COM PETI TWIN II NE WSLETTERWUA~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 Indoor Three-Ring Circus West Baden June Hardy Brodersen Big doings Indoor fliers year Northwood Institute Atrium West Baden Indiana Indoor World Cham pionships Peanut Gran Prix Fifth Annual NIMAS Record Trials VNART US Indoor flier frater nity cordially invited come fantastic combination events parti cipants operation World Champs spectators partici pants Peanut Record Trials events exceptional combination WestBaden flying site billeting meals package makes Indoor competition its best Indoor World Championships scheduled June 20 arrival day June 21 official testing June 22 23 24 three days competition invited obtain supporter package described fur ther includes awards banquet evening June 24th World Championships will run team consisting Hardy Brodersen World Championships Manager Dick Kowaiski Competition Director Don Lindley Opera tions Resources AMA Headquarters doing hard work usual role World Championships Organizer above named Earl Witt Chairman John Worth comprise Indoor World Champion ships Executive Committee Dave Linstrum has Host Public Relations job flying procedures two flights per day three days flying first flight must launched 300 pm last flight must launched 830 pm Flying 900 am about 900 pm Meals served cafeteria site breakfast 730amto83Oamlunchbetween 1130am 130 pm supper between 600 pm 730 pm Flying uninterrupted contest organizers need help can get timers processors site workers grunts Timer volunteers please write Ed Stoll Chief Timer 30471 Manse Mt Clemens Ml 48045 Volunteers other categories work please write Don Lindley 420 Tupe lo Naperville IL 60540 entry fee competitors $1 50 fee supporter package official World Championship dates June 20 24 Continued page 88 Hats Returns Ohio August 10-17 1980 RC Pattern Pylon Scale Control Line Events Wilming ton eFree Flight RC Soaring Heli copter Wright FieldDayton slndoor University Cincin nati eGiant Scale added RC Events eNo increase Entry Fees biggest National Model Airplane Championships ever held 1976 Day ton-Springfield-Columbus Ohio 1980 Ohio combination cities WilmingtonDayton-Cincinnati details finalized February 16 joint meeting AMAs Nationals Executive Committee Nats project staff Western Ohio Radio Kon trol Society WORKS meeting culmination months preliminary effort WORKS overcame obstacles concerning dates facilities finances As result tre mendous advance effort stage now set another great Ohio Nats Radio Control Scale model flying will have time 1980 event schedule Giant Scale added usual Precision Sport Scale events RC Soaring Helicopter will have excellent site conditions Wright Field home Air Force Museum scene 1976 Nats RC Control Line Scale events Free Flight Wright Field will have over mile retrieval regardless wind direction University Cincinnati field house offers Indoor fliers smooth arched concrete ceiling 64 peak RC Pattern Scale fliers Wilmington will find new site layout basing contest ants together near central circle trans portation provided flight time either other two circles arrangement simi lar used 1977 RC Aerobatic World Championships Springfield OH centralized control scoring monitoring refreshments concept provides getherness dividing up separate groupsall fliers centrally located until time fly Low cost dormitory housing located right airfield Wilmington also within just few miles Wright Field Wilmington on-site lodging expected restore lot old time Nats atmosphere contestants helpers scene during evenings Camping also available airfield Wilmington tents trailers mobile homesno camping however Wright Field As last year basic entry fee Open age 19 years up AMA members will $20 $5 Juniors over 15 $10 Seniors 15 through 19 addition will $3 fee per specific event en tered except RC events will have $10 event fee However Juniors Seniors will have event free Open adult mem bers will have no free events Mechanics non flying helpers will pay $5 fee Note Free Flighters Control Liners typically pay much RCers since usually fly different events day Entry Forms available AMA HQ Simply send self-addressed stamped envelopewith lSc postage entry form desired 30c postage two forms 4Sc three etc Entry Forms will available end March postmark deadline Nats advance entry July 23 anyone enters advance cannot make Nats Basic Fee will refunded upon request Thus risk advance entry minimized savings considerable last year Late Entry Fee $50 entry Nats after July 23 deadline So avoid late entry penaltyenter ad vance next month Meanwhile study 1980 Event Schedule see what events will held also Although took long time put Nats together therefore information later usual now worked out make another great Ohio Natsperhaps greatest ever future Nats will held uncertain since becoming increasingly difficult assemble ingredients necessary produce successful National Championships Thus Nats future beyond 1980 may cloudy plans years worlds biggest model meet now solid have never Nats year itno pre-Nats qualifying necessary just enter take part strangers Nats shaping up bestdont miss Hats Notes Dick Nutting Nats Publicity Promotion Following marathon meeting between AMA Nats Executive Committee local group running show south western Ohio agreed column would appear Model viation next few months idea talk about plans 1980 Nats outline some new directions meet will take put ka bosh some rumors needed Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society local host club Wilmington Nats May 1980 85 Nats Notes Continued year means little time around has past Since last sum mer WORKS people have talking AMA officials about getting host club involved running Nats couple reasons First feel Nats has drain Academys time talent Second think turning over some action lo cal club may act incentive get groups working harder put big show year clear air Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society hopes make some money Nats After careful con sideration AMA Nats Executive Commit tee has agreed let us have portion concession rights Nats return WORKS expected local organizing back-work past arrange staff con cessions Nats Executive Committee has taken great pains make sure Nats still Academy-controlled event have made clear us must make own. Setting aside rumor squelching time being lets turn few positive notes want get people years Nats ever beforeaccordingly few pluses family attractions area Nats year recent years include Kings Island Park Cincin nati Reds Air Force Museum several beautiful state parks camping quiet scenic lakes better on-site dorm facilities Nats have years better office activity space can remember since Navy forced leave usin 1973 months come will see ads urging attendance years Nats read column will detail some attractions families parti cipate Dont worry competition part program hasnt neglected want havent taken mod elings greatest show few years come back Eighties want have never made reason another make plans now Set aside dates ust 10 through August 17 ch space l pleasantly surprised Its new decade new Nats Participants previous program selection US Control Line Combat World Championships Team have elected committee member 11 AMA districts Ties decided AMA vicepresident district concerned result ing committee members follows District Steve Sacco 478 Main St Norwell MA 02061 District II Bill Bird 123 Beechwood Rd Florham Park NJ 07432 District III Phil Cartier Box 300A RD 2 Palmyra PA 17078 District IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 District V Mack Henry 269 Elysian Fields Nashville TN 3721 1 District VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 District VII Paul Smith 323 Walnut Apt 904 Lansing MI 48933 District VIII George Cleveland 36 Antiqua Kenner LA 70062 District IX Dave Jones 622 N Volutsia Wichita KS 67214 District X Rich Lopez 300 Frankfort St Dale City CA 94014 District XI Howard Rush 8817 NE 137th Kirkland WA 98033 committee will responsible developing program budget selecting US team 1982 CL Combat World Championships Finalists current program select US 1981 Free Flight World Champion ships Teams A-2 Towline Glider Wakefield Rubber FAI Power have voted hold Team Finals contest Taft CA August 30-September 1 1980 Taft received 50 votes vs 37 Sacramento CA latter pro posed early September top three event Team Finals will members US teams Spain location tentatively 1981 FF World Championships OFFICIAL SCHEDULE 1980 NATIONALS SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday Aug10Aug 11Aug12Aug13Aug14Aug15Aug16Aug 17 Free Flight Outdoor eventsIndoorIndoorA-i TowlinehA GasD Gas A-2 Towline3Mulvihill 8 am4 pm Wright FieldHL Glider19 am9 pmC GasWakefield3Coupe dH GasRubber unless noted otherwisePennyplane2AMA StickPayloadGas ScaleFAI Power3 ElectricB Gas ITimes may changed toEasy 82CabinRocketPeanut ScaleHL Glider suit weather conditionsAMA Scale4Paper StickRubber Scale FFPeanut Scale4 FAI Stick3 Notes 1 9am2 pm2 2 pm9 pm3 rounds4 4 pm9 pm Control Line 8 amnoonJr-Sr SlowOp SlowOp Slow Coin-Jr CombatOp CombatOp Combat 1 pmb pm unlessCombatCombatbat Finals4Sr CombatJr-Sr RatFinals otherwise noted AllOp ScaleFAI TeamFAI CombatOp RatRace5Op Slow Rat events WilmingtonRaceRaceJr-Sr ScaleRaceJr-Sr SlowJ Walker Air BaseForm 40RacingJet SpeedRat RaceBFlyoff SpeedB SpeedD SpeedOp AerobatPrecision SpeedhA SpeedOp Aerobat FinalsScale FAI SpeedOp AerobatCarrier IProfile CarrierSport Scale Jr-Sr AerobathA Prof ProtoCarrier II CL Speed Notes 4 completed Tuesday 58 amnoon 6 1 pm6 pm Radio Control7 amI/am7 am I/am events at7 amPattern PatternPatternPatternPatternPattern Wilmington Air 2 pmQualifying7 Qualifying7Qualifying7Qualifying7Finals7Finals7 Base except230 pmI l3Oam-53U Soaring and830 pmOM Pylon OM PylonP1 PylonP1 PylonP1 Pylon Helicopter Wright FieldNotes 7Four Pattern classes Novice Advanced Expert Master BFourStart 530 pmStart Noon8 am2 pm Helicopter classes Novice Intermediate Expert Scale 9Three SoaringPrecisionPrecisionPrecision classes Standard Mod Standard Unlimited lOTwo-Meter SailpianesGiant andGiant andGiant Sport ScalaSport ScaleSport Scala RCBarnS pmHelicopter8 Helicopter8Soaring9Soaring9Soaring9Soaring10 86 Model AViation CL Combat Team Selection Committee Talt tor FF Team Finals NC Aerobatics Team Program Chairman Dave Brown has selected chairman RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee vote previously selected com mittee members Dave also AMA District Ill Vice-President entire committee composed Walter Damuck John Byrne Dave Brown chairman Dave Burton Ron Chidgey Ralph White Jr Carl Bud Weber Dwayne Brown James Eide Rick Horn Bob Crump Full addresses committee members March issue page 84 Indoor Team Program mid-February memo Indoor Team Selection Committee commit tees chairman Jim Richmond details re sults opinion survey among Indoor Pro gram participants perhaps surprisingly some showed strong support pre vious program Only seven out 41 said didnt like program num ber said didnt like points four seven didnt like points distribution previous program four wanted less points re gional vs three wanted appears therefore program selection US 1982 Indoor Team will much like previous 1980 program though possibility fine-tuning several areas program will consist unlimited local contests regional con test six zones 1980and unlimit ed local contests regional contest six zones single-site Team Finals 1981 maximum 1110 points could earnedlO local contest 100 region al contest 1000 Team Finals Chairman Richmond already has made up proposed program based upon survey re Nat AMA Records As 3/3/88 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior BOG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 BOG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter0246 HLGlider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 EasyB Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Senior 12 144 14376 22 561 7100 2174 4320 1170 22 561 9140 5190 8500 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2146 1337 23 480 9290 8072 15 248 JuniorSeniorOpen 529615532 1513219342 1821236214 1141815422 055052026328 62087318 23262228 32 400 13420 449011099 2104 18 21 0 10 058 8432 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill BOG Stick Paper Stick HLStick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HLGlider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Junior 9374 16010 27120 12 290 3536 3154 2072 27120 11110 11110 Senior 15 51 4 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13122 4580 Open 21520 29 27 0 52 14 0 30 28 4 8270 8476 3422 2586 44 59 0 16 37 0 14 552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages combl IlIll 224702348037520 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed %A Prof Proto FAI Speed Junior 10878 14429 n/a n/a 18549 9571 12967 Senior 10813 15019 n/a 15853 20493 n/a 14963 NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power CO-2 Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver P-30 Bubber HL Glider FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Cargo AA Gas AA Gas BOW Gas Gas BOW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas BOW o Gas O Gas ROW B ocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter %A Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW IV DGas 44590 0 Gas ROW Pay load Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW utog i ro n ithopte r Helicopter Open 12852 18083 20149 16683 21293 n/a 15764 21714 3137 23725 Junior 6060 7360 25 000 11540 10 560 10 590 24000 5597oz 33640 35757 23490 Senior 2400 18 530 19 040 10000 12 060 4460 44580 Category Records Junior 31 090 10200 25090 7530 15 27 0 20000 9410 23280 4460 2360 1016 13 240 Senior 31410 12 490 47020 11500 26520 8080 26320 28 300 12 000 19 550 1220 1350 7160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 1601012590 45307520 2145016470 43506540 1136019110 12907270 614020520 539013440 6390 7170 62 130 3210 2380 6110 7110 8130 30520 3490 0230 6570 37245 38078 26300 Open 13 31 0 50530 39 460 24340 8560 20 000 28000 53 460 8342oz Open 41200 11140 52 1 20 13 440 74 500 12 03 5 6290 69040 17 31 0 88240 10 57 0 5210 1156 14 57 0 Open 22 280 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 31560 39000 10 430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Sub/ect Contest Board review progress records may vacated due changed flyoff ru/es %A Gas hA Gas BOW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas BOW C Gas C Gas ROW 0 Gas O Gas BOW Payload Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Category Ill Records JuniorSenior 7020 12550 53208510 53909330 12000 5270 41804500 93509170 1430 0080 2070 RC SoaringDuration Junior Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Senior 59392 RC SoaringThermal Duration Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringDeclared Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringOpen Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Open 21190 4122 50 00 0 20000 30000 42000 5030 24000 3597 5000 4170 4508 Open 2 07 41 138403 2:0741 1:0247 68Mi 3lMi RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 201 km RC SoaringAltitude Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringSpeed Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 401 km 3400ft 1863fs2000ft May 1980 87 Indoor Pro1jram Continued suIts has transmitted committee review Upon approval committee will transmitted participants approval subsequent announcement details District IV Committee Member Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 has elected position following vacancy created move Jim Richmond District V Indoor Three-Ring Circus Continued page 85 $100 get five nights dou ble room meals including dinner 20th arrival day breakfast lunch dinner 21st 22nd 23rd 24th including banquet 24th rooms dormi tory style baths down hail Accomo dations supporters visitors during World Championships will sold except supporter package send payment AMA HQ deadline June 1st second ring three-ring circus Peanut Gran Prix held June 25th 900 am 900 pm under auspices MIAMA group Butch Hadland Great Britain CD event will include five categories Peanut Proxies Peanut Gran Prix en couraged Mike Arak Proxy Chairman Write him 10900 5 W 61st Ct Miami FL 331 56 additional information write Doc Martin MIAMA Club 3227 Darwin Street Miami FL 33133 third ring VNARTI 5th V NIMAS N Annual Record R Trials T Pronounced Vuh-nart feeling held 26th 27th 28th CD Bud Ten ny Mr Indoor USA flying menu looks like 26th Thursday light-weight AMA FAI classes plus ornithopter autogiro helicopter 27th Friday Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Manhattan Bostonian Easy B 28th Saturday Glider ScaleC02 WWI Flying Aces mass launch Peanut Rub ber Speed 88 course run Chicago Aero nutsAlternate flying periods Peanut Gran Prix has $5 per event entry fee plus $1 additional airplane VNART has $20 basic entry fee Open FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFO 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave. Lyndovudle NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Am. LakewoodGH44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoan Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkns 3112 8 Raines Rd Mempeis TN 38118 VI Chris Matsuno 857B Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr. 715 Rutgers Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Houston TX 77055 IX Jerad Murphy 2432 Astron Coloruop Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 413 Cameron Hanford CA 93230 XI Ernie Lien l6558l2lst Ann. SB Revlon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PG Bna 482 North Pemoroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lard Jacuson 1028 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 61 18 Barda An. Springf laid VA 22152 V Oune Hemstraughn P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29481 VI Boo Butch 1758 N Natchec Chruago IL 60635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N New Hope MN 55428 VIII 55w Lee 3522 Tamersk Lane Missouri CIy TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman3014 Enuhange Wonita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0Bps 573 Lvermore CA 94S50 Xl Gun Ratherford 4705 237th Fl SE Bothell WA 98011 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATORt Don Senior $10 Juniors plus $1 per additional event entry VNART/Peanut meal billeting package under $100 including NIMAS Banquet Saturday night details exact price Dr John Martin address above World Championships probably will have 12 countries present assessment participating Ill bet will stay Peanuts VNART So come fly World Class competitionl Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Pow L Petney 8 Charote Or. Andover MA 01810 II R Sobritto 87-2688th 55. Woodhacen Queens NY 11421 RC Richard Snih 300 Steko Ace. Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario Lockoort NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV Warren Sanders lr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MO 20741 RC Cd Fitzwater 1920 Ardenwood Terrace Crolton MO 21114 V RC Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Eilington SC 29809 RC Soaring HR Norclvaaer 12016 Oueens Fl Huntsoille AL 35803 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 Whte Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Mardyn Duane 862 Colonwl Cs. West Jacksonoille FL 3221 1 VL RC Ralph Whre Jr. RA 1 Bon 324 Neoga L62447 CL W R BoOzoch Jr 23555 Gluon Polatnc IL 60067 FF Pat Engush 823 Broadway Vincennes IN 47891 VII John Poem 421 Wanut Lant Appe Valley MN 55124 West RC Len Roe 6539 Orchd 0 Jenison Ml 49428 Cast CL & PF Debi lrttholf 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 lEast VIII John Onaton 6205 Mehoda Wautauga TX 76148 RC RobersJ TaIlny 3112 Lawrence Ace Nederland TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda UNIVAC Bldg 7100W Center Rd. No 420 Omaha NE 68106 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Lintleton CO a0123 X Myrtle Coad Route 8cc 19 Lower Lace CA 95457 INOrInI Lm Polanuky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 ISosthl Prank Gowns 2241 Noah Street Honolulu HI 96816 HI meet Xl Don Oodd 3406 Belcidere Aoe SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 SumteitLandsborg Racenudale WA 98051 RC Pyson & Soarseg attern Other RC nacept Soaringl RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Cd Izzo 483 Pske St. HolIston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysen Tern. Freehold NJ 07725 III Ron Hesseibrock 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct. Cincinnati OH 4521 1 IV Wayne Abernenhy 5221 Marboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Duoss Jr IB13S Lakmhore Or. Birmingvam AL35216 VI Paul Proerrock 3370 Post Rd Levinglon KY 40503 VII Peter Waters 31219 KnodalI Loonia MI 48154 VIII Win Thomas 331 SC Rockwood Bartlesodle OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Ewrett ugicyita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr. 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431 5 194tn Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 28 Higo St. Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Storeway Rornester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wsser 1521 Summit St McKeesporn PA 15130 IV Bob KarIsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington Oh 19810 V Oavd Platt6940 NW 15th F Lauderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Uvdewood4109 Concord Gaks St LouisMO 63128 VIlt Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lv Onsoro TX 7S115 IX Dean Copeano 7817 Seward St. Omana NP 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275S View Place S Salem OR 97302 Lindley 420 Tupelo Nupernille IL 80540 Peanut Alternate Rules--Correction proposal SC-80-10 first reported November 1978 issue said mod els could either have maximum wingspan 13 maximum fuselage length 9 incorrect because proposal actually said model can built either two scalesthe wingspan model may 13 inches overall length model rear prop may 9 inches chart Scale Contest Board Final Voting January 1980 issue also erred referring fuselage length refer ence should have overall length 88 Model Aviation Bold Face Below Indicates Chairesan Contest Board SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT M/LWA//KEEGRAND RAP/OS aa~oir8UPFAO OES MO/AVISCNMGOsour DAVENPORT P/rTSauRtSN rERQEhIAuTEaI SPRINGFiELDINDIANAPOLIS A NSAS CITY FRENCH UAOLI-NUN TI ivG TON ROCCNA7TAVOOGA Routes West Baden French Lick Indiana x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX o Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas WRONG Theres world difference O w 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CNbetween just doing something practicingo owill 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demise AMA Nets find better pilot and0 AMA can serve organizer planning other single factorfunction Nate cannot beone trust ask him critique youru 4There time annual AMAheld responsible demise Nets ifflying believe him cant be- ts focal point AMA compe-we members support itlieve him find someone trust x tision activity members totaled- believe O30000 paid could expect close 50 3000Next year another Nate another site nt become one-maneuver ex- about 10% attend annual bigLets strive make well attended aone indicate appreciation AMASpert Work hardest weakest maneu show come nowpersistent faith tenacity staging thever practice Notice said O70000 strong struggle gather 1000big show . onceLETS HEARpractice just self-criti-0 Cof paid-up populacecal second flightX XWhere did everybody go answerIT FOR THE BAD GUYS7 Dont too impatient takes heap /5 owould appear AMA Nets noReprinted CIA Informer newsletter-o -ofconcentrationonourflyingtoetreall a. longer serves focal point year Central Indiana 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COM PETI TWIN II NE WSLETTERWUA~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 Indoor Three-Ring Circus West Baden June Hardy Brodersen Big doings Indoor fliers year Northwood Institute Atrium West Baden Indiana Indoor World Cham pionships Peanut Gran Prix Fifth Annual NIMAS Record Trials VNART US Indoor flier frater nity cordially invited come fantastic combination events parti cipants operation World Champs spectators partici pants Peanut Record Trials events exceptional combination WestBaden flying site billeting meals package makes Indoor competition its best Indoor World Championships scheduled June 20 arrival day June 21 official testing June 22 23 24 three days competition invited obtain supporter package described fur ther includes awards banquet evening June 24th World Championships will run team consisting Hardy Brodersen World Championships Manager Dick Kowaiski Competition Director Don Lindley Opera tions Resources AMA Headquarters doing hard work usual role World Championships Organizer above named Earl Witt Chairman John Worth comprise Indoor World Champion ships Executive Committee Dave Linstrum has Host Public Relations job flying procedures two flights per day three days flying first flight must launched 300 pm last flight must launched 830 pm Flying 900 am about 900 pm Meals served cafeteria site breakfast 730amto83Oamlunchbetween 1130am 130 pm supper between 600 pm 730 pm Flying uninterrupted contest organizers need help can get timers processors site workers grunts Timer volunteers please write Ed Stoll Chief Timer 30471 Manse Mt Clemens Ml 48045 Volunteers other categories work please write Don Lindley 420 Tupe lo Naperville IL 60540 entry fee competitors $1 50 fee supporter package official World Championship dates June 20 24 Continued page 88 Hats Returns Ohio August 10-17 1980 RC Pattern Pylon Scale Control Line Events Wilming ton eFree Flight RC Soaring Heli copter Wright FieldDayton slndoor University Cincin nati eGiant Scale added RC Events eNo increase Entry Fees biggest National Model Airplane Championships ever held 1976 Day ton-Springfield-Columbus Ohio 1980 Ohio combination cities WilmingtonDayton-Cincinnati details finalized February 16 joint meeting AMAs Nationals Executive Committee Nats project staff Western Ohio Radio Kon trol Society WORKS meeting culmination months preliminary effort WORKS overcame obstacles concerning dates facilities finances As result tre mendous advance effort stage now set another great Ohio Nats Radio Control Scale model flying will have time 1980 event schedule Giant Scale added usual Precision Sport Scale events RC Soaring Helicopter will have excellent site conditions Wright Field home Air Force Museum scene 1976 Nats RC Control Line Scale events Free Flight Wright Field will have over mile retrieval regardless wind direction University Cincinnati field house offers Indoor fliers smooth arched concrete ceiling 64 peak RC Pattern Scale fliers Wilmington will find new site layout basing contest ants together near central circle trans portation provided flight time either other two circles arrangement simi lar used 1977 RC Aerobatic World Championships Springfield OH centralized control scoring monitoring refreshments concept provides getherness dividing up separate groupsall fliers centrally located until time fly Low cost dormitory housing located right airfield Wilmington also within just few miles Wright Field Wilmington on-site lodging expected restore lot old time Nats atmosphere contestants helpers scene during evenings Camping also available airfield Wilmington tents trailers mobile homesno camping however Wright Field As last year basic entry fee Open age 19 years up AMA members will $20 $5 Juniors over 15 $10 Seniors 15 through 19 addition will $3 fee per specific event en tered except RC events will have $10 event fee However Juniors Seniors will have event free Open adult mem bers will have no free events Mechanics non flying helpers will pay $5 fee Note Free Flighters Control Liners typically pay much RCers since usually fly different events day Entry Forms available AMA HQ Simply send self-addressed stamped envelopewith lSc postage entry form desired 30c postage two forms 4Sc three etc Entry Forms will available end March postmark deadline Nats advance entry July 23 anyone enters advance cannot make Nats Basic Fee will refunded upon request Thus risk advance entry minimized savings considerable last year Late Entry Fee $50 entry Nats after July 23 deadline So avoid late entry penaltyenter ad vance next month Meanwhile study 1980 Event Schedule see what events will held also Although took long time put Nats together therefore information later usual now worked out make another great Ohio Natsperhaps greatest ever future Nats will held uncertain since becoming increasingly difficult assemble ingredients necessary produce successful National Championships Thus Nats future beyond 1980 may cloudy plans years worlds biggest model meet now solid have never Nats year itno pre-Nats qualifying necessary just enter take part strangers Nats shaping up bestdont miss Hats Notes Dick Nutting Nats Publicity Promotion Following marathon meeting between AMA Nats Executive Committee local group running show south western Ohio agreed column would appear Model viation next few months idea talk about plans 1980 Nats outline some new directions meet will take put ka bosh some rumors needed Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society local host club Wilmington Nats May 1980 85 Nats Notes Continued year means little time around has past Since last sum mer WORKS people have talking AMA officials about getting host club involved running Nats couple reasons First feel Nats has drain Academys time talent Second think turning over some action lo cal club may act incentive get groups working harder put big show year clear air Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society hopes make some money Nats After careful con sideration AMA Nats Executive Commit tee has agreed let us have portion concession rights Nats return WORKS expected local organizing back-work past arrange staff con cessions Nats Executive Committee has taken great pains make sure Nats still Academy-controlled event have made clear us must make own. Setting aside rumor squelching time being lets turn few positive notes want get people years Nats ever beforeaccordingly few pluses family attractions area Nats year recent years include Kings Island Park Cincin nati Reds Air Force Museum several beautiful state parks camping quiet scenic lakes better on-site dorm facilities Nats have years better office activity space can remember since Navy forced leave usin 1973 months come will see ads urging attendance years Nats read column will detail some attractions families parti cipate Dont worry competition part program hasnt neglected want havent taken mod elings greatest show few years come back Eighties want have never made reason another make plans now Set aside dates ust 10 through August 17 ch space l pleasantly surprised Its new decade new Nats Participants previous program selection US Control Line Combat World Championships Team have elected committee member 11 AMA districts Ties decided AMA vicepresident district concerned result ing committee members follows District Steve Sacco 478 Main St Norwell MA 02061 District II Bill Bird 123 Beechwood Rd Florham Park NJ 07432 District III Phil Cartier Box 300A RD 2 Palmyra PA 17078 District IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 District V Mack Henry 269 Elysian Fields Nashville TN 3721 1 District VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 District VII Paul Smith 323 Walnut Apt 904 Lansing MI 48933 District VIII George Cleveland 36 Antiqua Kenner LA 70062 District IX Dave Jones 622 N Volutsia Wichita KS 67214 District X Rich Lopez 300 Frankfort St Dale City CA 94014 District XI Howard Rush 8817 NE 137th Kirkland WA 98033 committee will responsible developing program budget selecting US team 1982 CL Combat World Championships Finalists current program select US 1981 Free Flight World Champion ships Teams A-2 Towline Glider Wakefield Rubber FAI Power have voted hold Team Finals contest Taft CA August 30-September 1 1980 Taft received 50 votes vs 37 Sacramento CA latter pro posed early September top three event Team Finals will members US teams Spain location tentatively 1981 FF World Championships OFFICIAL SCHEDULE 1980 NATIONALS SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday Aug10Aug 11Aug12Aug13Aug14Aug15Aug16Aug 17 Free Flight Outdoor eventsIndoorIndoorA-i TowlinehA GasD Gas A-2 Towline3Mulvihill 8 am4 pm Wright FieldHL Glider19 am9 pmC GasWakefield3Coupe dH GasRubber unless noted otherwisePennyplane2AMA StickPayloadGas ScaleFAI Power3 ElectricB Gas ITimes may changed toEasy 82CabinRocketPeanut ScaleHL Glider suit weather conditionsAMA Scale4Paper StickRubber Scale FFPeanut Scale4 FAI Stick3 Notes 1 9am2 pm2 2 pm9 pm3 rounds4 4 pm9 pm Control