COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTEIrY ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 1976-77 PROGRAM FOR 1977 US RC AEROBATICS TEAM three-man US RC Aerobatics Team 1977 FAI World Championships currently scheduled Austria late September will selected means Team Finals flying competition planned June next year qualified Team Finals will 33 AMA members throughout US follows 20 points part program 10 1976 National Con test 1975 team latter automatically qualified qualification program points will operation May 28 through October 25 enable AMA members possible have chance fly Team Finals points program used same used selecting previous 1975 RC Aerobatics Team program makes sim ple calculate pointsdirectly accompanying chart point system designed generate competition program whole especially localities number contestants usually lowthis can help Contest Directors smal ler meets get participants years program deadline getting point part program September 6entry program must postmarked no later date Two Ways Qualify Team Finals 1 National Contest Performance 10 top Nats Masters class finalists have FAI Stamp $125 AMA HQ purchased license have paid $10 FAI Team Program fee addition regular Nats entry fees prior Nats flying will qualified Team Finals fee may paid Nats prior start flying Pattern event has previously paid Note Nats placing will count toward point accumula tion part program Note 1975 team members among 10 finaiists number qual ified 77 Masters Team Finals will increased appropriately Thus 75 team member Nats finals number others qualified will 10 two 75 team members finals 12th placer will qualified etc Thusfrom 10 13 may qualified Nats depending upon 75 team members top 10 will several have made top 10 flown full pat ternthey will have best rest considered having made top 10 75 team members involved 2 Accumulated Points AMA Sanc tioned Meets other Nats 20 flyers may qualify Team Finals Points given placings proportion num ber Master class contestants fly events using either Master Expert man euver schedulesat AMA sanctioned Class AA larger meets held May 28 through October 25 1976 Points computed per accompanying chart deadline post mark getting points program September 6 10 Nats qualifiers points program points will removed standings August 8 up dated list points will distributed program participants prior Labor Day weekend everyone will know points status during last part proCHART OF POINTS FOR RC AEROBATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PROGRAM Number Contestants Making OlOcial Flights Enent [PlaCiflRinEOeflt 56789 10 24 342 452 3532 6632 76322 87322 974221 i2LA322 11843221 1294322I 13933222 141053222 151053322 1611S4322 171164322 181264322 191264322 201364333 10 11 12 13 14 13 111 111 111 1 16 17 18 19 20 11 11 111 II1 III 11 2 2 2 2 3 21137433222111 221475332222I1 2314754322221 24IS754322221I 23138543322221 26168543322221 27168543322221 28178643322222 29179643322222 30IC0644353939 311896S433222221I11 32199654332222211II 33191065433222221111 3420107943322222211I 3520107543332222211I 36211075433322222I11 37211175443322222111 3822117S443322222211 3922Il764433222222I1 40231186943332222221 gram last chance points program par ticipants make Finals Other Features Points Program Dropout Pre-Qualifier Placings listed pre-qualified will dropped contest standings insofar placing concerned counted toward total num ber contestants event except placing ahead program entrant will included total tricky point heres will work program entrant places 5th behind two pre-quali fiers out total 10 contestants have flown Master class event will considered have won 3rd place against eight contestants thus will gain two points program purpose give credit program entrant pre-qualifiers may place ahead didnt beat b Expert Patterns Master Contestants Included Some Contest Directors already have scheduled contests have Ex pert pattern maneuvers both Expert Master class entrantsand able switch over Master pattern maneuvers should noted contestants classified Master eligible pro gram points may accumulated fly ing contests provide Expert pat ternif no Masters pattern flown contest case 10% points will earned Master pattern flown Note RC Pattern Classification Sys tem changed 1976 contestants classed C/Expert DI Expert last year automatically classed Master year years Experts classed C/Novice DiNovice last year References Expert Master 1976-77 Team Selection Program based 1976 classification system Enter Program wish participate team selection program required pay $10 entry fee $5 will put escrow Team Fund AMA team travel full no deductions use other purpose other $5 will put special NSRCA Fund program administra tion finals Masters meet expensesthis fund controlled NSRCA Dick Sonheim will serve NSRCA pro gram administrator working conjunction AMA HO basic postage paper work expenses will paid AMA will receive entry fees tabulate points participants Entry fees may paid AMA Dick AMA sent $10 fee $5 will put AMA Team Fund $5 will forwarded Dick NSRCA Fund $10 sent Dick will send $5 AMA have already sent $5 Dick July1976 69 CN 576 $5 must sent given either him AMA address Dick Sonheim 15856 Falconrim Drive Canyon Country CA 91351 Points program participants mail entry fees enter Nats will re ceive certification forms must have signed Contest Directors meets contestant has placed sufficiently high gain points see chart point sys tem will contestants responsibility obtain certification placing meets submitting same Dick Sonheim entrants program will receive photocopies information published AMA Competition Newsletter concerning program newsletter will official source continuing news details pro gram progress Team Finals FAI World Championship procedures rounds scoring will used US Team Finals concern model sizes weights judging number flights etc insofar practical Note models must within weight limit fuel ready fly finalists will required pay fee $10 Finals site before flying 1977 RC TEAM SELECTION AMA because its franchise National Aeronautic Association NAA responsible selection US teams FAt world championships However since formation National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA AMA has established policy working various special terest model aviation organizations guid ance sharing responsibilities other means working closely participate directly FAI activities As result AMA joined NSRCA produce RC Masters Tournament select 1975 team followed year coordination Joe Bridi NSRCA president concerning selection next team became evident earlier year might become necessary select next team 1976 joe suggested using al ready-scheduled NSRCA meet California over Labor Day weekend accordance official AMA policy concerning team selection programs lust RC matter given previous program partici pants entered 1975 program voting response came back negative 19 25 against Therefore matter set tled meantime late March devel oped definite answer concerning 1977 World Championships would held might become known FAI ficers meeting Paris April 1 After consultation AMA presi dent Johnny Clemens final au thority AMA matters regarding FAI suggested Joe Bridi NSRCA officers meeting called Toledo Con ference April 2 time ac ceptable proposal team selection could worked outwith people involved odds would better producing program proposal could get majority vote favor Meanwhile Clemens John Worth ex ecutive director FAt meeting return arranged attend April 2 NSRCA meeting Toledo Thus able bring back latest World Championships information meeting especially important news 1977 dates would late September information known possible consider proposals based selection team 1977 rather 1976 Team selection June 1977 would com ply AMA policy select teams 90 days advance World Champion shipsa necessary requirement team prep aration processing would also permit soliciting site bids past programs Thus location would matter choice voting key factors accepted AMA president NSRCA meeting Tole proceeded consider various proposals Incidentally order have numbers involved improve chances ac ceptance proposal Joe opened meeting NSRCA members could tendabout 50 did meeting considered six proposals narrowed down choice two voted April participants previous team selection program two choices nearly acceptance agreed president simple majority vote participants would accepted order assure whatever voting re sults program would approved time announcement June 1 year would allow 1976 con test season used Masters qualifying proposals produced Toledo repre sent consensus thinking majority flyers meeting choices modified slightly authority AMA president assure AMA mem bers equal opportunity example program starting dates tailored mag azine publishing mailing dates Therefore program will begin official ly May 28 means pointsfor entered programcould earned AMA meets weekend points program will continue through October 25 Once program completed finalists known will given vote finals site location following period receiving bids interested parties proposal won out vote 22 13 described preceding article SEAPLANE DISTANCE MARK SET Norman Bowles Live Oak Califomia flew seaplane model March 6 Redding Woodland California distance 254 kilometers 1578 miles suffi cient exceed Federation Aeronautique Internationale straight line distance record RC Seaplanes 1338 kilometers83168 milesheld Robert Reed Lancaster California being submitted FAI certification new world class record Basic details having performance con sidered FAI world record page 92 1976-77 Official Model Aircraft Regu lations FAI APRIL MEETING REPORT spring year FAI officers Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM meet review current ternational activities especially planning World Championships annual Decem ber ClAM meeting Thus FAI officers referred Bureau act interim between winter meetings Bureau like Executive Committee meets tween annual meetings Board Direc tors John Clemens AMA president John Worth AMA executive director attended USClemens chairman ClAMs formation Education Subcommittee Worth ClAM secretary FAI Rules Freeze big news come out April meeting previous 1970-1974 FAt rules freeze thought one-time situation first regular series may expected fact current situation FAI Sporting Code rule book may changed until has force four years thus four-year cycle rules changes involved applies mainly World Championships affects otner uses FAt rules well exception freeze rules can changed safety purposes fur ther interpretation may needed point Also questions relating whether rules clarifications can accepted clarification related safe ty actually considered change Conse quently lot gray area currently needs defined before really know stand rules actions made between printings four years FAI rule book situation did come ClAM came FAts International Committee Sport Aviation known CASI CASt met February ruled relatively obscure FAI rule made 1970 should applied minimize rules changes between four-year freeze periods Since CASI FAts overall sporting aviation committee has jurisdiction over various special interest committees FAI such aeromodeling ballooning parachut ing soaring etc ClAM must live decision However opportunity coming up appeal review since CASI meeting again June reconsider results its previous action Therefore AMA working through National Aeronautic Association overall FAI sport aviation organization USto seek relief modifica tion February CASt decision Other wise work December 1975 ClAM meeting will frozen until 1979 meanwhile changes have already corporated 1976-77 edition AMA rule book Please note new FAt rules indicated dots AMA rule book result ClAM actions both 1974 1975 1975 actions sub ject delayed effectivity CASI deci sion Hopefully CASI will permit De cember 1975 changes apply 1975 FAt Sporting Code will changed 1976 edition four-year freeze will 70 Model Aviation apply Theres no real assurance will hap pen question what FAI rules changes already AMA rule book Now Use AMA Book As Until information available FAI June AMA rule book will used AMA contests No real problem problem may exist however team selection programswhich rules will used pick US teams Decisions may vary program another current RC Soaring Pro gram example AMA rule book ver sion FAI rules will used least Initial Quarter Final team selection meets May Rules later Semi-Finals Team Finals may changed accord ing latest information will avail able June CASI meeting Meanwhile RC Pattern team selection will also go AMA rule book years qualifying pro gram Team Finals meet June 1977 may use 1975 version rulesbut thats too early know yet Three-Year Cycle Proposed World Championships other big news come out April meeting proposed schedule threeyear cycles aeromodeling World Cham pionships described further simply means proposal passed expected since doesnt seem better alternative next World Cham pionships after 1976 1977 will held three years later particular cate gory Thus Control Line Scale Indoor World Championships will held year wont happen again until 1979 Likewise RC Soaring RC Aerobatics Spacemodels model rocketry championships 1977 wont repeated until 1980 What about Outdoor Free Flight World Championships expected held 1977 Well no country yet has offered host FF now slotted 1978 Along FF slots have provid ed 1978 first RC Pylon CL Combat World Championships switch two-year cycles three has come about because pres sures new World Championships such Pylon Combat andcoming along soonRC Helicopters national aero clubs equiva lent NAA/AMA complained too problems three teams per year have selected prepared apparently acceptable way expand fore stretch out cycles Incidentally RC Helicopters may have combined Pylonwhenever Heli copter rules accepted World Cham pionships competition Note too CL Combat being considered separately usual CL World Championships clude Speed Aerobatics Team Race three CL events World Cham pionships generally regarded host country can handle time Thus Combat may go alone combined later some new Control Line event Go waiting further word June CASI meeting ClAM proceeding usual regard December 1976 annual meetings means FAI rules proposals will processed normal manner question having NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF APRIL 30 1976 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane 5042 7230 9240 4324 0462 2226 0514 1024 9240 3180 2158 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior ROG Stick5296 Paper Stick15132 HLStick18212 ROGCabin11418 Autogiro0550 Helicopter6208 Ornithopter0300 HLGlider1500 PAl Stick18210 Pennyplane3410 Nov Pennyplane Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill Junior 9172 13524 27120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27 120 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider PAl Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane Senior 511 11580 13446 7100 2174 4320 1262 1136 13440 6090 Open 12100 15580 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 8520 6350 SeniorOpen 1033215532 1934223190 2419034570 154222319A 52026328 44787318 13025152 20982228 2413032210 752011120 Senior 12 110 19410 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 10088 10028 Open 21520 27300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIllIV 22470234803221041430 Control Line Endurance Y2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed Junior 0 9215 7715 n/a 18549 Senior Open 0:4100 5:0948 1110712011 1723417384 1843519347 16522n/a n/a20037 1157012847 2049320563 can become effective Any changes including last December accep ted current use will held until next FAI Sporting Code printed mean time will up country apply such changes its own discretion use within country FAI rules proposals thus will accepted AMA usual must received AMA HQ September 1 1976 must include exact wording proposed ap propriate numbering per 1975 PAl Sporting Code available AMA HQ $250 one-paragraph description reasons proposal Any AMA member may submit such proposal will screened vari ous special interest groups recommenda tion modification disagreement Such groups include appropriate special interest ganizations AMA FAI committees Control Line Cont B Proto Speed B Prof Proto Y2A Proto AA Prof Proto PAl Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight PAl Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open Junior Only 7478 Jr 2-line 129671381817141 33995 34204 873521139 JuniorSenior 736018530 1639018030 1154010000 816012060 2109031000 1914044580 Category Records JuniorSenior 12230 615012490 14090 646011400 26520 20 0008080 32090 52606440 411012000 2254019550 40501150 23601350 04201010 23107160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 631012590 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 12907270 54106440 71705490 6213022110 32101080 23800230 03001320 61106570 Open 50530 39460 17 280 20000 28250 49500 648oz Open 10 160 13440 17460 9100 19040 13560 14 310 68540 10 570 5210 6130 14570 Open 10 330 9590 11560 7490 13340 5160 20440 8400 10130 36500 9000 4040 4090 8000 FROM THE MINUTES APRIL PAl MEETING Sporting Code Four Year Rule CASI de cisions February 1976 regarding Sport ing Code explained Mr Pimenoff acting president ClAM noted Sporting Code text could changed ex cept safety reasons four years after publication would therefore re quire aeromodeling World Championships ganizers years 1976 through 1978 conduct competitions accordance 1975 Sporting Code Bureau studied text CASI meeting minutes agreed decisions prohibit imple mentation Sporting Code changes made December 1975 ClAM Plenary Meeting except could properly defined safety changes mere clarifications existing rulescontinued July1976 71 FAI Minutes Bureau proceeded examine December 1975 ClAM changes speci fic applicability CASI decisions Note following descriptions Acceptable means December 1975 actions can ap plied because safety matters clarifications Unacceptable means De cember 1975 changes must delayed until 1979 after printing new Sporting Code Free Flight Indoor December 1975 changes regarding official flight steering acceptable Outdoor Rules changes 315 316 Attempts possibly acceptable since pertain collision glider models dur ing towing new wording made clarify permissible launching procedure re duce eliminate previous probability line tanglings crashes Change items re garding Classification unacceptable Control Line Aerobatics & Speed No changes made 1975 Sporting Code also 76-77 AMA rule book Team Race items unacceptable ex cept new item 14s regarding disqualification flagrant abuse race procedures ob vious safety problems Combat noted though World Championships has held category rules have approved such use World Championships imminent therefore CASI decisions