George M Myers AC Flying Today 70 Froehllch Farm Rd Hicks yule NY 11801 Abstract AMA Politics Guide LA Flying Sites Dont swap FM receivers Indoor RC CONGRATULATIONS Joe Beshar Oradell New Jersey just elected AMA Vice President AMA District II salute goes Joe has already done good things modeling am sure will vice president thanks go voted hold office take vote confidence nonvoters won election margin 51 tells majority District II members didnt want candidates majority wanted support someone didnt want enough mark ballot attach 21 -cent stamp Perhaps members qualified vote didnt understand intentions candidates AMA allowed five paragraphs per candidate three magazine two ballot inform its members about decision will live years come Does fact satisfy you9 AMA Politics want climb soapbox little speechifying minute may think just blast hot air assure vitally connected RC flyingtoday Bear hear out see connection isnt prohibited discussing column intentions candidate office AMA District II Vice President basis denial would have given unfair advantage over other candidates write monthly columns magazine statement can true other candidates also prevented addressing members magazine AMA offices arent like local political offices no salary Since AMA through Model Aviation buys RC Flying Today might ask members should pay explain what plan ask should candidate volunteer office prevented stating position journal think AMA should requireand pay forone articles candidate incumbent describing his/her intentions elected already know thc person elected will thereafter pay AMA privilege serving office now AMA Executive Council sets policy magazine example edict Most columns AMA News section written vice presidents contain few brief descriptions past mall shows picnics fun flies impossible describe district-months activities 1000-word column 227 clubs District II 43 weekends per month 976 club-weekends per month 1000-word-per-month limitation VP could give word apiece District-level activities seldom mentioned promoted District VPs column AMA policy matters seldom discussed before put vote Executive Council can learn what policies being considered time study have opinions considered Model Aviation really journal AMA think should provide space forand promote discussions AMA politics District meeting per year Districts hold certainly isnt adequate Clearly district needs district newsletter discuss district matters would free VPs column AMA News discussion national AMA politics have no idea what other candidates did during recent AMA election period spent months researching job AMA Vice President needs District II position paper revised 16 times gave interim copies friends get comments visited 24 clubs expense discuss position get comments Finally spent $200 send four-page document chartered club District II contacts tell very few people got chance read think AMA members District II should ask clubs AMA contact person kept ignorance March 1992 33 Dave Baron winner 30 Rolls Minimum Time event KRC Electric Fly Quakertown PA September 21-22 1991 holds plane used Florio Flyer Stuntwagon powered As tro cobalt 40 21 Ni-Cd cells ongttme moaeier tarry uoiastein ana planes Cradle Aviation Museum Hempstead NY Lanzo Bombers full-size scaled-down V2A Texaco version Sig Spacewalker annual event features display models Larry well known electrical gadgets Lets examine modeling history 1928 membership Junior Birdmen Air Youth America Aircraft Modelers League America totaled over 1000000 08% USA population time Most members flew handmade creations sticks tissue powered twisted rubber strands Today AMA includes approximately 180000 modelers 008% countrys populationlIlOth percentage 1928 its members fly prefabricated RC models AMA created 1936 modelers primarily defeat nonmodeler managers wanted gasoline motors radio control systems banned model airplanes AMA grew through rubber-powered Free Flight gasolineand alcohol-powered Free Flight U-Control plastic models radio-controlled models today spite its small size AMA has managed some good things modelers have several attempts rule model airplanes Out sky take away RC channels AMA has prevented AMA got insurance game order preserve use flying fields Change inevitable obsolescence its consequence AMA got 50 new exclusive RC channels replace previous shared channels dominated high-powered commercial users AMA has established performance standards narrow-band RC systems manufacturers can produce systems permit fly modern environment Without AMA RC systems would obsolete today 99% wouldnt flying RC Noise irritant public AMA has worked define problem relates model aircraft show minimize AMA has prepared sample noise ordinance has used successfully get noise arguments out passionate arena personal opinion dispassionate arena scientific measurements everyone has conform measurable noise standard everyone sees model airplane noise insignificant relative lawnmowers leaf-blowers motorcycles boomboxes boomears electric saws pool filters dozens other domestic noisemakers Now have splinter organization trying draw off AMA members what purpose Ask yourself dividing pitifully small membership will improve aeromodeling dont see advantage jumping AMA insurance costs $9 annual dues another organization insurance cost $25 Youve heard bait-and-switch havent What guarantee have todays cheaper insurance will cheaper tomorrow Will new friends glowing promises serve better old friends proven performance Will throw out baby bath water competing organization draws members away AMA will because AMA hasnt satisfied members Less 10% model flying has anything AMA rule book Maybe youve heard want field yourself schedule AMA Contest Thats joke its fact What should AMA about Obviously AMA should change its rule book Giant Scale RC movement SAM Society Antique ModelersEd didnt grow out AMA grew inside stayed AMA because friends because AMA insurance cheap Liability insurance now major problem modelers AMAs selfinsurance scheme threatens bankrupt AMA because nations tort law needs reform cant trust lawyers reform tort system because lawyers live off abuses cant tnist yotir legislature reform because legislators lawyers want change other AMA member will have work get AMA has informed think key defect AMA has no continuous contact state county local governments must educate government fact modelers sportsmen deserve same paved parking lots mowed grass flush toilets etc people play golf soccer baseball etc may have noticed latter-named sports organized leagues Bowling alleys golf courses exist because leagues Leagues organize teams flying clubs think AMA can improve organizes flying leagues within AMA Districts Joe Beshar organized aviation flying leaguethe BCMA Committee Read about December 1991 edition magazine Bergen Countys New Model Aerodrome Another defect AMA isolation organization members Part problem 180000 members too manage office Reston Virginia present location AMA Headquarters Muncie Indiana potential future home AMA Headquarters think AMA overdue district offices paid secretaries etc District Office should focal point contacts state county local offices mentioned above should consolidate flying leagues may think Im upset because lost District II election Taint MacGee volunteered try make some changes listed above didnt receive majority support membership 8000 people voted could believe support making changes didnt am relieved havent abandoned struggle support Sixteen votes would have put precisely made clear AMA wouldnt buy RC Flying Today elected Perhaps some people wanted column wanted vice president gave information permitted make choice ways prefer write column questions must ask yourself Am satisfied AMA what am going about Joe Beshar new AMA District II Vice President asked continue office Associate VP will Guide LA Flying Sites Enough Now mundane matters letter arrived today does heart good Hi George Just wanted know someone picking tip gauntlet doing something ole laid back LA copy first mailer 62 clubs Thotight youd like know AMA aware project Continued page 137 34 Model Aviation IL-HI I1cnara i-tore uon HOSS ana uistrict Hanger Micflael Darden have good time Fiores Hand-Launched Glider Bluenose Hangar Indoor event Floyd Bennett Field Gateway Park NV Read about Georges column Don Mott photo sideways Flying chopper inverted really boggles mind Full-size ships cant Hcre yet another rewarding Nationals experience watching Helis perform judges ditTerent breed competitors Nationals Pattern fliers can almost say flying skill hundred minor variations planes look very similar streamlined nononsense midwingers tri gears tail draggers retracts developed regard resemblance full-size aircraft planes thrust-to-weight ratios better 1 1 translates vertical performance like Roman candle Such planes scoff sort wind especially under thumbs champion pilots like Ivan Kristensen object have ships trace flight path prescribed geometric outline nearly perfectly possible Judges decide whether asymmetry off-heading myriad other observable deviations detract possible max score Absolute neutral trim predictable in-flight behavior what fliers try wring Out planes Again thcre stepped ladder increasing complexity maneuvers Five groupings set up Sportsman through FAI latter domain superstars qualified international challengenames such Chip Hyde Tony Frakowiak Steve Rojecki Oh yours truly winner tooif turn tally sheets upside down No trophy lots fun trying Among casualties heard mid-air collision wing buckle flight battery demise no cross-channel radio interference thanks part new pocket scanners used faithfully transmitter impound volunteers So narrow-band frequency system well AMAs certification program definitely working paying off Rumors usually reliable sources Ron Van Putte have Pattern maneuvers line-up lower skill categories will scrambled 1992 maneuvers flying will have Turnaround style means will no longer have luxury flying some distance out properly line up plane next act Turning around will become prescribed maneuver must performed close enough judges evaluate accurately Oh well need new challenge dont So slow baby down boy No have overlooked reporting finest arms aeromodeling hobby super-beautiful radiocontrolled scaled-down replicas people carrying airplanes order redundant Ill refer prior article November 1991 issue MA Two regulars missing 1991 Perfect Turn-On Smaller Planes Sullivan Micron Starter #599 has developed unique needs smaller planes perfect match motors through 30 its smaller lighter standard starters So wont bend shaft plane like larger starters can comes special reversible rubber insert smaller engines reliable silver contact switch puts twelve volts command exclusive rugged hand guard keeps safety first Made USA Micron Starter features full two-year warran efore next take off lan soon P0 Box 5166 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground Nationals Rick Allison talented wife Joanie Evidently way California planes paraphernalia packed van awakening motel Tulsa Oklahoma discovered during night van totally off-loaded thieves understandably terminated trip Beware Oklahoman offering pair fine Pattern ships sale report 1991 Nationals would complete mentioning another prominent absence first time probably 40 years Johnnie Clemens could make fulfill prior commitmentthe eventually will prevent us attending Nationals Just month before 1991 competition undaunted little Texan embarked biggest one-way flight yonder surely keeping eye us 4RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 34 Best regards Pat Hart AMA 11647 23108 Falena Ave Torrance CA 90501 Phone 310 539-0759 Fax 310 534-3467 Nine pages addressed envelope March 1992 137 included described Pats proposed Enthusiasts Guide Model Flying Sites Clubs Los Angeles Orange Counties including popular bordering areas format follows Roger Jaffes lovely Guide San Diego County Model Clubs & Fields has same purpose can see Rogers guide sending $1 Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brac Drive San Diego CA 92119 Now few hundred other readers will likewise model aviation will receive its biggest boost since transistors invented Just onc request Roger Pat Please include latitude longitude center flying site will simplify things Rental cars arc now available Florida come equipped some kind navigation tool suspect either LORAN GPS attached moving-map display company supplies service also includes special information such roads under repair No doubt extra-cost service does will soon follow Since Lat/Lon common item navigation systems have no doubt new road maps will carry Lat/Lon did past Soon everyone will finding way electronic navigation systems AMA can should keep up times Put Lat/Lon information maps Dont Swap FM Receivers Heres another letter enjoy column topics cover give good perspective what good what marginal about radios delve other interesting things have recently experienced phenomenon has puzzled. substance problen has two RCD Platinum receivers both intended use Futaba transmitters will respond either Futaba JR FM transmittersboth same RC channel also has RD Micro 535 responds Futaba GMM wer 535 precisely tuned Futaba transmitter Platinum 7s arent situation can occur both narrow-band transmitters slightly off frequency Futaba low JR Airtronics high yet still within legal tolerances Warning safe fly wrong transmitter What cant see wrong transmitter produces inverted signals inside receiver look signals oscilloscope see marks should spaces vice versa servos will seem respond receiver close transmitter Move receiver further away have noise Properly tuned Futaba-compatible FM receivers cannot flown using JR Airtronics transmitters same channel vice versa doesnt matter makes receiver wont work Milt continues few weeks ago got some interference 1/2A Pylon contest tracked down six guys flying off new road 09 miles away Some club members knew contest data base propose would help situation good idea anyway Keep up good work enjoyed articles LORAN can see utility flying site data base propose An AMA BBS bulletin 138 Model Aviation FEAIa ENDED ELECTROLYTE CYCLE FLOAT OPTIONS HIGH DISCHARGE RATE LEAK PROOF NO POLARITY CHANGE COMPACT RUGGED EXTENDED SHELF LIFE EASY HANDLING board systemEd 800 number would fantastic am computer nut PCs home office Milt Sanders AMA 84004 Orem UT Indoor RC visited Indoor fun-fly Sunday November 3 1991 held Blue Nose Hangar 40 3528N 73 5346W Gateway National Recreation Area Breezy Pointllamaica Bay district Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn New York organizer Metro Sport Squadron Club #232 Don Ross flew 6-watt electric Porterfield two-minute flights worked C02-powered RC stick model Ace R/C pulse transmitter Albin receiver magnetic actuator Gregg Poulos tried electric-powered RC Cannon Micro foam King Condor flew very slowly bit too large hangar should restrict Indoor RC planes about 24- wingspans site None us thought bring electric RC Helicopters might kick up too much disturbance microfilm planes Glider towing RC electricpowered tugs under consideration next time Maybe someone will bring RC balloon blimp FF Peanut Pistachio Walnut Scale models flying rubber-powered some electrics plus Pennyplanes some microfilm jobs Indoor HLG Somebody left behind Rubber Stick model spectator boys found ball flying quite well Delta Darts next time hangar interior about 50 ft high 90 ft wide 300 ft long provided three flying circles roof has suspended lights open trusses good time pilots spectators alike least 100 site made available through courtesy Gateway Park General Superintendent Kevin Buckley BP/JB Superintendent Joseph Avery NPS District Ranger Michael Darden next event Blue Nose Hangar planned June 1992 Interested District II modelers should contact Don Ross 201 568-5272 Coast/Garwood Continued page 37 really can perform rolls fly inverted Slope Soarer began search hills near home rediscovered northwest-facing hill northwesterly winds second common type area told used try fly power models always too windy hill has road paved area top Bob knew landowner obtained permission us use site Currently half Slope Soaring Once Bob spent frustrating afternoon slope tossing variety models about 50 one-minute flights Just week before scored easy half-hour flights day although wind speed sufficient wind direction was about 30 away perpendicular slope Bob suggested take closer look slope spotted few miles away drove found recently cut hillside hayfield farmer driving down lane toward us stopped him introduced ourselves quickly assembled Sailplane impromptu hand launch demonstration explained slope lift could sustain long flights farmer never seen unpowered model before invited us try hill pointing out could walk avoid trampling alfalfa now have permission use southwest-facing site long take care avoid crop damage interesting anecdote about search Slope Soaring sites private land concerns another hayfield As done several weekends friend Dave Knight driving back roads searching new hills Spotting 200-acre hillside pasture road leading top knew find problem get permission fly knocked farmhouse March 1992 139 Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip ott Clevis Tool Simple innovative p PRODUCIS Sullivan Small wonder ROBox5166BaltimoreMD21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground 9 Mt
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/03
Page Numbers: 35, 36, 139, 140, 141
George M Myers AC Flying Today 70 Froehllch Farm Rd Hicks yule NY 11801 Abstract AMA Politics Guide LA Flying Sites Dont swap FM receivers Indoor RC CONGRATULATIONS Joe Beshar Oradell New Jersey just elected AMA Vice President AMA District II salute goes Joe has already done good things modeling am sure will vice president thanks go voted hold office take vote confidence nonvoters won election margin 51 tells majority District II members didnt want candidates majority wanted support someone didnt want enough mark ballot attach 21 -cent stamp Perhaps members qualified vote didnt understand intentions candidates AMA allowed five paragraphs per candidate three magazine two ballot inform its members about decision will live years come Does fact satisfy you9 AMA Politics want climb soapbox little speechifying minute may think just blast hot air assure vitally connected RC flyingtoday Bear hear out see connection isnt prohibited discussing column intentions candidate office AMA District II Vice President basis denial would have given unfair advantage over other candidates write monthly columns magazine statement can true other candidates also prevented addressing members magazine AMA offices arent like local political offices no salary Since AMA through Model Aviation buys RC Flying Today might ask members should pay explain what plan ask should candidate volunteer office prevented stating position journal think AMA should requireand pay forone articles candidate incumbent describing his/her intentions elected already know thc person elected will thereafter pay AMA privilege serving office now AMA Executive Council sets policy magazine example edict Most columns AMA News section written vice presidents contain few brief descriptions past mall shows picnics fun flies impossible describe district-months activities 1000-word column 227 clubs District II 43 weekends per month 976 club-weekends per month 1000-word-per-month limitation VP could give word apiece District-level activities seldom mentioned promoted District VPs column AMA policy matters seldom discussed before put vote Executive Council can learn what policies being considered time study have opinions considered Model Aviation really journal AMA think should provide space forand promote discussions AMA politics District meeting per year Districts hold certainly isnt adequate Clearly district needs district newsletter discuss district matters would free VPs column AMA News discussion national AMA politics have no idea what other candidates did during recent AMA election period spent months researching job AMA Vice President needs District II position paper revised 16 times gave interim copies friends get comments visited 24 clubs expense discuss position get comments Finally spent $200 send four-page document chartered club District II contacts tell very few people got chance read think AMA members District II should ask clubs AMA contact person kept ignorance March 1992 33 Dave Baron winner 30 Rolls Minimum Time event KRC Electric Fly Quakertown PA September 21-22 1991 holds plane used Florio Flyer Stuntwagon powered As tro cobalt 40 21 Ni-Cd cells ongttme moaeier tarry uoiastein ana planes Cradle Aviation Museum Hempstead NY Lanzo Bombers full-size scaled-down V2A Texaco version Sig Spacewalker annual event features display models Larry well known electrical gadgets Lets examine modeling history 1928 membership Junior Birdmen Air Youth America Aircraft Modelers League America totaled over 1000000 08% USA population time Most members flew handmade creations sticks tissue powered twisted rubber strands Today AMA includes approximately 180000 modelers 008% countrys populationlIlOth percentage 1928 its members fly prefabricated RC models AMA created 1936 modelers primarily defeat nonmodeler managers wanted gasoline motors radio control systems banned model airplanes AMA grew through rubber-powered Free Flight gasolineand alcohol-powered Free Flight U-Control plastic models radio-controlled models today spite its small size AMA has managed some good things modelers have several attempts rule model airplanes Out sky take away RC channels AMA has prevented AMA got insurance game order preserve use flying fields Change inevitable obsolescence its consequence AMA got 50 new exclusive RC channels replace previous shared channels dominated