156 MODEL AVIATION
I have fielded several questions pertaining
to the use of spread spectrum (SS) for
surface and air at the same time. Very
different than what we’ve been accustomed
to since the beginning of RC, there’s now
no difference in the radio frequency
between air radios and surface radios.
Spread spectrum is spread spectrum;
there is not a distinction between the
different categories anymore. It doesn’t
matter whether you’re flying an airplane,
running a boat, or driving a car, they all
play together without interference.
The only difference in radios now is the
power output between surface and air.
Normally a surface radio will have a lower
power output, which translates directly into
shorter range. This is no problem when you
run a car or boat with airplane equipment,
but if you fly with surface equipment, you
may encounter range problems. So keep
this in mind if you’re mixing systems.
One more item to keep in mind if you’re
using the new SS equipment is servo
compatibility. The servo itself will be no
problem, but it has been recommended for
sometime now to use 6-volt (five-cell)
battery packs with SS receivers, stemming
from their higher cutoff voltage.
Several servos still in use (from all
manufacturers) will not tolerate continuous
6-volt power and will eventually give up
the ghost. Check the performance data on
the servo before you install it.
Another often-fielded question pertaining
ADDRESSING PERTINENT
QUESTIONS: As I mentioned earlier this
year, from time to time I’ll be addressing
subject questions that are either about new
technologies or may seem confusing.
Through e-mails and phone calls, I can get
an idea as to what issues members are most
concerned about, so I’ll take this month to
put a few of them out there.
Technically Speaking ...
Greg Hahn
Technical Director
[email protected]
to SS radios is how many can be turned on
at the same time and still be safe. The jury is
still out on that one. Your best bet is to
follow the manufacturer’s recommendations.
There has been some testing completed
recently, trying to determine the number. An
article written by Cal Orr explained in detail
the testing he did where, if memory serves
me, he had over 100 SS radios (from various
manufacturers) all on at the same time while
flying, with no apparent interference.
Also, last year there was an attempt to set
a record at the SEFF (Southeast Electric
Flight Festival) meet for the most RC
airplanes in the air at one time. I can’t recall
the number, but it was an astounding
number of radios to be on at the same time.
I’m sure testing will continue, and I’m
hoping we arrive at a number we can all live
with. It’s still way better than dealing with
frequency pins.
On a side note to this, I’m often asked
what the AMA’s recommendations are on
requiring pins for SS radios and whether
impound is required.
Of course what a club does is up to the
club, but we recommend continuing with an
impound for the 72 MHz fliers and having
pins available for the SS fliers. Many still
fly on both, and you don’t want to get
caught out of the habit and turn on your 72
MHz radio without a pin. The safe play is to
still think about a pin until SS becomes that
universal.
See you at briefing. MA
Focus on Competition
For information about how to become a part
of this exciting sport, contact:
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
(765) 287-1256 or (800) 435-9262 ([800] I-FLY AMA)
www.modelaircraft.org
America’s
Modeling
Adventure
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COMPETITION DIRECTORY
CONTEST COORDINATORS
CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR: Cliff Hiatt, 14218 Lake Tilden Blvd., Winter Garden FL 34787
Boldface Below Indicates Chairman of Contest Board
I: Barry Schubert, 34 Potomac Rd., Portsmouth RI 02871; PH: 401-683-3933;
E-mail: [email protected]
II: CL & FF: Dave King, 410 Ritter Ave., South Plainfield NJ 07080; PH: 908-769-5149;
E-mail: [email protected] RC: Jim Goodemote, 2310 Sheldon Drive, Allegany NY 14706;
PH: 716-372-1137; E-mail: [email protected]
III: CL, FF, & RC (East): Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Dr., Macungie PA 18062; PH: 610-395-9159;
E-mail: [email protected] CL, FF & RC: Sheila Nitsch, 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City OH 43123;
PH: 614-877-3453; E-mail: [email protected]
IV: CL & FF: John Tate, 10 Hanbury Ave., Portsmouth VA 23702; E-mail: [email protected]
RC: Andy Kane, 305 Natick Ct., Silver Spring MD 20905; PH: 301-785-3022; E-mail: [email protected]
V: RC: Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood Dr., Lavergne TN 37086; PH: 615-793-2204;
E-mail: [email protected] FF: Bob Thoren, 10002 Bluff Dr., Huntsville AL 35803; PH: 256-880-
8099; E-mail: [email protected] CL: Gene Martine, 11248 Martin Lakes Dr. North, Jacksonville FL
32220; PH: 904-786-8650; E-mail: [email protected]
VI: RC (except Soaring): Dale Chiavene, 625 W Bluff St., Streator IL 61364; PH: 815-672-1689;
E-mail: [email protected] RC Soaring: Dale Folkening, 1544 Darien Lake Dr.,
Darien IL 60561; PH: 630-985-6225; E-mail: [email protected] FF: Charles Markos, 655
Carlisle Ave., Deerfield IL 60015; PH: 847-945-9225; E-mail: [email protected] CL: Arthur Johnson,
1818 Oslo Drive, Rockford IL 61108; PH: 815-398-3490; E-mail: [email protected]
VII: FF: AMA Headquarters, Competition Department CL: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N.