should apply immediately Items 9e 12a c Safety Package acceptable since involve safety procedures during race Items 1 1b 12b 13a b 14 16 acceptable Records New class changes accep table monoline use speed records accep table since clarificationi 975 Sporting Code text does prohibit FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD No 2 Old Lyme CT 06371 ii Allen2 Arizona P1. HuntlnstonSta. NY 11748 Iii Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ace. lakewood OH 44107 iv J@ movie Jr. 219 Sissnandoeh Rd. Hampton VA 22361 v Bonny lenkina 3112 East Rainen Rd. Mentpltis TN 38118 vi ChrIs Metiuno 10132 Douglass Ct. St Ann MO 63074 vii Phil Kllntworth Jr. 718 Rutgers Rd. Rocitenter Ml 48063 viii Mark veleriun 2302 Pomeren Or. Houston TX 77065 IX Edwerd CollIns 4318 E utah P1. Osucer CO 80222 X Joe Norcross 4836 Went 123rd St. HswthOrns CA 90260 Xl Albert Grail Rt 1Box 165 Tsngent OR 97389 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins 21 Edison Perk Ouincy MA 02169 ii teen Pellet 30 Emerson Rd. Brookcllle Glen Heed NY 11545 iii Laird Jeckeon 523 Meedoobrook St Decide PA 19067 IV Ron McfJsliy6118 Bsrdu Ace. Springfield vA 22152 v Disk Heil 604 Box St. Athena AL 36611 vi Bob Burch 1442S Centrel Apt 4 Cicero IL 60660 vii Arthur Ade,iein 22454 Fairfax Tsyior Mi 48180 viii Cttsries Anantot 3730 Kiestcrsst Dallas TX 76233 IX Michael Teilman 3014 Exchange Wichits KS 67217 X Pete Brandt 420 5 CatMine Ace. Redontlo Bch. CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 920 240th SE Bothail WA 96011 Radio Control Aerobatics Acceptable items basis safety and/or clarification existing rules 1 9 12 13 other acceptable Note RC Aerobatics Subcommittee has re quested Bureau provide clarifica tion dead pass December 1976 Plenary Meeting agenda Pylon Racing No changes made 1975 Sporting Code Soaring Only 22 regarding clarification launching procedures improve safety provisions existing Sporting Code text acceptable other changes accep table Scale No applicable changes 1975 Sporting Code General Public Showing Scores Acceptable clarification Minimum Age Change 14 10 acceptable Subcommittee Appointments response question clarification Secretary Bureau agreed intent ClAM Internal Regulations re garding subcommittee appointments committee member per country al though chairman may appoint someone own country would con sidered duplication World Championship Preparations Control Line 1976 Netherlands Report Aarts delegate Bureau approved following officials Jury S Pimenoff Finland Aarts Netherlands 1 Bovo Italy Herzog Belgium reserve Acro batic judges Z Liska CSSR P Souliac France B Gialdini USA M Harvey UK J van Ommeren Netherlands W Andersson Sweden 1st reserve S Lindberg Finland 2nd reserve Team Race Jury P Freebey UK 0 Saffek CSSR DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Peal L Fencey 8 Osriotte Dr Andocer MA 01810 ii P1 Sobrino 8726 th St Woodhacep Oceans NY 11421 AC Fred Blackburn 9 6lus Spruce Lu Commach Li NY 11726 lii Ken Rebar Rd 1 Nazareth PA 16064 lEasti M Welsenbech 4566 W 146th St. Cleceland OH 44135 iWesti NC J Water 609 Forest Ross Lancaster OH 43130 West iv Warren Sanders Jr. 9736 52nd Ace college Fk. MD 20741 AC J Lawrence 12828 Woodutoch Dr. upper Marlboro MD 20670 v isuwn Petdue Kingston Or. AFO No 4 Athens TN 37303 vi Harry Murphy Jr. 3824 Oakwood Stud. Anderson iN 46011 AC 5015 vojelacek 7819 chautnut Ace. Woodridge iL 60615 vii John Start 421 Walnut Lu. Apple Vailey MN 66124 Went Waiter Hertung 14760 Kilbourne Detroit Mi 46213 lEast Viii John Daston 6012 Royal Dr. Ft Worth TX 76116 AC Larry Steuf laid 301 Wilson Crowlay TX 76036 IX James T Finley 6640 B Central Wichite KS 67206 NC Robert Arnett 2006 Kansas Great Bend KS 67530 X Myrtle Coed Rte Box 19 Lower Lake CA 96457 North Lue Folausky 268 iris Ace. Goleta CA 63017 South Xl Don Dodd 3406 Selnidere Ace. SW Seattle WA 96126 NC Donald Miller 34365 383rd St. Kent WA 96031 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD Doug Aiiradd 38 Summit Rd. Laxlngton MA 02173 ii Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr. Freehold NJ 07063 iii Data Brown 8534 Huddiaston Cincinnati OH 46238 iv George Hill 4106 Breezawood Lo. Annandale VA 22003 v Rhett Miller Sr. 3039 LakeshOre Dr. Tallahassee PL 32303 vi Bob Underwood 4109 Concord Oak Dr. St Louis MO 63126 vii PeterWaters 31219 Kandeil Uconle Mi 46164 Viii Dacid Hyde 6623 Boundbrook Ct Dallas TX 75321 IX Loran Tragelias 30036 Ecerart Wichita KS 67217 X Biii Northrap Jr 1106 Sgurgeoe Sante Ana CA 02701 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S 194th Seartle WA 98186 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 406 Ricer Rd. Terekebury MA 01876 ii Robert Ciemens 96 Shorewey Dr. Rochester NY 14612 iii Edward Wimr 1521 Sumndt St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Hurst Bowers 1649 Birch Rd. McLean vA 22101 V Las F Webster 1000 Sycamore Cl. Manchester TN 37355 Vi Frank batty 2666 Pontoon Rd. Granite City IL 62040 vii dead MeCuilough Bee 40 Monteaunre 60171 viii Johnny Cashurn 6506 Normendy Rd. Pt Worth TX 76112 IX Dean Copafand 7617 SewArd St. Otnehe NE 86114 X Frank Capen 7407 Denemore Ace Van Nuys CA 91406 Xi Earle Moorheed 2766 view pi S. Salem DR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDiNATOR Don Lindiey 420 TupelO Hepamlile iL 60640 E Meijer Netherlands B Lee USA 1st reserve H Sannes Sweden 2nd reserve Scale 1976 Sweden Report Jo hansson delegate Bureau approved judges follows Control Line T Aarts Chief Sheber USA Z Kalab CSSR E Coates UK H Steinhauer FDR R aement France reserve Radio Control D ThumpstonChief J Lewenstam Swe den S Zwahlen France 1 Weber USA J Carroll Ireland R Cizek CSSR reserve Jury S Pimenoff Finland H Ziegler Switzerland Johannson tSweden re serve Indoor 1976 United Kingdom Report P Freebey delegate Bureau approved Jury follows P Allnutt Canada T Aarts Netherlands Keynes UK A Herzog Belgium reserve RC Soaring 1977 5 Africa Report D Mackenzie delegate Jury will pro posed December 1976 Plenary Meeting procedure approved Bureau Firm dates March 28 through April 2 Basic Entry Fee approximately $168 US Site Air Force Base Pretoria Invitations pro mised mailed May 1 known terested parties national aero clubs possibility additional RC frequencies 72MHz noted possible charter flight Europe Mr Mackenzie also stated information government no visa application would denied connection participation World Championships Other Business World Championships Schedule Noting December 1975 Plenary Meeting re quested Bureau consider complete re view existing schedule relieve prob lems national aero clubs faced too events year technical secretary presented several proposals based 2- 3-year cycles After study Bureau ap proved modification 3-year proposals follows 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 CLGRCAFF0AsAsAs SCARCSCLCPerPerPer FF1SPARCP1976 19771978 CLG CL General Speed Aerobatics Team Race SCA Scale FF1 FF Indoor RCA RC Aerobatics RCS RC Soaring SPA Spacemodels FF0 FF Outdoor CLC CL Combat RCP RC Pylon Note 1976 1977 schedules agree currently approved World Champion ships no offer FF0 77 received ticipated Bureau agreed above proposal would submitted December 1976 Plenary Meeting approval noting continued page 80 EMERGENCY RULE TABLED FOR CL SLOW RAT Dick Hall Chmn CL Contest Board Control Line Contest Board Racing Advisory Committee have con sidering request emergency rule change limit engines Slow Rat event plain bearing types request prompted fact some modelers converting racing 40s 36s Slow Rat event feared Slow intent would violated safety problem might result expected creased speeds 72 Model Aviation Bold Pace Baiow indiceten dialeman Consent Beard matter first referred Rac ing Advisory Committee poll CLCB RAC taken determine general feeling advisability such change rules results informal poll showed CLCB favor change vote 4 3 4 abstained RAG tied 4 4 RAG members responded neither case strong indication 2/3 majority necessary ratifica tion emergency rule change would reached CLCB rule change came formal finai vote Further investigations reveal experi ments have already confirmed sleeve bearings can fitted modified AOs very little loss performance fore apparent rule change allow plain bearings would serve little purpose Therefore chairman CLCB cannot concur such rule change Further consid eration emergency rule changes Slow Rat can thus based new much stronger evidence change nec essary change formulated workable will serve useful purpose FOUR FF TEAM FINALS SITES BEING LOOKED INTO Flying sites Pensacola Fla Hutchinson Kans Lake Charles La Blame Minn being investigated 1977 FF Team Program Site Committee headed Bob Sifleet possibilities Team Finals over Labor Day weekend year according FF Team Selection Committee Chairman Bob Stalick word came before re sults FAI ClAM Bureau officers meet ing knownreported elsewhere issueand known written whether proposed scheduling World Championships will have effect current team selection planning another subject Stalick indicates Procedural Manual slated development suggestions ideas exper iences needed What committee has mind develop manual could used future officials Outdoor FAI Team Selection Programsincluding Semi Finals directors Team Finals directors pro gram managers team members Input needed Send Program Committee Chair man Bob Stalick 1120 Shady Lane Albany Oregon 97321 CATHY BURNSTINE JOINS US CL SCALE TEAM Mike Stott earned place 1976 US Control Line Scale World Cham pionships Team together Mike Gretz Ralph Burnstine has withdrawn due expectations new Stott family member same time World Championships Cathy Burnstine first alternate has se lected replace him resulting co-ed team father-daughter members Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control slated Sweden june 18-25 US RC Scale Team comprised John Roth Steve Sauger Bob Underwood Bob Wischer reigning RC Scale World Champ will competing individual 9019992 19970 19948 19926 19904 1938219860 19838 19816 19794 CL SPEED CHART OMISSION9119772 19751 19729 19707 19686 1966419643 19621 19600 19579 9219557195361951519494194731945219431194101938919368 youre CL Speed flyer try avoid going between 17993 mph and9319347193261930619285192641924419223192031918219162 9419141191211910119080190601904019020190001898018960 20014 mphbecause dont speed chart 1976-77 rule book wont much good youll clip out missing part chart 95 13940 18920 18900 18880 18860 18841 18821 18801 18782 18762 96 18743 18723 18704 18684 18665 18645 18626 18607 18588 18568 printed next paragraph nine-second range stick 97 18549 18530 18511 18492 18473 18454 18435 18416 18398 18379 rule book page 20 youll good shape Sorry error9818360 18341 18323 18304 18285 18267 18248 18230 18211 18193 9918175 18156 18138 18120 18101 18083 18065 18047 18026 18011 t S 5 52 ~ diagram Springfield Ohio Airport Hardy Brodersen FF Category CaDirector shows relationship FF RC Soaring launch areas Nats Spring field HO areathe latter detailed larger lower RH corner FF RC Soaring Nuts events will flown Springfield CL RC Scale SAM Old-Timer Nats Wright Field Indoor events Columbus Nats dates August I-S Entry forms available AMA HO Please send pre-addressed stamped envelope July1976 73
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COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTEIrY ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 1976-77 PROGRAM FOR 1977 US RC AEROBATICS TEAM three-man US RC Aerobatics Team 1977 FAI World Championships currently scheduled Austria late September will selected means Team Finals flying competition planned June next year qualified Team Finals will 33 AMA members throughout US follows 20 points part program 10 1976 National Con test 1975 team latter automatically qualified qualification program points will operation May 28 through October 25 enable AMA members possible have chance fly Team Finals points program used same used selecting previous 1975 RC Aerobatics Team program makes sim ple calculate pointsdirectly accompanying chart point system designed generate competition program whole especially localities number contestants usually lowthis can help Contest Directors smal ler meets get participants years program deadline getting point part program September 6entry program must postmarked no later date Two Ways Qualify Team Finals 1 National Contest Performance 10 top Nats Masters class finalists have FAI Stamp $125 AMA HQ purchased license have paid $10 FAI Team Program fee addition regular Nats entry fees prior Nats flying will qualified Team Finals fee may paid Nats prior start flying Pattern event has previously paid Note Nats placing will count toward point accumula tion part program Note 1975 team members among 10 finaiists number qual ified 77 Masters Team Finals will increased appropriately Thus 75 team member Nats finals number others qualified will 10 two 75 team members finals 12th placer will qualified etc Thusfrom 10 13 may qualified Nats depending upon 75 team members top 10 will several have made top 10 flown full pat ternthey will have best rest considered having made top 10 75 team members involved 2 Accumulated Points AMA Sanc tioned Meets other Nats 20 flyers may qualify Team Finals Points given placings proportion num ber Master class contestants fly events using either Master Expert man euver schedulesat AMA sanctioned Class AA larger meets held May 28 through October 25 1976 Points computed per accompanying chart deadline post mark getting points program September 6 10 Nats qualifiers points program points will removed standings August 8 up dated list points will distributed program participants prior Labor Day weekend everyone will know points status during last part proCHART OF POINTS FOR RC AEROBATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PROGRAM Number Contestants Making OlOcial Flights Enent [PlaCiflRinEOeflt 56789 10 24 342 452 3532 6632 76322 87322 974221 i2LA322 11843221 1294322I 13933222 141053222 151053322 1611S4322 171164322 181264322 191264322 201364333 10 11 12 13 14 13 111 111 111 1 16 17 18 19 20 11 11 111 II1 III 11 2 2 2 2 3 21137433222111 221475332222I1 2314754322221 24IS754322221I 23138543322221 26168543322221 27168543322221 28178643322222 29179643322222 30IC0644353939 311896S433222221I11 32199654332222211II 33191065433222221111 3420107943322222211I 3520107543332222211I 36211075433322222I11 37211175443322222111 3822117S443322222211 3922Il764433222222I1 40231186943332222221 gram last chance points program par ticipants make Finals Other Features Points Program Dropout Pre-Qualifier Placings listed pre-qualified will dropped contest standings insofar placing concerned counted toward total num ber contestants event except placing ahead program entrant will included total tricky point heres will work program entrant places 5th behind two pre-quali fiers out total 10 contestants have flown Master class event will considered have won 3rd place against eight contestants thus will gain two points program purpose give credit program entrant pre-qualifiers may place ahead didnt beat b Expert Patterns Master Contestants Included Some Contest Directors already have scheduled contests have Ex pert pattern maneuvers both Expert Master class entrantsand able switch over Master pattern maneuvers should noted contestants classified Master eligible pro gram points may accumulated fly ing contests provide Expert pat ternif no Masters pattern flown contest case 10% points will earned Master pattern flown Note RC Pattern Classification Sys tem changed 1976 contestants classed C/Expert DI Expert last year automatically classed Master year years Experts classed C/Novice DiNovice last year References Expert Master 1976-77 Team Selection Program based 1976 classification system Enter Program wish participate team selection program required pay $10 entry fee $5 will put escrow Team Fund AMA team travel full no deductions use other purpose other $5 will put special NSRCA Fund program administra tion finals Masters meet expensesthis fund controlled NSRCA Dick Sonheim will serve NSRCA pro gram administrator working conjunction AMA HO basic postage paper work expenses will paid AMA will receive entry fees tabulate points participants Entry fees may paid AMA Dick AMA sent $10 fee $5 will put AMA Team Fund $5 will forwarded Dick NSRCA Fund $10 sent Dick will send $5 AMA have already sent $5 Dick July1976 69 CN 576 $5 must sent given either him AMA address Dick Sonheim 15856 Falconrim Drive Canyon Country CA 91351 Points program participants mail entry fees enter Nats will re ceive certification forms must have signed Contest Directors meets contestant has placed sufficiently high gain points see chart point sys tem will contestants responsibility obtain certification placing meets submitting same Dick Sonheim entrants program will receive photocopies information published AMA Competition Newsletter concerning program newsletter will official source continuing news details pro gram progress Team Finals FAI World Championship procedures rounds scoring will used US Team Finals concern model sizes weights judging number flights etc insofar practical Note models must within weight limit fuel ready fly finalists will required pay fee $10 Finals site before flying 1977 RC TEAM SELECTION AMA because its franchise National Aeronautic Association NAA responsible selection US teams FAt world championships However since formation National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA AMA has established policy working various special terest model aviation organizations guid ance sharing responsibilities other means working closely participate directly FAI activities As result AMA joined NSRCA produce RC Masters Tournament select 1975 team followed year coordination Joe Bridi NSRCA president concerning selection next team became evident earlier year might become necessary select next team 1976 joe suggested using al ready-scheduled NSRCA meet California over Labor Day weekend accordance official AMA policy concerning team selection programs lust RC matter given previous program partici pants entered 1975 program voting response came back negative 19 25 against Therefore matter set tled meantime late March devel oped definite answer concerning 1977 World Championships would held might become known FAI ficers meeting Paris April 1 After consultation AMA presi dent Johnny Clemens final au thority AMA matters regarding FAI suggested Joe Bridi NSRCA officers meeting called Toledo Con ference April 2 time ac ceptable proposal team selection could worked outwith people involved odds would better producing program proposal could get majority vote favor Meanwhile Clemens John Worth ex ecutive director FAt meeting return arranged attend April 2 NSRCA meeting Toledo Thus able bring