COMPETITION NEWSLETTER ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood following information pictures sent following EAA Air Acad emy held Frederick MD January 28 1989 have told about wonderful program column special article de tailing first pilot program series can found July 1988 issue Model Aviation Please consider program club activity Either Chuck Larsen EAA Oshkosh can provide information LTC Robert J Swanson Civil Air Pa trol recounts experiences Virginia Wing members Virginia Wing Members Attend EAA Air Academy Burke VA Four cadets two seniors Old Dominion Composite Squadron e Virginia Wing attended Experi mental Aircraft Association EAA Air Acad emy 28 January 1989 Frederick MD spent day accomplishing four super vised aircraft building projects Cadets Capt Jean Parmiter Lt Greg Pick ette AiC Heather Nick AiC Lori Rags dalI accompanied LTC Robert Swan son lit Sheila Swanson Freder ick Municipal Airport EAA Frederick Community College Academy Model Aeronautics AMA jointly sponsored 0830-to-1700-hours SatContinued page 134 National Records No new National Records have pro cessed during month February 1989 Two US FAI Team Finals Coming Dayton Scale Helicopter Helicopter The US FAI RC Helicopter team finals will held Dayton OH June 34 1989 June 5 rain date site will Deweese Park $50 entry fee payable AMA HQ must post marked later May 3 1989 After date will possible enter site up hour before advertised starting time meet paying Contest Di rector late entry fee $100 Mark Wilson scheduled CD phone num ber 513 299-2384 Refund requests will considered after June 9 1989 entrants must have current AMA licen ses must have satisfied qualifying cri teria must have 1989 FAI Competi tion Stamp available AMA HQ $10 Scale The US FAI Scale team selection event both RC CL will held Au gust 17-19 1989 City Dayton Model Airplane Flying Field Dayton OH en try fee $50 per event payable AMA postmark deadline advance entry July 15 1989 After date will possible enter site late entry fee will $75 participant must have 1989 AMA license FAI Competition Stamp available AMA $10 No refund re quests will considered after August 25 1989 US FAI RC Aerobatics Team Selection Finals Set 1989 Masters Tournament site has set Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL 34 miles Pensacola FL June 15-18 1989 host club Northwest Florida Radio Control Modelers field has two paved runways 4000 ft long small contingent US Navy per sonnel live installation will enable contestants officials park mo tor homes overnight facility practice fields available both Gulf Shores Pensacola Finals competitors must send $100 en try fee AMA HQ no later May 31 1989 On-site entries will accepted contestants must have current AMA licens es FAI competition stamps latter available AMA HQ $10 No re fund requests will accepted after June 23 1989 1990 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program Any current AMA member has pur chased 1989 FAI competition stamp eligi ble enter team finals selection meet entry fee $100 per entrant payable AMA HQ Attn Competition Dpartment prior August 1 1989 late entry fee total ing $125 may accepted finals site prior processing first flight re quests refunds must submitted prior September 30 1989 finals site still undetermined dates September 2-3 1989 Sep tember 4 rain date hoped club Midwest area will submit pro posal host meet see notice April 1988 Competition Newsletter page 123 Three competitors will selected finals represent US 1990 CL World Championships FAI rules effect during 1988 world championships will used exception AMA scoring technique 10-40 points/maneuver plus Pat tern points will employed Competitors will fly four flights first day eight contestants having highest total scores three flights will fly four flights Continued page 134 Clubs Attention Free Awards Radios Available Airtronics Inc offering free awards club contests competitions during 1989 Simply write Airtronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 request Lee Re naud Memorial Awards Include descrip tion clubs activity date will held will receive Olympic-type necklace medals first through third places no charge may awarded separate event combination other prizes Upon completion club event send name address home telephone number winner Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 win ner will entered sweepstakes draw ing opportunity win complete Airtronics radio donated memorial Lee Renaud founder Airtronics Inc May1989 133 AMA RC Transmitter Checks 1989 Modelers may have RC transmit ters examined AMAs frequencychecking program 1989 Nats following trade shows other events 1989 April 7-9 35th Annual Toledo Expo Toledo OH April 20-30 IMS South Atlanta GA June 3-4 MARC Show Baltimore MD July 15-23 AMA Nats Tn-Cities WA October Chicago Model Hobby Show Chicago IL RCHTA Civil Air Patrol cadets review successful con structIon flip glider provided AMA EAA Air Academy Cadets L-R Lt Greg Pickette AiC Lan Ragsdall AiC Heather Nick Capt Jean Parmiter Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 CL Aerobatics Prgm ig next day total best three flights determine final placement further information contact FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee Chairman Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ct E Spanaway WA 98387-6714 Teehnlcal Director ctid urday academy During academy videotapes explain ing interests activities EAA AMA shown Aircraft building proj ects supervised attendee individually built full-size working turnand-slip indicator 30-in balsa wing rib 10-in sample styrofoam wing exten sively sanded superglue-bonded light weight flying glider Cleanliness cut edge plas tic tubing used hold mineral oil turn slip indicator either determined leak-fastness instrument re sulted spreading oil slick around cadets uniform pocket less-than leakproof instrument tucked away pocket trip home High winds airport gliderlaunch time produced record-setting flights two dimensions less-thanaeronautically-balanced aircraft flights extremely short landings extra hard damage nearly beyond repair balanced high fliers success tempered frustration seeing gliders sail up hangar rooftop level float just Continued page 136 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF J m Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave SI Louis MO 63119 Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085VII events except RC entlm DIstrict except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 86th St Woodhaven Oxeens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3625 E tone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 MIchigan Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 EssI RC Wayne Yeager 38235 castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weisenbach 4568W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgls. Ml 48077 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741VIII Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554lx Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106X RoIf Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joaeph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Hulmax Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii RC SoarIng Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Darien IL sossaxl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St. Sasttle WA 98178 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98186 60004RC Pylon & Soaring attern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chaimian Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45235 IV Don Srsll 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Marlin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706266th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 3021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31126 Rainas Rd. Memphia TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Searl 52 Leogholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 15610 V David PIeS 6940 NW 15th Plantation FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 It Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4880 Layhigh Rd. Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 890 San Joan Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chillon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mat 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW. Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange Ave Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bisckoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 573 LIvermore CA 84550 Xl John Thompson 1805 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vt Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overt Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80994 X Joe Norcross P0 Boa 60 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland PO Boa 55564 Omaha NE 68156-0664 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 lx Byron Blakestee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedelis CO 80135 X Robert Slift PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervtlte IL 60540 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 407 Aubrey Rd. Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 18th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member cenlral Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chathem Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Boa 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 III R Nessatbreck 6320 8luaberry NIII Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tom Miller 5020 Archdale Rd. Pfetttxwn NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Denvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway Pt Red Benk NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Sakoonerd cdx WaS Schoonard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 It Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latshe 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Tetlord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Perk GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sew Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 lit Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tultahoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 lx Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crulcher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92960 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51. Kent WA 96042 Vt Bxb Bellxomivi 129 College Perk Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Ctovd Saline KS 674013206 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsman Rd Calebasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Vt Jim Geger 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Ashbury P1 Lekewood CO 80228 x Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Viselix CA 93277-9757 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 21 8th Ave 0 B B Bxnney Lake WA 96390 Vt Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Patos Park IL 60464 VI Al Scidmore 5013 Domett Dr Madison WI 63711 Vtft Pancho Morris 2715 Eaxtbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Kreinock 3210 Derby Ct #102 Simi Valley CA 93063 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo Napervitie IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther RI 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitteet RD 3 Boa 56 Gtenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tameriak Lx. Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spenewey WA 963874714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguxon Viselie CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High SI Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Asp ectors joint AMAIIMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy per form task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District ViIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 707/448-4659 John F Rapillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ NATIONAL FUN FLY WRIGHT/PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE JUNE 10-11 1989 Flying opens 10 am day 6 pm Saturday 5 pm Sunday. WiTH PLENTY OF FLYING SPACELoop Road will blocked off RC runway Area B plus adjacent Control Line circles Therell frequency control transmitter check operations model display area set aside show workmanship swap shop bring articles sale trade concessions sanitary services much Alternate field OLD TIMER SAM fliers SAILPLANES! Youll find winches Sailplane fliers Twin Towers area park Maps alternate sites will supplied Wright/Patterson [he AMA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday night will held either Al Museum turnout high Iloliday Inn 0111 ligluway 675 NEARBY DAYTON MOTELS Crossroads America 845 East National Road Vandalia 011 45377/5 13 898-5871 layton Motor Lodge 1639 Keowee Street Layton 011 45404/5 13 222-5518 Econolodge 2221 Wagoner Ford Road 1ayton OIl 45414/5 13 278-1500 8 Inn layton 1891 llarshman Road layton Oil 45424/513 236-8083 Holiday Inn South ask Shaw Sidener 2455 Drydeui Road Moraine OH 45439/513 294-1471 holiday Inn North 2301 Wagoner Ford Road Dayton 011 4541 4/513 278-4761 Dayton Marriott hotel 1414 South Patterson Boulevard Dayton OH 45409/513 223-1000 Plaza Motel 1728 Stanley Avenue Dayton 011 45404 513 2241266 Radisson Inn Dayton 2401 Needmore Road Dayton OH 45414/513 278-5711 Residence Inn North 7070 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 454 14/5 13 898-7764 Rodeway Inn 7575 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 45414/ 513 454-0550 Royal NIotel 1450 North Keowee Street Dayton OIl 45405/513 2249636 L-K Motel 7911 lirandt like layton 011 45424/ 513 236-9361 SAILPLANE NOTE F3B omitted entry form OFFICIAL event enter use entry form adding $2000 fee sore identify frequency flown write F3B WOW FLOAT FLY 89 NATS Host volunteers have agreed run fun event weve located topnotch place fly! Watch pages information BUT plan now bring favorite SEABIRD NATS AND MORE UNOFFICIAL EVENTS 15 Carrier Sportsman Carrier Saturday July 22 Slope Soaring Cross Country Hand Launch Sailplane AMA Vintage rule book event no 701Sunday July 16 Old Time StuntMonday July 17 21 Sport SpeedMonday luly 17 Northwest Sport Race/Tuesday July 18 Northwest Super Sport Race INDOOR FLIERS! BULLETIN! 146-foot ceiling Thats high up Kibbe Dome Moscow Idaho Indoor events Additionally Indoor team trials may held nuaking normal two-day three-day IN DOOR SUPER MEET NATS entry forms Tn-Cities information has mailed 1988 NATS contestants AMA clubs hobby shops Northwest requested info kits Additional requests beiiug filled weekly basis need entry form alone send SASE busiiuess size AMA HQ INDEX 1un-Fly Jate Change Luitry Iorms Schedule Events Unofficial Events April page 1 25 February page 135 March page 129 April page 125 Z40 1989 NATS TRI-CITIES WASHINGTON JULY 15-23 1989 May1989 135 Technical Director contineed long enough make perfect landings top hangars LIC Swanson C/Capt Parmiter tying records number crashes extent damage gliders C/Lt Pick ette clearly superior builder achieved over 10 successful launches no damage glider Lt Swansons glider smooth graceful flight spent remainder day han gar roof Cadets Nick Ragsdall after ob serving results earlier flights de cided put gliders vehicle used get academy take home untriedbut also undamaged january 1989 issue Sport Aviation Experimental Aircraft Associations publica tion made its way member number 263520 Thats An article prepared Tony Bingelis caught attention read realized reading some thing could well required reading model airplane drivers well title Flight Testing Homebuilts Mr Bingelis provides comprehen sive guide article Most con cerns can applied model builders important factor centers around impati ence desire get air quickly possible youve around few planes know significance concern course case full-scale plane ramifications rushing can far tragic following few paragraphs Ill para phrase number Mr Bingelis ideas subject flight testing consid eration applying next model 1 Select good airport flying site field good place test new model Con sider runways surrounding terrain place put model down emergency Perhaps first flight would better flown another field 2 Select test pilot may good flier might best person test hop new bird some persons especially true model repre sents vast amounts time construc tion tend become emotionally volved bird literally comes part us some persons fly creation would like doctor operat ing himselfnot wisest choice 3 Complete last-minute readiness spection Can too careful Never models have lost early flight because bolt tightened control surface checked proper direction movement suggested shouldnt just look should touch twist pull tug everything Have some else too once yourself allowing period time elapse between checks Its like adding col umn numbers proofreading right after youve finished writing youll probably make same mistake again 4 Weight balance calculations models have fluttered skyward CG slightly aft disaster Remember guy said almost balances tank full wonder what model hes go ing build next 5 Engine operation assuming its pow ered model Check elements carefully Are vent lines correct tank Are nuts bolts tight Have run engine enough preclude flameout about idle setting theres cowl ing have adequate airflow cool ing and/or access adjustments 6 The control system often have seen model crush due aileron crosscontrol right aileron really right Stand behind model check proper function surfaces Check see surfaces move freely Often good fit 680 basement temperature becomes bind ing surface sunlight 900 move move Ah Theres rub 7 Taxi test Spend some time getting used seeing what happens runway Does model track well Does engine transition well idle high throttle notice serious torque effect Ah temptation great runway left unused fades nothing model airborne What next Lets hope have exercised cau tion final construction steps flight preparation rush culminat ing point risky have plastic bag pieces hangs over workbench contains parts third RC model Bless its wooden heart succumbed hasty urging its maker never opportunity long savor beauty flight Now parts serve remind isnt absolutely vital new crea tion has fly today Tomorrowfollowing careful checkis far better heres last thought under heading good news/bad news good news following years being lost model has returned home During Nats Westover AFB Chicopee MA beautiful Scale model Windecker Eagle built Ralph Jackson stolen van First flown early Seventies model winner World Championship competition Nats Needless say Ralph mourned Eagles loss End act Act two began late 1988 modeler Murray Fox Wethersfield CT bought some planes Thrown deal slick white model ultimately triggered memories Murrays mind Digging through old pictures taken during static judging Chicopee Nats dis covered Windecker shot rest history no problem getting Ralph Eagle together re union took place WRAMS New York show February 28 bad news Whoever model kicked around several years must have done just bruises bumps bends havent destroyed model Ralph will have hours work put back its original shape case big Well done Thank Murray Fox Nuff now SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will peesent time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas o criticisms AMA roles poucHes affect competitors Wheo issue has two sides CN will euideavor print viewpoints have heen submitted withion limits available space onIque ness conslroctiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropriateness poblication of matters oecessity rest solely publisher thooghts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA offices pobtisher vhoold note publication roles-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific peoposal has presented contest Board Esecotive Council appeopriate committee soch action iv responsibility anther anyone else interested obtaioiog official action x 0 m 0 Results Reward Speaking Out 0 U item taken October 1988 issue WHAM Helipad Robert Sims editor RMcM X The scene pilots judges meeto ing recent RC Helicopter contest An mFAI contestant working major Heli com pany raised certain concerns about judg o ing specific maneuvers Someone U another company felt conversation . about business about regs pilot meeting discussion clearly Robert Sims appropriately about regs may have motivated partly biz thats OK anything fosters reasonable dis cussion regulations serves purpose fostering improvement pilots meeting case example complaint led historic verbal ex change manufacturer present serted should cadre trained qualified judges FAI head US Helicopter Contest Board agreed challenged two manufactur ers present make possible through some modest funding agreed agreement produces action could lay foundation quasiprofessional group judges would crease quality FAI judging inspire progress AMA Novice Intermedi ate categories too happened public discus sion during pilots meeting So have concern voice other hand its important carry too far request gets turned down