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The liability protection business tur moil Forthe past yearand continuing least near future has become increas ingly difficultand very expensiveto ob tain insurance coverage fact some busi nesses professions have lately found impossible getat price AMA result has pay much 1986 coverage getting less protection Specifically paying ap proximately quarter million dollars years coverage previously cost us about third Worse yet price provides million dollars protec tion instead two million recent years addition have maintain AMA self-insured fund $150000 claims instead $100000 fund re quired before Furthermore new insurance does cover model boats cars does provide some other incidental types coverage included before reason car boat restriction new policy aviation policy Since some state insurance commissions require Aviation policies cover nothing avia tion liability able obtain broader coverage desired Fortunately AMA able pay higher costs current coverage out reserve funds accumulated over years continue beyond 1986 new rates poses some serious problems make doubtful whether membership dues 1987 beyond can main tained present level Looking ahead continued higher costs insurance coverage AMA Executive Council could justify possible coverage fora second million dollars anticipated cost another $100000 compared $3000 cost coverage last year Looking back second million dollars coverage provided previous ly simply case second million costing very little compared first million Since no longer true AMA Executive Council carefully balance cost additional coverage against likely need Since has never year AMA has providing liability protection model flying activi ties since 1942 half million dollars coverage has needed Executive Council decided addi tional coverage could cost-justified situation mind announce publicly AMA able provide individuals two million dollars coverage 1986 despite previous ex pectations based decades stable market experience Likewise AMA able provide coverage model cars boats 1986 Meanwhile clarification necessary concerning AMAs coverage losses due fire theft vandalism theft claims addition requirement report theft filed local police depart ment necessary evidence forcible entrywhether house vehicle involved example model stolen flying field loss covered accompanied forced entry car clubhouse trailer motor home camper Further concerning matter cover age above million dollars AMA officials realize special prob lem some clubs require two million dollars protect flying site owner order use particular site clubs 41 1985 special indi vidual extensions coverage extra cost being sought Such coverage rela tively few clubs compared over 1500 clubs million dollars coverage believed sufficient may possible As soon information available clubs will con tacted individually Overall important note AMA goes through annual process soliciting bids commencing several months ad vance expiration insurance cov erage requirements Usually have two offers year however least 26 companies working through six brokers decline bid nothing claim record has very favorable several years losses being covered AMAs self-insured retention fund problem regarded non-standard risk few insurance underwriters really understand bottom line availability insurance has severely restricted 1985 probably foreseeable future much 1985 offer considera take-it-or-leave-it situation no choice take despite drastic increase cost reduction coverage all-important fact however AMA member modelers still able fly substantial protection Meanwhile members should realize insurance card provided membership contains summary insurance terms time distributed Full insurance provisions detailed policy file AMA Headquarters available examination member Copies also available three-dollar copying postage fee above covers basics AMAs new insurance situation detail report AMAs insurance broker avail able request HQ explains specifically what has happened New Museum Program. Since AMAs National Center Aero modeling opened Reston VA near Washington DC 1983 museum portion operation has become major attraction AMA members general public Within two years mu seum has become important information resource concerning history model aviation details construction design Scale modelers data builders antique vintage models Besides display models engines accessories memorabilia museum includes substantial library books magazines model plans until library can organized material cataloged cross-indexed its usefulness will limited Similarly dis plays need provided placards other means identification descrip tion order appreciate signifi cance history Continued page 96 February 1986 95 AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Insurance Crisis Compels Change AMA Coverage AMA HO SERVICES STAFF 0 ExecutIve Director John Worth 0 ExecutiVe Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Comptroller Gisele Jackaon0 Competition Services Director Mcheline Madiaon Nate General Managen vlnce Mankowald 0 Special Services Dlrector Carl MaroneyC Membership