back latest World Championships information meeting especially important news 1977 dates would late September information known possible consider proposals based selection team 1977 rather 1976 Team selection June 1977 would com ply AMA policy select teams 90 days advance World Champion shipsa necessary requirement team prep aration processing would also permit soliciting site bids past programs Thus location would matter choice voting key factors accepted AMA president NSRCA meeting Tole proceeded consider various proposals Incidentally order have numbers involved improve chances ac ceptance proposal Joe opened meeting NSRCA members could tendabout 50 did meeting considered six proposals narrowed down choice two voted April participants previous team selection program two choices nearly acceptance agreed president simple majority vote participants would accepted order assure whatever voting re sults program would approved time announcement June 1 year would allow 1976 con test season used Masters qualifying proposals produced Toledo repre sent consensus thinking majority flyers meeting choices modified slightly authority AMA president assure AMA mem bers equal opportunity example program starting dates tailored mag azine publishing mailing dates Therefore program will begin official ly May 28 means pointsfor entered programcould earned AMA meets weekend points program will continue through October 25 Once program completed finalists known will given vote finals site location following period receiving bids interested parties proposal won out vote 22 13 described preceding article SEAPLANE DISTANCE MARK SET Norman Bowles Live Oak Califomia flew seaplane model March 6 Redding Woodland California distance 254 kilometers 1578 miles suffi cient exceed Federation Aeronautique Internationale straight line distance record RC Seaplanes 1338 kilometers83168 milesheld Robert Reed Lancaster California being submitted FAI certification new world class record Basic details having performance con sidered FAI world record page 92 1976-77 Official Model Aircraft Regu lations FAI APRIL MEETING REPORT spring year FAI officers Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM meet review current ternational activities especially planning World Championships annual Decem ber ClAM meeting Thus FAI officers referred Bureau act interim between winter meetings Bureau like Executive Committee meets tween annual meetings Board Direc tors John Clemens AMA president John Worth AMA executive director attended USClemens chairman ClAMs formation Education Subcommittee Worth ClAM secretary FAI Rules Freeze big news come out April meeting previous 1970-1974 FAt rules freeze thought one-time situation first regular series may expected fact current situation FAI Sporting Code rule book may changed until has force four years thus four-year cycle rules changes involved applies mainly World Championships affects otner uses FAt rules well exception freeze rules can changed safety purposes fur ther interpretation may needed point Also questions relating whether rules clarifications can accepted clarification related safe ty actually considered change Conse quently lot gray area currently needs defined before really know stand rules actions made between printings four years FAI rule book situation did come ClAM came FAts International Committee Sport Aviation known CASI CASt met February ruled relatively obscure FAI rule made 1970 should applied minimize rules changes between four-year freeze periods Since CASI FAts overall sporting aviation committee has jurisdiction over various special interest committees FAI such aeromodeling ballooning parachut ing soaring etc ClAM must live decision However opportunity coming up appeal review since CASI meeting again June reconsider results its previous action Therefore AMA working through National Aeronautic Association overall FAI sport aviation organization USto seek relief modifica tion February CASt decision Other wise work December 1975 ClAM meeting will frozen until 1979 meanwhile changes have already corporated 1976-77 edition AMA rule book Please note new FAt rules indicated dots AMA rule book result ClAM actions both 1974 1975 1975 actions sub ject delayed effectivity CASI deci sion Hopefully CASI will permit De cember 1975 changes apply 1975 FAt Sporting Code will changed 1976 edition four-year freeze will 70 Model Aviation apply Theres no real assurance will hap pen question what FAI rules changes already AMA rule book Now Use AMA Book As Until information available FAI June AMA rule book will used AMA contests No real problem problem may exist however team selection programswhich rules will used pick US teams Decisions may vary program another current RC Soaring Pro gram example AMA rule book ver sion FAI rules will used least Initial Quarter Final team selection meets May Rules later Semi-Finals Team Finals may changed accord ing latest information will avail able June CASI meeting Meanwhile RC Pattern team selection will also go AMA rule book years qualifying pro gram Team Finals meet June 1977 may use 1975 version rulesbut thats too early know yet Three-Year Cycle Proposed World Championships other big news come out April meeting proposed schedule threeyear cycles aeromodeling World Cham pionships described further simply means proposal passed expected since doesnt seem better alternative next World Cham pionships after 1976 1977 will held three years later particular cate gory Thus Control Line Scale Indoor World Championships will held year wont happen again until 1979 Likewise RC Soaring RC Aerobatics Spacemodels model rocketry championships 1977 wont repeated until 1980 What about Outdoor Free Flight World Championships expected held 1977 Well no country yet has offered host FF now slotted 1978 Along FF slots have provid ed 1978 first RC Pylon CL Combat World Championships switch two-year cycles three has come about because pres sures new World Championships such Pylon Combat andcoming along soonRC Helicopters national aero clubs equiva lent NAA/AMA complained too problems three teams per year have selected prepared apparently acceptable way expand fore stretch out cycles Incidentally RC Helicopters may have combined Pylonwhenever Heli copter rules accepted World Cham pionships competition Note too CL Combat being considered separately usual CL World Championships clude Speed Aerobatics Team Race three CL events World Cham pionships generally regarded host country can handle time Thus Combat may go alone combined later some new Control Line event Go waiting further word June CASI meeting ClAM proceeding usual regard December 1976 annual meetings means FAI rules proposals will processed normal manner question having NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF APRIL 30 1976 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane 5042 7230 9240 4324 0462 2226 0514 1024 9240 3180 2158 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior ROG Stick5296 Paper Stick15132 HLStick18212 ROGCabin11418 Autogiro0550 Helicopter6208 Ornithopter0300 HLGlider1500 PAl Stick18210 Pennyplane3410 Nov Pennyplane Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill Junior 9172 13524 27120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27 120 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider PAl Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane Senior 511 11580 13446 7100 2174 4320 1262 1136 13440 6090 Open 12100 15580 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 8520 6350 SeniorOpen 1033215532 1934223190 2419034570 154222319A 52026328 44787318 13025152 20982228 2413032210 752011120 Senior 12 110 19410 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 10088 10028 Open 21520 27300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIllIV 22470234803221041430 Control Line Endurance Y2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed Junior 0 9215 7715 n/a 18549 Senior Open 0:4100 5:0948 1110712011 1723417384 1843519347 16522n/a n/a20037 1157012847 2049320563 can become effective Any changes including last December accep ted current use will held until next FAI Sporting Code printed mean time will up country apply such changes its own discretion use within country FAI rules proposals thus will accepted AMA usual must received AMA HQ September 1 1976 must include exact wording proposed ap propriate numbering per 1975 PAl Sporting Code available AMA HQ $250 one-paragraph description reasons proposal Any AMA member may submit such proposal will screened vari ous special interest groups recommenda tion modification disagreement Such groups include appropriate special interest ganizations AMA FAI committees Control Line Cont B Proto Speed B Prof Proto Y2A Proto AA Prof Proto PAl Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight PAl Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open Junior Only 7478 Jr 2-line 129671381817141 33995 34204 873521139 JuniorSenior 736018530 1639018030 1154010000 816012060 2109031000 1914044580 Category Records JuniorSenior 12230 615012490 14090 646011400 26520 20 0008080 32090 52606440 411012000 2254019550 40501150 23601350 04201010 23107160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 631012590 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 12907270 54106440 71705490 6213022110 32101080 23800230 03001320 61106570 Open 50530 39460 17 280 20000 28250 49500 648oz Open 10 160 13440 17460 9100 19040 13560 14 310 68540 10 570 5210 6130 14570 Open 10 330 9590 11560 7490 13340 5160 20440 8400 10130 36500 9000 4040 4090 8000 FROM THE MINUTES APRIL PAl MEETING Sporting Code Four Year Rule CASI de cisions February 1976 regarding Sport ing Code explained Mr Pimenoff acting president ClAM noted Sporting Code text could changed ex cept safety reasons four years after publication would therefore re quire aeromodeling World Championships ganizers years 1976 through 1978 conduct competitions accordance 1975 Sporting Code Bureau studied text CASI meeting minutes agreed decisions prohibit imple mentation Sporting Code changes made December 1975 ClAM Plenary Meeting except could properly defined safety changes mere clarifications existing rulescontinued July1976 71 FAI Minutes Bureau proceeded examine December 1975 ClAM changes speci fic applicability CASI decisions Note following descriptions Acceptable means December 1975 actions can ap plied because safety matters clarifications Unacceptable means De cember 1975 changes must delayed until 1979 after printing new Sporting Code Free Flight Indoor December 1975 changes regarding official flight steering acceptable Outdoor Rules changes 315 316 Attempts possibly acceptable since pertain collision glider models dur ing towing new wording made clarify permissible launching procedure re duce eliminate previous probability line tanglings crashes Change items re garding Classification unacceptable Control Line Aerobatics & Speed No changes made 1975 Sporting Code also 76-77 AMA rule book Team Race items unacceptable ex cept new item 14s regarding disqualification flagrant abuse race procedures ob vious safety problems Combat noted though World Championships has held category rules have approved such use World Championships imminent therefore CASI decisions should apply immediately Items 9e 12a c Safety Package acceptable since involve safety procedures during race Items 1 1b 12b 13a b 14 16 acceptable Records New class changes accep table monoline use speed records accep table since clarificationi 975 Sporting Code text does prohibit FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD No 2 Old Lyme CT 06371 ii Allen2 Arizona P1. HuntlnstonSta. NY 11748 Iii Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ace. lakewood OH 44107 iv J@ movie Jr. 219 Sissnandoeh Rd. Hampton VA 22361 v Bonny lenkina 3112 East Rainen Rd. Mentpltis TN 38118 vi ChrIs Metiuno 10132 Douglass Ct. St Ann MO 63074 vii Phil Kllntworth Jr. 718 Rutgers Rd. Rocitenter Ml 48063 viii Mark veleriun 2302 Pomeren Or. Houston TX 77065 IX Edwerd CollIns 4318 E utah P1. Osucer CO 80222 X Joe Norcross 4836 Went 123rd St. HswthOrns CA 90260 Xl Albert Grail Rt 1Box 165 Tsngent OR 97389 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins 21 Edison Perk Ouincy MA 02169 ii teen Pellet 30 Emerson Rd. Brookcllle Glen Heed NY 11545 iii Laird Jeckeon 523 Meedoobrook St Decide PA 19067 IV Ron McfJsliy6118 Bsrdu Ace. Springfield vA 22152 v Disk Heil 604 Box St. Athena AL 36611 vi Bob Burch 1442S Centrel Apt 4 Cicero IL 60660 vii Arthur Ade,iein 22454 Fairfax Tsyior Mi 48180 viii Cttsries Anantot 3730 Kiestcrsst Dallas TX 76233 IX Michael Teilman 3014 Exchange Wichits KS 67217 X Pete Brandt 420 5 CatMine Ace. Redontlo Bch. CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 920 240th SE Bothail WA 96011 Radio Control Aerobatics Acceptable items basis safety and/or clarification existing rules 1 9 12 13 other acceptable Note RC Aerobatics Subcommittee has re quested Bureau provide clarifica tion dead pass December 1976 Plenary Meeting agenda Pylon Racing No changes made 1975 Sporting Code Soaring Only 22 regarding clarification launching procedures improve safety provisions existing Sporting Code text acceptable other changes accep table Scale No applicable changes 1975 Sporting Code General Public Showing Scores Acceptable clarification Minimum Age Change 14 10 acceptable Subcommittee Appointments response question clarification Secretary Bureau agreed intent ClAM Internal Regulations re garding subcommittee appointments committee member per country al though chairman may appoint someone own country would con sidered duplication World Championship Preparations Control Line 1976 Netherlands Report Aarts delegate Bureau approved following officials Jury S Pimenoff Finland Aarts Netherlands 1 Bovo Italy Herzog Belgium reserve Acro batic judges Z Liska CSSR P Souliac France B Gialdini USA M Harvey UK J van Ommeren Netherlands W Andersson Sweden 1st reserve S Lindberg Finland 2nd reserve Team Race Jury P Freebey UK 0 Saffek CSSR DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Peal L Fencey 8 Osriotte Dr Andocer MA 01810 ii P1 Sobrino 8726 th St Woodhacep Oceans NY 11421 AC Fred Blackburn 9 6lus Spruce Lu Commach Li NY 11726 lii Ken Rebar Rd 1 Nazareth PA 16064 lEasti M Welsenbech 4566 W 146th St. Cleceland OH 44135 iWesti NC J Water 609 Forest Ross Lancaster OH 43130 West iv Warren Sanders Jr. 9736 52nd Ace college Fk. MD 20741 AC J Lawrence 12828 Woodutoch Dr. upper Marlboro MD 20670 v isuwn Petdue Kingston Or. AFO No 4 Athens TN 37303 vi Harry Murphy Jr. 3824 Oakwood Stud. Anderson iN 46011 AC 5015 vojelacek 7819 chautnut Ace. Woodridge iL 60615 vii John Start 421 Walnut Lu. Apple Vailey MN 66124 Went Waiter Hertung 14760 Kilbourne Detroit Mi 46213 lEast Viii John Daston 6012 Royal Dr. Ft Worth TX 76116 AC Larry Steuf laid 301 Wilson Crowlay TX 76036 IX James T Finley 6640 B Central Wichite KS 67206 NC Robert Arnett 2006 Kansas Great Bend KS 67530 X Myrtle Coed Rte Box 19 Lower Lake CA 96457 North Lue Folausky 268 iris Ace. Goleta CA 63017 South Xl Don Dodd 3406 Selnidere Ace. SW Seattle WA 96126 NC Donald Miller 34365 383rd St. Kent WA 96031 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD Doug Aiiradd 38 Summit Rd. Laxlngton MA 02173 ii Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr. Freehold NJ 07063 iii Data Brown 8534 Huddiaston Cincinnati OH 46238 iv George Hill 4106 Breezawood Lo. Annandale VA 22003 v Rhett Miller Sr. 3039 LakeshOre Dr. Tallahassee PL 32303 vi Bob Underwood 4109 Concord Oak Dr. St Louis MO 63126 vii PeterWaters 31219 Kandeil Uconle Mi 46164 Viii Dacid Hyde 6623 Boundbrook Ct Dallas TX 75321 IX Loran Tragelias 30036 Ecerart Wichita KS 67217 X Biii Northrap Jr 1106 Sgurgeoe Sante Ana CA 02701 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S 194th Seartle WA 98186 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 406 Ricer Rd. Terekebury MA 01876 ii Robert Ciemens 96 Shorewey Dr. Rochester NY 14612 iii Edward Wimr 1521 Sumndt St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Hurst Bowers 1649 Birch Rd. McLean vA 22101 V Las F Webster 1000 Sycamore Cl. Manchester TN 37355 Vi Frank batty 2666 Pontoon Rd. Granite City IL 62040 vii dead MeCuilough Bee 40 Monteaunre 60171 viii Johnny Cashurn 6506 Normendy Rd. Pt Worth TX 76112 IX Dean Copafand 7617 SewArd St. Otnehe NE 86114 X Frank Capen 7407 Denemore Ace Van Nuys CA 91406 Xi Earle Moorheed 2766 view pi S. Salem DR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDiNATOR Don Lindiey 420 TupelO Hepamlile iL 60640 E Meijer Netherlands B Lee USA 1st reserve H Sannes Sweden 2nd reserve Scale 1976 Sweden Report Jo hansson delegate Bureau approved judges follows Control Line T Aarts Chief Sheber USA Z Kalab CSSR E Coates UK H Steinhauer FDR R aement France reserve Radio Control D ThumpstonChief J Lewenstam Swe den S Zwahlen France 1 Weber USA J Carroll Ireland R Cizek CSSR reserve Jury S Pimenoff Finland H Ziegler Switzerland Johannson tSweden re serve Indoor 1976 United Kingdom Report P Freebey delegate Bureau approved Jury follows P Allnutt Canada T Aarts Netherlands Keynes UK A Herzog Belgium reserve RC Soaring 1977 5 Africa Report D Mackenzie delegate Jury will pro posed December 1976 Plenary Meeting procedure approved Bureau Firm dates March 28 through April 2 Basic Entry Fee approximately $168 US Site Air Force Base Pretoria Invitations pro mised mailed May 1 known terested parties national aero clubs possibility additional RC frequencies 72MHz noted possible charter flight Europe Mr Mackenzie also stated information government no visa application would denied connection participation World Championships Other Business World Championships Schedule Noting December 1975 Plenary Meeting re quested Bureau consider complete re view existing schedule relieve prob lems national aero clubs faced too events year technical secretary presented several proposals based 2- 3-year cycles After study Bureau ap proved modification 3-year proposals follows 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 CLGRCAFF0AsAsAs SCARCSCLCPerPerPer FF1SPARCP1976 19771978 CLG CL General Speed Aerobatics Team Race SCA Scale FF1 FF Indoor RCA RC Aerobatics RCS RC Soaring SPA Spacemodels FF0 FF Outdoor CLC CL Combat RCP RC Pylon Note 1976 1977 schedules agree currently approved World Champion ships no offer FF0 77 received ticipated Bureau agreed above proposal would submitted December 1976 Plenary Meeting approval noting continued page 80 EMERGENCY RULE TABLED FOR CL SLOW RAT Dick Hall Chmn CL Contest Board Control Line Contest Board Racing Advisory Committee have con sidering request emergency rule change limit engines Slow Rat event plain bearing types request prompted fact some modelers converting racing 40s 36s Slow Rat