COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan BC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Royal Oak Mi 48073 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candeiwood Canton Mi 48187 viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tailman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Roiling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xi Dick Salle 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 BC Pyion & Soaring BC Pattarti & eli other RCRC except Soaring Sold Face Beiow Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 ii Doug Barber 146 Siratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 ill Wait VanGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 iv Don Stall 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269ih Si. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lsird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 V Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemntraughi P0 Boa 171 Monoks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Ri 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 iii Rudy Kialber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Ralnee Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langhoim Dr Nasilsa NH 03080 ii Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 ill TBA IV Bob Karisson 708 Buttes Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David FlaB 1306 Macre MW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 ill TBA IV Woody Bianchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23684 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 Vi Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 Vii Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 iX Stan Chilion 7255 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113202 It Clarence Mather 2338 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141 944 Xi Andy Tagliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vi CE Robbed 349 Hiiixboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 Vii Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tsiiman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livennon CA 64550 Xi John Thompxon 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vi Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 Vii Bill Shailor 2317 Ciawoon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 Viii Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee B Redmond WA 98053 Vi John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd. Borden IN 47108 Vii Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 Viii Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggies St Omaha NE 68184 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr NE Salem OR 97305 Vi Cal Etiel 3 Castie Dr RR 2 Fiorissant MO 83034 Vii Keith Shaw 2756 Eimwood Ann Arbor Mi 48104 Viii Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Biakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 It Robed Stiff PD Boo 60 8044 Levinn P1 60 Midxev Cxv CA 92600 Xi Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie iL 60540 Member East Coaxi Austin Letiwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member west Coast Slit Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92863 Member Sauth Giens Greeens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 08606 ii George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 iii B Messelbrack 6320 Biueberry Mlii Ci. CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Tom Miller 19130 Brxokgreen Garden Fl Huntersviiie NC 20875 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicoville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waiiingiord Ave. Athol MA 01331 II Horace Hagen 15 Paricway Pt, Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Fiats MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Aifred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 ill Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gali Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 18883 IV Sob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuilahoms TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21509 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Sob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED 8 TEAM RACE Sill Lee 3522 Tamarink Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ci St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201 xi Ci E Spanaway WA 98387-8714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 46458 Viii William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bantienvilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92680 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bxb Beiluomini 129 Coliege Park Dr Cresiview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngbiood 1212 Sarak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 468253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus MI 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Waswing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800 W Asbury Pi Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 285 Visslia CA 93277-9757 Xi Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Palos Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Easibrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fish Ln Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 BC SOARING Don Bdberg 4922 Rocheile Ave Irvine CA 92714 BC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamoport PA 17701 BC PYLON Sob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Seshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 BC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 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 May 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter page 142 District VIJames W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 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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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan BC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Royal Oak Mi 48073 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candeiwood Canton Mi 48187 viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tailman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Roiling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xi Dick Salle 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 BC Pyion & Soaring BC Pattarti & eli other RCRC except Soaring Sold Face Beiow Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 ii Doug Barber 146 Siratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 ill Wait VanGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 iv Don Stall 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269ih Si. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lsird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 V Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemntraughi P0 Boa 171 Monoks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Ri 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 iii Rudy Kialber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Ralnee Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langhoim Dr Nasilsa NH 03080 ii Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 ill TBA IV Bob Karisson 708 Buttes Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David FlaB 1306 Macre MW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 ill TBA IV Woody Bianchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23684 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 Vi Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 Vii Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 iX Stan Chilion 7255 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113202 It Clarence Mather 2338 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141 944 Xi Andy Tagliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vi CE Robbed 349 Hiiixboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 Vii Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tsiiman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livennon CA 64550 Xi John Thompxon 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vi Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 Vii Bill Shailor 2317 Ciawoon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 