dont disrupt meeting contest Either swallow discuss prudently others present file protest specified manner Speaking out requires care SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 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COMPETITION NEWSLETTER ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood following information pictures sent following EAA Air Acad emy held Frederick MD January 28 1989 have told about wonderful program column special article de tailing first pilot program series can found July 1988 issue Model Aviation Please consider program club activity Either Chuck Larsen EAA Oshkosh can provide information LTC Robert J Swanson Civil Air Pa trol recounts experiences Virginia Wing members Virginia Wing Members Attend EAA Air Academy Burke VA Four cadets two seniors Old Dominion Composite Squadron e Virginia Wing attended Experi mental Aircraft Association EAA Air Acad emy 28 January 1989 Frederick MD spent day accomplishing four super vised aircraft building projects Cadets Capt Jean Parmiter Lt Greg Pick ette AiC Heather Nick AiC Lori Rags dalI accompanied LTC Robert Swan son lit Sheila Swanson Freder ick Municipal Airport EAA Frederick Community College Academy Model Aeronautics AMA jointly sponsored 0830-to-1700-hours SatContinued page 134 National Records No new National Records have pro cessed during month February 1989 Two US FAI Team Finals Coming Dayton Scale Helicopter Helicopter The US FAI RC Helicopter team finals will held Dayton OH June 34 1989 June 5 rain date site will Deweese Park $50 entry fee payable AMA HQ must post marked later May 3 1989 After date will possible enter site up hour before advertised starting time meet paying Contest Di rector late entry fee $100 Mark Wilson scheduled CD phone num ber 513 299-2384 Refund requests will considered after June 9 1989 entrants must have current AMA licen ses must have satisfied qualifying cri teria must have 1989 FAI Competi tion Stamp available AMA HQ $10 Scale The US FAI Scale team selection event both RC CL will held Au gust 17-19 1989 City Dayton Model Airplane Flying Field Dayton OH en try fee $50 per event payable AMA postmark deadline advance entry July 15 1989 After date will possible enter site late entry fee will $75 participant must have 1989 AMA license FAI Competition Stamp available AMA $10 No refund re quests will considered after August 25 1989 US FAI RC Aerobatics Team Selection Finals Set 1989 Masters Tournament site has set Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL 34 miles Pensacola FL June 15-18 1989 host club Northwest Florida Radio Control Modelers field has two paved runways 4000 ft long small contingent US Navy per sonnel live installation will enable contestants officials park mo tor homes overnight facility practice fields available both Gulf Shores Pensacola Finals competitors must send $100 en try fee AMA HQ no later May 31 1989 On-site entries will accepted contestants must have current AMA licens es FAI competition stamps latter available AMA HQ $10 No re fund requests will accepted after June 23 1989 1990 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program Any current AMA member has pur chased 1989 FAI competition stamp eligi ble enter team finals selection meet entry fee $100 per entrant payable AMA HQ Attn Competition Dpartment prior August 1 1989 late entry fee total ing $125 may accepted finals site prior processing first flight re quests refunds must submitted prior September 30 1989 finals site still undetermined dates September 2-3 1989 Sep tember 4 rain date hoped club Midwest area will submit pro posal host meet see notice April 1988 Competition Newsletter page 123 Three competitors will selected finals represent US 1990 CL World Championships FAI rules effect during 1988 world championships will used exception AMA scoring technique 10-40 points/maneuver plus Pat tern points will employed Competitors will fly four flights first day eight contestants having highest total scores three flights will fly four flights Continued page 134 Clubs Attention Free Awards Radios Available Airtronics Inc offering free awards club contests competitions during 1989 Simply write Airtronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 request Lee Re naud Memorial Awards Include descrip tion clubs activity date will held will receive Olympic-type necklace medals first through third places no charge may awarded separate event combination other prizes Upon completion club event send name address home telephone number winner Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 win ner will entered sweepstakes draw ing opportunity win complete Airtronics radio donated memorial Lee Renaud founder Airtronics Inc May1989 133 AMA RC Transmitter Checks 1989 Modelers may have RC transmit ters examined AMAs frequencychecking program 1989 Nats following trade shows other events 1989 April 7-9 35th Annual Toledo Expo Toledo OH April 20-30 IMS South Atlanta GA June 3-4 MARC Show Baltimore MD July 15-23 AMA Nats Tn-Cities WA October Chicago Model Hobby Show Chicago IL RCHTA Civil Air Patrol cadets review successful con structIon flip glider provided AMA EAA Air Academy Cadets L-R Lt Greg Pickette AiC Lan Ragsdall AiC Heather Nick Capt Jean Parmiter Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 CL Aerobatics Prgm ig next day total best three flights determine final placement further information contact FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee Chairman Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ct E Spanaway WA 98387-6714 Teehnlcal Director ctid urday academy During academy videotapes explain ing interests activities EAA AMA shown Aircraft building proj ects supervised attendee individually built full-size working turnand-slip indicator 30-in balsa wing rib 10-in sample styrofoam wing exten sively sanded superglue-bonded light weight flying glider Cleanliness cut edge plas tic tubing used hold mineral oil turn slip indicator either determined leak-fastness instrument re sulted spreading oil slick around cadets uniform pocket less-than leakproof instrument tucked away pocket trip home High winds airport gliderlaunch time produced record-setting flights two dimensions less-thanaeronautically-balanced aircraft flights extremely short landings extra hard damage nearly beyond repair balanced high fliers success tempered frustration seeing gliders sail up hangar rooftop level float just Continued page 136 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF J m Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave SI Louis MO 63119 Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085VII events except RC entlm DIstrict except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 86th St Woodhaven Oxeens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3625 E tone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 MIchigan Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 EssI RC Wayne Yeager 38235 castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weisenbach 4568W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgls. Ml 48077 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741VIII Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554lx Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106X RoIf Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joaeph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Hulmax Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii RC SoarIng Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Darien IL sossaxl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St. Sasttle WA 98178 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98186 60004RC Pylon & Soaring attern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chaimian Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45235 IV Don Srsll 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Marlin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706266th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 3021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31126 Rainas Rd. Memphia TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Searl 52 Leogholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 15610 V David PIeS 6940 NW 15th Plantation FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 It Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4880 Layhigh Rd. Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 890 San Joan Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chillon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mat 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW. Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange Ave Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bisckoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 573 LIvermore CA 84550 Xl John Thompson 1805 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vt Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overt Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80994 X Joe Norcross P0 Boa 60 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland PO Boa 55564 Omaha NE 68156-0664 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 lx Byron Blakestee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedelis CO 80135 X Robert Slift PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervtlte IL 60540 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 407 Aubrey Rd. Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 18th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member cenlral Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chathem Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Boa 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 III R Nessatbreck 6320 8luaberry NIII Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tom Miller 5020 Archdale Rd. Pfetttxwn NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Denvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway Pt Red Benk NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Sakoonerd cdx WaS Schoonard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 It Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latshe 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Tetlord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Perk GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sew Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 lit Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tultahoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 lx Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crulcher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92960 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51. Kent WA 96042 Vt Bxb Bellxomivi 129 College Perk Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Ctovd Saline KS 674013206 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsman Rd Calebasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Vt Jim Geger 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Ashbury P1 Lekewood CO 80228 x Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Viselix CA 93277-9757 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 21 8th Ave 0 B B Bxnney Lake WA 96390 Vt Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Patos Park IL 60464 VI Al Scidmore 5013 Domett Dr Madison WI 63711 Vtft Pancho Morris 2715 Eaxtbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Kreinock 3210 Derby Ct #102 Simi Valley CA 93063 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo Napervitie IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther RI 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitteet RD 3 Boa 56 Gtenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tameriak Lx. Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spenewey WA 963874714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguxon Viselie CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High SI Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Asp ectors joint AMAIIMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy per form task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District ViIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 707/448-4659 John F Rapillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ NATIONAL FUN FLY WRIGHT/PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE JUNE 10-11 1989 Flying opens 10 am day 6 pm Saturday 5 pm Sunday. WiTH PLENTY OF FLYING SPACELoop Road will blocked off RC runway Area B plus adjacent Control Line circles Therell frequency control transmitter check operations model display area set aside show workmanship swap shop bring articles sale trade concessions sanitary services much Alternate field OLD TIMER SAM fliers SAILPLANES! Youll find winches Sailplane fliers Twin Towers area park Maps alternate sites will supplied Wright/Patterson [he AMA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday night will held either Al Museum turnout high Iloliday Inn 0111 ligluway 675 NEARBY DAYTON MOTELS Crossroads America 845 East National Road Vandalia 011 45377/5 13 898-5871 layton Motor Lodge 1639 Keowee Street Layton 011 45404/5 13 222-5518 Econolodge 2221 Wagoner Ford Road 1ayton OIl 45414/5 13 278-1500 8 Inn layton 1891 llarshman Road layton Oil 45424/513 236-8083 Holiday Inn South ask Shaw Sidener 2455 Drydeui Road Moraine OH 45439/513 294-1471 holiday Inn North 2301 Wagoner Ford Road Dayton 011 4541 4/513 278-4761 Dayton Marriott hotel 1414 South Patterson Boulevard Dayton OH 45409/513 223-1000 Plaza Motel 1728 Stanley Avenue Dayton 011 45404 513 2241266 Radisson Inn Dayton 2401 Needmore Road Dayton OH 45414/513 278-5711 Residence Inn North 7070 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 454 14/5 13 898-7764 Rodeway Inn 7575 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 45414/ 513 454-0550 Royal NIotel 1450 North Keowee Street Dayton OIl 45405/513 2249636 L-K Motel 7911 lirandt like layton 011 45424/ 513 236-9361 SAILPLANE NOTE F3B omitted entry form OFFICIAL event enter use entry form adding $2000 fee sore identify frequency flown write F3B WOW FLOAT FLY 89 NATS Host volunteers have agreed run fun event weve located topnotch place fly! Watch pages information BUT plan now bring favorite SEABIRD NATS AND MORE UNOFFICIAL EVENTS 15 Carrier Sportsman Carrier Saturday July 22 Slope Soaring Cross Country Hand Launch Sailplane AMA Vintage rule book event no 701Sunday July 16 Old Time StuntMonday July 17 21 Sport SpeedMonday luly 17 Northwest Sport Race/Tuesday July 18 Northwest Super Sport Race INDOOR FLIERS! BULLETIN! 146-foot ceiling Thats high up Kibbe Dome Moscow Idaho Indoor events Additionally Indoor team trials may held nuaking normal two-day three-day IN DOOR SUPER MEET NATS entry forms Tn-Cities information has mailed 1988 NATS contestants AMA clubs hobby shops Northwest requested info kits Additional requests beiiug filled weekly basis need entry form alone send SASE busiiuess size AMA HQ INDEX 1un-Fly Jate Change Luitry Iorms Schedule Events Unofficial Events April page 1 25 February page 135 March page 129 April page 125 Z40 1989 NATS TRI-CITIES WASHINGTON JULY 15-23 1989 May1989 135 Technical Director contineed long enough make perfect landings top hangars LIC Swanson C/Capt Parmiter tying records number crashes extent damage gliders C/Lt Pick ette clearly superior builder achieved over 10 successful launches no damage glider Lt Swansons glider smooth graceful flight spent remainder day han gar roof Cadets Nick Ragsdall after ob serving results earlier flights de cided put gliders vehicle used get academy take home untriedbut also undamaged january 1989 issue Sport Aviation Experimental Aircraft Associations publica tion made its way member number 263520 Thats An article prepared Tony Bingelis caught attention read realized reading some thing could well required reading model airplane drivers well title Flight Testing Homebuilts Mr Bingelis provides comprehen sive guide article Most con cerns can applied model builders important factor centers around impati ence desire get air quickly possible youve around few planes know significance concern course case full-scale plane ramifications rushing can far tragic following few paragraphs Ill para phrase number Mr Bingelis ideas subject flight testing consid eration applying next model 1 Select good airport flying site field good place test new model Con sider runways surrounding terrain place put model down emergency Perhaps first flight would better flown another field 2 Select test pilot may good flier might best person test hop new bird some persons especially true model repre sents vast amounts time construc tion tend become emotionally volved bird literally comes part us some persons fly creation would like doctor operat ing himselfnot wisest choice 3 Complete last-minute readiness spection Can too careful Never models have lost early flight because bolt tightened control surface checked proper direction movement suggested shouldnt just look should touch twist pull tug everything Have some else too once yourself allowing period time elapse between checks Its like adding col umn numbers proofreading right after youve finished writing youll probably make same mistake again 4 Weight balance calculations models have fluttered skyward CG slightly aft disaster Remember guy said almost balances tank full wonder what model hes go ing build next 5 Engine operation assuming its pow ered model Check elements carefully Are vent lines correct tank Are nuts bolts tight Have run engine enough preclude flameout about idle setting theres cowl ing have adequate airflow cool ing and/or access adjustments 6 The control system often have seen model crush due aileron crosscontrol right aileron really right Stand behind model check proper function surfaces Check see surfaces move freely Often good fit 680 basement temperature becomes bind ing surface sunlight 900 move move Ah Theres rub 7 Taxi test Spend some time getting used seeing what happens runway Does model track well Does engine transition well idle high throttle notice serious torque effect Ah temptation great runway left unused fades nothing model airborne What next Lets hope have exercised cau tion final construction steps flight preparation rush culminat ing point risky have plastic bag pieces hangs over workbench contains parts third RC model Bless its wooden heart succumbed hasty urging its maker never opportunity long savor beauty flight Now parts serve remind isnt absolutely vital new crea tion has fly today Tomorrowfollowing careful checkis far better heres last thought under heading good news/bad news good news following years being lost model has returned home During Nats Westover AFB Chicopee MA beautiful Scale model Windecker Eagle built Ralph Jackson stolen van First flown early Seventies model winner World Championship competition Nats Needless say Ralph mourned Eagles loss End act Act two began late 1988 modeler Murray Fox Wethersfield CT bought some planes Thrown deal slick white model ultimately triggered memories Murrays mind Digging through old pictures taken during static judging Chicopee Nats dis covered Windecker shot rest history no problem getting Ralph Eagle together re union took place WRAMS New York show February 28 bad news Whoever model kicked around several years must have done just bruises bumps bends havent destroyed model Ralph will have hours work put back its original shape case big Well done Thank Murray Fox Nuff now SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will peesent time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas o criticisms AMA roles poucHes affect competitors Wheo issue has two sides CN will euideavor print viewpoints have heen submitted withion limits available space onIque ness conslroctiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropriateness poblication of matters oecessity rest solely publisher thooghts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA offices pobtisher vhoold note publication roles-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific peoposal has presented contest Board Esecotive Council appeopriate committee soch action iv responsibility anther anyone else interested obtaioiog official action x 0 m 0 Results Reward Speaking Out 0 U item taken October 1988 issue WHAM Helipad Robert Sims editor RMcM X The scene pilots judges meeto ing recent RC Helicopter contest An mFAI contestant working major Heli com pany raised certain concerns about judg o ing specific maneuvers Someone U another company felt conversation . about business about regs pilot meeting discussion clearly Robert Sims appropriately about regs may have motivated partly biz thats OK anything fosters reasonable dis cussion regulations serves purpose fostering improvement pilots meeting case example complaint led historic verbal ex change manufacturer present serted should cadre trained qualified judges FAI head US Helicopter Contest Board agreed challenged two manufactur ers present make possible through some modest funding agreed agreement produces action could lay foundation quasiprofessional group judges would crease quality FAI judging inspire progress AMA Novice Intermedi ate categories too happened public discus sion during pilots meeting So have concern voice other hand its important carry too far request gets turned down dont disrupt meeting contest Either swallow discuss prudently others present file protest specified manner Speaking out requires care SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