event feared Slow intent would violated safety problem might result expected creased speeds 72 Model Aviation Bold Pace Baiow indiceten dialeman Consent Beard matter first referred Rac ing Advisory Committee poll CLCB RAC taken determine general feeling advisability such change rules results informal poll showed CLCB favor change vote 4 3 4 abstained RAG tied 4 4 RAG members responded neither case strong indication 2/3 majority necessary ratifica tion emergency rule change would reached CLCB rule change came formal finai vote Further investigations reveal experi ments have already confirmed sleeve bearings can fitted modified AOs very little loss performance fore apparent rule change allow plain bearings would serve little purpose Therefore chairman CLCB cannot concur such rule change Further consid eration emergency rule changes Slow Rat can thus based new much stronger evidence change nec essary change formulated workable will serve useful purpose FOUR FF TEAM FINALS SITES BEING LOOKED INTO Flying sites Pensacola Fla Hutchinson Kans Lake Charles La Blame Minn being investigated 1977 FF Team Program Site Committee headed Bob Sifleet possibilities Team Finals over Labor Day weekend year according FF Team Selection Committee Chairman Bob Stalick word came before re sults FAI ClAM Bureau officers meet ing knownreported elsewhere issueand known written whether proposed scheduling World Championships will have effect current team selection planning another subject Stalick indicates Procedural Manual slated development suggestions ideas exper iences needed What committee has mind develop manual could used future officials Outdoor FAI Team Selection Programsincluding Semi Finals directors Team Finals directors pro gram managers team members Input needed Send Program Committee Chair man Bob Stalick 1120 Shady Lane Albany Oregon 97321 CATHY BURNSTINE JOINS US CL SCALE TEAM Mike Stott earned place 1976 US Control Line Scale World Cham pionships Team together Mike Gretz Ralph Burnstine has withdrawn due expectations new Stott family member same time World Championships Cathy Burnstine first alternate has se lected replace him resulting co-ed team father-daughter members Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control slated Sweden june 18-25 US RC Scale Team comprised John Roth Steve Sauger Bob Underwood Bob Wischer reigning RC Scale World Champ will competing individual 9019992 19970 19948 19926 19904 1938219860 19838 19816 19794 CL SPEED CHART OMISSION9119772 19751 19729 19707 19686 1966419643 19621 19600 19579 9219557195361951519494194731945219431194101938919368 youre CL Speed flyer try avoid going between 17993 mph and9319347193261930619285192641924419223192031918219162 9419141191211910119080190601904019020190001898018960 20014 mphbecause dont speed chart 1976-77 rule book wont much good youll clip out missing part chart 95 13940 18920 18900 18880 18860 18841 18821 18801 18782 18762 96 18743 18723 18704 18684 18665 18645 18626 18607 18588 18568 printed next paragraph nine-second range stick 97 18549 18530 18511 18492 18473 18454 18435 18416 18398 18379 rule book page 20 youll good shape Sorry error9818360 18341 18323 18304 18285 18267 18248 18230 18211 18193 9918175 18156 18138 18120 18101 18083 18065 18047 18026 18011 t S 5 52 ~ diagram Springfield Ohio Airport Hardy Brodersen FF Category CaDirector shows relationship FF RC Soaring launch areas Nats Spring field HO areathe latter detailed larger lower RH corner FF RC Soaring Nuts events will flown Springfield CL RC Scale SAM Old-Timer Nats Wright Field Indoor events Columbus Nats dates August I-S Entry forms available AMA HO Please send pre-addressed stamped envelope July1976 73
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COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTEIrY ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 1976-77 PROGRAM FOR 1977 US RC AEROBATICS TEAM three-man US RC Aerobatics Team 1977 FAI World Championships currently scheduled Austria late September will selected means Team Finals flying competition planned June next year qualified Team Finals will 33 AMA members throughout US follows 20 points part program 10 1976 National Con test 1975 team latter automatically qualified qualification program points will operation May 28 through October 25 enable AMA members possible have chance fly Team Finals points program used same used selecting previous 1975 RC Aerobatics Team program makes sim ple calculate pointsdirectly accompanying chart point system designed generate competition program whole especially localities number contestants usually lowthis can help Contest Directors smal ler meets get participants years program deadline getting point part program September 6entry program must postmarked no later date Two Ways Qualify Team Finals 1 National Contest Performance 10 top Nats Masters class finalists have FAI Stamp $125 AMA HQ purchased license have paid $10 FAI Team Program fee addition regular Nats entry fees prior Nats flying will qualified Team Finals fee may paid Nats prior start flying Pattern event has previously paid Note Nats placing will count toward point accumula tion part program Note 1975 team members among 10 finaiists number qual ified 77 Masters Team Finals will increased appropriately Thus 75 team member Nats finals number others qualified will 10 two 75 team members finals 12th placer will qualified etc Thusfrom 10 13 may qualified Nats depending upon 75 team members top 10 will several have made top 10 flown full pat ternthey will have best rest considered having made top 10 75 team members involved 2 Accumulated Points AMA Sanc tioned Meets other Nats 20 flyers may qualify Team Finals Points given placings proportion num ber Master class contestants fly events using either Master Expert man euver schedulesat AMA sanctioned Class AA larger meets held May 28 through October 25 1976 Points computed per accompanying chart deadline post mark getting points program September 6 10 Nats qualifiers points program points will removed standings August 8 up dated list points will distributed program participants prior Labor Day weekend everyone will know points status during last part proCHART OF POINTS FOR RC AEROBATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PROGRAM Number Contestants Making OlOcial Flights Enent [PlaCiflRinEOeflt 56789 10 24 342 452 3532 6632 76322 87322 974221 i2LA322 11843221 1294322I 13933222 141053222 151053322 1611S4322 171164322 181264322 191264322 201364333 10 11 12 13 14 13 111 111 111 1 16 17 18 19 20 11 11 111 II1 III 11 2 2 2 2 3 21137433222111 221475332222I1 2314754322221 24IS754322221I 23138543322221 26168543322221 27168543322221 28178643322222 29179643322222 30IC0644353939 311896S433222221I11 32199654332222211II 33191065433222221111 3420107943322222211I 3520107543332222211I 36211075433322222I11 37211175443322222111 3822117S443322222211 3922Il764433222222I1 40231186943332222221 gram last chance points program par ticipants make Finals Other Features Points Program Dropout Pre-Qualifier Placings listed pre-qualified will dropped contest standings insofar placing concerned counted toward total num ber contestants event except placing ahead program entrant will included total tricky point heres will work program entrant places 5th behind two pre-quali fiers out total 10 contestants have flown Master class event will considered have won 3rd place against eight contestants thus will gain two points program purpose give credit program entrant pre-qualifiers may place ahead didnt beat b Expert Patterns Master Contestants Included Some Contest Directors already have scheduled contests have Ex pert pattern maneuvers both Expert Master class entrantsand able switch over Master pattern maneuvers should noted contestants classified Master eligible pro gram points may accumulated fly ing contests provide Expert pat ternif no Masters pattern flown contest case 10% points will earned Master pattern flown Note RC Pattern Classification Sys tem changed 1976 contestants classed C/Expert DI Expert last year automatically classed Master year years Experts classed C/Novice DiNovice last year References Expert Master 1976-77 Team Selection Program based 1976 classification system Enter Program wish participate team selection program required pay $10 entry fee $5 will put escrow Team Fund AMA team travel full no deductions use other purpose other $5 will put special NSRCA Fund program administra tion finals Masters meet expensesthis fund controlled NSRCA Dick Sonheim will serve NSRCA pro gram administrator working conjunction AMA HO basic postage paper work expenses will paid AMA will receive entry fees tabulate points participants Entry fees may paid AMA Dick AMA sent $10 fee $5 will put AMA Team Fund $5 will forwarded Dick NSRCA Fund $10 sent Dick will send $5 AMA have already sent $5 Dick July1976 69 CN 576 $5 must sent given either him AMA address Dick Sonheim 15856 Falconrim Drive Canyon Country CA 91351 Points program participants mail entry fees enter Nats will re ceive certification forms must have signed Contest Directors meets contestant has placed sufficiently high gain points see chart point sys tem will contestants responsibility obtain certification placing meets submitting same Dick Sonheim entrants program will receive photocopies information published AMA Competition Newsletter concerning program newsletter will official source continuing news details pro gram progress Team Finals FAI World Championship procedures rounds scoring will used US Team Finals concern model sizes weights judging number flights etc insofar practical Note models must within weight limit fuel ready fly finalists will required pay fee $10 Finals site before flying 1977 RC TEAM SELECTION AMA because its franchise National Aeronautic Association NAA responsible selection US teams FAt world championships However since formation National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA AMA has established policy working various special terest model aviation organizations guid ance sharing responsibilities other means working closely participate directly FAI activities As result AMA joined NSRCA produce RC Masters Tournament select 1975 team followed year coordination Joe Bridi NSRCA president concerning selection next team became evident earlier year might become necessary select next team 1976 joe suggested using al ready-scheduled NSRCA meet California over Labor Day weekend accordance official AMA policy concerning team selection programs lust RC matter given previous program partici pants entered 1975 program voting response came back negative 19 25 against Therefore matter set tled meantime late March devel oped definite answer concerning 1977 World Championships would held might become known FAI ficers meeting Paris April 1 After consultation AMA presi dent Johnny Clemens final au thority AMA matters regarding FAI suggested Joe Bridi NSRCA officers meeting called Toledo Con ference April 2 time ac ceptable proposal team selection could worked outwith people involved odds would better producing program proposal could get majority vote favor Meanwhile Clemens John Worth ex ecutive director FAt meeting return arranged attend April 2 NSRCA meeting Toledo Thus able bring back latest World Championships information meeting especially important news 1977 dates would late September information known possible consider proposals based selection team 1977 rather 1976 Team selection June 1977 would com ply AMA policy select teams 90 days advance World Champion shipsa necessary requirement team prep aration processing would also permit soliciting site bids past programs Thus location would matter choice voting key factors accepted AMA president NSRCA meeting Tole proceeded consider various proposals Incidentally order have numbers involved improve chances ac ceptance proposal Joe opened meeting NSRCA members could tendabout 50 did meeting considered six proposals narrowed down choice two voted April participants previous team selection program two choices nearly acceptance agreed president simple majority vote participants would accepted order assure whatever voting re sults program would approved time announcement June 1 year would allow 1976 con test season used Masters qualifying proposals produced Toledo repre sent consensus thinking majority flyers meeting choices modified slightly authority AMA president assure AMA mem bers equal opportunity example program starting dates tailored mag azine publishing mailing dates Therefore program will begin official ly May 28 means pointsfor entered programcould earned AMA meets weekend points program will continue through October 25 Once program completed finalists known will given vote finals site location following period receiving bids interested parties proposal won out vote 22 13 described preceding article SEAPLANE DISTANCE MARK SET Norman Bowles Live Oak Califomia flew seaplane model March 6 Redding Woodland California distance 254 kilometers 1578 miles suffi cient exceed Federation Aeronautique Internationale straight line distance record RC Seaplanes 1338 kilometers83168 milesheld Robert Reed Lancaster California being submitted FAI certification new world class record Basic details having performance con sidered FAI world record page 92 1976-77 Official Model Aircraft Regu lations FAI APRIL MEETING REPORT spring year FAI officers Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM meet review current ternational activities especially planning World Championships annual Decem ber ClAM meeting Thus FAI officers referred Bureau act interim between winter meetings Bureau like Executive Committee meets tween annual meetings Board Direc tors John Clemens AMA president John Worth AMA executive director attended USClemens chairman ClAMs formation Education Subcommittee Worth ClAM secretary FAI Rules Freeze big news come out April meeting previous 1970-1974 FAt rules freeze thought one-time situation first regular series may expected fact current situation FAI Sporting Code rule book may changed until has force four years thus four-year cycle rules changes involved applies mainly World Championships affects otner uses FAt rules well exception freeze rules can changed safety purposes fur ther interpretation may needed point Also questions relating whether rules clarifications can accepted clarification related safe ty actually considered change Conse quently lot gray area currently needs defined before really know stand rules actions made between printings four years FAI rule book situation did come ClAM came FAts International Committee Sport Aviation known CASI CASt met February ruled relatively obscure FAI rule made 1970 should applied minimize rules changes between four-year freeze periods Since CASI FAts overall sporting aviation committee has jurisdiction over various special interest committees FAI such aeromodeling ballooning parachut ing soaring etc ClAM must live decision However opportunity coming up appeal review since CASI meeting again June reconsider results its previous action Therefore AMA working through National Aeronautic Association overall FAI sport aviation organization USto seek relief modifica tion February CASt decision Other wise work December 1975 ClAM meeting will frozen until 1979 meanwhile changes have already corporated 1976-77 edition AMA rule book Please note new FAt rules indicated dots AMA rule book result ClAM actions both 1974 1975 1975 actions sub ject delayed effectivity CASI deci sion Hopefully CASI will permit De cember 1975 changes apply 1975 FAt Sporting Code will changed 1976 edition four-year freeze will 70 Model Aviation apply Theres no real assurance will hap pen question what FAI rules changes already AMA rule book Now Use AMA Book As Until information available FAI June AMA rule book will used AMA contests No real problem problem may exist however team selection programswhich rules will used pick US teams Decisions may vary program another current RC Soaring Pro gram example AMA rule book ver sion FAI rules will used least Initial Quarter Final team selection meets May Rules later Semi-Finals Team Finals may changed accord ing latest information will avail able June CASI meeting Meanwhile RC Pattern team selection will also go AMA rule book years qualifying pro gram Team Finals meet June 1977 may use 1975 version rulesbut thats too early know yet Three-Year Cycle Proposed World Championships other big news come out April meeting proposed schedule threeyear cycles aeromodeling World Cham pionships described further simply means proposal passed expected since doesnt seem better alternative next World Cham pionships after 1976 1977 will held three years later particular cate gory Thus Control Line Scale Indoor World Championships will held year wont happen again until 1979 Likewise RC Soaring RC Aerobatics Spacemodels model rocketry championships 1977 wont repeated until 1980 What about Outdoor Free Flight World Championships expected held 1977 Well no country yet has offered host FF now slotted 1978 Along FF slots have provid ed 1978 first RC Pylon CL Combat World Championships switch two-year cycles three has come about because pres sures new World Championships such Pylon Combat andcoming along soonRC Helicopters national aero clubs equiva lent NAA/AMA complained too problems three teams per year have selected prepared apparently acceptable way expand fore stretch out cycles Incidentally RC Helicopters may have combined Pylonwhenever Heli copter rules accepted World Cham pionships competition Note too CL Combat being considered separately usual CL World Championships clude Speed Aerobatics Team Race three CL events World Cham pionships generally regarded host country can handle time Thus Combat may go alone combined later some new Control Line event Go waiting further word June CASI meeting ClAM proceeding usual regard December 1976 annual meetings means FAI rules proposals will processed normal manner question having NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF APRIL 30 1976 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane 5042 7230 9240 4324 0462 2226 0514 1024 9240 3180 2158 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior ROG Stick5296 Paper Stick15132 HLStick18212 ROGCabin11418 Autogiro0550 Helicopter6208 Ornithopter0300 HLGlider1500 PAl Stick18210 Pennyplane3410 Nov Pennyplane Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill Junior 9172 13524 27120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27 120 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider PAl Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane Senior 511 11580 13446 7100 2174 4320 1262 1136 13440 6090 Open 12100 15580 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 