Shore Dr.,Whitmore Lake MI 48189; PH: 734-449-7355; E-mail: [email protected]
RC (Except for Michigan): Michael Haller, N6237 Shraven Circle, Fond du Lac WI 54937;
PH: 920-923-2460; E-mail: [email protected] RC (Michigan only): Wayne Yeager, 2546 Bent Oak
Place, Apt. 2, Adrian MI 49221; PH: 517-260-0132; E-mail: [email protected]
VIII: CL & FF: Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt, CR 4815, Chandler TX 75758; PH: 903-852-5599;
E-mail: [email protected] RC: Douglas Powell, 5218 Kingston Dr., Wichita Falls TX 76310;
PH: 940-691-8348; E-mail: [email protected]
IX: RC: Mac Strader, 7100 W 84th Terrace, Overland Park KS 66212-1942; PH: 913-642-7697;
E-mail: [email protected]
X: (North): Ellis Hall, 5543 Willow Oak Way, Fair Oaks CA 95628; PH: 916-217-6302; E-mail: [email protected]
Tim Attaway, 252 Sea Vale St., Chula Vista CA 91910; PH: 619-427-6392; E-mail: [email protected]
(Hawaii): Wayne Hamada, 625 Iolani Ave. Apt.. 604, Honolulu HI 96813; PH: 808-521-7733;
E-mail: [email protected] Utah and Arizona only: Roxanne Cottrell, 11504 E. Broadway Rd.,
Mesa AZ 85208; PH: 602-321-7955; E-mail: [email protected]
XI: CL & FF: Dick Salter, 3126 184 Ave. SE, Tenino WA 98589; PH: 360-264-5583
RC: W.T. (Bill) Smith, 10825 44th Ave. S.W., Seattle WA 98146; PH: 206-243-0812;
E-mail: [email protected]
INDOOR CONTEST BOARD
I: Ray Harlan, 15 Happy Hollow Rd., Wayland MA 01778
II: Mary Jane Barber, 23 Rabbit Run, East Hampton NJ 08060
III: Walt VanGorder, 5669 Victory View Ln., Cincinnati OH 45233
IV: John Diebolt, 526 Heater Dr., Cary NC 27511
V: Bill Gowen, 2105 Heritage Heights, Decatur GA 30033
VI: Larry Coslick, 4202 Valley Crest Hill, St. Louis MO 63128
VII:
VIII: Jerry Combs, 8200 S. 680 Rd., Wyandotte OK 74370
IX: H. Stan Chilton, 3010 Grail, Wichita KS 67211
X: Clarence Mather, 2358 Tam O’Shanter Ave., Bishop CA 93514-1944
XI: Andy Tagliafico, 10039 SW Quail Post Rd., Portland OR 97219
CONTROL LINE SPEED
I: Santo Rizzotto, 32 Pound Rd., Westerly RI 02891
II: Bob Ytaurte, 182 Claywood Dr., Brentwood NY 11717
III: Glen Van Sant, 414 Valley Rd., Langhorne PA 19047
IV: Albert Jones, 17670 Glass Ridge Place, Gainesville VA 20155
V: David Cotton, Box 189, Little River SC 29566
VI: William Hughes, 113 N. Chase Ave., Bartlett IL 60103
VII: Barry Tippett, 31052 Mason, Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Dimmitt Perkins, 291 Grant 581, Sheridan AR 72150
IX: Jim Ricketts, 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110-5573
X: Bob Fogg, 11272 Carroza Ct., San Diego CA 92124
XI: Mike Hazel, Box126, Mehama OR 97384
CONTROL LINE CARRIER
I: Glenn Simpson, 19 Hilda St., Worcester MA 01606
II: John King, 410 Ritter Ave., South Plainfield NJ 07080
III: Gary Hull, 1440 Bunts Rd., Lakewood OH 44107
IV: Everett Shoemaker, 109 Norbury Dr., New Bern NC 28562
V: H David Wallick, 4125 SWHwy. 314A, Ocklawaha FL 32179
VI: William Calkins, 317 Snow St., Sugar Grove IL 60554
VII: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N Shore Rd., Whitmore Lake MI 48189
VIII: Dick Perry, 427 Live Oak Lane NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
IX: Melvin Schuette, Box 240, Auburn KS 66402
X: Ted Kraver, 225 W. Orchid Ln., Phoenix AZ 85021
XI: Mike Potter, 29725 45th Avenue S, Auburn WA 98001
CONTROL LINE RACING
I:
II: James Gall, 82 Summit Ave., Garfield NJ 07026
III: Laird Jackson, MCP HU 245 N. 15th St., Philadelphia PA 19102
IV: Charles Williams, 423 Hunting Creek Dr., Matthews NC 28104
V: Dick Lambert, 754 Renegade Ln., Port Orange FL 32127
VI: Dave McDonald, Box 384, Daleville IN 47334
VII: Larry Dziak, 1474 Capitol Dr., Green Bay WI 54303
VIII: John McCollum, 300 Van Zandt, Co. Rd.4717, Ben Wheeler TX 75754
IX: Jim Ricketts Sr., 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110
X: Doug Mayer, 5010 W 123rd Pl., Hawthorne CA 90250
XI: John Thompson, 2456 Quince St., Eugene OR 97404
CONTROL LINE AEROBATICS
I: Dave Cook, 46 Maple St., Norfolk MA 02056
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere NJ 07823
III: Robin (Bob) Hunt, Box 368, Stockertown PA 18083
IV: Scott Richlen, 5133 Bradfield Dr., Annandale VA 22003-4011
V: Bob Dixon, 1351 Tristram Circle, Macon GA 31220
