COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley 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Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 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NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley 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Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 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NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
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COMPETI TLON NEWSLETT2ft ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood has said Variety spice life actually true months column should help remove winter blahs monochromatic whiteness whatever since just bits pieces various subjects rule book mail middle December third cycle Continued poge 32 RESTON VA 22090 FAI World Championships Schedule 1990 FAIs ClAM has approved follow ing calendar World Championships 1990 its meeting November 30December 1 1989 fContinued page J26 AMA Competition Rules New Cycle Revisions Starts Now Now new 1990-91 competition rules have completed ef fect its time new round rules proposals/revisions begin interests promoting understand ing official procedure making amending rules present both sim plified block diagram procedure complete Contest Board Procedures last published April 1988 sue Open-age AMA members urged take active part rule-making pro cess Juniors Seniors eligible submit rules changes although per fectly free get Open-age niember submit items behalf As long rules proposal submitted correct AMA form can use duplicate printed few pages further get two Open members must Contest Director sign AMA member welcome join Lets face itthe modelers ones live rules real experts Something wrong existing rule Propose change make better New rule event needed Send Deadlines rules revision process full dead lines various parties en gaged Contest Boards have several get finished time sub sequent steps done time important deadline modeler sub mitting proposal September 1 1990 A/f new proposals must postmarked before date order considered cy cle So dont sit just think about sending Itll too late before know Commonls Proposed Rule Changes Rule BooklEvery 2 TearsI Publish January Even-Numbered Tearsl AMA Member SU8MTTAt DOADIINE S[PIEME[R 1 1990 Peblished Proposals ISeumarvi Vol Results Model Aviation Magazine Proposals Vile Results C em p etition Newsletter Contest Board CoerdinetienllNcLFFSCELECI Soar Oilier Special Events ProposalCoordination Bleak BallotsContest Beard Member Completed Ballets 11000 iu IN CL FF SC ELEC RC Aem Hell Race Soar Other Special Events 14 regional members March 1990 125 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 Can Participate AMA HO 1 Logs proposal 2 Assigns 10 number proposals 3 Sends proposals Contest Board Chairmen A Prepares couch ballots its simplest form heres rules changelproposal system works fine detail see Contest Board Procedures issue 1e World June 11-18 July 9-14 August 6-11 August 20-26 August 31Sept 10 Space Models Kiev USSR Control Line F2A/B/CID Blenod-Les Ponts Mousson France Electroflight F3E Friestadt Austria Junior Free Flight F1AIBIC Mostar Yugoslavia Scale F4BIC Warsaw Poland Team Selected 1990 Junior Free Flight World Champs following young FFers competi tively selected members US team 1990 FAI Junior FF World Cham pionships held Mostar Yugoslavia August 20-26 1990 FlA Towline GliderMatthew Gagliano Floral Park NY Joel Grasmeyer Grand Rap ids Ml Mike Keller Lancaster CA Matthew Mike members 1988 team FiB Wakefield RubberRoderick loerger York PA Christopher Pelatowski An sofia CT Adam Tracy Maple Valley WA Adam member 1988 team FiC PowerTony Hutchins Portland IN Craig Lippman Lansdale PA Jim Troutman Marion TX Tony member 1988 team Asian-Pacific RC Aerobatics Champs Set April 19-22 1990 Model Aeronautical Associaton Au stralia Inc announces proposing establishment new off-year inter national RC Aerobatics championships order get ball rolling has offered host first such meet conjunction its Kraft Masters contest applica tion has already made FAI Open International status 1990 calen dar letter recently received AMA HQ inContinued page 135 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS FF Jim Benneit 324 Heitenstein Ave Si Louis MO 63119 Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rockland MA 02370vs Au events except RC entire District except Michigan II Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 Greg Seydel 3825 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Witiom Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 RC Bill Fuori 28 Pernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Michigen oniy iii Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Ailentown PA 18103 East RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 M Weixenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 West CL & FF Paul Smiih 11112 Diii Dr Sierling Hgts MI 48077 iv CL & PF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgrees Dr Cary NC 27511viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 RC Ed Byarley 200 Commander Cove Siattord VA 22554IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichila KS 67217 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar Si Litileton CO 80123 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 No CL Joseph Mead 1339 Aensxalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So VI RC ay 201 Halman Salem Ad Terre Haute IN 47803 Prank Gomes 2241 Noah Si Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii RC Searing Dale Folkenin8 1544 Darien Lake Dr. Deiev IL 60559Xi Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 CL WA Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge Si Arlington Hgis IL AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 981 60004 RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other RCRC except Soaring Boid Face Below indicates Chairman 01 Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Ad Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton Hause Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanoorder 5669 victory view Lx Cincinnati OH 45233 Iv Don SrulI 941 Kimberwicke Ad McLean VA 22102 Vs John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Perk NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut Si Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Poster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemniraughi P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 III Rudy Klxiber 3021 Lekeland Ave. Lukemood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 B Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I mv Sean 52 Lenghxlm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 III Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV itoh Karlsson 708 BuIlen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Piatt 1366 Hacre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Orudell NJ 07649 III IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Bosch Rd Hampton VA 23664 Vs Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winier Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member Bust Coast Austin Lettmich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Munchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd PIece Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanler Ave Bishop CA 935 14-1944 XI Andy Tugliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vt CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7580 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallmun 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA g4sso XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave. Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Maisuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clemson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd. garden IN 47108 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copelend 11629 Ruggles St. Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr. NE. Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettet 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arbor MI 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemen Houston TX 770834340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedulia CO 80138 X Robert Slit PO Box #9 Midmey City CA 92655 XI Bernard Camley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 Iii R Hesseibrack 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct, CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Txn Miller 19135 Brsokgreev Garden Fl Huntersville NC 20870 Vs John Purixa 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 ii Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Ad Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 Vs Tim Schoonard 802 Altred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Laiham NY 12110 III Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 ArrOmood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Ad. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Sianhope NJ 07874 III Gene Sheikey 217 EuclId Ave Scotidale PA 18683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipion Rd Newport Nems VA 23606 Vs Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahome TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Ad Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canury Hill Dr. Pontiac MI 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sitleel AD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamurink Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ci E. Spanuway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Ad. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 2163 Beysrd Ave Si Paul MN 55116 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Aockmood Bartlesnille OK 74006 IX Jim Momrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinstey KS 67547 X Craig Millet 16 Richmond Hill Laguna Nige CA 92677 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th 51 Kent WA 98042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Perk Dr Creatniem Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lunsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Sarek Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdule Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Crattuman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 466253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38238 Castle Dr Romulus Mi 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Weawing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane GaIl 12800W Asbury Fl Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 Vixalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1430 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 St Pubs Perk IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseit Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesqaile TX 75150 IX Ray Mervin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2517 Fisk Lx Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edheng 7000 Estepa Dr. Tuiunga CA 81042 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamuport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradiord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshur 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 126 Model Aviation Addition List 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published last months Competition Newsletter page 134 District XBill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 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 