Viii Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee B Redmond WA 98053 Vi John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd. Borden IN 47108 Vii Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 Viii Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggies St Omaha NE 68184 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr NE Salem OR 97305 Vi Cal Etiel 3 Castie Dr RR 2 Fiorissant MO 83034 Vii Keith Shaw 2756 Eimwood Ann Arbor Mi 48104 Viii Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Biakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 It Robed Stiff PD Boo 60 8044 Levinn P1 60 Midxev Cxv CA 92600 Xi Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie iL 60540 Member East Coaxi Austin Letiwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member west Coast Slit Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92863 Member Sauth Giens Greeens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 08606 ii George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 iii B Messelbrack 6320 Biueberry Mlii Ci. CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Tom Miller 19130 Brxokgreen Garden Fl Huntersviiie NC 20875 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicoville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waiiingiord Ave. Athol MA 01331 II Horace Hagen 15 Paricway Pt, Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Fiats MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Aifred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 ill Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gali Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 18883 IV Sob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuilahoms TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21509 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Sob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED 8 TEAM RACE Sill Lee 3522 Tamarink Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ci St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201 xi Ci E Spanaway WA 98387-8714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 46458 Viii William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bantienvilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92680 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bxb Beiluomini 129 Coliege Park Dr Cresiview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngbiood 1212 Sarak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 468253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus MI 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Waswing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800 W Asbury Pi Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 285 Visslia CA 93277-9757 Xi Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Palos Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Easibrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fish Ln Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 BC SOARING Don Bdberg 4922 Rocheile Ave Irvine CA 92714 BC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamoport PA 17701 BC PYLON Sob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Seshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 BC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 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 May 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter page 142 District VIJames W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan BC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Royal Oak Mi 48073 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candeiwood Canton Mi 48187 viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tailman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Roiling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xi Dick Salle 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 BC Pyion & Soaring BC Pattarti & eli other RCRC except Soaring Sold Face Beiow Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 ii Doug Barber 146 Siratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 ill Wait VanGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 iv Don Stall 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269ih Si. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lsird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 V Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemntraughi P0 Boa 171 Monoks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Ri 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 iii Rudy Kialber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Ralnee Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langhoim Dr Nasilsa NH 03080 ii Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 ill TBA IV Bob Karisson 708 Buttes Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David FlaB 1306 Macre MW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 ill TBA IV Woody Bianchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23684 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 Vi Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 Vii Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 iX Stan Chilion 7255 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113202 It Clarence Mather 2338 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141 944 Xi Andy Tagliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vi CE Robbed 349 Hiiixboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 Vii Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tsiiman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livennon CA 64550 Xi John Thompxon 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vi Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 Vii Bill Shailor 2317 Ciawoon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 Viii Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee B Redmond WA 98053 Vi John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd. Borden IN 47108 Vii Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 Viii Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggies St Omaha NE 68184 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr NE Salem OR 97305 Vi Cal Etiel 3 Castie Dr RR 2 Fiorissant MO 83034 Vii Keith Shaw 2756 Eimwood Ann Arbor Mi 48104 Viii Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Biakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 It Robed Stiff PD Boo 60 8044 Levinn P1 60 Midxev Cxv CA 92600 Xi Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie iL 60540 Member East Coaxi Austin Letiwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member west Coast Slit Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92863 Member Sauth Giens Greeens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 08606 ii George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 iii B Messelbrack 6320 Biueberry Mlii Ci. CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Tom Miller 19130 Brxokgreen Garden Fl Huntersviiie NC 20875 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicoville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waiiingiord Ave. Athol MA 01331 II Horace Hagen 15 Paricway Pt, Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Fiats MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Aifred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 ill Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gali Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 18883 IV Sob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuilahoms TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21509 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Sob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED 8 TEAM RACE Sill Lee 3522 Tamarink Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ci St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201 xi Ci E Spanaway WA 98387-8714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 46458 Viii William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bantienvilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92680 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bxb Beiluomini 129 Coliege Park Dr Cresiview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngbiood 1212 Sarak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 