COMPETI TLON NE WSLETT2W ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 ANoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood may read some information indicat ing am now serving Frequency Committee Chairman technically correct although use term coor dinator would accurate chaired recent meeting held during Toledo trade show outset meeting made very clear would vote sues break tie essence acted capacity moderator Beyond task have acting same capacity have four years far Fre quency Committee concerned provide support committee interact attorney move paperwork through answer members questions help provide guidance regarding effect commit tees deliberations might have Acad emys activities raise issue because recently mem ber called inquired concerning back ground technical aspects Radio Control stated have have read columns over last four years fact should very clear have stated number times concern whether should answer members questions advisability including statement Contact Bob Underwood further information something effect frequency bulletins Obviously fifth-grade teacher did pass him what passed hun dreds taught over 30 years teaching can stuff facts want head useful bits tell go spe cific fact may able tell difference between framistan Continued page 124 National Records following new National Records have processed during month June 1989 IndoorCategory Easy B Senior1035 1214 Don Slusarczyk 5/7/89 Outdoor Free Flight CO2 Power Senior 2605 Jeff Wittman 5/29/89 Outdoor FFCategory /2A Gas Open 7301 Terry Thorkildsen 5/27/89 Autogyro Open531 Jean Andrews 5/27/89 Outdoor FFCategory III Electric Power Class B Open431 Curt Sanford 5/7/89 Youre seeing doublel Thats scale RC Hot Air Balloon floating peacefully next its prototype Swiss Alps 1st Alpine Champs RC Hot Air Balloons Just thought youve heard everything along comes really unique event Yes now its RC Hot Air Balloons Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme Chateau-dOex Swiss Alps has formed group young people admire full-scale hot-air ballooning pursue sport via models pro mote newfound sport group ganizing Alpine Championship held October 27-29 1989 Chateau-dOex Switzerland will too late US modelers en ter champs year July 15 cutoff entries perhaps some interest may shown future Alpine Champion ships Inquiries should sent atten tion groups president R Ramel Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme CH 1837 Chateau-dOex Switzerland Corrections 1989 FAI Sporting Code Now Available AMA March 1989 FAI/CIAM Plenary meet ing Paris voted amend several parts 1989 edition FAI Sporting Code rule book list amendments Sec tions 4 4a 4b Sporting Code available interested modelers Some changes effective immediately others come effect January 1 1990 Send SASE Competition De partment AMA HQ copy changes 89 SAM Champs News 1989 SAM Society Antique Model ers Championships will held October 813 1989 site will dry lake bed near Jean NV approx 22 mi southwest Reno NV second annual NFFS Nostal gia Gas Championships will held Continued ,n page 128 Free Flight World Championships Summary 1989 Free Flight World Champion ships held May 22-29 con test site La Cruz Airfield located La Cruz Cordoba Province Argentina results competition summarized below complete listing official re sults will appear future issue FlA A-2 Towline Glider 1 Lepp USSR 2 T Rojadiev Bulgaria 3 P Sahi Finland 14 R Elder USA 16 lA Parker USA 55 M Gewain USA total 76 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 Finland 3 Austria 9 USA Twenty-seven nations en tered teams event FiB Wakefield Rubber 1 E Cofalik Po land 2 Andriukov USSR 3 R Hof sass Germany 4 R White USA defend ing World Champion 14 1 Quinn USA 48 1 Brown USA 59 W Ghio USA total 74 entrants event Ranking nation 1 PR China 2 Po land 3 USSR 15 USA Twenty-six na tions entered teams event FiC Power 1 5 Korban USSR 2 R Archer USA 3 E Verbitski USSR de fending World Champion 26 D Gal breath USA 37 K Phair USA total 48 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 PR China 3 Poland 5 USA Twenty nations entered teams event Aerolympics II Attracting Large Entry upcoming three-in-one RC World Championships being hosted AMA Chesapeake/Fentress VA attracting very large entry Thirty nations have entered total 60 teams three champion ships number teams competing event breaks down follows F3A RC Pattern29 teams F3C RC HelicopterlB teams F3D RC Pylon Racing13 teams nations represented include Austra lia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chili PR China Czechoslovakia England Fin land1 France FR Germany Greece Guate mala Ireland Israel Italy Japan Liechten stein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland USA Thailand official dates championships Saturday August 26 through Sun day September 3 Actual competition flying will Monday through Sunday September 1989 123 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Technical Director continued gidget pin darn good chance can locate someone can can hope after hear correct swer time two three Ill know too am 57 years old still very much learning As far frequency matters concerned have outstanding cadre people can obtain information second weekend june brought sec ond AMA Fun-Fly time held Dayton OH Actually proper name event might well Fly-In since no competitive events like loops rolls etc rather just opportunity gather gether fly spin some normal modeler Continued page 127 Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA 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 IVJohn Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District VIScott Justice Debra Justice 156 S Franzen Bensenville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 Schell Ln New Albany IN 47150 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Winnetka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clark ston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 1-707/448-4659 Joseph P Lus sier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110 Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Ra pillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XIJerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II A Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nkodem 407 Wllow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuor, 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 149th Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boy 1287 Orangeburg SC 291181287 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ay 201 Halnan Salem Rd Terre Haule IN 47803 RC SearIng Dale Fslkessg 1544 Darien Lake D en IL 90559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 ylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other RC acept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates ChaIrman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Strason House Maple Shade NJ 08092 Ill Walt vasGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 46233 IV Don Srull 941 Kmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 \f John Martis 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boo 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 299th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 v Dave Hemstraaght P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klaiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I try Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 ill Edward Winter 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 19131 IV Bob Karlssos 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David Plaft 1306 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitmas PO Bos 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merrig Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelsos 390 San Jose Wister Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstain Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII All events except RC entire DIstrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3929 E nsa Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Laos Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chiltos WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dll Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 97217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dcl Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98199 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75980 IX Stan Chilton 7259 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico 950-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Binchoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94590 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bos 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collina 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 60650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 87305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Si itt PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St SexOle WA 98115 AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO 802 2010 Turrytown NY 10591 ill B Heaseibrock 6326 Blueberry Hill Ct, Cincinnali OH 48248 IV Tum Miller 19130 Brxokgrean Garden Fl Hanteraville NC 20870 V John Fuqux 724 Diane St Nicevilfe FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartia 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 602 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Saltier 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 iii Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shetkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champise 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuiluhoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodton Rd Raytown MO 64133 Vii Brian Crossley 2163 Bayard Ave St Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rocirwood Bartleavilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boo 56 Kissley KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nigel CA 92677 Xi Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bob Beiluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Mi 48224 viii Dave Youngbiood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77602 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasus CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gagar 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800W Ashbury Pt Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xi Roger Pierce 12308 219th Axe 0 B 9 Bunney Lake WA 98390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134Sf Pubs Park IL 60464 Vii Al Scidmore 5013 Domes Dr. Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrxok Dr Mesquite TX 78150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 Xi Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamuriak Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castiewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CI AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 9 Spusaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr Tulusga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brows 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudeit NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East CoaxI Austin Lebmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creaton Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS 1989 US RC Helicopter Team Selection Finals Horace Hagen Team Selection Committee Chairman pilot qualification system instituted first time 1989 F3C Finals system included Team Selection Program published Competition Newsletter section October 88 sue Model Aviation magazine order pilot qualify place top 50% FAI class contest four entries class system effect period between January 88 team finals FAI F3C Team Selection Committee sent Out request bids host Team Selection Finals June 88 Competi tion Newsletter bid received No vember Dayton Rotary Wingmas ters Club host finals weekend June 3-4 1989 contest site pro posed Dayton City Model Flying Field Deweese Park January 89 club announced Mark Wilson would Contest Director No other bids re ceived deadline January 31 1989 FAI Jury selected AMA Ex ecutive Council announced April 26 1989 jury consisted Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen ClAM F3C Subcommittee member Don Lowe AMA President FAI flight line judges approved Team Selection Committee Mike Armacida Bob Har ris Al Seidowski Jerry Skinner Tom Un ger contest site prepared evening June 2 CD club members approved FAI Jury 17 pi lots qualified finals 14 en tered competition customary pro cedure randomly selecting flight der picking pilots names out hat used Instead computer used scoring programmed Decker Doggett chore random number generator first round competition got under way 900 am June 3 1989 Tom Dooley dubious honor being first fly put excellent flight rela tively calm morning air wind blowing 900 flight line increased steadily until Robert Gorham put flight As some magical force arrived wind almost stopped during flight Robert took advantage lull re ceived score 223 points highest Round 1 Tim Schoonard followed wind started pick up again achieved second highest score 2025 points Thus end first round Tom Dooley settle third place Rob ert Gorham Tim Schoonard finished first second place respectively Except noted wind increased speed gustiness during first round took about three hours complete second round started after short lunch break wind/gusts got stronger during round end Tom Dooley Robert Gorham still among top three finishers Tim Schoonard relinquish slot Cliff Hiatt Some scores lower second round direct reflection gusty winds pilots worked very hard P1 2 3 Contestant Tom Dooley Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham 4Ted Schoonard 5Clifford Hiatt 6Wendell Atkins 7Wayne Mann 8Jerry Vargas 9Mike Mas 10Wess Suggs 11Douglas Law 12Dan Melnik 13Don Chapman 14Daniel Chapman 1 1990 2025 2230 1940 1785 00 1925 1780 1900 1825 1615 1720 1480 1570 scores round final standings end Round Two Robert Gorham 1st Tom Doo Round 234 211022702255 199523002200 194021752120 2025 2025 1995 1795 1870 1885 1810 1735 1850 1390 1735 2220 2155 2150 2185 2145 2095 2060 2070 2080 1775 00 2200 2265 2145 1965 2025 2005 1985 2060 1920 1295 00 Total 6635 6525 6525 6445 6445 6290 6075 6040 6000 5870 5865 5850 4645 3305 Note Each contestant allowed drop single lowest score two rounds flown September 1989 125 I1eres tne new UA F3C team L-R Tom Dooley X-Cell Team Manager Cliff Hiatt Tim Schoonard X-Cell/Long Ranger Robert Gorham GMP Legend/Ranger Note Tim flying single-stick radio looks like radios PCM-types flight line judges sat through four rounds 54 flightsand did superb IOD L-R Bob Harris Al Seidowski Tom Unger CD Mark Wilson Jerry Skinner Mike Armacida 11 FAI Jury L-R Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen US member FAI/CIAM F3C Subcommittee AMA President Don Lowe Seating FAI Jury US team se lection finals required approved US team selection program 89 RC Helicopter Team Finals Scores ley 2nd Cliff Hiatt Ted Schoonard Tim Schoonard tied third place end second round weather degraded point Con test Director Mark Wilson decided delay start third round until threaten ing storm passed What initially ap peared short wait turned out three-hour interruption weather fore cast Sunday did sound very promis ing therefore decided con tinue argue mother nature third round started six oclock time winds subsided Tim Schoonard put excellent flight earned him 230 points highest score up time Tim Cliff again exchanged positions final standings end Round Three Robert Gorham 1st Tom Dooley 2nd Tim Schoonard 3rd scores jumped up significantly during round because weather co operated round completed 830 pmjust before visibility became issue time no ties final round started about 900 am Sunday morning forecast rain did materialize mild 900 cross wind blowing exception Cliff Hiatts score fourth-round scores de creased because crosswind round appeared put much pressure pilots first did albeit dif ferent reason first round butter flies chased out stomach final round pressure stemmed fact last chance get spot team Cliff Hiatt put best flight round 2265 points high enough get him team Tom Doo ley earned 2255 points secondhighest Round 4 flight assured him spot team remarkable thing happened end competition Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham tied second place Ted Schoonard Cliff Hiatt tied fourth place Team Selection Finals two flyoffs would have take place break ties However Tim Robert discussed situation decided against flyoff Since alternate team member established tie between Ted Cliff broken problem disap peared Cliff volunteered give al ternate slot Ted requested considered Team Manager position choice Team Manager belongs three members team agreed Cliff Hiatt USA has very strong team Some memorable events occurred during contest first round pilot flew over prohibited area lost flight score round has hap pened long time Another pilots caller announced correct maneuver have pilot perform wrong onea costly mistake ties during contest ever before end Round 2 three-way tie third place tie sixth end contest ties second fourth plac es reason increase ties course tremendous increase overall skill level among pilots Perhaps need think about going one-tenthpoint scoring Team Selection Finals FAI F3C class resounding success due ef forts Contest Director Mark Wilson Dayton Rotarywing Masters club mem bers toughest job always flight line judging handled very com petently Please join wishing F3C Team good luck F3C World Championships held Fentress Naval Station Ches apeake VA week August 26 through September 2 1989 Soaring Matters March 89 ClAM Meeting Detailed Report continued Terry Edmonds first part report appeared August 1989 edition Competi tion Newsletter page 118 et seq December 1988 ClAM Bureau meet ing F3B Subcommittee charged further study clarification battery electrical measurement rule adopt ed previous plenary meeting Germans introduced proposal specify battery compliance three methods 6 milliohms minimum internal re sistance cold cranking amperes automo tive specification SAE DIN etc However after lengthy discussions enough evidence three methods would correlate Much testing needs done Swiss similar proposal withdrawn Therefore 1988 rule de fining physical size battery will re main effect until further notice previously decided would situation 1989 world champs 1988 rule fact preferred Americans because simple measure Further discussion indicated sub stantial interest permanently reverting 1988 ruleand perhaps reduced di mension reduce battery costs closely match battery size winch motor French representative passed around letter asking rule added 1989 world champs banning electronic device between battery winch mo tor Evidently information someone may working such device boost winch power After short discussion vote indicated acceptable representatives did want get another round winch races However plenary meeting intro duced rules change proposal passed immediate application dont think proper procedure used because understanding rule proposals previously agenda could approved case following rule now exists 5322ba2cAdd following sen tence battery must supply winch motor current through magnetically operated switch use electronic device between winch motor battery forbidden proposal Germans ban safety reasons landing bolts being used slow down model ground majority technical subcommittee felt good idea proposal should expanded read No fixed retractable arresting device allowed slow down model ground during landing amended proposal passed plenary meeting ClAM president dicated wording clear enough deferred implementation until satisfac tory wording produced F3B sub committee Switzerland proposal clarify num ber contestants flight group task B unanimously approved immediate application simply adding word minimum left out original rule 5317 Distance task B must minimum three contestants FR Germany two proposals Distance Speed calling model land safe area much discussion what safe area what would penalty noncompliance such rule would improve safety proposals withdrawn referred technical subcomittee further study Now new F3j class RC Thermal Du ration Gliders provisional rules event will become effective January 1 1990 British have flying event 15 years basically man-on-man Duration event using qualification flyoff mat Flying done slot times meaning objective within given time period fly longer competitors rather try obtain absolute maximum time launch hand tow know what youre going say Hand tow tried convince subcommittee add some sort option hand tow no avail Remember what said about two extremes other side coin subcommittee wanting keep F3j less complicated event although read rules wont seem less com plicated case supported UK proposaleven tow op tion know rules different what used didnt make proposal either Lets try event some meets see can get some real interest problems rules can always propose changes order event achieve official status FAI must flown five international contests having five coun tries competing certainly reach able goal near futureif enough inter est generated indications sev eral other countries also very interested supporting event Because complete rules extremely lengthy published can get free photocopied set re questing same AMA Headquarters either phone 1-703/435-0750 ask Competition Department writing 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 also another event approved 126 Model Aviation provisional status proposed French possible replacement F3H Cross-Country Soaring objected its replacing current F3H because no way like cross-country flying used agreed introduce event Class F31 Aero-tow Soaring Mod els Implementation event pend ing acceptable English translation rules cant give details event cause poor translation fact text blurred although can give gist tasks Duration Speed Speed task four laps over 250meter base Towing aerotow altimeter telemetry tow plane judge tow release altitude Gliders have least three-meter span semiscale look including transparent canopy wheel Spot landing runway-type rectangle French claim have success fully flying event have other coun tries interested poll indicated little no interest event primarily due aerotow US Glider fields al low power plane flying registered voting event meaning supporting event also objecting Also approved bid Nether lands 1991 F3B World Championship contest date will August 24 Sep tember 1 site Dutch National Soaring Centre Terlet municipality Arnhem yarns case site lent itself let ting Free Flight Control Line Radio Control operate same site provides great fellowship purpose give detailed re port activity whole rather operational aspect should ed During Reno event 1988 oper ated six RC flight lines assigned fre quencies line Unfortunately created logjam few lines due frequency distribution Rarely did have six models air time using arrangement year used six flight sta tions moved closer together roughly 12 ft apart Yes know im mediate response say flies face recommended minimum 20ft separation stations Lets give logic setup Frequency Committee member George Steiner has done extensive testing trans mitters over last several years has worked clubs spent much time flying sites determining interference poten tial basic operational needs has pro vided several meaningful articles model magazines currently chairs subcom mittee Frequency Committee charged developing plans clubs use event FCC requires grandfather period old equipment George has found spread flying stations out 100 ft imperative assign frequencies line Otherwise theres possibility adja cent frequencies will wind up lines extreme ends thereby causing interfer ence potentially dangerous may created through 31M third-order intermodu lation possibil ity Now big question What happened Dayton Actually two days flying went much way expected count ing time used air show teams two days 13 hours flying time frequency flight logged out 308 flights during time used channels RC22 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 56 channels accounted 7148% channels actually used can immediately see 31M possibilities could have ap peared flight line During 308 flights seven models crashed Saturday shortly after started flying midair lost two Later day crashed manner appeared some type radio prob lem operating spectrum ana lyzer ICOM receiver No outside interference appeared present models air did present 31M potential Thats 150 Saturday flights During 158 flights Sunday lost four models case definite ly radio problem flier forgot turn receiver will get almost time Another lost wing tends model well other two can explained could have radio related So-o-o arrive three models lost out 308 flights may have radio re lated may have something other million different internal problems batteries switch cracked board etc Thats bad allespecially re alize possible condition radio systems could imagine brand-new state-of-the-art top-of-theline sets way 15-year-old stuff really rode hard put away wet should noted few persons re ported getting some little funnies flying would indicate possi ble 31M outside interference Something like three four