high-powered commercial users AMA has established performance standards narrow-band RC systems manufacturers can produce systems permit fly modern environment Without AMA RC systems would obsolete today 99% wouldnt flying RC Noise irritant public AMA has worked define problem relates model aircraft show minimize AMA has prepared sample noise ordinance has used successfully get noise arguments out passionate arena personal opinion dispassionate arena scientific measurements everyone has conform measurable noise standard everyone sees model airplane noise insignificant relative lawnmowers leaf-blowers motorcycles boomboxes boomears electric saws pool filters dozens other domestic noisemakers Now have splinter organization trying draw off AMA members what purpose Ask yourself dividing pitifully small membership will improve aeromodeling dont see advantage jumping AMA insurance costs $9 annual dues another organization insurance cost $25 Youve heard bait-and-switch havent What guarantee have todays cheaper insurance will cheaper tomorrow Will new friends glowing promises serve better old friends proven performance Will throw out baby bath water competing organization draws members away AMA will because AMA hasnt satisfied members Less 10% model flying has anything AMA rule book Maybe youve heard want field yourself schedule AMA Contest Thats joke its fact What should AMA about Obviously AMA should change its rule book Giant Scale RC movement SAM Society Antique ModelersEd didnt grow out AMA grew inside stayed AMA because friends because AMA insurance cheap Liability insurance now major problem modelers AMAs selfinsurance scheme threatens bankrupt AMA because nations tort law needs reform cant trust lawyers reform tort system because lawyers live off abuses cant tnist yotir legislature reform because legislators lawyers want change other AMA member will have work get AMA has informed think key defect AMA has no continuous contact state county local governments must educate government fact modelers sportsmen deserve same paved parking lots mowed grass flush toilets etc people play golf soccer baseball etc may have noticed latter-named sports organized leagues Bowling alleys golf courses exist because leagues Leagues organize teams flying clubs think AMA can improve organizes flying leagues within AMA Districts Joe Beshar organized aviation flying leaguethe BCMA Committee Read about December 1991 edition magazine Bergen Countys New Model Aerodrome Another defect AMA isolation organization members Part problem 180000 members too manage office Reston Virginia present location AMA Headquarters Muncie Indiana potential future home AMA Headquarters think AMA overdue district offices paid secretaries etc District Office should focal point contacts state county local offices mentioned above should consolidate flying leagues may think Im upset because lost District II election Taint MacGee volunteered try make some changes listed above didnt receive majority support membership 8000 people voted could believe support making changes didnt am relieved havent abandoned struggle support Sixteen votes would have put precisely made clear AMA wouldnt buy RC Flying Today elected Perhaps some people wanted column wanted vice president gave information permitted make choice ways prefer write column questions must ask yourself Am satisfied AMA what am going about Joe Beshar new AMA District II Vice President asked continue office Associate VP will Guide LA Flying Sites Enough Now mundane matters letter arrived today does heart good Hi George Just wanted know someone picking tip gauntlet doing something ole laid back LA copy first mailer 62 clubs Thotight youd like know AMA aware project Continued page 137 34 Model Aviation IL-HI I1cnara i-tore uon HOSS ana uistrict Hanger Micflael Darden have good time Fiores Hand-Launched Glider Bluenose Hangar Indoor event Floyd Bennett Field Gateway Park NV Read about Georges column Don Mott photo sideways Flying chopper inverted really boggles mind Full-size ships cant Hcre yet another rewarding Nationals experience watching Helis perform judges ditTerent breed competitors Nationals Pattern fliers can almost say flying skill hundred minor variations planes look very similar streamlined nononsense midwingers tri gears tail draggers retracts developed regard resemblance full-size aircraft planes thrust-to-weight ratios better 1 1 translates vertical performance like Roman candle Such planes scoff sort wind especially under thumbs champion pilots like Ivan Kristensen object have ships trace flight path prescribed geometric outline nearly perfectly possible Judges decide whether asymmetry off-heading myriad other observable deviations detract possible max score Absolute neutral trim predictable in-flight behavior what fliers try wring Out planes Again thcre stepped ladder increasing complexity maneuvers Five groupings set up Sportsman through FAI latter domain superstars qualified international challengenames such Chip Hyde Tony Frakowiak Steve Rojecki Oh yours truly winner tooif turn tally sheets upside down No trophy lots fun trying Among casualties heard mid-air collision wing buckle flight battery demise no cross-channel radio interference thanks part new pocket scanners used faithfully transmitter impound volunteers So narrow-band frequency system well AMAs certification program definitely working paying off Rumors usually reliable sources Ron Van Putte have Pattern maneuvers line-up lower skill categories will scrambled 1992 maneuvers flying will have Turnaround style means will no longer have luxury flying some distance out properly line up plane next act Turning around will become prescribed maneuver must performed close enough judges evaluate accurately Oh well need new challenge dont So slow baby down boy No have overlooked reporting finest arms aeromodeling hobby super-beautiful radiocontrolled scaled-down replicas people carrying airplanes order redundant Ill refer prior article November 1991 issue MA Two regulars missing 1991 Perfect Turn-On Smaller Planes Sullivan Micron Starter #599 has developed unique needs smaller planes perfect match motors through 30 its smaller lighter standard starters So wont bend shaft plane like larger starters can comes special reversible rubber insert smaller engines reliable silver contact switch puts twelve volts command exclusive rugged hand guard keeps safety first Made USA Micron Starter features full two-year warran efore next take off lan soon P0 Box 5166 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground Nationals Rick Allison talented wife Joanie Evidently way California planes paraphernalia packed van awakening motel Tulsa Oklahoma discovered during night van totally off-loaded thieves understandably terminated trip Beware Oklahoman offering pair fine Pattern ships sale report 1991 Nationals would complete mentioning another prominent absence first time probably 40 years Johnnie Clemens could make fulfill prior commitmentthe eventually will prevent us attending Nationals Just month before 1991 competition undaunted little Texan embarked biggest one-way flight yonder surely keeping eye us 4RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 34 Best regards Pat Hart AMA 11647 23108 Falena Ave Torrance CA 90501 Phone 310 539-0759 Fax 310 534-3467 Nine pages addressed envelope March 1992 137 included described Pats proposed Enthusiasts Guide Model Flying Sites Clubs Los Angeles Orange Counties including popular bordering areas format follows Roger Jaffes lovely Guide San Diego County Model Clubs & Fields has same purpose can see Rogers guide sending $1 Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brac Drive San Diego CA 92119 Now few hundred other readers will likewise model aviation will receive its biggest boost since transistors invented Just onc request Roger Pat Please include latitude longitude center flying site will simplify things Rental cars arc now available Florida come equipped some kind navigation tool suspect either LORAN GPS attached moving-map display company supplies service also includes special information such roads under repair No doubt extra-cost service does will soon follow Since Lat/Lon common item navigation systems have no doubt new road maps will carry Lat/Lon did past Soon everyone will finding way electronic navigation systems AMA can should keep up times Put Lat/Lon information maps Dont Swap FM Receivers Heres another letter enjoy column topics cover give good perspective what good what marginal about radios delve other interesting things have recently experienced phenomenon has puzzled. substance problen has two RCD Platinum receivers both intended use Futaba transmitters will respond either Futaba JR FM transmittersboth same RC channel also has RD Micro 535 responds Futaba GMM wer 535 precisely tuned Futaba transmitter Platinum 7s arent situation can occur both narrow-band transmitters slightly off frequency Futaba low JR Airtronics high yet still within legal tolerances Warning safe fly wrong transmitter What cant see wrong transmitter produces inverted signals inside receiver look signals oscilloscope see marks should spaces vice versa servos will seem respond receiver close transmitter Move receiver further away have noise Properly tuned Futaba-compatible FM receivers cannot flown using JR Airtronics transmitters same channel vice versa doesnt matter makes receiver wont work Milt continues few weeks ago got some interference 1/2A Pylon contest tracked down six guys flying off new road 09 miles away Some club members knew contest data base propose would help situation good idea anyway Keep up good work enjoyed articles LORAN can see utility flying site data base propose An AMA BBS bulletin 138 Model Aviation FEAIa ENDED ELECTROLYTE CYCLE FLOAT OPTIONS HIGH DISCHARGE RATE LEAK PROOF NO POLARITY CHANGE COMPACT RUGGED EXTENDED SHELF LIFE EASY HANDLING board systemEd 800 number would fantastic am computer nut PCs home office Milt Sanders AMA 84004 Orem UT Indoor RC visited Indoor fun-fly Sunday November 3 1991 held Blue Nose Hangar 40 3528N 73 5346W Gateway National Recreation Area Breezy Pointllamaica Bay district Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn New York organizer Metro Sport Squadron Club #232 Don Ross flew 6-watt electric Porterfield two-minute flights worked C02-powered RC stick model Ace R/C pulse transmitter Albin receiver magnetic actuator Gregg Poulos tried electric-powered RC Cannon Micro foam King Condor flew very slowly bit too large hangar should restrict Indoor RC planes about 24- wingspans site None us thought bring electric RC Helicopters might kick up too much disturbance microfilm planes Glider towing RC electricpowered tugs under consideration next time Maybe someone will bring RC balloon blimp FF Peanut Pistachio Walnut Scale models flying rubber-powered some electrics plus Pennyplanes