468253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus MI 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Waswing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800 W Asbury Pi Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 285 Visslia CA 93277-9757 Xi Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Palos Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Easibrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fish Ln Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 BC SOARING Don Bdberg 4922 Rocheile Ave Irvine CA 92714 BC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamoport PA 17701 BC PYLON Sob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Seshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 BC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 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 May 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter page 142 District VIJames W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 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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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan BC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Royal Oak Mi 48073 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candeiwood Canton Mi 48187 viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tailman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Roiling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xi Dick Salle 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 BC Pyion & Soaring BC Pattarti & eli other RCRC except Soaring Sold Face Beiow Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 ii Doug Barber 146 Siratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 ill Wait VanGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 iv Don Stall 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269ih Si. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lsird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 V Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemntraughi P0 Boa 171 Monoks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Ri 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 iii Rudy Kialber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Ralnee Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langhoim Dr Nasilsa NH 03080 ii Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 ill TBA IV Bob Karisson 708 Buttes Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David FlaB 1306 Macre MW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 ill TBA IV Woody Bianchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23684 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 Vi Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 Vii Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 iX Stan Chilion 7255 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113202 It Clarence Mather 2338 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141 944 Xi Andy Tagliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vi CE Robbed 349 Hiiixboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 Vii Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tsiiman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livennon CA 64550 Xi John Thompxon 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vi Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 Vii Bill Shailor 2317 Ciawoon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 Viii Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee B Redmond WA 98053 Vi John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd. Borden IN 47108 Vii Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 Viii Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggies St Omaha NE 68184 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr NE Salem OR 97305 Vi Cal Etiel 3 Castie Dr RR 2 Fiorissant MO 83034 Vii Keith Shaw 2756 Eimwood Ann Arbor Mi 48104 Viii Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Biakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 It Robed Stiff PD Boo 60 8044 Levinn P1 60 Midxev Cxv CA 92600 Xi Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie iL 60540 Member East Coaxi Austin Letiwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member west Coast Slit Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92863 Member Sauth Giens Greeens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 08606 ii George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 iii B Messelbrack 6320 Biueberry Mlii Ci. CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Tom Miller 19130 Brxokgreen Garden Fl Huntersviiie NC 20875 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicoville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waiiingiord Ave. Athol MA 01331 II Horace Hagen 15 Paricway Pt, Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Fiats MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Aifred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 ill Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gali Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 18883 IV Sob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuilahoms TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21509 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Sob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED 8 TEAM RACE Sill Lee 3522 Tamarink Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ci St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201 xi Ci E Spanaway WA 98387-8714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 46458 Viii William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bantienvilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92680 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bxb Beiluomini 129 Coliege Park Dr Cresiview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngbiood 1212 Sarak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 468253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus MI 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Waswing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800 W Asbury Pi Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 285 Visslia CA 93277-9757 Xi Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Palos Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Easibrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fish Ln Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 BC SOARING Don Bdberg 4922 Rocheile Ave Irvine CA 92714 BC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamoport PA 17701 BC PYLON Sob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Seshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 BC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 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 May 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter page 142 District VIJames W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan BC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawson Royal Oak Mi 48073 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candeiwood Canton Mi 48187 viii Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tailman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Roiling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu Hi 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xi Dick Salle 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 BC Pyion & Soaring BC Pattarti & eli other RCRC except Soaring Sold Face Beiow Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 ii Doug Barber 146 Siratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 ill Wait VanGorder 5689 Victory view Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 iv Don Stall 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269ih Si. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lsird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 V Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hemntraughi P0 Boa 171 Monoks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Ri 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 iii Rudy Kialber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Ralnee Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langhoim Dr Nasilsa NH 03080 ii Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 ill TBA IV Bob Karisson 708 Buttes Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David FlaB 1306 Macre MW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 ii Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 ill TBA IV Woody Bianchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23684 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 Vi Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 Vii Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 iX Stan Chilion 7255 Lincoln Wichita KS 672113202 It Clarence Mather 2338 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141 944 Xi Andy Tagliatico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Vi CE Robbed 349 Hiiixboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 Vii Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Bischott 7550 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tsiiman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livennon CA 64550 Xi John Thompxon 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 Vi Chris Malsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 Vii Bill Shailor 2317 Ciawoon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 Viii Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ci Colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hantord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee B Redmond WA 98053 Vi John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd. Borden IN 47108 Vii Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 Viii Ernest Hurwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggies St Omaha NE 68184 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phippo Cr NE Salem OR 97305 Vi Cal Etiel 3 Castie Dr RR 2 Fiorissant MO 83034 Vii Keith Shaw 2756 Eimwood Ann Arbor Mi 48104 Viii Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Biakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 It Robed Stiff PD Boo 60 8044 Levinn P1 60 Midxev Cxv CA 92600 Xi Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie iL 60540 Member East Coaxi Austin Letiwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member west Coast Slit Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92863 Member Sauth Giens Greeens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr. Bridgeport CT 08606 ii George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 iii B Messelbrack 6320 Biueberry Mlii Ci. CincinnatI OH 45248 IV Tom Miller 19130 Brxokgreen Garden Fl Huntersviiie NC 20875 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicoville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waiiingiord Ave. Athol MA 01331 II Horace Hagen 15 Paricway Pt, Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 iV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Fiats MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Aifred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 ill Dave Laisha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gali Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Iii Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 18883 IV Sob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tuilahoms TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21509 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Mi 48055 FREE FLIGHT Sob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Gienrock PA 17327 CL SPEED 8 TEAM RACE Sill Lee 3522 Tamarink Lx Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ci St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201 xi Ci E Spanaway WA 98387-8714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 46458 Viii William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bantienvilie OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92680 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 Vi Bxb Beiluomini 129 Coliege Park Dr Cresiview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngbiood 1212 Sarak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 Hilidale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hoicomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98664 Vi Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wsyne IN 468253031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus MI 48174 Viii Dick Ritch 11042 Waswing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gail 12800 W Asbury Pi Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 285 Visslia CA 93277-9757 Xi Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 Vi Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Palos Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 Viii Pancho Morris 2715 Easibrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fish Ln Redondo Beach CA 90278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 BC SOARING Don Bdberg 4922 Rocheile Ave Irvine CA 92714 BC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Williamoport PA 17701 BC PYLON Sob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Seshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeil NJ 07649 BC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 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 May 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter page 142 District VIJames W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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COMPETI rio NE WSLETTPF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood y Lets skip preliminary stuff month cut right chase lots new things report FCC has allowed transmitter narrowbanding petition surface have put off doing column long possible hope actual text technical pects would available hasnt happened What have received news release indicating will soon comment stage timing involved order inter esting After March 1 1992 present FCC regulations concerning manufacture importation RC equipment will no longer effect March 1 1993 last date such equipment may sold al lows period year pipeline cleared point will ille gal FCC regulation sell nonnarrow-band equipment Beyond question what actual technical specifications will two important questions will lurk minds of membership first concerns whether grandfather period cluded present transmitters field guess appropriate leave hanging until next months publication since end TV year same thing happening fa Continued paee 134 National Records Monthly Update following new National Record has processed during month April 1990 Indoor Category II ROG Stick Open 1309 Stan Chilton 3/10/90 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE New CL Speed Pull Test Added Safety Control Line Contest Board has just approved Safety Proposal submitted CLCB Chairman Vic Garner proposal notes current National Records 1/2A Speed B Speed Open result centrifugal force generated model ex ceeding required pull test felt very undesirable situation respect safety proposed increas ing pull tests 40G 1/2A 52G B Open Contest Board approved change immediate enforcement Contest Board Procedures require notice published earliest possible date followed six weeks later ratifying ballot Contest Board members six-week period after publication allows terested modelers make opinions matter known AMA district CL Contest Board members names ad dresses published Competition Di rectory section Competition News letter rule change effect until after has approved forthcoming ratifica tion ballot six weeks now result ballot will published soon possible after vote has tabulated FF Coupe dHiver Rules Interpretation Free Flight Contest Board has voted substitute FAI Class FiG rules AMA Coupe dHiver rules 1991 rule book measure approved vote six two Therefore effective issuance 1991 AMA Competition Regulations existing AMA rules will removed table contents event number 154 F1G* Coupe dHiver will added Also page 16 section 2 Classes FiG class will inserted remainder 1990 Contest Direc tors may run Coupe contest either AMA FAI rules World & US Aviation Space Records Book Available Fmm NM AMAs parent organization Na tional Aeronautic Association NAA has RESTON VA 22090 just published book world US avi ation records available AMA mem bers $10 order NAA 1763 R St NW Washington DC 20009 however members AMA number must included order receive special low price cover price book $1395 Indoor World Champs Attracts Entrants Several Nations 1990 Indoor FAI Class FiD World Championships scheduled held June 4-6 Johnson City