stated type problem As result since di recting flight line operation spent much time noting what air way frequencies equipment out exception glitches noted occurred older radios appear have poorer third-order intercept points point cruised line real ized two sets three con secutive frequencies air Hmmm What 31M potential What happened six guys flew fun landed safelywith word about problem next set What saw stepped back viewed scene model field Any USA typical Saturday Sun day did introduce small amount dis cipline scenario helped make work set traffic cones set along edge runway flight stations About 35 ft behind toward pits other set cones modelers start engines behind cones pit side either taxi model have carried around downwind side cone grouping runway took places available flight stations took off flew encouraged fliers taxi well clear cones after landing instead back themselves standing flight station position several interesting comments fliers about setup very prominent modeling personality stated little uncomfortable first because used being much farther away other fliers closeness new himagainafter several years wider spacing couple others stated really liked two reasons First easy communicate especially got trouble Second fly ing upwind site didnt have stand mortal fear model gets caddywampus runway strikes smartly about knees new AMA recommendation Nope Does work Yep allowed us possibil ity keeping models air yet minimized problems site may best served providing widely sepa rated flying stations assigning frequen cies Most clubs have ac commodate 50 100 fliers time field Also generally dont have spectrum analyzer ICOM being oper ated top-notch three-man crew transmitter impound did pro found thanks George Steiner Dave Hil senhoff Frank Marsh excellent help Also super Hurrah Dave Fogle Bill Millar Tim Procuniar Ted Stickler patient understanding help flight line made things go very smo-o-o-othly last thought regarding Dayton event Someone left transmitter brought home Reston bet someone would real happy have tod dle back its real home give call maybe can effect little trip am certain people fail put names transmitters since very frequently left flying sites transmitter kinda square has two sticks front has long gadget sticking out top red flag know description very technical discovered start col umn lack radio background Oh yes switch front move transmitter worksI guess last thought wife consider ing buying new van have now seven-year-old has 104299 miles odometer Its great van first set tires lasted 67000 miles brakes 89000 Besides normal maintenance have replace battery U-joint some piddly little stuff like blower switch know wandering around some out automotive industry some person has convinced manage ment just make little change product will much dependable also know buy new van 14 different things will hap fContinued next page September 1989 127 pen dealer will say Strange shouldnt happen because system dramatically improved since bought last van Wouldnt love get hands product-improver flits through shadows industry SAM Champs continedJ same site same dates information entry forms contact following persons General informationLarry Jeno Contest Manager 4341 Flandes St Las Vegas NV 89121 telephone 1-702/731-4029 Phil McCary Assistant Contest Manager 532 Col lege Dr #212 Henderson NV 89015 tele phone 1-7021564-6663 SAM FFContest Director Jim Persson 3747 Gettysburg Ct Pleasanton CA 94566 telephone 1-415/846-3999 SAM RCContest Director Don Bekins 85 Bellview Belvedere CA 94920 telephone 141 5/435-1535 NFFS NosGasRalph Prey 4859 W 97th St Inglewood CA 90301 telephone 1213/671-8695 writing info please clude business-size SASE two stamps 90 Pacific Control Line Champs Set New Zealand Control Line fliers New Zea land Model Aeronautical Association invite CL fliers nations first Pacific CL Championships February 4-5 1990 contest site will National ControlLine Site Clareville Carterton New Zea land North Island Events flown will F2A/B/C/D Speed Aerobatics Team Race Combat meet will held same days same site third Pacific Free Flight Championships has seen US modelers attendance past Since thats long trip make twoday meet NZMAA notes visiting modelers could attend NZ National Championships Wigram Christchurch South Island December 28 1989January 3 1990 Waikato CL Champi onship February 10-11 Hamilton also North Island further information contact NZMAA Control Line Technical Committee Secretary David L Sanderson 16 Roto Street Te Kauwhata New Zealand will also need contact nearest NZ consu late embassy travel agent travel details North American modelers could escape winter doldrums going down un der meet SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors sue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determina tion appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has pre sented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Helicopter Contests An Editorial item appeared editorial October 1988 issue Helipad newslet ter WHAM Wash tenaw Helicopter Aero Modelers Ann Arbor Ml Robert Sims club president/newsletter editor RMcM sure lot grumbling some RC Helicopter contests lately Contestants get frustrated regulations judging judges get frustrated regs contestants grumble So Contest Directors CDs Others grum ble over controversy Know Its because competition setup can frustrating AMA Heli contest regs incomplete no guide lines judge AMA maneuvers arent enough people inclined learn good judging often Some CDs little casual about regs judging keeping pace up maneuver schedules uninspiring dont despair imperfections ex ist because RC Heli competition yet mature compared RC Pattern ex ample its nine years hundreds pilots behind RC Helis have just around long enough havent around long enough enough contests produce large widespread amount contest experi ence . sheer numbers give us enough eager skilled rules workers working regs judging guides enough experienced fliers ease off Robert Sims competitive flying contribute time energy wisdom improving regs judging running cont ests . self-sustaining national Heli organiza tion form provide leadership im proving competitive environment As time passes RC Helis become popular gain experience will better able get things need need regulations clear com plete unambiguous need judging guides explain evaluate count faults other factors correctly score maneuver need RC Heli culture people eager become know ledgeable unbiased judges need RC Heli culture people eager CDs contest workers eager run faster-paced careful events need maneuver schedules attractive interesting progressive level le vel need contests including some west Mississippi RC Pattern has largely done Pattern has around lot longer RC Helis rapidly creasing number Helicopter modelers however going start closing gap People listening grumbling adding own thoughts planning im provements next years events Things will improve work positive way faster will happen Heres to-do list Promote RC Helis help newcomers succeed As numbers increase good things will follow grumbler Keep voicing con cerns judging regulations contests publicly privately Remember though rebuke hurts hurt imosity can get way enthusiastic pursuit competition good grumbler will pull us right direction Recognize applaud support thank hug CDs judges contest workers ones spite imperfection give us lifeblood com petition contests Suggest changes regs contest guides next date submit such things AMA HQ consideration Con test Board January 1 1990 ready Hold contest hap pens can hold all-categories Novice/Intermediate Novice Intermedi ate/Scale just FAI neednt perfect Weve made progress Contests work best pilots often win Attend contests spite some prob ems nothing beats thrill being flight line Nothing inspiring motivating no other event has same feeling shared purpose cama raderie Heli pilot can hold solid hover should go least once just cant appreciate rewards until expe rience once get contest bug doesnt leave easily So go CD 0 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 128 Model Aviation CI C C C -V C x x 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128
COMPETI TLON NE WSLETT2W ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 ANoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood may read some information indicat ing am now serving Frequency Committee Chairman technically correct although use term coor dinator would accurate chaired recent meeting held during Toledo trade show outset meeting made very clear would vote sues break tie essence acted capacity moderator Beyond task have acting same capacity have four years far Fre quency Committee concerned provide support committee interact attorney move paperwork through answer members questions help provide guidance regarding effect commit tees deliberations might have Acad emys activities raise issue because recently mem ber called inquired concerning back ground technical aspects Radio Control stated have have read columns over last four years fact should very clear have stated number times concern whether should answer members questions advisability including statement Contact Bob Underwood further information something effect frequency bulletins Obviously fifth-grade teacher did pass him what passed hun dreds taught over 30 years teaching can stuff facts want head useful bits tell go spe cific fact may able tell difference between framistan Continued page 124 National Records following new National Records have processed during month June 1989 IndoorCategory Easy B Senior1035 1214 Don Slusarczyk 5/7/89 Outdoor Free Flight CO2 Power Senior 2605 Jeff Wittman 5/29/89 Outdoor FFCategory /2A Gas Open 7301 Terry Thorkildsen 5/27/89 Autogyro Open531 Jean Andrews 5/27/89 Outdoor FFCategory III Electric Power Class B Open431 Curt Sanford 5/7/89 Youre seeing doublel Thats scale RC Hot Air Balloon floating peacefully next its prototype Swiss Alps 1st Alpine Champs RC Hot Air Balloons Just thought youve heard everything along comes really unique event Yes now its RC Hot Air Balloons Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme Chateau-dOex Swiss Alps has formed group young people admire full-scale hot-air ballooning pursue sport via models pro mote newfound sport group ganizing Alpine Championship held October 27-29 1989 Chateau-dOex Switzerland will too late US modelers en ter champs year July 15 cutoff entries perhaps some interest may shown future Alpine Champion ships Inquiries should sent atten tion groups president R Ramel Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme CH 1837 Chateau-dOex Switzerland Corrections 1989 FAI Sporting Code Now Available AMA March 1989 FAI/CIAM Plenary meet ing Paris voted amend several parts 1989 edition FAI Sporting Code rule book list amendments Sec tions 4 4a 4b Sporting Code available interested modelers Some changes effective immediately others come effect January 1 1990 Send SASE Competition De partment AMA HQ copy changes 89 SAM Champs News 1989 SAM Society Antique Model ers Championships will held October 813 1989 site will dry lake bed near Jean NV approx 22 mi southwest Reno NV second annual NFFS Nostal gia Gas Championships will held Continued ,n page 128 Free Flight World Championships Summary 1989 Free Flight World Champion ships held May 22-29 con test site La Cruz Airfield located La Cruz Cordoba Province Argentina results competition summarized below complete listing official re sults will appear future issue FlA A-2 Towline Glider 1 Lepp USSR 2 T Rojadiev Bulgaria 3 P Sahi Finland 14 R Elder USA 16 lA Parker USA 55 M Gewain USA total 76 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 Finland 3 Austria 9 USA Twenty-seven nations en tered teams event FiB Wakefield Rubber 1 E Cofalik Po land 2 Andriukov USSR 3 R Hof sass Germany 4 R White USA defend ing World Champion 14 1 Quinn USA 48 1 Brown USA 59 W Ghio USA total 74 entrants event Ranking nation 1 PR China 2 Po land 3 USSR 15 USA Twenty-six na tions entered teams event FiC Power 1 5 Korban USSR 2 R Archer USA 3 E Verbitski USSR de fending World Champion 26 D Gal breath USA 37 K Phair USA total 48 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 PR China 3 Poland 5 USA Twenty nations entered teams event Aerolympics II Attracting Large Entry upcoming three-in-one RC World Championships being hosted AMA Chesapeake/Fentress VA attracting very large entry Thirty nations have entered total 60 teams three champion ships number teams competing event breaks down follows F3A RC Pattern29 teams F3C RC HelicopterlB teams F3D RC Pylon Racing13 teams nations represented include Austra lia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chili PR China Czechoslovakia England Fin land1 France FR Germany Greece Guate mala Ireland Israel Italy Japan Liechten stein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland USA Thailand official dates championships Saturday August 26 through Sun day September 3 Actual competition flying will Monday through Sunday September 1989 123 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Technical Director continued gidget pin darn good chance can locate someone can can hope after hear correct swer time two three Ill know too am 57 years old still very much learning As far frequency matters concerned have outstanding cadre people can obtain information second weekend june brought sec ond AMA Fun-Fly time held Dayton OH Actually proper name event might well Fly-In since no competitive events like loops rolls etc rather just opportunity gather gether fly spin some normal modeler Continued page 127 Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA 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 IVJohn Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District VIScott Justice Debra Justice 156 S Franzen Bensenville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 Schell Ln New Albany IN 47150 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Winnetka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clark ston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 1-707/448-4659 Joseph P Lus sier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110 Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Ra pillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XIJerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II A Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nkodem 407 Wllow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuor, 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 149th Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boy 1287 Orangeburg SC 291181287 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ay 201 Halnan Salem Rd Terre Haule IN 47803 RC SearIng Dale Fslkessg 1544 Darien Lake D en IL 90559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 ylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other RC acept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates ChaIrman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Strason House Maple Shade NJ 08092 Ill Walt vasGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 46233 IV Don Srull 941 Kmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 \f John Martis 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boo 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 299th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 v Dave Hemstraaght P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klaiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I try Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 ill Edward Winter 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 19131 IV Bob Karlssos 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David Plaft 1306 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitmas PO Bos 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merrig Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelsos 390 San Jose Wister Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstain Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII All events except RC entire DIstrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3929 E nsa Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Laos Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chiltos WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dll Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 97217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dcl Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98199 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75980 IX Stan Chilton 7259 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico 950-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Binchoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94590 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bos 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collina 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 60650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 87305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Si itt PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St SexOle WA 98115 AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO 802 2010 Turrytown NY 10591 ill B Heaseibrock 6326 Blueberry Hill Ct, Cincinnali OH 48248 IV Tum Miller 19130 Brxokgrean Garden Fl Hanteraville NC 20870 V John Fuqux 724 Diane St Nicevilfe FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartia 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 602 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Saltier 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 iii Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shetkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champise 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuiluhoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodton Rd Raytown MO 64133 Vii Brian Crossley 2163 Bayard Ave St Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rocirwood Bartleavilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boo 56 Kissley KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nigel CA 92677 Xi Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bob Beiluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Mi 48224 viii Dave Youngbiood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77602 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasus CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gagar 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800W Ashbury Pt Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xi Roger Pierce 12308 219th Axe 0 B 9 Bunney Lake WA 98390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134Sf Pubs Park IL 60464 Vii Al Scidmore 5013 Domes Dr. Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrxok Dr Mesquite TX 78150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 Xi Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamuriak Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castiewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CI AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 9 Spusaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr Tulusga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brows 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudeit NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East CoaxI Austin Lebmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creaton Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS 1989 US RC Helicopter Team Selection Finals Horace Hagen Team Selection Committee Chairman pilot qualification system instituted first time 1989 F3C Finals system included Team Selection Program published Competition Newsletter section October 88 sue Model Aviation magazine order pilot qualify place top 50% FAI class contest four entries class system effect period between January 88 team finals FAI F3C Team Selection Committee sent Out request bids host Team Selection Finals June 88 Competi tion Newsletter bid received No vember Dayton Rotary Wingmas ters Club host finals weekend June 3-4 1989 contest site pro posed Dayton City Model Flying Field Deweese Park January 89 club announced Mark Wilson would Contest Director No other bids re ceived deadline January 31 1989 FAI Jury selected AMA Ex ecutive Council announced April 26 1989 jury consisted Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen ClAM F3C Subcommittee member Don Lowe AMA President FAI flight line judges approved Team Selection Committee Mike Armacida Bob Har ris Al Seidowski Jerry Skinner Tom Un ger contest site prepared evening June 2 CD club members approved FAI Jury 17 pi lots qualified finals 14 en tered competition customary pro cedure randomly selecting flight der picking pilots names out hat used Instead computer used scoring programmed Decker Doggett chore random number generator first round competition got under way 900 am June 3 1989 Tom Dooley dubious honor being first fly put excellent flight rela tively calm morning air wind blowing 900 flight line increased steadily until Robert Gorham put flight As some magical force arrived wind almost stopped during flight Robert took advantage lull re ceived score 223 points highest Round 1 Tim Schoonard followed wind started pick up again achieved second highest score 2025 points Thus end first round Tom Dooley settle third place Rob ert Gorham Tim Schoonard finished first second place respectively Except noted wind increased speed gustiness during first round took about three hours complete second round started after short lunch break wind/gusts got stronger during round end Tom Dooley Robert Gorham still among top three finishers Tim Schoonard relinquish slot Cliff Hiatt Some scores lower second round direct reflection gusty winds pilots worked very hard P1 2 3 Contestant Tom Dooley Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham 4Ted Schoonard 5Clifford Hiatt 6Wendell Atkins 7Wayne Mann 8Jerry Vargas 9Mike Mas 10Wess Suggs 11Douglas Law 12Dan Melnik 13Don Chapman 14Daniel Chapman 1 1990 2025 2230 1940 1785 00 1925 1780 1900 1825 1615 1720 1480 1570 scores round final standings end Round Two Robert Gorham 1st Tom Doo Round 234 211022702255 199523002200 194021752120 2025 2025 1995 1795 1870 1885 1810 1735 1850 1390 1735 2220 2155 2150 2185 2145 2095 2060 2070 2080 1775 00 2200 2265 2145 1965 2025 2005 1985 2060 1920 1295 00 Total 6635 6525 6525 6445 6445 6290 6075 6040 6000 5870 5865 5850 4645 3305 Note Each contestant allowed drop single lowest score two rounds flown September 1989 125 I1eres tne new UA F3C team L-R Tom Dooley X-Cell Team Manager Cliff Hiatt Tim Schoonard X-Cell/Long Ranger Robert Gorham GMP Legend/Ranger Note Tim flying single-stick radio looks like radios PCM-types flight line judges sat through four rounds 54 flightsand did superb IOD L-R Bob Harris Al Seidowski Tom Unger CD Mark Wilson Jerry Skinner Mike Armacida 11 FAI Jury L-R Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen US member FAI/CIAM F3C Subcommittee AMA President Don Lowe Seating FAI Jury US team se lection finals required approved US team selection program 89 RC Helicopter Team Finals Scores ley 2nd Cliff Hiatt Ted Schoonard Tim Schoonard tied third place end second round weather degraded point Con test Director Mark Wilson decided delay start third round until threaten ing storm passed What initially ap peared short wait turned out three-hour interruption weather fore cast Sunday did sound very promis ing therefore decided con tinue argue mother nature third round started six oclock time winds subsided Tim Schoonard put excellent flight earned him 230 points highest score up time Tim Cliff again exchanged positions final standings end Round Three Robert Gorham 1st Tom Dooley 2nd Tim Schoonard 3rd scores jumped up significantly during round because weather co operated round completed 830 pmjust before visibility became issue time no ties final round started about 900 am Sunday morning forecast rain did materialize mild 900 cross wind blowing exception Cliff Hiatts score fourth-round scores de creased because crosswind round appeared put much pressure pilots first did albeit dif ferent reason first round butter flies chased out stomach final round pressure stemmed fact last chance get spot team Cliff Hiatt put best flight round 2265 points high enough get him team Tom Doo ley earned 2255 points secondhighest Round 4 flight assured him spot team remarkable thing happened end competition Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham tied second place Ted Schoonard Cliff Hiatt tied fourth place Team Selection Finals two flyoffs would have take place break ties However Tim Robert discussed situation decided against flyoff Since alternate team member established tie between Ted Cliff broken problem disap peared Cliff volunteered give al ternate slot Ted requested considered Team Manager position choice Team Manager belongs three members team agreed Cliff Hiatt USA has very strong team Some memorable events occurred during contest first round pilot flew over prohibited area lost flight score round has hap pened long time Another pilots caller announced correct maneuver have pilot perform wrong onea costly mistake ties during