COMPETI P0 NEWSLETTEI ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood page 136 July column ref erence might lead someone mis understanding AMA SAfety Code cause way column utilized bold face type way paragraphs organized point portion text might read saying AMA Safety Code applies AMA-sanction ed events course true Safety Code governs model flying Also same column mentioned page 136 picture RICMA AMA transmitter gold sticker attesting fact transmitter narrow-band degree required AMA Guide lines operation 1991 later cluded column Guess what got put Murphys Law strikes again make up now R/CMA RFCHECKI IA MA DATE old admonition time flies seems ap propriate Granted times appears about thing can get fly month Underwoods celebrate an niversary move St Louis wacky world Washington Five years have flitted filtered through phone calls let ters trips exotic places meetings Lots water has flowed over dam under bridge prefer Knowing what know now would again answer has Yes Underwoods viewpoint move provided new stimulus focus time life blahs sometimes set New sights new routines new everything worked get old blood pumping tasks Headquarters ex tra stimulating involved number different areas work done made happen phone rings dont know whether will competition frequencies safety whatever Thats neat because removes assembly line part work makes brain shift gears fre quently So aside high cost living Continued page 135 National Records Monthly Update No new National Records have pro cessed during month May 1990 CL Aerobatics Team Finals U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids AMA Headquarters see note low bids must received AMA De cember 31 1990 RC Helicopter Team Finals US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest Clubs willing host finals should com municate contact person AMA HQ see below CL Combat Team Finals Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1991 US FAI Combat team trials submit bids contact person AMA HQ see note below opportunity As now cutoff date bids has established however goal Team Selection Committee vote 1990 date place team trials Tips Preparing Bids Contact Person AMA HQ bids should sent directlyto Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ no special forms use however needed sample bid can ob tained upon request Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other information typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to ad dress question particular site good best Also since team trials entry fee does provide funding team will contest itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants US FAI RC Pylon Racing Team Finals Set Toledo Weak Signals Club will host team finals selection meet Septem ber 1-2 1990 contest site will club field Lasalle Ml six miles north Toledo OH Wayne Veager will CD RESTON VA 22090 Practice flying will held club field Friday August 31 model processing will occur after close pra tice Model fuel will provided ganizers brand TBD host club will charge entry fee however proof will required contestants have paid pro gram entry fee entrants must also have current FAI competition stamp available through AMA HQ letter bearing program entry fee $50 must postmarked no later Au gust 2 1990 Send Competitions De partment AMA HQ An on-site late entry fee $100 may paid CD up hour before advertised starting time contest Contestants intending fly contest advised schedule arrival De troit wider selection flights avail able travel time contest site same Toledo Express air port further details contact CD Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 tel 1-313/941-6661 F4BIC Scale Inadequate judging has long point contention Scale competition model ing Bias prejudice lack aeronautical knowledge about aircraft per form has kept excellent Scale model ers competing judges FAI Juries dont know aircraft will perform simple split-S manner RC Pattern airplane lack knowledge turns potential competitors away proposal USA would have es tablished separate new subcommittee oversee qualifications judges pro posal defeated basis evalua tion Scale judges should responsi bility individual subcommittees clarification needed complex ity bonus section rules RC Scale rule now specific monoplanes undercambered airfoils will receive 5% bonus added flight score 10% biplanes 15% three wings new maneuver descending circle established last years meeting substitute controversial taxi ma neuver considered too difficult judge descending circle maneuver will used competition until after January 1993 new FAI rule book printed proposal Switzerland would have changed maneuver mandatory optional nonaerobatic aircraft thereby shortening program proContinued page 135 August 1990 133 Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors Joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events involves use inspectors oversee qualifi cations such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy perform task inspector District IHarvey Thomasian 369 Brig ham St Northboro MA 01532 District IlFrank V Ponteri 4261 West Ave Ocean City NJ 08226 District IllWilliam Berchtold 1570 Holly wood Parkway York PA 17403 Richard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Can ton OH 44714Gene Miller RD 5 Box 5301 Fleetwood PA 19522 District IVCharles E BuhI 3924 Dawley Rd Virginia Beach VA 23457 John Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VBillie Bell PO Box 1375 Grace yule FL 32440 Derryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 Rod Gier 6082 Ajax Ct Cocoa FL 32927 James M Weems 861 77th Way South Birmingham AL 35206 District VIJohn H Frank 2004 Welwyn Des Plaines IL 60018 James W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 Scott Justice Debra Justice 156 5 Franzen Ben senville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 ScheIl Ln New Albany IN 47150 District ViIMark Bonzer Route 3 Box 170 Charles City IA 50616 Albert H Doerr 3571 Fourth St Wayland MI 49348 Charles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Win netka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District VIIIThomas Solinski 9720 5 Shar tel Oklahoma City OK 73139 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sun set Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 David Buck 1929 W 146th St #5 Gardena CA 90249 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Telephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 1-707/448-4659 Bill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 Joseph P Lussier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Rapillo 3603 S Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XICharles R Grageda 716 Hart Ln Walla Walls WA 99362 John J Haskin 2131 Vernon Rd Lake Stevens WA 98258 Jerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Van couver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved un der program can obtained Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rocldand MA 02370 II a Sobilno 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 QNest lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 28118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer SI Jacksonville FL 32205 vi RC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Hetienslein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entIre District except Michigan Greg Seydet 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Corey N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MIchigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawaon Royal Oak Ml 46073 CL Mark Warwaahana 43870 Candelwood Canton MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh SI Denver CO 60219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Gaka CA 95628 No Harry Apoias 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 60274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Sailer 7217 So 133rd St Soattle WA 96176 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & ill other RC RC escept Soaring Boid Face Below IndIcates Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 06052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 victory view Ln. Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SruIi 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2160 ligertall Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 561 North Pembroke MA 02386 II Bill Boas 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncka Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14006 ill Rudy Kiulber 2021 Laketand Ave Lakewood OH 44107 Iv Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Rains Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I irv Sean 52 Langhotm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14812 III TBA IV Bob Karisson 706 BulIen Dr Middielown DE 19709 V DavId PlatI 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32807 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Joe Beahar 106 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Piaca Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard DoIg 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chiton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglialico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Biachoff 7560 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94550 XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8876 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Ciaweon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Aiidorra Universal City TX 78148 Ix Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 60904 X Joe Norcroas PD Box 65 Hanford CA 03232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 96053 VI Jobs Guentber 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Rugglas St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 98816 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr. NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Fioriasant MO 63034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas Tx 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 60135 X Robert Slift FO eon #58044 Legion Fl 48 Midway city CA 92680 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member ICentral Lee Webaler 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member iNest Coast Bill Horibrop 898 West 16th 51 Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 Ii George Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 III R Nsasslbreck 6320 51ua8nny HIlt Ct, CIncInnatI OH 48248 IV Tom Miller 15130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunterovilie NC 20678 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicavilie FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy KIng 59 Wellinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piala MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz 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 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodoon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 6 Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleovilte OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 288th 51 Kent WA 96042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Fark Dr Creolview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lsnsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 46174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gail 12800 WAsbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalis CA 932779757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th BeanIe WA 88116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 SI Palos Park IL 60404 VII Al Scidmore 6013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fink Lo Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo NaperyIlls IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3822 Tamaniak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 6 Spanaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochelie Ave. Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Willismoport PA 17701 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeli NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Technical Director nge drivers appear forever testing tanks Pentagon its great Academys viewpoint cant tell whether move good true individuals membership will answer ques tion negative feel bad about feel ings held persons have tried work hard read needs both management/policy making general membership positions Along attempt has made develop pro grams procedures create accounta bility associations funds mon itor activities have frustrations ability communicate vital information major concern am suggesting understanding gap rather infor mation assimilated primary rea son happens too often ma terial presented read recog nize modeling sometimes activity membership frustrating put information out have fall some sort black hole Some universe must huge cluster underread material some day will discovered advanced civili zation will spend years trying deci pher Two primary areas activity suffer some form communications block respect concerns about RC fre quencies information disseminated isnt discovered discovered misinterpreted believed case competition dif ferent form blockage membership feedback missing As example trade shows year have individuals debate merits particular rule proposal submitted passed last cycle same proposal has given interesting read tack treatment national publication Such debate healthyif occurs ap propriate time During year half previous rules cycle prior vote request received Headquar ters copy proposal changed Scale declaration rule 46 Since take part activities Scale community know lit tle no debate regarding change dur ing cycle Now after vote Con test Board received little no member input same Scale community numbers people upset rule recognized printing entire rule proposal magazine would preferable brief synopsis provide just have space provide complete text Some proposals such affecting judges guides new events would consume several col umns magazine space proposal However copy complete pro posal always available anyone re quests membership re quested 230-some pro posals last cycle About half dozen persons guess have gathered am tad sensitive concerning issue Thats true individuals publications involved current debate spent half much time energy rhetoric helping us make system work way can work attacking system people involved could have healthy pro ductive debate seem remember some saying found enemy us So much tirade month Let supply few morebut less emphatic words close off piece Did know 1 That Academy has published RC frequency-management plans accommo date mix old new equipment Check out May issue Model Aviation page 120 2 That recently advertised engine uti lizing supercharger legal use members course goes saying competition purposes must fit within rule structure specific event 3 That going fly AMAsanctioned event beginning January 1 1991 will have have certified RJCMA AMA Gold Sticker affixed transmit ter Make certain catch phrase sanctioned event because includes fun flys fly-ins demonstrations etc 4 That effective August 1 1990 applicants Contest Director must have three years continuous AMA membership prior appli cation 5 effective January 1 1991 flying events will included sanctioning pro cess Bear mind however provisions have made provide separate event listing Model Aviations Competition Newsletter section nonflying events such static displays seminars etc 6 That effective later year trial basis contest coordination Free Flight Control Line districts Ill VI VII will handled directly through Headquar ters will probably parallel operation present system district coordina tors effort work out bugs sys tem 7 And finally older wideband radios will legal next year People continue call ask whether will covered insurance continue fly nonnarrow-band transmitter and/or receiver YES YES YES would have gone trouble creating Frequency Man agement Plans intended al low insurancewise utilize requirement will added Safety Code addresses sanctioned events point time have no indica tion FCC whether restriction will put continued use older transmitters does will first know will first know read what print believe print Pardon force ful approach told earlier column suffered some degree frustration matters Clearing Things Up CL Aerobatics Rule Correction zeal get news out some times muddy waters being too cryp tic Such case Control Line Precision Aerobatics Rule Correction printed page 145 May 1990 edition Competition Newsletter has confusion about what item meant what trying tell hand signal pilot re quired References rule book hand sig nal found Paragraphs 7 page 42 111 page 43 should ignored senten ces will removed make next printing Competition Regulations book An official flight now defined Para graph 12 page 43 1990-91 rule book 4RIC $ale Rport l defeated maneuver re mains mandatory description approach rectan gular circuit landing has addition follows Should wind direction change dur ing flight such approach rec tangular circuit would involve flying over spectators competitor may exceptional circumstances allowed separate rectangular circuit landing maneuver must nominated prior commencement rectangu lar circuit should flown par allel judges line terminating low overshoot below three meters front judges model would re positioned perform abbreviated short landing approach wind clear spectators commencing height three meters finishing model comes rest becomes effective January 1993 order optional demon strations flown must marked score sheet maneuver flown out order will marked zero effective January 1990 flight order competitors will changed nor shall substitution team members slot another mem bers slot will effective January 1993 Judges Guide Annex 6D considerable change general de scription permit greater options pilots select directions takeoff landing follows flying maneuvers must judged bearing mind performance fullscale prototype Judges must confuse Scale contests aerobatic contests maneuver must announced prior com mencement word Now flying maneuvers must announced upon com pletion word Finished flying judges will seated along side takeoff strip line parallel mean wind direction axis will re ferred judges line Unless conflict safety pilot should times permitted choose direction takeoff landing allow unexpected changes wind di rection provision will also apply ma neuver 63611 approach rectangular cir cuit since integral actual landing maneuver 647M touch and-go since consists both landing takeoff wind direction changes such landing circuit would con flict safety exceptionally under Continued page 138 August 1990 135 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC 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 propriateness poblication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thouJsts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Bxecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author ci anyone else interested obtaining official action x 0 0 0 U AMA About Cut o Support FAI Pmgrams Harry Murphy Anderson IN o National Free Flight Society NFFS Presi U dent Al Italiano has advised AMA Executive Council will vote July X proposal cut funding sponsorship o FAI activities 50% would affect US 0 team travel expenses world champion 0 ships would mean fewer world Champi onships being held United States Ex 0 penses over above metered AMA fund ing allotments would become re sponsibility respective special inter o est groups individuals o themselves curtailment would affect US partici pation facets world FAI model com O petition Indoor FF CL RC well U Should oppose such action should voice opposition immediately X appropriate AMA district vice president O well other voting members Exec 0 utive Council AMA President AMA Execu 0 tive VP AMA Executive DirectorEd Apparently proposal comes about beo cause recent unfortunate situation inU volving US world championships team spent AMA funds considerably ex cess estimated participation costs o Now old Army game evidently o be brought play US teams 0 are punished questionable ac tions o As special interest groups re U tam treasuries finance such activities international model competition would X either become sport rich fa O mous US would often send no 0 team Also proposal somewhat keep o ing stated nonsupport number present members AMA Executive Council types domestic well international model airplane competi o tions apparently collective opin 0 ion percentage AMA membera ship support formal model flying com petition such minority time o ceaseor best offer limited U support faction Just elected legislators have X chosen draw lines between formal O model airplane competition appar 0 ently acceptable fun fly has 0 clearly defined Since both usually present awards winners line appears o quite smudged indiscernible U of us support Contest less camouflaged verbiage X Sports enthusiasts following recog o nize battle benefit 0 others As 100000 people have present watch 18 combatants o on baseball fieldthen go home anU ticipate reading about again newspa pers magazines Whereas few may have ever personally participated sport unfortunate history remem bers feats statistics play ers bought tickets perused writings recently watched video repeats Nonetheless major league baseball would possible fans supportersnor would supporters have baseball support mi nority players play game well fans expect sport flying model airplanes little different respect baseball football auto racing whatever fans want view read about cherish statistics whether capable partic ipating themselves situa tion hobby obviously lesser magnitude parallel exists Competition lends vibrant air sports category passive attitude compe tition sport can lead eventual disinterest loss following Exec utive Council should realize competi tion should supported until last dol lar spent fans competition will slip away along competitors Another aspect proposal re duce AMAs funding comes time Eastern Bloc nations has suddenly opened its doors offering friendly hand renewed communication would seem poor move part Academy suddenly shutter windows response gestures next time election upcoming AMA District VP respective region sure inquire candidate views formal model flying competi tion before cast vote inquiry voting record incumbent should certainly affect final choice Lets keep hobby enthusiastic refresh ing goal-oriented Too organiza tions have hit skids reverting counting minuscule beans rather look ing future perpetual challenge wish AMA become passive progressive decision yours Keep Channels Only Would Disasteil George M Myers Hicksville NY Im writing AMA member disturbed lack wisdom demon strated clubs have voted use channels Lets agree have absolute right vote arrangement suits purposes usual motivation attempt extend use outmoded RC systems little longer keeping other modelers us ing odd-numbered channels AMA plans authorize use oddnumbered RC channels beginning 1991 Ed lets look consequences decision enough clubs likewise somebody out wants nice chunk ra dio spectrum will observe abandon ment odd-numbered channels will petition likely get permission FCC use aban doned channels new users will likely equip themselves appropriate narrow-band equipment will free interference outmoded equip ment being protected However equipment can legally interfere outmoded equipment via mechanisms discussed pages Model Aviation other modeling publications past few years So protection Robinson Engineering Company now has FCC waiver valid until 1993 pro duce radio controls bridge cranes 75-MHz boat/car channels got permission continue illegal use channels assigned exclusively radio-controlled models dont know know AMA has opposed continues oppose waiver worst-case scenario waiver will become permanent Robinson Engineer ing will receive Primary User status channels happens can kiss 75-MHz hobby channels goodbye Remember beginning 1969 modelers have Secondary Us ers means anybody can legally interfere us interfere must cease transmitting Cant just see bridge crane operators booting us off ponds boat radios might interfere channels same thing can happen us 72-MHz Aircraft Only channels enough clubs vote Channels Only will have illusion protection actually throwing away channels fought long hard get Supporting Juniors Free Flight Mark D Troutman Marion TX have read great interest recent discussion get Juniors volved hobby As father 12year-old recently qualified Jun ior World Free Flight team FiC Power supporter another 12-year-old has also competed both Rubber Power events would like share thoughts First foremost takes time own flying building cut drastically al low time watch over kids efforts cut anyone has seen com pete realizes no great loss extremely important overchal lenge young persons ability Numerous people have donated excellent aircraft engines support two kids get startedhardware beyond skills beginners time eventually useful Since both Free Flight SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB 136 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX oriented comments restricted aspect hobby Kits well die-cut simple such produced Campbells well within novices capabilities An experi enced builder must hand help young modeler becomes con fused will stop good kit tube glue must accompanied someone shows young person joy building successful completion model must followed successful flight Re inforcement building effort must followed positive experience flying Nothing devastating young per son see months worth effort him lifetime come quick sad end reason important experienced builder flier make sure planes structur ally sound stand good chance suc cess Its also important remember what trying accomplish Often well meaning experienced builders looking over young persons efforts will comment make better telling well have done get far 12-year-old boy has enough confidence problem having worry about latest state-of-the-art tech nology will come experience will motivation become compet itive after enjoying initial success As competition make sure event can compete desig nated age group two boys have both competed won awards Open level much excited about contest has events have reasonable chance wining doubt Open contestants hold trophy four hours way home event show mother have two 12-year-olds suggest contest have two Junior events very simple requiring little skill Hand-Launch Glider P 30 great combination Pee Wee 30 Power Please dads dont give kids spare competition aircraft Help build themselves see rewards own efforts hobby will gain experience competitors way Dont think kids interested competi tions think decision hold Free Flight Nationals October during school will death blow youth sport son devastated learned about Nationals have al ways focal point competition have now said young person interested Free Flight competition no event him national level Free Flight continue United States some form training competition must created young people Last years NFFS Nationals Law renceville IL caused two kids become se rious Free Flight hobbyists Maybe AMA doesnt care sending conflicting signals supporting Junior team World Free Flight Chainpionships Junior compe tition prepare such major event Free Flight numbers will continue dwindle unless few young people show interest given time help acquire skills needed allow grow own Fortunately San Antonio Tn City Free Flight Club members have nated skills patience needed take shy kid shows interest turn him owna seven-second nitro-breathing contest animal Keep mind son both started same skill level Free Flight through club able achieve success recent letter Jim Sears Tony Italiano published Na tional Free Flight Society newsletter also devastating