote earlier column Hugh says club up about 50 members now has five experienced CDs received letter Peter Feldman founding new group call selves J EPS stands Johnson Engine Preservation Society have newsletter offer engine swaps parts etc need parts sources advice information people knew Hi per sonally endorsed Mrs Midge Johnson serves honorary President youre interested contact Box 591 Times Square Station New York NY 10036 typesetter scrambled part column last month What started out tell about Control Line flying Southern California ended up mixed up trip made Salinas early March Basically CL alive well Southern California under guidance Morris Levanthal company has running back forth Florida quite bit lately However Ill try work visit club Drop line Remember Building Fund Support Ground will have broken time read AMA display booth has traveling around costs nothing use high light mall show air show Write order schedule Thermals background treasure us Thanks Doc Yesterday Zillah least day two annual two day fun-fly get together somewhere east St Helens glor ious day heard Saturday better Managed talk several faithful about wide range topics Watched Frank Rouse change event middle action get tarred n feathered Watch ed George Anderson fly twin-engined plane own design fun-fly Saw Bill Raser fly new ducted fan during lunch bteak After decided go home build twin-engined ducted fan next fun-fly George member MARCs club has other members flying original designs Bill Sky Knight A-4 kit dont remember case flat out impressive As soon hands quit shaking flight should smooth out winners year include two mem bers Kitsap ARCs Terry Hubbard first Todd Anderson third Randy Weaver MARC member second close being youngest well best contestants encourag ing see young fliers Zillah Fourth belonged Dick Hansen has won prizes has plagued bad luck lately like winning Haystack Dick Sky Knight old like some rest us Gives us hope encouraging aspects Zillah number females active supportive saw particular met Diana Kara Mama McCuen active MARC members sup portive clubs functions see activities family affair CLi 0/11 July Boeing meet Kent Tentative events Carrier/Aerobatics Raid er Roundup 82 Washington State Control Line Championships Kent 11/12 Sept FFFAI Challenge meet/Old Timer Harts Lake Sponsored SOBs & SAM 8 August 1st NorWesters Annual will 14/15 August Cropps Field near North Plains since Harts Lake iffy best check before setting out Hope Army problem can resolved Anyone out help Since Indoor season will upon us again soon check clubs info about events Get involved its fun Word SOBs flying half-time entertainment Seattle Sounder match es Dates given 12 June 31 July Soaringi 0/11 july meet Kent 17/18 July Sunfly Richland WA 24 July Port land Handlaunch 24/25 JulyOrin Crooks Memorial Moscow ID 15/16 August Thermasearch Portland Meet Great Falls MT August 21/22 August 21 Handlaunch Portland LSF Regional August 21/22 Red mond August 28/29 Eugene will Jack Burg Memorial Contest RC change date Barnstormer Bi-Plane Contest 18 July Delta Park Portland OM F-500 Boise BARCs con test 10/11 July Haystack 82 Sky Knights bash Hay stack Reservoir Maclras July 3/4 Floatplanes MARCs Sport Pylon race 24 July Marymoor Park Field Redmond WA HAWKs Airshow picnic Hawks Nest Kent luly 25 same group sponsors fun-fly Kent 7/8 August 14/15 August Hogs Hollar Annual Bar B-Q fun-fly Mt Ranier Club field near Puyallup Also its time get ready Second Annual Expo next February will Floatplane category lets get ready SRAC has Sport Scale meet 21/22 Aug ust Snohomish Model Airport Kirsap ARCs will hold its Second Annual Fun-Fly Bremerton July 31/August 1 Loops bomb-drops eec worlds larg ese ethnic runway 250 ft long 5000 ft wide Call Todd Anderson 206373-9659 information still need money Building Fund put now less have finance us puts $1500 will free clear know times tough tax deductible ourselves Contact nearest AVP or HQ lets get some bucks moving district HAPPY FLYING August1982 97 Tischlers Eagle what Scale should , ss.atch built except wheels prop G-Mark twin powers Contests JUN IO Box FLIGHTNf ED WHITTE 176 Wall St Sta New York NV 100050 Prop Rubber Are Keys Long Flights can little sclae-like model Consist ently make two-minute longer Indoor ROG flights talking about Bostonians Northeast must weigh least seven grams must have double covered flying surfaces loaded up 30% Charisma detail recent Bostonian contest Columbia Universitys Rotunda AMA Senior Dave Aronstein won flights 240 245 300 Flats Bob Benders 10 gram Toe did 225 237 243 fourth place model turned two minutes too last place times 104 123 127 other words eleven entries made lot nice long very satisfying flights Okay much fairly expert Bos tonian fliers just can model fly long beginners model makes couple circles quits reasons course what make hobby/sport/art intriguing ab sorbing enjoyable