8520 6350 SeniorOpen 1033215532 1934223190 2419034570 154222319A 52026328 44787318 13025152 20982228 2413032210 752011120 Senior 12 110 19410 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 10088 10028 Open 21520 27300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIllIV 22470234803221041430 Control Line Endurance Y2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed Junior 0 9215 7715 n/a 18549 Senior Open 0:4100 5:0948 1110712011 1723417384 1843519347 16522n/a n/a20037 1157012847 2049320563 can become effective Any changes including last December accep ted current use will held until next FAI Sporting Code printed mean time will up country apply such changes its own discretion use within country FAI rules proposals thus will accepted AMA usual must received AMA HQ September 1 1976 must include exact wording proposed ap propriate numbering per 1975 PAl Sporting Code available AMA HQ $250 one-paragraph description reasons proposal Any AMA member may submit such proposal will screened vari ous special interest groups recommenda tion modification disagreement Such groups include appropriate special interest ganizations AMA FAI committees Control Line Cont B Proto Speed B Prof Proto Y2A Proto AA Prof Proto PAl Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight PAl Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open Junior Only 7478 Jr 2-line 129671381817141 33995 34204 873521139 JuniorSenior 736018530 1639018030 1154010000 816012060 2109031000 1914044580 Category Records JuniorSenior 12230 615012490 14090 646011400 26520 20 0008080 32090 52606440 411012000 2254019550 40501150 23601350 04201010 23107160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 631012590 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 12907270 54106440 71705490 6213022110 32101080 23800230 03001320 61106570 Open 50530 39460 17 280 20000 28250 49500 648oz Open 10 160 13440 17460 9100 19040 13560 14 310 68540 10 570 5210 6130 14570 Open 10 330 9590 11560 7490 13340 5160 20440 8400 10130 36500 9000 4040 4090 8000 FROM THE MINUTES APRIL PAl MEETING Sporting Code Four Year Rule CASI de cisions February 1976 regarding Sport ing Code explained Mr Pimenoff acting president ClAM noted Sporting Code text could changed ex cept safety reasons four years after publication would therefore re quire aeromodeling World Championships ganizers years 1976 through 1978 conduct competitions accordance 1975 Sporting Code Bureau studied text CASI meeting minutes agreed decisions prohibit imple mentation Sporting Code changes made December 1975 ClAM Plenary Meeting except could properly defined safety changes mere clarifications existing rulescontinued July1976 71 FAI Minutes Bureau proceeded examine December 1975 ClAM changes speci fic applicability CASI decisions Note following descriptions Acceptable means December 1975 actions can ap plied because safety matters clarifications Unacceptable means De cember 1975 changes must delayed until 1979 after printing new Sporting Code Free Flight Indoor December 1975 changes regarding official flight steering acceptable Outdoor Rules changes 315 316 Attempts possibly acceptable since pertain collision glider models dur ing towing new wording made clarify permissible launching procedure re duce eliminate previous probability line tanglings crashes Change items re garding Classification unacceptable Control Line Aerobatics & Speed No changes made 1975 Sporting Code also 76-77 AMA rule book Team Race items unacceptable ex cept new item 14s regarding disqualification flagrant abuse race procedures ob vious safety problems Combat noted though World Championships has held category rules have approved such use World Championships imminent therefore CASI decisions should apply immediately Items 9e 12a c Safety Package acceptable since involve safety procedures during race Items 1 1b 12b 13a b 14 16 acceptable Records New class changes accep table monoline use speed records accep table since clarificationi 975 Sporting Code text does prohibit FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD No 2 Old Lyme CT 06371 ii Allen2 Arizona P1. HuntlnstonSta. NY 11748 Iii Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ace. lakewood OH 44107 iv J@ movie Jr. 219 Sissnandoeh Rd. Hampton VA 22361 v Bonny lenkina 3112 East Rainen Rd. Mentpltis TN 38118 vi ChrIs Metiuno 10132 Douglass Ct. St Ann MO 63074 vii Phil Kllntworth Jr. 718 Rutgers Rd. Rocitenter Ml 48063 viii Mark veleriun 2302 Pomeren Or. Houston TX 77065 IX Edwerd CollIns 4318 E utah P1. Osucer CO 80222 X Joe Norcross 4836 Went 123rd St. HswthOrns CA 90260 Xl Albert Grail Rt 1Box 165 Tsngent OR 97389 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins 21 Edison Perk Ouincy MA 02169 ii teen Pellet 30 Emerson Rd. Brookcllle Glen Heed NY 11545 iii Laird Jeckeon 523 Meedoobrook St Decide PA 19067 IV Ron McfJsliy6118 Bsrdu Ace. Springfield vA 22152 v Disk Heil 604 Box St. Athena AL 36611 vi Bob Burch 1442S Centrel Apt 4 Cicero IL 60660 vii Arthur Ade,iein 22454 Fairfax Tsyior Mi 48180 viii Cttsries Anantot 3730 Kiestcrsst Dallas TX 76233 IX Michael Teilman 3014 Exchange Wichits KS 67217 X Pete Brandt 420 5 CatMine Ace. Redontlo Bch. CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 920 240th SE Bothail WA 96011 Radio Control Aerobatics Acceptable items basis safety and/or clarification existing rules 1 9 12 13 other acceptable Note RC Aerobatics Subcommittee has re quested Bureau provide clarifica tion dead pass December 1976 Plenary Meeting agenda Pylon Racing No changes made 1975 Sporting Code Soaring Only 22 regarding clarification launching procedures improve safety provisions existing Sporting Code text acceptable other changes accep table Scale No applicable changes 1975 Sporting Code General Public Showing Scores Acceptable clarification Minimum Age Change 14 10 acceptable Subcommittee Appointments response question clarification Secretary Bureau agreed intent ClAM Internal Regulations re garding subcommittee appointments committee member per country al though chairman may appoint someone own country would con sidered duplication World Championship Preparations Control Line 1976 Netherlands Report Aarts delegate Bureau approved following officials Jury S Pimenoff Finland Aarts Netherlands 1 Bovo Italy Herzog Belgium reserve Acro batic judges Z Liska CSSR P Souliac France B Gialdini USA M Harvey UK J van Ommeren Netherlands W Andersson Sweden 1st reserve S Lindberg Finland 2nd reserve Team Race Jury P Freebey UK 0 Saffek CSSR DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Peal L Fencey 8 Osriotte Dr Andocer MA 01810 ii P1 Sobrino 8726 th St Woodhacep Oceans NY 11421 AC Fred Blackburn 9 6lus Spruce Lu Commach Li NY 11726 lii Ken Rebar Rd 1 Nazareth PA 16064 lEasti M Welsenbech 4566 W 146th St. Cleceland OH 44135 iWesti NC J Water 609 Forest Ross Lancaster OH 43130 West iv Warren Sanders Jr. 9736 52nd Ace college Fk. MD 20741 AC J Lawrence 12828 Woodutoch Dr. upper Marlboro MD 20670 v isuwn Petdue Kingston Or. AFO No 4 Athens TN 37303 vi Harry Murphy Jr. 3824 Oakwood Stud. Anderson iN 46011 AC 5015 vojelacek 7819 chautnut Ace. Woodridge iL 60615 vii John Start 421 Walnut Lu. Apple Vailey MN 66124 Went Waiter Hertung 14760 Kilbourne Detroit Mi 46213 lEast Viii John Daston 6012 Royal Dr. Ft Worth TX 76116 AC Larry Steuf laid 301 Wilson Crowlay TX 76036 IX James T Finley 6640 B Central Wichite KS 67206 NC Robert Arnett 2006 Kansas Great Bend KS 67530 X Myrtle Coed Rte Box 19 Lower Lake CA 96457 North Lue Folausky 268 iris Ace. Goleta CA 63017 South Xl Don Dodd 3406 Selnidere Ace. SW Seattle WA 96126 NC Donald Miller 34365 383rd St. Kent WA 96031 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD Doug Aiiradd 38 Summit Rd. Laxlngton MA 02173 ii Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr. Freehold NJ 07063 iii Data Brown 8534 Huddiaston Cincinnati OH 46238 iv George Hill 4106 Breezawood Lo. Annandale VA 22003 v Rhett Miller Sr. 3039 LakeshOre Dr. Tallahassee PL 32303 vi Bob Underwood 4109 Concord Oak Dr. St Louis MO 63126 vii PeterWaters 31219 Kandeil Uconle Mi 46164 Viii Dacid Hyde 6623 Boundbrook Ct Dallas TX 75321 IX Loran Tragelias 30036 Ecerart Wichita KS 67217 X Biii Northrap Jr 1106 Sgurgeoe Sante Ana CA 02701 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S 194th Seartle WA 98186 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 406 Ricer Rd. Terekebury MA 01876 ii Robert Ciemens 96 Shorewey Dr. Rochester NY 14612 iii Edward Wimr 1521 Sumndt St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Hurst Bowers 1649 Birch Rd. McLean vA 22101 V Las F Webster 1000 Sycamore Cl. Manchester TN 37355 Vi Frank batty 2666 Pontoon Rd. Granite City IL 62040 vii dead MeCuilough Bee 40 Monteaunre 60171 viii Johnny Cashurn 6506 Normendy Rd. Pt Worth TX 76112 IX Dean Copafand 7617 SewArd St. Otnehe NE 86114 X Frank Capen 7407 Denemore Ace Van Nuys CA 91406 Xi Earle Moorheed 2766 view pi S. Salem DR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDiNATOR Don Lindiey 420 TupelO Hepamlile iL 60640 E Meijer Netherlands B Lee USA 1st reserve H Sannes Sweden 2nd reserve Scale 1976 Sweden Report Jo hansson delegate Bureau approved judges follows Control Line T Aarts Chief Sheber USA Z Kalab CSSR E Coates UK H Steinhauer FDR R aement France reserve Radio Control D ThumpstonChief J Lewenstam Swe den S Zwahlen France 1 Weber USA J Carroll Ireland R Cizek CSSR reserve Jury S Pimenoff Finland H Ziegler Switzerland Johannson tSweden re serve Indoor 1976 United Kingdom Report P Freebey delegate Bureau approved Jury follows P Allnutt Canada T Aarts Netherlands Keynes UK A Herzog Belgium reserve RC Soaring 1977 5 Africa Report D Mackenzie delegate Jury will pro posed December 1976 Plenary Meeting procedure approved Bureau Firm dates March 28 through April 2 Basic Entry Fee approximately $168 US Site Air Force Base Pretoria Invitations pro mised mailed May 1 known terested parties national aero clubs possibility additional RC frequencies 72MHz noted possible charter flight Europe Mr Mackenzie also stated information government no visa application would denied connection participation World Championships Other Business World Championships Schedule Noting December 1975 Plenary Meeting re quested Bureau consider complete re view existing schedule relieve prob lems national aero clubs faced too events year technical secretary presented several proposals based 2- 3-year cycles After study Bureau ap proved modification 3-year proposals follows 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 CLGRCAFF0AsAsAs SCARCSCLCPerPerPer FF1SPARCP1976 19771978 CLG CL General Speed Aerobatics Team Race SCA Scale FF1 FF Indoor RCA RC Aerobatics RCS RC Soaring SPA Spacemodels FF0 FF Outdoor CLC CL Combat RCP RC Pylon Note 1976 1977 schedules agree currently approved World Champion ships no offer FF0 77 received ticipated Bureau agreed above proposal would submitted December 1976 Plenary Meeting approval noting continued page 80 EMERGENCY RULE TABLED FOR CL SLOW RAT Dick Hall Chmn CL Contest Board Control Line Contest Board Racing Advisory Committee have con sidering request emergency rule change limit engines Slow Rat event plain bearing types request prompted fact some modelers converting racing 40s 36s Slow Rat event feared Slow intent would violated safety problem might result expected creased speeds 72 Model Aviation Bold Pace Baiow indiceten dialeman Consent Beard matter first referred Rac ing Advisory Committee poll CLCB RAC taken determine general feeling advisability such change rules results informal poll showed CLCB favor change vote 4 3 4 abstained RAG tied 4 4 RAG members responded neither case strong indication 2/3 majority necessary ratifica tion emergency rule change would reached CLCB rule change came formal finai vote Further investigations reveal experi ments have already confirmed sleeve bearings can fitted modified AOs very little loss performance fore apparent rule change allow plain bearings would serve little purpose Therefore chairman CLCB cannot concur such rule change Further consid eration emergency rule changes Slow Rat can thus based new much stronger evidence change nec essary change formulated workable will serve useful purpose FOUR FF TEAM FINALS SITES BEING LOOKED INTO Flying sites Pensacola Fla Hutchinson Kans Lake Charles La Blame Minn being investigated 1977 FF Team Program Site Committee headed Bob Sifleet possibilities Team Finals over Labor Day weekend year according FF Team Selection Committee Chairman Bob Stalick word came before re sults FAI ClAM Bureau officers meet ing knownreported elsewhere issueand known written whether proposed scheduling World Championships will have effect current team selection planning another subject Stalick indicates Procedural Manual slated development suggestions ideas exper iences needed What committee has mind develop manual could used future officials Outdoor FAI Team Selection Programsincluding Semi Finals directors Team Finals directors pro gram managers team members Input needed Send Program Committee Chair man Bob Stalick 1120 Shady Lane Albany Oregon 97321 CATHY BURNSTINE JOINS US CL SCALE TEAM Mike Stott earned place 1976 US Control Line Scale World Cham pionships Team together Mike Gretz Ralph Burnstine has withdrawn due expectations new Stott family member same time World Championships Cathy Burnstine first alternate has se lected replace him resulting co-ed team father-daughter members Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control slated Sweden june 18-25 US RC Scale Team comprised John Roth Steve Sauger Bob Underwood Bob Wischer reigning RC Scale World Champ will competing individual 9019992 19970 19948 19926 19904 1938219860 19838 19816 19794 CL SPEED CHART OMISSION9119772 19751 19729 19707 19686 1966419643 19621 19600 19579 9219557195361951519494194731945219431194101938919368 youre CL Speed flyer try avoid going between 17993 mph and9319347193261930619285192641924419223192031918219162 9419141191211910119080190601904019020190001898018960 20014 mphbecause dont speed chart 1976-77 rule book wont much good youll clip out missing part chart 95 13940 18920 18900 18880 18860 18841 18821 18801 18782 18762 96 18743 18723 18704 18684 18665 18645 18626 18607 18588 18568 printed next paragraph nine-second range stick 97 18549 18530 18511 18492 18473 18454 18435 18416 18398 18379 rule book page 20 youll good shape Sorry error9818360 18341 18323 18304 18285 18267 18248 18230 18211 18193 9918175 18156 18138 18120 18101 18083 18065 18047 18026 18011 t S 5 52 ~ diagram Springfield Ohio Airport Hardy Brodersen FF Category CaDirector shows relationship FF RC Soaring launch areas Nats Spring field HO areathe latter detailed larger lower RH corner FF RC Soaring Nuts events will flown Springfield CL RC Scale SAM Old-Timer Nats Wright Field Indoor events Columbus Nats dates August I-S Entry forms available AMA HO Please send pre-addressed stamped envelope July1976 73
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COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTEIrY ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 1976-77 PROGRAM FOR 1977 US RC AEROBATICS TEAM three-man US RC Aerobatics Team 1977 FAI World Championships currently scheduled Austria late September will selected means Team Finals flying competition planned June next year qualified Team Finals will 33 AMA members throughout US follows 20 points part program 10 1976 National Con test 1975 team latter automatically qualified qualification program points will operation May 28 through October 25 enable AMA members possible have chance fly Team Finals points program used same used selecting previous 1975 RC Aerobatics Team program makes sim ple calculate pointsdirectly accompanying chart point system designed generate competition program whole especially localities number contestants usually lowthis can help Contest Directors smal ler meets get participants years program deadline getting point part program September 6entry program must postmarked no later date Two Ways Qualify Team Finals 1 National Contest Performance 10 top Nats Masters class finalists have FAI Stamp $125 AMA HQ purchased license have paid $10 FAI Team Program fee addition regular Nats entry fees prior Nats flying will qualified Team Finals fee may paid Nats prior start flying Pattern event has previously paid Note Nats placing will count toward point accumula tion part program Note 1975 team members among 10 finaiists number qual ified 77 Masters Team Finals will increased appropriately Thus 75 team member Nats finals number others qualified will 10 two 75 team members finals 12th placer will qualified etc Thusfrom 10 13 may qualified Nats depending upon 75 team members top 10 will several have made top 10 flown full pat ternthey will have best rest considered having made top 10 75 team members involved 2 Accumulated Points AMA Sanc tioned Meets other Nats 20 flyers may qualify Team Finals Points given placings proportion num ber Master class contestants fly events using either Master Expert man euver schedulesat AMA sanctioned Class AA larger meets held May 28 through October 25 1976 Points computed per accompanying chart deadline post mark getting points program September 6 10 Nats qualifiers points program points will removed standings August 8 up dated list points will distributed program participants prior Labor Day weekend everyone will know points status during last part proCHART OF POINTS FOR RC AEROBATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PROGRAM Number Contestants Making OlOcial Flights Enent [PlaCiflRinEOeflt 56789 10 24 342 452 3532 6632 76322 87322 974221 i2LA322 11843221 1294322I 13933222 141053222 151053322 1611S4322 171164322 181264322 191264322 201364333 10 11 12 13 14 13 111 111 111 1 16 17 18 19 20 11 11 111 II1 III 11 2 2 2 2 3 21137433222111 221475332222I1 2314754322221 24IS754322221I 23138543322221 26168543322221 27168543322221 28178643322222 29179643322222 30IC0644353939 311896S433222221I11 32199654332222211II 33191065433222221111 3420107943322222211I 3520107543332222211I 36211075433322222I11 37211175443322222111 3822117S443322222211 3922Il764433222222I1 40231186943332222221 gram last chance points program par ticipants make Finals Other Features Points Program Dropout Pre-Qualifier Placings listed pre-qualified will dropped contest standings insofar placing concerned counted toward total num ber contestants event except placing ahead program entrant will included total tricky point heres will work program entrant places 5th behind two pre-quali fiers out total 10 contestants have flown Master class event will considered have won 3rd place against eight contestants thus will gain two points program purpose give credit program entrant pre-qualifiers may