TN As April 25 following nations indicated intended have fliers competing Ar gentina Canada Finland France FR Ger Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States Hungary US team composed Cezar Banks Larry Cailliau Robert Randolph defending World Champion also US flier Jim Richmond FAI Appmves Major Rules Changes Noise Reduction john Worth April 6 1990 meeting Federa tion Aeronautique Internationales Commit tee International Aero Modeling ClAM new noise rules approved Control Line Scale Radio Controlled Aerobatic events same time Free Flight Power RC Helicopter RC Pylon Racing catego ries given year produce similarly significant rules changes noise reduction noise reduction rules changes de scribed later report direction being taken FAI-CIAM now clear Noise reduced source internal-combustion-engine classes means engine prop combina tion will focus attention future international competition Another significant development occurred meeting additional US AMA aero modeling leader chosen head ma jor competition category subcommittee addition Horace Hagen new chairman ClAMs RC Helicopter subcommittee now total six Americans chairing ClAM subcommittees others reelected cur rent year until March 1991 Dr Laird Jackson Control Line Ron Chidgey RC Aer obatics Bob Brown RC Pylon Racing ard Kuhn Spacemodels Art Schroeder formation Education Howard Kuhn also approved re ceive ClAM Aeromodeling Gold Medal years Spacemodeling leader ship Others reelected ClAM officer chair man positions Sandy Pimenoff Fin land President Peter Freebrey England First Vice President Otakar Saffek Czecho Continued page 136 July 1990 133 World Intergllde 90 Set July 21-22 1990 England lnterglide series contests spon sored British Association RIG Soar ers BARCS open contests RC model Gliders British-developed per centage slot system flying FAI Class F3J rules will used least five rounds flying hope six rounds scheduled Warwick Race Course site Warwick England Radio frequencies used 35 MHzeven number hand-launch 27 MHz Entry fee six pounds sterling further information entry forms contact Sam Hitchman 7 Verney Close Lighthorne Warwickshire CV35 OAZ Eng land Please include SASE reply vorite shows until next season What am saying until get ac tual document dont know As matter fact just soon answer known will mail information publica tions get word first avail able communication channel such AMA National Newsletter operates shorter lead time does publi cation second question centers around what does 1991 phase-in odd channels answer Nothing have following scenario aware fact several years ra dio manufacturers importers have doing voluntarily what FCC regulation will require Granted still few transmitters being produced narrow band Some very basic entry-level units may 55 dB down 20 kHz out However trans mitters meet requirement now suspect last comment leads Continued page 136 Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Roberi Wilkie 19 Evereit Si Rockland MA 02370 Ii R Sobrino 87-26 88th Si Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 BC Ernesi Nikodem 407 Willow Si Lockpori NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho Si Alleniown PA 18103 Easil M Weisenbach 4588W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Wesi lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr. Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commander Cove Siatford VA 22854 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Son 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 Whiie Acres Rd Monigomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 vi BC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 BC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Heitenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 Vii events except BC entin Diatrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 E ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 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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 Tupaio Naparville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 134 Model Aviation *Where heck 1990 Nationals Theyre out wide open prairie thats July 1422 Its time make skills dedication talents pay off trophies kudos galore just waiting come National Champion ships take home want see Lawrenceville Nationals something youll never believe until see yourself *Located approximately 140 miles east St Louis Indianapolis Ivfid-America Air Center Lawrenceville Illinois 140 miles southwest July 1990 135 r Prereistration running heavier ever before Dont left out Early registration closes Friday June 15th After youll get hear about what great time missed part biggest contest aeromodeling feel what its ike GO FOR IT ALL h AMA 1990 Mid-America Nationals have yet ordered Nationals entry volunteer form NOW IS THE TIME Send stamped selfaddressed envelope CHIP SMITH Events Coordinator 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 requesting three entry forms please include $100 postage handling &tgt DIrcto 4 third question know trans mitter have nowor want buymeets requirements Three possible courses action exist buying new equipment trans mitter will have gold RICMA-AMA sticker affixed it narrow band might also check listing have carried month publication since October 1988 AMA News section equipment list part number transmitter narrow band receiver will also meet guidelines set down narrow band 20 kHz operation havent checked list recently may wish has expanded dra matically last two months wont speculate reason sudden flurry activity third way can assure yourself narrow bandness transmitter have checked 50 sticker stations have established leads us very natural way sec ond item want report month April 21st Executive Council meeting reso lution passed will modify Safety Code effective January 1 1991 An ad dition will made item four Radio Con trol states transmitters used sanctioned events must have checked certified R/CMA-AMA gold sticker af fixed picture sticker included column Note parallelogramshaped has small code number lower right-hand corner number assigned station R/CMA Radio Control Manufacturers Association can cross-checked list car ried periodically publication AMA News section find out what orga nization performed check example AMA station 01 have transmitter checked trade show have induded checking station sticker should read 01 am certain information leads another question o addition Safety Code will say sanctioned events Does mean fun fly flyin demonstration included goldsticker requirement answer yes Any sanctioned event transmitters used control models will involve require ment per Safety Code Transmitters 53 MHz six meters 27 MHz exception Remember please AMA liability coverage based upon adherence Safety Code also important note requirement applies sanctioned events everyday club operations unless club includes such require ment its own club safety operational rules point treated part Safety Code under General item 3 another subject Executive Council treated something will label supercharger Safety Code contains reference can interpreted ruling out attempt supercharge model en gine words question can found General item 7 code rmal atmospheric pressure actual intent item focuses part says other air Since presently engine being produced contains blower-type supercharger calls have coming asking whether can used stay within Safety Code answer Yes can check Competition Regula tions will discover some years ago interpretation added General Gaseous Boosts page 9 informa tion never found its way Safety Code hence problem recommended Executive Council simply re move words normal atmospheric pressure present code Twill done 1991 Safety Code printing interim intent applied code thinking using re cently advertised engine blower have Again shifting gears lets look several items fall sanctioning Con test Director arenas Two items ap proved directly involve Contest Direc tors CD applicants item first states applicant classification Contest Director must have three years continuous member ship Academy prior applying point time no require ment someone heard Academy prior application member ship CD status light fact CDs automatically achieve Leader Member status allows vote bylaws matters etc given au thority grant instant memberships sanc tioned events