some microfilm jobs Indoor HLG Somebody left behind Rubber Stick model spectator boys found ball flying quite well Delta Darts next time hangar interior about 50 ft high 90 ft wide 300 ft long provided three flying circles roof has suspended lights open trusses good time pilots spectators alike least 100 site made available through courtesy Gateway Park General Superintendent Kevin Buckley BP/JB Superintendent Joseph Avery NPS District Ranger Michael Darden next event Blue Nose Hangar planned June 1992 Interested District II modelers should contact Don Ross 201 568-5272 Coast/Garwood Continued page 37 really can perform rolls fly inverted Slope Soarer began search hills near home rediscovered northwest-facing hill northwesterly winds second common type area told used try fly power models always too windy hill has road paved area top Bob knew landowner obtained permission us use site Currently half Slope Soaring Once Bob spent frustrating afternoon slope tossing variety models about 50 one-minute flights Just week before scored easy half-hour flights day although wind speed sufficient wind direction was about 30 away perpendicular slope Bob suggested take closer look slope spotted few miles away drove found recently cut hillside hayfield farmer driving down lane toward us stopped him introduced ourselves quickly assembled Sailplane impromptu hand launch demonstration explained slope lift could sustain long flights farmer never seen unpowered model before invited us try hill pointing out could walk avoid trampling alfalfa now have permission use southwest-facing site long take care avoid crop damage interesting anecdote about search Slope Soaring sites private land concerns another hayfield As done several weekends friend Dave Knight driving back roads searching new hills Spotting 200-acre hillside pasture road leading top knew find problem get permission fly knocked farmhouse March 1992 139 Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip ott Clevis Tool Simple innovative p PRODUCIS Sullivan Small wonder ROBox5166BaltimoreMD21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground 9 Mt
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/03
Page Numbers: 35, 36, 139, 140, 141
George M Myers AC Flying Today 70 Froehllch Farm Rd Hicks yule NY 11801 Abstract AMA Politics Guide LA Flying Sites Dont swap FM receivers Indoor RC CONGRATULATIONS Joe Beshar Oradell New Jersey just elected AMA Vice President AMA District II salute goes Joe has already done good things modeling am sure will vice president thanks go voted hold office take vote confidence nonvoters won election margin 51 tells majority District II members didnt want candidates majority wanted support someone didnt want enough mark ballot attach 21 -cent stamp Perhaps members qualified vote didnt understand intentions candidates AMA allowed five paragraphs per candidate three magazine two ballot inform its members about decision will live years come Does fact satisfy you9 AMA Politics want climb soapbox little speechifying minute may think just blast hot air assure vitally connected RC flyingtoday Bear hear out see connection isnt prohibited discussing column intentions candidate office AMA District II Vice President basis denial would have given unfair advantage over other candidates write monthly columns magazine statement can true other candidates also prevented addressing members magazine AMA offices arent like local political offices no salary Since AMA through Model Aviation buys RC Flying Today might ask members should pay explain what plan ask should candidate volunteer office prevented stating position journal think AMA should requireand pay forone articles candidate incumbent describing his/her intentions elected already know thc person elected will thereafter pay AMA privilege serving office now AMA Executive Council sets policy magazine example edict Most columns AMA News section written vice presidents contain few brief descriptions past mall shows picnics fun flies impossible describe district-months activities 1000-word column 227 clubs District II 43 weekends per month 976 club-weekends per month 1000-word-per-month limitation VP could give word apiece District-level activities seldom mentioned promoted District VPs column AMA policy matters seldom discussed before put vote Executive Council can learn what policies being considered time study have opinions considered Model Aviation really journal AMA think should provide space forand promote discussions AMA politics District meeting per year Districts hold certainly isnt adequate Clearly district needs district newsletter discuss district matters would free VPs column AMA News discussion national AMA politics have no idea what other candidates did during recent AMA election period spent months researching job AMA Vice President needs District II position paper revised 16 times gave interim copies friends get comments visited 24 clubs expense discuss position get comments Finally spent $200 send four-page document chartered club District II contacts tell very few people got chance read think AMA members District II should ask clubs AMA contact person kept ignorance March 1992 33 Dave Baron winner 30 Rolls Minimum Time event KRC Electric Fly Quakertown PA September 21-22 1991 holds plane used Florio Flyer Stuntwagon powered As tro cobalt 40 21 Ni-Cd cells ongttme moaeier tarry uoiastein ana planes Cradle Aviation Museum Hempstead NY Lanzo Bombers full-size scaled-down V2A Texaco version Sig Spacewalker annual event features display models Larry well known electrical gadgets Lets examine modeling history 1928 membership Junior Birdmen Air Youth America Aircraft Modelers League America totaled over 1000000 08% USA population time Most members flew handmade creations sticks tissue powered twisted rubber strands Today AMA includes approximately 180000 modelers 008% countrys populationlIlOth percentage 1928 its members fly prefabricated RC models AMA created 1936 modelers primarily defeat nonmodeler managers wanted gasoline motors radio control systems banned model airplanes AMA grew through rubber-powered Free Flight gasolineand alcohol-powered Free Flight U-Control plastic models radio-controlled models today spite its small size AMA has managed some good things modelers have several attempts rule model airplanes Out sky take away RC channels AMA has prevented AMA got insurance game order preserve use flying fields Change inevitable obsolescence its consequence AMA got 50 new exclusive RC channels replace previous shared channels dominated high-powered commercial users AMA has established performance standards narrow-band RC systems manufacturers can produce systems permit fly modern environment Without AMA RC systems would obsolete today 99% wouldnt flying RC Noise irritant public AMA has worked define problem relates model aircraft show minimize AMA has prepared sample noise ordinance has used successfully get noise arguments out passionate arena personal opinion dispassionate arena scientific measurements everyone has conform measurable noise standard everyone sees model airplane noise insignificant relative lawnmowers leaf-blowers motorcycles boomboxes boomears electric saws pool filters dozens other domestic noisemakers Now have splinter organization trying draw off AMA members what purpose Ask yourself dividing pitifully small membership will improve aeromodeling dont see advantage jumping AMA insurance costs $9 annual dues another organization insurance cost $25 Youve heard bait-and-switch havent What guarantee have todays cheaper insurance will cheaper tomorrow Will new friends glowing promises serve better old friends proven performance Will throw out baby bath water competing organization draws members away AMA will because AMA hasnt satisfied members Less 10% model flying has anything AMA rule book Maybe youve heard want field yourself schedule AMA Contest Thats joke its fact What should AMA about Obviously AMA should change its rule book Giant Scale RC movement SAM Society Antique ModelersEd didnt grow out AMA grew inside stayed AMA because friends because AMA insurance cheap Liability insurance now major problem modelers AMAs selfinsurance scheme threatens bankrupt AMA because nations tort law needs reform cant trust lawyers reform tort system because lawyers live off abuses cant tnist yotir legislature reform because legislators lawyers want change other AMA member will have work get AMA has informed think key defect AMA has no continuous contact state county local governments must educate government fact modelers sportsmen deserve same paved parking lots mowed grass flush toilets etc people play golf soccer baseball etc may have noticed latter-named sports organized leagues Bowling alleys golf courses exist because leagues Leagues organize teams flying clubs think AMA can improve organizes flying leagues within AMA Districts Joe Beshar organized aviation flying leaguethe BCMA Committee Read about December 1991 edition magazine Bergen Countys New Model Aerodrome Another defect AMA isolation organization members Part problem 180000 members too manage office Reston Virginia present location AMA Headquarters Muncie Indiana potential future home AMA Headquarters think AMA overdue district offices paid secretaries etc District Office should focal point contacts state county local offices mentioned above should consolidate flying leagues may think Im upset because lost District II election Taint MacGee volunteered try make some changes listed above didnt receive majority support membership 8000 people voted could believe support making changes didnt am relieved havent abandoned struggle support Sixteen votes would have put precisely made clear AMA wouldnt buy RC Flying Today elected Perhaps some people wanted column wanted vice president gave information permitted make choice ways prefer write column questions must ask yourself Am satisfied AMA what am going about Joe Beshar new AMA District II Vice President asked continue office Associate VP will Guide LA Flying Sites Enough Now mundane matters letter arrived today does heart good Hi George Just wanted know someone picking tip gauntlet doing something ole laid back LA copy first mailer 62 clubs Thotight youd like know AMA aware project Continued page 137 34 Model Aviation IL-HI I1cnara i-tore uon HOSS ana uistrict Hanger Micflael Darden have good time Fiores Hand-Launched Glider Bluenose Hangar Indoor event Floyd Bennett Field Gateway Park NV Read about Georges column Don Mott photo sideways Flying chopper inverted really boggles mind Full-size ships cant Hcre yet another rewarding Nationals experience watching Helis perform judges ditTerent breed competitors Nationals Pattern fliers can almost say flying skill hundred minor variations planes look very similar streamlined nononsense midwingers tri gears tail draggers retracts developed regard resemblance