son friepd clear boys incredibly neg ative unprofessional attitude held AMA Vice President leaving young peo ple choose Free Flight hobby abandoned AMA very unfortunate andI hopean incorrect conclusion hope Mr Sears will keep mind future writ ing AMA Vice President affecting membership elected repre sent hostile Free Flighters sports unique requirements clear space must kept mind truly hope clear location accommo dates hobbys activities can pur chased also fly CL RC made per manent site national event meantime will continue compete whichever events support juniors NFFS Nationals enjoyable ex perience son have ever mod eling deny NFFS did great job under trying circumstances would unjust Lets keep flying together sup port Juniors PS Will junior Senior events Nationals year Im plan ning bring boys school books Pulling Together AMA Nats An Open Letter Aeromodelers Dan Garfinkel LaPorte TX get-it-off-your-chest stand-on-asoapbox sort thing Im guy no ever heard al though Ive aeromodeling over 50 years now have never done thing spectacular never broke records won million trophies great time time Ive out AMA several times dont think AMA perfect dont know anything betterunless WE make AMA better selves seems instead pulling gether have awful lot pulling apart cant tolerant others Dont quit reading now person flies dollars worth balsa stuff Hand-Launched Glider Rub ber model little CUFF Indoor etc no less modeler person flies $10000 RC model sort Yes some its money dont have its choice Im rich Im poor either guess could afford build just about model have just much pleasure satisfaction designing simple little Rub ber model building making fly multiengined acrobatIc Scale RC Maybe what Im trying say Dont put down person little Control Line model Hand-Launched Glider whatever Watch talk may learn something af ter all aeromodelers together now thought done Fooled didnt What crazy talk about breaking up Nats basic idea Nats modelers over meet competeand learn other Yes small pecentage AMA mem bers enter given Nats great come watch learn dont encourage Nats attendance make like convention combne fun flying Nats National Fun Fly assumes modelers have both time money travel across country just weekend flying fail understand makes much sense Nats would hardly have extended include two days fun flying combined displays etc could have some commemorative type thing person could take home Nats proud long time Remember AMA members adults have personal lives live vast majority Im sure look forward chance lifetime can actu ally visit Natsand what Nats really Nats must kept up forever consolidated area much possible Its one-time visi tor can see much possible min imum expenditure time money Let pros come compete let rest come see what AMA mod eling Nats really aboutand let fly like just watch Yes number contestants Nats just small percentage AMA member ship would dearly love come cannot Most people have lives live families raise Im pos itive modelers hope least time can get Nats flyor least watch learn another reason AMA having permanent Nats/Headquarters/museum site Anyone has seen AMAs present museum musts agree its wonderful fantastic needs bigger better need permanent Nats site Nats expenditures can help build super Nats sitea place facilities near perfect can get wont start way try pull toContinued next page APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1990 137 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC x 0 0 0 U x 0 m 0 0 U x 0 0 0 U gether can can start open field tents portacans can build up anything want IF WE WORK TOGETHER Imagine Just let imagination go re tirement community hotels motels restau rants fast food places businesses typesall placed around worlds finest aeromodeling museum flying site AMA HQ ones can can make come true usYOU AND because WE AMA Remember built present Head quarters museum building really short time slogan heard building ourselves home Well first learn first attempts Ethics Competition XDick Byron oArlington TX open letter AMA members 0 last several years have become ino creasingly aware decline ethics some modelers competition stress some because am speaking few people desire win cost completely ignore builder-of-the-model rule events have such rule speak events events address CL Scale/Sport Scale/ FAI Scale/FAI team trials/Aerobatics can speak ones compete know fact people will unnamed obvious reasons have won tro phies high first place Nationals using models did build have suspicion some FAI team trials com petitors have past competed se cured place team using models completely partially constructed someone else problem proving such actions practically impossible builder-of-the-model rule assumes competitors unquestioned integrity honor no means enforce rule uselessbut required because people follow letter What need peer pressure fending person persons other com petitors stop blatant disregard fair play have building models since 1947 flying competition since 1956 have never seen such sorry state now ex ists competition discussing Bob Underwood have tried write rule proposal could come up good legal rule could followed enforce builder-of-the-model rule people speak know areand alsoand say to applies Stay home dont need kind hobby hobby ladies gentlemen honor wish enjoy spirit competition camaraderie way clean up mess us compete fairly speak up cheating old saying What goes around comes around will eventually catch up undesir ables maybe will see dont want sport closing Id like say few people involved problem hope take hint love hobby too much ignore problem longer plan try fix help body else wishes join am open suggestions may have help solve major injus tice SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB F481C Scale Report e# circumstances competitor must al lowed separate approach rectangu lar circuit landing maneuver avoid overflying spectators Apart maneuvers mentioned above involve landings takeoffs wind flying maneuvers must performed parallel judges line such part maneuver per formed behind judges will score zero Apart specific maneuvers wind flying maneuvers start tra jectory parallel judges line except 637N overshoot starts tra jectory perpendicular right angles judges line 637M starts right angles wind time touch and-go interests safety maneuver carried out over spectators will also score zero item 63610 realism flight should discussed judges after completion flight should attempt ar rive unanimously agreed score item completion flight chief judge must check score cards completeness definition needed separate aero batic nonaerobatic types aircraft flight maneuver options new definition follows Nonaerobatic aircraft re stricted level flight manufacturers licensing government agency aircraft intended carrying passen gers cargo heavy loads such bombs Aircraft designed aerobatic flight such military fighters trainers having no restrictions against aerobatics may select options q r s chan delle flight triangular circuit flight rectangular circuit flight straight line constant height flight demonstra tions Scale Subcommittee adopted sched ule noise reduction both Control Line RC maximum 96 dBA three meters exception ducted fan models should exceed 100 dBA will effective January 1992 Ducted-fan models must also down 96 dBA after January 1993 comparison AMA suggested dBA limits specifications too gener ous rather surprising considers pressure some countries such s Germany drastically cut noise lev els visited two German flying fields noise levels almost nonexistent making all-out effort pre serve flying fields German delegate made plea reduce model noise model flying would banned completely country International Aeromodeling Champs Set China 1990 Aero Sports Federation China Pe oples Republic China--Ed organizing major international championships set November 6-11 1990 Events flown have selected FAI Control Line Radio Control menus F2AIBIC/D CL Speed Aerobatics Team Race Com bat F3A/C RC Pattern Helicopter contest site located Guangzhou formerly known US Kwang Chow located north Hong Kong An unlimited number contestants nation may enter competitions individual standings three compet itors nation may enter team competitions Any number supporters may attend fee $360 US addi tional days $60/person/day Local transpor tation meals hotel accommodations included further information write Organizing Committee 1990 Guangzhou International Aeromodel ing Championships 16 Jiaochangxi Rd Guangzhou 510056 China telephone number 342490 Telex number 44301 YSYS CN FAX 020346653 copy announcement bulletin has details entry form may obtained Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ organizer wants receiv&provi sional entry forms June 30 1990 ever since letter received AMA HQ late May US modelers wish ing enter can probably get extension entry date coordinate facet Micheline Madison AMA HQ 138 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/08
Page Numbers: 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
COMPETI P0 NEWSLETTEI ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood page 136 July column ref erence might lead someone mis understanding AMA SAfety Code cause way column utilized bold face type way paragraphs organized point portion text might read saying AMA Safety Code applies AMA-sanction ed events course true Safety Code governs model flying Also same column mentioned page 136 picture RICMA AMA transmitter gold sticker attesting fact transmitter narrow-band degree required AMA Guide lines operation 1991 later cluded column Guess what got put Murphys Law strikes again make up now R/CMA RFCHECKI IA MA DATE old admonition time flies seems ap propriate Granted times appears about thing can get fly month Underwoods celebrate an niversary move St Louis wacky world Washington Five years have flitted filtered through phone calls let ters trips exotic places meetings Lots water has flowed over dam under bridge prefer Knowing what know now would again answer has Yes Underwoods viewpoint move provided new stimulus focus time life blahs sometimes set New sights new routines new everything worked get old blood pumping tasks Headquarters ex tra stimulating involved number different areas work done made happen phone rings dont know whether will competition frequencies safety whatever Thats neat because removes assembly line part work makes brain shift gears fre quently So aside high cost living Continued page 135 National Records Monthly Update No new National Records have pro cessed during month May 1990 CL Aerobatics Team Finals U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids AMA Headquarters see note low bids must received AMA De cember 31 1990 RC Helicopter Team Finals US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest Clubs willing host finals should com municate contact person AMA HQ see below CL Combat Team Finals Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1991 US FAI Combat team trials submit bids contact person AMA HQ see note below opportunity As now cutoff date bids has established however goal Team Selection Committee vote 1990 date place team trials Tips Preparing Bids Contact Person AMA HQ bids should sent directlyto Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ no special forms use however needed sample bid can ob tained upon request Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other information typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to ad dress question particular site good best Also since team trials entry fee does provide funding team will contest itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants US FAI RC Pylon Racing Team Finals Set Toledo Weak Signals Club will host team finals selection meet Septem ber 1-2 1990 contest site will club field Lasalle Ml six miles north Toledo OH Wayne Veager will CD RESTON VA 22090 Practice flying will held club field Friday August 31 model processing will occur after close pra tice Model fuel will provided ganizers brand TBD host club will charge entry fee however proof will required contestants have paid pro gram entry fee entrants must also have current FAI competition stamp available through AMA HQ letter bearing program entry fee $50 must postmarked no later Au gust 2 1990 Send Competitions De partment AMA HQ An on-site late entry fee $100 may paid CD up hour before advertised starting time contest Contestants intending fly contest advised schedule arrival De troit wider selection flights avail able travel time contest site same Toledo Express air port further details contact CD Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 tel 1-313/941-6661 F4BIC Scale Inadequate judging has long point contention Scale competition model ing Bias prejudice lack aeronautical knowledge about aircraft per form has kept excellent Scale model ers competing judges FAI Juries dont know aircraft will perform simple split-S manner RC Pattern airplane lack knowledge turns potential competitors away proposal USA would have es tablished separate new subcommittee oversee qualifications judges pro posal defeated basis evalua tion Scale judges should responsi bility individual subcommittees clarification needed complex ity bonus section rules RC Scale rule now specific monoplanes undercambered airfoils will receive 5% bonus added flight score 10% biplanes 15% three wings new maneuver descending circle established last years meeting substitute controversial taxi ma neuver considered too difficult judge descending circle maneuver will used competition until after January 1993 new FAI rule book printed proposal Switzerland would have changed maneuver mandatory optional nonaerobatic aircraft thereby shortening program proContinued page 135 August 1990 133 Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors Joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events involves use inspectors oversee qualifi cations such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy perform task inspector District IHarvey Thomasian 369 Brig ham St Northboro MA 01532 District IlFrank V Ponteri 4261 West Ave Ocean City NJ 08226 District IllWilliam Berchtold 1570 Holly wood Parkway York PA 17403 Richard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Can ton OH 44714Gene Miller RD 5 Box 5301 Fleetwood PA 19522 District IVCharles E BuhI 3924 Dawley Rd Virginia Beach VA 23457 John Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VBillie Bell PO Box 1375 Grace yule FL 32440 Derryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 Rod Gier 6082 Ajax Ct Cocoa FL 32927 James M Weems 861 77th Way South Birmingham AL 35206 District VIJohn H Frank 2004 Welwyn Des Plaines IL 60018 James W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 Scott Justice Debra Justice 156 5 Franzen Ben senville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 ScheIl Ln New Albany IN 47150 District ViIMark Bonzer Route 3 Box 170 Charles City IA 50616 Albert H Doerr 3571 Fourth St Wayland MI 49348 Charles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Win netka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District VIIIThomas Solinski 9720 5 Shar tel Oklahoma City OK 73139 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sun set Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 David Buck 1929 W 146th St #5 Gardena CA 90249 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Telephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 1-707/448-4659 Bill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 Joseph P Lussier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Rapillo 3603 S Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XICharles R Grageda 716 Hart Ln Walla Walls WA 99362 John J Haskin 2131 Vernon Rd Lake Stevens WA 98258 Jerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Van couver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved un der program can obtained Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rocldand MA 02370 II a Sobilno 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 QNest lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 28118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer SI Jacksonville FL 32205 vi RC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Hetienslein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entIre District except Michigan Greg Seydet 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Corey N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MIchigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawaon Royal Oak Ml 46073 CL Mark Warwaahana 43870 Candelwood Canton MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh SI Denver CO 60219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Gaka CA 95628 No Harry Apoias 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 60274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Sailer 7217 So 133rd St Soattle WA 96176 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & ill other RC RC escept Soaring Boid Face Below IndIcates Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 06052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 victory view Ln. Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SruIi 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2160 ligertall Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 561 North Pembroke MA 02386 II Bill Boas 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncka Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14006 ill Rudy Kiulber 2021 Laketand Ave Lakewood OH 44107 Iv Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Rains Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I irv Sean 52 Langhotm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14812 III TBA IV Bob Karisson 706 BulIen Dr Middielown DE 19709 V DavId PlatI 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32807 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Joe Beahar 106 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Piaca Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard DoIg 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chiton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglialico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Biachoff 7560 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94550 XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8876 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Ciaweon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Aiidorra Universal City TX 78148 Ix Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 60904 X Joe Norcroas PD Box 65 Hanford CA 03232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 96053 VI Jobs Guentber 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Rugglas St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 98816 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr. NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Fioriasant MO 63034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas Tx 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 60135 X Robert Slift FO eon #58044 Legion Fl 48 Midway city CA 92680 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member ICentral Lee Webaler 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member iNest Coast Bill Horibrop 898 West 16th 51 Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 Ii George Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 III R Nsasslbreck 6320 51ua8nny HIlt Ct, CIncInnatI OH 48248 IV Tom Miller 15130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunterovilie NC 20678 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicavilie FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy KIng 59 Wellinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piala MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz 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 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodoon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 6 Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleovilte OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 288th 51 Kent WA 96042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Fark Dr Creolview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lsnsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 46174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gail 12800 WAsbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalis CA 932779757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th BeanIe WA 88116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 SI Palos Park IL 60404 VII Al Scidmore 6013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fink Lo Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo NaperyIlls IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3822 Tamaniak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 6 Spanaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochelie Ave. Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Willismoport PA 17701 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeli NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Technical Director nge drivers appear forever testing tanks Pentagon its great Academys viewpoint cant tell whether move good true individuals membership will answer ques tion negative feel bad about feel ings held persons have tried work hard read needs both management/policy making general membership positions Along attempt has made develop pro grams procedures create accounta bility associations funds mon itor activities have frustrations ability communicate vital information major concern am suggesting understanding gap rather infor mation assimilated primary rea son happens too often ma terial presented read recog nize modeling sometimes activity membership frustrating put information out have fall some sort black hole Some universe must huge cluster underread material some day will discovered advanced civili zation will spend years trying deci pher Two primary areas activity suffer some form communications block respect concerns about RC fre quencies information disseminated isnt discovered discovered misinterpreted believed case competition dif ferent form blockage membership feedback missing As example trade shows year have individuals debate merits particular rule proposal submitted passed last cycle same proposal has given interesting read tack treatment national publication Such debate healthyif occurs ap propriate time During year half previous rules cycle prior vote request received Headquar ters copy proposal changed Scale declaration rule 46 Since take part activities Scale community know lit tle no debate regarding change dur ing cycle Now after vote Con test Board received little no member input same Scale community numbers people upset rule recognized printing entire rule proposal magazine would preferable brief synopsis provide just have space provide complete text Some proposals such affecting judges guides new events would consume several col umns magazine space proposal However copy complete pro posal always available anyone re quests membership re quested 230-some pro posals last cycle About half dozen persons guess have gathered am tad sensitive concerning issue Thats true individuals publications involved current debate spent half much time energy rhetoric helping us make system work way can work attacking system people involved could have healthy pro ductive debate seem remember some saying found enemy us So much tirade month Let supply few morebut less emphatic words close off piece Did know 1 That Academy has published RC frequency-management plans accommo date mix old new equipment Check out May issue Model Aviation page 120 2 That recently advertised engine uti lizing supercharger legal use members course goes saying competition purposes must fit within rule structure specific event 3 That going fly AMAsanctioned event beginning January 1 1991 will have have certified RJCMA AMA Gold Sticker affixed transmit ter Make certain catch phrase sanctioned event because includes fun flys fly-ins demonstrations etc 4 That effective August 1 1990 applicants Contest Director must have three years continuous AMA membership prior appli cation 5 effective January 1 1991 flying events will included sanctioning pro cess Bear mind however provisions have made provide separate event listing Model Aviations Competition Newsletter section nonflying events such static displays seminars etc 6 That effective later year trial basis contest coordination Free Flight Control Line districts Ill VI VII will handled directly through Headquar ters will probably parallel operation present system district coordina tors effort work out bugs sys tem 7 And finally older wideband radios will legal next year People continue call ask whether will covered insurance continue fly nonnarrow-band transmitter and/or receiver YES YES YES would have gone trouble creating Frequency Man agement Plans intended al low insurancewise utilize requirement will added Safety Code addresses sanctioned events point time have no indica tion FCC whether restriction will put continued use older transmitters does will first know will first know read what print believe print Pardon force ful approach told earlier column suffered some degree frustration matters Clearing Things Up CL Aerobatics Rule Correction zeal get news out some times muddy waters being too cryp tic Such case Control Line Precision Aerobatics Rule Correction printed page 145 May 1990 edition Competition Newsletter has confusion about what item meant what trying tell hand signal pilot re quired References rule book hand sig nal found Paragraphs 7 page 42 111 page 43 should ignored senten ces will removed make next printing Competition Regulations book An official flight now defined Para graph 12 page 43 1990-91 rule book 4RIC $ale Rport l defeated maneuver re mains mandatory description approach rectan gular circuit landing has addition follows Should wind direction change dur ing flight such approach rec tangular circuit would involve flying over spectators competitor may exceptional circumstances allowed separate rectangular circuit landing maneuver must nominated prior commencement rectangu lar circuit should flown par allel judges line terminating low overshoot below three meters front judges model would re positioned perform abbreviated short landing approach wind clear spectators commencing height three meters finishing model comes rest becomes effective January 1993 order optional demon strations flown must marked score sheet maneuver flown out order will marked zero effective January 1990 flight order competitors will changed nor shall substitution team members slot another mem bers slot will effective January 1993 Judges Guide Annex 6D considerable change general de scription permit greater options pilots select directions takeoff landing follows flying maneuvers must judged bearing mind performance fullscale prototype Judges must confuse Scale contests aerobatic contests maneuver must announced prior com mencement word Now flying maneuvers must announced upon com pletion word Finished flying judges will seated along side takeoff strip line parallel mean wind direction axis will re ferred judges line Unless conflict safety pilot should times permitted choose direction takeoff landing allow unexpected changes wind di rection provision will also apply ma neuver 63611 approach rectangular cir cuit since integral actual landing maneuver 647M touch and-go since consists both landing takeoff wind direction changes such landing circuit would con flict safety exceptionally under Continued page 138 August 1990 135 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC 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 propriateness