felt some opportu nity accumulate working knowledge Academy valuable before achieving status Contest Director second Executive Council action states CDs fail file event re port will noted being placed proba tion repeated instances may result loss CD status continued problems filing event reports CD sanctioned event dur ing year did file contest report would granted earned member ship following year However some CDs sanction multiple events during year have turned two -the reportsbut large lack such filing may cause specific problem times does continue have stances someone pays join Academy event given receipt CD paperwork money doesnt make Headquarters also have asked address pro test appeals events have no contest report file am certain what ramifica tions would occur situation lia bility situation lawsuit might develop event reportless last item interest resulted Ex ecutive Council action April 21 concerns sanctioning nonflying events has determined effective year 1991 Academy will sanction flying events means static displays mall shows seminars club meetings Christmas parties etc will no longer processed sanctioned events classification now shown E will dropped Now before throw hands up despair advised benefits currently afforded events will still place way achieve magazine listing will maintained necessary clubs will able obtain additional liability cov erage site owners Details copies application event listing will coming along soon Contest Director mem ber status will required order ap ply type event Contests fun flys fly-ins flying demon strations record trials etc will continue sanctioned traditional manner Once again let us state sanction required hold events wish have small club-only fun fly club field can accrue no special bene fits sanctioning Basically thing sanction pro vides magazine listing date/area pro tection club-only event probably would have no need services Incidentally did wish sanction some rea son would listed form CRestricted event Thats plenty digest month will get details FCC petition new event listing soon pos sible meantime please stop AMA display area make EAA Fly-In Oshkosh beginning July 27 will located general aircraft display area Additionally Academy will present ing least maybe two forums during week definitely scheduled Monday morning am awaiting confir mation concerning second Beyond will see Houston June Aeromodeling Rally Lawrenceville July Nats Enjoy flying year slovakia Second Vice President Werner Groth FR Germany Third Vice President Tony Aarts Netherlands Technical Sec retary John Worth USA Secretary Pierre Chaussebourg France Assistant Sec retary Ian Kaynes England Free Flight RoIf Girsberger Switzerland RC Thermal Soaring Rich Ruijsink Netherlands RC Electropower Dennis Thumpston Eng land Scale 1991 schedule aeromod eling World Championships also ap proved ClAM 1 Free Flight classes F1A/B/CYugoslavia 2 RC classes F3AIC/DItaly 3 RC class F3DThe Netherlands 4 FF Slope Soaring class FlE Juniors SeniorsRomania 5 CL World Championships Juniors first everUSSR last item indicates dramatic change has taken place FAI Romania suspended last year nonpayment FAI dues has reinstated following back dues payment addition host ing Jr/Sr Slope Soaring event Ro mania approved host 1991 Euro pean Indoor Championships has also made offers voted next year host 1992 European Free Flight Outdoor Championships 1993 European Championships Spacemodels April 1990 FAI-CIAM meeting largest ever annual meetings hundred seven people registered rep136 Model Aviation resenting 33 coutries Attendance meeting obviously greatly affected current political problems Eastern Europe Several attendees noted however came own expense since previous government funding no longer available USA representation usual sup ported financially AMA budget accordance long-standing policy participate provide expertise international categories aeromodeling nearest thing have Olympics-type competition activity Such participation en ables AMA members compete World Championships set world records oc casionally host World Championships USA representation AMA President Don Lowe current USA Voting Del egate country has vote addition Don other AMA people already noted following also serve subcommittees technical ex perts George Xenakis Free Flight Terry Ed monds RC Thermal Soaring Cal Ettel RC Electroflight Bob Wischer Scale new milestone FAI-CIAM communica tions unveiled meeting first issue ClAM FLYER newsletter pro duced Art Schroeder chairman formation Education Subcommittee distributed present Art also noted copies being sent aeromodel ing publications over world achievement Art applauded com mended great progress first year ClAM service Looking ahead 1992 several other developments Another Free Flight World Championships Juniors ap proved held Czechoslovakia ten tative offer made Poland host Indoor World Championships Nether lands approved instead Australia host RC Electropower World Champion ships USA approved host Spacemodels World Championships ten tative offer USA host 1992 Scale World Championships still has status Oshkosh hoped-for site Meanwhile have no offers yet country hold 1992 Control Line World Championships New FAI scheduled held France 1991 September firstever World Air Games FAIs ef fort hold Olympics-type events sport aviation parachuting ballooning hang glid ing soaring etc ClAM meeting approved submit proposal including aeromodel ing activity included categories large Scale models RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters CL Combat will now up World Air Games sponsors ac cept modify reject ClAM proposal Note aeromodeling participants ex pected invited based selection cri teria developed applicable ClAM subcommittee various degrees funding anticipated competitors help ers officials Further details ex pected known later summer Specifics proposals will detailed Model Aviation soon possible Mean some highlights 1 All applicable subcommittees give priority attention improving standards judges judging performance 2 proposal reinstate previous ban RC Free Flight competition re jected premature 3 Control Line Speed pull test returned 60G SOG immediate 4 battery definition rule RC Ther mal Soaring winches retained now 1989 World Champion ships changed 1993 5 Specific new noise reduction rules approved CL classes also RC Aerobatics Scale 6 newly added 1989 CL Aerobatics Maneuver Triangular Loops rescinded 1993 7 Normalizing RC Aerobatics scor ing approved 1993 8 No landing arresting devices allowed RC Soaring immediate 9 RC Duration records assistant pi lots permitted 1993 noise-reduction rules approved April 6 1990 FAI-CIAM Plenary meeting follows Control LineEffective January 11993 un less further changed prior date F2A Speed silencer compulsory Minimum internal volume 50cm3 Maxi mum tail pipe internal diameter 6mm An ef fective engine shutoff compulsory time duration high noise level can limited 20-30 seconds per flight F2B Aerobatics silencer must used except four-stroke engines either case noise limit will no higher 96 dB current practice F2C Team Race maximum cylinder liner exhaust projected area 60mm2 piston face exhaust outlet shall visible exterior model side- front-exhaust engines used f2D Combat Glow engines shall use simple chamber silencer minimum inter nal length 40mm internal diameter 20mm maximum tailpipe internal diameter 8mm Any other shape same volume 4ircm3—is acceptable Compressionignition engines may remain unsilenced B Radio Control F3A Aerobatics Effective January 1 1992 change maximum noise level 98 dBa 96 dBa measured over concrete macadam change 96 dBa 94 dBa measured over bare earth very short grass C Scale F4C Radio Control F4B Control Line Effective January 1 1991 maximum noise level 96 dBa three meters exception ducted-fan models should exceed 100 dBa however ducted-fan models must comply 96 dBa January 11993 Terry Edmonds Subcommittee Member years ClAM F3B Technical Meeting again attendance technical meetings ran late day F3B Subcommittee consid ers matters relating F3B also four other Provisional FAI Soaring events different other subcommittees handle event order improve situation Provisional events F3B Subcommittee Chairman appointed promoter/coordina tor purpose being en sure Provisional events receive proper attention promotion toward becoming Official