contest ever before end Round 2 three-way tie third place tie sixth end contest ties second fourth plac es reason increase ties course tremendous increase overall skill level among pilots Perhaps need think about going one-tenthpoint scoring Team Selection Finals FAI F3C class resounding success due ef forts Contest Director Mark Wilson Dayton Rotarywing Masters club mem bers toughest job always flight line judging handled very com petently Please join wishing F3C Team good luck F3C World Championships held Fentress Naval Station Ches apeake VA week August 26 through September 2 1989 Soaring Matters March 89 ClAM Meeting Detailed Report continued Terry Edmonds first part report appeared August 1989 edition Competi tion Newsletter page 118 et seq December 1988 ClAM Bureau meet ing F3B Subcommittee charged further study clarification battery electrical measurement rule adopt ed previous plenary meeting Germans introduced proposal specify battery compliance three methods 6 milliohms minimum internal re sistance cold cranking amperes automo tive specification SAE DIN etc However after lengthy discussions enough evidence three methods would correlate Much testing needs done Swiss similar proposal withdrawn Therefore 1988 rule de fining physical size battery will re main effect until further notice previously decided would situation 1989 world champs 1988 rule fact preferred Americans because simple measure Further discussion indicated sub stantial interest permanently reverting 1988 ruleand perhaps reduced di mension reduce battery costs closely match battery size winch motor French representative passed around letter asking rule added 1989 world champs banning electronic device between battery winch mo tor Evidently information someone may working such device boost winch power After short discussion vote indicated acceptable representatives did want get another round winch races However plenary meeting intro duced rules change proposal passed immediate application dont think proper procedure used because understanding rule proposals previously agenda could approved case following rule now exists 5322ba2cAdd following sen tence battery must supply winch motor current through magnetically operated switch use electronic device between winch motor battery forbidden proposal Germans ban safety reasons landing bolts being used slow down model ground majority technical subcommittee felt good idea proposal should expanded read No fixed retractable arresting device allowed slow down model ground during landing amended proposal passed plenary meeting ClAM president dicated wording clear enough deferred implementation until satisfac tory wording produced F3B sub committee Switzerland proposal clarify num ber contestants flight group task B unanimously approved immediate application simply adding word minimum left out original rule 5317 Distance task B must minimum three contestants FR Germany two proposals Distance Speed calling model land safe area much discussion what safe area what would penalty noncompliance such rule would improve safety proposals withdrawn referred technical subcomittee further study Now new F3j class RC Thermal Du ration Gliders provisional rules event will become effective January 1 1990 British have flying event 15 years basically man-on-man Duration event using qualification flyoff mat Flying done slot times meaning objective within given time period fly longer competitors rather try obtain absolute maximum time launch hand tow know what youre going say Hand tow tried convince subcommittee add some sort option hand tow no avail Remember what said about two extremes other side coin subcommittee wanting keep F3j less complicated event although read rules wont seem less com plicated case supported UK proposaleven tow op tion know rules different what used didnt make proposal either Lets try event some meets see can get some real interest problems rules can always propose changes order event achieve official status FAI must flown five international contests having five coun tries competing certainly reach able goal near futureif enough inter est generated indications sev eral other countries also very interested supporting event Because complete rules extremely lengthy published can get free photocopied set re questing same AMA Headquarters either phone 1-703/435-0750 ask Competition Department writing 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 also another event approved 126 Model Aviation provisional status proposed French possible replacement F3H Cross-Country Soaring objected its replacing current F3H because no way like cross-country flying used agreed introduce event Class F31 Aero-tow Soaring Mod els Implementation event pend ing acceptable English translation rules cant give details event cause poor translation fact text blurred although can give gist tasks Duration Speed Speed task four laps over 250meter base Towing aerotow altimeter telemetry tow plane judge tow release altitude Gliders have least three-meter span semiscale look including transparent canopy wheel Spot landing runway-type rectangle French claim have success fully flying event have other coun tries interested poll indicated little no interest event primarily due aerotow US Glider fields al low power plane flying registered voting event meaning supporting event also objecting Also approved bid Nether lands 1991 F3B World Championship contest date will August 24 Sep tember 1 site Dutch National Soaring Centre Terlet municipality Arnhem yarns case site lent itself let ting Free Flight Control Line Radio Control operate same site provides great fellowship purpose give detailed re port activity whole rather operational aspect should ed During Reno event 1988 oper ated six RC flight lines assigned fre quencies line Unfortunately created logjam few lines due frequency distribution Rarely did have six models air time using arrangement year used six flight sta tions moved closer together roughly 12 ft apart Yes know im mediate response say flies face recommended minimum 20ft separation stations Lets give logic setup Frequency Committee member George Steiner has done extensive testing trans mitters over last several years has worked clubs spent much time flying sites determining interference poten tial basic operational needs has pro vided several meaningful articles model magazines currently chairs subcom mittee Frequency Committee charged developing plans clubs use event FCC requires grandfather period old equipment George has found spread flying stations out 100 ft imperative assign frequencies line Otherwise theres possibility adja cent frequencies will wind up lines extreme ends thereby causing interfer ence potentially dangerous may created through 31M third-order intermodu lation possibil ity Now big question What happened Dayton Actually two days flying went much way expected count ing time used air show teams two days 13 hours flying time frequency flight logged out 308 flights during time used channels RC22 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 56 channels accounted 7148% channels actually used can immediately see 31M possibilities could have ap peared flight line During 308 flights seven models crashed Saturday shortly after started flying midair lost two Later day crashed manner appeared some type radio prob lem operating spectrum ana lyzer ICOM receiver No outside interference appeared present models air did present 31M potential Thats 150 Saturday flights During 158 flights Sunday lost four models case definite ly radio problem flier forgot turn receiver will get almost time Another lost wing tends model well other two can explained could have radio related So-o-o arrive three models lost out 308 flights may have radio re lated may have something other million different internal problems batteries switch cracked board etc Thats bad allespecially re alize possible condition radio systems could imagine brand-new state-of-the-art top-of-theline sets way 15-year-old stuff really rode hard put away wet should noted few persons re ported getting some little funnies flying would indicate possi ble 31M outside interference Something like three four stated type problem As result since di recting flight line operation spent much time noting what air way frequencies equipment out exception glitches noted occurred older radios appear have poorer third-order intercept points point cruised line real ized two sets three con secutive frequencies air Hmmm What 31M potential What happened six guys flew fun landed safelywith word about problem next set What saw stepped back viewed scene model field Any USA typical Saturday Sun day did introduce small amount dis cipline scenario helped make work set traffic cones set along edge runway flight stations About 35 ft behind toward pits other set cones modelers start engines behind cones pit side either taxi model have carried around downwind side cone grouping runway took places available flight stations took off flew encouraged fliers taxi well clear cones after landing instead back themselves standing flight station position several interesting comments fliers about setup very prominent modeling personality stated little uncomfortable first because used being much farther away other fliers closeness new himagainafter several years wider spacing couple others stated really liked two reasons First easy communicate especially got trouble Second fly ing upwind site didnt have stand mortal fear model gets caddywampus runway strikes smartly about knees new AMA recommendation Nope Does work Yep allowed us possibil ity keeping models air yet minimized problems site may best served providing widely sepa rated flying stations assigning frequen cies Most clubs have ac commodate 50 100 fliers time field Also generally dont have spectrum analyzer ICOM being oper ated top-notch three-man crew transmitter impound did pro found thanks George Steiner Dave Hil senhoff Frank Marsh excellent help Also super Hurrah Dave Fogle Bill Millar Tim Procuniar Ted Stickler patient understanding help flight line made things go very smo-o-o-othly last thought regarding Dayton event Someone left transmitter brought home Reston bet someone would real happy have tod dle back its real home give call maybe can effect little trip am certain people fail put names transmitters since very frequently left flying sites transmitter kinda square has two sticks front has long gadget sticking out top red flag know description very technical discovered start col umn lack radio background Oh yes switch front move transmitter worksI guess last thought wife consider ing buying new van have now seven-year-old has 104299 miles odometer Its great van first set tires lasted 67000 miles brakes 89000 Besides normal maintenance have replace battery U-joint some piddly little stuff like blower switch know wandering around some out automotive industry some person has convinced manage ment just make little change product will much dependable also know buy new van 14 different things will hap fContinued next page September 1989 127 pen dealer will say Strange shouldnt happen because system dramatically improved since bought last van Wouldnt love get hands product-improver flits through shadows industry SAM Champs continedJ same site same dates information entry forms contact following persons General informationLarry Jeno Contest Manager 4341 Flandes St Las Vegas NV 89121 telephone 1-702/731-4029 Phil McCary Assistant Contest Manager 532 Col lege Dr #212 Henderson NV 89015 tele phone 1-7021564-6663 SAM FFContest Director Jim Persson 3747 Gettysburg Ct Pleasanton CA 94566 telephone 1-415/846-3999 SAM RCContest Director Don Bekins 85 Bellview Belvedere CA 94920 telephone 141 5/435-1535 NFFS NosGasRalph Prey 4859 W 97th St Inglewood CA 90301 telephone 1213/671-8695 writing info please clude business-size SASE two stamps 90 Pacific Control Line Champs Set New Zealand Control Line fliers New Zea land Model Aeronautical Association invite CL fliers nations first Pacific CL Championships February 4-5 1990 contest site will National ControlLine Site Clareville Carterton New Zea land North Island Events flown will F2A/B/C/D Speed Aerobatics Team Race Combat meet will held same days same site third Pacific Free Flight Championships has seen US modelers attendance past Since thats long trip make twoday meet NZMAA notes visiting modelers could attend NZ National Championships Wigram Christchurch South Island December 28 1989January 3 1990 Waikato CL Champi onship February 10-11 Hamilton also North Island further information contact NZMAA Control Line Technical Committee Secretary David L Sanderson 16 Roto Street Te Kauwhata New Zealand will also need contact nearest NZ consu late embassy travel agent travel details North American modelers could escape winter doldrums going down un der meet SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors sue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determina tion appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has pre sented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Helicopter Contests An Editorial item appeared editorial October 1988 issue Helipad newslet ter WHAM Wash tenaw Helicopter Aero Modelers Ann Arbor Ml Robert Sims club president/newsletter editor RMcM sure lot grumbling some RC Helicopter contests lately Contestants get frustrated regulations judging judges get frustrated regs contestants grumble So Contest Directors CDs Others grum ble over controversy Know Its because competition setup can frustrating AMA Heli contest regs incomplete no guide lines judge AMA maneuvers arent enough people inclined learn good judging often Some CDs little casual about regs judging keeping pace up maneuver schedules uninspiring dont despair imperfections ex ist because RC Heli competition yet mature compared RC Pattern ex ample its nine years hundreds pilots behind RC Helis have just around long enough havent around long enough enough contests produce large widespread amount contest experi ence . sheer numbers give us enough eager skilled rules workers working regs judging guides enough experienced fliers ease off Robert Sims competitive flying contribute time energy wisdom improving regs judging running cont ests . self-sustaining national Heli organiza tion form provide leadership im proving competitive environment As time passes RC Helis become popular gain experience will better able get things need need regulations clear com plete unambiguous need judging guides explain evaluate count faults other factors correctly score maneuver need RC Heli culture people eager become know ledgeable unbiased judges need RC Heli culture people eager CDs contest workers eager run faster-paced careful events need maneuver schedules attractive interesting progressive level le vel need contests including some west Mississippi RC Pattern has largely done Pattern has around lot longer RC Helis rapidly creasing number Helicopter modelers however going start closing gap People listening grumbling adding own thoughts planning im provements next years events Things will improve work positive way faster will happen Heres to-do list Promote RC Helis help newcomers succeed As numbers increase good things will follow grumbler Keep voicing con cerns judging regulations contests publicly privately Remember though rebuke hurts hurt imosity can get way enthusiastic pursuit competition good grumbler will pull us right direction Recognize applaud support thank hug CDs judges contest workers ones spite imperfection give us lifeblood com petition contests Suggest changes regs contest guides next date submit such things AMA HQ consideration Con test Board January 1 1990 ready Hold contest hap pens can hold all-categories Novice/Intermediate Novice Intermedi ate/Scale just FAI neednt perfect Weve made progress Contests work best pilots often win Attend contests spite some prob ems nothing beats thrill being flight line Nothing inspiring motivating no other event has same feeling shared purpose cama raderie Heli pilot can hold solid hover should go least once just cant appreciate rewards until expe rience once get contest bug doesnt leave easily So go CD 0 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 128 Model Aviation CI C C C -V C x x 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 CJ CD 0 w 0 x C, 0 -o w 0 x Editors note Soapbox does ap pear edition Competition Newsletter Sometimes nobody has thing Soapbox about times gets squeezed out last minute because space limitations late-breaking news
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
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COMPETI TLON NE WSLETT2W ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 ANoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood may read some information indicat ing am now serving Frequency Committee Chairman technically correct although use term coor dinator would accurate chaired recent meeting held during Toledo trade show outset meeting made very clear would vote sues break tie essence acted capacity moderator Beyond task have acting same capacity have four years far Fre quency Committee concerned provide support committee interact attorney move paperwork through answer members questions help provide guidance regarding effect commit tees deliberations might have Acad emys activities raise issue because recently mem ber called inquired concerning back ground technical aspects Radio Control stated have have read columns over last four years fact should very clear have stated number times concern whether should answer members questions advisability including statement Contact Bob Underwood further information something effect frequency bulletins Obviously fifth-grade teacher did pass him what passed hun dreds taught over 30 years teaching can stuff facts want head useful bits tell go spe cific fact may able tell difference between framistan Continued page 124 National Records following new National Records have processed during month June 1989 IndoorCategory Easy B Senior1035 1214 Don Slusarczyk 5/7/89 Outdoor Free Flight CO2 Power Senior 2605 Jeff Wittman 5/29/89 Outdoor FFCategory /2A Gas Open 7301 Terry Thorkildsen 5/27/89 Autogyro Open531 Jean Andrews 5/27/89 Outdoor FFCategory III Electric Power Class B Open431 Curt Sanford 5/7/89 Youre seeing doublel Thats scale RC Hot Air Balloon floating peacefully next its prototype Swiss Alps 1st Alpine Champs RC Hot Air Balloons Just thought youve heard everything along comes really unique event Yes now its RC Hot Air Balloons Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme Chateau-dOex Swiss Alps has formed group young people admire full-scale hot-air ballooning pursue sport via models pro mote newfound sport group ganizing Alpine Championship held October 27-29 1989 Chateau-dOex Switzerland will too late US modelers en ter champs year July 15 cutoff entries perhaps some interest may shown future Alpine Champion ships Inquiries should sent atten tion groups president R Ramel Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme CH 1837 Chateau-dOex Switzerland Corrections 1989 FAI Sporting Code Now Available AMA March 1989 FAI/CIAM Plenary meet ing Paris voted amend several parts 1989 edition FAI Sporting Code rule book list amendments Sec tions 4 4a 4b Sporting Code available interested modelers Some changes effective immediately others come effect January 1 1990 Send SASE Competition De partment AMA HQ copy changes 89 SAM Champs News 1989 SAM Society Antique Model ers Championships will held October 813 1989 site will dry lake bed near Jean NV approx 22 mi southwest Reno NV second annual NFFS Nostal gia Gas Championships will held Continued ,n page 128 Free Flight World Championships Summary 1989 Free Flight World Champion ships held May 22-29 con test site La Cruz Airfield located La Cruz Cordoba Province Argentina results competition summarized below complete listing official re sults will appear future issue FlA A-2 Towline Glider 1 Lepp USSR 2 T Rojadiev Bulgaria 3 P Sahi Finland 14 R Elder USA 16 lA Parker USA 55 M Gewain USA total 76 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 Finland 3 Austria 9 USA Twenty-seven nations en tered teams event FiB Wakefield Rubber 1 E Cofalik Po land 2 Andriukov USSR 3 R Hof sass Germany 4 R White USA defend ing World Champion 14 1 Quinn USA 48 1 Brown USA 59 W Ghio USA total 74 entrants event Ranking nation 1 PR China 2 Po land 3 USSR 15 USA Twenty-six na tions entered teams event FiC Power 1 5 Korban USSR 2 R Archer USA 3 E Verbitski USSR de fending World Champion 26 D Gal breath USA 37 K Phair USA total 48 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 PR China 3 Poland 5 USA Twenty nations entered teams event Aerolympics II Attracting Large Entry upcoming three-in-one RC World Championships being hosted AMA Chesapeake/Fentress VA attracting very large entry Thirty nations have entered total 60 teams three champion ships number teams competing event breaks down follows F3A RC Pattern29 teams F3C RC HelicopterlB teams F3D RC Pylon Racing13 teams nations represented include Austra lia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chili PR China Czechoslovakia England Fin land1 France FR Germany Greece Guate mala Ireland Israel Italy Japan Liechten stein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland USA Thailand official dates championships Saturday August 26 through Sun day September 3 Actual competition flying will Monday through Sunday September 1989 123 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Technical Director continued gidget pin darn good chance can locate someone can can hope after hear correct swer time two three Ill know too am 57 years old still very much learning As far frequency matters concerned have outstanding cadre people can obtain information second weekend june brought sec ond AMA Fun-Fly time held Dayton OH Actually proper name event might well Fly-In since no competitive events like loops rolls etc rather just opportunity gather gether fly spin some normal modeler Continued page 127 Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA 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 IVJohn Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District VIScott Justice Debra Justice 156 S Franzen Bensenville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 Schell Ln New Albany IN 47150 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Winnetka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clark ston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 1-707/448-4659 Joseph P Lus sier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110 Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Ra pillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XIJerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II A Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nkodem 407 Wllow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuor, 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 149th Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boy 1287 Orangeburg SC 291181287 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ay 201 Halnan Salem Rd Terre Haule IN 47803 RC SearIng Dale Fslkessg 1544 Darien Lake D en IL 90559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 ylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other RC acept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates ChaIrman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Strason House Maple Shade NJ 08092 Ill Walt vasGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 46233 IV Don Srull 941 Kmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 \f John Martis 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boo 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 299th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 v Dave Hemstraaght P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klaiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I try Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 ill Edward Winter 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 19131 IV Bob Karlssos 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David Plaft 1306 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitmas PO Bos 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merrig Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelsos 390 San Jose Wister Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstain Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII All events except RC entire DIstrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3929 E nsa Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Laos Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chiltos WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dll Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 97217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dcl Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98199 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75980 IX Stan Chilton 7259 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico 950-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Binchoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94590 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bos 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collina 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 60650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 87305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Si itt PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St SexOle WA 98115 AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO 802 2010 Turrytown NY 10591 ill B Heaseibrock 6326 Blueberry Hill Ct, Cincinnali OH 48248 IV Tum Miller 19130 Brxokgrean Garden Fl Hanteraville NC 20870 V John Fuqux 724 Diane St Nicevilfe FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartia 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 602 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Saltier 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 iii Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shetkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champise 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuiluhoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodton Rd Raytown MO 64133 Vii Brian Crossley 2163 Bayard Ave St Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rocirwood Bartleavilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boo 56 Kissley KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nigel CA 92677 Xi Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bob Beiluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Mi 48224 viii Dave Youngbiood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77602 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasus CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gagar 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800W Ashbury Pt Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xi Roger Pierce 12308 219th Axe 0 B 9 Bunney Lake WA 98390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134Sf Pubs Park IL 60464 Vii Al Scidmore 5013 Domes Dr. Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrxok Dr Mesquite TX 78150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 Xi Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamuriak Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castiewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CI AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 9 Spusaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr Tulusga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brows 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudeit NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East CoaxI Austin Lebmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creaton Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS 1989 US RC Helicopter Team Selection Finals Horace Hagen Team Selection Committee Chairman pilot qualification system instituted first time 1989 F3C Finals system included Team Selection Program published Competition Newsletter section October 88 sue Model Aviation magazine order pilot qualify place top 50% FAI class contest four entries class system effect period between January 88 team finals FAI F3C Team Selection Committee sent Out request bids host Team Selection Finals June 88 Competi tion Newsletter bid received No vember Dayton Rotary Wingmas ters Club host finals weekend June 3-4 1989 contest site pro posed Dayton City Model Flying Field Deweese Park January 89 club announced Mark Wilson would Contest Director No other bids re ceived deadline January 31 1989 FAI Jury selected AMA Ex ecutive Council announced April 26 1989 jury consisted Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen ClAM F3C Subcommittee member Don Lowe AMA President FAI flight line judges approved Team Selection Committee Mike Armacida Bob Har ris Al Seidowski Jerry Skinner Tom Un ger contest site prepared evening June 2 CD club members approved FAI Jury 17 pi lots qualified finals 14 en tered competition customary pro cedure randomly selecting flight der picking pilots names out hat used Instead computer used scoring programmed Decker Doggett chore random number generator first round competition got under way 900 am June 3 1989 Tom Dooley dubious honor being first fly put excellent flight rela tively calm morning air wind blowing 900 flight line increased steadily until Robert Gorham put flight As some magical force arrived wind almost stopped during flight Robert took advantage lull re ceived score 223 points highest Round 1 Tim Schoonard followed wind started pick up again achieved second highest score 2025 points Thus end first round Tom Dooley settle third place Rob ert Gorham Tim Schoonard finished first second place respectively Except noted wind increased speed gustiness during first round took about three hours complete second round started after short lunch break wind/gusts got stronger during round end Tom Dooley Robert Gorham still among top three finishers Tim Schoonard relinquish slot Cliff Hiatt Some scores lower second round direct reflection gusty winds pilots worked very hard P1 2 3 Contestant Tom Dooley Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham 4Ted Schoonard 5Clifford Hiatt 6Wendell Atkins 7Wayne Mann 8Jerry Vargas 9Mike Mas 10Wess Suggs 11Douglas Law 12Dan Melnik 13Don Chapman 14Daniel Chapman 1 1990 2025 2230 1940 1785 00 1925 1780 1900 1825 1615 1720 1480 1570 scores round final standings end Round Two Robert Gorham 1st Tom Doo Round 234 211022702255 199523002200 194021752120 2025 2025 1995 1795 1870 1885 1810 1735 1850 1390 1735 2220 2155 2150 2185 2145 2095 2060 2070 2080 1775 00 2200 2265 2145 1965 2025 2005 1985 2060 1920 1295 00 Total 6635 6525 6525 6445 6445 6290 6075 6040 6000 5870 5865 5850 4645 3305 Note Each contestant allowed drop single lowest score two rounds flown September 1989 125 I1eres tne new UA F3C team L-R Tom Dooley X-Cell Team Manager Cliff Hiatt Tim Schoonard X-Cell/Long Ranger Robert Gorham GMP Legend/Ranger Note Tim flying single-stick radio looks like radios PCM-types flight line judges sat through four rounds 54 flightsand did superb IOD L-R Bob Harris Al Seidowski Tom Unger CD Mark Wilson Jerry Skinner Mike Armacida 11 FAI Jury L-R Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen US member FAI/CIAM F3C Subcommittee AMA President Don Lowe Seating FAI Jury US team se lection finals required approved US team selection program 89 RC Helicopter Team Finals Scores ley 2nd Cliff Hiatt Ted Schoonard Tim Schoonard tied third place end second round weather degraded point Con test Director Mark Wilson decided delay start third round until threaten ing storm passed What initially ap peared short wait turned out three-hour interruption weather fore cast Sunday did sound very promis ing therefore decided con tinue argue mother nature third round started six oclock time winds subsided Tim Schoonard put excellent flight earned him 230 points highest score up time Tim Cliff again exchanged positions final standings end Round Three Robert Gorham 1st Tom Dooley 2nd Tim Schoonard 3rd scores jumped up significantly during round because weather co operated round completed 830 pmjust before visibility became issue time no ties final round started about 900 am Sunday morning forecast rain did materialize mild 900 cross wind blowing exception Cliff Hiatts score fourth-round scores de creased because crosswind round appeared put much pressure pilots first did albeit dif ferent reason first round butter flies chased out stomach final round pressure stemmed fact last chance get spot team Cliff Hiatt put best flight round 2265 points high enough get him team Tom Doo ley earned 2255 points secondhighest Round 4 flight assured him spot team remarkable thing happened end competition Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham tied second place Ted Schoonard Cliff Hiatt tied fourth place Team Selection Finals two flyoffs would have take place break ties However Tim Robert discussed situation decided against flyoff Since alternate team member established tie between Ted Cliff broken problem disap peared Cliff volunteered give al ternate slot Ted requested considered Team Manager position choice Team Manager belongs three members team agreed Cliff Hiatt USA has very strong team Some memorable events occurred during contest first round pilot flew over prohibited area lost flight score round has hap pened long time Another pilots caller announced correct maneuver have pilot perform wrong onea costly mistake ties during contest ever before end Round 2 three-way tie third place tie sixth end contest ties second fourth plac es reason increase ties course tremendous increase overall skill level among pilots Perhaps need think about going one-tenthpoint scoring Team Selection Finals FAI F3C class resounding success due ef forts Contest Director Mark Wilson Dayton Rotarywing Masters club mem bers toughest job always flight line judging handled very com petently Please join wishing F3C Team good luck F3C World Championships held Fentress Naval Station Ches apeake VA week August 26 through September 2 1989 Soaring Matters March 89 ClAM Meeting Detailed Report continued Terry Edmonds first part report appeared August 1989 edition Competi tion Newsletter page 118 et seq December 1988 ClAM Bureau meet ing F3B Subcommittee charged further study clarification battery electrical measurement rule adopt ed previous plenary meeting Germans introduced proposal specify battery compliance three methods 6 milliohms minimum internal re sistance cold cranking amperes automo tive specification SAE DIN etc However after lengthy discussions enough evidence three methods would correlate Much testing needs done Swiss similar proposal withdrawn Therefore 1988 rule de fining physical size battery will re main effect until further notice previously decided would situation 1989 world champs 1988 rule fact preferred Americans because simple measure Further discussion indicated sub stantial interest permanently reverting 1988 ruleand perhaps reduced di mension reduce battery costs closely match battery size winch motor French representative passed around letter asking rule added 1989 world champs banning electronic device between battery winch mo tor Evidently information someone may working such device boost winch power After short discussion vote indicated acceptable representatives did want get another round winch races However plenary meeting intro duced rules change proposal passed immediate application dont think proper procedure used because understanding rule proposals previously agenda could approved case following rule now exists 5322ba2cAdd following sen tence battery must supply winch motor current through magnetically operated switch use electronic device between winch motor battery forbidden proposal Germans ban safety reasons landing bolts being used slow down model ground majority technical subcommittee felt good idea proposal should expanded read No fixed retractable arresting device allowed slow down model ground during landing amended proposal passed plenary meeting ClAM president dicated wording clear enough deferred implementation until satisfac tory wording produced F3B sub committee Switzerland proposal clarify num ber contestants flight group task B unanimously approved immediate application simply adding word minimum left out original rule 5317 Distance task B must minimum three contestants FR Germany two proposals Distance Speed calling model land safe area much discussion what safe area what would penalty noncompliance such rule would improve safety proposals withdrawn referred technical subcomittee further study Now new F3j class RC Thermal Du ration Gliders provisional rules event will become effective January 1 1990 British have flying event 15 years basically man-on-man Duration event using qualification flyoff mat Flying done slot times meaning objective within given time period fly longer competitors rather try obtain absolute maximum time launch hand tow know what youre going say Hand tow tried convince subcommittee add some sort option hand tow no avail Remember what said about two extremes other side coin subcommittee wanting keep F3j less complicated event although read rules wont seem less com plicated case supported UK proposaleven tow op tion know rules different what used didnt make proposal either Lets try event some meets see can get some real interest problems rules can always propose changes order event achieve official status FAI must flown five international contests having five coun tries competing certainly reach able goal near futureif enough inter est generated indications sev eral other countries also very interested supporting event Because complete rules extremely lengthy published can get free photocopied set re questing same AMA Headquarters either phone 1-703/435-0750 ask Competition Department writing 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 also another event approved 126 Model Aviation provisional status proposed French possible replacement F3H Cross-Country Soaring objected its replacing current F3H because no way like cross-country flying used agreed introduce event Class F31 Aero-tow Soaring Mod els Implementation event pend ing acceptable English translation rules cant give details event cause poor translation fact text blurred although can give gist tasks Duration Speed Speed task four laps over 250meter base Towing aerotow altimeter telemetry tow plane judge tow release altitude Gliders have least three-meter span semiscale look including transparent canopy wheel Spot landing runway-type rectangle French claim have success fully flying event have other coun tries interested poll indicated little no interest event primarily due aerotow US Glider fields al low power plane flying registered voting event meaning supporting event also objecting Also approved bid Nether lands 1991 F3B World Championship contest date will August 24 Sep tember 1 site Dutch National Soaring Centre Terlet municipality Arnhem yarns case site lent itself let ting Free Flight Control Line Radio Control operate same site provides great fellowship purpose give detailed re port activity whole rather operational aspect should ed During Reno event 1988 oper ated six RC flight lines assigned fre quencies line Unfortunately created logjam few lines due frequency distribution Rarely did have six models air time using arrangement year used six flight sta tions moved closer together roughly 12 ft apart Yes know im mediate response say flies face recommended minimum 20ft separation stations Lets give logic setup Frequency Committee member George Steiner has done extensive testing trans mitters over last several years has worked clubs spent much time flying sites determining interference poten tial basic operational needs has pro vided several meaningful articles model magazines currently chairs subcom mittee Frequency Committee charged developing plans clubs use event FCC requires grandfather period old equipment George has found spread flying stations out 100 ft imperative assign frequencies line Otherwise theres possibility adja cent frequencies will wind up lines extreme ends thereby causing interfer ence potentially dangerous may created through 31M third-order intermodu lation possibil ity Now big question What happened Dayton Actually two days flying went much way expected count ing time used air show teams two days 13 hours flying time frequency flight logged out 308 flights during time used channels RC22 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 56 channels accounted 7148% channels actually used can immediately see 31M possibilities could have ap peared flight line During 308 flights seven models crashed Saturday shortly after started flying midair lost two Later day crashed manner appeared some type radio prob lem operating spectrum ana lyzer ICOM receiver No outside interference appeared present models air did present 31M potential Thats 150 Saturday flights During 158 flights Sunday lost four models case definite ly radio problem flier forgot turn receiver will get almost time Another lost wing tends model well other two can explained could have radio related So-o-o arrive three models lost out 308 flights may have radio re lated may have something other million different internal problems batteries switch cracked board etc Thats bad allespecially re alize possible condition radio systems could imagine brand-new state-of-the-art top-of-theline sets way 15-year-old stuff really rode hard put away wet should noted few persons re ported getting some little funnies flying would indicate possi ble 31M outside interference Something like three four stated type problem As result since di recting flight line operation spent much time noting what air way frequencies equipment out exception glitches noted occurred older radios appear have poorer third-order intercept points point cruised line real ized two sets three con secutive frequencies air Hmmm What 31M potential What happened six guys flew fun landed safelywith word about problem next set What saw stepped back viewed scene model field Any USA typical Saturday Sun day did introduce small amount dis cipline scenario helped make work set traffic cones set along edge runway flight stations About 35 ft behind toward pits other set cones modelers start engines behind cones pit side either taxi model have carried around downwind side cone grouping runway took places available flight stations took off flew encouraged fliers taxi well clear cones after landing instead back themselves standing flight station position several interesting comments fliers about setup very prominent modeling personality stated little uncomfortable first because used being much farther away other fliers closeness new himagainafter several years wider spacing couple others stated really liked two reasons First easy communicate especially got trouble Second fly ing upwind site didnt have stand mortal fear model gets caddywampus runway strikes smartly about knees new AMA recommendation Nope Does work Yep allowed us possibil ity keeping models air yet minimized problems site may best served providing widely sepa rated flying stations assigning frequen cies Most clubs have ac commodate 50 100 fliers time field Also generally dont have spectrum analyzer ICOM being oper ated top-notch three-man crew transmitter impound did pro found thanks George Steiner Dave Hil senhoff Frank Marsh excellent help Also super Hurrah Dave Fogle Bill Millar Tim Procuniar Ted Stickler patient understanding help flight line made things go very smo-o-o-othly last thought regarding Dayton event Someone left transmitter brought home Reston bet someone would real happy have tod dle back its real home give call maybe can effect little trip am certain people fail put names transmitters since very frequently left flying sites transmitter kinda square has two sticks front has long gadget sticking out top red flag know description very technical discovered start col umn lack radio background Oh yes switch front move transmitter worksI guess last thought wife consider ing buying new van have now seven-year-old has 104299 miles odometer Its great van first set tires lasted 67000 miles brakes 89000 Besides normal maintenance have replace battery U-joint some piddly little stuff like blower switch know wandering around some out automotive industry some person has convinced manage ment just make little change product will much dependable also know buy new van 14 different things will hap fContinued next page September 1989 127 pen dealer will say Strange shouldnt happen because system dramatically improved since bought last van Wouldnt love get hands product-improver flits through shadows industry SAM Champs continedJ same site same dates information entry forms contact following persons General informationLarry Jeno Contest Manager 4341 Flandes St Las Vegas NV 89121 telephone 1-702/731-4029 Phil McCary Assistant Contest Manager 532 Col lege Dr #212 Henderson NV 89015 tele phone 1-7021564-6663 SAM FFContest Director Jim Persson 3747 Gettysburg Ct Pleasanton CA 94566 telephone 1-415/846-3999 SAM RCContest Director Don Bekins 85 Bellview Belvedere CA 94920 telephone 141 5/435-1535 NFFS NosGasRalph Prey 4859 W 97th St Inglewood CA 90301 telephone 1213/671-8695 writing info please clude business-size SASE two stamps 90 Pacific Control Line Champs Set New Zealand Control Line fliers New Zea land Model Aeronautical Association invite CL fliers nations first Pacific CL Championships February 4-5 1990 contest site will National ControlLine Site Clareville Carterton New Zea land North Island Events flown will F2A/B/C/D Speed Aerobatics Team Race Combat meet will held same days same site third Pacific Free Flight Championships has seen US modelers attendance past Since thats long trip make twoday meet NZMAA notes visiting modelers could attend NZ National Championships Wigram Christchurch South Island December 28 1989January 3 1990 Waikato CL Champi onship February 10-11 Hamilton also North Island further information contact NZMAA Control Line Technical Committee Secretary David L Sanderson 16 Roto Street Te Kauwhata New Zealand will also need contact nearest NZ consu late embassy travel agent travel details North American modelers could escape winter doldrums going down un der meet SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors sue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determina tion appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has pre sented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Helicopter Contests An Editorial item appeared editorial October 1988 issue Helipad newslet ter WHAM Wash tenaw Helicopter Aero Modelers Ann Arbor Ml Robert Sims club president/newsletter editor RMcM sure lot grumbling some RC Helicopter contests lately Contestants get frustrated regulations judging judges get frustrated regs contestants grumble So Contest Directors CDs Others grum ble over controversy Know Its because competition setup can frustrating AMA Heli contest regs incomplete no guide lines judge AMA maneuvers arent enough people inclined learn good judging often Some CDs little casual about regs judging keeping pace up maneuver schedules uninspiring dont despair imperfections ex ist because RC Heli competition yet mature compared RC Pattern ex ample its nine years hundreds pilots behind RC Helis have just around long enough havent around long enough enough contests produce large widespread amount contest experi ence . sheer numbers give us enough eager skilled rules workers working regs judging guides enough experienced fliers ease off Robert Sims competitive flying contribute time energy wisdom improving regs judging running cont ests . self-sustaining national Heli organiza tion form provide leadership im proving competitive environment As time passes RC Helis become popular gain experience will better able get things need need regulations clear com plete unambiguous need judging guides explain evaluate count faults other factors correctly score maneuver need RC Heli culture people eager become know ledgeable unbiased judges need RC Heli culture people eager CDs contest workers eager run faster-paced careful events need maneuver schedules attractive interesting progressive level le vel need contests including some west Mississippi RC Pattern has largely done Pattern has around lot longer RC Helis rapidly creasing number Helicopter modelers however going start closing gap People listening grumbling adding own thoughts planning im provements next years events Things will improve work positive way faster will happen Heres to-do list Promote RC Helis help newcomers succeed As numbers increase good things will follow grumbler Keep voicing con cerns judging regulations contests publicly privately Remember though rebuke hurts hurt imosity can get way enthusiastic pursuit competition good grumbler will pull us right direction Recognize applaud support thank hug CDs judges contest workers ones spite imperfection give us lifeblood com petition contests Suggest changes regs contest guides next date submit such things AMA HQ consideration Con test Board January 1 1990 ready Hold contest hap pens can hold all-categories Novice/Intermediate Novice Intermedi ate/Scale just FAI neednt perfect Weve made progress Contests work best pilots often win Attend contests spite some prob ems nothing beats thrill being flight line Nothing inspiring motivating no other event has same feeling shared purpose cama raderie Heli pilot can hold solid hover should go least once just cant appreciate rewards until expe rience once get contest bug doesnt leave easily So go CD 0 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 128 Model Aviation CI C C C -V C x x 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 CJ CD 0 w 0 x C, 0 -o w 0 x Editors note Soapbox does ap pear edition Competition Newsletter Sometimes nobody has thing Soapbox about times gets squeezed out last minute because space limitations late-breaking news
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