VI: Allen Brickhaus, Box 206, Golconda IL 62938
VII: Bob McDonald, 28746 Westfield St., Livonia MI 48150
VIII: Gary McClellan, 7812 Bayshore Ct., Ft. Worth TX 76179
IX: John Holliday, 10421 W. 56th Ter., Shawnee Mission KS 66203
X: Keith Trostle, 971 N. Circulo Zagala, Tucson AZ 85745
XI: Paul Walker, 25900 127th Ave. SE, Kent WA 98031
CONTROL LINE COMBAT
I: Neil Simpson, 129 Podunk Rd., East Brookfield MA 01515
II: Roy Glenn, 108 Beaver Dam Rd., Southampton NJ 08088
III: Mike Evans, 436 McGregor Ave., Cincinnati OH 45206
IV: Louis Lopez, 44 Wyndom Circle, Hockessin DE 19707
V: Francisco Rodriquez, 8 SW 96 Ct., Miami FL 33174
VI: Rich Tupper, 3105 Audrea Ct., Woodridge IL 60517
VII: Ron Columbo, 14907 Garden St., Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Pat Willcox, 1927 Running Springs Dr., Kingwood TX 77339
IX: Tom Siegler, Box 771311, Wichita KS 67277
X: Steve Stewart, 87 W. Windsor Ave., Phoenix AZ 85003
XI: Mark Hansen, 3585 SE Franklin St., Portland OR 97202
FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD
I: Art Ellis, 84 Denison Dr., Guilford CT 06437
II: Bradley Bane, 60 Lake Ave., Lyndonville NY 14098
III: Rudy Kluiber, 2021 Lakeland Ave., Lakewood OH 44107
IV: Jim Bocckinfuso, Box 875, Hardy VA 24101
V: Gary Baughman, 470 Hardage Farm Dr., Marietta GA 30064
VI: Chris Matsuno, 8576 Ginger Dr., St. John MO 63114
VII: Bill Shailor, 2317 Clawson Avenue, Royal Oak MI 48073
VIII: Mike Fedor, 2500 San Diego, Arlington TX 76015
IX: Jerald Murphy, 9 Via Escondido Valle, Manitou Springs CO 80829
X: Terry Kerger, 709 Domingo Dr., San Gabriel CA 91775-2108
XI: Glenn Grell, 31748 Driver Rd., Tangent OR 97389
SCALE CONTEST BOARD
I: Irv Searl, 52 Langholm Dr., Nashua NH 03062
II: Don Typond, 275 Cascade Rd., Warwick NY 10990
III: Bill Carper, 264 Oak St., Jackson OH 45640
IV: Bob Karlsson, 708 Bullen Dr., Middletown DE 19709
V: Richard Schneider, 150 Woods Ct., Ball Ground GA 30107
VI: John Guenther, 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd., Borden IN 47106
VII: Mike Gretz, Box 162, Montezuma IA 50171
VIII: Ernest Harwood, 2711 English Chase, Arlington TX 76016
IX Glen Lau, 3701 S. 44th St., Lincoln NE 68506
X: Kent Walters, 6407 N. 83rd St., Scottsdale AZ 85250
XI: Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122 Ave, Vancouver WA 98684
ELECTRIC
I: Edmund Bassick, 75 Romanock Pl, Fairfield CT 06432
II: Tom Hunt, 1 Dianne Ave., Centereach, NY 11720-3601
III: Bob Ferrante, 1066 Brittingham Dr., Ravenna OH 44266
IV: John Hunton, 9154 Rixeyville Rd., Rixeyville VA 22737
V: Richard Vaughn, 4022 Wesley Chapel Rd., Marietta GA 30062
VI: Ed Franz, 7362 Ironwood Way, Burlington KY 41005
VII: Keith Shaw, 2756 Elmwood, Ann Arbor MI 48104
VIII: George Parks, 2102 Oxford Ave., Austin TX 78704
IX: Ed Sweeney, 15815 Wildwind Terrace, Colorado Springs CO 80908
X: Robert Sliff, 8044 Legion Pl. #6, Midway City CA 92655
XI: Bernard Cawley, 29838 48th Ave. S., Auburn WA 98001
AEROBATICS
I: Scott Smith, 29 Lakeview Circle, Agawam MA 01001
II: Ron Lockhart, 413 Dennis Dr., Galloway NJ 08205
III: Mark Atwood, 669 Rock Creek Dr., Aurora OH 44202
IV: Tom Miller, 19130 Brookgreen Garden Pl., Cornelius NC 28031
V: John Fuqua, 175 W.T. Hulion Rd., Crestview FL 32539
VI: Chris Lakin, 2106 N. Old Mill Rd., Brookline Station MO 65619
VII: Verne Koester, 14423 Hix, Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Lance Van Nostrand, 4408 Elmurst Dr., Plano TX 75093
IX: Joe Dunnaway, 357 SE 50 Rd., Great Bend KS 67530
X: Derek Koopowitz, 881 Oxford Way, Benicia CA 94510
XI: Gary McClellan, 980 Prescott Lane, Springfield OR 97477
SCALE AEROBATICS
I: Bill Lairsey, 40 Spar Ln., Portland ME 04102
II: Richard Proqueddu, 42 Eagle Ln., Levittown NY 11756
III: Kurt Koelling, 8454 Daventry Ct., Powell OH 43065
IV: Roy Barrow, 1315 Kepley Rd., Salisbury NC 28147
V: H.A. Fred Johnson, 8504 S.E. 72nd St., Ocala FL 34472
VI: Daniel Knippen, 251 Euclid Ct., Bloomingdale IL 60108
VII: Tom Wheeler, 655 Sheffield Rd., Auburn Hills MI 48326
VIII: Wally Pitts, 3612 Amberley Ct., Colleyville TX 76034
IX: Brian Pesch, 9 Vista Rd., Englewood CO 80113
X: Tim Attaway, 252 Sea Vale St., Chula Vista CA 91910
XI: J. Bruce Hanley, 4734 225th Ave. SE, Sammamish WA 98075
