WE ARE IN the middle of the AMA rules cycle, with
proposals that passed the initial voting in December being
subject to cross proposals. It is now time (April 15) for the
Contest Boards to vote on which versions of the proposals will
go to final ballot.
Lead time for our columns is such that I have no idea which
cross proposals, if any, have been submitted. If you want to see
them, go to the AMA Web site for the latest and best
information. If you want to comment to your Contest Board
member, you will need to do it promptly because of the
impending ballot deadline.
In the Navy Carrier events there is a proposal to restore the
criteria for awarding the multiengine bonus to its original
160 MODEL AVIATION
Left: The Douglas XA2D Shyshark is
another experimental aircraft that
Tony Naccarato modeled. It first flew in
the 1970s, and now it’s flown in Class I
Nostalgia.
Voice your thoughts about the new rules proposals!
[[email protected]]
Control Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry
Also included in this column:
• Changes for Carrier at the
Nats
• Observations from the
Carrier X contest in Phoenix
• A possible limitation to
electric power
Left: Burt Brokaw tunes his new .15
Carrier model at the Phoenix Carrier X
contest. He has come a long way in his
first year.
Above: Tony Naccarato works on his
Profile Carrier Boeing XF8B. The fullscale
XF8B was the largest pistonengine
fighter ever built.
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requirements. That is the only potential
change this year, and the CL Navy Carrier
Contest Board members would appreciate
your comments on the proposed change.
In the unofficial events the Navy
Carrier Society (NCS) has been working to
develop and ratify a set of rules to guide
competition in Carrier using electric
power. The voting is not complete as of the
deadline for submission of this column, but
the results and final rules will have been
published in the NCS’s Hi-Low Landings
newsletter. If you haven’t seen them, send
me a request and I can send you a copy of
the rules.
Carrier at the Nats: There are a few
changes for this year’s Nats CL Navy
Carrier competition. The events will be
held Wednesday through Friday (July 16-
18), with processing the evening before
each event.
AMA Profile Carrier and Sportsman
Profile Carrier, sponsored by the NCS, will
be flown Wednesday. AMA Class I and
Class II will be flown Thursday. Unofficial
events will be flown Friday.
The Carrier Nats has been expanded to
include electric-power events. Competition
opportunities will be offered in the
following: three classes of Nostalgia
Carrier, .15 Carrier (including electricpowered
and glow models), Skyray Carrier
(which already allows electric power), and
three classes of Electric Carrier using the
new NCS rules.
I’ll list the unofficial events’ sponsors
in the July column. We are still looking for
officials for the Nats. If you’d like a frontrow
seat for the action and the undying
gratitude of your fellow Carrier modelers,
you can volunteer by contacting me or any
of your NCS officers.
Carrier X: Ted Kraver’s Carrier contest in
Phoenix, Arizona, has been through its 10th
consecutive year, and it seems to only get
better and better. Carrier was flown two
days in late October 2007 and the weather
was nearly perfect, with light wind and
sunny skies. The sun was enough to coax
the temperatures to the mid-90s.
It was a great contest, with many
additions to the NCS Top 20 listing for
2007. There were 12 contestants and 25
total entries with official flights. This
month’s photographs are from the Carrier X
event.
Tony Naccarato took a whole carrier
wing’s worth of models, including some of
his older aircraft and a new electricpowered
Skyray. Burt Brokaw has
obviously been practicing; he put in some
credible flights.
Last year was Burt’s first in Carrier
competition. He made great advances with
advice from Eric Conley and, obviously, a
great deal of practice. Burt will be moving
out of the Sportsman class after posting a
313 in Sportsman Profile.
Ron Duly had his mini MO out for
Nostalgia and AMA Class I, winning both
events. The model is a copy of Don
Gerber’s original 29-inch-span MO-1 from
1969, and it looks tiny on the flightline
among the larger aircraft that fly in the
current events.
There were three electric-power entries,
two of which Pete Mazur and Tony
Naccarato entered in the Skyray event. Bob
Frogner flew an electric-powered .15
Carrier model. Tony was the only one to
complete a full flight; the others’ airplanes
touched the ground or lost forward motion
in slow flight.
Development of electric power for Carrier
models continues. I look forward to
reporting on those developments as we gain
more information.