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 PAl TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ATTENTION Control Line Radio Control Fliers Believe Its Time Already The Academy Model Aeronautics 1990 National Model Airplane Championships Mid-America NATS NATS Preparation Checklist 1 LII Mark calendar July 14-22 2 LI Get new airplane ready 3 Lii Practice practice practice 4 LI Order NATS entry forms NOW use order form below 5 Lii Round up Mechanic 6 LI Clear off space mantel new trophy 7 LI Call AAA order maps 8 Lii Make hotel reservations 9 LI Clean out camper 10 LI Get familys good side avoid confrontations ENTRY FORMS will mailed February first 89 NATS participants AMA chartered clubs Districts 6 7 Entry forms also available request obtain entry form send stamped self-addressed business-size num ber 10 envelope wishing entry form please note Two forms will fit envelopefor two please send $100 postage handling YES WANT TO COME TO THE NATS HERE IS MY STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE Send NATS FormsEntry nteer Na mo Address State _______ Zip FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT1990 Absolutely no other frequencies allowed NATS PATTERN EXPERT TURNAROUND 5084 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7243 32 7263 42 7283 52 SPORTSMAN 5096 531 533 535 7219 20 7227 24 7231 26 7239 30 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7275 48 7279 50 7287 54 7291 56 ADVANCED 5084 531 535 7219 20 7267 44 7287 54 MASTER 5096 533 7239 30 7259 40 7279 50 PAl 5088 538 7203 12 7215 18 7227 24 7231 26 7243 32 7255 38 7263 42 7275 48 7283 52 7291 56 NATS PYLON 508 5086 5092 532 534 537 7207 14 7211 16 7219 20 7223 22 7231 26 7235 28 7243 32 7247 34 7255 38 7259 40 7267 44 7271 46 7279 50 7283 52 7291 56 FREQUENCIESSoaring Pattern Rac ing Helicopter events will limited ten entries per channel slots will available first-come basis entrants National Championships received AMA Headquarters No telephone reservationsplease Tear out page tape up prominent place March 1990 127 Changing 1992-93 competition rules two-year cycle submitting approving changes competition rules effectivity January 1 1992 began January 1 1990 opening date accepting basic rules-change proposals has arrived THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMIrrING BASIC RULES-CHANGE PROPOSALS IN THE CURRENT CYCLE IS SEPTEMBER 1 1990 postmark indicated schedule Exhibit C Rules proposals must submitted approved form copy form printed couple pages farther back form may clipped out magazine however pho tocopies acceptable dont want cut up magazine Additional rules-proposal forms may obtained AMA HQ no cost please include pre-addressed stamped envelope requests complete Contest Board Procedures document printed can invaluable aid understanding significance Contest Board matters will printed Competition Newsletter time time Contest Board Procedures As revised july 1989 Forward purpose document assist Contest Board Members effectively moni toring accomplishing rules revisions Contest Boards serve pleasure Executive Council individual members appointed Vice Presi dents districts chairmen appointed president AMA Executive Council retains authority responsibility matters affect membership whole particularly areas financial well-being integrity organization may je opardy responsibility Contest Boards provide standards policy will promote healthy develop ment sport end Executive Council will rule unilaterally items affect contest activity may rule Contest Boards advice items affect contest activity deem within domain Contest Board Members must act maintain high competitive standards good sportsmanship Proposals counter view made intentionally ten unknowingly generated pro posal should carefully studied before ac tion taken Proposals should reviewed ambigui ties scoring judging interpretation might create hardships contest level contestants Contest Directors alike Board members should discuss pro posals people possible obtain consensus merit possible faults proposed change Members contest boards should fam iliarize themselves rules pre vail categories Care should taken avoid generating rules conflict could confused rules other categories general rules cover ing categories ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS BY CONTEST BOARDS Manufacturingwill current equipment tend made obsolete Protestswill change tend elimi nate source protests meets protests likely Model Processing Timewill change tend increase decrease time re quired process models competi tion Designswill builder given less freedom choice design Contestswill effort required con duct contest increased de creased Present Modelswill modeler able effectively compete current mo dels will have build new ones Effect Competitionwill net ef fect proposed change passed encourage discourage contest participation PROCEDURES Rules Review Schedule procedures provide single twoyear schedule Exhibit C Additional twoyear schedules commenced start even-numbered calendar year Proposal Preparation Submittal Any Open class AMA member may sub mit rules change proposal filing com pleted RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM see Exhibit AMA Headquarters specified postmark deadline see Exhibit C Upon receipt proposal Head quarters will reviewed Head quarters staff assure has prop erly submitted correct form used properly filled out required signatures clearly stated proposals proposal submitted does pass review Headquarters shall returned proposer ex planation what required present properly Types Proposals two basic types proposals 1 Basic Rules Change Proposalmay filed open AMA class member outlined above affects competition categories 2 Safety/Emergency Urgent Interpre tation ProposalsBecause rela tively long time required get rules proposal through normal