Line 8 amnoonJr-Sr SlowOp SlowOp Slow Coin-Jr CombatOp CombatOp Combat 1 pmb pm unlessCombatCombatbat Finals4Sr CombatJr-Sr RatFinals otherwise noted AllOp ScaleFAI TeamFAI CombatOp RatRace5Op Slow Rat events WilmingtonRaceRaceJr-Sr ScaleRaceJr-Sr SlowJ Walker Air BaseForm 40RacingJet SpeedRat RaceBFlyoff SpeedB SpeedD SpeedOp AerobatPrecision SpeedhA SpeedOp Aerobat FinalsScale FAI SpeedOp AerobatCarrier IProfile CarrierSport Scale Jr-Sr AerobathA Prof ProtoCarrier II CL Speed Notes 4 completed Tuesday 58 amnoon 6 1 pm6 pm Radio Control7 amI/am7 am I/am events at7 amPattern PatternPatternPatternPatternPattern Wilmington Air 2 pmQualifying7 Qualifying7Qualifying7Qualifying7Finals7Finals7 Base except230 pmI l3Oam-53U Soaring and830 pmOM Pylon OM PylonP1 PylonP1 PylonP1 Pylon Helicopter Wright FieldNotes 7Four Pattern classes Novice Advanced Expert Master BFourStart 530 pmStart Noon8 am2 pm Helicopter classes Novice Intermediate Expert Scale 9Three SoaringPrecisionPrecisionPrecision classes Standard Mod Standard Unlimited lOTwo-Meter SailpianesGiant andGiant andGiant Sport ScalaSport ScaleSport Scala RCBarnS pmHelicopter8 Helicopter8Soaring9Soaring9Soaring9Soaring10 86 Model AViation CL Combat Team Selection Committee Talt tor FF Team Finals NC Aerobatics Team Program Chairman Dave Brown has selected chairman RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee vote previously selected com mittee members Dave also AMA District Ill Vice-President entire committee composed Walter Damuck John Byrne Dave Brown chairman Dave Burton Ron Chidgey Ralph White Jr Carl Bud Weber Dwayne Brown James Eide Rick Horn Bob Crump Full addresses committee members March issue page 84 Indoor Team Program mid-February memo Indoor Team Selection Committee commit tees chairman Jim Richmond details re sults opinion survey among Indoor Pro gram participants perhaps surprisingly some showed strong support pre vious program Only seven out 41 said didnt like program num ber said didnt like points four seven didnt like points distribution previous program four wanted less points re gional vs three wanted appears therefore program selection US 1982 Indoor Team will much like previous 1980 program though possibility fine-tuning several areas program will consist unlimited local contests regional con test six zones 1980and unlimit ed local contests regional contest six zones single-site Team Finals 1981 maximum 1110 points could earnedlO local contest 100 region al contest 1000 Team Finals Chairman Richmond already has made up proposed program based upon survey re Nat AMA Records As 3/3/88 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior BOG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 BOG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter0246 HLGlider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 EasyB Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Senior 12 144 14376 22 561 7100 2174 4320 1170 22 561 9140 5190 8500 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2146 1337 23 480 9290 8072 15 248 JuniorSeniorOpen 529615532 1513219342 1821236214 1141815422 055052026328 62087318 23262228 32 400 13420 449011099 2104 18 21 0 10 058 8432 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill BOG Stick Paper Stick HLStick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HLGlider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Junior 9374 16010 27120 12 290 3536 3154 2072 27120 11110 11110 Senior 15 51 4 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13122 4580 Open 21520 29 27 0 52 14 0 30 28 4 8270 8476 3422 2586 44 59 0 16 37 0 14 552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages combl IlIll 224702348037520 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed %A Prof Proto FAI Speed Junior 10878 14429 n/a n/a 18549 9571 12967 Senior 10813 15019 n/a 15853 20493 n/a 14963 NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power CO-2 Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver P-30 Bubber HL Glider FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Cargo AA Gas AA Gas BOW Gas Gas BOW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas BOW o Gas O Gas ROW B ocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter %A Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW IV DGas 44590 0 Gas ROW Pay load Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW utog i ro n ithopte r Helicopter Open 12852 18083 20149 16683 21293 n/a 15764 21714 3137 23725 Junior 6060 7360 25 000 11540 10 560 10 590 24000 5597oz 33640 35757 23490 Senior 2400 18 530 19 040 10000 12 060 4460 44580 Category Records Junior 31 090 10200 25090 7530 15 27 0 20000 9410 23280 4460 2360 1016 13 240 Senior 31410 12 490 47020 11500 26520 8080 26320 28 300 12 000 19 550 1220 1350 7160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 1601012590 45307520 2145016470 43506540 1136019110 12907270 614020520 539013440 6390 7170 62 130 3210 2380 6110 7110 8130 30520 3490 0230 6570 37245 38078 26300 Open 13 31 0 50530 39 460 24340 8560 20 000 28000 53 460 8342oz Open 41200 11140 52 1 20 13 440 74 500 12 03 5 6290 69040 17 31 0 88240 10 57 0 5210 1156 14 57 0 Open 22 280 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 31560 39000 10 430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Sub/ect Contest Board review progress records may vacated due changed flyoff ru/es %A Gas hA Gas BOW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas BOW C Gas C Gas ROW 0 Gas O Gas BOW Payload Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Category Ill Records JuniorSenior 7020 12550 53208510 53909330 12000 5270 41804500 93509170 1430 0080 2070 RC SoaringDuration Junior Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Senior 59392 RC SoaringThermal Duration Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringDeclared Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringOpen Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Open 21190 4122 50 00 0 20000 30000 42000 5030 24000 3597 5000 4170 4508 Open 2 07 41 138403 2:0741 1:0247 68Mi 3lMi RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 201 km RC SoaringAltitude Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringSpeed Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 401 km 3400ft 1863fs2000ft May 1980 87 Indoor Pro1jram Continued suIts has transmitted committee review Upon approval committee will transmitted participants approval subsequent announcement details District IV Committee Member Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 has elected position following vacancy created move Jim Richmond District V Indoor Three-Ring Circus Continued page 85 $100 get five nights dou ble room meals including dinner 20th arrival day breakfast lunch dinner 21st 22nd 23rd 24th including banquet 24th rooms dormi tory style baths down hail Accomo dations supporters visitors during World Championships will sold except supporter package send payment AMA HQ deadline June 1st second ring three-ring circus Peanut Gran Prix held June 25th 900 am 900 pm under auspices MIAMA group Butch Hadland Great Britain CD event will include five categories Peanut Proxies Peanut Gran Prix en couraged Mike Arak Proxy Chairman Write him 10900 5 W 61st Ct Miami FL 331 56 additional information write Doc Martin MIAMA Club 3227 Darwin Street Miami FL 33133 third ring VNARTI 5th V NIMAS N Annual Record R Trials T Pronounced Vuh-nart feeling held 26th 27th 28th CD Bud Ten ny Mr Indoor USA flying menu looks like 26th Thursday light-weight AMA FAI classes plus ornithopter autogiro helicopter 27th Friday Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Manhattan Bostonian Easy B 28th Saturday Glider ScaleC02 WWI Flying Aces mass launch Peanut Rub ber Speed 88 course run Chicago Aero nutsAlternate flying periods Peanut Gran Prix has $5 per event entry fee plus $1 additional airplane VNART has $20 basic entry fee Open FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFO 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave. Lyndovudle NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Am. LakewoodGH44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoan Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkns 3112 8 Raines Rd Mempeis TN 38118 VI Chris Matsuno 857B Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr. 715 Rutgers Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Houston TX 77055 IX Jerad Murphy 2432 Astron Coloruop Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 413 Cameron Hanford CA 93230 XI Ernie Lien l6558l2lst Ann. SB Revlon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PG Bna 482 North Pemoroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lard Jacuson 1028 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 61 18 Barda An. Springf laid VA 22152 V Oune Hemstraughn P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29481 VI Boo Butch 1758 N Natchec Chruago IL 60635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N New Hope MN 55428 VIII 55w Lee 3522 Tamersk Lane Missouri CIy TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman3014 Enuhange Wonita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0Bps 573 Lvermore CA 94S50 Xl Gun Ratherford 4705 237th Fl SE Bothell WA 98011 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATORt Don Senior $10 Juniors plus $1 per additional event entry VNART/Peanut meal billeting package under $100 including NIMAS Banquet Saturday night details exact price Dr John Martin address above World Championships probably will have 12 countries present assessment participating Ill bet will stay Peanuts VNART So come fly World Class competitionl Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Pow L Petney 8 Charote Or. Andover MA 01810 II R Sobritto 87-2688th 55. Woodhacen Queens NY 11421 RC Richard Snih 300 Steko Ace. Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario Lockoort NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV Warren Sanders lr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MO 20741 RC Cd Fitzwater 1920 Ardenwood Terrace Crolton MO 21114 V RC Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Eilington SC 29809 RC Soaring HR Norclvaaer 12016 Oueens Fl Huntsoille AL 35803 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 Whte Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Mardyn Duane 862 Colonwl Cs. West Jacksonoille FL 3221 1 VL RC Ralph Whre Jr. RA 1 Bon 324 Neoga L62447 CL W R BoOzoch Jr 23555 Gluon Polatnc IL 60067 FF Pat Engush 823 Broadway Vincennes IN 47891 VII John Poem 421 Wanut Lant Appe Valley MN 55124 West RC Len Roe 6539 Orchd 0 Jenison Ml 49428 Cast CL & PF Debi lrttholf 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 lEast VIII John Onaton 6205 Mehoda Wautauga TX 76148 RC RobersJ TaIlny 3112 Lawrence Ace Nederland TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda UNIVAC Bldg 7100W Center Rd. No 420 Omaha NE 68106 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Lintleton CO a0123 X Myrtle Coad Route 8cc 19 Lower Lace CA 95457 INOrInI Lm Polanuky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 ISosthl Prank Gowns 2241 Noah Street Honolulu HI 96816 HI meet Xl Don Oodd 3406 Belcidere Aoe SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 SumteitLandsborg Racenudale WA 98051 RC Pyson & Soarseg attern Other RC nacept Soaringl RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Cd Izzo 483 Pske St. HolIston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysen Tern. Freehold NJ 07725 III Ron Hesseibrock 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct. Cincinnati OH 4521 1 IV Wayne Abernenhy 5221 Marboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Duoss Jr IB13S Lakmhore Or. Birmingvam AL35216 VI Paul Proerrock 3370 Post Rd Levinglon KY 40503 VII Peter Waters 31219 KnodalI Loonia MI 48154 VIII Win Thomas 331 SC Rockwood Bartlesodle OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Ewrett ugicyita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr. 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431 5 194tn Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 28 Higo St. Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Storeway Rornester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wsser 1521 Summit St McKeesporn PA 15130 IV Bob KarIsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington Oh 19810 V Oavd Platt6940 NW 15th F Lauderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Uvdewood4109 Concord Gaks St LouisMO 63128 VIlt Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lv Onsoro TX 7S115 IX Dean Copeano 7817 Seward St. Omana NP 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275S View Place S Salem OR 97302 Lindley 420 Tupelo Nupernille IL 80540 Peanut Alternate Rules--Correction proposal SC-80-10 first reported November 1978 issue said mod els could either have maximum wingspan 13 maximum fuselage length 9 incorrect because proposal actually said model can built either two scalesthe wingspan model may 13 inches overall length model rear prop may 9 inches chart Scale Contest Board Final Voting January 1980 issue also erred referring fuselage length refer ence should have overall length 88 Model Aviation Bold Face Below Indicates Chairesan Contest Board SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT M/LWA//KEEGRAND RAP/OS aa~oir8UPFAO OES MO/AVISCNMGOsour DAVENPORT P/rTSauRtSN rERQEhIAuTEaI SPRINGFiELDINDIANAPOLIS A NSAS CITY FRENCH UAOLI-NUN TI ivG TON ROCCNA7TAVOOGA Routes West Baden French Lick Indiana x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX o Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas WRONG Theres world difference O w 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CNbetween just doing something practicingo owill endeavor print viewpoints hays submittedwithin limits availableExample handwriting better nowX space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropre-than 6th grade Betcha Xateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed en tI youve 10 20 30 0 those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication 0 60 years practice since 0 4 rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has Well cut tremendous suspense W o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isIll tell you0 onsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Repetition deliberately trying X X improve achieve preplanned precon- C5 o 0 ceived ideal results poorer performance ith repetition o Same goes flying Just flying boring s-in-the-sky will NOT improve x Lets Hear itsets competition domestic national Championships replacing former inter- flying 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demise AMA Nets find better pilot and0 AMA can serve organizer planning other single factorfunction Nate cannot beone trust ask him critique youru 4There time annual AMAheld responsible demise Nets ifflying believe him cant be- ts focal point AMA compe-we members support itlieve him find someone trust x tision activity members totaled- believe O30000 paid could expect close 50 3000Next year another Nate another site nt become one-maneuver ex- about 10% attend annual bigLets strive make well attended aone indicate appreciation AMASpert Work hardest weakest maneu show come nowpersistent faith tenacity staging thever practice Notice said O70000 strong struggle gather 1000big show . onceLETS HEARpractice just self-criti-0 Cof paid-up populacecal second flightX XWhere did everybody go answerIT FOR THE BAD GUYS7 Dont too impatient takes heap /5 owould appear AMA Nets noReprinted CIA Informer newsletter-o -ofconcentrationonourflyingtoetreall a. longer serves focal point year Central Indiana Aeromodelers Editor4most factions its membership years Harry Murphy-good youll find have days wheno oyour best maneuver turns sour Everyone has Nets drew cream competitionoff hot days Recognize x elite hundreds not-ready-for-prime-pushing something tOO hard getting otime-players engine kit accessory man-worse try try Probably increasing ten- 0 ufacturers hawking wares volu-Dont Fly Controlsion making things tougherperhaps its minous rows models on-the-spot mod- Line Models Near Power Lines better back off cool until another w oeling activities arrayed Navy airplaneflightor another day0 __________________________________________x s hangars mute evidence what the 8 Dont fight airplane physically X years big show wont particular maneuver wont C 0 OThis atmosphere now gone ofspin wont spin youre sure its 0everything associated therePracticeyou bird let another good pilot fly ning faithful appear attend feeling loyal obligation keep Nateyour ship cross check alive anything secretly hoping 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Surely must admit Sure does music teacher having ball flying probably arent 03 o special interest groups now stage variety country cant wrong Same thing goes practicing Thats work want 0 C extravaganzas compete flying RCor does Sounds like improve practice will make perfect X Xpresent-day AMA Nate annual biggotta buy tank truck full fuel wearReprinted Sunbeam newsletter o show title Jet-set semi-professional compet- out bunch engines prestoyoure West Orange Sunfliers Orlando FL e now focus attention FA WorldMaster class Pattern flier rightEditor John L Thomas II 03 4 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X May198089