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COMPETITION NEWSLETTER ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood following information pictures sent following EAA Air Acad emy held Frederick MD January 28 1989 have told about wonderful program column special article de tailing first pilot program series can found July 1988 issue Model Aviation Please consider program club activity Either Chuck Larsen EAA Oshkosh can provide information LTC Robert J Swanson Civil Air Pa trol recounts experiences Virginia Wing members Virginia Wing Members Attend EAA Air Academy Burke VA Four cadets two seniors Old Dominion Composite Squadron e Virginia Wing attended Experi mental Aircraft Association EAA Air Acad emy 28 January 1989 Frederick MD spent day accomplishing four super vised aircraft building projects Cadets Capt Jean Parmiter Lt Greg Pick ette AiC Heather Nick AiC Lori Rags dalI accompanied LTC Robert Swan son lit Sheila Swanson Freder ick Municipal Airport EAA Frederick Community College Academy Model Aeronautics AMA jointly sponsored 0830-to-1700-hours SatContinued page 134 National Records No new National Records have pro cessed during month February 1989 Two US FAI Team Finals Coming Dayton Scale Helicopter Helicopter The US FAI RC Helicopter team finals will held Dayton OH June 34 1989 June 5 rain date site will Deweese Park $50 entry fee payable AMA HQ must post marked later May 3 1989 After date will possible enter site up hour before advertised starting time meet paying Contest Di rector late entry fee $100 Mark Wilson scheduled CD phone num ber 513 299-2384 Refund requests will considered after June 9 1989 entrants must have current AMA licen ses must have satisfied qualifying cri teria must have 1989 FAI Competi tion Stamp available AMA HQ $10 Scale The US FAI Scale team selection event both RC CL will held Au gust 17-19 1989 City Dayton Model Airplane Flying Field Dayton OH en try fee $50 per event payable AMA postmark deadline advance entry July 15 1989 After date will possible enter site late entry fee will $75 participant must have 1989 AMA license FAI Competition Stamp available AMA $10 No refund re quests will considered after August 25 1989 US FAI RC Aerobatics Team Selection Finals Set 1989 Masters Tournament site has set Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL 34 miles Pensacola FL June 15-18 1989 host club Northwest Florida Radio Control Modelers field has two paved runways 4000 ft long small contingent US Navy per sonnel live installation will enable contestants officials park mo tor homes overnight facility practice fields available both Gulf Shores Pensacola Finals competitors must send $100 en try fee AMA HQ no later May 31 1989 On-site entries will accepted contestants must have current AMA licens es FAI competition stamps latter available AMA HQ $10 No re fund requests will accepted after June 23 1989 1990 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program Any current AMA member has pur chased 1989 FAI competition stamp eligi ble enter team finals selection meet entry fee $100 per entrant payable AMA HQ Attn Competition Dpartment prior August 1 1989 late entry fee total ing $125 may accepted finals site prior processing first flight re quests refunds must submitted prior September 30 1989 finals site still undetermined dates September 2-3 1989 Sep tember 4 rain date hoped club Midwest area will submit pro posal host meet see notice April 1988 Competition Newsletter page 123 Three competitors will selected finals represent US 1990 CL World Championships FAI rules effect during 1988 world championships will used exception AMA scoring technique 10-40 points/maneuver plus Pat tern points will employed Competitors will fly four flights first day eight contestants having highest total scores three flights will fly four flights Continued page 134 Clubs Attention Free Awards Radios Available Airtronics Inc offering free awards club contests competitions during 1989 Simply write Airtronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 request Lee Re naud Memorial Awards Include descrip tion clubs activity date will held will receive Olympic-type necklace medals first through third places no charge may awarded separate event combination other prizes Upon completion club event send name address home telephone number winner Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 win ner will entered sweepstakes draw ing opportunity win complete Airtronics radio donated memorial Lee Renaud founder Airtronics Inc May1989 133 AMA RC Transmitter Checks 1989 Modelers may have RC transmit ters examined AMAs frequencychecking program 1989 Nats following trade shows other events 1989 April 7-9 35th Annual Toledo Expo Toledo OH April 20-30 IMS South Atlanta GA June 3-4 MARC Show Baltimore MD July 15-23 AMA Nats Tn-Cities WA October Chicago Model Hobby Show Chicago IL RCHTA Civil Air Patrol cadets review successful con structIon flip glider provided AMA EAA Air Academy Cadets L-R Lt Greg Pickette AiC Lan Ragsdall AiC Heather Nick Capt Jean Parmiter Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 CL Aerobatics Prgm ig next day total best three flights determine final placement further information contact FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee Chairman Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ct E Spanaway WA 98387-6714 Teehnlcal Director ctid urday academy During academy videotapes explain ing interests activities EAA AMA shown Aircraft building proj ects supervised attendee individually built full-size working turnand-slip indicator 30-in balsa wing rib 10-in sample styrofoam wing exten sively sanded superglue-bonded light weight flying glider Cleanliness cut edge plas tic tubing used hold mineral oil turn slip indicator either determined leak-fastness instrument re sulted spreading oil slick around cadets uniform pocket less-than leakproof instrument tucked away pocket trip home High winds airport gliderlaunch time produced record-setting flights two dimensions less-thanaeronautically-balanced aircraft flights extremely short landings extra hard damage nearly beyond repair balanced high fliers success tempered frustration seeing gliders sail up hangar rooftop level float just Continued page 136 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF J m Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave SI Louis MO 63119 Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085VII events except RC entlm DIstrict except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 86th St Woodhaven Oxeens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3625 E tone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 MIchigan Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 EssI RC Wayne Yeager 38235 castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weisenbach 4568W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgls. Ml 48077 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741VIII Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554lx Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106X RoIf Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joaeph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Hulmax Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii RC SoarIng Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Darien IL sossaxl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St. Sasttle WA 98178 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98186 60004RC Pylon & Soaring attern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chaimian Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45235 IV Don Srsll 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Marlin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706266th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 3021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31126 Rainas Rd. Memphia TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Searl 52 Leogholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 15610 V David PIeS 6940 NW 15th Plantation FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 It Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4880 Layhigh Rd. Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 890 San Joan Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chillon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mat 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW. Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange Ave Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bisckoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 573 LIvermore CA 84550 Xl John Thompson 1805 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vt Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overt Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80994 X Joe Norcross P0 Boa 60 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland PO Boa 55564 Omaha NE 68156-0664 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 lx Byron Blakestee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedelis CO 80135 X Robert Slift PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervtlte IL 60540 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 407 Aubrey Rd. Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 18th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member cenlral Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chathem Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Boa 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 III R Nessatbreck 6320 8luaberry NIII Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tom Miller 5020 Archdale Rd. Pfetttxwn NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Denvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway Pt Red Benk NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Sakoonerd cdx WaS Schoonard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 It Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latshe 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Tetlord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Perk GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sew Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 lit Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tultahoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 lx Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crulcher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92960 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51. Kent WA 96042 Vt Bxb Bellxomivi 129 College Perk Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Ctovd Saline KS 674013206 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsman Rd Calebasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Vt Jim Geger 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Ashbury P1 Lekewood CO 80228 x Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Viselix CA 93277-9757 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 21 8th Ave 0 B B Bxnney Lake WA 96390 Vt Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Patos Park IL 60464 VI Al Scidmore 5013 Domett Dr Madison WI 63711 Vtft Pancho Morris 2715 Eaxtbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Kreinock 3210 Derby Ct #102 Simi Valley CA 93063 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo Napervitie IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther RI 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitteet RD 3 Boa 56 Gtenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tameriak Lx. Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spenewey WA 963874714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguxon Viselie CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High SI Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Asp ectors joint AMAIIMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy per form task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District ViIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 707/448-4659 John F Rapillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ NATIONAL FUN FLY WRIGHT/PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE JUNE 10-11 1989 Flying opens 10 am day 6 pm Saturday 5 pm Sunday. WiTH PLENTY OF FLYING SPACELoop Road will blocked off RC runway Area B plus adjacent Control Line circles Therell frequency control transmitter check operations model display area set aside show workmanship swap shop bring articles sale trade concessions sanitary services much Alternate field OLD TIMER SAM fliers SAILPLANES! Youll find winches Sailplane fliers Twin Towers area park Maps alternate sites will supplied Wright/Patterson [he AMA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday night will held either Al Museum turnout high Iloliday Inn 0111 ligluway 675 NEARBY DAYTON MOTELS Crossroads America 845 East National Road Vandalia 011 45377/5 13 898-5871 layton Motor Lodge 1639 Keowee Street Layton 011 45404/5 13 222-5518 Econolodge 2221 Wagoner Ford Road 1ayton OIl 45414/5 13 278-1500 8 Inn layton 1891 llarshman Road layton Oil 45424/513 236-8083 Holiday Inn South ask Shaw Sidener 2455 Drydeui Road Moraine OH 45439/513 294-1471 holiday Inn North 2301 Wagoner Ford Road Dayton 011 4541 4/513 278-4761 Dayton Marriott hotel 1414 South Patterson Boulevard Dayton OH 45409/513 223-1000 Plaza Motel 1728 Stanley Avenue Dayton 011 45404 513 2241266 Radisson Inn Dayton 2401 Needmore Road Dayton OH 45414/513 278-5711 Residence Inn North 7070 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 454 14/5 13 898-7764 Rodeway Inn 7575 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 45414/ 513 454-0550 Royal NIotel 1450 North Keowee Street Dayton OIl 45405/513 2249636 L-K Motel 7911 lirandt like layton 011 45424/ 513 236-9361 SAILPLANE NOTE F3B omitted entry form OFFICIAL event enter use entry form adding $2000 fee sore identify frequency flown write F3B WOW FLOAT FLY 89 NATS Host volunteers have agreed run fun event weve located topnotch place fly! Watch pages information BUT plan now bring favorite SEABIRD NATS AND MORE UNOFFICIAL EVENTS 15 Carrier Sportsman Carrier Saturday July 22 Slope Soaring Cross Country Hand Launch Sailplane AMA Vintage rule book event no 701Sunday July 16 Old Time StuntMonday July 17 21 Sport SpeedMonday luly 17 Northwest Sport Race/Tuesday July 18 Northwest Super Sport Race INDOOR FLIERS! BULLETIN! 146-foot ceiling Thats high up Kibbe Dome Moscow Idaho Indoor events Additionally Indoor team trials may held nuaking normal two-day three-day IN DOOR SUPER MEET NATS entry forms Tn-Cities information has mailed 1988 NATS contestants AMA clubs hobby shops Northwest requested info kits Additional requests beiiug filled weekly basis need entry form alone send SASE busiiuess size AMA HQ INDEX 1un-Fly Jate Change Luitry Iorms Schedule Events Unofficial Events April page 1 25 February page 135 March page 129 April page 125 Z40 1989 NATS TRI-CITIES WASHINGTON JULY 15-23 1989 May1989 135 Technical Director contineed long enough make perfect landings top hangars LIC Swanson C/Capt Parmiter tying records number crashes extent damage gliders C/Lt Pick ette clearly superior builder achieved over 10 successful launches no damage glider Lt Swansons glider smooth graceful flight spent remainder day han gar roof Cadets Nick Ragsdall after ob serving results earlier flights de cided put gliders vehicle used get academy take home untriedbut also undamaged january 1989 issue Sport Aviation Experimental Aircraft Associations publica tion made its way member number 263520 Thats An article prepared Tony Bingelis caught attention read realized reading some thing could well required reading model airplane drivers well title Flight Testing Homebuilts Mr Bingelis provides comprehen sive guide article Most con cerns can applied model builders important factor centers around impati ence desire get air quickly possible youve around few planes know significance concern course case full-scale plane ramifications rushing can far tragic following few paragraphs Ill para phrase number Mr Bingelis ideas subject flight testing consid eration applying next model 1 Select good airport flying site field good place test new model Con sider runways surrounding terrain place put model down emergency Perhaps first flight would better flown another field 2 Select test pilot may good flier might best person test hop new bird some persons especially true model repre sents vast amounts time construc tion tend become emotionally volved bird literally comes part us some persons fly creation would like doctor operat ing himselfnot wisest choice 3 Complete last-minute readiness spection Can too careful Never models have lost early flight because bolt tightened control surface checked proper direction movement suggested shouldnt just look should touch twist pull tug everything Have some else too once yourself allowing period time elapse between checks Its like adding col umn numbers proofreading right after youve finished writing youll probably make same mistake again 4 Weight balance calculations models have fluttered skyward CG slightly aft disaster Remember guy said almost balances tank full wonder what model hes go ing build next 5 Engine operation assuming its pow ered model Check elements carefully Are vent lines correct tank Are nuts bolts tight Have run engine enough preclude flameout about idle setting theres cowl ing have adequate airflow cool ing and/or access adjustments 6 The control system often have seen model crush due aileron crosscontrol right aileron really right Stand behind model check proper function surfaces Check see surfaces move freely Often good fit 680 basement temperature becomes bind ing surface sunlight 900 move move Ah Theres rub 7 Taxi test Spend some time getting used seeing what happens runway Does model track well Does engine transition well idle high throttle notice serious torque effect Ah temptation great runway left unused fades nothing model airborne What next Lets hope have exercised cau tion final construction steps flight preparation rush culminat ing point risky have plastic bag pieces hangs over workbench contains parts third RC model Bless its wooden heart succumbed hasty urging its maker never opportunity long savor beauty flight Now parts serve remind isnt absolutely vital new crea tion has fly today Tomorrowfollowing careful checkis far better heres last thought under heading good news/bad news good news following years being lost model has returned home During Nats Westover AFB Chicopee MA beautiful Scale model Windecker Eagle built Ralph Jackson stolen van First flown early Seventies model winner World Championship competition Nats Needless say Ralph mourned Eagles loss End act Act two began late 1988 modeler Murray Fox Wethersfield CT bought some planes Thrown deal slick white model ultimately triggered memories Murrays mind Digging through old pictures taken during static judging Chicopee Nats dis covered Windecker shot rest history no problem getting Ralph Eagle together re union took place WRAMS New York show February 28 bad news Whoever model kicked around several years must have done just bruises bumps bends havent destroyed model Ralph will have hours work put back its original shape case big Well done Thank Murray Fox Nuff now SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will peesent time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas o criticisms AMA roles poucHes affect competitors Wheo issue has two sides CN will euideavor print viewpoints have heen submitted withion limits available space onIque ness conslroctiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropriateness poblication of matters oecessity rest solely publisher thooghts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA offices pobtisher vhoold note publication roles-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific peoposal has presented contest Board Esecotive Council appeopriate committee soch action iv responsibility anther anyone else interested obtaioiog official action x 0 m 0 Results Reward Speaking Out 0 U item taken October 1988 issue WHAM Helipad Robert Sims editor RMcM X The scene pilots judges meeto ing recent RC Helicopter contest An mFAI contestant working major Heli com pany raised certain concerns about judg o ing specific maneuvers Someone U another company felt conversation . about business about regs pilot meeting discussion clearly Robert Sims appropriately about regs may have motivated partly biz thats OK anything fosters reasonable dis cussion regulations serves purpose fostering improvement pilots meeting case example complaint led historic verbal ex change manufacturer present serted should cadre trained qualified judges FAI head US Helicopter Contest Board agreed challenged two manufactur ers present make possible through some modest funding agreed agreement produces action could lay foundation quasiprofessional group judges would crease quality FAI judging inspire progress AMA Novice Intermedi ate categories too happened public discus sion during pilots meeting So have concern voice other hand its important carry too far request gets turned down dont disrupt meeting contest Either swallow discuss prudently others present file protest specified manner Speaking out requires care SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 133, 134, 135, 136