process two years alternative paths legislation may enacted quickly Technical Director will de termine various catego ries proposal should fall based content proposal per ceived dangers delaying action proposal general proposals addressing prob lems might result loss life affecting peoples health will given Safety/Emergency status intent Safety/Emergency Proposal quickly modify enhance existing rule create safer flying environmentan ac tual change rule indicated such proposal Such proposals will acted upon ways described following An Urgent Proposal neither interpretation nor neces sarily related safety will constitute actual change rules fore justification type pro posal must very closely scrutinized prevent abuse An Interpretation Proposal will change existing rule would pro vide information designed clarify deals interpretations rules ways rules applied field situations clearly dangerous Urgent Interpretation Proposals will dealt ways described b following Technical Director will inform author proposal three ways has chosen deal proposalthe Technical Director may also deny proposal proposer may appeal decision Technical Di rector letter President Con test Board Coordinator within 15 days Postmark date will used determine timing cases Presidents deci sion will final viable proposal presented Technical Director will forward proposal President Contest Board Chairman along information opinions may have gathered processing proposal Contest Board Chairman/ Coordinator* will carry through method b Technical Di rector has specified * Note nature some proposals may such Contest Board Co ordinator would follow through methods b a Safety/Emergency Proposals may put force immediately Contest Board Chairman Contest Board Co ordinator President concur action desirable route cho sen notice action ratio nale behind will published earliest possible issue official Academy publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will sub mit immediately contest boards brief describing action rea sons therefore along opin ions immediately available less four weeks six weeks after publication Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will send bal lot 15-day turnaround Boards obtain Contest Boards ratifi cation 60% majority re sponding Contest Boards involved concur ruling will considered final minimum less 50% total possible voters must reply such vote valid final results contrary previ ous immediate enforcement ruling opinion principals adequate time exists consideration issue Boards following method will used Contest Board Chairman Coordinator will immedi ately submit brief Boards cluding copy proposal com ments opinions available ballot requiring 15-day turnaround al lows Board member choose among three methods handling proposal methods A Immediate Enforcement re quires follow-up ballot after publi cation described opening paragraph above B No Immediate Ruling simi lar ruling en forced until proposal first published ballot taken 128 Model Aviation 60% majority favorable result ob tained C Denial Immediate Action re suIts return proposal initiator recommenda tion submit regular rules proposal during regular two-year cycle Contest Board member will rank ie three alternatives 1 desir ble 2 next desirable 3 least de irable Chairman Coordinator ill sum rankings ie alternatives select ie lowest score Interpretations Urgent Proposals ot related safety Situations re judged Technical Director ot fall under type proposals will handled slightly differ nt system Proposals time-critical flatters interpretations outside egular two-year cycle will acted ipon Contest Boards according o following schedule Upon receipt tf proposal has first gone hrough screening process de cribed 2 Board Chairman Coor linator will submit copy official cademy publication circulate cop es via HQ Boards along opinions available 15-day turn tround ballot accompanying pro osal will ask Board member licate choice A Immediate Action B Denial Immediate Action majority responses favor mmediate action four six weeks after nitial publication Chairman Coor Jinator will circulate 15-day turn around ratification ballot 60% f responding ratify proposal will forwarded Technical Di rector inclusion next Rule Book special addendum* Rule Book ratification will also printed official Academy publica tion proposal does receive prescribed majority immediate ac tion proposal will returned person submitted recom mendation submitted reg ular rules change proposal during regular rules cycle *A special addendum Rule Book shall published distributed members have requested rule books between December 1 De cember 31 even-numbered years will also available upon request New rules outside normal rulescycle shall become effective January 1 following issue December case Chairman Coordinator will make effort see membership informed progress proposal action taken proposal through Academys offi cial publication requests Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency rulings shall sub mitted standard proposal form facsimile contains re quired information contained said form Any such request shall have same endorsement requirements normal proposal shall have full addresses three sign Provisional/Supplefllefltary Rules Acceptance new set rules new event contest board may result im mediate approval official AMA event However event does already have modeler support widespread testing rules desired before adoption provi sional status may assigned contest board contest board shall decide such matters time voting Such Provi sional rules may continued year year modified contest board through normal procedures until such time official adoption rejection deter mined contest board vote Supplemental rules may adopted through normal contest board procedures provide national standard particu lar