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COM PETI TWIN II NE WSLETTERWUA~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 Indoor Three-Ring Circus West Baden June Hardy Brodersen Big doings Indoor fliers year Northwood Institute Atrium West Baden Indiana Indoor World Cham pionships Peanut Gran Prix Fifth Annual NIMAS Record Trials VNART US Indoor flier frater nity cordially invited come fantastic combination events parti cipants operation World Champs spectators partici pants Peanut Record Trials events exceptional combination WestBaden flying site billeting meals package makes Indoor competition its best Indoor World Championships scheduled June 20 arrival day June 21 official testing June 22 23 24 three days competition invited obtain supporter package described fur ther includes awards banquet evening June 24th World Championships will run team consisting Hardy Brodersen World Championships Manager Dick Kowaiski Competition Director Don Lindley Opera tions Resources AMA Headquarters doing hard work usual role World Championships Organizer above named Earl Witt Chairman John Worth comprise Indoor World Champion ships Executive Committee Dave Linstrum has Host Public Relations job flying procedures two flights per day three days flying first flight must launched 300 pm last flight must launched 830 pm Flying 900 am about 900 pm Meals served cafeteria site breakfast 730amto83Oamlunchbetween 1130am 130 pm supper between 600 pm 730 pm Flying uninterrupted contest organizers need help can get timers processors site workers grunts Timer volunteers please write Ed Stoll Chief Timer 30471 Manse Mt Clemens Ml 48045 Volunteers other categories work please write Don Lindley 420 Tupe lo Naperville IL 60540 entry fee competitors $1 50 fee supporter package official World Championship dates June 20 24 Continued page 88 Hats Returns Ohio August 10-17 1980 RC Pattern Pylon Scale Control Line Events Wilming ton eFree Flight RC Soaring Heli copter Wright FieldDayton slndoor University Cincin nati eGiant Scale added RC Events eNo increase Entry Fees biggest National Model Airplane Championships ever held 1976 Day ton-Springfield-Columbus Ohio 1980 Ohio combination cities WilmingtonDayton-Cincinnati details finalized February 16 joint meeting AMAs Nationals Executive Committee Nats project staff Western Ohio Radio Kon trol Society WORKS meeting culmination months preliminary effort WORKS overcame obstacles concerning dates facilities finances As result tre mendous advance effort stage now set another great Ohio Nats Radio Control Scale model flying will have time 1980 event schedule Giant Scale added usual Precision Sport Scale events RC Soaring Helicopter will have excellent site conditions Wright Field home Air Force Museum scene 1976 Nats RC Control Line Scale events Free Flight Wright Field will have over mile retrieval regardless wind direction University Cincinnati field house offers Indoor fliers smooth arched concrete ceiling 64 peak RC Pattern Scale fliers Wilmington will find new site layout basing contest ants together near central circle trans portation provided flight time either other two circles arrangement simi lar used 1977 RC Aerobatic World Championships Springfield OH centralized control scoring monitoring refreshments concept provides getherness dividing up separate groupsall fliers centrally located until time fly Low cost dormitory housing located right airfield Wilmington also within just few miles Wright Field Wilmington on-site lodging expected restore lot old time Nats atmosphere contestants helpers scene during evenings Camping also available airfield Wilmington tents trailers mobile homesno camping however Wright Field As last year basic entry fee Open age 19 years up AMA members will $20 $5 Juniors over 15 $10 Seniors 15 through 19 addition will $3 fee per specific event en tered except RC events will have $10 event fee However Juniors Seniors will have event free Open adult mem bers will have no free events Mechanics non flying helpers will pay $5 fee Note Free Flighters Control Liners typically pay much RCers since usually fly different events day Entry Forms available AMA HQ Simply send self-addressed stamped envelopewith lSc postage entry form desired 30c postage two forms 4Sc three etc Entry Forms will available end March postmark deadline Nats advance entry July 23 anyone enters advance cannot make Nats Basic Fee will refunded upon request Thus risk advance entry minimized savings considerable last year Late Entry Fee $50 entry Nats after July 23 deadline So avoid late entry penaltyenter ad vance next month Meanwhile study 1980 Event Schedule see what events will held also Although took long time put Nats together therefore information later usual now worked out make another great Ohio Natsperhaps greatest ever future Nats will held uncertain since becoming increasingly difficult assemble ingredients necessary produce successful National Championships Thus Nats future beyond 1980 may cloudy plans years worlds biggest model meet now solid have never Nats year itno pre-Nats qualifying necessary just enter take part strangers Nats shaping up bestdont miss Hats Notes Dick Nutting Nats Publicity Promotion Following marathon meeting between AMA Nats Executive Committee local group running show south western Ohio agreed column would appear Model viation next few months idea talk about plans 1980 Nats outline some new directions meet will take put ka bosh some rumors needed Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society local host club Wilmington Nats May 1980 85 Nats Notes Continued year means little time around has past Since last sum mer WORKS people have talking AMA officials about getting host club involved running Nats couple reasons First feel Nats has drain Academys time talent Second think turning over some action lo cal club may act incentive get groups working harder put big show year clear air Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society hopes make some money Nats After careful con sideration AMA Nats Executive Commit tee has agreed let us have portion concession rights Nats return WORKS expected local organizing back-work past arrange staff con cessions Nats Executive Committee has taken great pains make sure Nats still Academy-controlled event have made clear us must make own. Setting aside rumor squelching time being lets turn few positive notes want get people years Nats ever beforeaccordingly few pluses family attractions area Nats year recent years include Kings Island Park Cincin nati Reds Air Force Museum several beautiful state parks camping quiet scenic lakes better on-site dorm facilities Nats have years better office activity space can remember since Navy forced leave usin 1973 months come will see ads urging attendance years Nats read column will detail some attractions families parti cipate Dont worry competition part program hasnt neglected want havent taken mod elings greatest show few years come back Eighties want have never made reason another make plans now Set aside dates ust 10 through August 17 ch space l pleasantly surprised Its new decade new Nats Participants previous program selection US Control Line Combat World Championships Team have elected committee member 11 AMA districts Ties decided AMA vicepresident district concerned result ing committee members follows District Steve Sacco 478 Main St Norwell MA 02061 District II Bill Bird 123 Beechwood Rd Florham Park NJ 07432 District III Phil Cartier Box 300A RD 2 Palmyra PA 17078 District IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 District V Mack Henry 269 Elysian Fields Nashville TN 3721 1 District VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 District VII Paul Smith 323 Walnut Apt 904 Lansing MI 48933 District VIII George Cleveland 36 Antiqua Kenner LA 70062 District IX Dave Jones 622 N Volutsia Wichita KS 67214 District X Rich Lopez 300 Frankfort St Dale City CA 94014 District XI Howard Rush 8817 NE 137th Kirkland WA 98033 committee will responsible developing program budget selecting US team 1982 CL Combat World Championships Finalists current program select US 1981 Free Flight World Champion ships Teams A-2 Towline Glider Wakefield Rubber FAI Power have voted hold Team Finals contest Taft CA August 30-September 1 1980 Taft received 50 votes vs 37 Sacramento CA latter pro posed early September top three event Team Finals will members US teams Spain location tentatively 1981 FF World Championships OFFICIAL SCHEDULE 1980 NATIONALS SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday Aug10Aug 11Aug12Aug13Aug14Aug15Aug16Aug 17 Free Flight Outdoor eventsIndoorIndoorA-i TowlinehA GasD Gas A-2 Towline3Mulvihill 8 am4 pm Wright FieldHL Glider19 am9 pmC GasWakefield3Coupe dH GasRubber unless noted otherwisePennyplane2AMA StickPayloadGas ScaleFAI Power3 ElectricB Gas ITimes may changed toEasy 82CabinRocketPeanut ScaleHL Glider suit weather conditionsAMA Scale4Paper StickRubber Scale FFPeanut Scale4 FAI Stick3 Notes 1 9am2 pm2 2 pm9 pm3 rounds4 4 pm9 pm Control Line 8 amnoonJr-Sr SlowOp SlowOp Slow Coin-Jr CombatOp CombatOp Combat 1 pmb pm unlessCombatCombatbat Finals4Sr CombatJr-Sr RatFinals otherwise noted AllOp ScaleFAI TeamFAI CombatOp RatRace5Op Slow Rat events WilmingtonRaceRaceJr-Sr ScaleRaceJr-Sr SlowJ Walker Air BaseForm 40RacingJet SpeedRat RaceBFlyoff SpeedB SpeedD SpeedOp AerobatPrecision SpeedhA SpeedOp Aerobat FinalsScale FAI SpeedOp AerobatCarrier IProfile CarrierSport Scale Jr-Sr AerobathA Prof ProtoCarrier II CL Speed Notes 4 completed Tuesday 58 amnoon 6 1 pm6 pm Radio Control7 amI/am7 am I/am events at7 amPattern PatternPatternPatternPatternPattern Wilmington Air 2 pmQualifying7 Qualifying7Qualifying7Qualifying7Finals7Finals7 Base except230 pmI l3Oam-53U Soaring and830 pmOM Pylon OM PylonP1 PylonP1 PylonP1 Pylon Helicopter Wright FieldNotes 7Four Pattern classes Novice Advanced Expert Master BFourStart 530 pmStart Noon8 am2 pm Helicopter classes Novice Intermediate Expert Scale 9Three SoaringPrecisionPrecisionPrecision classes Standard Mod Standard Unlimited lOTwo-Meter SailpianesGiant andGiant andGiant Sport ScalaSport ScaleSport Scala RCBarnS pmHelicopter8 Helicopter8Soaring9Soaring9Soaring9Soaring10 86 Model AViation CL Combat Team Selection Committee Talt tor FF Team Finals NC Aerobatics Team Program Chairman Dave Brown has selected chairman RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee vote previously selected com mittee members Dave also AMA District Ill Vice-President entire committee composed Walter Damuck John Byrne Dave Brown chairman Dave Burton Ron Chidgey Ralph White Jr Carl Bud Weber Dwayne Brown James Eide Rick Horn Bob Crump Full addresses committee members March issue page 84 Indoor Team Program mid-February memo Indoor Team Selection Committee commit tees chairman Jim Richmond details re sults opinion survey among Indoor Pro gram participants perhaps surprisingly some showed strong support pre vious program Only seven out 41 said didnt like program num ber said didnt like points four seven didnt like points distribution previous program four wanted less points re gional vs three wanted appears therefore program selection US 1982 Indoor Team will much like previous 1980 program though possibility fine-tuning several areas program will consist unlimited local contests regional con test six zones 1980and unlimit ed local contests regional contest six zones single-site Team Finals 1981 maximum 1110 points could earnedlO local contest 100 region al contest 1000 Team Finals Chairman Richmond already has made up proposed program based upon survey re Nat AMA Records As 3/3/88 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior BOG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 BOG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter0246 HLGlider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 EasyB Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Senior 12 144 14376 22 561 7100 2174 4320 1170 22 561 9140 5190 8500 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2146 1337 23 480 9290 8072 15 248 JuniorSeniorOpen 529615532 1513219342 1821236214 1141815422 055052026328 62087318 23262228 32 400 13420 449011099 2104 18 21 0 10 058 8432 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill BOG Stick Paper Stick HLStick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HLGlider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Junior 9374 16010 27120 12 290 3536 3154 2072 27120 11110 11110 Senior 15 51 4 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13122 4580 Open 21520 29 27 0 52 14 0 30 28 4 8270 8476 3422 2586 44 59 0 16 37 0 14 552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages combl IlIll 224702348037520 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed %A Prof Proto FAI Speed Junior 10878 14429 n/a n/a 18549 9571 12967 Senior 10813 15019 n/a 15853 20493 n/a 14963 NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power CO-2 Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver P-30 Bubber HL Glider FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Cargo AA Gas AA Gas BOW Gas Gas BOW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas BOW o Gas O Gas ROW B ocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter %A Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW IV DGas 44590 0 Gas ROW Pay load Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW utog i ro n ithopte r Helicopter Open 12852 18083 20149 16683 21293 n/a 15764 21714 3137 23725 Junior 6060 7360 25 000 11540 10 560 10 590 24000 5597oz 33640 35757 23490 Senior 2400 18 530 19 040 10000 12 060 4460 44580 Category Records Junior 31 090 10200 25090 7530 15 27 0 20000 9410 23280 4460 2360 1016 13 240 Senior 31410 12 490 47020 11500 26520 8080 26320 28 300 12 000 19 550 1220 1350 7160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 1601012590 45307520 2145016470 43506540 1136019110 12907270 614020520 539013440 6390 7170 62 130 3210 2380 6110 7110 8130 30520 3490 0230 6570 37245 38078 26300 Open 13 31 0 50530 39 460 24340 8560 20 000 28000 53 460 8342oz Open 41200 11140 52 1 20 13 440 74 500 12 03 5 6290 69040 17 31 0 88240 10 57 0 5210 1156 14 57 0 Open 22 280 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 31560 39000 10 430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Sub/ect Contest Board review progress records may vacated due changed flyoff ru/es %A Gas hA Gas BOW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas BOW C Gas C Gas ROW 0 Gas O Gas BOW Payload Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Category Ill Records JuniorSenior 7020 12550 53208510 53909330 12000 5270 41804500 93509170 1430 0080 2070 RC SoaringDuration Junior Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Senior 59392 RC SoaringThermal Duration Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringDeclared Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringOpen Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Open 21190 4122 50 00 0 20000 30000 42000 5030 24000 3597 5000 4170 4508 Open 2 07 41 138403 2:0741 1:0247 68Mi 3lMi RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 201 km RC SoaringAltitude Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringSpeed Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 401 km 3400ft 1863fs2000ft May 1980 87 Indoor Pro1jram Continued suIts has transmitted committee review Upon approval committee will transmitted participants approval subsequent announcement details District