poblication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thouJsts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Bxecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author ci anyone else interested obtaining official action x 0 0 0 U AMA About Cut o Support FAI Pmgrams Harry Murphy Anderson IN o National Free Flight Society NFFS Presi U dent Al Italiano has advised AMA Executive Council will vote July X proposal cut funding sponsorship o FAI activities 50% would affect US 0 team travel expenses world champion 0 ships would mean fewer world Champi onships being held United States Ex 0 penses over above metered AMA fund ing allotments would become re sponsibility respective special inter o est groups individuals o themselves curtailment would affect US partici pation facets world FAI model com O petition Indoor FF CL RC well U Should oppose such action should voice opposition immediately X appropriate AMA district vice president O well other voting members Exec 0 utive Council AMA President AMA Execu 0 tive VP AMA Executive DirectorEd Apparently proposal comes about beo cause recent unfortunate situation inU volving US world championships team spent AMA funds considerably ex cess estimated participation costs o Now old Army game evidently o be brought play US teams 0 are punished questionable ac tions o As special interest groups re U tam treasuries finance such activities international model competition would X either become sport rich fa O mous US would often send no 0 team Also proposal somewhat keep o ing stated nonsupport number present members AMA Executive Council types domestic well international model airplane competi o tions apparently collective opin 0 ion percentage AMA membera ship support formal model flying com petition such minority time o ceaseor best offer limited U support faction Just elected legislators have X chosen draw lines between formal O model airplane competition appar 0 ently acceptable fun fly has 0 clearly defined Since both usually present awards winners line appears o quite smudged indiscernible U of us support Contest less camouflaged verbiage X Sports enthusiasts following recog o nize battle benefit 0 others As 100000 people have present watch 18 combatants o on baseball fieldthen go home anU ticipate reading about again newspa pers magazines Whereas few may have ever personally participated sport unfortunate history remem bers feats statistics play ers bought tickets perused writings recently watched video repeats Nonetheless major league baseball would possible fans supportersnor would supporters have baseball support mi nority players play game well fans expect sport flying model airplanes little different respect baseball football auto racing whatever fans want view read about cherish statistics whether capable partic ipating themselves situa tion hobby obviously lesser magnitude parallel exists Competition lends vibrant air sports category passive attitude compe tition sport can lead eventual disinterest loss following Exec utive Council should realize competi tion should supported until last dol lar spent fans competition will slip away along competitors Another aspect proposal re duce AMAs funding comes time Eastern Bloc nations has suddenly opened its doors offering friendly hand renewed communication would seem poor move part Academy suddenly shutter windows response gestures next time election upcoming AMA District VP respective region sure inquire candidate views formal model flying competi tion before cast vote inquiry voting record incumbent should certainly affect final choice Lets keep hobby enthusiastic refresh ing goal-oriented Too organiza tions have hit skids reverting counting minuscule beans rather look ing future perpetual challenge wish AMA become passive progressive decision yours Keep Channels Only Would Disasteil George M Myers Hicksville NY Im writing AMA member disturbed lack wisdom demon strated clubs have voted use channels Lets agree have absolute right vote arrangement suits purposes usual motivation attempt extend use outmoded RC systems little longer keeping other modelers us ing odd-numbered channels AMA plans authorize use oddnumbered RC channels beginning 1991 Ed lets look consequences decision enough clubs likewise somebody out wants nice chunk ra dio spectrum will observe abandon ment odd-numbered channels will petition likely get permission FCC use aban doned channels new users will likely equip themselves appropriate narrow-band equipment will free interference outmoded equip ment being protected However equipment can legally interfere outmoded equipment via mechanisms discussed pages Model Aviation other modeling publications past few years So protection Robinson Engineering Company now has FCC waiver valid until 1993 pro duce radio controls bridge cranes 75-MHz boat/car channels got permission continue illegal use channels assigned exclusively radio-controlled models dont know know AMA has opposed continues oppose waiver worst-case scenario waiver will become permanent Robinson Engineer ing will receive Primary User status channels happens can kiss 75-MHz hobby channels goodbye Remember beginning 1969 modelers have Secondary Us ers means anybody can legally interfere us interfere must cease transmitting Cant just see bridge crane operators booting us off ponds boat radios might interfere channels same thing can happen us 72-MHz Aircraft Only channels enough clubs vote Channels Only will have illusion protection actually throwing away channels fought long hard get Supporting Juniors Free Flight Mark D Troutman Marion TX have read great interest recent discussion get Juniors volved hobby As father 12year-old recently qualified Jun ior World Free Flight team FiC Power supporter another 12-year-old has also competed both Rubber Power events would like share thoughts First foremost takes time own flying building cut drastically al low time watch over kids efforts cut anyone has seen com pete realizes no great loss extremely important overchal lenge young persons ability Numerous people have donated excellent aircraft engines support two kids get startedhardware beyond skills beginners time eventually useful Since both Free Flight SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB 136 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX oriented comments restricted aspect hobby Kits well die-cut simple such produced Campbells well within novices capabilities An experi enced builder must hand help young modeler becomes con fused will stop good kit tube glue must accompanied someone shows young person joy building successful completion model must followed successful flight Re inforcement building effort must followed positive experience flying Nothing devastating young per son see months worth effort him lifetime come quick sad end reason important experienced builder flier make sure planes structur ally sound stand good chance suc cess Its also important remember what trying accomplish Often well meaning experienced builders looking over young persons efforts will comment make better telling well have done get far 12-year-old boy has enough confidence problem having worry about latest state-of-the-art tech nology will come experience will motivation become compet itive after enjoying initial success As competition make sure event can compete desig nated age group two boys have both competed won awards Open level much excited about contest has events have reasonable chance wining doubt Open contestants hold trophy four hours way home event show mother have two 12-year-olds suggest contest have two Junior events very simple requiring little skill Hand-Launch Glider P 30 great combination Pee Wee 30 Power Please dads dont give kids spare competition aircraft Help build themselves see rewards own efforts hobby will gain experience competitors way Dont think kids interested competi tions think decision hold Free Flight Nationals October during school will death blow youth sport son devastated learned about Nationals have al ways focal point competition have now said young person interested Free Flight competition no event him national level Free Flight continue United States some form training competition must created young people Last years NFFS Nationals Law renceville IL caused two kids become se rious Free Flight hobbyists Maybe AMA doesnt care sending conflicting signals supporting Junior team World Free Flight Chainpionships Junior compe tition prepare such major event Free Flight numbers will continue dwindle unless few young people show interest given time help acquire skills needed allow grow own Fortunately San Antonio Tn City Free Flight Club members have nated skills patience needed take shy kid shows interest turn him owna seven-second nitro-breathing contest animal Keep mind son both started same skill level Free Flight through club able achieve success recent letter Jim Sears Tony Italiano published Na tional Free Flight Society newsletter also devastating son friepd clear boys incredibly neg ative unprofessional attitude held AMA Vice President leaving young peo ple choose Free Flight hobby abandoned AMA very unfortunate andI hopean incorrect conclusion hope Mr Sears will keep mind future writ ing AMA Vice President affecting membership elected repre sent hostile Free Flighters sports unique requirements clear space must kept mind truly hope clear location accommo dates hobbys activities can pur chased also fly CL RC made per manent site national event meantime will continue compete whichever events support juniors NFFS Nationals enjoyable ex perience son have ever mod eling deny NFFS did great job under trying circumstances would unjust Lets keep flying together sup port Juniors PS Will junior Senior events Nationals year Im plan ning bring boys school books Pulling Together AMA Nats An Open Letter Aeromodelers Dan Garfinkel LaPorte TX get-it-off-your-chest stand-on-asoapbox sort thing Im guy no ever heard al though Ive aeromodeling over 50 years now have never done thing spectacular never broke records won million trophies great time time Ive out AMA several times dont think AMA perfect dont know anything betterunless WE make AMA better selves seems instead pulling gether have awful lot pulling apart cant tolerant others Dont quit reading now person flies dollars worth balsa stuff Hand-Launched Glider Rub ber model little CUFF Indoor etc no less modeler person flies $10000 RC model sort Yes some its money dont have its choice Im rich Im poor either guess could afford build just about model have just much pleasure satisfaction designing simple little Rub ber model building making fly multiengined acrobatIc Scale RC Maybe what Im trying say Dont put down person little Control Line model Hand-Launched Glider whatever Watch talk may learn something af ter all aeromodelers together now thought done Fooled didnt What crazy talk about breaking up Nats basic idea Nats modelers over meet competeand learn other Yes small pecentage AMA mem bers enter given Nats great come watch learn dont encourage Nats attendance make like convention combne fun flying Nats National Fun Fly assumes modelers have both time money travel across country just weekend flying fail understand makes much sense Nats would hardly have extended include two days fun flying combined displays etc could have some commemorative type thing person could take home Nats proud long time Remember AMA members adults have personal lives live vast majority Im sure look forward chance lifetime can actu ally visit Natsand what Nats really Nats must kept up forever consolidated area much possible Its one-time visi tor can see much possible min imum expenditure time money Let pros come compete let rest come see what AMA mod eling Nats really aboutand let fly like just watch Yes number contestants Nats just small percentage AMA member ship would dearly love come cannot Most people have lives live families raise Im pos itive modelers hope least time can get Nats flyor least watch learn another reason AMA having permanent Nats/Headquarters/museum site Anyone has seen AMAs present museum musts agree its wonderful fantastic needs bigger better need permanent Nats site Nats expenditures can help build super Nats sitea place facilities near perfect can get wont start way try pull toContinued next page APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1990 137 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC x 0 0 0 U x 0 m 0 0 U x 0 0 0 U gether can can start open field tents portacans can build up anything want IF WE WORK TOGETHER Imagine Just let imagination go re tirement community hotels motels restau rants fast food places businesses typesall placed around worlds finest aeromodeling museum flying site AMA HQ ones can can make come true usYOU AND because WE AMA Remember built present Head quarters museum building really short time slogan heard building ourselves home Well first learn first attempts Ethics Competition XDick Byron oArlington TX open letter AMA members 0 last several years have become ino creasingly aware decline ethics some modelers competition stress some because am speaking few people desire win cost completely ignore builder-of-the-model rule events have such rule speak events events address CL Scale/Sport Scale/ FAI Scale/FAI team trials/Aerobatics can speak ones compete know fact people will unnamed obvious reasons have won tro phies high first place Nationals using models did build have suspicion some FAI team trials com petitors have past competed se cured place team using models completely partially constructed someone else problem proving such actions practically impossible builder-of-the-model rule assumes competitors unquestioned integrity honor no means enforce rule uselessbut required because people follow letter What need peer pressure fending person persons other com petitors stop blatant disregard fair play have building models since 1947 flying competition since 1956 have never seen such sorry state now ex ists competition discussing Bob Underwood have tried write rule proposal could come up good legal rule could followed enforce builder-of-the-model rule people speak know areand alsoand say to applies Stay home dont need kind hobby hobby ladies gentlemen honor wish enjoy spirit competition camaraderie way clean up mess us compete fairly speak up cheating old saying What goes around comes around will eventually catch up undesir ables maybe will see dont want sport closing Id like say few people involved problem hope take hint love hobby too much ignore problem longer plan try fix help body else wishes join am open suggestions may have help solve major injus tice SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB F481C Scale Report e# circumstances competitor must al lowed separate approach rectangu lar circuit landing maneuver avoid overflying spectators Apart maneuvers mentioned above involve landings takeoffs wind flying maneuvers must performed parallel judges line such part maneuver per formed behind judges will score zero Apart specific maneuvers wind flying maneuvers start tra jectory parallel judges line except 637N overshoot starts tra jectory perpendicular right angles judges line 637M starts right angles wind time touch and-go interests safety maneuver carried out over spectators will also score zero item 63610 realism flight should discussed judges after completion flight should attempt ar rive unanimously agreed score item completion flight chief judge must check score cards completeness definition needed separate aero batic nonaerobatic types aircraft flight maneuver options new definition follows Nonaerobatic aircraft re stricted level flight manufacturers licensing government agency aircraft intended carrying passen gers cargo heavy loads such bombs Aircraft designed aerobatic flight such military fighters trainers having no restrictions against aerobatics may select options q r s chan delle flight triangular circuit flight rectangular circuit flight straight line constant height flight demonstra tions Scale Subcommittee adopted sched ule noise reduction both Control Line RC maximum 96 dBA three meters exception ducted fan models should exceed 100 dBA will effective January 1992 Ducted-fan models must also down 96 dBA after January 1993 comparison AMA suggested dBA limits specifications too gener ous rather surprising considers pressure some countries such s Germany drastically cut noise lev els visited two German flying fields noise levels almost nonexistent making all-out effort pre serve flying fields German delegate made plea reduce model noise model flying would banned completely country International Aeromodeling Champs Set China 1990 Aero Sports Federation China Pe oples Republic China--Ed organizing major international championships set November 6-11 1990 Events flown have selected FAI Control Line Radio Control menus F2AIBIC/D CL Speed Aerobatics Team Race Com bat F3A/C RC Pattern Helicopter contest site located Guangzhou formerly known US Kwang Chow located north Hong Kong An unlimited number contestants nation may enter competitions individual standings three compet itors nation may enter team competitions Any number supporters may attend fee $360 US addi tional days $60/person/day Local transpor tation meals hotel accommodations included further information write Organizing Committee 1990 Guangzhou International Aeromodel ing Championships 16 Jiaochangxi Rd Guangzhou 510056 China telephone number 342490 Telex number 44301 YSYS CN FAX 020346653 copy announcement bulletin has details entry form may obtained Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ organizer wants receiv&provi sional entry forms June 30 1990 ever since letter received AMA HQ late May US modelers wish ing enter can probably get extension entry date coordinate facet Micheline Madison AMA HQ 138 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/08
Page Numbers: 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
COMPETI P0 NEWSLETTEI ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood page 136 July column ref erence might lead someone mis understanding AMA SAfety Code cause way column utilized bold face type way paragraphs organized point portion text might read saying AMA Safety Code applies AMA-sanction ed events course true Safety Code governs model flying Also same column mentioned page 136 picture RICMA AMA transmitter gold sticker attesting fact transmitter narrow-band degree required AMA Guide lines operation 1991 later cluded column Guess what got put Murphys Law strikes again make up now R/CMA RFCHECKI IA MA DATE old admonition time flies seems ap propriate Granted times appears about thing can get fly month Underwoods celebrate an niversary move St Louis wacky world Washington Five years have flitted filtered through phone calls let ters trips exotic places meetings Lots water has flowed over dam under bridge prefer Knowing what know now would again answer has Yes Underwoods viewpoint move provided new stimulus focus time life blahs sometimes set New sights new routines new everything worked get old blood pumping tasks Headquarters ex tra stimulating involved number different areas work done made happen phone rings dont know whether will competition frequencies safety whatever Thats neat because removes assembly line part work makes brain shift gears fre quently So aside high cost living Continued page 135 National Records Monthly Update No new National Records have pro cessed during month May 1990 CL Aerobatics Team Finals U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids AMA Headquarters see note low bids must received AMA De cember 31 1990 RC Helicopter Team Finals US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest Clubs willing host finals should com municate contact person AMA HQ see below CL Combat Team Finals Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1991 US FAI Combat team trials submit bids contact person AMA HQ see note below opportunity As now cutoff date bids has established however goal Team Selection Committee vote 1990 date place team trials Tips Preparing Bids Contact Person AMA HQ bids should sent directlyto Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ no special forms use however needed sample bid can ob tained upon request Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other information typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to ad dress question particular site good best Also since team trials entry fee does provide funding team will contest itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants US FAI RC Pylon Racing Team Finals Set Toledo Weak Signals Club will host team finals selection meet Septem ber 1-2 1990 contest site will club field Lasalle Ml six miles north Toledo OH Wayne Veager will CD RESTON VA 22090 Practice flying will held club field Friday August 31 model processing will occur after close pra tice Model fuel will provided ganizers brand TBD host club will charge entry fee however proof will required contestants have paid pro gram entry fee entrants must also have current FAI competition stamp available through AMA HQ letter bearing program entry fee $50 must postmarked no later Au gust 2 1990 Send Competitions De partment AMA HQ An on-site late entry fee $100 may paid CD up hour before advertised starting time contest Contestants intending fly contest advised schedule arrival De troit wider selection flights avail able travel time contest site same Toledo Express air port further details contact CD Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 tel 1-313/941-6661 F4BIC Scale Inadequate judging has long point contention Scale competition model ing Bias prejudice lack aeronautical knowledge about aircraft per form has kept excellent Scale model ers competing judges FAI Juries dont know aircraft will perform simple split-S manner RC Pattern airplane lack knowledge turns potential competitors away proposal USA would have es tablished separate new subcommittee oversee qualifications judges pro posal defeated basis evalua tion Scale judges should responsi bility individual subcommittees clarification needed complex ity bonus section rules RC Scale rule now specific monoplanes undercambered airfoils will receive 5% bonus added flight score 10% biplanes 15% three wings new maneuver descending circle established last years meeting substitute controversial taxi ma neuver considered too difficult judge descending circle maneuver will used competition until after January 1993 new FAI rule book printed proposal Switzerland would have changed maneuver mandatory optional nonaerobatic aircraft thereby shortening program proContinued page 135 August 1990 133 Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors Joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events involves use inspectors oversee qualifi cations such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy perform task inspector District IHarvey Thomasian 369 Brig ham St Northboro MA 01532 District IlFrank V Ponteri 4261 West Ave Ocean City NJ 08226 District IllWilliam Berchtold 1570 Holly wood Parkway York PA 17403 Richard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Can ton OH 44714Gene Miller RD 5 Box 5301 Fleetwood PA 19522 District IVCharles E BuhI 3924 Dawley Rd Virginia Beach VA 23457 John Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VBillie Bell PO Box 1375 Grace yule FL 32440 Derryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 Rod Gier 6082 Ajax Ct Cocoa FL 32927 James M Weems 861 77th Way South Birmingham AL 35206 District VIJohn H Frank 2004 Welwyn Des Plaines IL 60018 James W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 Scott Justice Debra Justice 156 5 Franzen Ben senville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 ScheIl Ln New Albany IN 47150 District ViIMark Bonzer Route 3 Box 170 Charles City IA 50616 Albert H Doerr 3571 Fourth St Wayland MI 49348 Charles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Win netka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District VIIIThomas Solinski 9720 5 Shar tel Oklahoma City OK 73139 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sun set Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 David Buck 1929 W 146th St #5 Gardena CA 90249 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Telephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 1-707/448-4659 Bill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 Joseph P Lussier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Rapillo 3603 S Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XICharles R Grageda 716 Hart Ln Walla Walls WA 99362 John J Haskin 2131 Vernon Rd Lake Stevens WA 98258 Jerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Van couver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved un der program can obtained Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rocldand MA 02370 II a Sobilno 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 QNest lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 28118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer SI Jacksonville FL 32205 vi RC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Hetienslein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entIre District except Michigan Greg Seydet 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Corey N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MIchigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawaon Royal Oak Ml 46073 CL Mark Warwaahana 43870 Candelwood Canton MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh SI Denver CO 60219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Gaka CA 95628 No Harry Apoias 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 60274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Sailer 7217 So 133rd St Soattle WA 96176 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & ill other RC RC escept Soaring Boid Face Below IndIcates Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 06052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 victory view Ln. Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SruIi 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2160 ligertall Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 561 North Pembroke MA 02386 II Bill Boas 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncka Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14006 ill Rudy Kiulber 2021 Laketand Ave Lakewood OH 44107 Iv Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Rains Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I irv Sean 52 Langhotm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14812 III TBA IV Bob Karisson 706 BulIen Dr Middielown DE 19709 V DavId PlatI 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32807 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Joe Beahar 106 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Piaca Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard DoIg 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chiton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglialico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Biachoff 7560 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94550 XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8876 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Ciaweon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Aiidorra Universal City TX 78148 Ix Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 60904 X Joe Norcroas PD Box 65 Hanford CA 03232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 96053 VI Jobs Guentber 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Rugglas St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 98816 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr. NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Fioriasant MO 63034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas Tx 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 60135 X Robert Slift FO eon #58044 Legion Fl 48 Midway city CA 92680 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member ICentral Lee Webaler 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member iNest Coast Bill Horibrop 898 West 16th 51 Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 Ii George Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 III R Nsasslbreck 6320 51ua8nny HIlt Ct, CIncInnatI OH 48248 IV Tom Miller 15130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunterovilie NC 20678 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicavilie FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy KIng 59 Wellinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piala MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz 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 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodoon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 6 Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleovilte OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 288th 51 Kent WA 96042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Fark Dr Creolview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lsnsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 46174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gail 12800 WAsbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalis CA 932779757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th BeanIe WA 88116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 SI Palos Park IL 60404 VII Al Scidmore 6013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fink Lo Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo NaperyIlls IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3822 Tamaniak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 6 Spanaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochelie Ave. Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Willismoport PA 17701 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeli NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Technical Director nge drivers appear forever testing tanks Pentagon its great Academys viewpoint cant tell whether move good true individuals membership will answer ques tion negative feel bad about feel ings held persons have tried work hard read needs both management/policy making general membership positions Along attempt has made develop pro grams procedures create accounta bility associations funds mon itor activities have frustrations ability communicate vital information major concern am suggesting understanding gap rather infor mation assimilated primary rea son happens too often ma terial presented read recog nize modeling sometimes activity membership frustrating put information out have fall some sort black hole Some universe must huge cluster underread material some day will discovered advanced civili zation will spend years trying deci pher Two primary areas activity suffer some form communications block respect concerns about RC fre quencies information disseminated isnt discovered discovered misinterpreted believed case competition dif ferent form blockage membership feedback missing As example trade shows year have individuals debate merits particular rule proposal submitted passed last cycle same proposal has given interesting read tack treatment national publication Such debate healthyif occurs ap propriate time During year half previous rules cycle prior vote request received Headquar ters copy proposal changed Scale declaration rule 46 Since take part activities Scale community know lit tle no debate regarding change dur ing cycle Now after vote Con test Board received little no member input same Scale community numbers people upset rule recognized printing entire rule proposal magazine would preferable brief synopsis provide just have space provide complete text Some proposals such affecting judges guides new events would consume several col umns magazine space proposal However copy complete pro posal always available anyone re quests membership re quested 230-some pro posals last cycle About half dozen persons guess have gathered am tad sensitive concerning issue Thats true individuals publications involved current debate spent half much time energy rhetoric helping us make system work way can work attacking system people involved could have healthy pro ductive debate seem remember some saying found enemy us So much tirade month Let supply few morebut less emphatic words close off piece Did know 1 That Academy has published RC frequency-management plans accommo date mix old new equipment Check out May issue Model Aviation page 120 2 That recently advertised engine uti lizing supercharger legal use members course goes saying competition purposes must fit within rule structure specific event 3 That going fly AMAsanctioned event beginning January 1 1991 will have have certified RJCMA AMA Gold Sticker affixed transmit ter Make certain catch phrase sanctioned event because includes fun flys fly-ins demonstrations etc 4 That effective August 1 1990 applicants Contest Director must have three years continuous AMA membership prior appli cation 5 effective January 1 1991 flying events will included sanctioning pro cess Bear mind however provisions have made provide separate event listing Model Aviations Competition Newsletter section nonflying events such static displays seminars etc 6 That effective later year trial basis contest coordination Free Flight Control Line districts Ill VI VII will handled directly through Headquar ters will probably parallel operation present system district coordina tors effort work out bugs sys tem 7 And finally older wideband radios will legal next year People continue call ask whether will covered insurance continue fly nonnarrow-band transmitter and/or receiver YES YES YES would have gone trouble creating Frequency Man agement Plans intended al low insurancewise utilize requirement will added Safety Code addresses sanctioned events point time have no indica tion FCC whether restriction will put continued use older transmitters does will first know will first know read what print believe print Pardon force ful approach told earlier column suffered some degree frustration matters Clearing Things Up CL Aerobatics Rule Correction zeal get news out some times muddy waters being too cryp tic Such case Control Line Precision Aerobatics Rule Correction printed page 145 May 1990 edition Competition Newsletter has confusion about what item meant what trying tell hand signal pilot re quired References rule book hand sig nal found Paragraphs 7 page 42 111 page 43 should ignored senten ces will removed make next printing Competition Regulations book An official flight now defined Para graph 12 page 43 1990-91 rule book 4RIC $ale Rport l defeated maneuver re mains mandatory description approach rectan gular circuit landing has addition follows Should wind direction change dur ing flight such approach rec tangular circuit would involve flying over spectators competitor may exceptional circumstances allowed separate rectangular circuit landing maneuver must nominated prior commencement rectangu lar circuit should flown par allel judges line terminating low overshoot below three meters front judges model would re positioned perform abbreviated short landing approach wind clear spectators commencing height three meters finishing model comes rest becomes effective January 1993 order optional demon strations flown must marked score sheet maneuver flown out order will marked zero effective January 1990 flight order competitors will changed nor shall substitution team members slot another mem bers slot will effective January 1993 Judges Guide Annex 6D considerable change general de scription permit greater options pilots select directions takeoff landing follows flying maneuvers must judged bearing mind performance fullscale prototype Judges must confuse Scale contests aerobatic contests maneuver must announced prior com mencement word Now flying maneuvers must announced upon com pletion word Finished flying judges will seated along side takeoff strip line parallel mean wind direction axis will re ferred judges line Unless conflict safety pilot should times permitted choose direction takeoff landing allow unexpected changes wind di rection provision will also apply ma neuver 63611 approach rectangular cir cuit since integral actual landing maneuver 647M touch and-go since consists both landing takeoff wind direction changes such landing circuit would con flict safety exceptionally under Continued page 138 August 1990 135 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC 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 propriateness poblication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thouJsts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Bxecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author ci anyone else interested obtaining official action x 0 0 0 U AMA About Cut o Support FAI Pmgrams Harry Murphy Anderson IN o National Free Flight Society NFFS Presi U dent Al Italiano has advised AMA Executive Council will vote July X proposal cut funding sponsorship o FAI activities 50% would affect US 0 team travel expenses world champion 0 ships would mean fewer world Champi onships being held United States Ex 0 penses over above metered AMA fund ing allotments would become re sponsibility respective special inter o est groups individuals o themselves curtailment would affect US partici pation facets world FAI model com O petition Indoor FF CL RC well U Should oppose such action should voice opposition immediately X appropriate AMA district vice president O well other voting members Exec 0 utive Council AMA President AMA Execu 0 tive VP AMA Executive DirectorEd Apparently proposal comes about beo cause recent unfortunate situation inU volving US world championships team spent AMA funds considerably ex cess estimated participation costs o Now old Army game evidently o be brought play US teams 0 are punished questionable ac tions o As special interest groups re U tam treasuries finance such activities international model competition would X either become sport rich fa O mous US would often send no 0 team Also proposal somewhat keep o ing stated nonsupport number present members AMA Executive Council types domestic well international model airplane competi o tions apparently collective opin 0 ion percentage AMA membera ship support formal model flying com petition such minority time o ceaseor best offer limited U support faction Just elected legislators have X chosen draw lines between formal O model airplane competition appar 0 ently acceptable fun fly has 0 clearly defined Since both usually present awards winners line appears o quite smudged indiscernible U of us support Contest less camouflaged verbiage X Sports enthusiasts following recog o nize battle benefit 0 others As 100000 people have present watch 18 combatants o on baseball fieldthen go home anU ticipate reading about again newspa pers magazines Whereas few may have ever personally participated sport unfortunate history remem bers feats statistics play ers bought tickets perused writings recently watched video repeats Nonetheless major league baseball would possible fans supportersnor would supporters have baseball support mi nority players play game well fans expect sport flying model airplanes little different respect baseball football auto racing whatever fans want view read about cherish statistics whether capable partic ipating themselves situa tion hobby obviously lesser magnitude parallel exists Competition lends vibrant air sports category passive attitude compe tition sport can lead eventual disinterest loss following Exec utive Council should realize competi tion should supported until last dol lar spent fans competition will slip away along competitors Another aspect proposal re duce AMAs funding comes time Eastern Bloc nations has suddenly opened its doors offering friendly hand renewed communication would seem poor move part Academy suddenly shutter windows response gestures next time election upcoming AMA District VP respective region sure inquire candidate views formal model flying competi tion before cast vote inquiry voting record incumbent should certainly affect final choice Lets keep hobby enthusiastic refresh ing goal-oriented Too organiza tions have hit skids reverting counting minuscule beans rather look ing future perpetual challenge wish AMA become passive progressive decision yours Keep Channels Only Would Disasteil George M Myers Hicksville NY Im writing AMA member disturbed lack wisdom demon strated clubs have voted use channels Lets agree have absolute right vote arrangement suits purposes usual motivation attempt extend use outmoded RC systems little longer keeping other modelers us ing odd-numbered channels AMA plans authorize use oddnumbered RC channels beginning 1991 Ed lets look consequences decision enough clubs likewise somebody out wants nice chunk ra dio spectrum will observe abandon ment odd-numbered channels will petition likely get permission FCC use aban doned channels new users will likely equip themselves appropriate narrow-band equipment will free interference outmoded equip ment being protected However equipment can legally interfere outmoded equipment via mechanisms discussed pages Model Aviation other modeling publications past few years So protection Robinson Engineering Company now has FCC waiver valid until 1993 pro duce radio controls bridge cranes 75-MHz boat/car channels got permission continue illegal use channels assigned exclusively radio-controlled models dont know know AMA has opposed continues oppose waiver worst-case scenario waiver will become permanent Robinson Engineer ing will receive Primary User status channels happens can kiss 75-MHz hobby channels goodbye Remember beginning 1969 modelers have Secondary Us ers means anybody can legally interfere us interfere must cease transmitting Cant just see bridge crane operators booting us off ponds boat radios might interfere channels same thing can happen us 72-MHz Aircraft Only channels enough clubs vote Channels Only will have illusion protection actually throwing away channels fought long hard get Supporting Juniors Free Flight Mark D Troutman Marion TX have read great interest recent discussion get Juniors volved hobby As father 12year-old recently qualified Jun ior World Free Flight team FiC Power supporter another 12-year-old has also competed both Rubber Power events would like share thoughts First foremost takes time own flying building cut drastically al low time watch over kids efforts cut anyone has seen com pete realizes no great loss extremely important overchal lenge young persons ability Numerous people have donated excellent aircraft engines support two kids get startedhardware beyond skills beginners time eventually useful Since both Free Flight SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB 136 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX oriented comments restricted aspect hobby Kits well die-cut simple such produced Campbells well within novices capabilities An experi enced builder must hand help young modeler becomes con fused will stop good kit tube glue must accompanied someone shows young person joy building successful completion model must followed successful flight Re inforcement building effort must followed positive experience flying Nothing devastating young per son see months worth effort him lifetime come quick sad end reason important experienced builder flier make sure planes structur ally sound stand good chance suc cess Its also important remember what trying accomplish Often well meaning experienced builders looking over young persons efforts will comment make better telling well have done get far 12-year-old boy has enough confidence problem having worry about latest state-of-the-art tech nology will come experience will motivation become compet itive after enjoying initial success As competition make sure event can compete desig nated age group two boys have both competed won awards Open level much excited about contest has events have reasonable chance wining doubt Open contestants hold trophy four hours way home event show mother have two 12-year-olds suggest contest have two Junior events very simple requiring little skill Hand-Launch Glider P 30 great combination Pee Wee 30 Power Please dads dont give kids spare competition aircraft Help build themselves see rewards own efforts hobby will gain experience competitors way Dont think kids interested competi tions think decision hold Free Flight Nationals October during school will death blow youth sport son devastated learned about Nationals have al ways focal point competition have now said young person interested Free Flight competition no event him national level Free Flight continue United States some form training competition must created young people Last years NFFS Nationals Law renceville IL caused two kids become se rious Free Flight hobbyists Maybe AMA doesnt care sending conflicting signals supporting Junior team World Free Flight Chainpionships Junior compe tition prepare such major event Free Flight numbers will continue dwindle unless few young people show interest given time help acquire skills needed allow grow own Fortunately San Antonio Tn City Free Flight Club members have nated skills patience needed take shy kid shows interest turn him owna seven-second nitro-breathing contest animal Keep mind son both started same skill level Free Flight through club able achieve success recent letter Jim Sears Tony Italiano published Na tional Free Flight Society newsletter also devastating son friepd clear boys incredibly neg ative unprofessional attitude held AMA Vice President leaving young peo ple choose Free Flight hobby abandoned AMA very unfortunate andI hopean incorrect conclusion hope Mr Sears will keep mind future writ ing AMA Vice President affecting membership elected repre sent hostile Free Flighters sports unique requirements clear space must kept mind truly hope clear location accommo dates hobbys activities can pur chased also fly CL RC made per manent site national event meantime will continue compete whichever events support juniors NFFS Nationals enjoyable ex perience son have ever mod eling deny NFFS did great job under trying circumstances would unjust Lets keep flying together sup port Juniors PS Will junior Senior events Nationals year Im plan ning bring boys school books Pulling Together AMA Nats An Open Letter Aeromodelers Dan Garfinkel LaPorte TX get-it-off-your-chest stand-on-asoapbox sort thing Im guy no ever heard al though Ive aeromodeling over 50 years now have never done thing spectacular never broke records won million trophies great time time Ive out AMA several times dont think AMA perfect dont know anything betterunless WE make AMA better selves seems instead pulling gether have awful lot pulling apart cant tolerant others Dont quit reading now person flies dollars worth balsa stuff Hand-Launched Glider Rub ber model little CUFF Indoor etc no less modeler person flies $10000 RC model sort Yes some its money dont have its choice Im rich Im poor either guess could afford build just about model have just much pleasure satisfaction designing simple little Rub ber model building making fly multiengined acrobatIc Scale RC Maybe what Im trying say Dont put down person little Control Line model Hand-Launched Glider whatever Watch talk may learn something af ter all aeromodelers together now thought done Fooled didnt What crazy talk about breaking up Nats basic idea Nats modelers over meet competeand learn other Yes small pecentage AMA mem bers enter given Nats great come watch learn dont encourage Nats attendance make like convention combne fun flying Nats National Fun Fly assumes modelers have both time money travel across country just weekend flying fail understand makes much sense Nats would hardly have extended include two days fun flying combined displays etc could have some commemorative type thing person could take home Nats proud long time Remember AMA members adults have personal lives live vast majority Im sure look forward chance lifetime can actu ally visit Natsand what Nats really Nats must kept up forever consolidated area much possible Its one-time visi tor can see much possible min imum expenditure time money Let pros come compete let rest come see what AMA mod eling Nats really aboutand let fly like just watch Yes number contestants Nats just small percentage AMA member ship would dearly love come cannot Most people have lives live families raise Im pos itive modelers hope least time can get Nats flyor least watch learn another reason AMA having permanent Nats/Headquarters/museum site Anyone has seen AMAs present museum musts agree its wonderful fantastic needs bigger better need permanent Nats site Nats expenditures can help build super Nats sitea place facilities near perfect can get wont start way try pull toContinued next page APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1990 137 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC x 0 0 0 U x 0 m 0 0 U x 0 0 0 U gether can can start open field tents portacans can build up anything want IF WE WORK TOGETHER Imagine Just let imagination go re tirement community hotels motels restau rants fast food places businesses typesall placed around worlds finest aeromodeling museum flying site AMA HQ ones can can make come true usYOU AND because WE AMA Remember built present Head quarters museum building really short time slogan heard building ourselves home Well first learn first attempts Ethics Competition XDick Byron oArlington TX open letter AMA members 0 last several years have become ino creasingly aware decline ethics some modelers competition stress some because am speaking few people desire win cost completely ignore builder-of-the-model rule events have such rule speak events events address CL Scale/Sport Scale/ FAI Scale/FAI team trials/Aerobatics can speak ones compete know fact people will unnamed obvious reasons have won tro phies high first place Nationals using models did build have suspicion some FAI team trials com petitors have past competed se cured place team using models completely partially constructed someone else problem proving such actions practically impossible builder-of-the-model rule assumes competitors unquestioned integrity honor no means enforce rule uselessbut required because people follow letter What need peer pressure fending person persons other com petitors stop blatant disregard fair play have building models since 1947 flying competition since 1956 have never seen such sorry state now ex ists competition discussing Bob Underwood have tried write rule proposal could come up good legal rule could followed enforce builder-of-the-model rule people speak know areand alsoand say to applies Stay home dont need kind hobby hobby ladies gentlemen honor wish enjoy spirit competition camaraderie way clean up mess us compete fairly speak up cheating old saying What goes around comes around will eventually catch up undesir ables maybe will see dont want sport closing Id like say few people involved problem hope take hint love hobby too much ignore problem longer plan try fix help body else wishes join am open suggestions may have help solve major injus tice SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB F481C Scale Report e# circumstances competitor must al lowed separate approach rectangu lar circuit landing maneuver avoid overflying spectators Apart maneuvers mentioned above involve landings takeoffs wind flying maneuvers must performed parallel judges line such part maneuver per formed behind judges will score zero Apart specific maneuvers wind flying maneuvers start tra jectory parallel judges line except 637N overshoot starts tra jectory perpendicular right angles judges line 637M starts right angles wind time touch and-go interests safety maneuver carried out over spectators will also score zero item 63610 realism flight should discussed judges after completion flight should attempt ar rive unanimously agreed score item completion flight chief judge must check score cards completeness definition needed separate aero batic nonaerobatic types aircraft flight maneuver options new definition follows Nonaerobatic aircraft re stricted level flight manufacturers licensing government agency aircraft intended carrying passen gers cargo heavy loads such bombs Aircraft designed aerobatic flight such military fighters trainers having no restrictions against aerobatics may select options q r s chan delle flight triangular circuit flight rectangular circuit flight straight line constant height flight demonstra tions Scale Subcommittee adopted sched ule noise reduction both Control Line RC maximum 96 dBA three meters exception ducted fan models should exceed 100 dBA will effective January 1992 Ducted-fan models must also down 96 dBA after January 1993 comparison AMA suggested dBA limits specifications too gener ous rather surprising considers pressure some countries such s Germany drastically cut noise lev els visited two German flying fields noise levels almost nonexistent making all-out effort pre serve flying fields German delegate made plea reduce model noise model flying would banned completely country International Aeromodeling Champs Set China 1990 Aero Sports Federation China Pe oples Republic China--Ed organizing major international championships set November 6-11 1990 Events flown have selected FAI Control Line Radio Control menus F2AIBIC/D CL Speed Aerobatics Team Race Com bat F3A/C RC Pattern Helicopter contest site located Guangzhou formerly known US Kwang Chow located north Hong Kong An unlimited number contestants nation may enter competitions individual standings three compet itors nation may enter team competitions Any number supporters may attend fee $360 US addi tional days $60/person/day Local transpor tation meals hotel accommodations included further information write Organizing Committee 1990 Guangzhou International Aeromodel ing Championships 16 Jiaochangxi Rd Guangzhou 510056 China telephone number 342490 Telex number 44301 YSYS CN FAX 020346653 copy announcement bulletin has details entry form may obtained Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ organizer wants receiv&provi sional entry forms June 30 1990 ever since letter received AMA HQ late May US modelers wish ing enter can probably get extension entry date coordinate facet Micheline Madison AMA HQ 138 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/08
Page Numbers: 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