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COMPETI TLON NE WSLETT2W ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 ANoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood may read some information indicat ing am now serving Frequency Committee Chairman technically correct although use term coor dinator would accurate chaired recent meeting held during Toledo trade show outset meeting made very clear would vote sues break tie essence acted capacity moderator Beyond task have acting same capacity have four years far Fre quency Committee concerned provide support committee interact attorney move paperwork through answer members questions help provide guidance regarding effect commit tees deliberations might have Acad emys activities raise issue because recently mem ber called inquired concerning back ground technical aspects Radio Control stated have have read columns over last four years fact should very clear have stated number times concern whether should answer members questions advisability including statement Contact Bob Underwood further information something effect frequency bulletins Obviously fifth-grade teacher did pass him what passed hun dreds taught over 30 years teaching can stuff facts want head useful bits tell go spe cific fact may able tell difference between framistan Continued page 124 National Records following new National Records have processed during month June 1989 IndoorCategory Easy B Senior1035 1214 Don Slusarczyk 5/7/89 Outdoor Free Flight CO2 Power Senior 2605 Jeff Wittman 5/29/89 Outdoor FFCategory /2A Gas Open 7301 Terry Thorkildsen 5/27/89 Autogyro Open531 Jean Andrews 5/27/89 Outdoor FFCategory III Electric Power Class B Open431 Curt Sanford 5/7/89 Youre seeing doublel Thats scale RC Hot Air Balloon floating peacefully next its prototype Swiss Alps 1st Alpine Champs RC Hot Air Balloons Just thought youve heard everything along comes really unique event Yes now its RC Hot Air Balloons Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme Chateau-dOex Swiss Alps has formed group young people admire full-scale hot-air ballooning pursue sport via models pro mote newfound sport group ganizing Alpine Championship held October 27-29 1989 Chateau-dOex Switzerland will too late US modelers en ter champs year July 15 cutoff entries perhaps some interest may shown future Alpine Champion ships Inquiries should sent atten tion groups president R Ramel Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme CH 1837 Chateau-dOex Switzerland Corrections 1989 FAI Sporting Code Now Available AMA March 1989 FAI/CIAM Plenary meet ing Paris voted amend several parts 1989 edition FAI Sporting Code rule book list amendments Sec tions 4 4a 4b Sporting Code available interested modelers Some changes effective immediately others come effect January 1 1990 Send SASE Competition De partment AMA HQ copy changes 89 SAM Champs News 1989 SAM Society Antique Model ers Championships will held October 813 1989 site will dry lake bed near Jean NV approx 22 mi southwest Reno NV second annual NFFS Nostal gia Gas Championships will held Continued ,n page 128 Free Flight World Championships Summary 1989 Free Flight World Champion ships held May 22-29 con test site La Cruz Airfield located La Cruz Cordoba Province Argentina results competition summarized below complete listing official re sults will appear future issue FlA A-2 Towline Glider 1 Lepp USSR 2 T Rojadiev Bulgaria 3 P Sahi Finland 14 R Elder USA 16 lA Parker USA 55 M Gewain USA total 76 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 Finland 3 Austria 9 USA Twenty-seven nations en tered teams event FiB Wakefield Rubber 1 E Cofalik Po land 2 Andriukov USSR 3 R Hof sass Germany 4 R White USA defend ing World Champion 14 1 Quinn USA 48 1 Brown USA 59 W Ghio USA total 74 entrants event Ranking nation 1 PR China 2 Po land 3 USSR 15 USA Twenty-six na tions entered teams event FiC Power 1 5 Korban USSR 2 R Archer USA 3 E Verbitski USSR de fending World Champion 26 D Gal breath USA 37 K Phair USA total 48 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 PR China 3 Poland 5 USA Twenty nations entered teams event Aerolympics II Attracting Large Entry upcoming three-in-one RC World Championships being hosted AMA Chesapeake/Fentress VA attracting very large entry Thirty nations have entered total 60 teams three champion ships number teams competing event breaks down follows F3A RC Pattern29 teams F3C RC HelicopterlB teams F3D RC Pylon Racing13 teams nations represented include Austra lia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chili PR China Czechoslovakia England Fin land1 France FR Germany Greece Guate mala Ireland Israel Italy Japan Liechten stein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland USA Thailand official dates championships Saturday August 26 through Sun day September 3 Actual competition flying will Monday through Sunday September 1989 123 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Technical Director continued gidget pin darn good chance can locate someone can can hope after hear correct swer time two three Ill know too am 57 years old still very much learning As far frequency matters concerned have outstanding cadre people can obtain information second weekend june brought sec ond AMA Fun-Fly time held Dayton OH Actually proper name event might well Fly-In since no competitive events like loops rolls etc rather just opportunity gather gether fly spin some normal modeler Continued page 127 Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA 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 IVJohn Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District VIScott Justice Debra Justice 156 S Franzen Bensenville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 Schell Ln New Albany IN 47150 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Winnetka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clark ston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 1-707/448-4659 Joseph P Lus sier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110 Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Ra pillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XIJerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II A Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nkodem 407 Wllow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuor, 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 149th Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boy 1287 Orangeburg SC 291181287 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ay 201 Halnan Salem Rd Terre Haule IN 47803 RC SearIng Dale Fslkessg 1544 Darien Lake D en IL 90559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 ylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other RC acept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates ChaIrman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Strason House Maple Shade NJ 08092 Ill Walt vasGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 46233 IV Don Srull 941 Kmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 \f John Martis 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boo 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 299th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 v Dave Hemstraaght P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klaiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I try Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 ill Edward Winter 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 19131 IV Bob Karlssos 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David Plaft 1306 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitmas PO Bos 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merrig Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelsos 390 San Jose Wister Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstain Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII All events except RC entire DIstrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3929 E nsa Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Laos Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chiltos WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dll Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 97217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dcl Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98199 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75980 IX Stan Chilton 7259 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico 950-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Binchoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94590 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bos 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collina 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 60650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 87305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Si itt PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St SexOle WA 98115 AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO 802 2010 Turrytown NY 10591 ill B Heaseibrock 6326 Blueberry Hill Ct, Cincinnali OH 48248 IV Tum Miller 19130 Brxokgrean Garden Fl Hanteraville NC 20870 V John Fuqux 724 Diane St Nicevilfe FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartia 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 602 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Saltier 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 iii Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shetkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champise 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuiluhoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodton Rd Raytown MO 64133 Vii Brian Crossley 2163 Bayard Ave St Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rocirwood Bartleavilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boo 56 Kissley KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nigel CA 92677 Xi Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bob Beiluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Mi 48224 viii Dave Youngbiood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77602 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasus CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gagar 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800W Ashbury Pt Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xi Roger Pierce 12308 219th Axe 0 B 9 Bunney Lake WA 98390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134Sf Pubs Park IL 60464 Vii Al Scidmore 5013 Domes Dr. Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrxok Dr Mesquite TX 78150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 Xi Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamuriak Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castiewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CI AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 9 Spusaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr Tulusga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brows 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudeit NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East CoaxI Austin Lebmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creaton Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS 1989 US RC Helicopter Team Selection Finals Horace Hagen Team Selection Committee Chairman pilot qualification system instituted first time 1989 F3C Finals system included Team Selection Program published Competition Newsletter section October 88 sue Model Aviation magazine order pilot qualify place top 50% FAI class contest four entries class system effect period between January 88 team finals FAI F3C Team Selection Committee sent Out request bids host Team Selection Finals June 88 Competi tion Newsletter bid received No vember Dayton Rotary Wingmas ters Club host finals weekend June 3-4 1989 contest site pro posed Dayton City Model Flying Field Deweese Park January 89 club announced Mark Wilson would Contest Director No other bids re ceived deadline January 31 1989 FAI Jury selected AMA Ex ecutive Council announced April 26 1989 jury consisted Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen ClAM F3C Subcommittee member Don Lowe AMA President FAI flight line judges approved Team Selection Committee Mike Armacida Bob Har ris Al Seidowski Jerry Skinner Tom Un ger contest site prepared evening June 2 CD club members approved FAI Jury 17 pi lots qualified finals 14 en tered competition customary pro cedure randomly selecting flight der picking pilots names out hat used Instead computer used scoring programmed Decker Doggett chore random number generator first round competition got under way 900 am June 3 1989 Tom Dooley dubious honor being first fly put excellent flight rela tively calm morning air wind blowing 900 flight line increased steadily until Robert Gorham put flight As some magical force arrived wind almost stopped during flight Robert took advantage lull re ceived score 223 points highest Round 1 Tim Schoonard followed wind started pick up again achieved second highest score 2025 points Thus end first round Tom Dooley settle third place Rob ert Gorham Tim Schoonard finished first second place respectively Except noted wind increased speed gustiness during first round took about three hours complete second round started after short lunch break wind/gusts got stronger during round end Tom Dooley Robert Gorham still among top three finishers Tim Schoonard relinquish slot Cliff Hiatt Some scores lower second round direct reflection gusty winds pilots worked very hard P1 2 3 Contestant Tom Dooley Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham 4Ted Schoonard 5Clifford Hiatt 6Wendell Atkins 7Wayne Mann 8Jerry Vargas 9Mike Mas 10Wess Suggs 11Douglas Law 12Dan Melnik 13Don Chapman 14Daniel Chapman 1 1990 2025 2230 1940 1785 00 1925 1780 1900 1825 1615 1720 1480 1570 scores round final standings end Round Two Robert Gorham 1st Tom Doo Round 234 211022702255 199523002200 194021752120 2025 2025 1995 1795 1870 1885 1810 1735 1850 1390 1735 2220 2155 2150 2185 2145 2095 2060 2070 2080 1775 00 2200 2265 2145 1965 2025 2005 1985 2060 1920 1295 00 Total 6635 6525 6525 6445 6445 6290 6075 6040 6000 5870 5865 5850 4645 3305 Note Each contestant allowed drop single lowest score two rounds flown September 1989 125 I1eres tne new UA F3C team L-R Tom Dooley X-Cell Team Manager Cliff Hiatt Tim Schoonard X-Cell/Long Ranger Robert Gorham GMP Legend/Ranger Note Tim flying single-stick radio looks like radios PCM-types flight line judges sat through four rounds 54 flightsand did superb IOD L-R Bob Harris Al Seidowski Tom Unger CD Mark Wilson Jerry Skinner Mike Armacida 11 FAI Jury L-R Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen US member FAI/CIAM F3C Subcommittee AMA President Don Lowe Seating FAI Jury US team se lection finals required approved US team selection program 89 RC Helicopter Team Finals Scores ley 2nd Cliff Hiatt Ted Schoonard Tim Schoonard tied third place end second round weather degraded point Con test Director Mark Wilson decided delay start third round until threaten ing storm passed What initially ap peared short wait turned out three-hour interruption weather fore cast Sunday did sound very promis ing therefore decided con tinue argue mother nature third round started six oclock time winds subsided Tim Schoonard put excellent flight earned him 230 points highest score up time Tim Cliff again exchanged positions final standings end Round Three Robert Gorham 1st Tom Dooley 2nd Tim Schoonard 3rd scores jumped up significantly during round because weather co operated round completed 830 pmjust before visibility became issue time no ties final round started about 900 am Sunday morning forecast rain did materialize mild 900 cross wind blowing exception Cliff Hiatts score fourth-round scores de creased because crosswind round appeared put much pressure pilots first did albeit dif ferent reason first round butter flies chased out stomach final round pressure stemmed fact last chance get spot team Cliff Hiatt put best flight round 2265 points high enough get him team Tom Doo ley earned 2255 points secondhighest Round 4 flight assured him spot team remarkable thing happened end competition Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham tied second place Ted Schoonard Cliff Hiatt tied fourth place Team Selection Finals two flyoffs would have take place break ties However Tim Robert discussed situation decided against flyoff Since alternate team member established tie between Ted Cliff broken problem disap peared Cliff volunteered give al ternate slot Ted requested considered Team Manager position choice Team Manager belongs three members team agreed Cliff Hiatt USA has very strong team Some memorable events occurred during contest first round pilot flew over prohibited area lost flight score round has hap pened long time Another pilots caller announced correct maneuver have pilot perform wrong onea costly mistake ties during contest ever before end Round 2 three-way tie third place tie sixth end contest ties second fourth plac es reason increase ties course tremendous increase overall skill level among pilots Perhaps need think about going one-tenthpoint scoring Team Selection Finals FAI F3C class resounding success due ef forts Contest Director Mark Wilson Dayton Rotarywing Masters club mem bers toughest job always flight line judging handled very com petently Please join wishing F3C Team good luck F3C World Championships held Fentress Naval Station Ches apeake VA week August 26 through September 2 1989 Soaring Matters March 89 ClAM Meeting Detailed Report continued Terry Edmonds first part report appeared August 1989 edition Competi tion Newsletter page 118 et seq December 1988 ClAM Bureau meet ing F3B Subcommittee charged further study clarification battery electrical measurement rule adopt ed previous plenary meeting Germans introduced proposal specify battery compliance three methods 6 milliohms minimum internal re sistance cold cranking amperes automo tive specification SAE DIN etc However after lengthy discussions enough evidence three methods would correlate Much testing needs done Swiss similar proposal withdrawn Therefore 1988 rule de fining physical size battery will re main effect until further notice previously decided would situation 1989 world champs 1988 rule fact preferred Americans because simple measure Further discussion indicated sub stantial interest permanently reverting 1988 ruleand perhaps reduced di mension reduce battery costs closely match battery size winch motor French representative passed around letter asking rule added 1989 world champs banning electronic device between battery winch mo tor Evidently information someone may working such device boost winch power After short discussion vote indicated acceptable representatives did want get another round winch races However plenary meeting intro duced rules change proposal passed immediate application dont think proper procedure used because understanding rule proposals previously agenda could approved case following rule now exists 5322ba2cAdd following sen tence battery must supply winch motor current through magnetically operated switch use electronic device between winch motor battery forbidden proposal Germans ban safety reasons landing bolts being used slow down model ground majority technical subcommittee felt good idea proposal should expanded read No fixed retractable arresting device allowed slow down model ground during landing amended proposal passed plenary meeting ClAM president dicated wording clear enough deferred implementation until satisfac tory wording produced F3B sub committee Switzerland proposal clarify num ber contestants flight group task B unanimously approved immediate application simply adding word minimum left out original rule 5317 Distance task B must minimum three contestants FR Germany two proposals Distance Speed calling model land safe area much discussion what safe area what would penalty noncompliance such rule would improve safety proposals withdrawn referred technical subcomittee further study Now new F3j class RC Thermal Du ration Gliders provisional rules event will become effective January 1 1990 British have flying event 15 years basically man-on-man Duration event using qualification flyoff mat Flying done slot times meaning objective within given time period fly longer competitors rather try obtain absolute maximum time launch hand tow know what youre going say Hand tow tried convince subcommittee add some sort option hand tow no avail Remember what said about two extremes other side coin subcommittee wanting keep F3j less complicated event although read rules wont seem less com plicated case supported UK proposaleven tow op tion know rules different what used didnt make proposal either Lets try event some meets see can get some real interest problems rules can always propose changes order event achieve official status FAI must flown five international contests having five coun tries competing certainly reach able goal near futureif enough inter est generated indications sev eral other countries also very interested supporting event Because complete rules extremely lengthy published can get free photocopied set re questing same AMA Headquarters either phone 1-703/435-0750 ask Competition Department writing 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 also another event approved 126 Model Aviation provisional status proposed French possible replacement F3H Cross-Country Soaring objected its replacing current F3H because no way like cross-country flying used agreed introduce event Class F31 Aero-tow Soaring Mod els Implementation event pend ing acceptable English translation rules cant give details event cause poor translation fact text blurred although can give gist tasks Duration Speed Speed task four laps over 250meter base Towing aerotow altimeter telemetry tow plane judge tow release altitude Gliders have least three-meter span semiscale look including transparent canopy wheel Spot landing runway-type rectangle French claim have success fully flying event have other coun tries interested poll indicated little no interest event primarily due aerotow US Glider fields al low power plane flying registered voting event meaning supporting event also objecting Also approved bid Nether lands 1991 F3B World Championship contest date will August 24 Sep tember 1 site Dutch National Soaring Centre Terlet municipality Arnhem yarns case site lent itself let ting Free Flight Control Line Radio Control operate same site provides great fellowship purpose give detailed re port activity whole rather operational aspect should ed During Reno event 1988 oper ated six RC flight lines assigned fre quencies line Unfortunately created logjam few lines due frequency distribution Rarely did have six models air time using arrangement year used six flight sta tions moved closer together roughly 12 ft apart Yes know im mediate response say flies face recommended minimum 20ft separation stations Lets give logic setup Frequency Committee member George Steiner has done extensive testing trans mitters over last several years has worked clubs spent much time flying sites determining interference poten tial basic operational needs has pro vided several meaningful articles model magazines currently chairs subcom mittee Frequency Committee charged developing plans clubs use event FCC requires grandfather period old equipment George has found spread flying stations out 100 ft imperative assign frequencies line Otherwise theres possibility adja cent frequencies will wind up lines extreme ends thereby causing interfer ence potentially dangerous may created through 31M third-order intermodu lation possibil ity Now big question What happened Dayton Actually two days flying went much way expected count ing time used air show teams two days 13 hours flying time frequency flight logged out 308 flights during time used channels RC22 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 56 channels accounted 7148% channels actually used can immediately see 31M possibilities could have ap peared flight line During 308 flights seven models crashed Saturday shortly after started flying midair lost two Later day crashed manner appeared some type radio prob lem operating spectrum ana lyzer ICOM receiver No outside interference appeared present models air did present 31M potential Thats 150 Saturday flights During 158 flights Sunday lost four models case definite ly radio problem flier forgot turn receiver will get almost time Another lost wing tends model well other two can explained could have radio related So-o-o arrive three models lost out 308 flights may have radio re lated may have something other million different internal problems batteries switch cracked board etc Thats bad allespecially re alize possible condition radio systems could imagine brand-new state-of-the-art top-of-theline sets way 15-year-old stuff really rode hard put away wet should noted few persons re ported getting some little funnies flying would indicate possi ble 31M outside interference Something like three four stated type problem As result since di