events appointees F3F RC Slope SoaringPreben Norhoim Den mark F3H Cross-Country RacingTerry Ed monds USA F31 Aero-Tow Soaring Didier Neveu France F3J RC Thermal Duration GlidersGeoff Dallimer UK several general rules passed affect F3B will reported oth ers also several new F3B rules passed 5313 Characteristics Radio Con trolled Gliders page 67 Add 5313a af ter sketch template No fixed retract able arresting device eg bolt sawtoothlike protuberance etc allowed slow down model ground during land ing underside model must have protuberance other tow hook control surface linkage original wording proposal cluded specifications tow hook dimen sions prevent tow hook being configured act arresting device However Plenary Meeting ClAM President indicated implementation rule could begin until 1993 because involved model specification change decided delete tow hook specs time being allow immediate imple mentation safety reasons 5319 Safety Rules page 69 Add new paragraph after 5318 addition Para 215 section 4 following safety rules must observed model must land come rest within safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field model must flown low level below three meters over safety ar eas see sketch Typical Layout Flying Field single action against rules penalized deduction 100 points contestants final score Penalties shall listed score sheet round incidents occurred safety rules used 1989 World Championships good success some controversy about adopting rule because intro duces some degree subjectivity event However generally accepted such rules necessary ef fect immediately 5321 Definition page 69 nextto-the-last sentence replace ovi sion rule 259 .. provision rule 211 Section 4 editorial error 1989 Sporting Code 5322ba2 Electrical Powered Winch page7o Add following sentence after 200m winch height axis turnaround pulley ground must exceed 1/2 meter Passage rule predictable after usage tall pole vertically ascend ing pulley some competitors 89 World Championships new rule will come effect until 1993 5322ba2c page 70 Amend sen tence rrent through magneti cally operated switch following wording rrent through mag July 1990 137 F3B RC Soaring heWt4&d L1yo4Arhoi& typical direction ,ind cnnencenent tank TYPICAL LAYOUT OF FLYING FIELD FOR FIB THERMAL SOARING CONTESTS apparatus during task C Onlyliii netically mechanically actuated switch rule about magnetically operated switch solenoid passed last year along rule prohibiting electronic devices being used boost winch power Ap parently intention pro poser ban mechanical switches thus correction will come effect un til 1993 5322a2c page 70 Change power source shall 12-volt lead/acid battery maximum cold cranking am pere capability shall 275 Amperes DIN 310 Amperes IEC 460 Amperes SAE proposer rule spoke possi ble battery resistance measurements cases batteries type-plates cases suspected type-plate tampering Batteries would have least 54 milli ohms 6 milliohms minus 10% prob lem could conceivably pur chase battery proper type-plate later find resistance particu lar battery too low USA opposed rule favoring original rule maximum linear measurements battery case because eas ier check However after leaving ClAM meeting realized wording new rule did have provision re sistance measurements cold cranking ampere method will simple resistance measurements involved Note IEC amps different current rule book rule will effective 1993 5324e Task B page 72 Replace After 4 minutes flight time expires model can land anywhere byFor model lands within 4 minutes flight time full iSOm will counted models still air 4 minutes flight time 7 minutes expires whichever first completed laps moment will taken account original wording accord ance minutes 1984 ClAM Ple nary Meeting new wording will have immediate implementation S326a Partial Scores page 73 Re place first sentence task winner ask C win ner editorial error 1989 Sporting Code will effective mined lately Annex SC Test Method New wording first measurement taken order check correct functioning measur ing arrangement first measurement discarded Three following measurements should made interval about 30 seconds total internal resistance motor average three results procedure repeated once aver age less 150 milliohms motor declared accordance rules its total internal resistance first second aver age necessary above equal 150 milliohms measurements show decreasing resistance mea surements should done accuracy measuring equipment shunt included shall better equal ule simply better definition measurement method has come about measurement experience will effect 1993 Another item brought attention subcommittee problem permissible modifications winch motor motors necessary modify end flanges accommodate mounting winch frame Unfortunately mat ter did surface soon enough get agenda 1990 meeting Neither remaining time Techni cal Meeting discuss did talk several subcommit tee members about problem agree rules unclear gen erally accepted modify end flanges mounting has also suggested motor restrictions removed 15milliohm rule applying case mat ter will have wait until next years meet ing probably could changed un til 1993 anyway discovered F3J rules pub lished Supplement FAI Sport ing Code Section 4 4a 4b cor rect version Copies correct rules available AMA date May 2 1990 F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Chairman Twelve rules change proposals covering General section FAI Sporting Code discussed 1990 F3C Sub committee SC technical meeting TM results proposals covered separate report ClAM secretary Netherlands proposal change sec tion 548 Classification discussed some length decided last years proposal SC section provided acceptable solution SC thus rejected proposal unani mously ClAM meeting dele gate Netherlands elected draw proposal last years ClAM meeting F3C SC asked develop noise-level limit ac ceptable F3C competition class Since noise levels function just Helicopter also airspace utilized F3C class does produce same noyance some other FAI categories Due limited number noise measure ments having made F3C SC recom mended same limits derived FAI F3A class adopted F3A limit 98 dBa three meters measured over hard surface 96 dBa measured over soft surface further recommended noise measurements made Heli copter hover eye level micro phone same level figures presented initial numbers intent reducing respective maximum noise levels 96 94 dBa 1993 order compensate fact Helicopters engine operating full power hover mode recom mended noise levels calibrated compensate difference lower ing noise limit during hover few dB calibration number will ob tained experimentally several competi tions during upcoming contest season After last years ClAM meeting re quested noise measurement results several contest organizers received some results Tom Dooley ran April 1989 Atlanta contest 22 measurements covered range 90 95 dBa av erage 927 dBa However sample size much too small statistically meaning ful 18 measurements made machines equipped same muf fler Based limited sample measured over grass surface appears 1993 limit 94 dBa three meters can achieved correction factor 2 dB reduced power hover al lowed Additional discussion TM resulted recommendation Plenary meet ing additional measurements neces sary order arrive stable noise limit F3C class ClAM Bureau meeting previous day request received orga nizers first World Air Games held during September 1991 Toulouse France recommendations aeromodel ing events included After lengthy discussion decided FAI F4C Large Scale F3C Helicopter F3D Pylon 138 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination ap d propriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers I or publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean ific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action re sibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Proposed Change AMA Noise Recommendation George F Abbott L Raleigh NC Current AMA-recommended noise standard 90 dBA 9 ft measured over hard surface exhaust side air plane dBA means weighting used measures sum noise power over spectrum fre Lquencies 30 8000 Hz fre quency response adjusted less match sensitivity human ear convenient because readily available inexpensive noise meters such sold Radio Shack incorporate weighting recommendation