COMPETI P0 NEWSLETTEI ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood page 136 July column ref erence might lead someone mis understanding AMA SAfety Code cause way column utilized bold face type way paragraphs organized point portion text might read saying AMA Safety Code applies AMA-sanction ed events course true Safety Code governs model flying Also same column mentioned page 136 picture RICMA AMA transmitter gold sticker attesting fact transmitter narrow-band degree required AMA Guide lines operation 1991 later cluded column Guess what got put Murphys Law strikes again make up now R/CMA RFCHECKI IA MA DATE old admonition time flies seems ap propriate Granted times appears about thing can get fly month Underwoods celebrate an niversary move St Louis wacky world Washington Five years have flitted filtered through phone calls let ters trips exotic places meetings Lots water has flowed over dam under bridge prefer Knowing what know now would again answer has Yes Underwoods viewpoint move provided new stimulus focus time life blahs sometimes set New sights new routines new everything worked get old blood pumping tasks Headquarters ex tra stimulating involved number different areas work done made happen phone rings dont know whether will competition frequencies safety whatever Thats neat because removes assembly line part work makes brain shift gears fre quently So aside high cost living Continued page 135 National Records Monthly Update No new National Records have pro cessed during month May 1990 CL Aerobatics Team Finals U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids AMA Headquarters see note low bids must received AMA De cember 31 1990 RC Helicopter Team Finals US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest Clubs willing host finals should com municate contact person AMA HQ see below CL Combat Team Finals Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1991 US FAI Combat team trials submit bids contact person AMA HQ see note below opportunity As now cutoff date bids has established however goal Team Selection Committee vote 1990 date place team trials Tips Preparing Bids Contact Person AMA HQ bids should sent directlyto Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ no special forms use however needed sample bid can ob tained upon request Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other information typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to ad dress question particular site good best Also since team trials entry fee does provide funding team will contest itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants US FAI RC Pylon Racing Team Finals Set Toledo Weak Signals Club will host team finals selection meet Septem ber 1-2 1990 contest site will club field Lasalle Ml six miles north Toledo OH Wayne Veager will CD RESTON VA 22090 Practice flying will held club field Friday August 31 model processing will occur after close pra tice Model fuel will provided ganizers brand TBD host club will charge entry fee however proof will required contestants have paid pro gram entry fee entrants must also have current FAI competition stamp available through AMA HQ letter bearing program entry fee $50 must postmarked no later Au gust 2 1990 Send Competitions De partment AMA HQ An on-site late entry fee $100 may paid CD up hour before advertised starting time contest Contestants intending fly contest advised schedule arrival De troit wider selection flights avail able travel time contest site same Toledo Express air port further details contact CD Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 tel 1-313/941-6661 F4BIC Scale Inadequate judging has long point contention Scale competition model ing Bias prejudice lack aeronautical knowledge about aircraft per form has kept excellent Scale model ers competing judges FAI Juries dont know aircraft will perform simple split-S manner RC Pattern airplane lack knowledge turns potential competitors away proposal USA would have es tablished separate new subcommittee oversee qualifications judges pro posal defeated basis evalua tion Scale judges should responsi bility individual subcommittees clarification needed complex ity bonus section rules RC Scale rule now specific monoplanes undercambered airfoils will receive 5% bonus added flight score 10% biplanes 15% three wings new maneuver descending circle established last years meeting substitute controversial taxi ma neuver considered too difficult judge descending circle maneuver will used competition until after January 1993 new FAI rule book printed proposal Switzerland would have changed maneuver mandatory optional nonaerobatic aircraft thereby shortening program proContinued page 135 August 1990 133 Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors Joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events involves use inspectors oversee qualifi cations such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy perform task inspector District IHarvey Thomasian 369 Brig ham St Northboro MA 01532 District IlFrank V Ponteri 4261 West Ave Ocean City NJ 08226 District IllWilliam Berchtold 1570 Holly wood Parkway York PA 17403 Richard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Can ton OH 44714Gene Miller RD 5 Box 5301 Fleetwood PA 19522 District IVCharles E BuhI 3924 Dawley Rd Virginia Beach VA 23457 John Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VBillie Bell PO Box 1375 Grace yule FL 32440 Derryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 Rod Gier 6082 Ajax Ct Cocoa FL 32927 James M Weems 861 77th Way South Birmingham AL 35206 District VIJohn H Frank 2004 Welwyn Des Plaines IL 60018 James W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 Scott Justice Debra Justice 156 5 Franzen Ben senville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 ScheIl Ln New Albany IN 47150 District ViIMark Bonzer Route 3 Box 170 Charles City IA 50616 Albert H Doerr 3571 Fourth St Wayland MI 49348 Charles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Win netka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District VIIIThomas Solinski 9720 5 Shar tel Oklahoma City OK 73139 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sun set Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 David Buck 1929 W 146th St #5 Gardena CA 90249 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Telephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 1-707/448-4659 Bill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 Joseph P Lussier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Rapillo 3603 S Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XICharles R Grageda 716 Hart Ln Walla Walls WA 99362 John J Haskin 2131 Vernon Rd Lake Stevens WA 98258 Jerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Van couver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved un der program can obtained Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rocldand MA 02370 II a Sobilno 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 QNest lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 28118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer SI Jacksonville FL 32205 vi RC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Hetienslein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entIre District except Michigan Greg Seydet 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Corey N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MIchigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawaon Royal Oak Ml 46073 CL Mark Warwaahana 43870 Candelwood Canton MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh SI Denver CO 60219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Gaka CA 95628 No Harry Apoias 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 60274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Sailer 7217 So 133rd St Soattle WA 96176 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & ill other RC RC escept Soaring Boid Face Below IndIcates Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 06052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 victory view Ln. Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SruIi 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2160 ligertall Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 561 North Pembroke MA 02386 II Bill Boas 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncka Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14006 ill Rudy Kiulber 2021 Laketand Ave Lakewood OH 44107 Iv Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Rains Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I irv Sean 52 Langhotm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14812 III TBA IV Bob Karisson 706 BulIen Dr Middielown DE 19709 V DavId PlatI 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32807 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Joe Beahar 106 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Piaca Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard DoIg 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chiton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglialico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Biachoff 7560 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94550 XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8876 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Ciaweon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Aiidorra Universal City TX 78148 Ix Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 60904 X Joe Norcroas PD Box 65 Hanford CA 03232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 96053 VI Jobs Guentber 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Rugglas St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 98816 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr. NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Fioriasant MO 63034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas Tx 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 60135 X Robert Slift FO eon #58044 Legion Fl 48 Midway city CA 92680 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member ICentral Lee Webaler 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member iNest Coast Bill Horibrop 898 West 16th 51 Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 Ii George Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 III R Nsasslbreck 6320 51ua8nny HIlt Ct, CIncInnatI OH 48248 IV Tom Miller 15130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunterovilie NC 20678 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicavilie FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy KIng 59 Wellinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piala MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz 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 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodoon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 6 Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleovilte OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 288th 51 Kent WA 96042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Fark Dr Creolview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lsnsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 46174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gail 12800 WAsbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalis CA 932779757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th BeanIe WA 88116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 SI Palos Park IL 60404 VII Al Scidmore 6013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fink Lo Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo NaperyIlls IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3822 Tamaniak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 6 Spanaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochelie Ave. Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Willismoport PA 17701 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeli NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Technical Director nge drivers appear forever testing tanks Pentagon its great Academys viewpoint cant tell whether move good true individuals membership will answer ques tion negative feel bad about feel ings held persons have tried work hard read needs both management/policy making general membership positions Along attempt has made develop pro grams procedures create accounta bility associations funds mon itor activities have frustrations ability communicate vital information major concern am suggesting understanding gap rather infor mation assimilated primary rea son happens too often ma terial presented read recog nize modeling sometimes activity membership frustrating put information out have fall some sort black hole Some universe must huge cluster underread material some day will discovered advanced civili zation will spend years trying deci pher Two primary areas activity suffer some form communications block respect concerns about RC fre quencies information disseminated isnt discovered discovered misinterpreted believed case competition dif ferent form blockage membership feedback missing As example trade shows year have individuals debate merits particular rule proposal submitted passed last cycle same proposal has given interesting read tack treatment national publication Such debate healthyif occurs ap propriate time During year half previous rules cycle prior vote request received Headquar ters copy proposal changed Scale declaration rule 46 Since take part activities Scale community know lit tle no debate regarding change dur ing cycle Now after vote Con test Board received little no member input same Scale community numbers people upset rule recognized printing entire rule proposal magazine would preferable brief synopsis provide just have space provide complete text Some proposals such affecting judges guides new events would consume several col umns magazine space proposal However copy complete pro posal always available anyone re quests membership re quested 230-some pro posals last cycle About half dozen persons guess have gathered am tad sensitive concerning issue Thats true individuals publications involved current debate spent half much time energy rhetoric helping us make system work way can work attacking system people involved could have healthy pro ductive debate seem remember some saying found enemy us So much tirade month Let supply few morebut less emphatic words close off piece Did know 1 That Academy has published RC frequency-management plans accommo date mix old new equipment Check out May issue Model Aviation page 120 2 That recently advertised engine uti lizing supercharger legal use members course goes saying competition purposes must fit within rule structure specific event 3 That going fly AMAsanctioned event beginning January 1 1991 will have have certified RJCMA AMA Gold Sticker affixed transmit ter Make certain catch phrase sanctioned event because includes fun flys fly-ins demonstrations etc 4 That effective August 1 1990 applicants Contest Director must have three years continuous AMA membership prior appli cation 5 effective January 1 1991 flying events will included sanctioning pro cess Bear mind however provisions have made provide separate event listing Model Aviations Competition Newsletter section nonflying events such static displays seminars etc 6 That effective later year trial basis contest coordination Free Flight Control Line districts Ill VI VII will handled directly through Headquar ters will probably parallel operation present system district coordina tors effort work out bugs sys tem 7 And finally older wideband radios will legal next year People continue call ask whether will covered insurance continue fly nonnarrow-band transmitter and/or receiver YES YES YES would have gone trouble creating Frequency Man agement Plans intended al low insurancewise utilize requirement will added Safety Code addresses sanctioned events point time have no indica tion FCC whether restriction will put continued use older transmitters does will first know will first know read what print believe print Pardon force ful approach told earlier column suffered some degree frustration matters Clearing Things Up CL Aerobatics Rule Correction zeal get news out some times muddy waters being too cryp tic Such case Control Line Precision Aerobatics Rule Correction printed page 145 May 1990 edition Competition Newsletter has confusion about what item meant what trying tell hand signal pilot re quired References rule book hand sig nal found Paragraphs 7 page 42 111 page 43 should ignored senten ces will removed make next printing Competition Regulations book An official flight now defined Para graph 12 page 43 1990-91 rule book 4RIC $ale Rport l defeated maneuver re mains mandatory description approach rectan gular circuit landing has addition follows Should wind direction change dur ing flight such approach rec tangular circuit would involve flying over spectators competitor may exceptional circumstances allowed separate rectangular circuit landing maneuver must nominated prior commencement rectangu lar circuit should flown par allel judges line terminating low overshoot below three meters front judges model would re positioned perform abbreviated short landing approach wind clear spectators commencing height three meters finishing model comes rest becomes effective January 1993 order optional demon strations flown must marked score sheet maneuver flown out order will marked zero effective January 1990 flight order competitors will changed nor shall substitution team members slot another mem bers slot will effective January 1993 Judges Guide Annex 6D considerable change general de scription permit greater options pilots select directions takeoff landing follows flying maneuvers must judged bearing mind performance fullscale prototype Judges must confuse Scale contests aerobatic contests maneuver must announced prior com mencement word Now flying maneuvers must announced upon com pletion word Finished flying judges will seated along side takeoff strip line parallel mean wind direction axis will re ferred judges line Unless conflict safety pilot should times permitted choose direction takeoff landing allow unexpected changes wind di rection provision will also apply ma neuver 63611 approach rectangular cir cuit since integral actual landing maneuver 647M touch and-go since consists both landing takeoff wind direction changes such landing circuit would con flict safety exceptionally under Continued page 138 August 1990 135 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC 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 propriateness poblication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thouJsts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Bxecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author ci anyone else interested obtaining official action x 0 0 0 U AMA About Cut o Support FAI Pmgrams Harry Murphy Anderson IN o National Free Flight Society NFFS Presi U dent Al Italiano has advised AMA Executive Council will vote July X proposal cut funding sponsorship o FAI activities 50% would affect US 0 team travel expenses world champion 0 ships would mean fewer world Champi onships being held United States Ex 0 penses over above metered AMA fund ing allotments would become re sponsibility respective special inter o est groups individuals o themselves curtailment would affect US partici pation facets world FAI model com O petition Indoor FF CL RC well U Should oppose such action should voice opposition immediately X appropriate AMA district vice president O well other voting members Exec 0 utive Council AMA President AMA Execu 0 tive VP AMA Executive DirectorEd Apparently proposal comes about beo cause recent unfortunate situation inU volving US world championships team spent AMA funds considerably ex cess estimated participation costs o Now old Army game evidently o be brought play US teams 0 are punished questionable ac tions o As special interest groups re U tam treasuries finance such activities international model competition would X either become sport rich fa O mous US would often send no 0 team Also proposal somewhat keep o ing stated nonsupport number present members AMA Executive Council types domestic well international model airplane competi o tions apparently collective opin 0 ion percentage AMA membera ship support formal model flying com petition such minority time o ceaseor best offer limited U support faction Just elected legislators have X chosen draw lines between formal O model airplane competition appar 0 ently acceptable fun fly has 0 clearly defined Since both usually present awards winners line appears o quite smudged indiscernible U of us support Contest less camouflaged verbiage X Sports enthusiasts following recog o nize battle benefit 0 others As 100000 people have present watch 18 combatants o on baseball fieldthen go home anU ticipate reading about again newspa pers magazines Whereas few may have ever personally participated sport unfortunate history remem bers feats statistics play ers bought tickets perused writings recently watched video repeats Nonetheless major league baseball would possible fans supportersnor would supporters have baseball support mi nority players play game well fans expect sport flying model airplanes little different respect baseball football auto racing whatever fans want view read about cherish statistics whether capable partic ipating themselves situa tion hobby obviously lesser magnitude parallel exists Competition lends vibrant air sports category passive attitude compe tition sport can lead eventual disinterest loss following Exec utive Council should realize competi tion should supported until last dol lar spent fans competition will slip away along competitors Another aspect proposal re duce AMAs funding comes time Eastern Bloc nations has suddenly opened its doors offering friendly hand renewed communication would seem poor move part Academy suddenly shutter windows response gestures next time election upcoming AMA District VP respective region sure inquire candidate views formal model flying competi tion before cast vote inquiry voting record incumbent should certainly affect final choice Lets keep hobby enthusiastic refresh ing goal-oriented Too organiza tions have hit skids reverting counting minuscule beans rather look ing future perpetual challenge wish AMA become passive progressive decision yours Keep Channels Only Would Disasteil George M Myers Hicksville NY Im writing AMA member disturbed lack wisdom demon strated clubs have voted use channels Lets agree have absolute right vote arrangement suits purposes usual motivation attempt extend use outmoded RC systems little longer keeping other modelers us ing odd-numbered channels AMA plans authorize use oddnumbered RC channels beginning 1991 Ed lets look consequences decision enough clubs likewise somebody out wants nice chunk ra dio spectrum will observe abandon ment odd-numbered channels will petition likely get permission FCC use aban doned channels new users will likely equip themselves appropriate narrow-band equipment will free interference outmoded equip ment being protected However equipment can legally interfere outmoded equipment via mechanisms discussed pages Model Aviation other modeling publications past few years So protection Robinson Engineering Company now has FCC waiver valid until 1993 pro duce radio controls bridge cranes 75-MHz boat/car channels got permission continue illegal use channels assigned exclusively radio-controlled models dont know know AMA has opposed continues oppose waiver worst-case scenario waiver will become permanent Robinson Engineer ing will receive Primary User status channels happens can kiss 75-MHz hobby channels goodbye Remember beginning 1969 modelers have Secondary Us ers means anybody can legally interfere us interfere must cease transmitting Cant just see bridge crane operators booting us off ponds boat radios might interfere channels same thing can happen us 72-MHz Aircraft Only channels enough clubs vote Channels Only will have illusion protection actually throwing away channels fought long hard get Supporting Juniors Free Flight Mark D Troutman Marion TX have read great interest recent discussion get Juniors volved hobby As father 12year-old recently qualified Jun ior World Free Flight team FiC Power supporter another 12-year-old has also competed both Rubber Power events would like share thoughts First foremost takes time own flying building cut drastically al low time watch over kids efforts cut anyone has seen com pete realizes no great loss extremely important overchal lenge young persons ability Numerous people have donated excellent aircraft engines support two kids get startedhardware beyond skills beginners time eventually useful Since both Free Flight SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB 136 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX oriented comments restricted aspect hobby Kits well die-cut simple such produced Campbells well within novices capabilities An experi enced builder must hand help young modeler becomes con fused will stop good kit tube glue must accompanied someone shows young person joy building successful completion model must followed successful flight Re inforcement building effort must followed positive experience flying Nothing devastating young per son see months worth effort him lifetime come quick sad end reason important experienced builder flier make sure planes structur ally sound stand good chance suc cess Its also important remember what trying accomplish Often well meaning experienced builders looking over young persons efforts will comment make better telling well have done get far 12-year-old boy has enough confidence problem having worry about latest state-of-the-art tech nology will come experience will motivation become compet itive after enjoying initial success As competition make sure event can compete desig nated age group two boys have both competed won awards Open level much excited about contest has events have reasonable chance wining doubt Open contestants hold trophy four hours way home event show mother have two 12-year-olds suggest contest have two Junior events very simple requiring little skill Hand-Launch Glider P 30 great combination Pee Wee 30 Power Please dads dont give kids spare competition aircraft Help build themselves see rewards own efforts hobby will gain experience competitors way Dont think kids interested competi tions think decision hold Free Flight Nationals October during school will death blow youth sport son devastated learned about Nationals have al ways focal point competition have now said young person interested Free Flight competition no event him national level Free Flight continue United States some form training competition must created young people Last years NFFS Nationals Law renceville IL caused two kids become se rious Free Flight hobbyists Maybe AMA doesnt care sending conflicting signals supporting Junior team World Free Flight Chainpionships Junior compe tition prepare such major event Free Flight numbers will continue dwindle unless few young people show interest given time help acquire skills needed allow grow own Fortunately San Antonio Tn City Free Flight Club members have nated skills patience needed take shy kid shows interest turn him owna seven-second nitro-breathing contest animal Keep mind son both started same skill level Free Flight through club able achieve success recent letter Jim Sears Tony Italiano published Na tional Free Flight Society newsletter also devastating son friepd clear boys incredibly neg ative unprofessional attitude held AMA Vice President leaving young peo ple choose Free Flight hobby abandoned AMA very unfortunate andI hopean incorrect conclusion hope Mr Sears will keep mind future writ ing AMA Vice President affecting membership elected repre sent hostile Free Flighters sports unique requirements clear space must kept mind truly hope clear location accommo dates hobbys activities can pur chased also fly CL RC made per manent site national event meantime will continue compete whichever events support juniors NFFS Nationals enjoyable ex perience son have ever mod eling deny NFFS did great job under trying circumstances would unjust Lets keep flying together sup port Juniors PS Will junior Senior