Director Carol Merfeld S Special Events Director Douglas Pratt 0 Public Relations Dlrector Geoff Styles 0 Technical Dlrecton Bob Underwood 0 Administrative Coordinator Bob VoislavekO Publications DirectOt Carl R WheeleyS General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney Views Sought Three-Day EC Meetings recent letter AMA Executive Council some AMA members proposed ex panding number days Executive Council meetings greater effectiveness extra cost Council will consid er proposal its next meeting Feb ruary meantime inputs con cerned AMA members desired Anyone wishing comment should either appropriate district Vice-President AMA HQ Gentlemen reading Synopsis Minutes published Model Aviation last two 2 Executive Council meetings several items have disturbed modelers interested organization managed Most Council members aware questions members chartered club Model Association Central Kansas Inc Charter No 896 have raised point questions have least answered part some Council members either letter editorial telephone appreciate both individuals group feel communications Head quarters Executive Council other AMA staff members leave much desired time membership finds out about important happening time element has least four 4 months time action taken until informa tion known general membership effort part Headquarters staff Executive Director Editor Model Aviation Magazine would seem could cut time less 75 days information Part problem way recording minutes now handled understand lengthy process should some way speed up proceedings information will timely Another item concerns us amount time members session Executive Council meetings looking beginning time times adjournment question ability Council member fully evaluate make decision sound judge mentafter 1415 or16 hoursof continuous effort Perhaps asking too much members asking make good decisions under conditions will benefit members justa select few realized limited amount time lot work done sometimes something done just get particular item out way realized also Academy pays ex penses travel lodgingand meals forthese meetings Considering cost meetings amount business Council has conduct wouldnt benefit members schedule meetings three 3 days instead present two 2 needed additional day would cause hard ships some elected members Council 13 number offset hardship proposed members Council affected would reim bursed loss time regular job Most perhaps would have take extra day off turn should compensated needed extra day service Academy elected members Council make personal sacrifices order better model aviation present no cost Academy other expenses felt scheduling extra day better decisions would made part extra time could spent various committees solve some problems would benefit AMA members actual expense doing should modest comparison gains ganization would make believed would cost less would schedule extra meeting year believe viable idea will benefit Proposal 1 Schedule Executive Council meetings three 3 days needed having minimum two 2 four 4 annual meetings being three 3 days length 2 Reimburse elected member Executive Council loss day Museum Cont pg 95 Thus museum attractive interesting look much needs done before benefits can realized knowing what models example have fascinating dividual histories KG-i Kovel Grant Maxwell Bassett Cardinal Tom Brett Perigee Walt Good MultiBug Frank Zaic Thermic 100 others what necessary make museum nice place visit lot work required turn requires money because museum AMA general operations budget other apportionment expenses light ing heating cooling cleaning short need help people beyond HQ staff visitors guides librarians photocopiers computer operators library operation must computerized its vast storehouse data effective ly utilized Until now museum operation has gotten donations Lee Renaud Memorial Library Fund others given general museum appor tionment operating funds build ing expand effort compress time involved make museum beneficial new program being initiated effective January 1 1986 basics AMA Museum Patrons Program Benefits Service prestige recognition Categories Patrons tax deductible Regular $10 per year donation provides Special Card five-digit number Special pin bumper sticker patch Museum Newsletter Hall Famers Charter $100 first year donation $10 per year thereafter services regular except 3digit number charter memberver sion pin Honor Wall listing Life $1000 one-time donation 96 Model Aviation regular employment up 1 additional day travel required 3 Assure elected members Executive Council reimbursed 4 Establish set guidelines handle matter 5 The total amount allowed meet ing lasting three 3 days will lesser amount actual loss extra time involved maximum exceed Three Hundred Dollars per elected member Executive Coun cil Suggestions proposal should handled open meeting Execu tive Council discussion should duly recorded reported next available issue Model Aviation Magazine should no way used tool encourage abuses present system tool enable members Executive Council better job program should monitored member chooses accept reim