respect safety activity es sentially local nature apparently pop ular several areas Provisional Supplemental rules intended included part offi cial events National Model Airplane Championships may included other sanctioned contests No records will recognized Provisional Supple mental events FAI Rules FAI rules automatically part AMA rules normally require no AMA contest board action once passed FAIs Committee International Aero Modeling ClAM also become ficial AMA AMA president appropriate contest board chairman and/or coordinator may determine date effectivity AMA however cases application sooner scheduled EXHIBIT C U rin - 2 55 s liz1 i January 1 through September IBasic Proposals accepted 2 - S 7Z HO numbers sends copies ChairtisanCoOrdiaator re view comments breakdown sub-parts Return HO distribution CB members activity continuous throughout period September through September l$Review approval basic proposals completed B Chairmani coordinator Basic proposals submitie4 publication Model Aviation HO ChairmgnCoordinator prepare Initial Vote -s ember issue Model Aviation containing basic proposals indistributed aCommenta general membership accepted reviewed a-~ -~2aComplete Initial Vote December postmark deadline a0ozsa 02Tabulate distribute vote results proposals pass . CB comments CB members chairmanicoordinator deter Zmines final wording proposals 0550 0Issue Model Aviation containing refined proposals din tribuied Comments revised proposals accepted front general mem hip I2VI ll IBI LJ II 1-10 and ChuirmaniCoordittator tabulates Final Vote publish synopsis new rules Manuscript new Rule Book generated NATS NATS ll-I Review typeset proofread gallies Paste-up print Issue new Rule Book March 1990 129 FAI would benefit AMA team selec tion other FAI activities FAI rules change proposals US US participa tion voting proposals accordance policy decisions AMA president and/or Executive Council Proposal Numbering system outlined below shall used contest boards standard basic num bering system categories will help ful during contest board Headquarters administration publication propo sals basic numbering system will permit ready reference proposal gen eral membership proposal number should have three ba sic sections1 category pro posal filed 2 year proposal become effective 3 proposal number particular category assigned AMA Headquarters order proposal re ceipt Example Category Year Proposal EffectiveProposal RC76la* CL b FF c Sc GEN ND * Optional basic proposal has compo nent parts should voted separ ately lower case letter number may added designate item Proposal Consideration Single CategoryUpon receipt new proposal AMA Headquarters con test board chairman shall review submit ted proposal its acceptability no restriction resubmittal proposals previously have denied Proposals Affecting Cate goryIn case proposal affecting category ie General Rules proposal shall sent AMA Head quarters Contest Board Coordinator will determine its acceptability Proposal Distribution contest board chairman/coordinator satisfied proposal has prop erly filed will notify AMA Headquarters reproduce distribute members appropriate boards Contest Board Voting Contest Board Coordinator does vote except member Special Events Contest Board Special Events Contest Board votes issues presented Board members SECB vote general rules pro posals Single Contest Board proposal ap plies category CB affirma tive 60% majority vote responding will required acceptance pro posal Initial Vote Adoption proposal Final Vote requires affir mative vote 60% majority vot ing required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 except follows votes two parallel proposals ing considered method voting tabulation will specified other sec tions procedures CB affirmative 60% majority vote re sponding members required passage Initial Vote Final vote affir mative vote 60% majority re sponding contest boards involved required number shall 7 11 6 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 4 6 3 5 3 4 2 3 will required passage ex cept follows votes two parallel proposals being consid ered method voting tabulation will specified other sections procedures general rules proposal shall pass itial Vote receives 60% majority total responding members ballot boards except Special Events Board involved 60% of Boards will required passage Final Vote either case single multiple categor ies failure receive required affirma tive 60% majority Initial Vote affirmative 60% majority Final Vote single proposal involved will result proposal having de nied no further consideration voting during rules making cycle Similarly de nied losing proposals receiving par allel consideration ballot Multiple Choice Votes Initial Ballot event similar rules proposals occur cycle during Initial Vote will assigned numbers beginning value 1 concluding total number similar proposals higher number will represent desirable proposal 1 will designate least desir able proposal highest total will carried through Final Vote event tie special vote will taken prior Final Vote sure number X propo sal Please review proposals origi nal form before casting vote exam ple Multiple Contest Boards pro posal applies category Co against basic 0 Q 8 ac w C 0 Adding following SLOW COMBAT proposals next rule book Provisional event CL-73-8 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 35 mm wingspan CL-73-68 Slow Combat restricted design AMA scoring 300 sq mm wing area CL-73-8A CL-73-68-A Cross combining main re o Proposal ons above propo sals using AMA scoring Vote Tabulation Initial Final Votes will taken writing official standard-type ballot forms similar exhibit B proce dures Approximately two weeks prior Ini tial Final Votes Headquarters will ward board members copies Standard Voting Form see exhibit B shall contain