IV Committee Member Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 has elected position following vacancy created move Jim Richmond District V Indoor Three-Ring Circus Continued page 85 $100 get five nights dou ble room meals including dinner 20th arrival day breakfast lunch dinner 21st 22nd 23rd 24th including banquet 24th rooms dormi tory style baths down hail Accomo dations supporters visitors during World Championships will sold except supporter package send payment AMA HQ deadline June 1st second ring three-ring circus Peanut Gran Prix held June 25th 900 am 900 pm under auspices MIAMA group Butch Hadland Great Britain CD event will include five categories Peanut Proxies Peanut Gran Prix en couraged Mike Arak Proxy Chairman Write him 10900 5 W 61st Ct Miami FL 331 56 additional information write Doc Martin MIAMA Club 3227 Darwin Street Miami FL 33133 third ring VNARTI 5th V NIMAS N Annual Record R Trials T Pronounced Vuh-nart feeling held 26th 27th 28th CD Bud Ten ny Mr Indoor USA flying menu looks like 26th Thursday light-weight AMA FAI classes plus ornithopter autogiro helicopter 27th Friday Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Manhattan Bostonian Easy B 28th Saturday Glider ScaleC02 WWI Flying Aces mass launch Peanut Rub ber Speed 88 course run Chicago Aero nutsAlternate flying periods Peanut Gran Prix has $5 per event entry fee plus $1 additional airplane VNART has $20 basic entry fee Open FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFO 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave. Lyndovudle NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Am. LakewoodGH44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoan Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkns 3112 8 Raines Rd Mempeis TN 38118 VI Chris Matsuno 857B Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr. 715 Rutgers Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Houston TX 77055 IX Jerad Murphy 2432 Astron Coloruop Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 413 Cameron Hanford CA 93230 XI Ernie Lien l6558l2lst Ann. SB Revlon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PG Bna 482 North Pemoroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lard Jacuson 1028 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 61 18 Barda An. Springf laid VA 22152 V Oune Hemstraughn P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29481 VI Boo Butch 1758 N Natchec Chruago IL 60635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N New Hope MN 55428 VIII 55w Lee 3522 Tamersk Lane Missouri CIy TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman3014 Enuhange Wonita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0Bps 573 Lvermore CA 94S50 Xl Gun Ratherford 4705 237th Fl SE Bothell WA 98011 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATORt Don Senior $10 Juniors plus $1 per additional event entry VNART/Peanut meal billeting package under $100 including NIMAS Banquet Saturday night details exact price Dr John Martin address above World Championships probably will have 12 countries present assessment participating Ill bet will stay Peanuts VNART So come fly World Class competitionl Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Pow L Petney 8 Charote Or. Andover MA 01810 II R Sobritto 87-2688th 55. Woodhacen Queens NY 11421 RC Richard Snih 300 Steko Ace. Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario Lockoort NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV Warren Sanders lr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MO 20741 RC Cd Fitzwater 1920 Ardenwood Terrace Crolton MO 21114 V RC Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Eilington SC 29809 RC Soaring HR Norclvaaer 12016 Oueens Fl Huntsoille AL 35803 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 Whte Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Mardyn Duane 862 Colonwl Cs. West Jacksonoille FL 3221 1 VL RC Ralph Whre Jr. RA 1 Bon 324 Neoga L62447 CL W R BoOzoch Jr 23555 Gluon Polatnc IL 60067 FF Pat Engush 823 Broadway Vincennes IN 47891 VII John Poem 421 Wanut Lant Appe Valley MN 55124 West RC Len Roe 6539 Orchd 0 Jenison Ml 49428 Cast CL & PF Debi lrttholf 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 lEast VIII John Onaton 6205 Mehoda Wautauga TX 76148 RC RobersJ TaIlny 3112 Lawrence Ace Nederland TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda UNIVAC Bldg 7100W Center Rd. No 420 Omaha NE 68106 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Lintleton CO a0123 X Myrtle Coad Route 8cc 19 Lower Lace CA 95457 INOrInI Lm Polanuky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 ISosthl Prank Gowns 2241 Noah Street Honolulu HI 96816 HI meet Xl Don Oodd 3406 Belcidere Aoe SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 SumteitLandsborg Racenudale WA 98051 RC Pyson & Soarseg attern Other RC nacept Soaringl RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Cd Izzo 483 Pske St. HolIston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysen Tern. Freehold NJ 07725 III Ron Hesseibrock 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct. Cincinnati OH 4521 1 IV Wayne Abernenhy 5221 Marboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Duoss Jr IB13S Lakmhore Or. Birmingvam AL35216 VI Paul Proerrock 3370 Post Rd Levinglon KY 40503 VII Peter Waters 31219 KnodalI Loonia MI 48154 VIII Win Thomas 331 SC Rockwood Bartlesodle OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Ewrett ugicyita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr. 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431 5 194tn Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 28 Higo St. Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Storeway Rornester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wsser 1521 Summit St McKeesporn PA 15130 IV Bob KarIsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington Oh 19810 V Oavd Platt6940 NW 15th F Lauderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Uvdewood4109 Concord Gaks St LouisMO 63128 VIlt Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lv Onsoro TX 7S115 IX Dean Copeano 7817 Seward St. Omana NP 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275S View Place S Salem OR 97302 Lindley 420 Tupelo Nupernille IL 80540 Peanut Alternate Rules--Correction proposal SC-80-10 first reported November 1978 issue said mod els could either have maximum wingspan 13 maximum fuselage length 9 incorrect because proposal actually said model can built either two scalesthe wingspan model may 13 inches overall length model rear prop may 9 inches chart Scale Contest Board Final Voting January 1980 issue also erred referring fuselage length refer ence should have overall length 88 Model Aviation Bold Face Below Indicates Chairesan Contest Board SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT M/LWA//KEEGRAND RAP/OS aa~oir8UPFAO OES MO/AVISCNMGOsour DAVENPORT P/rTSauRtSN rERQEhIAuTEaI SPRINGFiELDINDIANAPOLIS A NSAS CITY FRENCH UAOLI-NUN TI ivG TON ROCCNA7TAVOOGA Routes West Baden French Lick Indiana x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX o Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas WRONG Theres world difference O w 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CNbetween just doing something practicingo owill endeavor print viewpoints hays submittedwithin limits availableExample handwriting better nowX space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropre-than 6th grade Betcha Xateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed en tI youve 10 20 30 0 those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication 0 60 years practice since 0 4 rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has Well cut tremendous suspense W o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isIll tell you0 onsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Repetition deliberately trying X X improve achieve preplanned precon- C5 o 0 ceived ideal results poorer performance ith repetition o Same goes flying Just flying boring s-in-the-sky will NOT improve x Lets Hear itsets competition domestic national Championships replacing former inter- flying 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demise AMA Nets find better pilot and0 AMA can serve organizer planning other single factorfunction Nate cannot beone trust ask him critique youru 4There time annual AMAheld responsible demise Nets ifflying believe him cant be- ts focal point AMA compe-we members support itlieve him find someone trust x tision activity members totaled- believe O30000 paid could expect close 50 3000Next year another Nate another site nt become one-maneuver ex- about 10% attend annual bigLets strive make well attended aone indicate appreciation AMASpert Work hardest weakest maneu show come nowpersistent faith tenacity staging thever practice Notice said O70000 strong struggle gather 1000big show . onceLETS HEARpractice just self-criti-0 Cof paid-up populacecal second flightX XWhere did everybody go answerIT FOR THE BAD GUYS7 Dont too impatient takes heap /5 owould appear AMA Nets noReprinted CIA Informer newsletter-o -ofconcentrationonourflyingtoetreall a. longer serves focal point year Central Indiana Aeromodelers Editor4most factions its membership years Harry Murphy-good youll find have days wheno oyour best maneuver turns sour Everyone has Nets drew cream competitionoff hot days Recognize x elite hundreds not-ready-for-prime-pushing something tOO hard getting otime-players engine kit accessory man-worse try try Probably increasing ten- 0 ufacturers hawking wares volu-Dont Fly Controlsion making things tougherperhaps its minous rows models on-the-spot mod- Line Models Near Power Lines better back off cool until another w oeling activities arrayed Navy airplaneflightor another day0 __________________________________________x s hangars mute evidence what the 8 Dont fight airplane physically X years big show wont particular maneuver wont C 0 OThis atmosphere now gone ofspin wont spin youre sure its 0everything associated therePracticeyou bird let another good pilot fly ning faithful appear attend feeling loyal obligation keep Nateyour ship cross check alive anything secretly hoping 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Surely must admit Sure does music teacher having ball flying probably arent 03 o special interest groups now stage variety country cant wrong Same thing goes practicing Thats work want 0 C extravaganzas compete flying RCor does Sounds like improve practice will make perfect X Xpresent-day AMA Nate annual biggotta buy tank truck full fuel wearReprinted Sunbeam newsletter o show title Jet-set semi-professional compet- out bunch engines prestoyoure West Orange Sunfliers Orlando FL e now focus attention FA WorldMaster class Pattern flier rightEditor John L Thomas II 03 4 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X May198089
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/05
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COM PETI TWIN II NE WSLETTERWUA~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 Indoor Three-Ring Circus West Baden June Hardy Brodersen Big doings Indoor fliers year Northwood Institute Atrium West Baden Indiana Indoor World Cham pionships Peanut Gran Prix Fifth Annual NIMAS Record Trials VNART US Indoor flier frater nity cordially invited come fantastic combination events parti cipants operation World Champs spectators partici pants Peanut Record Trials events exceptional combination WestBaden flying site billeting meals package makes Indoor competition its best Indoor World Championships scheduled June 20 arrival day June 21 official testing June 22 23 24 three days competition invited obtain supporter package described fur ther includes awards banquet evening June 24th World Championships will run team consisting Hardy Brodersen World Championships Manager Dick Kowaiski Competition Director Don Lindley Opera tions Resources AMA Headquarters doing hard work usual role World Championships Organizer above named Earl Witt Chairman John Worth comprise Indoor World Champion ships Executive Committee Dave Linstrum has Host Public Relations job flying procedures two flights per day three days flying first flight must launched 300 pm last flight must launched 830 pm Flying 900 am about 900 pm Meals served cafeteria site breakfast 730amto83Oamlunchbetween 1130am 130 pm supper between 600 pm 730 pm Flying uninterrupted contest organizers need help can get timers processors site workers grunts Timer volunteers please write Ed Stoll Chief Timer 30471 Manse Mt Clemens Ml 48045 Volunteers other categories work please write Don Lindley 420 Tupe lo Naperville IL 60540 entry fee competitors $1 50 fee supporter package official World Championship dates June 20 24 Continued page 88 Hats Returns Ohio August 10-17 1980 RC Pattern Pylon Scale Control Line Events Wilming ton eFree Flight RC Soaring Heli copter Wright FieldDayton slndoor University Cincin nati eGiant Scale added RC Events eNo increase Entry Fees biggest National Model Airplane Championships ever held 1976 Day ton-Springfield-Columbus Ohio 1980 Ohio combination cities WilmingtonDayton-Cincinnati details finalized February 16 joint meeting AMAs Nationals Executive Committee Nats project staff Western Ohio Radio Kon trol Society WORKS meeting culmination months preliminary effort WORKS overcame obstacles concerning dates facilities finances As result tre mendous advance effort stage now set another great Ohio Nats Radio Control Scale model flying will have time 1980 event schedule Giant Scale added usual Precision Sport Scale events RC Soaring Helicopter will have excellent site conditions Wright Field home Air Force Museum scene 1976 Nats RC Control Line Scale events Free Flight Wright Field will have over mile retrieval regardless wind direction University Cincinnati field house offers Indoor fliers smooth arched concrete ceiling 64 peak RC Pattern Scale fliers Wilmington will find new site layout basing contest ants together near central circle trans portation provided flight time either other two circles arrangement simi lar used 1977 RC Aerobatic World Championships Springfield OH centralized control scoring monitoring refreshments concept provides getherness dividing up separate groupsall fliers centrally located until time fly Low cost dormitory housing located right airfield Wilmington also within just few miles Wright Field Wilmington on-site lodging expected restore lot old time Nats atmosphere contestants helpers scene during evenings Camping also available airfield Wilmington tents trailers mobile homesno camping however Wright Field As last year basic entry fee Open age 19 years up AMA members will $20 $5 Juniors over 15 $10 Seniors 15 through 19 addition will $3 fee per specific event en tered except RC events will have $10 event fee However Juniors Seniors will have event free Open adult mem bers will have no free events Mechanics non flying helpers will pay $5 fee Note Free Flighters Control Liners typically pay much RCers since usually fly different events day Entry Forms available AMA HQ Simply send self-addressed stamped envelopewith lSc postage entry form desired 30c postage two forms 4Sc three etc Entry Forms will available end March postmark deadline Nats advance entry July 23 anyone enters advance cannot make Nats Basic Fee will refunded upon request Thus risk advance entry minimized savings considerable last year Late Entry Fee $50 entry Nats after July 23 deadline So avoid late entry penaltyenter ad vance next month Meanwhile study 1980 Event Schedule see what events will held also Although took long time put Nats together therefore information later usual now worked out make another great Ohio Natsperhaps greatest ever future Nats will held uncertain since becoming increasingly difficult assemble ingredients necessary produce successful National Championships Thus Nats future beyond 1980 may cloudy plans years worlds biggest model meet now solid have never Nats year itno pre-Nats qualifying necessary just enter take part strangers Nats shaping up bestdont miss Hats Notes Dick Nutting Nats Publicity Promotion Following marathon meeting between AMA Nats Executive Committee local group running show south western Ohio agreed column would appear Model viation next few months idea talk about plans 1980 Nats outline some new directions meet will take put ka bosh some rumors