place ahead didnt beat b Expert Patterns Master Contestants Included Some Contest Directors already have scheduled contests have Ex pert pattern maneuvers both Expert Master class entrantsand able switch over Master pattern maneuvers should noted contestants classified Master eligible pro gram points may accumulated fly ing contests provide Expert pat ternif no Masters pattern flown contest case 10% points will earned Master pattern flown Note RC Pattern Classification Sys tem changed 1976 contestants classed C/Expert DI Expert last year automatically classed Master year years Experts classed C/Novice DiNovice last year References Expert Master 1976-77 Team Selection Program based 1976 classification system Enter Program wish participate team selection program required pay $10 entry fee $5 will put escrow Team Fund AMA team travel full no deductions use other purpose other $5 will put special NSRCA Fund program administra tion finals Masters meet expensesthis fund controlled NSRCA Dick Sonheim will serve NSRCA pro gram administrator working conjunction AMA HO basic postage paper work expenses will paid AMA will receive entry fees tabulate points participants Entry fees may paid AMA Dick AMA sent $10 fee $5 will put AMA Team Fund $5 will forwarded Dick NSRCA Fund $10 sent Dick will send $5 AMA have already sent $5 Dick July1976 69 CN 576 $5 must sent given either him AMA address Dick Sonheim 15856 Falconrim Drive Canyon Country CA 91351 Points program participants mail entry fees enter Nats will re ceive certification forms must have signed Contest Directors meets contestant has placed sufficiently high gain points see chart point sys tem will contestants responsibility obtain certification placing meets submitting same Dick Sonheim entrants program will receive photocopies information published AMA Competition Newsletter concerning program newsletter will official source continuing news details pro gram progress Team Finals FAI World Championship procedures rounds scoring will used US Team Finals concern model sizes weights judging number flights etc insofar practical Note models must within weight limit fuel ready fly finalists will required pay fee $10 Finals site before flying 1977 RC TEAM SELECTION AMA because its franchise National Aeronautic Association NAA responsible selection US teams FAt world championships However since formation National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA AMA has established policy working various special terest model aviation organizations guid ance sharing responsibilities other means working closely participate directly FAI activities As result AMA joined NSRCA produce RC Masters Tournament select 1975 team followed year coordination Joe Bridi NSRCA president concerning selection next team became evident earlier year might become necessary select next team 1976 joe suggested using al ready-scheduled NSRCA meet California over Labor Day weekend accordance official AMA policy concerning team selection programs lust RC matter given previous program partici pants entered 1975 program voting response came back negative 19 25 against Therefore matter set tled meantime late March devel oped definite answer concerning 1977 World Championships would held might become known FAI ficers meeting Paris April 1 After consultation AMA presi dent Johnny Clemens final au thority AMA matters regarding FAI suggested Joe Bridi NSRCA officers meeting called Toledo Con ference April 2 time ac ceptable proposal team selection could worked outwith people involved odds would better producing program proposal could get majority vote favor Meanwhile Clemens John Worth ex ecutive director FAt meeting return arranged attend April 2 NSRCA meeting Toledo Thus able bring back latest World Championships information meeting especially important news 1977 dates would late September information known possible consider proposals based selection team 1977 rather 1976 Team selection June 1977 would com ply AMA policy select teams 90 days advance World Champion shipsa necessary requirement team prep aration processing would also permit soliciting site bids past programs Thus location would matter choice voting key factors accepted AMA president NSRCA meeting Tole proceeded consider various proposals Incidentally order have numbers involved improve chances ac ceptance proposal Joe opened meeting NSRCA members could tendabout 50 did meeting considered six proposals narrowed down choice two voted April participants previous team selection program two choices nearly acceptance agreed president simple majority vote participants would accepted order assure whatever voting re sults program would approved time announcement June 1 year would allow 1976 con test season used Masters qualifying proposals produced Toledo repre sent consensus thinking majority flyers meeting choices modified slightly authority AMA president assure AMA mem bers equal opportunity example program starting dates tailored mag azine publishing mailing dates Therefore program will begin official ly May 28 means pointsfor entered programcould earned AMA meets weekend points program will continue through October 25 Once program completed finalists known will given vote finals site location following period receiving bids interested parties proposal won out vote 22 13 described preceding article SEAPLANE DISTANCE MARK SET Norman Bowles Live Oak Califomia flew seaplane model March 6 Redding Woodland California distance 254 kilometers 1578 miles suffi cient exceed Federation Aeronautique Internationale straight line distance record RC Seaplanes 1338 kilometers83168 milesheld Robert Reed Lancaster California being submitted FAI certification new world class record Basic details having performance con sidered FAI world record page 92 1976-77 Official Model Aircraft Regu lations FAI APRIL MEETING REPORT spring year FAI officers Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM meet review current ternational activities especially planning World Championships annual Decem ber ClAM meeting Thus FAI officers referred Bureau act interim between winter meetings Bureau like Executive Committee meets tween annual meetings Board Direc tors John Clemens AMA president John Worth AMA executive director attended USClemens chairman ClAMs formation Education Subcommittee Worth ClAM secretary FAI Rules Freeze big news come out April meeting previous 1970-1974 FAt rules freeze thought one-time situation first regular series may expected fact current situation FAI Sporting Code rule book may changed until has force four years thus four-year cycle rules changes involved applies mainly World Championships affects otner uses FAt rules well exception freeze rules can changed safety purposes fur ther interpretation may needed point Also questions relating whether rules clarifications can accepted clarification related safe ty actually considered change Conse quently lot gray area currently needs defined before really know stand rules actions made between printings four years FAI rule book situation did come ClAM came FAts International Committee Sport Aviation known CASI CASt met February ruled relatively obscure FAI rule made 1970 should applied minimize rules changes between four-year freeze periods Since CASI FAts overall sporting aviation committee has jurisdiction over various special interest committees FAI such aeromodeling ballooning parachut ing soaring etc ClAM must live decision However opportunity coming up appeal review since CASI meeting again June reconsider results its previous action Therefore AMA working through National Aeronautic Association overall FAI sport aviation organization USto seek relief modifica tion February CASt decision Other wise work December 1975 ClAM meeting will frozen until 1979 meanwhile changes have already corporated 1976-77 edition AMA rule book Please note new FAt rules indicated dots AMA rule book result ClAM actions both 1974 1975 1975 actions sub ject delayed effectivity CASI deci sion Hopefully CASI will permit De cember 1975 changes apply 1975 FAt Sporting Code will changed 1976 edition four-year freeze will 70 Model Aviation apply Theres no real assurance will hap pen question what FAI rules changes already AMA rule book Now Use AMA Book As Until information available FAI June AMA rule book will used AMA contests No real problem problem may exist however team selection programswhich rules will used pick US teams Decisions may vary program another current RC Soaring Pro gram example AMA rule book ver sion FAI rules will used least Initial Quarter Final team selection meets May Rules later Semi-Finals Team Finals may changed accord ing latest information will avail able June CASI meeting Meanwhile RC Pattern team selection will also go AMA rule book years qualifying pro gram Team Finals meet June 1977 may use 1975 version rulesbut thats too early know yet Three-Year Cycle Proposed World Championships other big news come out April meeting proposed schedule threeyear cycles aeromodeling World Cham pionships described further simply means proposal passed expected since doesnt seem better alternative next World Cham pionships after 1976 1977 will held three years later particular cate gory Thus Control Line Scale Indoor World Championships will held year wont happen again until 1979 Likewise RC Soaring RC Aerobatics Spacemodels model rocketry championships 1977 wont repeated until 1980 What about Outdoor Free Flight World Championships expected held 1977 Well no country yet has offered host FF now slotted 1978 Along FF slots have provid ed 1978 first RC Pylon CL Combat World Championships switch two-year cycles three has come about because pres sures new World Championships such Pylon Combat andcoming along soonRC Helicopters national aero clubs equiva lent NAA/AMA complained too problems three teams per year have selected prepared apparently acceptable way expand fore stretch out cycles Incidentally RC Helicopters may have combined Pylonwhenever Heli copter rules accepted World Cham pionships competition Note too CL Combat being considered separately usual CL World Championships clude Speed Aerobatics Team Race three CL events World Cham pionships generally regarded host country can handle time Thus Combat may go alone combined later some new Control Line event Go waiting further word June CASI meeting ClAM proceeding usual regard December 1976 annual meetings means FAI rules proposals will processed normal manner question having NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF APRIL 30 1976 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane 5042 7230 9240 4324 0462 2226 0514 1024 9240 3180 2158 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior ROG Stick5296 Paper Stick15132 HLStick18212 ROGCabin11418 Autogiro0550 Helicopter6208 Ornithopter0300 HLGlider1500 PAl Stick18210 Pennyplane3410 Nov Pennyplane Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill Junior 9172 13524 27120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27 120 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider PAl Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane Senior 511 11580 13446 7100 2174 4320 1262 1136 13440 6090 Open 12100 15580 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 8520 6350 SeniorOpen 1033215532 1934223190 2419034570 154222319A 52026328 44787318 13025152 20982228 2413032210 752011120 Senior 12 110 19410 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 10088 10028 Open 21520 27300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIllIV 22470234803221041430 Control Line Endurance Y2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed Junior 0 9215 7715 n/a 18549 Senior Open 0:4100 5:0948 1110712011 1723417384 1843519347 16522n/a n/a20037 1157012847 2049320563 can become effective Any changes including last December accep ted current use will held until next FAI Sporting Code printed mean time will up country apply such changes its own discretion use within country FAI rules proposals thus will accepted AMA usual must received AMA HQ September 1 1976 must include exact wording proposed ap propriate numbering per 1975 PAl Sporting Code available AMA HQ $250 one-paragraph description reasons proposal Any AMA member may submit such proposal will screened vari ous special interest groups recommenda tion modification disagreement Such groups include appropriate special interest ganizations AMA FAI committees Control Line Cont B Proto Speed B Prof Proto Y2A Proto AA Prof Proto PAl Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight PAl Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open Junior Only 7478 Jr 2-line 129671381817141 33995 34204 873521139 JuniorSenior 736018530 1639018030 1154010000 816012060 2109031000 1914044580 Category Records JuniorSenior 12230 615012490 14090 646011400 26520 20 0008080 32090 52606440 411012000 2254019550 40501150 23601350 04201010 23107160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 631012590 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 12907270 54106440 71705490 6213022110 32101080 23800230 03001320 61106570 Open 50530 39460 17 280 20000 28250 49500 648oz Open 10 160 13440 17460 9100 19040 13560 14 310 68540 10 570 5210 6130 14570 Open 10 330 9590 11560 7490 13340 5160 20440 8400 10130 36500 9000 4040 4090 8000 FROM THE MINUTES APRIL PAl MEETING Sporting Code Four Year Rule CASI de cisions February 1976 regarding Sport ing Code explained Mr Pimenoff acting president ClAM noted Sporting Code text could changed ex cept safety reasons four years after publication would therefore re quire aeromodeling World Championships ganizers years 1976 through 1978 conduct competitions accordance 1975 Sporting Code Bureau studied text CASI meeting minutes agreed decisions prohibit imple mentation Sporting Code changes made December 1975 ClAM Plenary Meeting except could properly defined safety changes mere clarifications existing rulescontinued July1976 71 FAI Minutes Bureau proceeded examine December 1975 ClAM changes speci fic applicability CASI decisions Note following descriptions Acceptable means December 1975 actions can ap plied because safety matters clarifications Unacceptable means De cember 1975 changes must delayed until 1979 after printing new Sporting Code Free Flight Indoor December 1975 changes regarding official flight steering acceptable Outdoor Rules changes 315 316 Attempts possibly acceptable since pertain collision glider models dur ing towing new wording made clarify permissible launching procedure re duce eliminate previous probability line tanglings crashes Change items re garding Classification unacceptable Control Line Aerobatics & Speed No changes made 1975 Sporting Code also 76-77 AMA rule book Team Race items unacceptable ex cept new item 14s regarding disqualification flagrant abuse race procedures ob vious safety problems Combat noted though World Championships has held category rules have approved such use World Championships imminent therefore CASI decisions should apply immediately Items 9e 12a c Safety Package acceptable since involve safety procedures during race Items 1 1b 12b 13a b 14 16 acceptable Records New class changes accep table monoline use speed records accep table since clarificationi 975 Sporting Code text does prohibit FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD No 2 Old Lyme CT 06371 ii Allen2 Arizona P1. HuntlnstonSta. NY 11748 Iii Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ace. lakewood OH 44107 iv J@ movie Jr. 219 Sissnandoeh Rd. Hampton VA 22361 v Bonny lenkina 3112 East Rainen Rd. Mentpltis TN 38118 vi ChrIs Metiuno 10132 Douglass Ct. St Ann MO 63074 vii Phil Kllntworth Jr. 718 Rutgers Rd. Rocitenter Ml 48063 viii Mark veleriun 2302 Pomeren Or. Houston TX 77065 IX Edwerd CollIns 4318 E utah P1. Osucer CO 80222 X Joe Norcross 4836 Went 123rd St. HswthOrns CA 90260 Xl Albert Grail Rt 1Box 165 Tsngent OR 97389 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins 21 Edison Perk Ouincy MA 02169 ii teen Pellet 30 Emerson Rd. Brookcllle Glen Heed NY 11545 iii Laird Jeckeon 523 Meedoobrook St Decide PA 19067 IV Ron McfJsliy6118 Bsrdu Ace. Springfield vA 22152 v Disk Heil 604 Box St. Athena AL 36611 vi Bob Burch 1442S Centrel Apt 4 Cicero IL 60660 vii Arthur Ade,iein 22454 Fairfax Tsyior Mi 48180 viii Cttsries Anantot 3730 Kiestcrsst Dallas TX 76233 IX Michael Teilman 3014 Exchange Wichits KS 67217 X Pete Brandt 420 5 CatMine Ace. Redontlo Bch. CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 920 240th SE Bothail WA 96011 Radio Control Aerobatics Acceptable items basis safety and/or clarification existing rules 1 9 12 13 other acceptable Note RC Aerobatics Subcommittee has re quested Bureau provide clarifica tion dead pass December 1976 Plenary Meeting agenda Pylon Racing No changes made 1975 Sporting Code Soaring Only 22 regarding clarification launching procedures improve safety provisions existing Sporting Code text acceptable other changes accep table Scale No applicable changes 1975 Sporting Code General Public Showing Scores Acceptable clarification Minimum Age Change 14 10 acceptable Subcommittee Appointments response question clarification Secretary Bureau agreed intent ClAM Internal Regulations re garding subcommittee appointments committee member per country al though chairman may appoint someone own country would con sidered duplication World Championship Preparations Control Line 1976 Netherlands Report Aarts delegate Bureau approved following officials Jury S Pimenoff Finland Aarts Netherlands 1 Bovo Italy Herzog Belgium reserve Acro batic judges Z Liska CSSR P Souliac France B Gialdini USA M Harvey UK J van Ommeren Netherlands W Andersson Sweden 1st reserve S Lindberg Finland 2nd reserve Team Race Jury P Freebey UK 0 Saffek CSSR DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Peal L Fencey 8 Osriotte Dr Andocer MA 01810 ii P1 Sobrino 8726 th St Woodhacep Oceans NY 11421 AC Fred Blackburn 9 6lus Spruce Lu Commach Li NY 11726 lii Ken Rebar Rd 1 Nazareth PA 16064 lEasti M Welsenbech 4566 W 146th St. Cleceland OH 44135 iWesti NC J Water 609 Forest Ross Lancaster OH 43130 West iv Warren Sanders Jr. 9736 52nd Ace college Fk. MD 20741 AC J Lawrence 12828 Woodutoch Dr. upper Marlboro MD 20670 v isuwn Petdue Kingston Or. AFO No 4 Athens TN 37303 vi Harry Murphy Jr. 3824 Oakwood Stud. Anderson iN 46011 AC 5015 vojelacek 7819 chautnut Ace. Woodridge iL 60615 vii John Start 421 Walnut Lu. Apple Vailey MN 66124 Went Waiter Hertung 14760 Kilbourne Detroit Mi 46213 lEast Viii John Daston 6012 Royal Dr. Ft Worth TX 76116 AC Larry Steuf laid 301 Wilson Crowlay TX 76036 IX James T Finley 6640 B Central Wichite KS 67206 NC Robert Arnett 2006 Kansas Great Bend KS 67530 X Myrtle Coed Rte Box 19 Lower Lake CA 96457 North Lue Folausky 