has effect almost two years two things have become apparent anyone has mea sured very airplanes real-world environment very en gines 40-and-up category will meet 90 @ 9 stock muffler setups other four-cycle setups sound objectionable also frequently do meet 90 @ 9 criterion clearly illustrates objective measure ment noise meter does accu rately reflect subjective impression the observer The point whole exercise mm imize annoyance neighbors same time minimizing impact C modeler want avoid bothering neighbor because want keep fly ing sites want minimize impact modeler because want him use quiet equipmentwhich may re luctant expensive inconveni ent must understood time key factor matter voluntary corn ph ance part noncompetitive flier manufacturers very small percent age AMA members ever fly sanctioned rule-book events Also lot nonAMA-affiliated fliers Therefore can hope handle noise problem fliers willing use buy complying equipment will much likely occur criteria perceived reasonable perceived reasonable likely ignored credi bility AMA will damaged because proponent unreasonable ob jective believe current standard adequate setup clearly fensive may measure highor higherthan offensive because A-weighted noise measurements reflect relation ship between frequency public reac tion noise A-weighted measure ment broadband annoyance fac tor generally regarded related fairly narrow bands frequency Referring article November 1987 issue Model Aviation Sound Re lated Flying Sites Figure 1 showed curves relating noise intensity versus fre quency various noise ratings noise rating number 30 can expected result no complaints differen tial about 8 dB over octave 125 Hz CO 250 Hz 0 means equal noise rating r-frequency noise can 8 dB higher cycle model engine running 12000 W rpm will produce noise having funda- 0 x mental frequency 200 Hz four-cycle en gine same rpm would produce noise CO fundamental frequency 100 Hz o could 8 dB greater same noise rating assumes ex haust primary noise source ig- w nores higher-frequency components lt shape exhaust X pulse Now very consistent expe- CO rience four-cycles seem much o benign two-cycles Also big- chainsaw-type gas burners run r speeds seem less objectionable W serious about need re- 0 search area noise spectrum analy- X sis model engine noise view perceptions propose CO following recommended noise objec- 0 tives believe will have greater cred ibility current w 90 dBA @ 9 ft two-cycle engines o 98 dBA @ 9 ft four-cycle engines x 98 dBA @ 9 ft engine less 7000 rpm CO 90 dBa objective two-cycles rec- 0 ognized very challenging current equipment 98 dBA four-cycles rec zes both lower frequency spec W trum field experience 98 dBA @ 0 7000 rpm would accommodate slower turn X ing two-cycles can still use readily avail able noise meters weighting CO objectives would no harder 0 administer current would beneficial effort noise con- 0 trol would credible would re- W ward use equipment known 0 less offensive X OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Racing should recommended As acting chairman F3C class asked bring subject up F3C TM following day SC discussion raised questions pointed out World Air Games modeling events could held early September pilots participate World Champi onships Italy late August could extend stay Europe participate Games significant additional travel expense Italian delegate Mr Fontana Mr Giulianetti organizer Open Inter national F3C contest scheduled August 1990 Milano Italy attended F3C SC TM discuss changing competition official FAI F3C European Champion ships opinion SC Mr Giulianetti good chance because two firm offers Austria France sponsor 1990 European Championships withdrawn just prior 1989 ClAM Bureau meeting deadline December leav ing essentially no time alternate plans made Normally contest details such FAI Jury members judges must firm presented December Bureau meeting discussions some Bureau members suggested FAI Jury selected end Ple nary session chances approval would good SC prepared list candi date judges suggested three FAI Jury members accepted con test organizer Unfortunately just prior vote Plenary meeting Italian delegate asked 10 days finalize plans 1990 Euro Champs thus killed its pros pects because FAI President made clear FAI Jury finalized end present Plenary Session Con sequently will no 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships firm offers Australia Japan host 1993 F3C World Championships covered next Australian offer cluded F3A F3D Aerolympics IV Japanese offer F3C class dates events set time Mr Honda Japanese delegate stated Japanese Model Aeronautic Association has very strong support modeling industry also automobile com pany Mr Honda very reluctant submit firm offer learned Aus tralians submitting bid fourth Aerolympics members SC point ed out however 1990 F3C Euro pean Championships fell water cause both bids withdrawn very last moment resulting cancellation such important event situ ation could allowed happen World Championships F3C Subcommittee Chairman again unable attend ClAM meeting Belgian delegate did nominate Mr DeProft F3C Chairman position nominated accepted posi tion chairman As chairman plan crease membership include coun tries have active interest F3C category have suggestions improving FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Compe tition Directory section listed under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board edition Competition Newsletter need direct response please include SASE Members F3C Subcommittee tending meetings J Amacher July 1990 139 France L Bliss UK H Hagen USA Chairman R Honda Japan P Oberli Switzerland Guests present subcommittee ses sions P Fontana Italy C Giulianetti Italy Goosens Belgium J Lavigne France H van Loon Netherlands J van Vliet Netherlands C F3D RC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1990 FA meetings affected no rule change 1991 FAI Pylon F3D season Italian bid 1991 Pylon World Championships accepted site lo cated Milan dates August 1726 1991 current worldwide enthusiasm should produce competitive world championship history Approximately 15 countries expected send full teams event United States continued superiority F3D will continue team produ ces ultimate effort very interesting proposal evolved meeting FAI total creating new event called World Air Games games incorporate phases aeronauti cal competition modeling events being proposed include Pylon Scale Hel icopters CL Combat 1991 games would held Toulouse France during month September Pylon competition would take place approximately week after Italian World Championships present en tire modeling portion competition tentative subject approval ganizations involved proposed event would invitation would clude top 21 Pylon pilots callers aroUnd world entice participa tion invitation would include transpor tation accommodation expenses F3D Subcommittee expected gen erate invitation list will certainly benefit US competitors place top positions US team selection race Besides being able participate World Championships competitors may able compete France Again let make point World Games currently proposal. conclusive information will offered soon possible Also vein competition Australia generated bid host 1993 World Championships Pylon Pattern Heli copters FAI ClAM mandated 1989 Jan uary 1991 categories have produce specific sound restraints Pylon competitors throughout world refuted mandate opinion speed events should inflicted such rule Unfortunately attitude agree ment worlds political bodies Fortunately FAI Bureau saw fit de lay its edict additional year Un doubtedly next years ClAM meeting Pylon class will have propose methods restrict sound F3D may never have reach sound levels decreed some other classes some form reduction necessary can accomplished incorporating muffled tuned pipe using different propel lers enclosing pipe fuselage other minor modifications should pos sible reduce current sound level 115 dBa acceptable level 105 dBa within short period time Suggestions issue should offered immediately 1991 USA Pylon team will need addi tional funds its competitive effort Any contribution would appreciated should forwarded AMA Headquarters specifically marked 1991 US FAI Py lon team Thank contributions 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