beginner usually satisfied gets Center Gravity right place adequate thrust wing stabilizer angles starting place experienced modeler juncture Indoor models can made practically double dura tion ration name game . proper propeller rubber selec tion can truly say N IT COMES TO INDOOR DURATION THE PROP AND RUBBER EQUAL THE REST OF THE MODEL usually novices practice too once model completed stick kits plastic prop rubber hope best has lot learn way learn flying trying perimenting picture Greg Langelius shows carved balsa propeller Frank Haynes Box Two Bostonian Note prop has lots lots area high pitch Now plastic props sometimes right tailor made suite airplane Bent wood sheet balsa props better some have adjustable pitch neither can match carved propellers efficiency means course may have carve three four props before making final choice Since Bostonians require 6 props ac tually should have boxful choose Microfilm fliers always take 10 20 propellers flying session because very lightweight models days air conditions can vary enough re quire particular blade pitch config uration over another Also note picture slack rubber fuselage Bostonian should carry single ioop rubber two three times length distance between hooks dimensions rubber also very important Achieving longest duration balance between suitable propeller model air conditions length thickness weight rubber loop height diameter space flying must also considered best combination 30 foot ceiling best 60 foot ceiling model should climb within foot two ceiling Hitting top smooth surface can easily disturb circling pattern model will end up sliding down wall other hand use full height getting out model third factor winding technique Ob viously winding up motor part way will result flights part full potential Ideally Indoor model should land its propeller still pulling just few knots left motor Although torque will diminish rubber unwinds model should have depend stable glide model lands winds still left motor underpowered loop can shortened gradually dimension rubber increased props pitch could also reduced model goes dead-stick still well above floor overpowered opposite adjustments rubber and/or propeller must made takes practice ctice get full winds motor first thing should throw away dinky little white plastic winders see market Go spend some money good l enable wind motor post its breaking point Second should wind motor off model lust nd past breaking point get feel much can take Getting winds piece rubber breaking taut motor airplane breaking comes experience So fly fly fly. fly some Dont go flying session just sit around shooting bull Get ex periment adjustments different motors can practice winding home too Just advise purchase good winder should also buy supply good rubber quality rubber lubricant Since little 01 inch rubbers thickness can make difference models perform ance tool necessary r ate rubber stripper Although different sized rubber strip can purchased way make fine adjustments slice own time Once have adjusted model fly ts model flying its beginning door duration rubber/propeller corn bina tion equal rest airplane Remember adding detail next Peanut dont forget make good propeller too Peoria Area Wyretlyers letter enclosing $1000 BAMA membership check Morrie Caudill reads follows Im newsletter editor Peoria Peoria IL Area Wyreflyers would very much like member BAMA 100% UC club constantly involved spectators watch us fly giving information fly ing lessons anyone can get circle Through local Park District have teaching model building class ages last three years have evening school program twice year small active club definite ly interested promoting hobby hav ing fun Im sure have some experiences can helpful other members well happy share Give us idea what areas want expand well jump both feet Dont worry well calling Wyre flyers help out first bit help already included letter small two-page pamphlet clubs emblem deco rating front pamphlet sim ply explain wonder ing onlookers they club flies Con trol Line models such models fly club meets much its dues clubs affiliation AMA insurance coverage clubs flying site its contests its instruction program its classes Peoria Park Districts Fall Lighted School Program boys girls young old welcome come watch flying come meetings guests learn what about Three telephone numbers listed information Exposure. definition - invitation -- thats what should give oppor tunity JOIN THE BEGINNING AERO MODELERS ASSOCIATION Off good start Association con tinues need assistance membership individuals clubs covers period during ten issues Associations newsletter Star Skippers published Mem bers stand ready discretion help write assistance Send 20c postage stamp comple mentary copy Star Skippers Forward membership check $1000 order Ed Whitten/BAMA P0 Box 176 Wall St Station New York NY 10005 %\P -V ii7 98 Model Aviation