recting flight line operation spent much time noting what air way frequencies equipment out exception glitches noted occurred older radios appear have poorer third-order intercept points point cruised line real ized two sets three con secutive frequencies air Hmmm What 31M potential What happened six guys flew fun landed safelywith word about problem next set What saw stepped back viewed scene model field Any USA typical Saturday Sun day did introduce small amount dis cipline scenario helped make work set traffic cones set along edge runway flight stations About 35 ft behind toward pits other set cones modelers start engines behind cones pit side either taxi model have carried around downwind side cone grouping runway took places available flight stations took off flew encouraged fliers taxi well clear cones after landing instead back themselves standing flight station position several interesting comments fliers about setup very prominent modeling personality stated little uncomfortable first because used being much farther away other fliers closeness new himagainafter several years wider spacing couple others stated really liked two reasons First easy communicate especially got trouble Second fly ing upwind site didnt have stand mortal fear model gets caddywampus runway strikes smartly about knees new AMA recommendation Nope Does work Yep allowed us possibil ity keeping models air yet minimized problems site may best served providing widely sepa rated flying stations assigning frequen cies Most clubs have ac commodate 50 100 fliers time field Also generally dont have spectrum analyzer ICOM being oper ated top-notch three-man crew transmitter impound did pro found thanks George Steiner Dave Hil senhoff Frank Marsh excellent help Also super Hurrah Dave Fogle Bill Millar Tim Procuniar Ted Stickler patient understanding help flight line made things go very smo-o-o-othly last thought regarding Dayton event Someone left transmitter brought home Reston bet someone would real happy have tod dle back its real home give call maybe can effect little trip am certain people fail put names transmitters since very frequently left flying sites transmitter kinda square has two sticks front has long gadget sticking out top red flag know description very technical discovered start col umn lack radio background Oh yes switch front move transmitter worksI guess last thought wife consider ing buying new van have now seven-year-old has 104299 miles odometer Its great van first set tires lasted 67000 miles brakes 89000 Besides normal maintenance have replace battery U-joint some piddly little stuff like blower switch know wandering around some out automotive industry some person has convinced manage ment just make little change product will much dependable also know buy new van 14 different things will hap fContinued next page September 1989 127 pen dealer will say Strange shouldnt happen because system dramatically improved since bought last van Wouldnt love get hands product-improver flits through shadows industry SAM Champs continedJ same site same dates information entry forms contact following persons General informationLarry Jeno Contest Manager 4341 Flandes St Las Vegas NV 89121 telephone 1-702/731-4029 Phil McCary Assistant Contest Manager 532 Col lege Dr #212 Henderson NV 89015 tele phone 1-7021564-6663 SAM FFContest Director Jim Persson 3747 Gettysburg Ct Pleasanton CA 94566 telephone 1-415/846-3999 SAM RCContest Director Don Bekins 85 Bellview Belvedere CA 94920 telephone 141 5/435-1535 NFFS NosGasRalph Prey 4859 W 97th St Inglewood CA 90301 telephone 1213/671-8695 writing info please clude business-size SASE two stamps 90 Pacific Control Line Champs Set New Zealand Control Line fliers New Zea land Model Aeronautical Association invite CL fliers nations first Pacific CL Championships February 4-5 1990 contest site will National ControlLine Site Clareville Carterton New Zea land North Island Events flown will F2A/B/C/D Speed Aerobatics Team Race Combat meet will held same days same site third Pacific Free Flight Championships has seen US modelers attendance past Since thats long trip make twoday meet NZMAA notes visiting modelers could attend NZ National Championships Wigram Christchurch South Island December 28 1989January 3 1990 Waikato CL Champi onship February 10-11 Hamilton also North Island further information contact NZMAA Control Line Technical Committee Secretary David L Sanderson 16 Roto Street Te Kauwhata New Zealand will also need contact nearest NZ consu late embassy travel agent travel details North American modelers could escape winter doldrums going down un der meet SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors sue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determina tion appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has pre sented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Helicopter Contests An Editorial item appeared editorial October 1988 issue Helipad newslet ter WHAM Wash tenaw Helicopter Aero Modelers Ann Arbor Ml Robert Sims club president/newsletter editor RMcM sure lot grumbling some RC Helicopter contests lately Contestants get frustrated regulations judging judges get frustrated regs contestants grumble So Contest Directors CDs Others grum ble over controversy Know Its because competition setup can frustrating AMA Heli contest regs incomplete no guide lines judge AMA maneuvers arent enough people inclined learn good judging often Some CDs little casual about regs judging keeping pace up maneuver schedules uninspiring dont despair imperfections ex ist because RC Heli competition yet mature compared RC Pattern ex ample its nine years hundreds pilots behind RC Helis have just around long enough havent around long enough enough contests produce large widespread amount contest experi ence . sheer numbers give us enough eager skilled rules workers working regs judging guides enough experienced fliers ease off Robert Sims competitive flying contribute time energy wisdom improving regs judging running cont ests . self-sustaining national Heli organiza tion form provide leadership im proving competitive environment As time passes RC Helis become popular gain experience will better able get things need need regulations clear com plete unambiguous need judging guides explain evaluate count faults other factors correctly score maneuver need RC Heli culture people eager become know ledgeable unbiased judges need RC Heli culture people eager CDs contest workers eager run faster-paced careful events need maneuver schedules attractive interesting progressive level le vel need contests including some west Mississippi RC Pattern has largely done Pattern has around lot longer RC Helis rapidly creasing number Helicopter modelers however going start closing gap People listening grumbling adding own thoughts planning im provements next years events Things will improve work positive way faster will happen Heres to-do list Promote RC Helis help newcomers succeed As numbers increase good things will follow grumbler Keep voicing con cerns judging regulations contests publicly privately Remember though rebuke hurts hurt imosity can get way enthusiastic pursuit competition good grumbler will pull us right direction Recognize applaud support thank hug CDs judges contest workers ones spite imperfection give us lifeblood com petition contests Suggest changes regs contest guides next date submit such things AMA HQ consideration Con test Board January 1 1990 ready Hold contest hap pens can hold all-categories Novice/Intermediate Novice Intermedi ate/Scale just FAI neednt perfect Weve made progress Contests work best pilots often win Attend contests spite some prob ems nothing beats thrill being flight line Nothing inspiring motivating no other event has same feeling shared purpose cama raderie Heli pilot can hold solid hover should go least once just cant appreciate rewards until expe rience once get contest bug doesnt leave easily So go CD 0 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 128 Model Aviation CI C C C -V C x x 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 CJ CD 0 w 0 x C, 0 -o w 0 x Editors note Soapbox does ap pear edition Competition Newsletter Sometimes nobody has thing Soapbox about times gets squeezed out last minute because space limitations late-breaking news
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
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COMPETI TLON NE WSLETT2W ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 ANoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood may read some information indicat ing am now serving Frequency Committee Chairman technically correct although use term coor dinator would accurate chaired recent meeting held during Toledo trade show outset meeting made very clear would vote sues break tie essence acted capacity moderator Beyond task have acting same capacity have four years far Fre quency Committee concerned provide support committee interact attorney move paperwork through answer members questions help provide guidance regarding effect commit tees deliberations might have Acad emys activities raise issue because recently mem ber called inquired concerning back ground technical aspects Radio Control stated have have read columns over last four years fact should very clear have stated number times concern whether should answer members questions advisability including statement Contact Bob Underwood further information something effect frequency bulletins Obviously fifth-grade teacher did pass him what passed hun dreds taught over 30 years teaching can stuff facts want head useful bits tell go spe cific fact may able tell difference between framistan Continued page 124 National Records following new National Records have processed during month June 1989 IndoorCategory Easy B Senior1035 1214 Don Slusarczyk 5/7/89 Outdoor Free Flight CO2 Power Senior 2605 Jeff Wittman 5/29/89 Outdoor FFCategory /2A Gas Open 7301 Terry Thorkildsen 5/27/89 Autogyro Open531 Jean Andrews 5/27/89 Outdoor FFCategory III Electric Power Class B Open431 Curt Sanford 5/7/89 Youre seeing doublel Thats scale RC Hot Air Balloon floating peacefully next its prototype Swiss Alps 1st Alpine Champs RC Hot Air Balloons Just thought youve heard everything along comes really unique event Yes now its RC Hot Air Balloons Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme Chateau-dOex Swiss Alps has formed group young people admire full-scale hot-air ballooning pursue sport via models pro mote newfound sport group ganizing Alpine Championship held October 27-29 1989 Chateau-dOex Switzerland will too late US modelers en ter champs year July 15 cutoff entries perhaps some interest may shown future Alpine Champion ships Inquiries should sent atten tion groups president R Ramel Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme CH 1837 Chateau-dOex Switzerland Corrections 1989 FAI Sporting Code Now Available AMA March 1989 FAI/CIAM Plenary meet ing Paris voted amend several parts 1989 edition FAI Sporting Code rule book list amendments Sec tions 4 4a 4b Sporting Code available interested modelers Some changes effective immediately others come effect January 1 1990 Send SASE Competition De partment AMA HQ copy changes 89 SAM Champs News 1989 SAM Society Antique Model ers Championships will held October 813 1989 site will dry lake bed near Jean NV approx 22 mi southwest Reno NV second annual NFFS Nostal gia Gas Championships will held Continued ,n page 128 Free Flight World Championships Summary 1989 Free Flight World Champion ships held May 22-29 con test site La Cruz Airfield located La Cruz Cordoba Province Argentina results competition summarized below complete listing official re sults will appear future issue FlA A-2 Towline Glider 1 Lepp USSR 2 T Rojadiev Bulgaria 3 P Sahi Finland 14 R Elder USA 16 lA Parker USA 55 M Gewain USA total 76 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 Finland 3 Austria 9 USA Twenty-seven nations en tered teams event FiB Wakefield Rubber 1 E Cofalik Po land 2 Andriukov USSR 3 R Hof sass Germany 4 R White USA defend ing World Champion 14 1 Quinn USA 48 1 Brown USA 59 W Ghio USA total 74 entrants event Ranking nation 1 PR China 2 Po land 3 USSR 15 USA Twenty-six na tions entered teams event FiC Power 1 5 Korban USSR 2 R Archer USA 3 E Verbitski USSR de fending World Champion 26 D Gal breath USA 37 K Phair USA total 48 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 PR China 3 Poland 5 USA Twenty nations entered teams event Aerolympics II Attracting Large Entry upcoming three-in-one RC World Championships being hosted AMA Chesapeake/Fentress VA attracting very large entry Thirty nations have entered total 60 teams three champion ships number teams competing event breaks down follows F3A RC Pattern29 teams F3C RC HelicopterlB teams F3D RC Pylon Racing13 teams nations represented include Austra lia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chili PR China Czechoslovakia England Fin land1 France FR Germany Greece Guate mala Ireland Israel Italy Japan Liechten stein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland USA Thailand official dates championships Saturday August 26 through Sun day September 3 Actual competition flying will Monday through Sunday September 1989 123 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Technical Director continued gidget pin darn good chance can locate someone can can hope after hear correct swer time two three Ill know too am 57 years old still very much learning As far frequency matters concerned have outstanding cadre people can obtain information second weekend june brought sec ond AMA Fun-Fly time held Dayton OH Actually proper name event might well Fly-In since no competitive events like loops rolls etc rather just opportunity gather gether fly spin some normal modeler Continued page 127 Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA 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 IVJohn Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District VIScott Justice Debra Justice 156 S Franzen Bensenville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 Schell Ln New Albany IN 47150 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Winnetka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clark ston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 1-707/448-4659 Joseph P Lus sier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110 Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Ra pillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XIJerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II A Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nkodem 407 Wllow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuor, 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 149th Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boy 1287 Orangeburg SC 291181287 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ay 201 Halnan Salem Rd Terre Haule IN 47803 RC SearIng Dale Fslkessg 1544 Darien Lake D en IL 90559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 ylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other RC acept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates ChaIrman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Strason House Maple Shade NJ 08092 Ill Walt vasGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 46233 IV Don Srull 941 Kmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 \f John Martis 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boo 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 299th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 v Dave Hemstraaght P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klaiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I try Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 ill Edward Winter 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 19131 IV Bob Karlssos 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David Plaft 1306 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitmas PO Bos 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merrig Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelsos 390 San Jose Wister Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstain Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII All events except RC entire DIstrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3929 E nsa Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Laos Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chiltos WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dll Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 97217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dcl Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98199 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75980 IX Stan Chilton 7259 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico 950-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Binchoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94590 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bos 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collina 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 60650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 87305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Si itt PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St SexOle WA 98115 AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO 802 2010 Turrytown NY 10591 ill B Heaseibrock 6326 Blueberry Hill Ct, Cincinnali OH 48248 IV Tum Miller 19130 Brxokgrean Garden Fl Hanteraville NC 20870 V John Fuqux 724 Diane St Nicevilfe FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartia 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 602 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Saltier 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 iii Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shetkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champise 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuiluhoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodton Rd Raytown MO 64133 Vii Brian Crossley 2163 Bayard Ave St Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rocirwood Bartleavilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boo 56 Kissley KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nigel CA 92677 Xi Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bob Beiluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Mi 48224 viii Dave Youngbiood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77602 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasus CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gagar 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800W Ashbury Pt Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xi Roger Pierce 12308 219th Axe 0 B 9 Bunney Lake WA 98390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134Sf Pubs Park IL 60464 Vii Al Scidmore 5013 Domes Dr. Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrxok Dr Mesquite TX 78150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 Xi Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamuriak Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castiewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CI AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 9 Spusaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr Tulusga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brows 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudeit NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East CoaxI Austin Lebmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creaton Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS 1989 US RC Helicopter Team Selection Finals Horace Hagen Team Selection Committee Chairman pilot qualification system instituted first time 1989 F3C Finals system included Team Selection Program published Competition Newsletter section October 88 sue Model Aviation magazine order pilot qualify place top 50% FAI class contest four entries class system effect period between January 88 team finals FAI F3C Team Selection Committee sent Out request bids host Team Selection Finals June 88 Competi tion Newsletter bid received No vember Dayton Rotary Wingmas ters Club host finals weekend June 3-4 1989 contest site pro posed Dayton City Model Flying Field Deweese Park January 89 club announced Mark Wilson would Contest Director No other bids re ceived deadline January 31 1989 FAI Jury selected AMA Ex ecutive Council announced April 26 1989 jury consisted Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen ClAM F3C Subcommittee member Don Lowe AMA President FAI flight line judges approved Team Selection Committee Mike Armacida Bob Har ris Al Seidowski Jerry Skinner Tom Un ger contest site prepared evening June 2 CD club members approved FAI Jury 17 pi lots qualified finals 14 en tered competition customary pro cedure randomly selecting flight der picking pilots names out hat used Instead computer used scoring programmed Decker Doggett chore random number generator first round competition got under way 900 am June 3 1989 Tom Dooley dubious honor being first fly put excellent flight rela tively calm morning air wind blowing 900 flight line increased steadily until Robert Gorham put flight As some magical force arrived wind almost stopped during flight Robert took advantage lull re ceived score 223 points highest Round 1 Tim Schoonard followed wind started pick up again achieved second highest score 2025 points Thus end first round Tom Dooley settle third place Rob ert Gorham Tim Schoonard finished first second place respectively Except noted wind increased speed gustiness during first round took about three hours complete second round started after short lunch break wind/gusts got stronger during round end Tom Dooley Robert Gorham still among top three finishers Tim Schoonard relinquish slot Cliff Hiatt Some scores lower second round direct reflection gusty winds pilots worked very hard P1 2 3 Contestant Tom Dooley Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham 4Ted Schoonard 5Clifford Hiatt 6Wendell Atkins 7Wayne Mann 8Jerry Vargas 9Mike Mas 10Wess Suggs 11Douglas Law 12Dan Melnik 13Don Chapman 14Daniel Chapman 1 1990 2025 2230 1940 1785 00 1925 1780 1900 1825 1615 1720 1480 1570 scores round final standings end Round Two Robert Gorham 1st Tom Doo Round 234 211022702255 199523002200 194021752120 2025 2025 1995 1795 1870 1885 1810 1735 1850 1390 1735 2220 2155 2150 2185 2145 2095 2060 2070 2080 1775 00 2200 2265 2145 1965 2025 2005 1985 2060 1920 1295 00 Total 6635 6525 6525 6445 6445 6290 6075 6040 6000 5870 5865 5850 4645 3305 Note Each contestant allowed drop single lowest score two rounds flown September 1989 125 I1eres tne new UA F3C team L-R Tom Dooley X-Cell Team Manager Cliff Hiatt Tim Schoonard X-Cell/Long Ranger Robert Gorham GMP Legend/Ranger Note Tim flying single-stick radio looks like radios PCM-types flight line judges sat through four rounds 54 flightsand did superb IOD L-R Bob Harris Al Seidowski Tom Unger CD Mark Wilson Jerry Skinner Mike Armacida 11 FAI Jury L-R Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen US member FAI/CIAM F3C Subcommittee AMA President Don Lowe Seating FAI Jury US team se lection finals required approved US team selection program 89 RC Helicopter Team Finals Scores ley 2nd Cliff Hiatt Ted Schoonard Tim Schoonard tied third place end second round weather degraded point Con test Director Mark Wilson decided delay start third round until threaten ing storm passed What initially ap peared short wait turned out three-hour interruption weather fore cast Sunday did sound very promis ing therefore decided con tinue argue mother nature third round started six oclock time winds subsided Tim Schoonard put excellent flight earned him 230 points highest score up time Tim Cliff again exchanged positions final standings end Round Three Robert Gorham 1st Tom Dooley 2nd Tim Schoonard 3rd scores jumped up significantly during round because weather co operated round completed 830 pmjust before visibility became issue time no ties final round started about 900 am Sunday morning forecast rain did materialize mild 900 cross wind blowing exception Cliff Hiatts score fourth-round scores de creased because crosswind round appeared put much pressure pilots first did albeit dif ferent reason first round butter flies chased out stomach final round pressure stemmed fact last chance get spot team Cliff Hiatt put best flight round 2265 points high enough get him team Tom Doo ley earned 2255 points secondhighest Round 4 flight assured him spot team remarkable thing happened end competition Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham tied second place Ted Schoonard Cliff Hiatt tied fourth place Team Selection Finals two flyoffs would have take place break ties However Tim Robert discussed situation decided against flyoff Since alternate team member established tie between Ted Cliff broken problem disap peared Cliff volunteered give al ternate slot Ted requested considered Team Manager position choice Team Manager belongs three members team agreed Cliff