bursement should allowed chooses services Regular Charter patrons plus special Life pin patch two-digit number Museum Newsletter expected especially interesting will actually compilation correspondence exchanges among Hall Famers others best de scribed cronies Bill Winter people famous pioneers model aviation thinkers doers have helped make model world what today nucleus around museum communications will built Its important note subjects covered indirectly related museum itself museum connection gather words nucleus group disseminate others same time preserving history files future modelers can know views instrumental creating model aviation history past 50 years Nerw AMA museum addition PAl S-7 International Class Scale model rocket Howard Kuhn Alexandria Virginia two national wins won third place Bronze medal 1972 Space-models World Championships Yugoslavia fol lowed fourth place 1974 World Championships Czechosiavakia Notes Council Meeting AMA governing body Executive Council comprised 11 district Vice Presidents representative NAA Executive Director Executive Vice President President meets four times year review decide issues dealing policy operating pro cedures Academy So 9th 10th November held fourth meeting year National Center Aeromodeling AMA head quarters building Reston VA Eighteen items voted several others being discussed formal action First discussed great length value creatinga museum patronship pro gram primary goal obtain fund ing sources other general operating budget help support rising cost operating museum part National Center Aeromodeling vote create patronship program accepted unanimously Now will able join patronship program several different rates periods time Details will published elsewhere issue also approved funding basic schedule 1986 Nats including 50th anniversary birthday party whole period should barrel fun attending especially fly-in por tion end regular Nats Real Problem Insurance major problem everyone days moreso looking liability coverage AMA no exception rule Indeed months weeks work went providing minimum coverage must have until very late September able secure source comprehensive general liability have enjoyed past ever price high ! give up some coverages have past instance AMA membership liability insurance no longer covers operation boats cars primarily because now insured through aviation depart ment former insurer no longer cover loss due personal injury offenses libel slander invasion privacy defama tion means youd better nice people now because sue reasons cannot help pay results suit also no longer covered products manufactured sold given away AMA its clubs members never did cover manufacturer product liability members clubs own product salesbooks souvenirs etc Perhaps aggravating loss membership will fact now provide coverage limit $1 million instead $2 million previously avail able Basic cost $1 million over $2 36000 dont want ask what second million dollars would have cost rather fine record over past several years might have gotten coverage insurer required self-insure first $150000 claimsthat way wont bothered profusion small claims Just record have providing own self-insurance first $100000 claims past few years way could get insurer take business bright side insurance picture still provide acci dent/medical fire/theft coverage near ly same past have some changes fire/theft coverage refer separate report AMA headquarters better description item possible future solution lies area business called captive off-shore insurance case concept bewil dering first heard let briefly explain Basically quite legally form separate cor poration outside US purpose providing insurance aeronautical appli cations corporation would sell back us coverage need could also provide coverage risk-calculated basis other groups such hang-gliding full-scale soaring etc Obviously would look out own interests first Executive Council authorized feasibility study idea will have some idea near future overall impact such idea AMA/FAI Juries Earlier 1985 passed resolution requiring AMA-approved jury used FAI team selection final meets concept has whole lot merit since jury decisions will final recourse other authority plan will eliminate kind situation experi enced recently FAI categories November Council meeting au thorized funding travel lodging ex penses appointed juries Electric secnd time year addressed question creating separate Contest Board electric-powered aircraft people deeply involved Electric flight activity recognize absolute need AMA-wide rules person travel ing area another Electric competition can reasonably know what expect Once again Council voted out idea first time idea brought up voted out Council created Elec tric Flight Advisory Board advise exist ing Contest Boards proposed rule addi tions affecting Electric flight Unfortunately action came too late help get rules 1986-87 rule book quite timely next rules cycle significant areas would affected Electric rules proposals Soaring Aerobatics Pylon Presently have rules Electric Free Flight other events could candidates new rules area 1986 beginningofanew