268 iris Ace. Goleta CA 63017 South Xl Don Dodd 3406 Selnidere Ace. SW Seattle WA 96126 NC Donald Miller 34365 383rd St. Kent WA 96031 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD Doug Aiiradd 38 Summit Rd. Laxlngton MA 02173 ii Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr. Freehold NJ 07063 iii Data Brown 8534 Huddiaston Cincinnati OH 46238 iv George Hill 4106 Breezawood Lo. Annandale VA 22003 v Rhett Miller Sr. 3039 LakeshOre Dr. Tallahassee PL 32303 vi Bob Underwood 4109 Concord Oak Dr. St Louis MO 63126 vii PeterWaters 31219 Kandeil Uconle Mi 46164 Viii Dacid Hyde 6623 Boundbrook Ct Dallas TX 75321 IX Loran Tragelias 30036 Ecerart Wichita KS 67217 X Biii Northrap Jr 1106 Sgurgeoe Sante Ana CA 02701 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S 194th Seartle WA 98186 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 406 Ricer Rd. Terekebury MA 01876 ii Robert Ciemens 96 Shorewey Dr. Rochester NY 14612 iii Edward Wimr 1521 Sumndt St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Hurst Bowers 1649 Birch Rd. McLean vA 22101 V Las F Webster 1000 Sycamore Cl. Manchester TN 37355 Vi Frank batty 2666 Pontoon Rd. Granite City IL 62040 vii dead MeCuilough Bee 40 Monteaunre 60171 viii Johnny Cashurn 6506 Normendy Rd. Pt Worth TX 76112 IX Dean Copafand 7617 SewArd St. Otnehe NE 86114 X Frank Capen 7407 Denemore Ace Van Nuys CA 91406 Xi Earle Moorheed 2766 view pi S. Salem DR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDiNATOR Don Lindiey 420 TupelO Hepamlile iL 60640 E Meijer Netherlands B Lee USA 1st reserve H Sannes Sweden 2nd reserve Scale 1976 Sweden Report Jo hansson delegate Bureau approved judges follows Control Line T Aarts Chief Sheber USA Z Kalab CSSR E Coates UK H Steinhauer FDR R aement France reserve Radio Control D ThumpstonChief J Lewenstam Swe den S Zwahlen France 1 Weber USA J Carroll Ireland R Cizek CSSR reserve Jury S Pimenoff Finland H Ziegler Switzerland Johannson tSweden re serve Indoor 1976 United Kingdom Report P Freebey delegate Bureau approved Jury follows P Allnutt Canada T Aarts Netherlands Keynes UK A Herzog Belgium reserve RC Soaring 1977 5 Africa Report D Mackenzie delegate Jury will pro posed December 1976 Plenary Meeting procedure approved Bureau Firm dates March 28 through April 2 Basic Entry Fee approximately $168 US Site Air Force Base Pretoria Invitations pro mised mailed May 1 known terested parties national aero clubs possibility additional RC frequencies 72MHz noted possible charter flight Europe Mr Mackenzie also stated information government no visa application would denied connection participation World Championships Other Business World Championships Schedule Noting December 1975 Plenary Meeting re quested Bureau consider complete re view existing schedule relieve prob lems national aero clubs faced too events year technical secretary presented several proposals based 2- 3-year cycles After study Bureau ap proved modification 3-year proposals follows 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 CLGRCAFF0AsAsAs SCARCSCLCPerPerPer FF1SPARCP1976 19771978 CLG CL General Speed Aerobatics Team Race SCA Scale FF1 FF Indoor RCA RC Aerobatics RCS RC Soaring SPA Spacemodels FF0 FF Outdoor CLC CL Combat RCP RC Pylon Note 1976 1977 schedules agree currently approved World Champion ships no offer FF0 77 received ticipated Bureau agreed above proposal would submitted December 1976 Plenary Meeting approval noting continued page 80 EMERGENCY RULE TABLED FOR CL SLOW RAT Dick Hall Chmn CL Contest Board Control Line Contest Board Racing Advisory Committee have con sidering request emergency rule change limit engines Slow Rat event plain bearing types request prompted fact some modelers converting racing 40s 36s Slow Rat event feared Slow intent would violated safety problem might result expected creased speeds 72 Model Aviation Bold Pace Baiow indiceten dialeman Consent Beard matter first referred Rac ing Advisory Committee poll CLCB RAC taken determine general feeling advisability such change rules results informal poll showed CLCB favor change vote 4 3 4 abstained RAG tied 4 4 RAG members responded neither case strong indication 2/3 majority necessary ratifica tion emergency rule change would reached CLCB rule change came formal finai vote Further investigations reveal experi ments have already confirmed sleeve bearings can fitted modified AOs very little loss performance fore apparent rule change allow plain bearings would serve little purpose Therefore chairman CLCB cannot concur such rule change Further consid eration emergency rule changes Slow Rat can thus based new much stronger evidence change nec essary change formulated workable will serve useful purpose FOUR FF TEAM FINALS SITES BEING LOOKED INTO Flying sites Pensacola Fla Hutchinson Kans Lake Charles La Blame Minn being investigated 1977 FF Team Program Site Committee headed Bob Sifleet possibilities Team Finals over Labor Day weekend year according FF Team Selection Committee Chairman Bob Stalick word came before re sults FAI ClAM Bureau officers meet ing knownreported elsewhere issueand known written whether proposed scheduling World Championships will have effect current team selection planning another subject Stalick indicates Procedural Manual slated development suggestions ideas exper iences needed What committee has mind develop manual could used future officials Outdoor FAI Team Selection Programsincluding Semi Finals directors Team Finals directors pro gram managers team members Input needed Send Program Committee Chair man Bob Stalick 1120 Shady Lane Albany Oregon 97321 CATHY BURNSTINE JOINS US CL SCALE TEAM Mike Stott earned place 1976 US Control Line Scale World Cham pionships Team together Mike Gretz Ralph Burnstine has withdrawn due expectations new Stott family member same time World Championships Cathy Burnstine first alternate has se lected replace him resulting co-ed team father-daughter members Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control slated Sweden june 18-25 US RC Scale Team comprised John Roth Steve Sauger Bob Underwood Bob Wischer reigning RC Scale World Champ will competing individual 9019992 19970 19948 19926 19904 1938219860 19838 19816 19794 CL SPEED CHART OMISSION9119772 19751 19729 19707 19686 1966419643 19621 19600 19579 9219557195361951519494194731945219431194101938919368 youre CL Speed flyer try avoid going between 17993 mph and9319347193261930619285192641924419223192031918219162 9419141191211910119080190601904019020190001898018960 20014 mphbecause dont speed chart 1976-77 rule book wont much good youll clip out missing part chart 95 13940 18920 18900 18880 18860 18841 18821 18801 18782 18762 96 18743 18723 18704 18684 18665 18645 18626 18607 18588 18568 printed next paragraph nine-second range stick 97 18549 18530 18511 18492 18473 18454 18435 18416 18398 18379 rule book page 20 youll good shape Sorry error9818360 18341 18323 18304 18285 18267 18248 18230 18211 18193 9918175 18156 18138 18120 18101 18083 18065 18047 18026 18011 t S 5 52 ~ diagram Springfield Ohio Airport Hardy Brodersen FF Category CaDirector shows relationship FF RC Soaring launch areas Nats Spring field HO areathe latter detailed larger lower RH corner FF RC Soaring Nuts events will flown Springfield CL RC Scale SAM Old-Timer Nats Wright Field Indoor events Columbus Nats dates August I-S Entry forms available AMA HO Please send pre-addressed stamped envelope July1976 73
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COM PETI TWIN NE WSLETTEIrY ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 1976-77 PROGRAM FOR 1977 US RC AEROBATICS TEAM three-man US RC Aerobatics Team 1977 FAI World Championships currently scheduled Austria late September will selected means Team Finals flying competition planned June next year qualified Team Finals will 33 AMA members throughout US follows 20 points part program 10 1976 National Con test 1975 team latter automatically qualified qualification program points will operation May 28 through October 25 enable AMA members possible have chance fly Team Finals points program used same used selecting previous 1975 RC Aerobatics Team program makes sim ple calculate pointsdirectly accompanying chart point system designed generate competition program whole especially localities number contestants usually lowthis can help Contest Directors smal ler meets get participants years program deadline getting point part program September 6entry program must postmarked no later date Two Ways Qualify Team Finals 1 National Contest Performance 10 top Nats Masters class finalists have FAI Stamp $125 AMA HQ purchased license have paid $10 FAI Team Program fee addition regular Nats entry fees prior Nats flying will qualified Team Finals fee may paid Nats prior start flying Pattern event has previously paid Note Nats placing will count toward point accumula tion part program Note 1975 team members among 10 finaiists number qual ified 77 Masters Team Finals will increased appropriately Thus 75 team member Nats finals number others qualified will 10 two 75 team members finals 12th placer will qualified etc Thusfrom 10 13 may qualified Nats depending upon 75 team members top 10 will several have made top 10 flown full pat ternthey will have best rest considered having made top 10 75 team members involved 2 Accumulated Points AMA Sanc tioned Meets other Nats 20 flyers may qualify Team Finals Points given placings proportion num ber Master class contestants fly events using either Master Expert man euver schedulesat AMA sanctioned Class AA larger meets held May 28 through October 25 1976 Points computed per accompanying chart deadline post mark getting points program September 6 10 Nats qualifiers points program points will removed standings August 8 up dated list points will distributed program participants prior Labor Day weekend everyone will know points status during last part proCHART OF POINTS FOR RC AEROBATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PROGRAM Number Contestants Making OlOcial Flights Enent [PlaCiflRinEOeflt 56789 10 24 342 452 3532 6632 76322 87322 974221 i2LA322 11843221 1294322I 13933222 141053222 151053322 1611S4322 171164322 181264322 191264322 201364333 10 11 12 13 14 13 111 111 111 1 16 17 18 19 20 11 11 111 II1 III 11 2 2 2 2 3 21137433222111 221475332222I1 2314754322221 24IS754322221I 23138543322221 26168543322221 27168543322221 28178643322222 29179643322222 30IC0644353939 311896S433222221I11 32199654332222211II 33191065433222221111 3420107943322222211I 3520107543332222211I 36211075433322222I11 37211175443322222111 3822117S443322222211 3922Il764433222222I1 40231186943332222221 gram last chance points program par ticipants make Finals Other Features Points Program Dropout Pre-Qualifier Placings listed pre-qualified will dropped contest standings insofar placing concerned counted toward total num ber contestants event except placing ahead program entrant will included total tricky point heres will work program entrant places 5th behind two pre-quali fiers out total 10 contestants have flown Master class event will considered have won 3rd place against eight contestants thus will gain two points program purpose give credit program entrant pre-qualifiers may place ahead didnt beat b Expert Patterns Master Contestants Included Some Contest Directors already have scheduled contests have Ex pert pattern maneuvers both Expert Master class entrantsand able switch over Master pattern maneuvers should noted contestants classified Master eligible pro gram points may accumulated fly ing contests provide Expert pat ternif no Masters pattern flown contest case 10% points will earned Master pattern flown Note RC Pattern Classification Sys tem changed 1976 contestants classed C/Expert DI Expert last year automatically classed Master year years Experts classed C/Novice DiNovice last year References Expert Master 1976-77 Team Selection Program based 1976 classification system Enter Program wish participate team selection program required pay $10 entry fee $5 will put escrow Team Fund AMA team travel full no deductions use other purpose other $5 will put special NSRCA Fund program administra tion finals Masters meet expensesthis fund controlled NSRCA Dick Sonheim will serve NSRCA pro gram administrator working conjunction AMA HO basic postage paper work expenses will paid AMA will receive entry fees tabulate points participants Entry fees may paid AMA Dick AMA sent $10 fee $5 will put AMA Team Fund $5 will forwarded Dick NSRCA Fund $10 sent Dick will send $5 AMA have already sent $5 Dick July1976 69 CN 576 $5 must sent given either him AMA address Dick Sonheim 15856 Falconrim Drive Canyon Country CA 91351 Points program participants mail entry fees enter Nats will re ceive certification forms must have signed Contest Directors meets contestant has placed sufficiently high gain points see chart point sys tem will contestants responsibility obtain certification placing meets submitting same Dick Sonheim entrants program will receive photocopies information published AMA Competition Newsletter concerning program newsletter will official source continuing news details pro gram progress Team Finals FAI World Championship procedures rounds scoring will used US Team Finals concern model sizes weights judging number flights etc insofar practical Note models must within weight limit fuel ready fly finalists will required pay fee $10 Finals site before flying 1977 RC TEAM SELECTION AMA because its franchise National Aeronautic Association NAA responsible selection US teams FAt world championships However since formation National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA AMA has established policy working various special terest model aviation organizations guid ance sharing responsibilities other means working closely participate directly FAI activities As result AMA joined NSRCA produce RC Masters Tournament select 1975 team followed year coordination Joe Bridi NSRCA president concerning selection next team became evident earlier year might become necessary select next team 1976 joe suggested using al ready-scheduled NSRCA meet California over Labor Day weekend accordance official AMA policy concerning team selection programs lust RC matter given previous program partici pants entered 1975 program voting response came back negative 19 25 against Therefore matter set tled meantime late March devel oped definite answer concerning 1977 World Championships would held might become known FAI ficers meeting Paris April 1 After consultation AMA presi dent Johnny Clemens final au thority AMA matters regarding FAI suggested Joe Bridi NSRCA officers meeting called Toledo Con ference April 2 time ac ceptable proposal team selection could worked outwith people involved odds would better producing program proposal could get majority vote favor Meanwhile Clemens John Worth ex ecutive director FAt meeting return arranged attend April 2 NSRCA meeting Toledo Thus able bring back latest World Championships information meeting especially important news 1977 dates would late September information known possible consider proposals based selection team 1977 rather 1976 Team selection June 1977 would com ply AMA policy select teams 90 days advance World Champion shipsa necessary requirement team prep aration processing would also permit soliciting site bids past programs Thus location would matter choice voting key factors accepted AMA president NSRCA meeting Tole proceeded consider various proposals Incidentally order have numbers involved improve chances ac ceptance proposal Joe opened meeting NSRCA members could tendabout 50 did meeting considered six proposals narrowed down choice two voted April participants previous team selection program two choices nearly acceptance agreed president simple majority vote participants would accepted order assure whatever voting re sults program would approved time announcement June 1 year would allow 1976 con test season used Masters qualifying proposals produced Toledo repre sent consensus thinking majority flyers meeting choices modified slightly authority AMA president assure AMA mem bers equal opportunity example program starting dates tailored mag azine publishing mailing dates Therefore program will begin official ly May 28 means pointsfor entered programcould earned AMA meets weekend points program will continue through October 25 Once program completed finalists known will given vote finals site location following period receiving bids interested parties proposal won out vote 22 13 described preceding article SEAPLANE DISTANCE MARK SET Norman Bowles Live Oak Califomia flew seaplane model March 6 Redding Woodland California distance 254 kilometers 1578 miles suffi cient exceed Federation Aeronautique Internationale straight line distance record RC Seaplanes 1338 kilometers83168 milesheld Robert Reed Lancaster California being submitted FAI certification new world class record Basic details having performance con sidered FAI world record page 92 1976-77 Official Model Aircraft Regu lations FAI APRIL MEETING REPORT spring year FAI officers Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM meet review current ternational activities especially planning World Championships annual Decem ber ClAM meeting Thus FAI officers referred Bureau act interim between winter meetings Bureau like Executive Committee meets tween annual meetings Board Direc tors John Clemens AMA president John Worth AMA executive director attended USClemens chairman ClAMs formation Education Subcommittee Worth ClAM secretary FAI Rules Freeze big news come out April meeting previous 1970-1974 FAt rules freeze thought one-time situation first regular series may expected fact current situation FAI Sporting Code rule book may changed until has force four years thus four-year cycle rules changes involved applies mainly World Championships affects otner uses FAt rules well exception freeze rules can changed safety purposes fur ther interpretation may needed point Also questions relating whether rules clarifications can accepted clarification related safe ty actually considered change Conse quently lot gray area currently needs defined before really know stand rules actions made between printings four years FAI rule book situation did come ClAM came FAts International Committee Sport Aviation known CASI CASt met February ruled relatively obscure FAI rule made 1970 should applied minimize rules changes between four-year freeze periods Since CASI FAts overall sporting aviation committee has jurisdiction over various special interest committees FAI such aeromodeling ballooning parachut ing soaring etc ClAM must live decision However opportunity coming up appeal review since CASI meeting again June reconsider results its