COMPETITION NEWSLETTER ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood following information pictures sent following EAA Air Acad emy held Frederick MD January 28 1989 have told about wonderful program column special article de tailing first pilot program series can found July 1988 issue Model Aviation Please consider program club activity Either Chuck Larsen EAA Oshkosh can provide information LTC Robert J Swanson Civil Air Pa trol recounts experiences Virginia Wing members Virginia Wing Members Attend EAA Air Academy Burke VA Four cadets two seniors Old Dominion Composite Squadron e Virginia Wing attended Experi mental Aircraft Association EAA Air Acad emy 28 January 1989 Frederick MD spent day accomplishing four super vised aircraft building projects Cadets Capt Jean Parmiter Lt Greg Pick ette AiC Heather Nick AiC Lori Rags dalI accompanied LTC Robert Swan son lit Sheila Swanson Freder ick Municipal Airport EAA Frederick Community College Academy Model Aeronautics AMA jointly sponsored 0830-to-1700-hours SatContinued page 134 National Records No new National Records have pro cessed during month February 1989 Two US FAI Team Finals Coming Dayton Scale Helicopter Helicopter The US FAI RC Helicopter team finals will held Dayton OH June 34 1989 June 5 rain date site will Deweese Park $50 entry fee payable AMA HQ must post marked later May 3 1989 After date will possible enter site up hour before advertised starting time meet paying Contest Di rector late entry fee $100 Mark Wilson scheduled CD phone num ber 513 299-2384 Refund requests will considered after June 9 1989 entrants must have current AMA licen ses must have satisfied qualifying cri teria must have 1989 FAI Competi tion Stamp available AMA HQ $10 Scale The US FAI Scale team selection event both RC CL will held Au gust 17-19 1989 City Dayton Model Airplane Flying Field Dayton OH en try fee $50 per event payable AMA postmark deadline advance entry July 15 1989 After date will possible enter site late entry fee will $75 participant must have 1989 AMA license FAI Competition Stamp available AMA $10 No refund re quests will considered after August 25 1989 US FAI RC Aerobatics Team Selection Finals Set 1989 Masters Tournament site has set Navy landing field just north Gulf Shores FL 34 miles Pensacola FL June 15-18 1989 host club Northwest Florida Radio Control Modelers field has two paved runways 4000 ft long small contingent US Navy per sonnel live installation will enable contestants officials park mo tor homes overnight facility practice fields available both Gulf Shores Pensacola Finals competitors must send $100 en try fee AMA HQ no later May 31 1989 On-site entries will accepted contestants must have current AMA licens es FAI competition stamps latter available AMA HQ $10 No re fund requests will accepted after June 23 1989 1990 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program Any current AMA member has pur chased 1989 FAI competition stamp eligi ble enter team finals selection meet entry fee $100 per entrant payable AMA HQ Attn Competition Dpartment prior August 1 1989 late entry fee total ing $125 may accepted finals site prior processing first flight re quests refunds must submitted prior September 30 1989 finals site still undetermined dates September 2-3 1989 Sep tember 4 rain date hoped club Midwest area will submit pro posal host meet see notice April 1988 Competition Newsletter page 123 Three competitors will selected finals represent US 1990 CL World Championships FAI rules effect during 1988 world championships will used exception AMA scoring technique 10-40 points/maneuver plus Pat tern points will employed Competitors will fly four flights first day eight contestants having highest total scores three flights will fly four flights Continued page 134 Clubs Attention Free Awards Radios Available Airtronics Inc offering free awards club contests competitions during 1989 Simply write Airtronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 request Lee Re naud Memorial Awards Include descrip tion clubs activity date will held will receive Olympic-type necklace medals first through third places no charge may awarded separate event combination other prizes Upon completion club event send name address home telephone number winner Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 win ner will entered sweepstakes draw ing opportunity win complete Airtronics radio donated memorial Lee Renaud founder Airtronics Inc May1989 133 AMA RC Transmitter Checks 1989 Modelers may have RC transmit ters examined AMAs frequencychecking program 1989 Nats following trade shows other events 1989 April 7-9 35th Annual Toledo Expo Toledo OH April 20-30 IMS South Atlanta GA June 3-4 MARC Show Baltimore MD July 15-23 AMA Nats Tn-Cities WA October Chicago Model Hobby Show Chicago IL RCHTA Civil Air Patrol cadets review successful con structIon flip glider provided AMA EAA Air Academy Cadets L-R Lt Greg Pickette AiC Lan Ragsdall AiC Heather Nick Capt Jean Parmiter Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 CL Aerobatics Prgm ig next day total best three flights determine final placement further information contact FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee Chairman Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ct E Spanaway WA 98387-6714 Teehnlcal Director ctid urday academy During academy videotapes explain ing interests activities EAA AMA shown Aircraft building proj ects supervised attendee individually built full-size working turnand-slip indicator 30-in balsa wing rib 10-in sample styrofoam wing exten sively sanded superglue-bonded light weight flying glider Cleanliness cut edge plas tic tubing used hold mineral oil turn slip indicator either determined leak-fastness instrument re sulted spreading oil slick around cadets uniform pocket less-than leakproof instrument tucked away pocket trip home High winds airport gliderlaunch time produced record-setting flights two dimensions less-thanaeronautically-balanced aircraft flights extremely short landings extra hard damage nearly beyond repair balanced high fliers success tempered frustration seeing gliders sail up hangar rooftop level float just Continued page 136 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF J m Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave SI Louis MO 63119 Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085VII events except RC entlm DIstrict except Michigan II R Sobrino 87-26 86th St Woodhaven Oxeens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3625 E tone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 MIchigan Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 EssI RC Wayne Yeager 38235 castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weisenbach 4568W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgls. Ml 48077 IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741VIII Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554lx Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106X RoIf Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joaeph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Hulmax Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii RC SoarIng Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Darien IL sossaxl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St. Sasttle WA 98178 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98186 60004RC Pylon & Soaring attern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chaimian Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45235 IV Don Srsll 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Marlin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706266th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 3021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31126 Rainas Rd. Memphia TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Searl 52 Leogholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 15610 V David PIeS 6940 NW 15th Plantation FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 It Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4880 Layhigh Rd. Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 890 San Joan Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chillon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mat 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW. Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange Ave Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bisckoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 573 LIvermore CA 84550 Xl John Thompson 1805 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vt Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overt Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80994 X Joe Norcross P0 Boa 60 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland PO Boa 55564 Omaha NE 68156-0664 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 lx Byron Blakestee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedelis CO 80135 X Robert Slift PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervtlte IL 60540 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 407 Aubrey Rd. Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 18th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member cenlral Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chathem Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Boa 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 III R Nessatbreck 6320 8luaberry NIII Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tom Miller 5020 Archdale Rd. Pfetttxwn NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Denvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway Pt Red Benk NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Sakoonerd cdx WaS Schoonard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 It Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latshe 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Tetlord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Perk GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sew Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 lit Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tultahoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 lx Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crulcher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92960 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51. Kent WA 96042 Vt Bxb Bellxomivi 129 College Perk Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Ctovd Saline KS 674013206 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsman Rd Calebasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Vt Jim Geger 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Ashbury P1 Lekewood CO 80228 x Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Viselix CA 93277-9757 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 21 8th Ave 0 B B Bxnney Lake WA 96390 Vt Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Patos Park IL 60464 VI Al Scidmore 5013 Domett Dr Madison WI 63711 Vtft Pancho Morris 2715 Eaxtbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Kreinock 3210 Derby Ct #102 Simi Valley CA 93063 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo Napervitie IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther RI 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitteet RD 3 Boa 56 Gtenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tameriak Lx. Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spenewey WA 963874714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguxon Viselie CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High SI Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Asp ectors joint AMAIIMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy per form task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District ViIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 707/448-4659 John F Rapillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ NATIONAL FUN FLY WRIGHT/PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE JUNE 10-11 1989 Flying opens 10 am day 6 pm Saturday 5 pm Sunday. WiTH PLENTY OF FLYING SPACELoop Road will blocked off RC runway Area B plus adjacent Control Line circles Therell frequency control transmitter check operations model display area set aside show workmanship swap shop bring articles sale trade concessions sanitary services much Alternate field OLD TIMER SAM fliers SAILPLANES! Youll find winches Sailplane fliers Twin Towers area park Maps alternate sites will supplied Wright/Patterson [he AMA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday night will held either Al Museum turnout high Iloliday Inn 0111 ligluway 675 NEARBY DAYTON MOTELS Crossroads America 845 East National Road Vandalia 011 45377/5 13 898-5871 layton Motor Lodge 1639 Keowee Street Layton 011 45404/5 13 222-5518 Econolodge 2221 Wagoner Ford Road 1ayton OIl 45414/5 13 278-1500 8 Inn layton 1891 llarshman Road layton Oil 45424/513 236-8083 Holiday Inn South ask Shaw Sidener 2455 Drydeui Road Moraine OH 45439/513 294-1471 holiday Inn North 2301 Wagoner Ford Road Dayton 011 4541 4/513 278-4761 Dayton Marriott hotel 1414 South Patterson Boulevard Dayton OH 45409/513 223-1000 Plaza Motel 1728 Stanley Avenue Dayton 011 45404 513 2241266 Radisson Inn Dayton 2401 Needmore Road Dayton OH 45414/513 278-5711 Residence Inn North 7070 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 454 14/5 13 898-7764 Rodeway Inn 7575 Poe Avenue Dayton 011 45414/ 513 454-0550 Royal NIotel 1450 North Keowee Street Dayton OIl 45405/513 2249636 L-K Motel 7911 lirandt like layton 011 45424/ 513 236-9361 SAILPLANE NOTE F3B omitted entry form OFFICIAL event enter use entry form adding $2000 fee sore identify frequency flown write F3B WOW FLOAT FLY 89 NATS Host volunteers have agreed run fun event weve located topnotch place fly! Watch pages information BUT plan now bring favorite SEABIRD NATS AND MORE UNOFFICIAL EVENTS 15 Carrier Sportsman Carrier Saturday July 22 Slope Soaring Cross Country Hand Launch Sailplane AMA Vintage rule book event no 701Sunday July 16 Old Time StuntMonday July 17 21 Sport SpeedMonday luly 17 Northwest Sport Race/Tuesday July 18 Northwest Super Sport Race INDOOR FLIERS! BULLETIN! 146-foot ceiling Thats high up Kibbe Dome Moscow Idaho Indoor events Additionally Indoor team trials may held nuaking normal two-day three-day IN DOOR SUPER MEET NATS entry forms Tn-Cities information has mailed 1988 NATS contestants AMA clubs hobby shops Northwest requested info kits Additional requests beiiug filled weekly basis need entry form alone send SASE busiiuess size AMA HQ INDEX 1un-Fly Jate Change Luitry Iorms Schedule Events Unofficial Events April page 1 25 February page 135 March page 129 April page 125 Z40 1989 NATS TRI-CITIES WASHINGTON JULY 15-23 1989 May1989 135 Technical Director contineed long enough make perfect landings top hangars LIC Swanson C/Capt Parmiter tying records number crashes extent damage gliders C/Lt Pick ette clearly superior builder achieved over 10 successful launches no damage glider Lt Swansons glider smooth graceful flight spent remainder day han gar roof Cadets Nick Ragsdall after ob serving results earlier flights de cided put gliders vehicle used get academy take home untriedbut also undamaged january 1989 issue Sport Aviation Experimental Aircraft Associations publica tion made its way member number 263520 Thats An article prepared Tony Bingelis caught attention read realized reading some thing could well required reading model airplane drivers well title Flight Testing Homebuilts Mr Bingelis provides comprehen sive guide article Most con cerns can applied model builders important factor centers around impati ence desire get air quickly possible youve around few planes know significance concern course case full-scale plane ramifications rushing can far tragic following few paragraphs Ill para phrase number Mr Bingelis ideas subject flight testing consid eration applying next model 1 Select good airport flying site field good place test new model Con sider runways surrounding terrain place put model down emergency Perhaps first flight would better flown another field 2 Select test pilot may good flier might best person test hop new bird some persons especially true model repre sents vast amounts time construc tion tend become emotionally volved bird literally comes part us some persons fly creation would like doctor operat ing himselfnot wisest choice 3 Complete last-minute readiness spection Can too careful Never models have lost early flight because bolt tightened control surface checked proper direction movement suggested shouldnt just look should touch twist pull tug everything Have some else too once yourself allowing period time elapse between checks Its like adding col umn numbers proofreading right after youve finished writing youll probably make same mistake again 4 Weight balance calculations models have fluttered skyward CG slightly aft disaster Remember guy said almost balances tank full wonder what model hes go ing build next 5 Engine operation assuming its pow ered model Check elements carefully Are vent lines correct tank Are nuts bolts tight Have run engine enough preclude flameout about idle setting theres cowl ing have adequate airflow cool ing and/or access adjustments 6 The control system often have seen model crush due aileron crosscontrol right aileron really right Stand behind model check proper function surfaces Check see surfaces move freely Often good fit 680 basement temperature becomes bind ing surface sunlight 900 move move Ah Theres rub 7 Taxi test Spend some time getting used seeing what happens runway Does model track well Does engine transition well idle high throttle notice serious torque effect Ah temptation great runway left unused fades nothing model airborne What next Lets hope have exercised cau tion final construction steps flight preparation rush culminat ing point risky have plastic bag pieces hangs over workbench contains parts third RC model Bless its wooden heart succumbed hasty urging its maker never opportunity long savor beauty flight Now parts serve remind isnt absolutely vital new crea tion has fly today Tomorrowfollowing careful checkis far better heres last thought under heading good news/bad news good news following years being lost model has returned home During Nats Westover AFB Chicopee MA beautiful Scale model Windecker Eagle built Ralph Jackson stolen van First flown early Seventies model winner World Championship competition Nats Needless say Ralph mourned Eagles loss End act Act two began late 1988 modeler Murray Fox Wethersfield CT bought some planes Thrown deal slick white model ultimately triggered memories Murrays mind Digging through old pictures taken during static judging Chicopee Nats dis covered Windecker shot rest history no problem getting Ralph Eagle together re union took place WRAMS New York show February 28 bad news Whoever model kicked around several years must have done just bruises bumps bends havent destroyed model Ralph will have hours work put back its original shape case big Well done Thank Murray Fox Nuff now SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 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maneuvers Someone U another company felt conversation . about business about regs pilot meeting discussion clearly Robert Sims appropriately about regs may have motivated partly biz thats OK anything fosters reasonable dis cussion regulations serves purpose fostering improvement pilots meeting case example complaint led historic verbal ex change manufacturer present serted should cadre trained qualified judges FAI head US Helicopter Contest Board agreed challenged two manufactur ers present make possible through some modest funding agreed agreement produces action could lay foundation quasiprofessional group judges would crease quality FAI judging inspire progress AMA Novice Intermedi ate categories too happened public discus sion during pilots meeting So have concern voice other hand its important carry too far request gets turned down dont disrupt meeting contest Either swallow discuss prudently others present file protest specified manner Speaking out requires care SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 136 Model Aviation Cadet Capt Jean Parmiter prepares launch glider EAA Air Academy U 0 -U w 0 x n 0 -U w 0 x U 0 w 0 x