Contact AMA’s Supply and
Service Department for
your Product Guide needs.
Call (765) 287-1256, extension 212,
or visit the AMA Web site at
www.modelaircraft.org.
Click on “Shop AMA” to browse
the catalog for the newest
merchandise and the best deals
on closeout items.
We may have experienced a potential
limitation to electric models in a hot-air,
hot-sun environment. The ESC could reach
temperatures that are close to their thermal
cutoff limits just from the environment.
It would be wise to prevent extended
exposure of dark-blue airplanes or black
batteries or ESCs to direct sunlight on a hot
day. Make sure there is adequate ventilation
in flight, especially during slow flight, to
avoid having current draw push the ESC
past its thermal limit if it is already hot
when it starts the flight. MA
Sources:
AMA
(765) 287-1256
www.modelaircraft.org
Our Full-Size
Plans List has
hundreds of
models from
which to choose.
See page 191
for details.
AMA Academy of Model
Aeronautics
ARF Almost Ready to Fly
BEC Battery Eliminator Circuit
CAD computer-aided design
cc cubic centimeter
CD contest director or
compact disc
CG center of gravity
CL Control Line
cm centimeter
cu. in. cubic inch
DT dethermalizer
EPP (foam) expanded polypropylene
ESC Electronic Speed Control
FAI Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale
FCC Federal Communications
Commission
FF Free Flight
GHz gigahertz
Kv rpm/volt
kV killivolt (1,000 volts)
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LE leading edge
LED light-emitting diode
Li-Poly Lithium Polymer
mA milliamperes
MA Model Aviation
mAh milliampere-hours
MHz megahertz
mm millimeter
Nats AMA Nationals
Ni-Cd Nickel Cadmium
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride
RC Radio Control
rpm revolutions per minute
RTF Ready to Fly
SASE self-addressed, stamped
envelope
SIG Special Interest Group
TE trailing edge
Model Aviation’s Frequently Used
Abbreviations /Acronyms
04sig6.QXD 2/25/08 8:33 AM Page 161
Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/04
Page Numbers: 160,161
Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/04
Page Numbers: 160,161
WE ARE IN the middle of the AMA rules cycle, with
proposals that passed the initial voting in December being
subject to cross proposals. It is now time (April 15) for the
Contest Boards to vote on which versions of the proposals will
go to final ballot.
Lead time for our columns is such that I have no idea which
cross proposals, if any, have been submitted. If you want to see
them, go to the AMA Web site for the latest and best
information. If you want to comment to your Contest Board
member, you will need to do it promptly because of the
impending ballot deadline.
In the Navy Carrier events there is a proposal to restore the
criteria for awarding the multiengine bonus to its original
160 MODEL AVIATION
Left: The Douglas XA2D Shyshark is
another experimental aircraft that
Tony Naccarato modeled. It first flew in
the 1970s, and now it’s flown in Class I
Nostalgia.
Voice your thoughts about the new rules proposals!
[[email protected]]
Control Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry
Also included in this column:
• Changes for Carrier at the
Nats
• Observations from the
Carrier X contest in Phoenix
• A possible limitation to
electric power
Left: Burt Brokaw tunes his new .15
Carrier model at the Phoenix Carrier X
contest. He has come a long way in his
first year.
Above: Tony Naccarato works on his
Profile Carrier Boeing XF8B. The fullscale
XF8B was the largest pistonengine
fighter ever built.
04sig5.QXD 2/25/08 9:36 AM Page 160
April 2008 161
requirements. That is the only potential
change this year, and the CL Navy Carrier
Contest Board members would appreciate
your comments on the proposed change.
In the unofficial events the Navy
Carrier Society (NCS) has been working to
develop and ratify a set of rules to guide
competition in Carrier using electric
power. The voting is not complete as of the
deadline for submission of this column, but
the results and final rules will have been
published in the NCS’s Hi-Low Landings
newsletter. If you haven’t seen them, send
me a request and I can send you a copy of
the rules.
Carrier at the Nats: There are a few
changes for this year’s Nats CL Navy
Carrier competition. The events will be
held Wednesday through Friday (July 16-
18), with processing the evening before
each event.