HELICOPTER
I:
II: Horace Hagen, 15 Parkway Pl., Red Bank NJ 07701
III: Tom Erb, 12944 Osborne Ave NE, Alliance OH 44601
IV: Marshall McClung, 319 Union St., Apt. 4, Salem VA 24153
V: Gordie Meade, 2955 Compton Way, Tallahassee FL 32309
VI: Luther Akemon, 1080 Lakeview Dr., Scottsburg IN 47170
VII: Craig Bradley, 12400 Burlington Dr., Dewitt MI 48820
VIII: Dave Youngblood, 2104 Farley, College Station TX 77845
IX: Don Vineyard, 1016 Burr Oak Ln., Salina KS 67401-3209
X: John McNamara, 1771 Clearwater Canyon Dr., Henderson NV 89012
XI: Rich Josephson, 2842 Tonia Cir., Medford OR 97504
RACING
I: Pete Reed, 416 Gilmore Pond Rd., Jaffrey NH 03452
II: Ernest Nikodem, 407 Willow St., Lockport NY 14094
III: Tom Scott, 10073 Spring Beauty Ln., Cincinnati OH 45231
IV: Steve Baker, 12215 Malin Ln., Bowie MD 20715
V: Bob Brogdon, 5251 Hermitage Dr., Powder Springs GA 30073
VI: Dan Kane Jr., 1703 W. Grove St., Arlington Heights IL 60005
VII: David Norman, 14227 Crane St. NW, Andover MN 55304
VIII: Mike Helsel, 7 Stillmeadow, Round Rock TX 78664
IX: Lyle Larson, HC 80 Box 475, Piedmont SD 57769
X: James Allen, 7701 E. Culver, Mesa AZ 85207
XI: Tom Strom, 1420 SW 160th, Seattle WA 98116
SOARING
I: Fritz Bien, 41 Sawmill Rd., Concord MA 01742
II: Roman Paryz, 59 Steinfeldt Rd.,Lancaster NY 14086
III: Marc Gellart, 5775 Spencerville Road, Lima OH 45805
IV: Robert Schow, 8170 Electric Ave., Vienna VA 22182
V: Charles Anderson, P.O. Box 305, Tullahoma TN 37388
VI: Rick Burnoski, 158 Canyon Dr., Bolingbrook IL 60440
VII: Lee Murray, 1300 N. Bay Ridge Rd., Appleton WI 54915
VIII: Barry Kennedy, 1935 Highvalley Tr., Grand Prairie TX 75052
IX: Skip Miller, 101 Miller Dr., Dacono CO 80514
X: Chris Adams, P.O. Box 843, Verdi NV 89439-0843
XI: James Pugh, 1119 SW 333rd St., Federal Way WA 98023
RADIO CONTROL COMBAT
I: Bob Wallace, 91 Sylvan St., Avon CT 06001
II: George Hartman, 43 Foxtail Ln., North Chili NY 14514
III: Rick Fraley, 4412 Eaton Gettysburg Rd., Eaton OH 45320
IV: Kirk Adams, 9832 Wiskey Run Rd., Laurel MD 20723
V: Lou Melancon, 105 Morton Walk Dr., Alpharetta GA 30022
VI: Rolando Panoncillo, 7804 W. Adair Dr., Muncie IN 47304
VII: Mike Fredericks, 1129 Madison St., Beaver Dam WI 53916
VIII: Roy Appleton, Box 118172, Carrollton TX 75011
IX: Randy Hodges, 2706 Wood Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80907
X: Scott Stringham, 2075 N. Main St., Apt. A307, Layton UT 84041
XI: Randy Shiosaki, Box 1131, 2360 Chaparro Ln., Blackfoot ID 83221
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and
the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings above
for addresses.
Walt Van Gorder Pete Reed Lou Melancon
John Fuqua Pat Willcox Jerald Murphy
Cliff Hiatt William Hughes Richard Perry
Roy Barrow Robert Schow Richard Lambert
Gary McClellan Craig Bradley George Parks
Mike Gretz
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and
the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings
above for addresses.
SCALE
John Buckley, 65 Devens St., Marlborough MA 01752-2207
INDOOR
Steve Brown, 297 Hartman Ct., San Dimas CA 91773
FREE FLIGHT
George Batiuk, 2221 King St. #2, San Luis Obispo CA 93401
CL TEAM RACING
Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt, CR 4815, Chandler TX 75758
CL COMBAT
Bobby Mears, 6711 Quincy Ave., Lubbock TX 79424
CL AEROBATICS
Wynn Paul, 3332 Carriage Ln., Lexington KY 40517
CL SPEED
William Hughes, 113 N. Chase Ave., Bartlett IL 60103
RC SOARING
Thomas Kiesling, 121 Packer St., Johnstown PA 15904
RC AEROBATICS
Dave Guerin, 1163 Carlton Ave., Burlington NC 27217
RC PYLON
Wayne Yeager, 2546 Bent Oak Place, Apt. 2, Adrian MI 49221
RC ELECTRIC
Charles D. Grim, 1319 Reed Ave., San Diego CA 92109
RC HELICOPTER
Craig Bradley, 12400 Burlingame Dr., Dewitt MI 48820
SPACEMODELING
Dr. Bob Kreutz, 506 Hunters Road, Brick NJ 08724
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156 MODEL AVIATION
I have fielded several questions pertaining
to the use of spread spectrum (SS) for
surface and air at the same time. Very
different than what we’ve been accustomed
to since the beginning of RC, there’s now
no difference in the radio frequency
between air radios and surface radios.