needed Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society local host club Wilmington Nats May 1980 85 Nats Notes Continued year means little time around has past Since last sum mer WORKS people have talking AMA officials about getting host club involved running Nats couple reasons First feel Nats has drain Academys time talent Second think turning over some action lo cal club may act incentive get groups working harder put big show year clear air Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society hopes make some money Nats After careful con sideration AMA Nats Executive Commit tee has agreed let us have portion concession rights Nats return WORKS expected local organizing back-work past arrange staff con cessions Nats Executive Committee has taken great pains make sure Nats still Academy-controlled event have made clear us must make own. Setting aside rumor squelching time being lets turn few positive notes want get people years Nats ever beforeaccordingly few pluses family attractions area Nats year recent years include Kings Island Park Cincin nati Reds Air Force Museum several beautiful state parks camping quiet scenic lakes better on-site dorm facilities Nats have years better office activity space can remember since Navy forced leave usin 1973 months come will see ads urging attendance years Nats read column will detail some attractions families parti cipate Dont worry competition part program hasnt neglected want havent taken mod elings greatest show few years come back Eighties want have never made reason another make plans now Set aside dates ust 10 through August 17 ch space l pleasantly surprised Its new decade new Nats Participants previous program selection US Control Line Combat World Championships Team have elected committee member 11 AMA districts Ties decided AMA vicepresident district concerned result ing committee members follows District Steve Sacco 478 Main St Norwell MA 02061 District II Bill Bird 123 Beechwood Rd Florham Park NJ 07432 District III Phil Cartier Box 300A RD 2 Palmyra PA 17078 District IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 District V Mack Henry 269 Elysian Fields Nashville TN 3721 1 District VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 District VII Paul Smith 323 Walnut Apt 904 Lansing MI 48933 District VIII George Cleveland 36 Antiqua Kenner LA 70062 District IX Dave Jones 622 N Volutsia Wichita KS 67214 District X Rich Lopez 300 Frankfort St Dale City CA 94014 District XI Howard Rush 8817 NE 137th Kirkland WA 98033 committee will responsible developing program budget selecting US team 1982 CL Combat World Championships Finalists current program select US 1981 Free Flight World Champion ships Teams A-2 Towline Glider Wakefield Rubber FAI Power have voted hold Team Finals contest Taft CA August 30-September 1 1980 Taft received 50 votes vs 37 Sacramento CA latter pro posed early September top three event Team Finals will members US teams Spain location tentatively 1981 FF World Championships OFFICIAL SCHEDULE 1980 NATIONALS SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday Aug10Aug 11Aug12Aug13Aug14Aug15Aug16Aug 17 Free Flight Outdoor eventsIndoorIndoorA-i TowlinehA GasD Gas A-2 Towline3Mulvihill 8 am4 pm Wright FieldHL Glider19 am9 pmC GasWakefield3Coupe dH GasRubber unless noted otherwisePennyplane2AMA StickPayloadGas ScaleFAI Power3 ElectricB Gas ITimes may changed toEasy 82CabinRocketPeanut ScaleHL Glider suit weather conditionsAMA Scale4Paper StickRubber Scale FFPeanut Scale4 FAI Stick3 Notes 1 9am2 pm2 2 pm9 pm3 rounds4 4 pm9 pm Control Line 8 amnoonJr-Sr SlowOp SlowOp Slow Coin-Jr CombatOp CombatOp Combat 1 pmb pm unlessCombatCombatbat Finals4Sr CombatJr-Sr RatFinals otherwise noted AllOp ScaleFAI TeamFAI CombatOp RatRace5Op Slow Rat events WilmingtonRaceRaceJr-Sr ScaleRaceJr-Sr SlowJ Walker Air BaseForm 40RacingJet SpeedRat RaceBFlyoff SpeedB SpeedD SpeedOp AerobatPrecision SpeedhA SpeedOp Aerobat FinalsScale FAI SpeedOp AerobatCarrier IProfile CarrierSport Scale Jr-Sr AerobathA Prof ProtoCarrier II CL Speed Notes 4 completed Tuesday 58 amnoon 6 1 pm6 pm Radio Control7 amI/am7 am I/am events at7 amPattern PatternPatternPatternPatternPattern Wilmington Air 2 pmQualifying7 Qualifying7Qualifying7Qualifying7Finals7Finals7 Base except230 pmI l3Oam-53U Soaring and830 pmOM Pylon OM PylonP1 PylonP1 PylonP1 Pylon Helicopter Wright FieldNotes 7Four Pattern classes Novice Advanced Expert Master BFourStart 530 pmStart Noon8 am2 pm Helicopter classes Novice Intermediate Expert Scale 9Three SoaringPrecisionPrecisionPrecision classes Standard Mod Standard Unlimited lOTwo-Meter SailpianesGiant andGiant andGiant Sport ScalaSport ScaleSport Scala RCBarnS pmHelicopter8 Helicopter8Soaring9Soaring9Soaring9Soaring10 86 Model AViation CL Combat Team Selection Committee Talt tor FF Team Finals NC Aerobatics Team Program Chairman Dave Brown has selected chairman RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee vote previously selected com mittee members Dave also AMA District Ill Vice-President entire committee composed Walter Damuck John Byrne Dave Brown chairman Dave Burton Ron Chidgey Ralph White Jr Carl Bud Weber Dwayne Brown James Eide Rick Horn Bob Crump Full addresses committee members March issue page 84 Indoor Team Program mid-February memo Indoor Team Selection Committee commit tees chairman Jim Richmond details re sults opinion survey among Indoor Pro gram participants perhaps surprisingly some showed strong support pre vious program Only seven out 41 said didnt like program num ber said didnt like points four seven didnt like points distribution previous program four wanted less points re gional vs three wanted appears therefore program selection US 1982 Indoor Team will much like previous 1980 program though possibility fine-tuning several areas program will consist unlimited local contests regional con test six zones 1980and unlimit ed local contests regional contest six zones single-site Team Finals 1981 maximum 1110 points could earnedlO local contest 100 region al contest 1000 Team Finals Chairman Richmond already has made up proposed program based upon survey re Nat AMA Records As 3/3/88 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior BOG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 BOG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter0246 HLGlider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 EasyB Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Senior 12 144 14376 22 561 7100 2174 4320 1170 22 561 9140 5190 8500 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2146 1337 23 480 9290 8072 15 248 JuniorSeniorOpen 529615532 1513219342 1821236214 1141815422 055052026328 62087318 23262228 32 400 13420 449011099 2104 18 21 0 10 058 8432 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill BOG Stick Paper Stick HLStick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HLGlider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Junior 9374 16010 27120 12 290 3536 3154 2072 27120 11110 11110 Senior 15 51 4 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13122 4580 Open 21520 29 27 0 52 14 0 30 28 4 8270 8476 3422 2586 44 59 0 16 37 0 14 552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages combl IlIll 224702348037520 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed %A Prof Proto FAI Speed Junior 10878 14429 n/a n/a 18549 9571 12967 Senior 10813 15019 n/a 15853 20493 n/a 14963 NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power CO-2 Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver P-30 Bubber HL Glider FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Cargo AA Gas AA Gas BOW Gas Gas BOW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas BOW o Gas O Gas ROW B ocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter %A Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW IV DGas 44590 0 Gas ROW Pay load Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW utog i ro n ithopte r Helicopter Open 12852 18083 20149 16683 21293 n/a 15764 21714 3137 23725 Junior 6060 7360 25 000 11540 10 560 10 590 24000 5597oz 33640 35757 23490 Senior 2400 18 530 19 040 10000 12 060 4460 44580 Category Records Junior 31 090 10200 25090 7530 15 27 0 20000 9410 23280 4460 2360 1016 13 240 Senior 31410 12 490 47020 11500 26520 8080 26320 28 300 12 000 19 550 1220 1350 7160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 1601012590 45307520 2145016470 43506540 1136019110 12907270 614020520 539013440 6390 7170 62 130 3210 2380 6110 7110 8130 30520 3490 0230 6570 37245 38078 26300 Open 13 31 0 50530 39 460 24340 8560 20 000 28000 53 460 8342oz Open 41200 11140 52 1 20 13 440 74 500 12 03 5 6290 69040 17 31 0 88240 10 57 0 5210 1156 14 57 0 Open 22 280 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 31560 39000 10 430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Sub/ect Contest Board review progress records may vacated due changed flyoff ru/es %A Gas hA Gas BOW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas BOW C Gas C Gas ROW 0 Gas O Gas BOW Payload Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Category Ill Records JuniorSenior 7020 12550 53208510 53909330 12000 5270 41804500 93509170 1430 0080 2070 RC SoaringDuration Junior Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Senior 59392 RC SoaringThermal Duration Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringDeclared Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringOpen Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Open 21190 4122 50 00 0 20000 30000 42000 5030 24000 3597 5000 4170 4508 Open 2 07 41 138403 2:0741 1:0247 68Mi 3lMi RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 201 km RC SoaringAltitude Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringSpeed Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 401 km 3400ft 1863fs2000ft May 1980 87 Indoor Pro1jram Continued suIts has transmitted committee review Upon approval committee will transmitted participants approval subsequent announcement details District IV Committee Member Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 has elected position following vacancy created move Jim Richmond District V Indoor Three-Ring Circus Continued page 85 $100 get five nights dou ble room meals including dinner 20th arrival day breakfast lunch dinner 21st 22nd 23rd 24th including banquet 24th rooms dormi tory style baths down hail Accomo dations supporters visitors during World Championships will sold except supporter package send payment AMA HQ deadline June 1st second ring three-ring circus Peanut Gran Prix held June 25th 900 am 900 pm under auspices MIAMA group Butch Hadland Great Britain CD event will include five categories Peanut Proxies Peanut Gran Prix en couraged Mike Arak Proxy Chairman Write him 10900 5 W 61st Ct Miami FL 331 56 additional information write Doc Martin MIAMA Club 3227 Darwin Street Miami FL 33133 third ring VNARTI 5th V NIMAS N Annual Record R Trials T Pronounced Vuh-nart feeling held 26th 27th 28th CD Bud Ten ny Mr Indoor USA flying menu looks like 26th Thursday light-weight AMA FAI classes plus ornithopter autogiro helicopter 27th Friday Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Manhattan Bostonian Easy B 28th Saturday Glider ScaleC02 WWI Flying Aces mass launch Peanut Rub ber Speed 88 course run Chicago Aero nutsAlternate flying periods Peanut Gran Prix has $5 per event entry fee plus $1 additional airplane VNART has $20 basic entry fee Open FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFO 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave. Lyndovudle NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Am. LakewoodGH44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoan Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkns 3112 8 Raines Rd Mempeis TN 38118 VI Chris Matsuno 857B Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr. 715 Rutgers Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Houston TX 77055 IX Jerad Murphy 2432 Astron Coloruop Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 413 Cameron Hanford CA 93230 XI Ernie Lien l6558l2lst Ann. SB Revlon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PG Bna 482 North Pemoroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lard Jacuson 1028 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 61 18 Barda An. Springf laid VA 22152 V Oune Hemstraughn P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29481 VI Boo Butch 1758 N Natchec Chruago IL 60635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N New Hope MN 55428 VIII 55w Lee 3522 Tamersk Lane Missouri CIy TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman3014 Enuhange Wonita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0Bps 573 Lvermore CA 94S50 Xl Gun Ratherford 4705 237th Fl SE Bothell WA 98011 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATORt Don Senior $10 Juniors plus $1 per additional event entry VNART/Peanut meal billeting package under $100 including NIMAS Banquet Saturday night details exact price Dr John Martin address above World Championships probably will have 12 countries present assessment participating Ill bet will stay Peanuts VNART So come fly World Class competitionl Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Pow L Petney 8 Charote Or. Andover MA 01810 II R Sobritto 87-2688th 55. Woodhacen Queens NY 11421 RC Richard Snih 300 Steko Ace. Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario Lockoort NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV Warren Sanders lr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MO 20741 RC Cd Fitzwater 1920 Ardenwood Terrace Crolton MO 21114 V RC Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Eilington SC 29809 RC Soaring HR Norclvaaer 12016 Oueens Fl Huntsoille AL 35803 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 Whte Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Mardyn Duane 862 Colonwl Cs. West Jacksonoille FL 3221 1 VL RC Ralph Whre Jr. RA 1 Bon 324 Neoga L62447 CL W R BoOzoch Jr 23555 Gluon Polatnc IL 60067 FF Pat Engush 823 Broadway Vincennes IN 47891 VII John Poem 421 Wanut Lant Appe Valley MN 55124 West RC Len Roe 6539 Orchd 0 Jenison Ml 49428 Cast CL & PF Debi lrttholf 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 lEast VIII John Onaton 6205 Mehoda Wautauga TX 76148 RC RobersJ TaIlny 3112 Lawrence Ace Nederland TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda UNIVAC Bldg 7100W Center Rd. No 420 Omaha NE 68106 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Lintleton CO a0123 X Myrtle Coad Route 8cc 19 Lower Lace CA 95457 INOrInI Lm Polanuky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 ISosthl Prank Gowns 2241 Noah Street Honolulu HI 96816 HI meet Xl Don Oodd 3406 Belcidere Aoe SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 SumteitLandsborg Racenudale WA 98051 RC Pyson & Soarseg attern Other RC nacept Soaringl RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Cd Izzo 483 Pske St. HolIston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysen Tern. Freehold NJ 07725 III Ron Hesseibrock 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct. Cincinnati OH 4521 1 IV Wayne Abernenhy 5221 Marboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Duoss Jr IB13S Lakmhore Or. Birmingvam AL35216 VI Paul Proerrock 3370 Post Rd Levinglon KY 40503 VII Peter Waters 31219 KnodalI Loonia MI 48154 VIII Win Thomas 331 SC Rockwood Bartlesodle OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Ewrett ugicyita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr. 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431 5 194tn Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 28 Higo St. Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Storeway Rornester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wsser 1521 Summit St McKeesporn PA 15130 IV Bob KarIsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington Oh 19810 V Oavd Platt6940 NW 15th F Lauderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Uvdewood4109 Concord Gaks St LouisMO 63128 VIlt Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lv Onsoro TX 7S115 IX Dean Copeano 7817 Seward St. Omana NP 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275S View Place S Salem OR 97302 Lindley 420 Tupelo Nupernille IL 80540 Peanut Alternate Rules--Correction proposal SC-80-10 first reported November 1978 issue said mod els could either have maximum wingspan 13 maximum fuselage length 9 incorrect because proposal actually said model can built either two scalesthe wingspan model may 13 inches overall length model rear prop may 9 inches chart Scale Contest Board Final Voting January 1980 issue also erred referring fuselage length refer ence should have overall length 88 Model Aviation Bold Face Below Indicates Chairesan Contest Board SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT M/LWA//KEEGRAND RAP/OS aa~oir8UPFAO OES MO/AVISCNMGOsour DAVENPORT P/rTSauRtSN rERQEhIAuTEaI SPRINGFiELDINDIANAPOLIS A NSAS CITY FRENCH UAOLI-NUN TI ivG TON ROCCNA7TAVOOGA Routes West Baden French Lick Indiana x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX o Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas WRONG Theres world difference O w 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CNbetween just doing something practicingo owill endeavor print viewpoints hays submittedwithin limits availableExample handwriting better nowX space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropre-than 6th grade Betcha Xateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed en tI youve 10 20 30 0 those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication 0 60 years practice since 0 4 rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has Well cut tremendous suspense W o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isIll tell you0 onsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Repetition deliberately trying X X improve achieve preplanned precon- C5 o 0 ceived ideal results poorer performance ith repetition o Same goes flying Just flying boring s-in-the-sky will NOT improve x Lets Hear itsets competition domestic national Championships replacing former inter- flying capability simple fact will level RCers look super-contests such heartily endorsed truly proficient 0 Bad GuysRough RiverRhinebeck orVagaswhereflier Just what practice w ofirstreally serious about improving flying 0 resultant extremely low entry of Manufacturers now ignore Nate Xthis years Nebraska Nate can expectedfavor huge winter static shows To-you must adopt very disciplined program Cs 0 ensuing months whipping edo WRAMS etc RC Soaring has its own 1 Start flying session before get So does Society Antique Model 0boys AMA HO will receive 4usual number literary missiles re-ers also annual US Control Lineto field Review capabilities mps US Free Flight Champs andyour performance last time out Decide csgard xMost will probably align primarylass Junes Indoor Record Trials Westupon priorities Whatdoyou need improve X ocomplaints supposed AMA poor plan-Baden IN outdrew years 79 Nate totalmost practice loops rolls s poor choice sites associatedIndoor entry vying FAItakeoffs landings crummy0 ninginsuf-2 Decide what perfect maneuver looks 0team spots often must pass up annual 4ficient logistical facilities required satisfac-Nate trip save cost vacation time like think about 03 otorily serve factions etc However should pursue lengthy FAI qualifications proceduresarent sure ask pro0 AMA have influential have ob- ligently guide aircraft exactlyX specialized activities list goes Xtamed OHare Field week housing ..along preconceived mental flight path youo 0 arrangements made Playboy Penthouse dilemma Nate may well bedrew sky before takeoff vary 0.would attendance have least thatsimilar Junior problem young-one millimeter path cuss yourself quite successful Chicago Nets sters simply have too diversions placed out againand again again 0 CAearly 70sbefore days may moreKeep up until attempts perfect X writer ponders whether super-site tempting model building Likewise lust mostall until automatic ce oselection and/or Utopian service facilities are diversions being placed before perfect concentrate harder bet- 0 a-the entire problem matter 4 -in-the-wool competition modelerscompetition-oriented AMA member vieterl outside critical opinions objec normally discouraged non-perfectfor modeling interests hobby dollar t can findno buddies Perhaps0 allotted vacation timewhich might tend youx flying sites few personal inconveniences orreplace Nets yearly big moment theyll see something dont occasional management gooffor mostIf AMA Nate returned nt have tender feelings us0 have encountered obstacles oft-timessemblance its former status impetusfly much better eyes anyone before What underlying problem elsesbut dont judge own flights riter suggests numerous di-appears lie much its competitionIf can find experienced Pattern judge0 flversionary activities various special in-members make happen does AMA organizers planners will taketo grade listen him cant have Xterest groups within AMA much ofshe competitors make possible Theaxe grind doesnt count BarringCA oa contribution demise AMA Nets find better pilot and0 AMA can serve organizer planning other single factorfunction Nate cannot beone trust ask him critique youru 4There time annual AMAheld responsible demise Nets ifflying believe him cant be- ts focal point AMA compe-we members support itlieve him find someone trust x tision activity members totaled- believe O30000 paid could expect close 50 3000Next year another Nate another site nt become one-maneuver ex- about 10% attend annual bigLets strive make well attended aone indicate appreciation AMASpert Work hardest weakest maneu show come nowpersistent faith tenacity staging thever practice Notice said O70000 strong struggle gather 1000big show . onceLETS HEARpractice just self-criti-0 Cof paid-up populacecal second flightX XWhere did everybody go answerIT FOR THE BAD GUYS7 Dont too impatient takes heap /5 owould appear AMA Nets noReprinted CIA Informer newsletter-o -ofconcentrationonourflyingtoetreall a. longer serves focal point year Central Indiana Aeromodelers Editor4most factions its membership years Harry Murphy-good youll find have days wheno oyour best maneuver turns sour Everyone has Nets drew cream competitionoff hot days Recognize x elite hundreds not-ready-for-prime-pushing something tOO hard getting otime-players engine kit accessory man-worse try try Probably increasing ten- 0 ufacturers hawking wares volu-Dont Fly Controlsion making things tougherperhaps its minous rows models on-the-spot mod- Line Models Near Power Lines better back off cool until another w oeling activities arrayed Navy airplaneflightor another day0 __________________________________________x s hangars mute evidence what the 8 Dont fight airplane physically X years big show wont particular maneuver wont C 0 OThis atmosphere now gone ofspin wont spin youre sure its 0everything associated therePracticeyou bird let another good pilot fly ning faithful appear attend feeling loyal obligation keep Nateyour ship cross check alive anything secretly hoping 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Surely must admit Sure does music teacher having ball flying probably arent 03 o special interest groups now stage variety country cant wrong Same thing goes practicing Thats work want 0 C extravaganzas compete flying RCor does Sounds like improve practice will make perfect X Xpresent-day AMA Nate annual biggotta buy tank truck full fuel wearReprinted Sunbeam newsletter o show title Jet-set semi-professional compet- out bunch engines prestoyoure West Orange Sunfliers Orlando FL e now focus attention FA WorldMaster class Pattern flier rightEditor John L Thomas II 03 4 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X May198089
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/05
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COM PETI TWIN II NE WSLETTERWUA~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 Indoor Three-Ring Circus West Baden June Hardy Brodersen Big doings Indoor fliers year Northwood Institute Atrium West Baden Indiana Indoor World Cham pionships Peanut Gran Prix Fifth Annual NIMAS Record Trials VNART US Indoor flier frater nity cordially invited come fantastic combination events parti cipants operation World Champs spectators partici pants Peanut Record Trials events exceptional combination WestBaden flying site billeting meals package makes Indoor competition its best Indoor World Championships scheduled June 20 arrival day June 21 official testing June 22 23 24 three days competition invited obtain supporter package described fur ther includes awards banquet evening June 24th World Championships will run team consisting Hardy Brodersen World Championships Manager Dick Kowaiski Competition Director Don Lindley Opera tions Resources AMA Headquarters doing hard work usual role World Championships Organizer above named Earl Witt Chairman John Worth comprise Indoor World Champion ships Executive Committee Dave Linstrum has Host Public Relations job flying procedures two flights per day three days flying first flight must launched 300 pm last flight must launched 830 pm Flying 900 am about 900 pm Meals served cafeteria site breakfast 730amto83Oamlunchbetween 1130am 130 pm supper between 600 pm 730 pm Flying uninterrupted contest organizers need help can get timers processors site workers grunts Timer volunteers please write Ed Stoll Chief Timer 30471 Manse Mt Clemens Ml 48045 Volunteers other categories work please write Don Lindley 420 Tupe lo Naperville IL 60540 entry fee competitors $1 50 fee supporter package official World Championship dates June 20 24 Continued page 88 Hats Returns Ohio August 10-17 1980 RC Pattern Pylon Scale Control Line Events Wilming ton eFree Flight RC Soaring Heli copter Wright FieldDayton slndoor University Cincin nati eGiant Scale added RC Events eNo increase Entry Fees biggest National Model Airplane Championships ever held 1976 Day ton-Springfield-Columbus Ohio 1980 Ohio combination cities WilmingtonDayton-Cincinnati details finalized February 16 joint meeting AMAs Nationals Executive Committee Nats project staff Western Ohio Radio Kon trol Society WORKS meeting culmination months preliminary effort WORKS overcame obstacles concerning dates facilities finances As result tre mendous advance effort stage now set another great Ohio Nats Radio Control Scale model flying will have time 1980 event schedule Giant Scale added usual Precision Sport Scale events RC Soaring Helicopter will have excellent site conditions Wright Field home Air Force Museum scene 1976 Nats RC Control Line Scale events Free Flight Wright Field will have over mile retrieval regardless wind direction University Cincinnati field house offers Indoor fliers smooth arched concrete ceiling 64 peak RC Pattern Scale fliers Wilmington will find new site layout basing contest ants together near central circle trans portation provided flight time either other two circles arrangement simi lar used 1977 RC Aerobatic World Championships Springfield OH centralized control scoring monitoring refreshments concept provides getherness dividing up separate groupsall fliers centrally located until time fly Low cost dormitory housing located right airfield Wilmington also within just few miles Wright Field Wilmington on-site lodging expected restore lot old time Nats atmosphere contestants helpers scene during evenings Camping also available airfield Wilmington tents trailers mobile homesno camping however Wright Field As last year basic entry fee Open age 19 years up AMA members will $20 $5 Juniors over 15 $10 Seniors 15 through 19 addition will $3 fee per specific event en tered except RC events will have $10 event fee However Juniors Seniors will have event free Open adult mem bers will have no free events Mechanics non flying helpers will pay $5 fee Note Free Flighters Control Liners typically pay much RCers since usually fly different events day Entry Forms available AMA HQ Simply send self-addressed stamped envelopewith lSc postage entry form desired 30c postage two forms 4Sc three etc Entry Forms will available end March postmark deadline Nats advance entry July 23 anyone enters advance cannot make Nats Basic Fee will refunded upon request Thus risk advance entry minimized savings considerable last year Late Entry Fee $50 entry Nats after July 23 deadline So avoid late entry penaltyenter ad vance next month Meanwhile study 1980 Event Schedule see what events will held also Although took long time put Nats together therefore information later usual now worked out make another great Ohio Natsperhaps greatest ever future Nats will held uncertain since becoming increasingly difficult assemble ingredients necessary produce successful National Championships Thus Nats future beyond 1980 may cloudy plans years worlds biggest model meet now solid have never Nats year itno pre-Nats qualifying necessary just enter take part strangers Nats shaping up bestdont miss Hats Notes Dick Nutting Nats Publicity Promotion Following marathon meeting between AMA Nats Executive Committee local group running show south western Ohio agreed column would appear Model viation next few months idea talk about plans 1980 Nats outline some new directions meet will take put ka bosh some rumors needed Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society local host club Wilmington Nats May 1980 85 Nats Notes Continued year means little time around has past Since last sum mer WORKS people have talking AMA officials about getting host club involved running Nats couple reasons First feel Nats has drain Academys time talent Second think turning over some action lo cal club may act incentive get groups working harder put big show year clear air Western Ohio Radio Kontrol Society hopes make some money Nats After careful con sideration AMA Nats Executive Commit tee has agreed let us have portion concession rights Nats return WORKS expected local organizing back-work past arrange staff con cessions Nats Executive Committee has taken great pains make sure Nats still Academy-controlled event have made clear us must make own. Setting aside rumor squelching time being lets turn few positive notes want get people years Nats ever beforeaccordingly few pluses family attractions area Nats year recent years include Kings Island Park Cincin nati Reds Air Force Museum several beautiful state parks camping quiet scenic lakes better on-site dorm facilities Nats have years better office activity space can remember since Navy forced leave usin 1973 months come will see ads urging attendance years Nats read column will detail some attractions families parti cipate Dont worry competition part program hasnt neglected want havent taken mod elings greatest show few years come back Eighties want have never made reason another make plans now Set aside dates ust 10 through August 17 ch space l pleasantly surprised Its new decade new Nats Participants previous program selection US Control Line Combat World Championships Team have elected committee member 11 AMA districts Ties decided AMA vicepresident district concerned result ing committee members follows District Steve Sacco 478 Main St Norwell MA 02061 District II Bill Bird 123 Beechwood Rd Florham Park NJ 07432 District III Phil Cartier Box 300A RD 2 Palmyra PA 17078 District IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 District V Mack Henry 269 Elysian Fields Nashville TN 3721 1 District VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 District VII Paul Smith 323 Walnut Apt 904 Lansing MI 48933 District VIII George Cleveland 36 Antiqua Kenner LA 70062 District IX Dave Jones 622 N Volutsia Wichita KS 67214 District X Rich Lopez 300 Frankfort St Dale City CA 94014 District XI Howard Rush 8817 NE 137th Kirkland WA 98033 committee will responsible developing program budget selecting US team 1982 CL Combat World Championships Finalists current program select US 1981 Free Flight World Champion ships Teams A-2 Towline Glider Wakefield Rubber FAI Power have voted hold Team Finals contest Taft CA August 30-September 1 1980 Taft received 50 votes vs 37 Sacramento CA latter pro posed early September top three event Team Finals will members US teams Spain location tentatively 1981 FF World Championships OFFICIAL SCHEDULE 1980 NATIONALS SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday Aug10Aug 11Aug12Aug13Aug14Aug15Aug16Aug 17 Free Flight Outdoor eventsIndoorIndoorA-i TowlinehA GasD Gas A-2 Towline3Mulvihill 8 am4 pm Wright FieldHL Glider19 am9 pmC GasWakefield3Coupe dH GasRubber unless noted otherwisePennyplane2AMA StickPayloadGas ScaleFAI Power3 ElectricB Gas ITimes may changed toEasy 82CabinRocketPeanut ScaleHL Glider suit weather conditionsAMA Scale4Paper