full-size aircraft planes thrust-to-weight ratios better 1 1 translates vertical performance like Roman candle Such planes scoff sort wind especially under thumbs champion pilots like Ivan Kristensen object have ships trace flight path prescribed geometric outline nearly perfectly possible Judges decide whether asymmetry off-heading myriad other observable deviations detract possible max score Absolute neutral trim predictable in-flight behavior what fliers try wring Out planes Again thcre stepped ladder increasing complexity maneuvers Five groupings set up Sportsman through FAI latter domain superstars qualified international challengenames such Chip Hyde Tony Frakowiak Steve Rojecki Oh yours truly winner tooif turn tally sheets upside down No trophy lots fun trying Among casualties heard mid-air collision wing buckle flight battery demise no cross-channel radio interference thanks part new pocket scanners used faithfully transmitter impound volunteers So narrow-band frequency system well AMAs certification program definitely working paying off Rumors usually reliable sources Ron Van Putte have Pattern maneuvers line-up lower skill categories will scrambled 1992 maneuvers flying will have Turnaround style means will no longer have luxury flying some distance out properly line up plane next act Turning around will become prescribed maneuver must performed close enough judges evaluate accurately Oh well need new challenge dont So slow baby down boy No have overlooked reporting finest arms aeromodeling hobby super-beautiful radiocontrolled scaled-down replicas people carrying airplanes order redundant Ill refer prior article November 1991 issue MA Two regulars missing 1991 Perfect Turn-On Smaller Planes Sullivan Micron Starter #599 has developed unique needs smaller planes perfect match motors through 30 its smaller lighter standard starters So wont bend shaft plane like larger starters can comes special reversible rubber insert smaller engines reliable silver contact switch puts twelve volts command exclusive rugged hand guard keeps safety first Made USA Micron Starter features full two-year warran efore next take off lan soon P0 Box 5166 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground Nationals Rick Allison talented wife Joanie Evidently way California planes paraphernalia packed van awakening motel Tulsa Oklahoma discovered during night van totally off-loaded thieves understandably terminated trip Beware Oklahoman offering pair fine Pattern ships sale report 1991 Nationals would complete mentioning another prominent absence first time probably 40 years Johnnie Clemens could make fulfill prior commitmentthe eventually will prevent us attending Nationals Just month before 1991 competition undaunted little Texan embarked biggest one-way flight yonder surely keeping eye us 4RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 34 Best regards Pat Hart AMA 11647 23108 Falena Ave Torrance CA 90501 Phone 310 539-0759 Fax 310 534-3467 Nine pages addressed envelope March 1992 137 included described Pats proposed Enthusiasts Guide Model Flying Sites Clubs Los Angeles Orange Counties including popular bordering areas format follows Roger Jaffes lovely Guide San Diego County Model Clubs & Fields has same purpose can see Rogers guide sending $1 Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brac Drive San Diego CA 92119 Now few hundred other readers will likewise model aviation will receive its biggest boost since transistors invented Just onc request Roger Pat Please include latitude longitude center flying site will simplify things Rental cars arc now available Florida come equipped some kind navigation tool suspect either LORAN GPS attached moving-map display company supplies service also includes special information such roads under repair No doubt extra-cost service does will soon follow Since Lat/Lon common item navigation systems have no doubt new road maps will carry Lat/Lon did past Soon everyone will finding way electronic navigation systems AMA can should keep up times Put Lat/Lon information maps Dont Swap FM Receivers Heres another letter enjoy column topics cover give good perspective what good what marginal about radios delve other interesting things have recently experienced phenomenon has puzzled. substance problen has two RCD Platinum receivers both intended use Futaba transmitters will respond either Futaba JR FM transmittersboth same RC channel also has RD Micro 535 responds Futaba GMM wer 535 precisely tuned Futaba transmitter Platinum 7s arent situation can occur both narrow-band transmitters slightly off frequency Futaba low JR Airtronics high yet still within legal tolerances Warning safe fly wrong transmitter What cant see wrong transmitter produces inverted signals inside receiver look signals oscilloscope see marks should spaces vice versa servos will seem respond receiver close transmitter Move receiver further away have noise Properly tuned Futaba-compatible FM receivers cannot flown using JR Airtronics transmitters same channel vice versa doesnt matter makes receiver wont work Milt continues few weeks ago got some interference 1/2A Pylon contest tracked down six guys flying off new road 09 miles away Some club members knew contest data base propose would help situation good idea anyway Keep up good work enjoyed articles LORAN can see utility flying site data base propose An AMA BBS bulletin 138 Model Aviation FEAIa ENDED ELECTROLYTE CYCLE FLOAT OPTIONS HIGH DISCHARGE RATE LEAK PROOF NO POLARITY CHANGE COMPACT RUGGED EXTENDED SHELF LIFE EASY HANDLING board systemEd 800 number would fantastic am computer nut PCs home office Milt Sanders AMA 84004 Orem UT Indoor RC visited Indoor fun-fly Sunday November 3 1991 held Blue Nose Hangar 40 3528N 73 5346W Gateway National Recreation Area Breezy Pointllamaica Bay district Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn New York organizer Metro Sport Squadron Club #232 Don Ross flew 6-watt electric Porterfield two-minute flights worked C02-powered RC stick model Ace R/C pulse transmitter Albin receiver magnetic actuator Gregg Poulos tried electric-powered RC Cannon Micro foam King Condor flew very slowly bit too large hangar should restrict Indoor RC planes about 24- wingspans site None us thought bring electric RC Helicopters might kick up too much disturbance microfilm planes Glider towing RC electricpowered tugs under consideration next time Maybe someone will bring RC balloon blimp FF Peanut Pistachio Walnut Scale models flying rubber-powered some electrics plus Pennyplanes some microfilm jobs Indoor HLG Somebody left behind Rubber Stick model spectator boys found ball flying quite well Delta Darts next time hangar interior about 50 ft high 90 ft wide 300 ft long provided three flying circles roof has suspended lights open trusses good time pilots spectators alike least 100 site made available through courtesy Gateway Park General Superintendent Kevin Buckley BP/JB Superintendent Joseph Avery NPS District Ranger Michael Darden next event Blue Nose Hangar planned June 1992 Interested District II modelers should contact Don Ross 201 568-5272 Coast/Garwood Continued page 37 really can perform rolls fly inverted Slope Soarer began search hills near home rediscovered northwest-facing hill northwesterly winds second common type area told used try fly power models always too windy hill has road paved area top Bob knew landowner obtained permission us use site Currently half Slope Soaring Once Bob spent frustrating afternoon slope tossing variety models about 50 one-minute flights Just week before scored easy half-hour flights day although wind speed sufficient wind direction was about 30 away perpendicular slope Bob suggested take closer look slope spotted few miles away drove found recently cut hillside hayfield farmer driving down lane toward us stopped him introduced ourselves quickly assembled Sailplane impromptu hand launch demonstration explained slope lift could sustain long flights farmer never seen unpowered model before invited us try hill pointing out could walk avoid trampling alfalfa now have permission use southwest-facing site long take care avoid crop damage interesting anecdote about search Slope Soaring sites private land concerns another hayfield As done several weekends friend Dave Knight driving back roads searching new hills Spotting 200-acre hillside pasture road leading top knew find problem get permission fly knocked farmhouse March 1992 139 Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip ott Clevis Tool Simple innovative p PRODUCIS Sullivan Small wonder ROBox5166BaltimoreMD21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground 9 Mt
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/03
Page Numbers: 35, 36, 139, 140, 141
George M Myers AC Flying Today 70 Froehllch Farm Rd Hicks yule NY 11801 Abstract AMA Politics Guide LA Flying Sites Dont swap FM receivers Indoor RC CONGRATULATIONS Joe Beshar Oradell New Jersey just elected AMA Vice President AMA District II salute goes Joe has already done good things modeling am sure will vice president thanks go voted hold office take vote confidence nonvoters won election margin 51 tells majority District II members didnt want candidates majority wanted support someone didnt want enough mark ballot attach 21 -cent stamp Perhaps members qualified vote didnt understand intentions candidates AMA allowed five paragraphs per candidate three magazine two ballot inform its members about decision will live years come Does fact satisfy you9 AMA Politics want climb soapbox little speechifying minute may think just blast hot air assure vitally connected RC flyingtoday Bear hear out see connection isnt prohibited discussing column intentions candidate office AMA District II Vice President basis denial would have given unfair advantage over other candidates write monthly columns magazine statement can true other candidates also prevented addressing members magazine AMA offices arent like local political offices no salary Since AMA through Model Aviation buys RC Flying Today might ask members should pay explain what plan ask should candidate volunteer office prevented stating position journal think AMA should requireand pay forone articles candidate incumbent describing his/her intentions elected already know thc person elected will thereafter pay AMA privilege serving office now AMA Executive Council sets policy magazine example edict Most columns AMA News section written vice presidents contain few brief descriptions past mall shows picnics fun flies impossible describe district-months activities 1000-word column 227 clubs District II 43 weekends per month 976 club-weekends per month 1000-word-per-month limitation VP could give word apiece District-level activities seldom mentioned promoted District VPs column AMA policy matters seldom discussed before put vote Executive Council can