Spread spectrum is spread spectrum;
there is not a distinction between the
different categories anymore. It doesn’t
matter whether you’re flying an airplane,
running a boat, or driving a car, they all
play together without interference.
The only difference in radios now is the
power output between surface and air.
Normally a surface radio will have a lower
power output, which translates directly into
shorter range. This is no problem when you
run a car or boat with airplane equipment,
but if you fly with surface equipment, you
may encounter range problems. So keep
this in mind if you’re mixing systems.
One more item to keep in mind if you’re
using the new SS equipment is servo
compatibility. The servo itself will be no
problem, but it has been recommended for
sometime now to use 6-volt (five-cell)
battery packs with SS receivers, stemming
from their higher cutoff voltage.
Several servos still in use (from all
manufacturers) will not tolerate continuous
6-volt power and will eventually give up
the ghost. Check the performance data on
the servo before you install it.
Another often-fielded question pertaining
ADDRESSING PERTINENT
QUESTIONS: As I mentioned earlier this
year, from time to time I’ll be addressing
subject questions that are either about new
technologies or may seem confusing.
Through e-mails and phone calls, I can get
an idea as to what issues members are most
concerned about, so I’ll take this month to
put a few of them out there.
Technically Speaking ...
Greg Hahn
Technical Director
[email protected]
to SS radios is how many can be turned on
at the same time and still be safe. The jury is
still out on that one. Your best bet is to
follow the manufacturer’s recommendations.
There has been some testing completed
recently, trying to determine the number. An
article written by Cal Orr explained in detail
the testing he did where, if memory serves
me, he had over 100 SS radios (from various
manufacturers) all on at the same time while
flying, with no apparent interference.
Also, last year there was an attempt to set
a record at the SEFF (Southeast Electric
Flight Festival) meet for the most RC
airplanes in the air at one time. I can’t recall
the number, but it was an astounding
number of radios to be on at the same time.
I’m sure testing will continue, and I’m
hoping we arrive at a number we can all live
with. It’s still way better than dealing with
frequency pins.
On a side note to this, I’m often asked
what the AMA’s recommendations are on
requiring pins for SS radios and whether
impound is required.
Of course what a club does is up to the
club, but we recommend continuing with an
impound for the 72 MHz fliers and having
pins available for the SS fliers. Many still
fly on both, and you don’t want to get
caught out of the habit and turn on your 72
MHz radio without a pin. The safe play is to
still think about a pin until SS becomes that
universal.
See you at briefing. MA
Focus on Competition
For information about how to become a part
of this exciting sport, contact:
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
(765) 287-1256 or (800) 435-9262 ([800] I-FLY AMA)
www.modelaircraft.org
America’s
Modeling
Adventure
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COMPETITION DIRECTORY
CONTEST COORDINATORS
CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR: Cliff Hiatt, 14218 Lake Tilden Blvd., Winter Garden FL 34787
Boldface Below Indicates Chairman of Contest Board
I: Barry Schubert, 34 Potomac Rd., Portsmouth RI 02871; PH: 401-683-3933;
E-mail: [email protected]
II: CL & FF: Dave King, 410 Ritter Ave., South Plainfield NJ 07080; PH: 908-769-5149;
E-mail: [email protected] RC: Jim Goodemote, 2310 Sheldon Drive, Allegany NY 14706;
PH: 716-372-1137; E-mail: [email protected]
III: CL, FF, & RC (East): Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Dr., Macungie PA 18062; PH: 610-395-9159;
E-mail: [email protected] CL, FF & RC: Sheila Nitsch, 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City OH 43123;
PH: 614-877-3453; E-mail: [email protected]
IV: CL & FF: John Tate, 10 Hanbury Ave., Portsmouth VA 23702; E-mail: [email protected]
RC: Andy Kane, 305 Natick Ct., Silver Spring MD 20905; PH: 301-785-3022; E-mail: [email protected]
V: RC: Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood Dr., Lavergne TN 37086; PH: 615-793-2204;
E-mail: [email protected] FF: Bob Thoren, 10002 Bluff Dr., Huntsville AL 35803; PH: 256-880-
8099; E-mail: [email protected] CL: Gene Martine, 11248 Martin Lakes Dr. North, Jacksonville FL
32220; PH: 904-786-8650; E-mail: [email protected]
VI: RC (except Soaring): Dale Chiavene, 625 W Bluff St., Streator IL 61364; PH: 815-672-1689;
E-mail: [email protected] RC Soaring: Dale Folkening, 1544 Darien Lake Dr.,
Darien IL 60561; PH: 630-985-6225; E-mail: [email protected] FF: Charles Markos, 655
Carlisle Ave., Deerfield IL 60015; PH: 847-945-9225; E-mail: [email protected] CL: Arthur Johnson,
1818 Oslo Drive, Rockford IL 61108; PH: 815-398-3490; E-mail: [email protected]
VII: FF: AMA Headquarters, Competition Department CL: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N.