AMA Profile Carrier and Sportsman
Profile Carrier, sponsored by the NCS, will
be flown Wednesday. AMA Class I and
Class II will be flown Thursday. Unofficial
events will be flown Friday.
The Carrier Nats has been expanded to
include electric-power events. Competition
opportunities will be offered in the
following: three classes of Nostalgia
Carrier, .15 Carrier (including electricpowered
and glow models), Skyray Carrier
(which already allows electric power), and
three classes of Electric Carrier using the
new NCS rules.
I’ll list the unofficial events’ sponsors
in the July column. We are still looking for
officials for the Nats. If you’d like a frontrow
seat for the action and the undying
gratitude of your fellow Carrier modelers,
you can volunteer by contacting me or any
of your NCS officers.
Carrier X: Ted Kraver’s Carrier contest in
Phoenix, Arizona, has been through its 10th
consecutive year, and it seems to only get
better and better. Carrier was flown two
days in late October 2007 and the weather
was nearly perfect, with light wind and
sunny skies. The sun was enough to coax
the temperatures to the mid-90s.
It was a great contest, with many
additions to the NCS Top 20 listing for
2007. There were 12 contestants and 25
total entries with official flights. This
month’s photographs are from the Carrier X
event.
Tony Naccarato took a whole carrier
wing’s worth of models, including some of
his older aircraft and a new electricpowered
Skyray. Burt Brokaw has
obviously been practicing; he put in some
credible flights.
Last year was Burt’s first in Carrier
competition. He made great advances with
advice from Eric Conley and, obviously, a
great deal of practice. Burt will be moving
out of the Sportsman class after posting a
313 in Sportsman Profile.
Ron Duly had his mini MO out for
Nostalgia and AMA Class I, winning both
events. The model is a copy of Don
Gerber’s original 29-inch-span MO-1 from
1969, and it looks tiny on the flightline
among the larger aircraft that fly in the
current events.
There were three electric-power entries,
two of which Pete Mazur and Tony
Naccarato entered in the Skyray event. Bob
Frogner flew an electric-powered .15
Carrier model. Tony was the only one to
complete a full flight; the others’ airplanes
touched the ground or lost forward motion
in slow flight.
Development of electric power for Carrier
models continues. I look forward to
reporting on those developments as we gain
more information.
Contact AMA’s Supply and
Service Department for
your Product Guide needs.
Call (765) 287-1256, extension 212,
or visit the AMA Web site at
www.modelaircraft.org.
Click on “Shop AMA” to browse
the catalog for the newest
merchandise and the best deals
on closeout items.
We may have experienced a potential
limitation to electric models in a hot-air,
hot-sun environment. The ESC could reach
temperatures that are close to their thermal
cutoff limits just from the environment.
It would be wise to prevent extended
exposure of dark-blue airplanes or black
batteries or ESCs to direct sunlight on a hot
day. Make sure there is adequate ventilation
in flight, especially during slow flight, to
avoid having current draw push the ESC
past its thermal limit if it is already hot
when it starts the flight. MA
Sources:
AMA
(765) 287-1256
www.modelaircraft.org
Our Full-Size
Plans List has
hundreds of
models from
which to choose.
See page 191
for details.
AMA Academy of Model
Aeronautics
ARF Almost Ready to Fly
BEC Battery Eliminator Circuit
CAD computer-aided design
cc cubic centimeter
CD contest director or
compact disc
CG center of gravity
CL Control Line
cm centimeter
cu. in. cubic inch
DT dethermalizer
EPP (foam) expanded polypropylene
ESC Electronic Speed Control
FAI Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale
FCC Federal Communications
Commission
FF Free Flight
GHz gigahertz
Kv rpm/volt
kV killivolt (1,000 volts)
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LE leading edge
LED light-emitting diode
Li-Poly Lithium Polymer
mA milliamperes
MA Model Aviation
mAh milliampere-hours
MHz megahertz
mm millimeter
Nats AMA Nationals
Ni-Cd Nickel Cadmium
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride
RC Radio Control
rpm revolutions per minute
RTF Ready to Fly
SASE self-addressed, stamped
envelope
SIG Special Interest Group
TE trailing edge
Model Aviation’s Frequently Used
Abbreviations /Acronyms
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