listing proposals number ie CL-76-1 upon board member must vote contest board member will cast vote return along pertinent comments Head quarters see schedule exhibit C voting dates determining validity vote ballot must postmarked date specified Standard Voting Form Upon receipt ballots Headquarters will tabulate vote produce resume comments copy tabulation comments resume will distrib uted board members copy vote tabulations will also sent Exec utive Council members may advised voting records con test board appointees Publication vote tabulation comments space per mitting official AMA publication will Continued page 132 130 Model Aviation EXHIBIT B pa 44 to It00 I0 a 41 Na liiitj III] LII L] Li Li LIi Li 11111 S 4 Li S 4 iII4 EXHIBIT PROPOSAL NO inserted HQ POSTMARK DATE inserted HQT RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send AMA HO copy will forwarded appropriate CB Chairman Attach extra sheets necessary Rule Category check OFREE FLIGHT 0 Outdoor o Indoor USE BLACK INK OSCALEORADIO CONTROL o Helicopter O Soaring ORacing OAerobatics r OCONTROL LINE 0 GENERAL QELECTRIC OSpecial Events 1 Brief summary proposed change 2 Exact wording proposed rule book list paragraph numbers applicable Example Change quote present rule book wording exact wording desired Note The Contest Board chairman may time prior submitting proposal Contest Board Final Vote edit proposal wording increase clarity avoid ambiguity provided proposal intent changed 3 Logic behind proposal change including alleged shortcomings preseflt rules 4 Effect current AMA records 5 Signatures three adult AMA members required 1 Proposer least must AMA No current AMA Member Cat Contest Director Date Signature Street Address City Day Phone area code 2 $roposer 3 Proposer Night Phone area code AMAMember No __________Cat __________ AMAMember No __________Cat __________ Date Signature Date Signature Acadeniy Model Aeronautics Samuel Morse Drive Reston Virginia 22090 March 1990 131 State Zip $ 1rocedures centig done accordance schedule processing rules changes Exhibit C Proposal Editing Chairmen case action combined contest boards Contest Board Coordinator may time prior rule book publication edit proposal wording purposes clarity minim ize conflicts ambiguities deems advisable shall ever edit proposal such manner its intent altered HQ editing pro posals subject same maintenance intent addition shall subject approval appropriate contest board chairman Should contest board member person submitted original ba sic proposal deem such alteration tent has occurred may appeal chairman/coordinators editing action AMA president shall empow ered require detailed statement proposal originator board chairman/coordinator shall rule whether alteration intent has oc curred shall refer proposal adoption rewriting presidents decision will final Addition ally Headquarters shall make appropriate revisions already adopted related rules directly affected propos als approved rule book incorporation Proposal Withdrawal originator proposal may file re quest withdrawal such proposal contest board chairman/coordinator Such request must also have signa tures endorsers original propo sal Such request shall accepted proposal has already passed Initial Vote Postmark deadline Initial Ballot postmark request shall deter deadline has exceeded such valid request made contest board chairman/coordinator shall immedi ately notify contest board members such request Publication Requirement Publication proposals pass itial Vote mandatory prior further vot ing intent being provide member ship opportunity comment voting before final action takes place Publication will take place Mode/ Avia tion magazine Advisory Committees Contest Boards Advisory committees chairmen may appointed contest board chairman/coordinator assist boards will operate generally accordance Contest Board Procedures Maxi mum utilization existing special interest groups should made selecting advis ory committee members final action/ recommendations such committees may include rules change proposals submitted accordance normal con test board procedures timing will considered have passed Initial Vote will processed further appro priate boards tenure advisory com mittees will determined appoint ing authority Revisions Contest Board Procedures Revisions procedures shall re quire 60% majority approval 60% 25 15 votes total Executive Council members contest board chair men Contest Board Coordinator determinant number eligible vote addition prior voting Ex ecutive Council chairmen coor dinator Procedures future revi sions shall first distributed contest board members review comments July 1989 Note Procedures previ ously revised May 1974 October 1979 October 1981 May 1984 April 1989 Thchnlcal Director have available before rules actually went effect original mailing included about 8500 books went out presorted bulk officers active CDs individuals flew rule book events during 1989 fit groups have re ceived yet please let us know Over last several months have indicating method going use distribute rule book year information also included new Membership Manual however some persons must have missed because have received mail-in requests dividuals already scheduled re ceive book automatically Once books in-house requests com ing us Headquarters being pro cessed within couple days receipt has some adverse comment re garding request $2 shipping han dling books shipped automati cally first batch 8500 Perhaps few pieces information will help ex plain reasoning behind decision 1987 change made th rule book separated information needed sanction non-rule-book event information put Mem bership Manual time much speculation AMA HQ num ber rule books would actually need persons competed rule book events turned out 198889 used about 30000 books 1989 able