Shore Dr.,Whitmore Lake MI 48189; PH: 734-449-7355; E-mail: [email protected]
RC (Except for Michigan): Michael Haller, N6237 Shraven Circle, Fond du Lac WI 54937;
PH: 920-923-2460; E-mail: [email protected] RC (Michigan only): Wayne Yeager, 2546 Bent Oak
Place, Apt. 2, Adrian MI 49221; PH: 517-260-0132; E-mail: [email protected]
VIII: CL & FF: Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt, CR 4815, Chandler TX 75758; PH: 903-852-5599;
E-mail: [email protected] RC: Douglas Powell, 5218 Kingston Dr., Wichita Falls TX 76310;
PH: 940-691-8348; E-mail: [email protected]
IX: RC: Mac Strader, 7100 W 84th Terrace, Overland Park KS 66212-1942; PH: 913-642-7697;
E-mail: [email protected]
X: (North): Ellis Hall, 5543 Willow Oak Way, Fair Oaks CA 95628; PH: 916-217-6302; E-mail: [email protected]
Tim Attaway, 252 Sea Vale St., Chula Vista CA 91910; PH: 619-427-6392; E-mail: [email protected]
(Hawaii): Wayne Hamada, 625 Iolani Ave. Apt.. 604, Honolulu HI 96813; PH: 808-521-7733;
E-mail: [email protected] Utah and Arizona only: Roxanne Cottrell, 11504 E. Broadway Rd.,
Mesa AZ 85208; PH: 602-321-7955; E-mail: [email protected]
XI: CL & FF: Dick Salter, 3126 184 Ave. SE, Tenino WA 98589; PH: 360-264-5583
RC: W.T. (Bill) Smith, 10825 44th Ave. S.W., Seattle WA 98146; PH: 206-243-0812;
E-mail: [email protected]
INDOOR CONTEST BOARD
I: Ray Harlan, 15 Happy Hollow Rd., Wayland MA 01778
II: Mary Jane Barber, 23 Rabbit Run, East Hampton NJ 08060
III: Walt VanGorder, 5669 Victory View Ln., Cincinnati OH 45233
IV: John Diebolt, 526 Heater Dr., Cary NC 27511
V: Bill Gowen, 2105 Heritage Heights, Decatur GA 30033
VI: Larry Coslick, 4202 Valley Crest Hill, St. Louis MO 63128
VII:
VIII: Jerry Combs, 8200 S. 680 Rd., Wyandotte OK 74370
IX: H. Stan Chilton, 3010 Grail, Wichita KS 67211
X: Clarence Mather, 2358 Tam O’Shanter Ave., Bishop CA 93514-1944
XI: Andy Tagliafico, 10039 SW Quail Post Rd., Portland OR 97219
CONTROL LINE SPEED
I: Santo Rizzotto, 32 Pound Rd., Westerly RI 02891
II: Bob Ytaurte, 182 Claywood Dr., Brentwood NY 11717
III: Glen Van Sant, 414 Valley Rd., Langhorne PA 19047
IV: Albert Jones, 17670 Glass Ridge Place, Gainesville VA 20155
V: David Cotton, Box 189, Little River SC 29566
VI: William Hughes, 113 N. Chase Ave., Bartlett IL 60103
VII: Barry Tippett, 31052 Mason, Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Dimmitt Perkins, 291 Grant 581, Sheridan AR 72150
IX: Jim Ricketts, 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110-5573
X: Bob Fogg, 11272 Carroza Ct., San Diego CA 92124
XI: Mike Hazel, Box126, Mehama OR 97384
CONTROL LINE CARRIER
I: Glenn Simpson, 19 Hilda St., Worcester MA 01606
II: John King, 410 Ritter Ave., South Plainfield NJ 07080
III: Gary Hull, 1440 Bunts Rd., Lakewood OH 44107
IV: Everett Shoemaker, 109 Norbury Dr., New Bern NC 28562
V: H David Wallick, 4125 SWHwy. 314A, Ocklawaha FL 32179
VI: William Calkins, 317 Snow St., Sugar Grove IL 60554
VII: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N Shore Rd., Whitmore Lake MI 48189
VIII: Dick Perry, 427 Live Oak Lane NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
IX: Melvin Schuette, Box 240, Auburn KS 66402
X: Ted Kraver, 225 W. Orchid Ln., Phoenix AZ 85021
XI: Mike Potter, 29725 45th Avenue S, Auburn WA 98001
CONTROL LINE RACING
I:
II: James Gall, 82 Summit Ave., Garfield NJ 07026
III: Laird Jackson, MCP HU 245 N. 15th St., Philadelphia PA 19102
IV: Charles Williams, 423 Hunting Creek Dr., Matthews NC 28104
V: Dick Lambert, 754 Renegade Ln., Port Orange FL 32127
VI: Dave McDonald, Box 384, Daleville IN 47334
VII: Larry Dziak, 1474 Capitol Dr., Green Bay WI 54303
VIII: John McCollum, 300 Van Zandt, Co. Rd.4717, Ben Wheeler TX 75754
IX: Jim Ricketts Sr., 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110
X: Doug Mayer, 5010 W 123rd Pl., Hawthorne CA 90250
XI: John Thompson, 2456 Quince St., Eugene OR 97404
CONTROL LINE AEROBATICS
I: Dave Cook, 46 Maple St., Norfolk MA 02056
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere NJ 07823
III: Robin (Bob) Hunt, Box 368, Stockertown PA 18083