StickRubber Scale FFPeanut Scale4 FAI Stick3 Notes 1 9am2 pm2 2 pm9 pm3 rounds4 4 pm9 pm Control Line 8 amnoonJr-Sr SlowOp SlowOp Slow Coin-Jr CombatOp CombatOp Combat 1 pmb pm unlessCombatCombatbat Finals4Sr CombatJr-Sr RatFinals otherwise noted AllOp ScaleFAI TeamFAI CombatOp RatRace5Op Slow Rat events WilmingtonRaceRaceJr-Sr ScaleRaceJr-Sr SlowJ Walker Air BaseForm 40RacingJet SpeedRat RaceBFlyoff SpeedB SpeedD SpeedOp AerobatPrecision SpeedhA SpeedOp Aerobat FinalsScale FAI SpeedOp AerobatCarrier IProfile CarrierSport Scale Jr-Sr AerobathA Prof ProtoCarrier II CL Speed Notes 4 completed Tuesday 58 amnoon 6 1 pm6 pm Radio Control7 amI/am7 am I/am events at7 amPattern PatternPatternPatternPatternPattern Wilmington Air 2 pmQualifying7 Qualifying7Qualifying7Qualifying7Finals7Finals7 Base except230 pmI l3Oam-53U Soaring and830 pmOM Pylon OM PylonP1 PylonP1 PylonP1 Pylon Helicopter Wright FieldNotes 7Four Pattern classes Novice Advanced Expert Master BFourStart 530 pmStart Noon8 am2 pm Helicopter classes Novice Intermediate Expert Scale 9Three SoaringPrecisionPrecisionPrecision classes Standard Mod Standard Unlimited lOTwo-Meter SailpianesGiant andGiant andGiant Sport ScalaSport ScaleSport Scala RCBarnS pmHelicopter8 Helicopter8Soaring9Soaring9Soaring9Soaring10 86 Model AViation CL Combat Team Selection Committee Talt tor FF Team Finals NC Aerobatics Team Program Chairman Dave Brown has selected chairman RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee vote previously selected com mittee members Dave also AMA District Ill Vice-President entire committee composed Walter Damuck John Byrne Dave Brown chairman Dave Burton Ron Chidgey Ralph White Jr Carl Bud Weber Dwayne Brown James Eide Rick Horn Bob Crump Full addresses committee members March issue page 84 Indoor Team Program mid-February memo Indoor Team Selection Committee commit tees chairman Jim Richmond details re sults opinion survey among Indoor Pro gram participants perhaps surprisingly some showed strong support pre vious program Only seven out 41 said didnt like program num ber said didnt like points four seven didnt like points distribution previous program four wanted less points re gional vs three wanted appears therefore program selection US 1982 Indoor Team will much like previous 1980 program though possibility fine-tuning several areas program will consist unlimited local contests regional con test six zones 1980and unlimit ed local contests regional contest six zones single-site Team Finals 1981 maximum 1110 points could earnedlO local contest 100 region al contest 1000 Team Finals Chairman Richmond already has made up proposed program based upon survey re Nat AMA Records As 3/3/88 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior BOG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 BOG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter0246 HLGlider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 EasyB Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Senior 12 144 14376 22 561 7100 2174 4320 1170 22 561 9140 5190 8500 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2146 1337 23 480 9290 8072 15 248 JuniorSeniorOpen 529615532 1513219342 1821236214 1141815422 055052026328 62087318 23262228 32 400 13420 449011099 2104 18 21 0 10 058 8432 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill BOG Stick Paper Stick HLStick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HLGlider FAI Stick Pennyplane Nov Pennyplane Easy B Junior 9374 16010 27120 12 290 3536 3154 2072 27120 11110 11110 Senior 15 51 4 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13122 4580 Open 21520 29 27 0 52 14 0 30 28 4 8270 8476 3422 2586 44 59 0 16 37 0 14 552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages combl IlIll 224702348037520 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed D Speed Form 40 Jet Speed %A Prof Proto FAI Speed Junior 10878 14429 n/a n/a 18549 9571 12967 Senior 10813 15019 n/a 15853 20493 n/a 14963 NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power CO-2 Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver P-30 Bubber HL Glider FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Cargo AA Gas AA Gas BOW Gas Gas BOW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas BOW o Gas O Gas ROW B ocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter %A Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW IV DGas 44590 0 Gas ROW Pay load Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW utog i ro n ithopte r Helicopter Open 12852 18083 20149 16683 21293 n/a 15764 21714 3137 23725 Junior 6060 7360 25 000 11540 10 560 10 590 24000 5597oz 33640 35757 23490 Senior 2400 18 530 19 040 10000 12 060 4460 44580 Category Records Junior 31 090 10200 25090 7530 15 27 0 20000 9410 23280 4460 2360 1016 13 240 Senior 31410 12 490 47020 11500 26520 8080 26320 28 300 12 000 19 550 1220 1350 7160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 1601012590 45307520 2145016470 43506540 1136019110 12907270 614020520 539013440 6390 7170 62 130 3210 2380 6110 7110 8130 30520 3490 0230 6570 37245 38078 26300 Open 13 31 0 50530 39 460 24340 8560 20 000 28000 53 460 8342oz Open 41200 11140 52 1 20 13 440 74 500 12 03 5 6290 69040 17 31 0 88240 10 57 0 5210 1156 14 57 0 Open 22 280 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 31560 39000 10 430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Sub/ect Contest Board review progress records may vacated due changed flyoff ru/es %A Gas hA Gas BOW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas BOW C Gas C Gas ROW 0 Gas O Gas BOW Payload Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Category Ill Records JuniorSenior 7020 12550 53208510 53909330 12000 5270 41804500 93509170 1430 0080 2070 RC SoaringDuration Junior Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Senior 59392 RC SoaringThermal Duration Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringDeclared Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringOpen Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter Open 21190 4122 50 00 0 20000 30000 42000 5030 24000 3597 5000 4170 4508 Open 2 07 41 138403 2:0741 1:0247 68Mi 3lMi RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 201 km RC SoaringAltitude Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter RC SoaringSpeed Standard Mod Standard Unlimited 2-Meter 401 km 3400ft 1863fs2000ft May 1980 87 Indoor Pro1jram Continued suIts has transmitted committee review Upon approval committee will transmitted participants approval subsequent announcement details District IV Committee Member Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 has elected position following vacancy created move Jim Richmond District V Indoor Three-Ring Circus Continued page 85 $100 get five nights dou ble room meals including dinner 20th arrival day breakfast lunch dinner 21st 22nd 23rd 24th including banquet 24th rooms dormi tory style baths down hail Accomo dations supporters visitors during World Championships will sold except supporter package send payment AMA HQ deadline June 1st second ring three-ring circus Peanut Gran Prix held June 25th 900 am 900 pm under auspices MIAMA group Butch Hadland Great Britain CD event will include five categories Peanut Proxies Peanut Gran Prix en couraged Mike Arak Proxy Chairman Write him 10900 5 W 61st Ct Miami FL 331 56 additional information write Doc Martin MIAMA Club 3227 Darwin Street Miami FL 33133 third ring VNARTI 5th V NIMAS N Annual Record R Trials T Pronounced Vuh-nart feeling held 26th 27th 28th CD Bud Ten ny Mr Indoor USA flying menu looks like 26th Thursday light-weight AMA FAI classes plus ornithopter autogiro helicopter 27th Friday Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Manhattan Bostonian Easy B 28th Saturday Glider ScaleC02 WWI Flying Aces mass launch Peanut Rub ber Speed 88 course run Chicago Aero nutsAlternate flying periods Peanut Gran Prix has $5 per event entry fee plus $1 additional airplane VNART has $20 basic entry fee Open FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFO 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave. Lyndovudle NY 14098 Ill Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Am. LakewoodGH44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoan Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkns 3112 8 Raines Rd Mempeis TN 38118 VI Chris Matsuno 857B Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr. 715 Rutgers Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Houston TX 77055 IX Jerad Murphy 2432 Astron Coloruop Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 413 Cameron Hanford CA 93230 XI Ernie Lien l6558l2lst Ann. SB Revlon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PG Bna 482 North Pemoroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Lard Jacuson 1028 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 61 18 Barda An. Springf laid VA 22152 V Oune Hemstraughn P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29481 VI Boo Butch 1758 N Natchec Chruago IL 60635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N New Hope MN 55428 VIII 55w Lee 3522 Tamersk Lane Missouri CIy TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman3014 Enuhange Wonita KS 67217 X Vic Garner P0Bps 573 Lvermore CA 94S50 Xl Gun Ratherford 4705 237th Fl SE Bothell WA 98011 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATORt Don Senior $10 Juniors plus $1 per additional event entry VNART/Peanut meal billeting package under $100 including NIMAS Banquet Saturday night details exact price Dr John Martin address above World Championships probably will have 12 countries present assessment participating Ill bet will stay Peanuts VNART So come fly World Class competitionl Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Pow L Petney 8 Charote Or. Andover MA 01810 II R Sobritto 87-2688th 55. Woodhacen Queens NY 11421 RC Richard Snih 300 Steko Ace. Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario Lockoort NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV Warren Sanders lr 9735 52nd Avenue College Park MO 20741 RC Cd Fitzwater 1920 Ardenwood Terrace Crolton MO 21114 V RC Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Eilington SC 29809 RC Soaring HR Norclvaaer 12016 Oueens Fl Huntsoille AL 35803 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 Whte Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Mardyn Duane 862 Colonwl Cs. West Jacksonoille FL 3221 1 VL RC Ralph Whre Jr. RA 1 Bon 324 Neoga L62447 CL W R BoOzoch Jr 23555 Gluon Polatnc IL 60067 FF Pat Engush 823 Broadway Vincennes IN 47891 VII John Poem 421 Wanut Lant Appe Valley MN 55124 West RC Len Roe 6539 Orchd 0 Jenison Ml 49428 Cast CL & PF Debi lrttholf 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 lEast VIII John Onaton 6205 Mehoda Wautauga TX 76148 RC RobersJ TaIlny 3112 Lawrence Ace Nederland TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda UNIVAC Bldg 7100W Center Rd. No 420 Omaha NE 68106 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St Lintleton CO a0123 X Myrtle Coad Route 8cc 19 Lower Lace CA 95457 INOrInI Lm Polanuky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 ISosthl Prank Gowns 2241 Noah Street Honolulu HI 96816 HI meet Xl Don Oodd 3406 Belcidere Aoe SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 SumteitLandsborg Racenudale WA 98051 RC Pyson & Soarseg attern Other RC nacept Soaringl RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Cd Izzo 483 Pske St. HolIston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysen Tern. Freehold NJ 07725 III Ron Hesseibrock 6320 Blueberry Hill Ct. Cincinnati OH 4521 1 IV Wayne Abernenhy 5221 Marboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Duoss Jr IB13S Lakmhore Or. Birmingvam AL35216 VI Paul Proerrock 3370 Post Rd Levinglon KY 40503 VII Peter Waters 31219 KnodalI Loonia MI 48154 VIII Win Thomas 331 SC Rockwood Bartlesodle OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 S Ewrett ugicyita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr. 621 W 19th St Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431 5 194tn Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD Richard Sherman 28 Higo St. Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Storeway Rornester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wsser 1521 Summit St McKeesporn PA 15130 IV Bob KarIsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington Oh 19810 V Oavd Platt6940 NW 15th F Lauderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Uvdewood4109 Concord Gaks St LouisMO 63128 VIlt Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lv Onsoro TX 7S115 IX Dean Copeano 7817 Seward St. Omana NP 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275S View Place S Salem OR 97302 Lindley 420 Tupelo Nupernille IL 80540 Peanut Alternate Rules--Correction proposal SC-80-10 first reported November 1978 issue said mod els could either have maximum wingspan 13 maximum fuselage length 9 incorrect because proposal actually said model can built either two scalesthe wingspan model may 13 inches overall length model rear prop may 9 inches chart Scale Contest Board Final Voting January 1980 issue also erred referring fuselage length refer ence should have overall length 88 Model Aviation Bold Face Below Indicates Chairesan Contest Board SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT M/LWA//KEEGRAND RAP/OS aa~oir8UPFAO OES MO/AVISCNMGOsour DAVENPORT P/rTSauRtSN rERQEhIAuTEaI SPRINGFiELDINDIANAPOLIS A NSAS CITY FRENCH UAOLI-NUN TI ivG TON ROCCNA7TAVOOGA Routes West Baden French Lick Indiana x SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX o Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas WRONG Theres world difference O w 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CNbetween just doing something practicingo owill endeavor print viewpoints hays submittedwithin limits availableExample handwriting better nowX space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropre-than 6th grade Betcha Xateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed en tI youve 10 20 30 0 those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication 0 60 years practice since 0 4 rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has Well cut tremendous suspense W o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isIll tell you0 onsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Repetition deliberately trying X X improve achieve preplanned precon- C5 o 0 ceived ideal results poorer performance ith repetition o Same goes flying Just flying boring s-in-the-sky will NOT improve x Lets Hear itsets competition domestic national Championships replacing former inter- flying 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demise AMA Nets find better pilot and0 AMA can serve organizer planning other single factorfunction Nate cannot beone trust ask him critique youru 4There time annual AMAheld responsible demise Nets ifflying believe him cant be- ts focal point AMA compe-we members support itlieve him find someone trust x tision activity members totaled- believe O30000 paid could expect close 50 3000Next year another Nate another site nt become one-maneuver ex- about 10% attend annual bigLets strive make well attended aone indicate appreciation AMASpert Work hardest weakest maneu show come nowpersistent faith tenacity staging thever practice Notice said O70000 strong struggle gather 1000big show . onceLETS HEARpractice just self-criti-0 Cof paid-up populacecal second flightX XWhere did everybody go answerIT FOR THE BAD GUYS7 Dont too impatient takes heap /5 owould appear AMA Nets noReprinted CIA Informer newsletter-o -ofconcentrationonourflyingtoetreall a. longer serves focal point year Central Indiana 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Surely must admit Sure does music teacher having ball flying probably arent 03 o special interest groups now stage variety country cant wrong Same thing goes practicing Thats work want 0 C extravaganzas compete flying RCor does Sounds like improve practice will make perfect X Xpresent-day AMA Nate annual biggotta buy tank truck full fuel wearReprinted Sunbeam newsletter o show title Jet-set semi-professional compet- out bunch engines prestoyoure West Orange Sunfliers Orlando FL e now focus attention FA WorldMaster class Pattern flier rightEditor John L Thomas II 03 4 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X May198089