identify actual numbers persons competed ran events number turned out about 8500 individuals Books mailed easily identified group cost about 124 mailing required no handling HQ other printing labels supplied mailing house mail book requesting ex tra copiesor did fit groups could easily identifycost 854 postage required considerable time handle in-house Thus decision re quest $2 shipping handling 1990 does appear popular de cision some persons others have indi cated seems fair light small percentage membership actually needs wants rule book competi tion purposes interesting sidelight business continuing provide book members always done past cost doing 1990-91 would have run somewhere vi cinity quarter million dollars As because have moved paste-up work rule book in-house Publica tions Department Model Aviation has gra ciously provided typesetting saving us money Since able iden tify individuals actually need want book will spend neigh borhood $20000 over same period means saved about $230000 ing previewed some changes found 1990-91 rule book last months col umn also indicated some concerns couple areas due inconsistencies tween sections latter items have yet resolved another should added list page 23 will find event 216 Ex perimental Helicopter rule 183 will discover swept area blades computed multiplying 314 times diameter blades Whoops whole lot people read reread material did catch little bitsy math error area circle 314 times radios squared Using erroneous method let get would get diameter circle Anyway cut pi little math difference makes big difference Active people ground out few numbers old computer discov ered healthy number Academys officers Vice Presidents Associ ate VPs Contest Board members Contest Coordinators actually flew ran rule book events last year Eighty percent Contest Board members involved manner Sixty percent AVPs participants organizers spite very heavy AMA workload almost 50% Vice Presidents fit groups Please bear mind addition good number also provided services judges etc rule book events volved participants fun flies fly-ins whatever new forms Last month some space spent telling about new sanc tion request card already out about Remember white has Rev 1/90 lower left-hand corner Use please Along same line still receive sanc tion cards over eight years old old style half-cards Much information printed cards ob solete Please destroy Totally new contest report forms will hands CDs time read new forms will come events sanction package An instruction page will accompany basic instructions will found form no rad ical changes no extra work required CD filling out Some addi tional care necessary receive proper information 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publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA t-IQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Esecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Free Flight Numbers Edmund S Whitten Jr New York NY following open letter members AMA dated November 30 1989 Individual copies addressed John Worth Vince Mankowski Carl Wheeley AMA HQ Tony Italiano Bob Meuser NFFS long time some Free Flighters have thought AMA has given lair shake may true may true Whatever case obvious AMA Free Flight membership has eclipsed Radio Control quite some time membership statistics recently thrown up AMA AMA National Newsletter however hysterical re sponse equal NFFFS com plaints numbers game suspect instance AMA states 145 Indoor fliers exist USA recently put mail 199 postcards announcing Indoor flying dates CIMAS Co lumbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Society Ed schedule Granted six did go maga zine reporters etc outside area about 35 interested Columbia University students AMA members still leaves 158 modelers fly Indoor close enough New York City inter ested attending Whatever correct fig ure Indoor admittedly small pickings Other statistics have recently seen clude 40000 RC fliers have never built model airplane less 1% AMAs RC fliers attended 1989 AMA Na tional Contest AMAs membership turn over RC insurers must fantastic statistic would surely like see AMA publish Obviously character purpose AMA organization have changed Most Free Flighters take stride complainers will have make best Combining 1990 Indoor Out door AMA NFFS Free Flight national contests probably very good step direction RC beginners can obviously plunk down sizeable amount money get started AMA insurance membership merely part starting package old question comes first chicken egg RC definitely chicken other styles egg no reason youngor old erbeginner buying first ROG kit materials join AMA AMA says must before can show up AMAsanctioned flying session ask assis tance obvious reason someone buying RC RTF ARF buy insurance AMA membership beginner-type RC models can cause damage AMAs insur ance good buy much Whatever numbers make-up no doubt overwhelming RC percentage AMAs membership although perhaps aeromodelers USA As minority Free Flight does badly AMA least opinion Free Flight actually gets its share some areas suggest Free Flighters recognize patient SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB Line Sport Scale Precision Scale would need sign lists event 509 event 508 doing will able correctly identify what rule book events competitor has flown during year Large Aircraft Inspectors Information ap peared place two indicated AMAs program approving models weighing between 55 100 lb flying sanctioned events going dropped Such comment based fact Some concern has noted about 40 inspectors now place up time QSAA fly-in Las Ve gas model approved 1988 Several pro cessed time QSAA event ever activity certainly upswing Incidentally will dialogue de signed review some requirements place program few have proved awkward administer some