IV: Scott Richlen, 5133 Bradfield Dr., Annandale VA 22003-4011
V: Bob Dixon, 1351 Tristram Circle, Macon GA 31220
VI: Allen Brickhaus, Box 206, Golconda IL 62938
VII: Bob McDonald, 28746 Westfield St., Livonia MI 48150
VIII: Gary McClellan, 7812 Bayshore Ct., Ft. Worth TX 76179
IX: John Holliday, 10421 W. 56th Ter., Shawnee Mission KS 66203
X: Keith Trostle, 971 N. Circulo Zagala, Tucson AZ 85745
XI: Paul Walker, 25900 127th Ave. SE, Kent WA 98031
CONTROL LINE COMBAT
I: Neil Simpson, 129 Podunk Rd., East Brookfield MA 01515
II: Roy Glenn, 108 Beaver Dam Rd., Southampton NJ 08088
III: Mike Evans, 436 McGregor Ave., Cincinnati OH 45206
IV: Louis Lopez, 44 Wyndom Circle, Hockessin DE 19707
V: Francisco Rodriquez, 8 SW 96 Ct., Miami FL 33174
VI: Rich Tupper, 3105 Audrea Ct., Woodridge IL 60517
VII: Ron Columbo, 14907 Garden St., Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Pat Willcox, 1927 Running Springs Dr., Kingwood TX 77339
IX: Tom Siegler, Box 771311, Wichita KS 67277
X: Steve Stewart, 87 W. Windsor Ave., Phoenix AZ 85003
XI: Mark Hansen, 3585 SE Franklin St., Portland OR 97202
FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD
I: Art Ellis, 84 Denison Dr., Guilford CT 06437
II: Bradley Bane, 60 Lake Ave., Lyndonville NY 14098
III: Rudy Kluiber, 2021 Lakeland Ave., Lakewood OH 44107
IV: Jim Bocckinfuso, Box 875, Hardy VA 24101
V: Gary Baughman, 470 Hardage Farm Dr., Marietta GA 30064
VI: Chris Matsuno, 8576 Ginger Dr., St. John MO 63114
VII: Bill Shailor, 2317 Clawson Avenue, Royal Oak MI 48073
VIII: Mike Fedor, 2500 San Diego, Arlington TX 76015
IX: Jerald Murphy, 9 Via Escondido Valle, Manitou Springs CO 80829
X: Terry Kerger, 709 Domingo Dr., San Gabriel CA 91775-2108
XI: Glenn Grell, 31748 Driver Rd., Tangent OR 97389
SCALE CONTEST BOARD
I: Irv Searl, 52 Langholm Dr., Nashua NH 03062
II: Don Typond, 275 Cascade Rd., Warwick NY 10990
III: Bill Carper, 264 Oak St., Jackson OH 45640
IV: Bob Karlsson, 708 Bullen Dr., Middletown DE 19709
V: Richard Schneider, 150 Woods Ct., Ball Ground GA 30107
VI: John Guenther, 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd., Borden IN 47106
VII: Mike Gretz, Box 162, Montezuma IA 50171
VIII: Ernest Harwood, 2711 English Chase, Arlington TX 76016
IX Glen Lau, 3701 S. 44th St., Lincoln NE 68506
X: Kent Walters, 6407 N. 83rd St., Scottsdale AZ 85250
XI: Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122 Ave, Vancouver WA 98684
ELECTRIC
I: Edmund Bassick, 75 Romanock Pl, Fairfield CT 06432
II: Tom Hunt, 1 Dianne Ave., Centereach, NY 11720-3601
III: Bob Ferrante, 1066 Brittingham Dr., Ravenna OH 44266
IV: John Hunton, 9154 Rixeyville Rd., Rixeyville VA 22737
V: Richard Vaughn, 4022 Wesley Chapel Rd., Marietta GA 30062
VI: Ed Franz, 7362 Ironwood Way, Burlington KY 41005
VII: Keith Shaw, 2756 Elmwood, Ann Arbor MI 48104
VIII: George Parks, 2102 Oxford Ave., Austin TX 78704
IX: Ed Sweeney, 15815 Wildwind Terrace, Colorado Springs CO 80908
X: Robert Sliff, 8044 Legion Pl. #6, Midway City CA 92655
XI: Bernard Cawley, 29838 48th Ave. S., Auburn WA 98001
AEROBATICS
I: Scott Smith, 29 Lakeview Circle, Agawam MA 01001
II: Ron Lockhart, 413 Dennis Dr., Galloway NJ 08205
III: Mark Atwood, 669 Rock Creek Dr., Aurora OH 44202
IV: Tom Miller, 19130 Brookgreen Garden Pl., Cornelius NC 28031
V: John Fuqua, 175 W.T. Hulion Rd., Crestview FL 32539
VI: Chris Lakin, 2106 N. Old Mill Rd., Brookline Station MO 65619
VII: Verne Koester, 14423 Hix, Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Lance Van Nostrand, 4408 Elmurst Dr., Plano TX 75093
IX: Joe Dunnaway, 357 SE 50 Rd., Great Bend KS 67530
X: Derek Koopowitz, 881 Oxford Way, Benicia CA 94510
XI: Gary McClellan, 980 Prescott Lane, Springfield OR 97477
SCALE AEROBATICS
I: Bill Lairsey, 40 Spar Ln., Portland ME 04102
II: Richard Proqueddu, 42 Eagle Ln., Levittown NY 11756
III: Kurt Koelling, 8454 Daventry Ct., Powell OH 43065
IV: Roy Barrow, 1315 Kepley Rd., Salisbury NC 28147
V: H.A. Fred Johnson, 8504 S.E. 72nd St., Ocala FL 34472
VI: Daniel Knippen, 251 Euclid Ct., Bloomingdale IL 60108
VII: Tom Wheeler, 655 Sheffield Rd., Auburn Hills MI 48326