events Nationals year Im plan ning bring boys school books Pulling Together AMA Nats An Open Letter Aeromodelers Dan Garfinkel LaPorte TX get-it-off-your-chest stand-on-asoapbox sort thing Im guy no ever heard al though Ive aeromodeling over 50 years now have never done thing spectacular never broke records won million trophies great time time Ive out AMA several times dont think AMA perfect dont know anything betterunless WE make AMA better selves seems instead pulling gether have awful lot pulling apart cant tolerant others Dont quit reading now person flies dollars worth balsa stuff Hand-Launched Glider Rub ber model little CUFF Indoor etc no less modeler person flies $10000 RC model sort Yes some its money dont have its choice Im rich Im poor either guess could afford build just about model have just much pleasure satisfaction designing simple little Rub ber model building making fly multiengined acrobatIc Scale RC Maybe what Im trying say Dont put down person little Control Line model Hand-Launched Glider whatever Watch talk may learn something af ter all aeromodelers together now thought done Fooled didnt What crazy talk about breaking up Nats basic idea Nats modelers over meet competeand learn other Yes small pecentage AMA mem bers enter given Nats great come watch learn dont encourage Nats attendance make like convention combne fun flying Nats National Fun Fly assumes modelers have both time money travel across country just weekend flying fail understand makes much sense Nats would hardly have extended include two days fun flying combined displays etc could have some commemorative type thing person could take home Nats proud long time Remember AMA members adults have personal lives live vast majority Im sure look forward chance lifetime can actu ally visit Natsand what Nats really Nats must kept up forever consolidated area much possible Its one-time visi tor can see much possible min imum expenditure time money Let pros come compete let rest come see what AMA mod eling Nats really aboutand let fly like just watch Yes number contestants Nats just small percentage AMA member ship would dearly love come cannot Most people have lives live families raise Im pos itive modelers hope least time can get Nats flyor least watch learn another reason AMA having permanent Nats/Headquarters/museum site Anyone has seen AMAs present museum musts agree its wonderful fantastic needs bigger better need permanent Nats site Nats expenditures can help build super Nats sitea place facilities near perfect can get wont start way try pull toContinued next page APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1990 137 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC x 0 0 0 U x 0 m 0 0 U x 0 0 0 U gether can can start open field tents portacans can build up anything want IF WE WORK TOGETHER Imagine Just let imagination go re tirement community hotels motels restau rants fast food places businesses typesall placed around worlds finest aeromodeling museum flying site AMA HQ ones can can make come true usYOU AND because WE AMA Remember built present Head quarters museum building really short time slogan heard building ourselves home Well first learn first attempts Ethics Competition XDick Byron oArlington TX open letter AMA members 0 last several years have become ino creasingly aware decline ethics some modelers competition stress some because am speaking few people desire win cost completely ignore builder-of-the-model rule events have such rule speak events events address CL Scale/Sport Scale/ FAI Scale/FAI team trials/Aerobatics can speak ones compete know fact people will unnamed obvious reasons have won tro phies high first place Nationals using models did build have suspicion some FAI team trials com petitors have past competed se cured place team using models completely partially constructed someone else problem proving such actions practically impossible builder-of-the-model rule assumes competitors unquestioned integrity honor no means enforce rule uselessbut required because people follow letter What need peer pressure fending person persons other com petitors stop blatant disregard fair play have building models since 1947 flying competition since 1956 have never seen such sorry state now ex ists competition discussing Bob Underwood have tried write rule proposal could come up good legal rule could followed enforce builder-of-the-model rule people speak know areand alsoand say to applies Stay home dont need kind hobby hobby ladies gentlemen honor wish enjoy spirit competition camaraderie way clean up mess us compete fairly speak up cheating old saying What goes around comes around will eventually catch up undesir ables maybe will see dont want sport closing Id like say few people involved problem hope take hint love hobby too much ignore problem longer plan try fix help body else wishes join am open suggestions may have help solve major injus tice SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB F481C Scale Report e# circumstances competitor must al lowed separate approach rectangu lar circuit landing maneuver avoid overflying spectators Apart maneuvers mentioned above involve landings takeoffs wind flying maneuvers must performed parallel judges line such part maneuver per formed behind judges will score zero Apart specific maneuvers wind flying maneuvers start tra jectory parallel judges line except 637N overshoot starts tra jectory perpendicular right angles judges line 637M starts right angles wind time touch and-go interests safety maneuver carried out over spectators will also score zero item 63610 realism flight should discussed judges after completion flight should attempt ar rive unanimously agreed score item completion flight chief judge must check score cards completeness definition needed separate aero batic nonaerobatic types aircraft flight maneuver options new definition follows Nonaerobatic aircraft re stricted level flight manufacturers licensing government agency aircraft intended carrying passen gers cargo heavy loads such bombs Aircraft designed aerobatic flight such military fighters trainers having no restrictions against aerobatics may select options q r s chan delle flight triangular circuit flight rectangular circuit flight straight line constant height flight demonstra tions Scale Subcommittee adopted sched ule noise reduction both Control Line RC maximum 96 dBA three meters exception ducted fan models should exceed 100 dBA will effective January 1992 Ducted-fan models must also down 96 dBA after January 1993 comparison AMA suggested dBA limits specifications too gener ous rather surprising considers pressure some countries such s Germany drastically cut noise lev els visited two German flying fields noise levels almost nonexistent making all-out effort pre serve flying fields German delegate made plea reduce model noise model flying would banned completely country International Aeromodeling Champs Set China 1990 Aero Sports Federation China Pe oples Republic China--Ed organizing major international championships set November 6-11 1990 Events flown have selected FAI Control Line Radio Control menus F2AIBIC/D CL Speed Aerobatics Team Race Com bat F3A/C RC Pattern Helicopter contest site located Guangzhou formerly known US Kwang Chow located north Hong Kong An unlimited number contestants nation may enter competitions individual standings three compet itors nation may enter team competitions Any number supporters may attend fee $360 US addi tional days $60/person/day Local transpor tation meals hotel accommodations included further information write Organizing Committee 1990 Guangzhou International Aeromodel ing Championships 16 Jiaochangxi Rd Guangzhou 510056 China telephone number 342490 Telex number 44301 YSYS CN FAX 020346653 copy announcement bulletin has details entry form may obtained Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ organizer wants receiv&provi sional entry forms June 30 1990 ever since letter received AMA HQ late May US modelers wish ing enter can probably get extension entry date coordinate facet Micheline Madison AMA HQ 138 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/08
Page Numbers: 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
COMPETI P0 NEWSLETTEI ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood page 136 July column ref erence might lead someone mis understanding AMA SAfety Code cause way column utilized bold face type way paragraphs organized point portion text might read saying AMA Safety Code applies AMA-sanction ed events course true Safety Code governs model flying Also same column mentioned page 136 picture RICMA AMA transmitter gold sticker attesting fact transmitter narrow-band degree required AMA Guide lines operation 1991 later cluded column Guess what got put Murphys Law strikes again make up now R/CMA RFCHECKI IA MA DATE old admonition time flies seems ap propriate Granted times appears about thing can get fly month Underwoods celebrate an niversary move St Louis wacky world Washington Five years have flitted filtered through phone calls let ters trips exotic places meetings Lots water has flowed over dam under bridge prefer Knowing what know now would again answer has Yes Underwoods viewpoint move provided new stimulus focus time life blahs sometimes set New sights new routines new everything worked get old blood pumping tasks Headquarters ex tra stimulating involved number different areas work done made happen phone rings dont know whether will competition frequencies safety whatever Thats neat because removes assembly line part work makes brain shift gears fre quently So aside high cost living Continued page 135 National Records Monthly Update No new National Records have pro cessed during month May 1990 CL Aerobatics Team Finals U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids AMA Headquarters see note low bids must received AMA De cember 31 1990 RC Helicopter Team Finals US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest Clubs willing host finals should com municate contact person AMA HQ see below CL Combat Team Finals Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1991 US FAI Combat team trials submit bids contact person AMA HQ see note below opportunity As now cutoff date bids has established however goal Team Selection Committee vote 1990 date place team trials Tips Preparing Bids Contact Person AMA HQ bids should sent directlyto Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ no special forms use however needed sample bid can ob tained upon request Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other information typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to ad dress question particular site good best Also since team trials entry fee does provide funding team will contest itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants US FAI RC Pylon Racing Team Finals Set Toledo Weak Signals Club will host team finals selection meet Septem ber 1-2 1990 contest site will club field Lasalle Ml six miles north Toledo OH Wayne Veager will CD RESTON VA 22090 Practice flying will held club field Friday August 31 model processing will occur after close pra tice Model fuel will provided ganizers brand TBD host club will charge entry fee however proof will required contestants have paid pro gram entry fee entrants must also have current FAI competition stamp available through AMA HQ letter bearing program entry fee $50 must postmarked no later Au gust 2 1990 Send Competitions De partment AMA HQ An on-site late entry fee $100 may paid CD up hour before advertised starting time contest Contestants intending fly contest advised schedule arrival De troit wider selection flights avail able travel time contest site same Toledo Express air port further details contact CD Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 tel 1-313/941-6661 F4BIC Scale Inadequate judging has long point contention Scale competition model ing Bias prejudice lack aeronautical knowledge about aircraft per form has kept excellent Scale model ers competing judges FAI Juries dont know aircraft will perform simple split-S manner RC Pattern airplane lack knowledge turns potential competitors away proposal USA would have es tablished separate new subcommittee oversee qualifications judges pro posal defeated basis evalua tion Scale judges should responsi bility individual subcommittees clarification needed complex ity bonus section rules RC Scale rule now specific monoplanes undercambered airfoils will receive 5% bonus added flight score 10% biplanes 15% three wings new maneuver descending circle established last years meeting substitute controversial taxi ma neuver considered too difficult judge descending circle maneuver will used competition until after January 1993 new FAI rule book printed proposal Switzerland would have changed maneuver mandatory optional nonaerobatic aircraft thereby shortening program proContinued page 135 August 1990 133 Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors Joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events involves use inspectors oversee qualifi cations such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy perform task inspector District IHarvey Thomasian 369 Brig ham St Northboro MA 01532 District IlFrank V Ponteri 4261 West Ave Ocean City NJ 08226 District IllWilliam Berchtold 1570 Holly wood Parkway York PA 17403 Richard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Can ton OH 44714Gene Miller RD 5 Box 5301 Fleetwood PA 19522 District IVCharles E BuhI 3924 Dawley Rd Virginia Beach VA 23457 John Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VBillie Bell PO Box 1375 Grace yule FL 32440 Derryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 Rod Gier 6082 Ajax Ct Cocoa FL 32927 James M Weems 861 77th Way South Birmingham AL 35206 District VIJohn H Frank 2004 Welwyn Des Plaines IL 60018 James W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 Scott Justice Debra Justice 156 5 Franzen Ben senville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 ScheIl Ln New Albany IN 47150 District ViIMark Bonzer Route 3 Box 170 Charles City IA 50616 Albert H Doerr 3571 Fourth St Wayland MI 49348 Charles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Win netka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District VIIIThomas Solinski 9720 5 Shar tel Oklahoma City OK 73139 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sun set Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 David Buck 1929 W 146th St #5 Gardena CA 90249 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Telephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 1-707/448-4659 Bill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 Joseph P Lussier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Rapillo 3603 S Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XICharles R Grageda 716 Hart Ln Walla Walls WA 99362 John J Haskin 2131 Vernon Rd Lake Stevens WA 98258 Jerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Van couver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved un der program can obtained Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rocldand MA 02370 II a Sobilno 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 QNest lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 28118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer SI Jacksonville FL 32205 vi RC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Hetienslein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entIre District except Michigan Greg Seydet 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Corey N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MIchigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawaon Royal Oak Ml 46073 CL Mark Warwaahana 43870 Candelwood Canton MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh SI Denver CO 60219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Gaka CA 95628 No Harry Apoias 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 60274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Sailer 7217 So 133rd St Soattle WA 96176 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & ill other RC RC escept Soaring Boid Face Below IndIcates Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 06052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 victory view Ln. Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SruIi 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2160 ligertall Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 561 North Pembroke MA 02386 II Bill Boas 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncka Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14006 ill Rudy Kiulber 2021 Laketand Ave Lakewood OH 44107 Iv Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Rains Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I irv Sean 52 Langhotm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14812 III TBA IV Bob Karisson 706 BulIen Dr Middielown DE 19709 V DavId PlatI 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32807 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Joe Beahar 106 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Piaca Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard DoIg 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chiton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglialico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Biachoff 7560 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94550 XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8876 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Ciaweon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Aiidorra Universal City TX 78148 Ix Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 60904 X Joe Norcroas PD Box 65 Hanford CA 03232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 96053 VI Jobs Guentber 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Rugglas St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 98816 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr. NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Fioriasant MO 63034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas Tx 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 60135 X Robert Slift FO eon #58044 Legion Fl 48 Midway city CA 92680 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member ICentral Lee Webaler 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member iNest Coast Bill Horibrop 898 West 16th 51 Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 Ii George Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 III R Nsasslbreck 6320 51ua8nny HIlt Ct, CIncInnatI OH 48248 IV Tom Miller 15130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunterovilie NC 20678 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicavilie FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy KIng 59 Wellinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piala MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz 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 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodoon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 6 Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleovilte OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 288th 51 Kent WA 96042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Fark Dr Creolview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lsnsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 46174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gail 12800 WAsbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalis CA 932779757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th BeanIe WA 88116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 SI Palos Park IL 60404 VII Al Scidmore 6013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fink Lo Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo NaperyIlls IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3822 Tamaniak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 6 Spanaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochelie Ave. Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Willismoport PA 17701 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeli NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Technical Director nge drivers appear forever testing tanks Pentagon its great Academys viewpoint cant tell whether move good true individuals membership will answer ques tion negative feel bad about feel ings held persons have tried work hard read needs both management/policy making general membership positions Along attempt has made develop pro grams procedures create accounta bility associations funds mon itor activities have frustrations ability communicate vital information major concern am suggesting understanding gap rather infor mation assimilated primary rea son happens too often ma terial presented read recog nize modeling sometimes activity membership frustrating put information out have fall some sort black hole Some universe must huge cluster underread material some day will discovered advanced civili zation will spend years trying deci pher Two primary areas activity suffer some form communications block respect concerns about RC fre quencies information disseminated isnt discovered discovered misinterpreted believed case competition dif ferent form blockage membership feedback missing As example trade shows year have individuals debate merits particular rule proposal submitted passed last cycle same proposal has given interesting read tack treatment national publication Such debate healthyif occurs ap propriate time During year half previous rules cycle prior vote request received Headquar ters copy proposal changed Scale declaration rule 46 Since take part activities Scale community know lit tle no debate regarding change dur ing cycle Now after vote Con test Board received little no member input same Scale community numbers people upset rule recognized printing entire rule proposal magazine would preferable brief synopsis provide just have space provide complete text Some proposals such affecting judges guides new events would consume several col umns magazine space proposal However copy complete pro posal always available anyone re quests membership re quested 230-some pro posals last cycle About half dozen persons guess have gathered am tad sensitive concerning issue Thats true individuals publications involved current debate spent half much time energy rhetoric helping us make system work way can work attacking system people involved could have healthy pro ductive debate seem remember some saying found enemy us So much tirade month Let supply few morebut less emphatic words close off piece Did know 1 That Academy has published RC frequency-management plans accommo date mix old new equipment Check out May issue Model Aviation page 120 2 That recently advertised engine uti lizing supercharger legal use members course goes saying competition purposes must fit within rule structure specific event 3 That going fly AMAsanctioned event beginning January 1 1991 will have have certified RJCMA AMA Gold Sticker affixed transmit ter Make certain catch phrase sanctioned event because includes fun flys fly-ins demonstrations etc 4 That effective August 1 1990 applicants Contest Director must have three years continuous AMA membership prior appli cation 5 effective January 1 1991 flying events will included sanctioning pro cess Bear mind however provisions have made provide separate event listing Model Aviations Competition Newsletter section nonflying events such static displays seminars etc 6 That effective later year trial basis contest coordination Free Flight Control Line districts Ill VI VII will handled directly through Headquar ters will probably parallel operation present system district coordina tors effort work out bugs sys tem 7 And finally older wideband radios will legal next year People continue call ask whether will covered insurance continue fly nonnarrow-band transmitter and/or receiver YES YES YES would have gone trouble creating Frequency Man agement Plans intended al low insurancewise utilize requirement will added Safety Code addresses sanctioned events point time have no indica tion FCC whether restriction will put continued use older transmitters does will first know will first know read what print believe print Pardon force ful approach told earlier column suffered some degree frustration matters Clearing Things Up CL Aerobatics Rule Correction zeal get news out some times muddy waters being too cryp tic Such case Control Line Precision Aerobatics Rule Correction printed page 145 May 1990 edition Competition Newsletter has confusion about what item meant what trying tell hand signal pilot re quired References rule book hand sig nal found Paragraphs 7 page 42 111 page 43 should ignored senten ces will removed make next printing Competition Regulations book An official flight now defined Para graph 12 page 43 1990-91 rule book 4RIC $ale Rport l defeated maneuver re mains mandatory description approach rectan gular circuit landing has addition follows Should wind direction change dur ing flight such approach rec tangular circuit would involve flying over spectators competitor may exceptional circumstances allowed separate rectangular circuit landing maneuver must nominated prior commencement rectangu lar circuit should flown par allel judges line terminating low overshoot below three meters front judges model would re positioned perform abbreviated short landing approach wind clear spectators commencing height three meters finishing model comes rest becomes effective January 1993 order optional demon strations flown must marked score sheet maneuver flown out order will marked zero effective January 1990 flight order competitors will changed nor shall substitution team members slot another mem bers slot will effective January 1993 Judges Guide Annex 6D considerable change general de scription permit greater options pilots select directions takeoff landing follows flying maneuvers must judged bearing mind performance fullscale prototype Judges must confuse Scale contests aerobatic contests maneuver must announced prior com mencement word Now flying maneuvers must announced upon com pletion word Finished flying judges will seated along side takeoff strip line parallel mean wind direction axis will re ferred judges line Unless conflict safety pilot should times permitted choose direction takeoff landing allow unexpected changes wind di rection provision will also apply ma neuver 63611 approach rectangular cir cuit since integral actual landing maneuver 647M touch and-go since consists both landing takeoff wind direction changes such landing circuit would con flict safety exceptionally under Continued page 138 August 1990 135 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC 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 propriateness poblication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thouJsts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Bxecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author ci anyone else interested obtaining official action x 0 0 0 U AMA About Cut o Support FAI Pmgrams Harry Murphy Anderson IN o National Free Flight Society NFFS Presi U dent Al Italiano has advised AMA Executive Council will vote July X proposal cut funding sponsorship o FAI activities 50% would affect US 0 team travel expenses world champion 0 ships would mean fewer world Champi onships being held United States Ex 0 penses over above metered AMA fund ing allotments would become re sponsibility respective special inter o est groups individuals o themselves curtailment