learn what policies being considered time study have opinions considered Model Aviation really journal AMA think should provide space forand promote discussions AMA politics District meeting per year Districts hold certainly isnt adequate Clearly district needs district newsletter discuss district matters would free VPs column AMA News discussion national AMA politics have no idea what other candidates did during recent AMA election period spent months researching job AMA Vice President needs District II position paper revised 16 times gave interim copies friends get comments visited 24 clubs expense discuss position get comments Finally spent $200 send four-page document chartered club District II contacts tell very few people got chance read think AMA members District II should ask clubs AMA contact person kept ignorance March 1992 33 Dave Baron winner 30 Rolls Minimum Time event KRC Electric Fly Quakertown PA September 21-22 1991 holds plane used Florio Flyer Stuntwagon powered As tro cobalt 40 21 Ni-Cd cells ongttme moaeier tarry uoiastein ana planes Cradle Aviation Museum Hempstead NY Lanzo Bombers full-size scaled-down V2A Texaco version Sig Spacewalker annual event features display models Larry well known electrical gadgets Lets examine modeling history 1928 membership Junior Birdmen Air Youth America Aircraft Modelers League America totaled over 1000000 08% USA population time Most members flew handmade creations sticks tissue powered twisted rubber strands Today AMA includes approximately 180000 modelers 008% countrys populationlIlOth percentage 1928 its members fly prefabricated RC models AMA created 1936 modelers primarily defeat nonmodeler managers wanted gasoline motors radio control systems banned model airplanes AMA grew through rubber-powered Free Flight gasolineand alcohol-powered Free Flight U-Control plastic models radio-controlled models today spite its small size AMA has managed some good things modelers have several attempts rule model airplanes Out sky take away RC channels AMA has prevented AMA got insurance game order preserve use flying fields Change inevitable obsolescence its consequence AMA got 50 new exclusive RC channels replace previous shared channels dominated high-powered commercial users AMA has established performance standards narrow-band RC systems manufacturers can produce systems permit fly modern environment Without AMA RC systems would obsolete today 99% wouldnt flying RC Noise irritant public AMA has worked define problem relates model aircraft show minimize AMA has prepared sample noise ordinance has used successfully get noise arguments out passionate arena personal opinion dispassionate arena scientific measurements everyone has conform measurable noise standard everyone sees model airplane noise insignificant relative lawnmowers leaf-blowers motorcycles boomboxes boomears electric saws pool filters dozens other domestic noisemakers Now have splinter organization trying draw off AMA members what purpose Ask yourself dividing pitifully small membership will improve aeromodeling dont see advantage jumping AMA insurance costs $9 annual dues another organization insurance cost $25 Youve heard bait-and-switch havent What guarantee have todays cheaper insurance will cheaper tomorrow Will new friends glowing promises serve better old friends proven performance Will throw out baby bath water competing organization draws members away AMA will because AMA hasnt satisfied members Less 10% model flying has anything AMA rule book Maybe youve heard want field yourself schedule AMA Contest Thats joke its fact What should AMA about Obviously AMA should change its rule book Giant Scale RC movement SAM Society Antique ModelersEd didnt grow out AMA grew inside stayed AMA because friends because AMA insurance cheap Liability insurance now major problem modelers AMAs selfinsurance scheme threatens bankrupt AMA because nations tort law needs reform cant trust lawyers reform tort system because lawyers live off abuses cant tnist yotir legislature reform because legislators lawyers want change other AMA member will have work get AMA has informed think key defect AMA has no continuous contact state county local governments must educate government fact modelers sportsmen deserve same paved parking lots mowed grass flush toilets etc people play golf soccer baseball etc may have noticed latter-named sports organized leagues Bowling alleys golf courses exist because leagues Leagues organize teams flying clubs think AMA can improve organizes flying leagues within AMA Districts Joe Beshar organized aviation flying leaguethe BCMA Committee Read about December 1991 edition magazine Bergen Countys New Model Aerodrome Another defect AMA isolation organization members Part problem 180000 members too manage office Reston Virginia present location AMA Headquarters Muncie Indiana potential future home AMA Headquarters think AMA overdue district offices paid secretaries etc District Office should focal point contacts state county local offices mentioned above should consolidate flying leagues may think Im upset because lost District II election Taint MacGee volunteered try make some changes listed above didnt receive majority support membership 8000 people voted could believe support making changes didnt am relieved havent abandoned struggle support Sixteen votes would have put precisely made clear AMA wouldnt buy RC Flying Today elected Perhaps some people wanted column wanted vice president gave information permitted make choice ways prefer write column questions must ask yourself Am satisfied AMA what am going about Joe Beshar new AMA District II Vice President asked continue office Associate VP will Guide LA Flying Sites Enough Now mundane matters letter arrived today does heart good Hi George Just wanted know someone picking tip gauntlet doing something ole laid back LA copy first mailer 62 clubs Thotight youd like know AMA aware project Continued page 137 34 Model Aviation IL-HI I1cnara i-tore uon HOSS ana uistrict Hanger Micflael Darden have good time Fiores Hand-Launched Glider Bluenose Hangar Indoor event Floyd Bennett Field Gateway Park NV Read about Georges column Don Mott photo sideways Flying chopper inverted really boggles mind Full-size ships cant Hcre yet another rewarding Nationals experience watching Helis perform judges ditTerent breed competitors Nationals Pattern fliers can almost say flying skill hundred minor variations planes look very similar streamlined nononsense midwingers tri gears tail draggers retracts developed regard resemblance full-size aircraft planes thrust-to-weight ratios better 1 1 translates vertical performance like Roman candle Such planes scoff sort wind especially under thumbs champion pilots like Ivan Kristensen object have ships trace flight path prescribed geometric outline nearly perfectly possible Judges decide whether asymmetry off-heading myriad other observable deviations detract possible max score Absolute neutral trim predictable in-flight behavior what fliers try wring Out planes Again thcre stepped ladder increasing complexity maneuvers Five groupings set up Sportsman through FAI latter domain superstars qualified international challengenames such Chip Hyde Tony Frakowiak Steve Rojecki Oh yours truly winner tooif turn tally sheets upside down No trophy lots fun trying Among casualties heard mid-air collision wing buckle flight battery demise no cross-channel radio interference thanks part new pocket scanners used faithfully transmitter impound volunteers So narrow-band frequency system well AMAs certification program definitely working paying off Rumors usually reliable sources Ron Van Putte have Pattern maneuvers line-up lower skill categories will scrambled 1992 maneuvers flying will have Turnaround style means will no longer have luxury flying some distance out properly line up plane next act Turning around will become prescribed maneuver must performed close enough judges evaluate accurately Oh well need new challenge dont So slow baby down boy No have overlooked reporting finest arms aeromodeling hobby super-beautiful radiocontrolled scaled-down replicas people carrying airplanes order redundant Ill refer prior article November 1991 issue MA Two regulars missing 1991 Perfect Turn-On Smaller Planes Sullivan Micron Starter #599 has developed unique needs smaller planes perfect match motors through 30 its smaller lighter standard starters So wont bend shaft plane like larger starters can comes special reversible rubber insert smaller engines reliable silver contact switch puts twelve volts command exclusive rugged hand guard keeps safety first Made USA Micron Starter features full two-year warran efore next take off lan soon P0 Box 5166 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground Nationals Rick Allison talented wife Joanie Evidently way California planes paraphernalia packed van awakening motel Tulsa Oklahoma discovered during night van totally off-loaded thieves understandably terminated trip Beware Oklahoman offering pair fine Pattern ships sale report 1991 Nationals would complete mentioning another prominent absence first time probably 40 years Johnnie Clemens could make fulfill prior commitmentthe eventually will prevent us attending Nationals Just month before 1991 competition undaunted little Texan embarked biggest one-way flight yonder surely keeping eye us 4RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 34 Best regards Pat Hart AMA 11647 23108 Falena Ave Torrance CA 90501 Phone 310 539-0759 Fax 310 534-3467 Nine pages addressed envelope March 1992 137 included described Pats proposed Enthusiasts Guide Model Flying Sites Clubs Los Angeles Orange Counties including popular bordering areas format follows Roger Jaffes lovely Guide San Diego County Model Clubs & Fields has same purpose can see Rogers guide sending $1 Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brac Drive San Diego CA 92119 Now few hundred other readers will likewise model aviation will receive its biggest boost since transistors invented Just onc request Roger Pat Please include latitude longitude center flying site will simplify things Rental cars arc now available Florida come equipped some kind navigation tool suspect either LORAN GPS attached moving-map display company supplies service also includes special information such roads under repair No doubt extra-cost service does will soon follow Since Lat/Lon common item navigation systems have no doubt new road maps will carry Lat/Lon did past Soon everyone will finding way electronic navigation systems AMA can should keep up times Put Lat/Lon information maps Dont Swap FM Receivers Heres another letter enjoy column topics cover give good perspective what good what marginal about radios delve other interesting things have recently experienced phenomenon has puzzled. substance problen has two RCD Platinum receivers both