VIII: Wally Pitts, 3612 Amberley Ct., Colleyville TX 76034
IX: Brian Pesch, 9 Vista Rd., Englewood CO 80113
X: Tim Attaway, 252 Sea Vale St., Chula Vista CA 91910
XI: J. Bruce Hanley, 4734 225th Ave. SE, Sammamish WA 98075
HELICOPTER
I:
II: Horace Hagen, 15 Parkway Pl., Red Bank NJ 07701
III: Tom Erb, 12944 Osborne Ave NE, Alliance OH 44601
IV: Marshall McClung, 319 Union St., Apt. 4, Salem VA 24153
V: Gordie Meade, 2955 Compton Way, Tallahassee FL 32309
VI: Luther Akemon, 1080 Lakeview Dr., Scottsburg IN 47170
VII: Craig Bradley, 12400 Burlington Dr., Dewitt MI 48820
VIII: Dave Youngblood, 2104 Farley, College Station TX 77845
IX: Don Vineyard, 1016 Burr Oak Ln., Salina KS 67401-3209
X: John McNamara, 1771 Clearwater Canyon Dr., Henderson NV 89012
XI: Rich Josephson, 2842 Tonia Cir., Medford OR 97504
RACING
I: Pete Reed, 416 Gilmore Pond Rd., Jaffrey NH 03452
II: Ernest Nikodem, 407 Willow St., Lockport NY 14094
III: Tom Scott, 10073 Spring Beauty Ln., Cincinnati OH 45231
IV: Steve Baker, 12215 Malin Ln., Bowie MD 20715
V: Bob Brogdon, 5251 Hermitage Dr., Powder Springs GA 30073
VI: Dan Kane Jr., 1703 W. Grove St., Arlington Heights IL 60005
VII: David Norman, 14227 Crane St. NW, Andover MN 55304
VIII: Mike Helsel, 7 Stillmeadow, Round Rock TX 78664
IX: Lyle Larson, HC 80 Box 475, Piedmont SD 57769
X: James Allen, 7701 E. Culver, Mesa AZ 85207
XI: Tom Strom, 1420 SW 160th, Seattle WA 98116
SOARING
I: Fritz Bien, 41 Sawmill Rd., Concord MA 01742
II: Roman Paryz, 59 Steinfeldt Rd.,Lancaster NY 14086
III: Marc Gellart, 5775 Spencerville Road, Lima OH 45805
IV: Robert Schow, 8170 Electric Ave., Vienna VA 22182
V: Charles Anderson, P.O. Box 305, Tullahoma TN 37388
VI: Rick Burnoski, 158 Canyon Dr., Bolingbrook IL 60440
VII: Lee Murray, 1300 N. Bay Ridge Rd., Appleton WI 54915
VIII: Barry Kennedy, 1935 Highvalley Tr., Grand Prairie TX 75052
IX: Skip Miller, 101 Miller Dr., Dacono CO 80514
X: Chris Adams, P.O. Box 843, Verdi NV 89439-0843
XI: James Pugh, 1119 SW 333rd St., Federal Way WA 98023
RADIO CONTROL COMBAT
I: Bob Wallace, 91 Sylvan St., Avon CT 06001
II: George Hartman, 43 Foxtail Ln., North Chili NY 14514
III: Rick Fraley, 4412 Eaton Gettysburg Rd., Eaton OH 45320
IV: Kirk Adams, 9832 Wiskey Run Rd., Laurel MD 20723
V: Lou Melancon, 105 Morton Walk Dr., Alpharetta GA 30022
VI: Rolando Panoncillo, 7804 W. Adair Dr., Muncie IN 47304
VII: Mike Fredericks, 1129 Madison St., Beaver Dam WI 53916
VIII: Roy Appleton, Box 118172, Carrollton TX 75011
IX: Randy Hodges, 2706 Wood Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80907
X: Scott Stringham, 2075 N. Main St., Apt. A307, Layton UT 84041
XI: Randy Shiosaki, Box 1131, 2360 Chaparro Ln., Blackfoot ID 83221
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and
the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings above
for addresses.
Walt Van Gorder Pete Reed Lou Melancon
John Fuqua Pat Willcox Jerald Murphy
Cliff Hiatt William Hughes Richard Perry
Roy Barrow Robert Schow Richard Lambert
Gary McClellan Craig Bradley George Parks
Mike Gretz
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and
the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings
above for addresses.
SCALE
John Buckley, 65 Devens St., Marlborough MA 01752-2207
INDOOR
Steve Brown, 297 Hartman Ct., San Dimas CA 91773
FREE FLIGHT
George Batiuk, 2221 King St. #2, San Luis Obispo CA 93401
CL TEAM RACING
Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt, CR 4815, Chandler TX 75758
CL COMBAT
Bobby Mears, 6711 Quincy Ave., Lubbock TX 79424
CL AEROBATICS
Wynn Paul, 3332 Carriage Ln., Lexington KY 40517
CL SPEED
William Hughes, 113 N. Chase Ave., Bartlett IL 60103
RC SOARING
Thomas Kiesling, 121 Packer St., Johnstown PA 15904
RC AEROBATICS
Dave Guerin, 1163 Carlton Ave., Burlington NC 27217
RC PYLON
Wayne Yeager, 2546 Bent Oak Place, Apt. 2, Adrian MI 49221
RC ELECTRIC
Charles D. Grim, 1319 Reed Ave., San Diego CA 92109
RC HELICOPTER
Craig Bradley, 12400 Burlingame Dr., Dewitt MI 48820
SPACEMODELING
Dr. Bob Kreutz, 506 Hunters Road, Brick NJ 08724
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