would affect US partici pation facets world FAI model com O petition Indoor FF CL RC well U Should oppose such action should voice opposition immediately X appropriate AMA district vice president O well other voting members Exec 0 utive Council AMA President AMA Execu 0 tive VP AMA Executive DirectorEd Apparently proposal comes about beo cause recent unfortunate situation inU volving US world championships team spent AMA funds considerably ex cess estimated participation costs o Now old Army game evidently o be brought play US teams 0 are punished questionable ac tions o As special interest groups re U tam treasuries finance such activities international model competition would X either become sport rich fa O mous US would often send no 0 team Also proposal somewhat keep o ing stated nonsupport number present members AMA Executive Council types domestic well international model airplane competi o tions apparently collective opin 0 ion percentage AMA membera ship support formal model flying com petition such minority time o ceaseor best offer limited U support faction Just elected legislators have X chosen draw lines between formal O model airplane competition appar 0 ently acceptable fun fly has 0 clearly defined Since both usually present awards winners line appears o quite smudged indiscernible U of us support Contest less camouflaged verbiage X Sports enthusiasts following recog o nize battle benefit 0 others As 100000 people have present watch 18 combatants o on baseball fieldthen go home anU ticipate reading about again newspa pers magazines Whereas few may have ever personally participated sport unfortunate history remem bers feats statistics play ers bought tickets perused writings recently watched video repeats Nonetheless major league baseball would possible fans supportersnor would supporters have baseball support mi nority players play game well fans expect sport flying model airplanes little different respect baseball football auto racing whatever fans want view read about cherish statistics whether capable partic ipating themselves situa tion hobby obviously lesser magnitude parallel exists Competition lends vibrant air sports category passive attitude compe tition sport can lead eventual disinterest loss following Exec utive Council should realize competi tion should supported until last dol lar spent fans competition will slip away along competitors Another aspect proposal re duce AMAs funding comes time Eastern Bloc nations has suddenly opened its doors offering friendly hand renewed communication would seem poor move part Academy suddenly shutter windows response gestures next time election upcoming AMA District VP respective region sure inquire candidate views formal model flying competi tion before cast vote inquiry voting record incumbent should certainly affect final choice Lets keep hobby enthusiastic refresh ing goal-oriented Too organiza tions have hit skids reverting counting minuscule beans rather look ing future perpetual challenge wish AMA become passive progressive decision yours Keep Channels Only Would Disasteil George M Myers Hicksville NY Im writing AMA member disturbed lack wisdom demon strated clubs have voted use channels Lets agree have absolute right vote arrangement suits purposes usual motivation attempt extend use outmoded RC systems little longer keeping other modelers us ing odd-numbered channels AMA plans authorize use oddnumbered RC channels beginning 1991 Ed lets look consequences decision enough clubs likewise somebody out wants nice chunk ra dio spectrum will observe abandon ment odd-numbered channels will petition likely get permission FCC use aban doned channels new users will likely equip themselves appropriate narrow-band equipment will free interference outmoded equip ment being protected However equipment can legally interfere outmoded equipment via mechanisms discussed pages Model Aviation other modeling publications past few years So protection Robinson Engineering Company now has FCC waiver valid until 1993 pro duce radio controls bridge cranes 75-MHz boat/car channels got permission continue illegal use channels assigned exclusively radio-controlled models dont know know AMA has opposed continues oppose waiver worst-case scenario waiver will become permanent Robinson Engineer ing will receive Primary User status channels happens can kiss 75-MHz hobby channels goodbye Remember beginning 1969 modelers have Secondary Us ers means anybody can legally interfere us interfere must cease transmitting Cant just see bridge crane operators booting us off ponds boat radios might interfere channels same thing can happen us 72-MHz Aircraft Only channels enough clubs vote Channels Only will have illusion protection actually throwing away channels fought long hard get Supporting Juniors Free Flight Mark D Troutman Marion TX have read great interest recent discussion get Juniors volved hobby As father 12year-old recently qualified Jun ior World Free Flight team FiC Power supporter another 12-year-old has also competed both Rubber Power events would like share thoughts First foremost takes time own flying building cut drastically al low time watch over kids efforts cut anyone has seen com pete realizes no great loss extremely important overchal lenge young persons ability Numerous people have donated excellent aircraft engines support two kids get startedhardware beyond skills beginners time eventually useful Since both Free Flight SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB 136 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX oriented comments restricted aspect hobby Kits well die-cut simple such produced Campbells well within novices capabilities An experi enced builder must hand help young modeler becomes con fused will stop good kit tube glue must accompanied someone shows young person joy building successful completion model must followed successful flight Re inforcement building effort must followed positive experience flying Nothing devastating young per son see months worth effort him lifetime come quick sad end reason important experienced builder flier make sure planes structur ally sound stand good chance suc cess Its also important remember what trying accomplish Often well meaning experienced builders looking over young persons efforts will comment make better telling well have done get far 12-year-old boy has enough confidence problem having worry about latest state-of-the-art tech nology will come experience will motivation become compet itive after enjoying initial success As competition make sure event can compete desig nated age group two boys have both competed won awards Open level much excited about contest has events have reasonable chance wining doubt Open contestants hold trophy four hours way home event show mother have two 12-year-olds suggest contest have two Junior events very simple requiring little skill Hand-Launch Glider P 30 great combination Pee Wee 30 Power Please dads dont give kids spare competition aircraft Help build themselves see rewards own efforts hobby will gain experience competitors way Dont think kids interested competi tions think decision hold Free Flight Nationals October during school will death blow youth sport son devastated learned about Nationals have al ways focal point competition have now said young person interested Free Flight competition no event him national level Free Flight continue United States some form training competition must created young people Last years NFFS Nationals Law renceville IL caused two kids become se rious Free Flight hobbyists Maybe AMA doesnt care sending conflicting signals supporting Junior team World Free Flight Chainpionships Junior compe tition prepare such major event Free Flight numbers will continue dwindle unless few young people show interest given time help acquire skills needed allow grow own Fortunately San Antonio Tn City Free Flight Club members have nated skills patience needed take shy kid shows interest turn him owna seven-second nitro-breathing contest animal Keep mind son both started same skill level Free Flight through club able achieve success recent letter Jim Sears Tony Italiano published Na tional Free Flight Society newsletter also devastating son friepd clear boys incredibly neg ative unprofessional attitude held AMA Vice President leaving young peo ple choose Free Flight hobby abandoned AMA very unfortunate andI hopean incorrect conclusion hope Mr Sears will keep mind future writ ing AMA Vice President affecting membership elected repre sent hostile Free Flighters sports unique requirements clear space must kept mind truly hope clear location accommo dates hobbys activities can pur chased also fly CL RC made per manent site national event meantime will continue compete whichever events support juniors NFFS Nationals enjoyable ex perience son have ever mod eling deny NFFS did great job under trying circumstances would unjust Lets keep flying together sup port Juniors PS Will junior Senior events Nationals year Im plan ning bring boys school books Pulling Together AMA Nats An Open Letter Aeromodelers Dan Garfinkel LaPorte TX get-it-off-your-chest stand-on-asoapbox sort thing Im guy no ever heard al though Ive aeromodeling over 50 years now have never done thing spectacular never broke records won million trophies great time time Ive out AMA several times dont think AMA perfect dont know anything betterunless WE make AMA better selves seems instead pulling gether have awful lot pulling apart cant tolerant others Dont quit reading now person flies dollars worth balsa stuff Hand-Launched Glider Rub ber model little CUFF Indoor etc no less modeler person flies $10000 RC model sort Yes some its money dont have its choice Im rich Im poor either guess could afford build just about model have just much pleasure satisfaction designing simple little Rub ber model building making fly multiengined acrobatIc Scale RC Maybe what Im trying say Dont put down person little Control Line model Hand-Launched Glider whatever Watch talk may learn something af ter all aeromodelers together now thought done Fooled didnt What crazy talk about breaking up Nats basic idea Nats modelers over meet competeand learn other Yes small pecentage AMA mem bers enter given Nats great come watch learn dont encourage Nats attendance make like convention combne fun flying Nats National Fun Fly assumes modelers have both time money travel across country just weekend flying fail understand makes much sense Nats would hardly have extended include two days fun flying combined displays etc could have some commemorative type thing person could take home Nats proud long time Remember AMA members adults have personal lives live vast majority Im sure look forward chance lifetime can actu ally visit Natsand what Nats really Nats must kept up forever consolidated area much possible Its one-time visi tor can see much possible min imum expenditure time money Let pros come compete let rest come see what AMA mod eling Nats really aboutand let fly like just watch Yes number contestants Nats just small percentage AMA member ship would dearly love come cannot Most people have lives live families raise Im pos itive modelers hope least time can get Nats flyor least watch learn another reason AMA having permanent Nats/Headquarters/museum site Anyone has seen AMAs present museum musts agree its wonderful fantastic needs bigger better need permanent Nats site Nats expenditures can help build super Nats sitea place facilities near perfect can get wont start way try pull toContinued next page APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1990 137 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC x 0 0 0 U x 0 m 0 0 U x 0 0 0 U gether can can start open field tents portacans can build up anything want IF WE WORK TOGETHER Imagine Just let imagination go re tirement community hotels motels restau rants fast food places businesses typesall placed around worlds finest aeromodeling museum flying site AMA HQ ones can can make come true usYOU AND because WE AMA Remember built present Head quarters museum building really short time slogan heard building ourselves home Well first learn first attempts Ethics Competition XDick Byron oArlington TX open letter AMA members 0 last several years have become ino creasingly aware decline ethics some modelers competition stress some because am speaking few people desire win cost completely ignore builder-of-the-model rule events have such rule speak events events address CL Scale/Sport Scale/ FAI Scale/FAI team trials/Aerobatics can speak ones compete know fact people will unnamed obvious reasons have won tro phies high first place Nationals using models did build have suspicion some FAI team trials com petitors have past competed se cured place team using models completely partially constructed someone else problem proving such actions practically impossible builder-of-the-model rule assumes competitors unquestioned integrity honor no means enforce rule uselessbut required because people follow letter What need peer pressure fending person persons other com petitors stop blatant disregard fair play have building models since 1947 flying competition since 1956 have never seen such sorry state now ex ists competition discussing Bob Underwood have tried write rule proposal could come up good legal rule could followed enforce builder-of-the-model rule people speak know areand alsoand say to applies Stay home dont need kind hobby hobby ladies gentlemen honor wish enjoy spirit competition camaraderie way clean up mess us compete fairly speak up cheating old saying What goes around comes around will eventually catch up undesir ables maybe will see dont want sport closing Id like say few people involved problem hope take hint love hobby too much ignore problem longer plan try fix help body else wishes join am open suggestions may have help solve major injus tice SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB F481C Scale Report e# circumstances competitor must al lowed separate approach rectangu lar circuit landing maneuver avoid overflying spectators Apart maneuvers mentioned above involve landings takeoffs wind flying maneuvers must performed parallel judges line such part maneuver per formed behind judges will score zero Apart specific maneuvers wind flying maneuvers start tra jectory parallel judges line except 637N overshoot starts tra jectory perpendicular right angles judges line 637M starts right angles wind time touch and-go interests safety maneuver carried out over spectators will also score zero item 63610 realism flight should discussed judges after completion flight should attempt ar rive unanimously agreed score item completion flight chief judge must check score cards completeness definition needed separate aero batic nonaerobatic types aircraft flight maneuver options new definition follows Nonaerobatic aircraft re stricted level flight manufacturers licensing government agency aircraft intended carrying passen gers cargo heavy loads such bombs Aircraft designed aerobatic flight such military fighters trainers having no restrictions against aerobatics may select options q r s chan delle flight triangular circuit flight rectangular circuit flight straight line constant height flight demonstra tions Scale Subcommittee adopted sched ule noise reduction both Control Line RC maximum 96 dBA three meters exception ducted fan models should exceed 100 dBA will effective January 1992 Ducted-fan models must also down 96 dBA after January 1993 comparison AMA suggested dBA limits specifications too gener ous rather surprising considers pressure some countries such s Germany drastically cut noise lev els visited two German flying fields noise levels almost nonexistent making all-out effort pre serve flying fields German delegate made plea reduce model noise model flying would banned completely country International Aeromodeling Champs Set China 1990 Aero Sports Federation China Pe oples Republic China--Ed organizing major international championships set November 6-11 1990 Events flown have selected FAI Control Line Radio Control menus F2AIBIC/D CL Speed Aerobatics Team Race Com bat F3A/C RC Pattern Helicopter contest site located Guangzhou formerly known US Kwang Chow located north Hong Kong An unlimited number contestants nation may enter competitions individual standings three compet itors nation may enter team competitions Any number supporters may attend fee $360 US addi tional days $60/person/day Local transpor tation meals hotel accommodations included further information write Organizing Committee 1990 Guangzhou International Aeromodel ing Championships 16 Jiaochangxi Rd Guangzhou 510056 China telephone number 342490 Telex number 44301 YSYS CN FAX 020346653 copy announcement bulletin has details entry form may obtained Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ organizer wants receiv&provi sional entry forms June 30 1990 ever since letter received AMA HQ late May US modelers wish ing enter can probably get extension entry date coordinate facet Micheline Madison AMA HQ 138 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/08
Page Numbers: 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
COMPETI P0 NEWSLETTEI ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NoteFromthe Technical Director W Bob Underwood page 136 July column ref erence might lead someone mis understanding AMA SAfety Code cause way column utilized bold face type way paragraphs organized point portion text might read saying AMA Safety Code applies AMA-sanction ed events course true Safety Code governs model flying Also same column mentioned page 136 picture RICMA AMA transmitter gold sticker attesting fact transmitter narrow-band degree required AMA Guide lines operation 1991 later cluded column Guess what got put Murphys Law strikes again make up now R/CMA RFCHECKI IA MA DATE old admonition time flies seems ap propriate Granted times appears about thing can get fly month Underwoods celebrate an niversary move St Louis wacky world Washington Five years have flitted filtered through phone calls let ters trips exotic places meetings Lots water has flowed over dam under bridge prefer Knowing what know now would again answer has Yes Underwoods viewpoint move provided new stimulus focus time life blahs sometimes set New sights new routines new everything worked get old blood pumping tasks Headquarters ex tra stimulating involved number different areas work done made happen phone rings dont know whether will competition frequencies safety whatever Thats neat because removes assembly line part work makes brain shift gears fre quently So aside high cost living Continued page 135 National Records Monthly Update No new National Records have pro cessed during month May 1990 CL Aerobatics Team Finals U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids AMA Headquarters see note low bids must received AMA De cember 31 1990 RC Helicopter Team Finals US FAI RC Helicopter Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest Clubs willing host finals should com municate contact person AMA HQ see below CL Combat Team Finals Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1991 US FAI Combat team trials submit bids contact person AMA HQ see note below opportunity As now cutoff date bids has established however goal Team Selection Committee vote 1990 date place team trials Tips Preparing Bids Contact Person AMA HQ bids should sent directlyto Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ no special forms use however needed sample bid can ob tained upon request Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other information typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to ad dress question particular site good best Also since team trials entry fee does provide funding team will contest itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants US FAI RC Pylon Racing Team Finals Set Toledo Weak Signals Club will host team finals selection meet Septem ber 1-2 1990 contest site will club field Lasalle Ml six miles north Toledo OH Wayne Veager will CD RESTON VA 22090 Practice flying will held club field Friday August 31 model processing will occur after close pra tice Model fuel will provided ganizers brand TBD host club will charge entry fee however proof will required contestants have paid pro gram entry fee entrants must also have current FAI competition stamp available through AMA HQ letter bearing program entry fee $50 must postmarked no later Au gust 2 1990 Send Competitions De partment AMA HQ An on-site late entry fee $100 may paid CD up hour before advertised starting time contest Contestants intending fly contest advised schedule arrival De troit wider selection flights avail able travel time contest site same Toledo Express air port further details contact CD Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 tel 1-313/941-6661 F4BIC Scale Inadequate judging has long point contention Scale competition model ing Bias prejudice lack aeronautical knowledge about aircraft per form has kept excellent Scale model ers competing judges FAI Juries dont know aircraft will perform simple split-S manner RC Pattern airplane lack knowledge turns potential competitors away proposal USA would have es tablished separate new subcommittee oversee qualifications judges pro posal defeated basis evalua tion Scale judges should responsi bility individual subcommittees clarification needed complex ity bonus section rules RC Scale rule now specific monoplanes undercambered airfoils will receive 5% bonus added flight score 10% biplanes 15% three wings new maneuver descending circle established last years meeting substitute controversial taxi ma neuver considered too difficult judge descending circle maneuver will used competition until after January 1993 new FAI rule book printed proposal Switzerland would have changed maneuver mandatory optional nonaerobatic aircraft thereby shortening program proContinued page 135 August 1990 133 Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors Joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstration flights AMA-sanctioned events involves use inspectors oversee qualifi cations such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date following persons have applied position have selected Academy perform task inspector District IHarvey Thomasian 369 Brig ham St Northboro MA 01532 District IlFrank V Ponteri 4261 West Ave Ocean City NJ 08226 District IllWilliam Berchtold 1570 Holly wood Parkway York PA 17403 Richard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Can ton OH 44714Gene Miller RD 5 Box 5301 Fleetwood PA 19522 District IVCharles E BuhI 3924 Dawley Rd Virginia Beach VA 23457 John Hunton 3722 Spicewood Dr Annandale VA 22003 District VBillie Bell PO Box 1375 Grace yule FL 32440 Derryl Edwards 5711 7th Ave NW Bradenton FL 34209 Burnis R Fields Jr Strickland Rd PO Box 1063 Interlachen FL 32048 Rod Gier 6082 Ajax Ct Cocoa FL 32927 James M Weems 861 77th Way South Birmingham AL 35206 District VIJohn H Frank 2004 Welwyn Des Plaines IL 60018 James W Johnson RR 1 Box 62 Gaston IN 47342 Scott Justice Debra Justice 156 5 Franzen Ben senville IL 60106 Robert George Nielsen 2500 ScheIl Ln New Albany IN 47150 District ViIMark Bonzer Route 3 Box 170 Charles City IA 50616 Albert H Doerr 3571 Fourth St Wayland MI 49348 Charles Ecklund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 John Hall 824 Win netka Ave South Golden Valley MN 55426 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District VIIIThomas Solinski 9720 5 Shar tel Oklahoma City OK 73139 District IXJames M Carter Jr 102-2 Sun set Loop Minot AFB ND 58704 John J Shumaker 1120 Azure Ln Wichita KS 67235 District XHarry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 David Buck 1929 W 146th St #5 Gardena CA 90249 Budd Crane 453 Maple St Livermore CA 94550 Telephone 1-415/447-2158 John C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 1-707/448-4659 Bill Hempel 7025 E 21st St Tucson AZ 85710 Joseph P Lussier 721 Remington Dr Las Vegas NV 89110Donald F Mulligan 931 Cactus Wren Sierra Vista AZ 85635 John E Rapillo 3603 S Ocean Crest Santa Ana CA 92704 District XICharles R Grageda 716 Hart Ln Walla Walls WA 99362 John J Haskin 2131 Vernon Rd Lake Stevens WA 98258 Jerry L Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Van couver WA 98684 Additional information concerning program may obtained contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved un der program can obtained Technical Director Bob Underwood AMA HQ Competition Newsletter edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18181 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everett St Rocldand MA 02370 II a Sobilno 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oueens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 146th Cleveland OH 44135 QNest lv CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Cary NC 27511 RCEd Byarley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 28118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer SI Jacksonville FL 32205 vi RC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Hetienslein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entIre District except Michigan Greg Seydet 3625 6 lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Corey N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MIchigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Bill Shailor 2317 Clawaon Royal Oak Ml 46073 CL Mark Warwaahana 43870 Candelwood Canton MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh SI Denver CO 60219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Gaka CA 95628 No Harry Apoias 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 60274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Sailer 7217 So 133rd St Soattle WA 96176 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Seattle WA 98148 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & ill other RC RC escept Soaring Boid Face Below IndIcates Chairmen Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 06052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 victory view Ln. Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SruIi 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2160 ligertall Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Boa 561 North Pembroke MA 02386 II Bill Boas 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 lv Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncka Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14006 ill Rudy Kiulber 2021 Laketand Ave Lakewood OH 44107 Iv Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Rains Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I irv Sean 52 Langhotm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14812 III TBA IV Bob Karisson 706 BulIen Dr Middielown DE 19709 V DavId PlatI 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32807 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 Joe Beahar 106 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Solich 3851 W 62nd Piaca Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard DoIg 6 Canary Hilt Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chiton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglialico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII Bill Biachoff 7560 Christie Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Gamer PO Box 873 Livermore CA 94550 XI John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8876 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Ciaweon Avenue Royal Oak Mi 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Aiidorra Universal City TX 78148 Ix Jeraid Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 60904 X Joe Norcroas PD Box 65 Hanford CA 03232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 96053 VI Jobs Guentber 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Rugglas St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 98816 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr. NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Fioriasant MO 63034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas Tx 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 60135 X Robert Slift FO eon #58044 Legion Fl 48 Midway city CA 92680 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member ICentral Lee Webaler 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member iNest Coast Bill Horibrop 898 West 16th 51 Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 Ii George Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 III R Nsasslbreck 6320 51ua8nny HIlt Ct, CIncInnatI OH 48248 IV Tom Miller 15130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunterovilie NC 20678 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Nicavilie FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy KIng 59 Wellinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Piala MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 Ii Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teiford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz 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 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boa 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodoon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 6 Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleovilte OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67647 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 288th 51 Kent WA 96042 Vt Bob Belluomini 129 College Fark Dr Creolview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lsnsdowne Detroit MI 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 XI Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 6425 Auburn Rd. Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 46174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wasming Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gail 12800 WAsbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalis CA 932779757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th BeanIe WA 88116 VI Stan Watson 10414 W 134 SI Palos Park IL 60404 VII Al Scidmore 6013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75160 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fink Lo Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Ltndley 420 Tupelo NaperyIlls IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Mi 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3822 Tamaniak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl 6 Spanaway WA 98387-6714 RC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochelie Ave. Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Willismoport PA 17701 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradeli NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Technical Director nge drivers appear forever testing tanks Pentagon its great Academys viewpoint cant tell whether move good true individuals membership will answer ques tion negative feel bad about feel ings held persons have tried work hard read needs both management/policy making general membership positions Along attempt has made develop pro grams procedures create accounta bility associations funds mon itor activities have frustrations ability communicate vital information major concern am suggesting understanding gap rather infor mation assimilated primary rea son happens too often ma terial presented read recog nize modeling sometimes activity membership frustrating put information out have fall some sort black hole Some universe must huge cluster underread material some day will discovered advanced civili zation will spend years trying deci pher Two primary areas activity suffer some form communications block respect concerns about RC fre quencies information disseminated isnt discovered discovered misinterpreted believed case competition dif ferent form blockage membership feedback missing As example trade shows year have individuals debate merits particular rule proposal submitted passed last cycle same proposal has given interesting read tack treatment national publication Such debate healthyif occurs ap propriate time During year half previous rules cycle prior vote request received Headquar ters copy proposal changed Scale declaration rule 46 Since take part activities Scale community know lit tle no debate regarding change dur ing cycle Now after vote Con test Board received little no member input same Scale community numbers people upset rule recognized printing entire rule proposal magazine would preferable brief synopsis provide just have space provide complete text Some proposals such affecting judges guides new events would consume several col umns magazine space proposal However copy complete pro posal always available anyone re quests membership re quested 230-some pro posals last cycle About half dozen persons guess have gathered am tad sensitive concerning issue Thats true individuals publications involved current debate spent half much time energy rhetoric helping us make system work way can work attacking system people involved could have healthy pro ductive debate seem remember some saying found enemy us So much tirade month Let supply few morebut less emphatic words close off piece Did know 1 That Academy has published RC frequency-management plans accommo date mix old new equipment Check out May issue Model Aviation page 120 2 That recently advertised engine uti lizing supercharger legal use members course goes saying competition purposes must fit within rule structure specific event 3 That going fly AMAsanctioned event beginning January 1 1991 will have have certified RJCMA AMA Gold Sticker affixed transmit ter Make certain catch phrase sanctioned event because includes fun flys fly-ins demonstrations etc 4 That effective August 1 1990 applicants Contest Director must have three years continuous AMA membership prior appli cation 5 effective January 1 1991 flying events will included sanctioning pro cess Bear mind however provisions have made provide separate event listing Model Aviations Competition Newsletter section nonflying events such static displays seminars etc 6 That effective later year trial basis contest coordination Free Flight Control Line districts Ill VI VII will handled directly through Headquar ters will probably parallel operation present system district coordina tors effort work out bugs sys tem 7 And finally older wideband radios will legal next year People continue call ask whether will covered insurance continue fly nonnarrow-band transmitter and/or receiver YES YES YES would have gone trouble creating Frequency Man agement Plans intended al low insurancewise utilize requirement will added Safety Code addresses sanctioned events point time have no indica tion FCC whether restriction will put continued use older transmitters does will first know will first know read what print believe print Pardon force ful approach told earlier column suffered some degree frustration matters Clearing Things Up CL Aerobatics Rule Correction zeal get news out some times muddy waters being too cryp tic Such case Control Line Precision Aerobatics Rule Correction printed page 145 May 1990 edition Competition Newsletter has confusion about what item meant what trying tell hand signal pilot re quired References rule book hand sig nal found Paragraphs 7 page 42 111 page 43 should ignored senten ces will removed make next printing Competition Regulations book An official flight now defined Para graph 12 page 43 1990-91 rule book 4RIC $ale Rport l defeated maneuver re mains mandatory description approach rectan gular circuit landing has addition follows Should wind direction change dur ing flight such approach rec tangular circuit would involve flying over spectators competitor may exceptional circumstances allowed separate rectangular circuit landing maneuver must nominated prior commencement rectangu lar circuit should flown par allel judges line terminating low overshoot below three meters front judges model would re positioned perform abbreviated short landing approach wind clear spectators commencing height three meters finishing model comes rest becomes effective January 1993 order optional demon strations flown must marked score sheet maneuver flown out order will marked zero effective January 1990 flight order competitors will changed nor shall substitution team members slot another mem bers slot will effective January 1993 Judges Guide Annex 6D considerable change general de scription permit greater options pilots select directions takeoff landing follows flying maneuvers must judged bearing mind performance fullscale prototype Judges must confuse Scale contests aerobatic contests maneuver must announced prior com mencement word Now flying maneuvers must announced upon com pletion word Finished flying judges will seated along side takeoff strip line parallel mean wind direction axis will re ferred judges line Unless conflict safety pilot should times permitted choose direction takeoff landing allow unexpected changes wind di rection provision will also apply ma neuver 63611 approach rectangular cir cuit since integral actual landing maneuver 647M touch and-go since consists both landing takeoff wind direction changes such landing circuit would con flict safety exceptionally under Continued page 138 August 1990 135 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC 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 propriateness poblication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thouJsts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Bxecutive Council appropriate committee such action re sponsibility author ci anyone else interested obtaining official action x 0 0 0 U AMA About Cut o Support FAI Pmgrams Harry Murphy Anderson IN o National Free Flight Society NFFS Presi U dent Al Italiano has advised AMA Executive Council will vote July X proposal cut funding sponsorship o FAI activities 50% would affect US 0 team travel expenses world champion 0 ships would mean fewer world Champi onships being held United States Ex 0 penses over above metered AMA fund ing allotments would become re sponsibility respective special inter o est groups individuals o themselves curtailment would affect US partici pation facets world FAI model com O petition Indoor FF CL RC well U Should oppose such action should voice opposition immediately X appropriate AMA district vice president O well other voting members Exec 0 utive Council AMA President AMA Execu 0 tive VP AMA Executive DirectorEd Apparently proposal comes about beo cause recent unfortunate situation inU volving US world championships team spent AMA funds considerably ex cess estimated participation costs o Now old Army game evidently o be brought play US teams 0 are punished questionable ac tions o As special interest groups re U tam treasuries finance such activities international model competition would X either become sport rich fa O mous US would often send no 0 team Also proposal somewhat keep o ing stated nonsupport number present members AMA Executive Council types domestic well international model airplane competi o tions apparently collective opin 0 ion percentage AMA membera ship support formal model flying com petition such minority time o ceaseor best offer limited U support faction Just elected legislators have X chosen draw lines between formal O model airplane competition appar 0 ently acceptable fun fly has 0 clearly defined Since both usually present awards winners line appears o quite smudged indiscernible U of us support Contest less camouflaged verbiage X Sports enthusiasts following recog o nize battle benefit 0 others As 100000 people have present watch 18 combatants o on baseball fieldthen go home anU ticipate reading about again newspa pers magazines Whereas few may have ever personally participated sport unfortunate history remem bers feats statistics play ers bought tickets perused writings recently watched video repeats Nonetheless major league baseball would possible fans supportersnor would supporters have baseball support mi nority players play game well fans expect sport flying model airplanes little different respect baseball football auto racing whatever fans want view read about cherish statistics whether capable partic ipating themselves situa tion hobby obviously lesser magnitude parallel exists Competition lends vibrant air sports category passive attitude compe tition sport can lead eventual disinterest loss following Exec utive Council should realize competi tion should supported until last dol lar spent fans competition will slip away along competitors Another aspect proposal re duce AMAs funding comes time Eastern Bloc nations has suddenly opened its doors offering friendly hand renewed communication would seem poor move part Academy suddenly shutter windows response gestures next time election upcoming AMA District VP respective region sure inquire candidate views formal model flying competi tion before cast vote inquiry voting record incumbent should certainly affect final choice Lets keep hobby enthusiastic refresh ing goal-oriented Too organiza tions have hit skids reverting counting minuscule beans rather look ing future perpetual challenge wish AMA become passive progressive decision yours Keep Channels Only Would Disasteil George M Myers Hicksville NY Im writing AMA member disturbed lack wisdom demon strated clubs have voted use channels Lets agree have absolute right vote arrangement suits purposes usual motivation attempt extend use outmoded RC systems little longer keeping other modelers us ing odd-numbered channels AMA plans authorize use oddnumbered RC channels beginning 1991 Ed lets look consequences decision enough clubs likewise somebody out wants nice chunk ra dio spectrum will observe abandon ment odd-numbered channels will petition likely get permission FCC use aban doned channels new users will likely equip themselves appropriate narrow-band equipment will free interference outmoded equip ment being protected However equipment can legally interfere outmoded equipment via mechanisms discussed pages Model Aviation other modeling publications past few years So protection Robinson Engineering Company now has FCC waiver valid until 1993 pro duce radio controls bridge cranes 75-MHz boat/car channels got permission continue illegal use channels assigned exclusively radio-controlled models dont know know AMA has opposed continues oppose waiver worst-case scenario waiver will become permanent Robinson Engineer ing will receive Primary User status channels happens can kiss 75-MHz hobby channels goodbye Remember beginning 1969 modelers have Secondary Us ers means anybody can legally interfere us interfere must cease transmitting Cant just see bridge crane operators booting us off ponds boat radios might interfere channels same thing can happen us 72-MHz Aircraft Only channels enough clubs vote Channels Only will have illusion protection actually throwing away channels fought long hard get Supporting Juniors Free Flight Mark D Troutman Marion TX have read great interest recent discussion get Juniors volved hobby As father 12year-old recently qualified Jun ior World Free Flight team FiC Power supporter another 12-year-old has also competed both Rubber Power events would like share thoughts First foremost takes time own flying building cut drastically al low time watch over kids efforts cut anyone has seen com pete realizes no great loss extremely important overchal lenge young persons ability Numerous people have donated excellent aircraft engines support two kids get startedhardware beyond skills beginners time eventually useful Since both Free Flight SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB 136 Model Aviation OAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX oriented comments restricted aspect hobby Kits well die-cut simple such produced Campbells well within novices capabilities An experi enced builder must hand help young modeler becomes con fused will stop good kit tube glue must accompanied someone shows young person joy building successful completion model must followed successful flight Re inforcement building effort must followed positive experience flying Nothing devastating young per son see months worth effort him lifetime come quick sad end reason important experienced builder flier make sure planes structur ally sound stand good chance suc cess Its also important remember what trying accomplish Often well meaning experienced builders looking over young persons efforts will comment make better telling well have done get far 12-year-old boy has enough confidence problem having worry about latest state-of-the-art tech nology will come experience will motivation become compet itive after enjoying initial success As competition make sure event can compete desig nated age group two boys have both competed won awards Open level much excited about contest has events have reasonable chance wining doubt Open contestants hold trophy four hours way home event show mother have two 12-year-olds suggest contest have two Junior events very simple requiring little skill Hand-Launch Glider P 30 great combination Pee Wee 30 Power Please dads dont give kids spare competition aircraft Help build themselves see rewards own efforts hobby will gain experience competitors way Dont think kids interested competi tions think decision hold Free Flight Nationals October during school will death blow youth sport son devastated learned about Nationals have al ways focal point competition have now said young person interested Free Flight competition no event him national level Free Flight continue United States some form training competition must created young people Last years NFFS Nationals Law renceville IL caused two kids become se rious Free Flight hobbyists Maybe AMA doesnt care sending conflicting signals supporting Junior team World Free Flight Chainpionships Junior compe tition prepare such major event Free Flight numbers will continue dwindle unless few young people show interest given time help acquire skills needed allow grow own Fortunately San Antonio Tn City Free Flight Club members have nated skills patience needed take shy kid shows interest turn him owna seven-second nitro-breathing contest animal Keep mind son both started same skill level Free Flight through club able achieve success recent letter Jim Sears Tony Italiano published Na tional Free Flight Society newsletter also devastating son friepd clear boys incredibly neg ative unprofessional attitude held AMA Vice President leaving young peo ple choose Free Flight hobby abandoned AMA very unfortunate andI hopean incorrect conclusion hope Mr Sears will keep mind future writ ing AMA Vice President affecting membership elected repre sent hostile Free Flighters sports unique requirements clear space must kept mind truly hope clear location accommo dates hobbys activities can pur chased also fly CL RC made per manent site national event meantime will continue compete whichever events support juniors NFFS Nationals enjoyable ex perience son have ever mod eling deny NFFS did great job under trying circumstances would unjust Lets keep flying together sup port Juniors PS Will junior Senior events Nationals year Im plan ning bring boys school books Pulling Together AMA Nats An Open Letter Aeromodelers Dan Garfinkel LaPorte TX get-it-off-your-chest stand-on-asoapbox sort thing Im guy no ever heard al though Ive aeromodeling over 50 years now have never done thing spectacular never broke records won million trophies great time time Ive out AMA several times dont think AMA perfect dont know anything betterunless WE make AMA better selves seems instead pulling gether have awful lot pulling apart cant tolerant others Dont quit reading now person flies dollars worth balsa stuff Hand-Launched Glider Rub ber model little CUFF Indoor etc no less modeler person flies $10000 RC model sort Yes some its money dont have its choice Im rich Im poor either guess could afford build just about model have just much pleasure satisfaction designing simple little Rub ber model building making fly multiengined acrobatIc Scale RC Maybe what Im trying say Dont put down person little Control Line model Hand-Launched Glider whatever Watch talk may learn something af ter all aeromodelers together now thought done Fooled didnt What crazy talk about breaking up Nats basic idea Nats modelers over meet competeand learn other Yes small pecentage AMA mem bers enter given Nats great come watch learn dont encourage Nats attendance make like convention combne fun flying Nats National Fun Fly assumes modelers have both time money travel across country just weekend flying fail understand makes much sense Nats would hardly have extended include two days fun flying combined displays etc could have some commemorative type thing person could take home Nats proud long time Remember AMA members adults have personal lives live vast majority Im sure look forward chance lifetime can actu ally visit Natsand what Nats really Nats must kept up forever consolidated area much possible Its one-time visi tor can see much possible min imum expenditure time money Let pros come compete let rest come see what AMA mod eling Nats really aboutand let fly like just watch Yes number contestants Nats just small percentage AMA member ship would dearly love come cannot Most people have lives live families raise Im pos itive modelers hope least time can get Nats flyor least watch learn another reason AMA having permanent Nats/Headquarters/museum site Anyone has seen AMAs present museum musts agree its wonderful fantastic needs bigger better need permanent Nats site Nats expenditures can help build super Nats sitea place facilities near perfect can get wont start way try pull toContinued next page APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1990 137 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x CD 0 w 0 x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBC x 0 0 0 U x 0 m 0 0 U x 0 0 0 U gether can can start open field tents portacans can build up anything want IF WE WORK TOGETHER Imagine Just let imagination go re tirement community hotels motels restau rants fast food places businesses typesall placed around worlds finest aeromodeling museum flying site AMA HQ ones can can make come true usYOU AND because WE AMA Remember built present Head quarters museum building really short time slogan heard building ourselves home Well first learn first attempts Ethics Competition XDick Byron oArlington TX open letter AMA members 0 last several years have become ino creasingly aware decline ethics some modelers competition stress some because am speaking few people desire win cost completely ignore builder-of-the-model rule events have such rule speak events events address CL Scale/Sport Scale/ FAI Scale/FAI team trials/Aerobatics can speak ones compete know fact people will unnamed obvious reasons have won tro phies high first place Nationals using models did build have suspicion some FAI team trials com petitors have past competed se cured place team using models completely partially constructed someone else problem proving such actions practically impossible builder-of-the-model rule assumes competitors unquestioned integrity honor no means enforce rule uselessbut required because people follow letter What need peer pressure fending person persons other com petitors stop blatant disregard fair play have building models since 1947 flying competition since 1956 have never seen such sorry state now ex ists competition discussing Bob Underwood have tried write rule proposal could come up good legal rule could followed enforce builder-of-the-model rule people speak know areand alsoand say to applies Stay home dont need kind hobby hobby ladies gentlemen honor wish enjoy spirit competition camaraderie way clean up mess us compete fairly speak up cheating old saying What goes around comes around will eventually catch up undesir ables maybe will see dont want sport closing Id like say few people involved problem hope take hint love hobby too much ignore problem longer plan try fix help body else wishes join am open suggestions may have help solve major injus tice SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPB F481C Scale Report e# circumstances competitor must al lowed separate approach rectangu lar circuit landing maneuver avoid overflying spectators Apart maneuvers mentioned above involve landings takeoffs wind flying maneuvers must performed parallel judges line such part maneuver per formed behind judges will score zero Apart specific maneuvers wind flying maneuvers start tra jectory parallel judges line except 637N overshoot starts tra jectory perpendicular right angles judges line 637M starts right angles wind time touch and-go interests safety maneuver carried out over spectators will also score zero item 63610 realism flight should discussed judges after completion flight should attempt ar rive unanimously agreed score item completion flight chief judge must check score cards completeness definition needed separate aero batic nonaerobatic types aircraft flight maneuver options new definition follows Nonaerobatic aircraft re stricted level flight manufacturers licensing government agency aircraft intended carrying passen gers cargo heavy loads such bombs Aircraft designed aerobatic flight such military fighters trainers having no restrictions against aerobatics may select options q r s chan delle flight triangular circuit flight rectangular circuit flight straight line constant height flight demonstra tions Scale Subcommittee adopted sched ule noise reduction both Control Line RC maximum 96 dBA three meters exception ducted fan models should exceed 100 dBA will effective January 1992 Ducted-fan models must also down 96 dBA after January 1993 comparison AMA suggested dBA limits specifications too gener ous rather surprising considers pressure some countries such s Germany drastically cut noise lev els visited two German flying fields noise levels almost nonexistent making all-out effort pre serve flying fields German delegate made plea reduce model noise model flying would banned completely country International Aeromodeling Champs Set China 1990 Aero Sports Federation China Pe oples Republic China--Ed organizing major international championships set November 6-11 1990 Events flown have selected FAI Control Line Radio Control menus F2AIBIC/D CL Speed Aerobatics Team Race Com bat F3A/C RC Pattern Helicopter contest site located Guangzhou formerly known US Kwang Chow located north Hong Kong An unlimited number contestants nation may enter competitions individual standings three compet itors nation may enter team competitions Any number supporters may attend fee $360 US addi tional days $60/person/day Local transpor tation meals hotel accommodations included further information write Organizing Committee 1990 Guangzhou International Aeromodel ing Championships 16 Jiaochangxi Rd Guangzhou 510056 China telephone number 342490 Telex number 44301 YSYS CN FAX 020346653 copy announcement bulletin has details entry form may obtained Micheline Madison Competitions Department AMA HQ organizer wants receiv&provi sional entry forms June 30 1990 ever since letter received AMA HQ late May US modelers wish ing enter can probably get extension entry date coordinate facet Micheline Madison AMA HQ 138 Model Aviation