intended use Futaba transmitters will respond either Futaba JR FM transmittersboth same RC channel also has RD Micro 535 responds Futaba GMM wer 535 precisely tuned Futaba transmitter Platinum 7s arent situation can occur both narrow-band transmitters slightly off frequency Futaba low JR Airtronics high yet still within legal tolerances Warning safe fly wrong transmitter What cant see wrong transmitter produces inverted signals inside receiver look signals oscilloscope see marks should spaces vice versa servos will seem respond receiver close transmitter Move receiver further away have noise Properly tuned Futaba-compatible FM receivers cannot flown using JR Airtronics transmitters same channel vice versa doesnt matter makes receiver wont work Milt continues few weeks ago got some interference 1/2A Pylon contest tracked down six guys flying off new road 09 miles away Some club members knew contest data base propose would help situation good idea anyway Keep up good work enjoyed articles LORAN can see utility flying site data base propose An AMA BBS bulletin 138 Model Aviation FEAIa ENDED ELECTROLYTE CYCLE FLOAT OPTIONS HIGH DISCHARGE RATE LEAK PROOF NO POLARITY CHANGE COMPACT RUGGED EXTENDED SHELF LIFE EASY HANDLING board systemEd 800 number would fantastic am computer nut PCs home office Milt Sanders AMA 84004 Orem UT Indoor RC visited Indoor fun-fly Sunday November 3 1991 held Blue Nose Hangar 40 3528N 73 5346W Gateway National Recreation Area Breezy Pointllamaica Bay district Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn New York organizer Metro Sport Squadron Club #232 Don Ross flew 6-watt electric Porterfield two-minute flights worked C02-powered RC stick model Ace R/C pulse transmitter Albin receiver magnetic actuator Gregg Poulos tried electric-powered RC Cannon Micro foam King Condor flew very slowly bit too large hangar should restrict Indoor RC planes about 24- wingspans site None us thought bring electric RC Helicopters might kick up too much disturbance microfilm planes Glider towing RC electricpowered tugs under consideration next time Maybe someone will bring RC balloon blimp FF Peanut Pistachio Walnut Scale models flying rubber-powered some electrics plus Pennyplanes some microfilm jobs Indoor HLG Somebody left behind Rubber Stick model spectator boys found ball flying quite well Delta Darts next time hangar interior about 50 ft high 90 ft wide 300 ft long provided three flying circles roof has suspended lights open trusses good time pilots spectators alike least 100 site made available through courtesy Gateway Park General Superintendent Kevin Buckley BP/JB Superintendent Joseph Avery NPS District Ranger Michael Darden next event Blue Nose Hangar planned June 1992 Interested District II modelers should contact Don Ross 201 568-5272 Coast/Garwood Continued page 37 really can perform rolls fly inverted Slope Soarer began search hills near home rediscovered northwest-facing hill northwesterly winds second common type area told used try fly power models always too windy hill has road paved area top Bob knew landowner obtained permission us use site Currently half Slope Soaring Once Bob spent frustrating afternoon slope tossing variety models about 50 one-minute flights Just week before scored easy half-hour flights day although wind speed sufficient wind direction was about 30 away perpendicular slope Bob suggested take closer look slope spotted few miles away drove found recently cut hillside hayfield farmer driving down lane toward us stopped him introduced ourselves quickly assembled Sailplane impromptu hand launch demonstration explained slope lift could sustain long flights farmer never seen unpowered model before invited us try hill pointing out could walk avoid trampling alfalfa now have permission use southwest-facing site long take care avoid crop damage interesting anecdote about search Slope Soaring sites private land concerns another hayfield As done several weekends friend Dave Knight driving back roads searching new hills Spotting 200-acre hillside pasture road leading top knew find problem get permission fly knocked farmhouse March 1992 139 Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip ott Clevis Tool Simple innovative p PRODUCIS Sullivan Small wonder ROBox5166BaltimoreMD21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground 9 Mt
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/03
Page Numbers: 35, 36, 139, 140, 141
George M Myers AC Flying Today 70 Froehllch Farm Rd Hicks yule NY 11801 Abstract AMA Politics Guide LA Flying Sites Dont swap FM receivers Indoor RC CONGRATULATIONS Joe Beshar Oradell New Jersey just elected AMA Vice President AMA District II salute goes Joe has already done good things modeling am sure will vice president thanks go voted hold office take vote confidence nonvoters won election margin 51 tells majority District II members didnt want candidates majority wanted support someone didnt want enough mark ballot attach 21 -cent stamp Perhaps members qualified vote didnt understand intentions candidates AMA allowed five paragraphs per candidate three magazine two ballot inform its members about decision will live years come Does fact satisfy you9 AMA Politics want climb soapbox little speechifying minute may think just blast hot air assure vitally connected RC flyingtoday Bear hear out see connection isnt prohibited discussing column intentions candidate office AMA District II Vice President basis denial would have given unfair advantage over other candidates write monthly columns magazine statement can true other candidates also prevented addressing members magazine AMA offices arent like local political offices no salary Since AMA through Model Aviation buys RC Flying Today might ask members should pay explain what plan ask should candidate volunteer office prevented stating position journal think AMA should requireand pay forone articles candidate incumbent describing his/her intentions elected already know thc person elected will thereafter pay AMA privilege serving office now AMA Executive Council sets policy magazine example edict Most columns AMA News section written vice presidents contain few brief descriptions past mall shows picnics fun flies impossible describe district-months activities 1000-word column 227 clubs District II 43 weekends per month 976 club-weekends per month 1000-word-per-month limitation VP could give word apiece District-level activities seldom mentioned promoted District VPs column AMA policy matters seldom discussed before put vote Executive Council can learn what policies being considered time study have opinions considered Model Aviation really journal AMA think should provide space forand promote discussions AMA politics District meeting per year Districts hold certainly isnt adequate Clearly district needs district newsletter discuss district matters would free VPs column AMA News discussion national AMA politics have no idea what other candidates did during recent AMA election period spent months researching job AMA Vice President needs District II position paper revised 16 times gave interim copies friends get comments visited 24 clubs expense discuss position get comments Finally spent $200 send four-page document chartered club District II contacts tell very few people got chance read think AMA members District II should ask clubs AMA contact person kept ignorance March 1992 33 Dave Baron winner 30 Rolls Minimum Time event KRC Electric Fly Quakertown PA September 21-22 1991 holds plane used Florio Flyer Stuntwagon powered As tro cobalt 40 21 Ni-Cd cells ongttme moaeier tarry uoiastein ana planes Cradle Aviation Museum Hempstead NY Lanzo Bombers full-size scaled-down V2A Texaco version Sig Spacewalker annual event features display models Larry well known electrical gadgets Lets examine modeling history 1928 membership Junior Birdmen Air Youth America Aircraft Modelers League America totaled over 1000000 08% USA population time Most members flew handmade creations sticks tissue powered twisted rubber strands Today AMA includes approximately 180000 modelers 008% countrys populationlIlOth percentage 1928 its members fly prefabricated RC models AMA created 1936 modelers primarily defeat nonmodeler managers wanted gasoline motors radio control systems banned model airplanes AMA grew through rubber-powered Free Flight gasolineand alcohol-powered Free Flight U-Control plastic models radio-controlled models today spite its small size AMA has managed some good things modelers have several attempts rule model airplanes Out sky take away RC channels AMA has prevented AMA got insurance game order preserve use flying fields Change inevitable obsolescence its consequence AMA got 50 new exclusive RC channels replace previous shared channels dominated high-powered commercial users AMA has established performance standards narrow-band RC systems manufacturers can produce systems permit fly modern environment Without AMA RC systems would obsolete today 99% wouldnt flying RC Noise irritant public AMA has worked define problem relates model aircraft show minimize AMA has prepared sample noise ordinance has used successfully get noise arguments out passionate arena personal opinion dispassionate arena scientific measurements everyone has conform measurable noise standard everyone sees model airplane noise insignificant relative lawnmowers leaf-blowers motorcycles boomboxes boomears electric saws pool filters dozens other domestic noisemakers Now have splinter organization trying draw off AMA members what purpose Ask yourself dividing pitifully small membership will improve aeromodeling dont see advantage jumping AMA insurance costs $9 annual dues another organization insurance cost $25 Youve heard bait-and-switch havent What guarantee have todays cheaper insurance will cheaper tomorrow Will new friends glowing promises serve better old friends proven performance Will throw out baby bath water competing organization draws members away AMA will because AMA hasnt satisfied members Less 10% model flying has anything AMA rule book Maybe youve heard want field yourself schedule AMA Contest Thats joke its fact What should AMA about Obviously AMA should change its rule book Giant Scale RC movement SAM Society Antique ModelersEd didnt grow out AMA grew inside stayed AMA because friends because AMA insurance cheap Liability insurance now major problem modelers AMAs selfinsurance scheme threatens bankrupt AMA because nations tort law needs reform cant trust lawyers reform tort system because lawyers live off abuses cant tnist yotir legislature reform because legislators lawyers want change other AMA member will have work get AMA has informed think key defect AMA has no continuous contact state county local governments must educate government fact modelers sportsmen deserve same paved parking lots mowed grass flush toilets etc people play golf soccer baseball