practical later Membership Manual little document like rule book mail before end year fact went Out first week December should have made its way home along companion piece Supply Service catalog Bear mind true renewed end November did will follow some time af ter renewal Please look through document Granted some reading lacks punch good novel maybe bad well bunch may never need experience suggests often club will sud denly need some information con tained its 16 pages Put comfortable place future reference cant begin tell times member will call ask about flying site recommendations Safety Code concerns suggest look Mem bership Manual page such-and-such member states never sent point usually ask received membership decals Almost excep tion response did decals mailed same clear plastic pack age Membership Manual Frequency stuff Frequency Commit tee Frequency Advisory Council indus try members vote will hold meeting January RC World Florida number items agenda formation will disseminated soon after Two major things will done meet ing First will spending some time demonstration designed reaffirm ability equipment has de signed meet AMA Guidelines oper ate 20-kHz spacing present radio environment second major agenda item will discussion 1991 subsequent fre quency management plans being devel oped use clubs plans cannot finalized until after outcome some pending FCC actions known informa tion expected available early year plans will set up such way recommendations club can operate its membership flies mixed bag old new radio equipment older equipment consisting wideband transmitters receivers newer equipment being narrow-band should simple easy adminis ter flying site remember last months maga zine publicized fact FCC de nied petition Robinson Engineer ing Company requesting al lowed share surface model frequen cies 75 MHz operation industrial cranes pleased op position resulted decision concerned FCC granted three-anda-half-year waiver equipment Robin son already placed field sur face model frequencies Through law firm represents us before FCC have now filed letter opposition granting waiver later What difference year makes Last year about time getting phone calls letters people upset cause thought AMA attempting force dump old radio equipment Now calls letters have begun appear tell members successes operating newer fully narrow-band equipment transmitter receiver under very ad verse conditions gentleman called relate unknowingly purchased new equip ment frequency 10 kHz away very active pager operating tower three miles flying site indi cated has experienced no problems whatsoever fact said took model over antenna tower did fly found no inter ference during ground range checks happy happy bet equipment manufacturer happy too close end bunch things works 1990 cannot provide details point time activities center around variety subjects will provide meaning ful services club can found area competition other events well safety sound programs designed spread word 134 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 U x 0 0 0 C0 Im eager get last decade twentieth century underway grand style modeling standpoint Together can make whale impact Have happy safe fun 1990 Tenth Tournament Champions Set November 8-11 1990 extremely prestigious event RC Aerobatics fliers will hosted Circus/ Circus Hotel Casino Las Vegas NV Although traditional flying site RIC Model Airfield North Las Vegas no longer used model flying new site area will used Total cash purse contest $126500the richest aero modeling Twenty invited contestants 10 US 10 other nations will fly Known Compulsory Free Unknown Com pulsory Three-Minute programs contest will follow full-scale aerobatic rules closely possible special cash prize $3500 awarded best model aircraft among actually flown least three rounds competition Aircraft must replicas actual full-size planes designed aero batic competition although military pri mary trainers also acceptable Contest Director will former RC Aerobatics champion Phil Kraft Chief Judge will Jim Doc Edwards Leningrad Modelers Invite US Control Liners Fly 1990 Meet letter recently received AMA HQ vites US Control Line fliers compete peers Leningrad USSR White Knights Tournament Cup contest held June 1990 city Rus sian fliers will have two teams three modelers competing FAI classes F2B F2C Aerobatics Team Race editor sumes other FAI CL events will also flown Further information may con tacting Direktor sorrycant read signature Interbyte 67 Yertsena Street Leningrad 190000 USSR Asian-PacifiC RC cont#ed vites US send team three fliers meet Any number fliers nation may compete team three can compete team champion ships site contest will Dragers Air world Wangaratta Victoria Australia special interest fact will no entry fee Model fuel will provided competitors no cost further information contact Chris Greenwood MAAA Secretary 6 Coppelious Close Sunbury 3429 Victoria Australia tel/FAX 03-744-5915 LERRevised 1990-91 Sanction List 4 TYPES OF EVENTS207 Penyplane402 Spolleman Pane,52 PC Papell Sop SoalO oesanales FAI ep,s208 Ln4lRa Pen11pPHnR403 Aduallcec Palle,S13 PC SpolslllaPCapell ConlO 209Aercople404 Males Palletn514 PCGanl OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT210OnlPOplel405 Eapell TtoaO,nO P10515 PC AMA pled 01 CaegolA 110 III Only It211440510406PSA Pallet,-516FOC PC Soole eoenlsnalrHOasllfl 1212VoSudeOrrSporIsnan AelopalcspInPCGpPllSPaleS0allPO 01120 GaT214P05 SlIP42Adualced AeooalPSIPPC Cell opt, 1024 Gas1215BOSIOn an413Sllmleo AetoflalIcs519FF00001 POoR 03B Gast20EspRltttenlRl 0110910 RC PYLON RACING500PC SCae 04C GasCONTROL LINE421FOlmIla PniooELECTRIC lOSP Gas43011126 Speea422Olalle POOP PylOllP01FOE PC Soalng lOPPaoloaa302A SpeePazO1120 PylOll502FOE PC AOIOP4IICp 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