Hiatt USA has very strong team Some memorable events occurred during contest first round pilot flew over prohibited area lost flight score round has hap pened long time Another pilots caller announced correct maneuver have pilot perform wrong onea costly mistake ties during contest ever before end Round 2 three-way tie third place tie sixth end contest ties second fourth plac es reason increase ties course tremendous increase overall skill level among pilots Perhaps need think about going one-tenthpoint scoring Team Selection Finals FAI F3C class resounding success due ef forts Contest Director Mark Wilson Dayton Rotarywing Masters club mem bers toughest job always flight line judging handled very com petently Please join wishing F3C Team good luck F3C World Championships held Fentress Naval Station Ches apeake VA week August 26 through September 2 1989 Soaring Matters March 89 ClAM Meeting Detailed Report continued Terry Edmonds first part report appeared August 1989 edition Competi tion Newsletter page 118 et seq December 1988 ClAM Bureau meet ing F3B Subcommittee charged further study clarification battery electrical measurement rule adopt ed previous plenary meeting Germans introduced proposal specify battery compliance three methods 6 milliohms minimum internal re sistance cold cranking amperes automo tive specification SAE DIN etc However after lengthy discussions enough evidence three methods would correlate Much testing needs done Swiss similar proposal withdrawn Therefore 1988 rule de fining physical size battery will re main effect until further notice previously decided would situation 1989 world champs 1988 rule fact preferred Americans because simple measure Further discussion indicated sub stantial interest permanently reverting 1988 ruleand perhaps reduced di mension reduce battery costs closely match battery size winch motor French representative passed around letter asking rule added 1989 world champs banning electronic device between battery winch mo tor Evidently information someone may working such device boost winch power After short discussion vote indicated acceptable representatives did want get another round winch races However plenary meeting intro duced rules change proposal passed immediate application dont think proper procedure used because understanding rule proposals previously agenda could approved case following rule now exists 5322ba2cAdd following sen tence battery must supply winch motor current through magnetically operated switch use electronic device between winch motor battery forbidden proposal Germans ban safety reasons landing bolts being used slow down model ground majority technical subcommittee felt good idea proposal should expanded read No fixed retractable arresting device allowed slow down model ground during landing amended proposal passed plenary meeting ClAM president dicated wording clear enough deferred implementation until satisfac tory wording produced F3B sub committee Switzerland proposal clarify num ber contestants flight group task B unanimously approved immediate application simply adding word minimum left out original rule 5317 Distance task B must minimum three contestants FR Germany two proposals Distance Speed calling model land safe area much discussion what safe area what would penalty noncompliance such rule would improve safety proposals withdrawn referred technical subcomittee further study Now new F3j class RC Thermal Du ration Gliders provisional rules event will become effective January 1 1990 British have flying event 15 years basically man-on-man Duration event using qualification flyoff mat Flying done slot times meaning objective within given time period fly longer competitors rather try obtain absolute maximum time launch hand tow know what youre going say Hand tow tried convince subcommittee add some sort option hand tow no avail Remember what said about two extremes other side coin subcommittee wanting keep F3j less complicated event although read rules wont seem less com plicated case supported UK proposaleven tow op tion know rules different what used didnt make proposal either Lets try event some meets see can get some real interest problems rules can always propose changes order event achieve official status FAI must flown five international contests having five coun tries competing certainly reach able goal near futureif enough inter est generated indications sev eral other countries also very interested supporting event Because complete rules extremely lengthy published can get free photocopied set re questing same AMA Headquarters either phone 1-703/435-0750 ask Competition Department writing 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 also another event approved 126 Model Aviation provisional status proposed French possible replacement F3H Cross-Country Soaring objected its replacing current F3H because no way like cross-country flying used agreed introduce event Class F31 Aero-tow Soaring Mod els Implementation event pend ing acceptable English translation rules cant give details event cause poor translation fact text blurred although can give gist tasks Duration Speed Speed task four laps over 250meter base Towing aerotow altimeter telemetry tow plane judge tow release altitude Gliders have least three-meter span semiscale look including transparent canopy wheel Spot landing runway-type rectangle French claim have success fully flying event have other coun tries interested poll indicated little no interest event primarily due aerotow US Glider fields al low power plane flying registered voting event meaning supporting event also objecting Also approved bid Nether lands 1991 F3B World Championship contest date will August 24 Sep tember 1 site Dutch National Soaring Centre Terlet municipality Arnhem yarns case site lent itself let ting Free Flight Control Line Radio Control operate same site provides great fellowship purpose give detailed re port activity whole rather operational aspect should ed During Reno event 1988 oper ated six RC flight lines assigned fre quencies line Unfortunately created logjam few lines due frequency distribution Rarely did have six models air time using arrangement year used six flight sta tions moved closer together roughly 12 ft apart Yes know im mediate response say flies face recommended minimum 20ft separation stations Lets give logic setup Frequency Committee member George Steiner has done extensive testing trans mitters over last several years has worked clubs spent much time flying sites determining interference poten tial basic operational needs has pro vided several meaningful articles model magazines currently chairs subcom mittee Frequency Committee charged developing plans clubs use event FCC requires grandfather period old equipment George has found spread flying stations out 100 ft imperative assign frequencies line Otherwise theres possibility adja cent frequencies will wind up lines extreme ends thereby causing interfer ence potentially dangerous may created through 31M third-order intermodu lation possibil ity Now big question What happened Dayton Actually two days flying went much way expected count ing time used air show teams two days 13 hours flying time frequency flight logged out 308 flights during time used channels RC22 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 56 channels accounted 7148% channels actually used can immediately see 31M possibilities could have ap peared flight line During 308 flights seven models crashed Saturday shortly after started flying midair lost two Later day crashed manner appeared some type radio prob lem operating spectrum ana lyzer ICOM receiver No outside interference appeared present models air did present 31M potential Thats 150 Saturday flights During 158 flights Sunday lost four models case definite ly radio problem flier forgot turn receiver will get almost time Another lost wing tends model well other two can explained could have radio related So-o-o arrive three models lost out 308 flights may have radio re lated may have something other million different internal problems batteries switch cracked board etc Thats bad allespecially re alize possible condition radio systems could imagine brand-new state-of-the-art top-of-theline sets way 15-year-old stuff really rode hard put away wet should noted few persons re ported getting some little funnies flying would indicate possi ble 31M outside interference Something like three four stated type problem As result since di recting flight line operation spent much time noting what air way frequencies equipment out exception glitches noted occurred older radios appear have poorer third-order intercept points point cruised line real ized two sets three con secutive frequencies air Hmmm What 31M potential What happened six guys flew fun landed safelywith word about problem next set What saw stepped back viewed scene model field Any USA typical Saturday Sun day did introduce small amount dis cipline scenario helped make work set traffic cones set along edge runway flight stations About 35 ft behind toward pits other set cones modelers start engines behind cones pit side either taxi model have carried around downwind side cone grouping runway took places available flight stations took off flew encouraged fliers taxi well clear cones after landing instead back themselves standing flight station position several interesting comments fliers about setup very prominent modeling personality stated little uncomfortable first because used being much farther away other fliers closeness new himagainafter several years wider spacing couple others stated really liked two reasons First easy communicate especially got trouble Second fly ing upwind site didnt have stand mortal fear model gets caddywampus runway strikes smartly about knees new AMA recommendation Nope Does work Yep allowed us possibil ity keeping models air yet minimized problems site may best served providing widely sepa rated flying stations assigning frequen cies Most clubs have ac commodate 50 100 fliers time field Also generally dont have spectrum analyzer ICOM being oper ated top-notch three-man crew transmitter impound did pro found thanks George Steiner Dave Hil senhoff Frank Marsh excellent help Also super Hurrah Dave Fogle Bill Millar Tim Procuniar Ted Stickler patient understanding help flight line made things go very smo-o-o-othly last thought regarding Dayton event Someone left transmitter brought home Reston bet someone would real happy have tod dle back its real home give call maybe can effect little trip am certain people fail put names transmitters since very frequently left flying sites transmitter kinda square has two sticks front has long gadget sticking out top red flag know description very technical discovered start col umn lack radio background Oh yes switch front move transmitter worksI guess last thought wife consider ing buying new van have now seven-year-old has 104299 miles odometer Its great van first set tires lasted 67000 miles brakes 89000 Besides normal maintenance have replace battery U-joint some piddly little stuff like blower switch know wandering around some out automotive industry some person has convinced manage ment just make little change product will much dependable also know buy new van 14 different things will hap fContinued next page September 1989 127 pen dealer will say Strange shouldnt happen because system dramatically improved since bought last van Wouldnt love get hands product-improver flits through shadows industry SAM Champs continedJ same site same dates information entry forms contact following persons General informationLarry Jeno Contest Manager 4341 Flandes St Las Vegas NV 89121 telephone 1-702/731-4029 Phil McCary Assistant Contest Manager 532 Col lege Dr #212 Henderson NV 89015 tele phone 1-7021564-6663 SAM FFContest Director Jim Persson 3747 Gettysburg Ct Pleasanton CA 94566 telephone 1-415/846-3999 SAM RCContest Director Don Bekins 85 Bellview Belvedere CA 94920 telephone 141 5/435-1535 NFFS NosGasRalph Prey 4859 W 97th St Inglewood CA 90301 telephone 1213/671-8695 writing info please clude business-size SASE two stamps 90 Pacific Control Line Champs Set New Zealand Control Line fliers New Zea land Model Aeronautical Association invite CL fliers nations first Pacific CL Championships February 4-5 1990 contest site will National ControlLine Site Clareville Carterton New Zea land North Island Events flown will F2A/B/C/D Speed Aerobatics Team Race Combat meet will held same days same site third Pacific Free Flight Championships has seen US modelers attendance past Since thats long trip make twoday meet NZMAA notes visiting modelers could attend NZ National Championships Wigram Christchurch South Island December 28 1989January 3 1990 Waikato CL Champi onship February 10-11 Hamilton also North Island further information contact NZMAA Control Line Technical Committee Secretary David L Sanderson 16 Roto Street Te Kauwhata New Zealand will also need contact nearest NZ consu late embassy travel agent travel details North American modelers could escape winter doldrums going down un der meet SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors sue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determina tion appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication ruleschange policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has pre sented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action RC Helicopter Contests An Editorial item appeared editorial October 1988 issue Helipad newslet ter WHAM Wash tenaw Helicopter Aero Modelers Ann Arbor Ml Robert Sims club president/newsletter editor RMcM sure lot grumbling some RC Helicopter contests lately Contestants get frustrated regulations judging judges get frustrated regs contestants grumble So Contest Directors CDs Others grum ble over controversy Know Its because competition setup can frustrating AMA Heli contest regs incomplete no guide lines judge AMA maneuvers arent enough people inclined learn good judging often Some CDs little casual about regs judging keeping pace up maneuver schedules uninspiring dont despair imperfections ex ist because RC Heli competition yet mature compared RC Pattern ex ample its nine years hundreds pilots behind RC Helis have just around long enough havent around long enough enough contests produce large widespread amount contest experi ence . sheer numbers give us enough eager skilled rules workers working regs judging guides enough experienced fliers ease off Robert Sims competitive flying contribute time energy wisdom improving regs judging running cont ests . self-sustaining national Heli organiza tion form provide leadership im proving competitive environment As time passes RC Helis become popular gain experience will better able get things need need regulations clear com plete unambiguous need judging guides explain evaluate count faults other factors correctly score maneuver need RC Heli culture people eager become know ledgeable unbiased judges need RC Heli culture people eager CDs contest workers eager run faster-paced careful events need maneuver schedules attractive interesting progressive level le vel need contests including some west Mississippi RC Pattern has largely done Pattern has around lot longer RC Helis rapidly creasing number Helicopter modelers however going start closing gap People listening grumbling adding own thoughts planning im provements next years events Things will improve work positive way faster will happen Heres to-do list Promote RC Helis help newcomers succeed As numbers increase good things will follow grumbler Keep voicing con cerns judging regulations contests publicly privately Remember though rebuke hurts hurt imosity can get way enthusiastic pursuit competition good grumbler will pull us right direction Recognize applaud support thank hug CDs judges contest workers ones spite imperfection give us lifeblood com petition contests Suggest changes regs contest guides next date submit such things AMA HQ consideration Con test Board January 1 1990 ready Hold contest hap pens can hold all-categories Novice/Intermediate Novice Intermedi ate/Scale just FAI neednt perfect Weve made progress Contests work best pilots often win Attend contests spite some prob ems nothing beats thrill being flight line Nothing inspiring motivating no other event has same feeling shared purpose cama raderie Heli pilot can hold solid hover should go least once just cant appreciate rewards until expe rience once get contest bug doesnt leave easily So go CD 0 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 128 Model Aviation CI C C C -V C x x 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 CJ CD 0 w 0 x C, 0 -o w 0 x Editors note Soapbox does ap pear edition Competition Newsletter Sometimes nobody has thing Soapbox about times gets squeezed out last minute because space limitations late-breaking news
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
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COMPETI TLON NE WSLETT2W ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 ANoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood may read some information indicat ing am now serving Frequency Committee Chairman technically correct although use term coor dinator would accurate chaired recent meeting held during Toledo trade show outset meeting made very clear would vote sues break tie essence acted capacity moderator Beyond task have acting same capacity have four years far Fre quency Committee concerned provide support committee interact attorney move paperwork through answer members questions help provide guidance regarding effect commit tees deliberations might have Acad emys activities raise issue because recently mem ber called inquired concerning back ground technical aspects Radio Control stated have have read columns over last four years fact should very clear have stated number times concern whether should answer members questions advisability including statement Contact Bob Underwood further information something effect frequency bulletins Obviously fifth-grade teacher did pass him what passed hun dreds taught over 30 years teaching can stuff facts want head useful bits tell go spe cific fact may able tell difference between framistan Continued page 124 National Records following new National Records have processed during month June 1989 IndoorCategory Easy B Senior1035 1214 Don Slusarczyk 5/7/89 Outdoor Free Flight CO2 Power Senior 2605 Jeff Wittman 5/29/89 Outdoor FFCategory /2A Gas Open 7301 Terry Thorkildsen 5/27/89 Autogyro Open531 Jean Andrews 5/27/89 Outdoor FFCategory III Electric Power Class B Open431 Curt Sanford 5/7/89 Youre seeing doublel Thats scale RC Hot Air Balloon floating peacefully next its prototype Swiss Alps 1st Alpine Champs RC Hot Air Balloons Just thought youve heard everything along comes really unique event Yes now its RC Hot Air Balloons Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme Chateau-dOex Swiss Alps has formed group young people admire full-scale hot-air ballooning pursue sport via models pro mote newfound sport group ganizing Alpine Championship held October 27-29 1989 Chateau-dOex Switzerland will too late US modelers en ter champs year July 15 cutoff entries perhaps some interest may shown future Alpine Champion ships Inquiries should sent atten tion groups president R Ramel Groupe Aerostatique de Modelisme CH 1837 Chateau-dOex Switzerland Corrections 1989 FAI Sporting Code Now Available AMA March 1989 FAI/CIAM Plenary meet ing Paris voted amend several parts 1989 edition FAI Sporting Code rule book list amendments Sec tions 4 4a 4b Sporting Code available interested modelers Some changes effective immediately others come effect January 1 1990 Send SASE Competition De partment AMA HQ copy changes 89 SAM Champs News 1989 SAM Society Antique Model ers Championships will held October 813 1989 site will dry lake bed near Jean NV approx 22 mi southwest Reno NV second annual NFFS Nostal gia Gas Championships will held Continued ,n page 128 Free Flight World Championships Summary 1989 Free Flight World Champion ships held May 22-29 con test site La Cruz Airfield located La Cruz Cordoba Province Argentina results competition summarized below complete listing official re sults will appear future issue FlA A-2 Towline Glider 1 Lepp USSR 2 T Rojadiev Bulgaria 3 P Sahi Finland 14 R Elder USA 16 lA Parker USA 55 M Gewain USA total 76 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 Finland 3 Austria 9 USA Twenty-seven nations en tered teams event FiB Wakefield Rubber 1 E Cofalik Po land 2 Andriukov USSR 3 R Hof sass Germany 4 R White USA defend ing World Champion 14 1 Quinn USA 48 1 Brown USA 59 W Ghio USA total 74 entrants event Ranking nation 1 PR China 2 Po land 3 USSR 15 USA Twenty-six na tions entered teams event FiC Power 1 5 Korban USSR 2 R Archer USA 3 E Verbitski USSR de fending World Champion 26 D Gal breath USA 37 K Phair USA total 48 entrants event Ranking nation 1 USSR 2 PR China 3 Poland 5 USA Twenty nations entered teams event Aerolympics II Attracting Large Entry upcoming three-in-one RC World Championships being hosted AMA Chesapeake/Fentress VA attracting very large entry Thirty nations have entered total 60 teams three champion ships number teams competing event breaks down follows F3A RC Pattern29 teams F3C RC HelicopterlB teams F3D RC Pylon Racing13 teams nations represented include Austra lia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chili PR China Czechoslovakia England Fin land1 France FR Germany Greece Guate mala Ireland Israel Italy Japan Liechten stein Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland USA Thailand official dates championships Saturday August 26 through Sun day September 3 Actual competition flying will Monday through Sunday September 1989 123 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Technical Director continued gidget pin darn good chance can locate someone can can hope after hear correct swer time two three Ill know too am 57 years old still very much learning As far frequency matters concerned have outstanding cadre people can obtain information second weekend june brought sec ond AMA Fun-Fly time held Dayton OH Actually proper name event might well Fly-In since no competitive events like loops rolls etc rather just opportunity gather gether fly spin some normal modeler Continued page 127 Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA 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 IVJohn Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VDerryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 District VIScott Justice Debra Justice 156 S Franzen Bensenville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 Schell Ln New Albany IN 47150 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin Ml 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Winnetka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clark ston Ml 48016 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sunset Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Tel ephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Tel ephone 1-707/448-4659 Joseph P Lus sier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110 Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Ra pillo 3603 5 Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XIJerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II A Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nkodem 407 Wllow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuor, 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 149th Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boy 1287 Orangeburg SC 291181287 FF W Johnson 4112 Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ay 201 Halnan Salem Rd Terre Haule IN 47803 RC SearIng Dale Fslkessg 1544 Darien Lake D en IL 90559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 ylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other RC acept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates ChaIrman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Strason House Maple Shade NJ 08092 Ill Walt vasGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 46233 IV Don Srull 941 Kmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 \f John Martis 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boo 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 299th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 v Dave Hemstraaght P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klaiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I try Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 ill Edward Winter 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 19131 IV Bob Karlssos 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David Plaft 1306 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitmas PO Bos 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merrig Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelsos 390 San Jose Wister Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstain Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII All events except RC entire DIstrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3929 E nsa Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Laos Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chiltos WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dll Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 97217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dcl Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98199 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75980 IX Stan Chilton 7259 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico 950-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Binchoff 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94590 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bos 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collina 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 60650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE. Salem OR 87305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalia CO 80135 X Robert Si itt PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St SexOle WA 98115 AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO 802 2010 Turrytown NY 10591 ill B Heaseibrock 6326 Blueberry Hill Ct, Cincinnali OH 48248 IV Tum Miller 19130 Brxokgrean Garden Fl Hanteraville NC 20870 V John Fuqux 724 Diane St Nicevilfe FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartia 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 602 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Saltier 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 iii Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shetkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champise 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuiluhoma TN 37388 SCALE VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodton Rd Raytown MO 64133 Vii Brian Crossley 2163 Bayard Ave St Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rocirwood Bartleavilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boo 56 Kissley KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nigel CA 92677 Xi Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bob Beiluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Mi 48224 viii Dave Youngbiood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77602 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasus CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gagar 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800W Ashbury Pt Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xi Roger Pierce 12308 219th Axe 0 B 9 Bunney Lake WA 98390 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134Sf Pubs Park IL 60464 Vii Al Scidmore 5013 Domes Dr. Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrxok Dr Mesquite TX 78150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 Xi Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamuriak Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castiewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CI AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 9 Spusaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr Tulusga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 E Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 RC PYLON Bob Brows 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudeit NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 124 Model Aviation SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East CoaxI Austin Lebmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creaton Ave Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS 1989 US RC Helicopter Team Selection Finals Horace Hagen Team Selection Committee Chairman pilot qualification system instituted first time 1989 F3C Finals system included Team Selection Program published Competition Newsletter section October 88 sue Model Aviation magazine order pilot qualify place top 50% FAI class contest four entries class system effect period between January 88 team finals FAI F3C Team Selection Committee sent Out request bids host Team Selection Finals June 88 Competi tion Newsletter bid received No vember Dayton Rotary Wingmas ters Club host finals weekend June 3-4 1989 contest site pro posed Dayton City Model Flying Field Deweese Park January 89 club announced Mark Wilson would Contest Director No other bids re ceived deadline January 31 1989 FAI Jury selected AMA Ex ecutive Council announced April 26 1989 jury consisted Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen ClAM F3C Subcommittee member Don Lowe AMA President FAI flight line judges approved Team Selection Committee Mike Armacida Bob Har ris Al Seidowski Jerry Skinner Tom Un ger contest site prepared evening June 2 CD club members approved FAI Jury 17 pi lots qualified finals 14 en tered competition customary pro cedure randomly selecting flight der picking pilots names out hat used Instead computer used scoring programmed Decker Doggett chore random number generator first round competition got under way 900 am June 3 1989 Tom Dooley dubious honor being first fly put excellent flight rela tively calm morning air wind blowing 900 flight line increased steadily until Robert Gorham put flight As some magical force arrived wind almost stopped during flight Robert took advantage lull re ceived score 223 points highest Round 1 Tim Schoonard followed wind started pick up again achieved second highest score 2025 points Thus end first round Tom Dooley settle third place Rob ert Gorham Tim Schoonard finished first second place respectively Except noted wind increased speed gustiness during first round took about three hours complete second round started after short lunch break wind/gusts got stronger during round end Tom Dooley Robert Gorham still among top three finishers Tim Schoonard relinquish slot Cliff Hiatt Some scores lower second round direct reflection gusty winds pilots worked very hard P1 2 3 Contestant Tom Dooley Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham 4Ted Schoonard 5Clifford Hiatt 6Wendell Atkins 7Wayne Mann 8Jerry Vargas 9Mike Mas 10Wess Suggs 11Douglas Law 12Dan Melnik 13Don Chapman 14Daniel Chapman 1 1990 2025 2230 1940 1785 00 1925 1780 1900 1825 1615 1720 1480 1570 scores round final standings end Round Two Robert Gorham 1st Tom Doo Round 234 211022702255 199523002200 194021752120 2025 2025 1995 1795 1870 1885 1810 1735 1850 1390 1735 2220 2155 2150 2185 2145 2095 2060 2070 2080 1775 00 2200 2265 2145 1965 2025 2005 1985 2060 1920 1295 00 Total 6635 6525 6525 6445 6445 6290 6075 6040 6000 5870 5865 5850 4645 3305 Note Each contestant allowed drop single lowest score two rounds flown September 1989 125 I1eres tne new UA F3C team L-R Tom Dooley X-Cell Team Manager Cliff Hiatt Tim Schoonard X-Cell/Long Ranger Robert Gorham GMP Legend/Ranger Note Tim flying single-stick radio looks like radios PCM-types flight line judges sat through four rounds 54 flightsand did superb IOD L-R Bob Harris Al Seidowski Tom Unger CD Mark Wilson Jerry Skinner Mike Armacida 11 FAI Jury L-R Bob Brown AMA District Ill VP Horace Hagen US member FAI/CIAM F3C Subcommittee AMA President Don Lowe Seating FAI Jury US team se lection finals required approved US team selection program 89 RC Helicopter Team Finals Scores ley 2nd Cliff Hiatt Ted Schoonard Tim Schoonard tied third place end second round weather degraded point Con test Director Mark Wilson decided delay start third round until threaten ing storm passed What initially ap peared short wait turned out three-hour interruption weather fore cast Sunday did sound very promis ing therefore decided con tinue argue mother nature third round started six oclock time winds subsided Tim Schoonard put excellent flight earned him 230 points highest score up time Tim Cliff again exchanged positions final standings end Round Three Robert Gorham 1st Tom Dooley 2nd Tim Schoonard 3rd scores jumped up significantly during round because weather co operated round completed 830 pmjust before visibility became issue time no ties final round started about 900 am Sunday morning forecast rain did materialize mild 900 cross wind blowing exception Cliff Hiatts score fourth-round scores de creased because crosswind round appeared put much pressure pilots first did albeit dif ferent reason first round butter flies chased out stomach final round pressure stemmed fact last chance get spot team Cliff Hiatt put best flight round 2265 points high enough get him team Tom Doo ley earned 2255 points secondhighest Round 4 flight assured him spot team remarkable thing happened end competition Tim Schoonard Robert Gorham tied second place Ted Schoonard Cliff Hiatt tied fourth place Team Selection Finals two flyoffs would have take place break ties However Tim Robert discussed situation decided against flyoff Since alternate team member established tie between Ted Cliff broken problem disap peared Cliff volunteered give al ternate slot Ted requested considered Team Manager position choice Team Manager belongs three members team agreed Cliff Hiatt USA has very strong team Some memorable events occurred during contest first round pilot flew over prohibited area lost flight score round has hap pened long time Another pilots caller announced correct maneuver have pilot perform wrong onea costly mistake ties during contest ever before end Round 2 three-way tie third place tie sixth end contest ties second fourth plac es reason increase ties course tremendous increase overall skill level among pilots Perhaps need think about going one-tenthpoint scoring Team Selection Finals FAI F3C class resounding success due ef forts Contest Director Mark Wilson Dayton Rotarywing Masters club mem bers toughest job always flight line judging handled very com petently Please join wishing F3C Team good luck F3C World Championships held Fentress Naval Station Ches apeake VA week August 26 through September 2 1989 Soaring Matters March 89 ClAM Meeting Detailed Report continued Terry Edmonds first part report appeared August 1989 edition Competi tion Newsletter page 118 et seq December 1988 ClAM Bureau meet ing F3B Subcommittee charged further study clarification battery electrical measurement rule adopt ed previous plenary meeting Germans introduced proposal specify battery compliance three methods 6 milliohms minimum internal re sistance cold cranking amperes automo tive specification SAE DIN etc However after lengthy discussions enough evidence three methods would correlate Much testing needs done Swiss similar proposal withdrawn Therefore 1988 rule de fining physical size battery will re main effect until further notice previously decided would situation 1989 world champs 1988 rule fact preferred Americans because simple measure Further discussion indicated sub stantial interest permanently reverting 1988 ruleand perhaps reduced di mension reduce battery costs closely match battery size winch motor French representative passed around letter asking rule added 1989 world champs banning electronic device between battery winch mo tor Evidently information someone may working such device boost winch power After short discussion vote indicated acceptable representatives did want get another round winch races However plenary meeting intro duced rules change proposal passed immediate application dont think proper procedure used because understanding rule proposals previously agenda could approved case following rule now exists 5322ba2cAdd following sen tence battery must supply winch motor current through magnetically operated switch use electronic device between winch motor battery forbidden proposal Germans ban safety reasons landing bolts being used slow down model ground majority technical subcommittee felt good idea proposal should expanded read No fixed retractable arresting device allowed slow down model ground during landing amended proposal passed plenary meeting ClAM president dicated wording clear enough deferred implementation until satisfac tory wording produced F3B sub committee Switzerland proposal clarify num ber contestants flight group task B unanimously approved immediate application simply adding word minimum left out original rule 5317 Distance task B must minimum three contestants FR Germany two proposals Distance Speed calling model land safe area much discussion what safe area what would penalty noncompliance such rule would improve safety proposals withdrawn referred technical subcomittee further study Now new F3j class RC Thermal Du ration Gliders provisional rules event will become effective January 1 1990 British have flying event 15 years basically man-on-man Duration event using qualification flyoff mat Flying done slot times meaning objective within given time period fly longer competitors rather try obtain absolute maximum time launch hand tow know what youre going say Hand tow tried convince subcommittee add some sort option hand tow no avail Remember what said about two extremes other side coin subcommittee wanting keep F3j less complicated event although read rules wont seem less com plicated case supported UK proposaleven tow op tion know rules different what used didnt make proposal either Lets try event some meets see can get some real interest problems rules can always propose changes order event achieve official status FAI must flown five international contests having five coun tries competing certainly reach able goal near futureif enough inter est generated indications sev eral other countries also very interested supporting event Because complete rules extremely lengthy published can get free photocopied set re questing same AMA Headquarters either phone 1-703/435-0750 ask Competition Department writing 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 also another event approved 126 Model Aviation provisional status proposed French possible replacement F3H Cross-Country Soaring objected its replacing current F3H because no way like cross-country flying used agreed introduce event Class F31 Aero-tow Soaring Mod els Implementation event pend ing acceptable English translation rules cant give details event cause poor translation fact text blurred although can give gist tasks Duration Speed Speed task four laps over 250meter base Towing aerotow altimeter telemetry tow plane judge tow release altitude Gliders have least three-meter span semiscale look including transparent canopy wheel Spot landing runway-type rectangle French claim have success fully flying event have other coun tries interested poll indicated little no interest event primarily due aerotow US Glider fields al low power plane flying registered voting event meaning supporting event also objecting Also approved bid Nether lands 1991 F3B World Championship contest date will August 24 Sep tember 1 site Dutch National Soaring Centre Terlet municipality Arnhem yarns case site lent itself let ting Free Flight Control Line Radio Control operate same site provides great fellowship purpose give detailed re port activity whole rather operational aspect should ed During Reno event 1988 oper ated six RC flight lines assigned fre quencies line Unfortunately created logjam few lines due frequency distribution Rarely did have six models air time using arrangement year used six flight sta tions moved closer together roughly 12 ft apart Yes know im mediate response say flies face recommended minimum 20ft separation stations Lets give logic setup Frequency Committee member George Steiner has done extensive testing trans mitters over last several years has worked clubs spent much time flying sites determining interference poten tial basic operational needs has pro vided several meaningful articles model magazines currently chairs subcom mittee Frequency Committee charged developing plans clubs use event FCC requires grandfather period old equipment George has found spread flying stations out 100 ft imperative assign frequencies line Otherwise theres possibility adja cent frequencies will wind up lines extreme ends thereby causing interfer ence potentially dangerous may created through 31M third-order intermodu lation possibil ity Now big question What happened Dayton Actually two days flying went much way expected count ing time used air show teams two days 13 hours flying time frequency flight logged out 308 flights during time used channels RC22 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 56 channels accounted 7148% channels actually used can immediately see 31M possibilities could have ap peared flight line During 308 flights seven models crashed Saturday shortly after started flying midair lost two Later day crashed manner appeared some type radio prob lem operating spectrum ana lyzer ICOM receiver No outside interference appeared present models air did present 31M potential Thats 150 Saturday flights During 158 flights Sunday lost four models case definite ly radio problem flier forgot turn receiver will get almost time Another lost wing tends model well other two can explained could have radio related So-o-o arrive three models lost out 308 flights may have radio re lated may have something other million different internal problems batteries switch cracked board etc Thats bad allespecially re alize possible condition radio systems could imagine brand-new state-of-the-art top-of-theline sets way 15-year-old stuff really rode hard put away wet should noted few persons re ported getting some little funnies flying would indicate possi ble 31M outside interference Something like three four stated type problem As result since di recting flight line operation spent much time noting what air way frequencies equipment out exception glitches noted occurred older radios appear have poorer third-order intercept points point cruised line real ized two sets three con secutive frequencies air Hmmm What 31M potential What happened six guys flew fun landed safelywith word about problem next set What saw stepped back viewed scene model field Any USA typical Saturday Sun day did introduce small amount dis cipline scenario helped make work set traffic cones set along edge runway flight stations About 35 ft behind toward pits other set cones modelers start engines behind cones pit side either taxi model have carried around downwind side cone grouping runway took places available flight stations took off flew encouraged fliers taxi well clear cones after landing instead back themselves standing flight station position several interesting comments fliers about setup very prominent modeling personality stated little uncomfortable first because used being much farther away other fliers closeness new himagainafter several years wider spacing couple others stated really liked two reasons First easy communicate especially got trouble Second fly ing upwind site didnt have stand mortal fear model gets caddywampus runway strikes smartly about knees new AMA recommendation Nope Does work Yep allowed us possibil ity keeping models air yet minimized problems site may best served providing widely sepa rated flying stations assigning frequen cies Most clubs have ac commodate 50 100 fliers time field Also generally dont have spectrum analyzer ICOM being oper ated top-notch three-man crew transmitter impound did pro found thanks George Steiner Dave Hil senhoff Frank Marsh excellent help Also super Hurrah Dave Fogle Bill Millar Tim Procuniar Ted Stickler patient understanding help flight line made things go very smo-o-o-othly last thought regarding Dayton event Someone left transmitter brought home Reston bet someone would real happy have tod dle back its real home give call maybe can effect little trip am certain people fail put names transmitters since very frequently left flying sites transmitter kinda square has two sticks front has long gadget sticking out top red flag know description very technical discovered start col umn lack radio background Oh yes switch front move transmitter worksI guess last thought wife consider ing buying new van have now seven-year-old has 104299 miles odometer Its great van first set tires lasted 67000 miles brakes 89000 Besides normal maintenance have replace battery U-joint some piddly little stuff like blower switch know wandering around some out automotive industry some person has convinced manage ment just make little change product will much dependable also know buy new van 14 different things will hap fContinued next page September 1989 127 pen dealer will say Strange shouldnt happen because system dramatically improved since bought last van Wouldnt love get hands product-improver flits through shadows industry SAM Champs continedJ same site same dates information entry forms contact following persons General informationLarry Jeno Contest Manager 4341 Flandes St Las Vegas NV 89121 telephone 1-702/731-4029 Phil McCary Assistant Contest Manager 532 Col lege Dr #212 Henderson NV 89015 tele phone 1-7021564-6663 SAM FFContest Director Jim Persson 3747 Gettysburg Ct Pleasanton CA 94566 telephone 1-415/846-3999 SAM RCContest Director Don Bekins 85 Bellview Belvedere CA 94920 telephone 141 5/435-1535 NFFS NosGasRalph Prey 4859 W 97th St Inglewood CA 90301 telephone 1213/671-8695 writing info please clude business-size SASE two stamps 90 Pacific Control Line Champs Set New Zealand Control Line fliers New Zea land Model Aeronautical Association invite CL fliers nations first Pacific CL Championships February 4-5 1990 contest site will National ControlLine Site Clareville Carterton New Zea land North Island Events flown will F2A/B/C/D Speed Aerobatics Team Race Combat meet will held same days same site third Pacific Free Flight Championships has seen US modelers attendance past Since thats long trip make twoday meet NZMAA notes visiting modelers could attend NZ National Championships Wigram Christchurch South Island December 28 1989January 3 1990 Waikato CL Champi onship February 10-11 Hamilton also North Island further information contact NZMAA Control Line Technical Committee Secretary David L Sanderson 16 Roto Street Te Kauwhata New Zealand will also need contact nearest NZ consu late embassy travel agent travel details North American modelers could escape winter doldrums going down un der meet SOAPBOX 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contests lately Contestants get frustrated regulations judging judges get frustrated regs contestants grumble So Contest Directors CDs Others grum ble over controversy Know Its because competition setup can frustrating AMA Heli contest regs incomplete no guide lines judge AMA maneuvers arent enough people inclined learn good judging often Some CDs little casual about regs judging keeping pace up maneuver schedules uninspiring dont despair imperfections ex ist because RC Heli competition yet mature compared RC Pattern ex ample its nine years hundreds pilots behind RC Helis have just around long enough havent around long enough enough contests produce large widespread amount contest experi ence . sheer numbers give us enough eager skilled rules workers working regs judging guides enough experienced fliers ease off Robert Sims competitive flying contribute time energy wisdom improving regs judging running cont ests . self-sustaining national Heli organiza tion form provide leadership im proving competitive environment As time passes RC Helis become popular gain experience will better able get things need need regulations clear com plete unambiguous need judging guides explain evaluate count faults other factors correctly score maneuver need RC Heli culture people eager become know ledgeable unbiased judges need RC Heli culture people eager CDs contest workers eager run faster-paced careful events need maneuver schedules attractive interesting progressive level le vel need contests including some west Mississippi RC Pattern has largely done Pattern has around lot longer RC Helis rapidly creasing number Helicopter modelers however going start closing gap People listening grumbling adding own thoughts planning im provements next years events Things will improve work positive way faster will happen Heres to-do list Promote RC Helis help newcomers succeed As numbers increase good things will follow grumbler Keep voicing con cerns judging regulations contests publicly privately Remember though rebuke hurts hurt imosity can get way enthusiastic pursuit competition good grumbler will pull us right direction Recognize applaud support thank hug CDs judges contest workers ones spite imperfection give us lifeblood com petition contests Suggest changes regs contest guides next date submit such things AMA HQ consideration Con test Board January 1 1990 ready Hold contest hap pens can hold all-categories Novice/Intermediate Novice Intermedi ate/Scale just FAI neednt perfect Weve made progress Contests work best pilots often win Attend contests spite some prob ems nothing beats thrill being flight line Nothing inspiring motivating no other event has same feeling shared purpose cama raderie Heli pilot can hold solid hover should go least once just cant appreciate rewards until expe rience once get contest bug doesnt leave easily So go CD 0 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 128 Model Aviation CI C C C -V C x x 0 0 CD x 0 0 0 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