previous action Therefore AMA working through National Aeronautic Association overall FAI sport aviation organization USto seek relief modifica tion February CASt decision Other wise work December 1975 ClAM meeting will frozen until 1979 meanwhile changes have already corporated 1976-77 edition AMA rule book Please note new FAt rules indicated dots AMA rule book result ClAM actions both 1974 1975 1975 actions sub ject delayed effectivity CASI deci sion Hopefully CASI will permit De cember 1975 changes apply 1975 FAt Sporting Code will changed 1976 edition four-year freeze will 70 Model Aviation apply Theres no real assurance will hap pen question what FAI rules changes already AMA rule book Now Use AMA Book As Until information available FAI June AMA rule book will used AMA contests No real problem problem may exist however team selection programswhich rules will used pick US teams Decisions may vary program another current RC Soaring Pro gram example AMA rule book ver sion FAI rules will used least Initial Quarter Final team selection meets May Rules later Semi-Finals Team Finals may changed accord ing latest information will avail able June CASI meeting Meanwhile RC Pattern team selection will also go AMA rule book years qualifying pro gram Team Finals meet June 1977 may use 1975 version rulesbut thats too early know yet Three-Year Cycle Proposed World Championships other big news come out April meeting proposed schedule threeyear cycles aeromodeling World Cham pionships described further simply means proposal passed expected since doesnt seem better alternative next World Cham pionships after 1976 1977 will held three years later particular cate gory Thus Control Line Scale Indoor World Championships will held year wont happen again until 1979 Likewise RC Soaring RC Aerobatics Spacemodels model rocketry championships 1977 wont repeated until 1980 What about Outdoor Free Flight World Championships expected held 1977 Well no country yet has offered host FF now slotted 1978 Along FF slots have provid ed 1978 first RC Pylon CL Combat World Championships switch two-year cycles three has come about because pres sures new World Championships such Pylon Combat andcoming along soonRC Helicopters national aero clubs equiva lent NAA/AMA complained too problems three teams per year have selected prepared apparently acceptable way expand fore stretch out cycles Incidentally RC Helicopters may have combined Pylonwhenever Heli copter rules accepted World Cham pionships competition Note too CL Combat being considered separately usual CL World Championships clude Speed Aerobatics Team Race three CL events World Cham pionships generally regarded host country can handle time Thus Combat may go alone combined later some new Control Line event Go waiting further word June CASI meeting ClAM proceeding usual regard December 1976 annual meetings means FAI rules proposals will processed normal manner question having NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF APRIL 30 1976 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane 5042 7230 9240 4324 0462 2226 0514 1024 9240 3180 2158 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior ROG Stick5296 Paper Stick15132 HLStick18212 ROGCabin11418 Autogiro0550 Helicopter6208 Ornithopter0300 HLGlider1500 PAl Stick18210 Pennyplane3410 Nov Pennyplane Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill Junior 9172 13524 27120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27 120 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider PAl Stick Pen nyplane Nov Pennyplane Senior 511 11580 13446 7100 2174 4320 1262 1136 13440 6090 Open 12100 15580 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 8520 6350 SeniorOpen 1033215532 1934223190 2419034570 154222319A 52026328 44787318 13025152 20982228 2413032210 752011120 Senior 12 110 19410 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 10088 10028 Open 21520 27300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIllIV 22470234803221041430 Control Line Endurance Y2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed Junior 0 9215 7715 n/a 18549 Senior Open 0:4100 5:0948 1110712011 1723417384 1843519347 16522n/a n/a20037 1157012847 2049320563 can become effective Any changes including last December accep ted current use will held until next FAI Sporting Code printed mean time will up country apply such changes its own discretion use within country FAI rules proposals thus will accepted AMA usual must received AMA HQ September 1 1976 must include exact wording proposed ap propriate numbering per 1975 PAl Sporting Code available AMA HQ $250 one-paragraph description reasons proposal Any AMA member may submit such proposal will screened vari ous special interest groups recommenda tion modification disagreement Such groups include appropriate special interest ganizations AMA FAI committees Control Line Cont B Proto Speed B Prof Proto Y2A Proto AA Prof Proto PAl Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight PAl Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter hA Gas hA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW Rocket Unlim Rubber Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open Junior Only 7478 Jr 2-line 129671381817141 33995 34204 873521139 JuniorSenior 736018530 1639018030 1154010000 816012060 2109031000 1914044580 Category Records JuniorSenior 12230 615012490 14090 646011400 26520 20 0008080 32090 52606440 411012000 2254019550 40501150 23601350 04201010 23107160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 631012590 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 12907270 54106440 71705490 6213022110 32101080 23800230 03001320 61106570 Open 50530 39460 17 280 20000 28250 49500 648oz Open 10 160 13440 17460 9100 19040 13560 14 310 68540 10 570 5210 6130 14570 Open 10 330 9590 11560 7490 13340 5160 20440 8400 10130 36500 9000 4040 4090 8000 FROM THE MINUTES APRIL PAl MEETING Sporting Code Four Year Rule CASI de cisions February 1976 regarding Sport ing Code explained Mr Pimenoff acting president ClAM noted Sporting Code text could changed ex cept safety reasons four years after publication would therefore re quire aeromodeling World Championships ganizers years 1976 through 1978 conduct competitions accordance 1975 Sporting Code Bureau studied text CASI meeting minutes agreed decisions prohibit imple mentation Sporting Code changes made December 1975 ClAM Plenary Meeting except could properly defined safety changes mere clarifications existing rulescontinued July1976 71 FAI Minutes Bureau proceeded examine December 1975 ClAM changes speci fic applicability CASI decisions Note following descriptions Acceptable means December 1975 actions can ap plied because safety matters clarifications Unacceptable means De cember 1975 changes must delayed until 1979 after printing new Sporting Code Free Flight Indoor December 1975 changes regarding official flight steering acceptable Outdoor Rules changes 315 316 Attempts possibly acceptable since pertain collision glider models dur ing towing new wording made clarify permissible launching procedure re duce eliminate previous probability line tanglings crashes Change items re garding Classification unacceptable Control Line Aerobatics & Speed No changes made 1975 Sporting Code also 76-77 AMA rule book Team Race items unacceptable ex cept new item 14s regarding disqualification flagrant abuse race procedures ob vious safety problems Combat noted though World Championships has held category rules have approved such use World Championships imminent therefore CASI decisions should apply immediately Items 9e 12a c Safety Package acceptable since involve safety procedures during race Items 1 1b 12b 13a b 14 16 acceptable Records New class changes accep table monoline use speed records accep table since clarificationi 975 Sporting Code text does prohibit FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD No 2 Old Lyme CT 06371 ii Allen2 Arizona P1. HuntlnstonSta. NY 11748 Iii Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ace. lakewood OH 44107 iv J@ movie Jr. 219 Sissnandoeh Rd. Hampton VA 22361 v Bonny lenkina 3112 East Rainen Rd. Mentpltis TN 38118 vi ChrIs Metiuno 10132 Douglass Ct. St Ann MO 63074 vii Phil Kllntworth Jr. 718 Rutgers Rd. Rocitenter Ml 48063 viii Mark veleriun 2302 Pomeren Or. Houston TX 77065 IX Edwerd CollIns 4318 E utah P1. Osucer CO 80222 X Joe Norcross 4836 Went 123rd St. HswthOrns CA 90260 Xl Albert Grail Rt 1Box 165 Tsngent OR 97389 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins 21 Edison Perk Ouincy MA 02169 ii teen Pellet 30 Emerson Rd. Brookcllle Glen Heed NY 11545 iii Laird Jeckeon 523 Meedoobrook St Decide PA 19067 IV Ron McfJsliy6118 Bsrdu Ace. Springfield vA 22152 v Disk Heil 604 Box St. Athena AL 36611 vi Bob Burch 1442S Centrel Apt 4 Cicero IL 60660 vii Arthur Ade,iein 22454 Fairfax Tsyior Mi 48180 viii Cttsries Anantot 3730 Kiestcrsst Dallas TX 76233 IX Michael Teilman 3014 Exchange Wichits KS 67217 X Pete Brandt 420 5 CatMine Ace. Redontlo Bch. CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 920 240th SE Bothail WA 96011 Radio Control Aerobatics Acceptable items basis safety and/or clarification existing rules 1 9 12 13 other acceptable Note RC Aerobatics Subcommittee has re quested Bureau provide clarifica tion dead pass December 1976 Plenary Meeting agenda Pylon Racing No changes made 1975 Sporting Code Soaring Only 22 regarding clarification launching procedures improve safety provisions existing Sporting Code text acceptable other changes accep table Scale No applicable changes 1975 Sporting Code General Public Showing Scores Acceptable clarification Minimum Age Change 14 10 acceptable Subcommittee Appointments response question clarification Secretary Bureau agreed intent ClAM Internal Regulations re garding subcommittee appointments committee member per country al though chairman may appoint someone own country would con sidered duplication World Championship Preparations Control Line 1976 Netherlands Report Aarts delegate Bureau approved following officials Jury S Pimenoff Finland Aarts Netherlands 1 Bovo Italy Herzog Belgium reserve Acro batic judges Z Liska CSSR P Souliac France B Gialdini USA M Harvey UK J van Ommeren Netherlands W Andersson Sweden 1st reserve S Lindberg Finland 2nd reserve Team Race Jury P Freebey UK 0 Saffek CSSR DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Peal L Fencey 8 Osriotte Dr Andocer MA 01810 ii P1 Sobrino 8726 th St Woodhacep Oceans NY 11421 AC Fred Blackburn 9 6lus Spruce Lu Commach Li NY 11726 lii Ken Rebar Rd 1 Nazareth PA 16064 lEasti M Welsenbech 4566 W 146th St. Cleceland OH 44135 iWesti NC J Water 609 Forest Ross Lancaster OH 43130 West iv Warren Sanders Jr. 9736 52nd Ace college Fk. MD 20741 AC J Lawrence 12828 Woodutoch Dr. upper Marlboro MD 20670 v isuwn Petdue Kingston Or. AFO No 4 Athens TN 37303 vi Harry Murphy Jr. 3824 Oakwood Stud. Anderson iN 46011 AC 5015 vojelacek 7819 chautnut Ace. Woodridge iL 60615 vii John Start 421 Walnut Lu. Apple Vailey MN 66124 Went Waiter Hertung 14760 Kilbourne Detroit Mi 46213 lEast Viii John Daston 6012 Royal Dr. Ft Worth TX 76116 AC Larry Steuf laid 301 Wilson Crowlay TX 76036 IX James T Finley 6640 B Central Wichite KS 67206 NC Robert Arnett 2006 Kansas Great Bend KS 67530 X Myrtle Coed Rte Box 19 Lower Lake CA 96457 North Lue Folausky 268 iris Ace. Goleta CA 63017 South Xl Don Dodd 3406 Selnidere Ace. SW Seattle WA 96126 NC Donald Miller 34365 383rd St. Kent WA 96031 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD Doug Aiiradd 38 Summit Rd. Laxlngton MA 02173 ii Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr. Freehold NJ 07063 iii Data Brown 8534 Huddiaston Cincinnati OH 46238 iv George Hill 4106 Breezawood Lo. Annandale VA 22003 v Rhett Miller Sr. 3039 LakeshOre Dr. Tallahassee PL 32303 vi Bob Underwood 4109 Concord Oak Dr. St Louis MO 63126 vii PeterWaters 31219 Kandeil Uconle Mi 46164 Viii Dacid Hyde 6623 Boundbrook Ct Dallas TX 75321 IX Loran Tragelias 30036 Ecerart Wichita KS 67217 X Biii Northrap Jr 1106 Sgurgeoe Sante Ana CA 02701 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S 194th Seartle WA 98186 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 406 Ricer Rd. Terekebury MA 01876 ii Robert Ciemens 96 Shorewey Dr. Rochester NY 14612 iii Edward Wimr 1521 Sumndt St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Hurst Bowers 1649 Birch Rd. McLean vA 22101 V Las F Webster 1000 Sycamore Cl. Manchester TN 37355 Vi Frank batty 2666 Pontoon Rd. Granite City IL 62040 vii dead MeCuilough Bee 40 Monteaunre 60171 viii Johnny Cashurn 6506 Normendy Rd. Pt Worth TX 76112 IX Dean Copafand 7617 SewArd St. Otnehe NE 86114 X Frank Capen 7407 Denemore Ace Van Nuys CA 91406 Xi Earle Moorheed 2766 view pi S. Salem DR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDiNATOR Don Lindiey 420 TupelO Hepamlile iL 60640 E Meijer Netherlands B Lee USA 1st reserve H Sannes Sweden 2nd reserve Scale 1976 Sweden Report Jo hansson delegate Bureau approved judges follows Control Line T Aarts Chief Sheber USA Z Kalab CSSR E Coates UK H Steinhauer FDR R aement France reserve Radio Control D ThumpstonChief J Lewenstam Swe den S Zwahlen France 1 Weber USA J Carroll Ireland R Cizek CSSR reserve Jury S Pimenoff Finland H Ziegler Switzerland Johannson tSweden re serve Indoor 1976 United Kingdom Report P Freebey delegate Bureau approved Jury follows P Allnutt Canada T Aarts Netherlands Keynes UK A Herzog Belgium reserve RC Soaring 1977 5 Africa Report D Mackenzie delegate Jury will pro posed December 1976 Plenary Meeting procedure approved Bureau Firm dates March 28 through April 2 Basic Entry Fee approximately $168 US Site Air Force Base Pretoria Invitations pro mised mailed May 1 known terested parties national aero clubs possibility additional RC frequencies 72MHz noted possible charter flight Europe Mr Mackenzie also stated information government no visa application would denied connection participation World Championships Other Business World Championships Schedule Noting December 1975 Plenary Meeting re quested Bureau consider complete re view existing schedule relieve prob lems national aero clubs faced too events year technical secretary presented several proposals based 2- 3-year cycles After study Bureau ap proved modification 3-year proposals follows 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 CLGRCAFF0AsAsAs SCARCSCLCPerPerPer FF1SPARCP1976 19771978 CLG CL General Speed Aerobatics Team Race SCA Scale FF1 FF Indoor RCA RC Aerobatics RCS RC Soaring SPA Spacemodels FF0 FF Outdoor CLC CL Combat RCP RC Pylon Note 1976 1977 schedules agree currently approved World Champion ships no offer FF0 77 received ticipated Bureau agreed above proposal would submitted December 1976 Plenary Meeting approval noting continued page 80 EMERGENCY RULE TABLED FOR CL SLOW RAT Dick Hall Chmn CL Contest Board Control Line Contest Board Racing Advisory Committee have con sidering request emergency rule change limit engines Slow Rat event plain bearing types request prompted fact some modelers converting racing 40s 36s Slow Rat event feared Slow intent would violated safety problem might result expected creased speeds 72 Model Aviation Bold Pace Baiow indiceten dialeman Consent Beard matter first referred Rac ing Advisory Committee poll CLCB RAC taken determine general feeling advisability such change rules results informal poll showed CLCB favor change vote 4 3 4 abstained RAG tied 4 4 RAG members responded neither case strong indication 2/3 majority necessary ratifica tion emergency rule change would reached CLCB rule change came formal finai vote Further investigations reveal experi ments have already confirmed sleeve bearings can fitted modified AOs very little loss performance fore apparent rule change allow plain bearings would serve little purpose Therefore chairman CLCB cannot concur such rule change Further consid eration emergency rule changes Slow Rat can thus based new much stronger evidence change nec essary change formulated workable will serve useful purpose FOUR FF TEAM FINALS SITES BEING LOOKED INTO Flying sites Pensacola Fla Hutchinson Kans Lake Charles La Blame Minn being investigated 1977 FF Team Program Site Committee headed Bob Sifleet possibilities Team Finals over Labor Day weekend year according FF Team Selection Committee Chairman Bob Stalick word came before re sults FAI ClAM Bureau officers meet ing knownreported elsewhere issueand known written whether proposed scheduling World Championships will have effect current team selection planning another subject Stalick indicates Procedural Manual slated development suggestions ideas exper iences needed What committee has mind develop manual could used future officials Outdoor FAI Team Selection Programsincluding Semi Finals directors Team Finals directors pro gram managers team members Input needed Send Program Committee Chair man Bob Stalick 1120 Shady Lane Albany Oregon 97321 CATHY BURNSTINE JOINS US CL SCALE TEAM Mike Stott earned place 1976 US Control Line Scale World Cham pionships Team together Mike Gretz Ralph Burnstine has withdrawn due expectations new Stott family member same time World Championships Cathy Burnstine first alternate has se lected replace him resulting co-ed team father-daughter members Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control slated Sweden june 18-25 US RC Scale Team comprised John Roth Steve Sauger Bob Underwood Bob Wischer reigning RC Scale World Champ will competing individual 9019992 19970 19948 19926 19904 1938219860 19838 19816 19794 CL SPEED CHART OMISSION9119772 19751 19729 19707 19686 1966419643 19621 19600 19579 9219557195361951519494194731945219431194101938919368 youre CL Speed flyer try avoid going between 17993 mph and9319347193261930619285192641924419223192031918219162 9419141191211910119080190601904019020190001898018960 20014 mphbecause dont speed chart 1976-77 rule book wont much good youll clip out missing part chart 95 13940 18920 18900 18880 18860 18841 18821 18801 18782 18762 96 18743 18723 18704 18684 18665 18645 18626 18607 18588 18568 printed next paragraph nine-second range stick 97 18549 18530 18511 18492 18473 18454 18435 18416 18398 18379 rule book page 20 youll good shape Sorry error9818360 18341 18323 18304 18285 18267 18248 18230 18211 18193 9918175 18156 18138 18120 18101 18083 18065 18047 18026 18011 t S 5 52 ~ diagram Springfield Ohio Airport Hardy Brodersen FF Category CaDirector shows relationship FF RC Soaring launch areas Nats Spring field HO areathe latter detailed larger lower RH corner FF RC Soaring Nuts events will flown Springfield CL RC Scale SAM Old-Timer Nats Wright Field Indoor events Columbus Nats dates August I-S Entry forms available AMA HO Please send pre-addressed stamped envelope July1976 73