etc may have noticed latter-named sports organized leagues Bowling alleys golf courses exist because leagues Leagues organize teams flying clubs think AMA can improve organizes flying leagues within AMA Districts Joe Beshar organized aviation flying leaguethe BCMA Committee Read about December 1991 edition magazine Bergen Countys New Model Aerodrome Another defect AMA isolation organization members Part problem 180000 members too manage office Reston Virginia present location AMA Headquarters Muncie Indiana potential future home AMA Headquarters think AMA overdue district offices paid secretaries etc District Office should focal point contacts state county local offices mentioned above should consolidate flying leagues may think Im upset because lost District II election Taint MacGee volunteered try make some changes listed above didnt receive majority support membership 8000 people voted could believe support making changes didnt am relieved havent abandoned struggle support Sixteen votes would have put precisely made clear AMA wouldnt buy RC Flying Today elected Perhaps some people wanted column wanted vice president gave information permitted make choice ways prefer write column questions must ask yourself Am satisfied AMA what am going about Joe Beshar new AMA District II Vice President asked continue office Associate VP will Guide LA Flying Sites Enough Now mundane matters letter arrived today does heart good Hi George Just wanted know someone picking tip gauntlet doing something ole laid back LA copy first mailer 62 clubs Thotight youd like know AMA aware project Continued page 137 34 Model Aviation IL-HI I1cnara i-tore uon HOSS ana uistrict Hanger Micflael Darden have good time Fiores Hand-Launched Glider Bluenose Hangar Indoor event Floyd Bennett Field Gateway Park NV Read about Georges column Don Mott photo sideways Flying chopper inverted really boggles mind Full-size ships cant Hcre yet another rewarding Nationals experience watching Helis perform judges ditTerent breed competitors Nationals Pattern fliers can almost say flying skill hundred minor variations planes look very similar streamlined nononsense midwingers tri gears tail draggers retracts developed regard resemblance full-size aircraft planes thrust-to-weight ratios better 1 1 translates vertical performance like Roman candle Such planes scoff sort wind especially under thumbs champion pilots like Ivan Kristensen object have ships trace flight path prescribed geometric outline nearly perfectly possible Judges decide whether asymmetry off-heading myriad other observable deviations detract possible max score Absolute neutral trim predictable in-flight behavior what fliers try wring Out planes Again thcre stepped ladder increasing complexity maneuvers Five groupings set up Sportsman through FAI latter domain superstars qualified international challengenames such Chip Hyde Tony Frakowiak Steve Rojecki Oh yours truly winner tooif turn tally sheets upside down No trophy lots fun trying Among casualties heard mid-air collision wing buckle flight battery demise no cross-channel radio interference thanks part new pocket scanners used faithfully transmitter impound volunteers So narrow-band frequency system well AMAs certification program definitely working paying off Rumors usually reliable sources Ron Van Putte have Pattern maneuvers line-up lower skill categories will scrambled 1992 maneuvers flying will have Turnaround style means will no longer have luxury flying some distance out properly line up plane next act Turning around will become prescribed maneuver must performed close enough judges evaluate accurately Oh well need new challenge dont So slow baby down boy No have overlooked reporting finest arms aeromodeling hobby super-beautiful radiocontrolled scaled-down replicas people carrying airplanes order redundant Ill refer prior article November 1991 issue MA Two regulars missing 1991 Perfect Turn-On Smaller Planes Sullivan Micron Starter #599 has developed unique needs smaller planes perfect match motors through 30 its smaller lighter standard starters So wont bend shaft plane like larger starters can comes special reversible rubber insert smaller engines reliable silver contact switch puts twelve volts command exclusive rugged hand guard keeps safety first Made USA Micron Starter features full two-year warran efore next take off lan soon P0 Box 5166 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground Nationals Rick Allison talented wife Joanie Evidently way California planes paraphernalia packed van awakening motel Tulsa Oklahoma discovered during night van totally off-loaded thieves understandably terminated trip Beware Oklahoman offering pair fine Pattern ships sale report 1991 Nationals would complete mentioning another prominent absence first time probably 40 years Johnnie Clemens could make fulfill prior commitmentthe eventually will prevent us attending Nationals Just month before 1991 competition undaunted little Texan embarked biggest one-way flight yonder surely keeping eye us 4RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 34 Best regards Pat Hart AMA 11647 23108 Falena Ave Torrance CA 90501 Phone 310 539-0759 Fax 310 534-3467 Nine pages addressed envelope March 1992 137 included described Pats proposed Enthusiasts Guide Model Flying Sites Clubs Los Angeles Orange Counties including popular bordering areas format follows Roger Jaffes lovely Guide San Diego County Model Clubs & Fields has same purpose can see Rogers guide sending $1 Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brac Drive San Diego CA 92119 Now few hundred other readers will likewise model aviation will receive its biggest boost since transistors invented Just onc request Roger Pat Please include latitude longitude center flying site will simplify things Rental cars arc now available Florida come equipped some kind navigation tool suspect either LORAN GPS attached moving-map display company supplies service also includes special information such roads under repair No doubt extra-cost service does will soon follow Since Lat/Lon common item navigation systems have no doubt new road maps will carry Lat/Lon did past Soon everyone will finding way electronic navigation systems AMA can should keep up times Put Lat/Lon information maps Dont Swap FM Receivers Heres another letter enjoy column topics cover give good perspective what good what marginal about radios delve other interesting things have recently experienced phenomenon has puzzled. substance problen has two RCD Platinum receivers both intended use Futaba transmitters will respond either Futaba JR FM transmittersboth same RC channel also has RD Micro 535 responds Futaba GMM wer 535 precisely tuned Futaba transmitter Platinum 7s arent situation can occur both narrow-band transmitters slightly off frequency Futaba low JR Airtronics high yet still within legal tolerances Warning safe fly wrong transmitter What cant see wrong transmitter produces inverted signals inside receiver look signals oscilloscope see marks should spaces vice versa servos will seem respond receiver close transmitter Move receiver further away have noise Properly tuned Futaba-compatible FM receivers cannot flown using JR Airtronics transmitters same channel vice versa doesnt matter makes receiver wont work Milt continues few weeks ago got some interference 1/2A Pylon contest tracked down six guys flying off new road 09 miles away Some club members knew contest data base propose would help situation good idea anyway Keep up good work enjoyed articles LORAN can see utility flying site data base propose An AMA BBS bulletin 138 Model Aviation FEAIa ENDED ELECTROLYTE CYCLE FLOAT OPTIONS HIGH DISCHARGE RATE LEAK PROOF NO POLARITY CHANGE COMPACT RUGGED EXTENDED SHELF LIFE EASY HANDLING board systemEd 800 number would fantastic am computer nut PCs home office Milt Sanders AMA 84004 Orem UT Indoor RC visited Indoor fun-fly Sunday November 3 1991 held Blue Nose Hangar 40 3528N 73 5346W Gateway National Recreation Area Breezy Pointllamaica Bay district Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn New York organizer Metro Sport Squadron Club #232 Don Ross flew 6-watt electric Porterfield two-minute flights worked C02-powered RC stick model Ace R/C pulse transmitter Albin receiver magnetic actuator Gregg Poulos tried electric-powered RC Cannon Micro foam King Condor flew very slowly bit too large hangar should restrict Indoor RC planes about 24- wingspans site None us thought bring electric RC Helicopters might kick up too much disturbance microfilm planes Glider towing RC electricpowered tugs under consideration next time Maybe someone will bring RC balloon blimp FF Peanut Pistachio Walnut Scale models flying rubber-powered some electrics plus Pennyplanes some microfilm jobs Indoor HLG Somebody left behind Rubber Stick model spectator boys found ball flying quite well Delta Darts next time hangar interior about 50 ft high 90 ft wide 300 ft long provided three flying circles roof has suspended lights open trusses good time pilots spectators alike least 100 site made available through courtesy Gateway Park General Superintendent Kevin Buckley BP/JB Superintendent Joseph Avery NPS District Ranger Michael Darden next event Blue Nose Hangar planned June 1992 Interested District II modelers should contact Don Ross 201 568-5272 Coast/Garwood Continued page 37 really can perform rolls fly inverted Slope Soarer began search hills near home rediscovered northwest-facing hill northwesterly winds second common type area told used try fly power models always too windy hill has road paved area top Bob knew landowner obtained permission us use site Currently half Slope Soaring Once Bob spent frustrating afternoon slope tossing variety models about 50 one-minute flights Just week before scored easy half-hour flights day although wind speed sufficient wind direction was about 30 away perpendicular slope Bob suggested take closer look slope spotted few miles away drove found recently cut hillside hayfield farmer driving down lane toward us stopped him introduced ourselves quickly assembled Sailplane impromptu hand launch demonstration explained slope lift could sustain long flights farmer never seen unpowered model before invited us try hill pointing out could walk avoid trampling alfalfa now have permission use southwest-facing site long take care avoid crop damage interesting anecdote about search Slope Soaring sites private land concerns another hayfield As done several weekends friend Dave Knight driving back roads searching new hills Spotting 200-acre hillside pasture road leading top knew find problem get permission fly knocked farmhouse March 1992 139 Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip ott Clevis Tool Simple innovative p PRODUCIS Sullivan Small wonder ROBox5166BaltimoreMD21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground 9 Mt