rules cycle want propose rules Electric flight now time Obtain rules change/proposal form AMA Headquarters competition department have Now have official advisory committee place chances having various rules boards consider Electric rules favorably vastly improved Some Contest Board Changes anew VP iselectedadistrict first things musCkatse Contest Board representation g1~ district Sometimes will make aAar two sometimes Either way en rules change cycle responsibility President review chairmanship committee make changes felt new leadership order year find myself position replacing two Contest Board chair men Joe Friend long-time chairman RC Contest Board recently chairman RC Aerobatics Board has tendered resignation board will replaced member board District 2 VP replace Joe chairman have selected appointed Ron Hassel brock District 3 Ron has volved RC Pattern time wants recall has served board since Dave Brown former representative District 3 elected VP district expect Ron will have big shoes fit after effort Joe has done Vic Garner CL Contest Board member District 10 will replace Ron McNally chairman board Vic very well known CL circles pun quite know ledgeable CL activities Ron McNally has chairman board years did outstanding job chairman because feel time give him rest have replaced him Vic Computers have little personal computer nearly two years now have used mainly write column write let ters recently found much use enjoyment can little beast installing modem twoway com munication between computers get ting on-line services CompuServe case AMA also getting act has formed special-interest group within CompuServe called ModelNet Doug Pratt system operator SysOp group also has conference section used Friday evening discuss modeling activi ties problems Continued page 98 February 1986 97 Presidsnts Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger DriveHome 716 434-3955 Lockport NY 14094Work 716 631-6314 City Rockford Rock Valley FlyersGeoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Eleven long years ago members Rock Valley Flyers gathered Veterans Field Rockford IL dedicate citys first flying field radio controlled minia ture aircraft Nine very successful years use followed As population area grew interest soccer programs youth baseball increased city found necessary developasports complex chosen site beingyou guessed Veterans Field terminated clubs flying privileges However city made firm commit ment provide alternate site club set aside sum $25000 future development model flying field suitable piece land could located future field would open residents area long members AMA could show license card asked big hurdle locate such piece property interim local sod farm owner allowing property used RC flying Rockford Park Board approached gen tleman asked whether would accommodate club forthe 1982 season agreed Simultaneously search perman ent club field instigated Club mem bers Park Board officials others began survey potential areas Park properties forest preserves vacant land checked out see usable field might exist Site after site rejected usable crossed off list being unobtainable end 1982 flying models ceased sod farm due complaints local airport propertys too close Another temporary solution came thanks continuing efforts Park BoardA piece land river flood plain made available 1983 Club members organized work party really dug day cleared area three-foothigh weeds other debris prepare landing strip new field served just year Noise complaints voiced some nearby residents flying dis continued end 1983 season two breakthroughs 1984 First club member Orv Steinmetz contact ed owners closed skeet range se cured permission Rock Valley Flyers use property As today land still available club alternate site Second Orv fellow club member Dar rell Decker checked out another piece property river flood plain previously given city US Corps Engineers Thus began intricate process PresidentCont pg 97 As write column have just signed ModelNet have yet get Friday night conference Looking forward next Friday evening have personal computer can sneak office use hook up modem get fun Some activity can very helpful pursuit modeling enjoyment 98 Model Aviation Through combined efforts Jo Ann Baker Park District Orv Steinmetz Darrell Decker Dick Shields Benny Dickison Rock Valley Flyers new model flying field last came view Rockford Model Airfield horizon Several well-prepared presenta tions made Rockford City Council Rockford becoming revital ized extensive downtown waterfront renovation program Develop ment new existing resources mighty popular flying site project right tune times Finally city deeded chosen land Park Board pace quickened neigh bors proposed site contacted informed about projected use club wise enough canvassing neighborhood ask signatures property owners stating favor orat least opposed planned model flying field got 100% favor able response club went ahead prepared field design presented jim Reed Park District Approval quickly followed work began Contracts let Fall 1984 entrance road parking area rough grading field being first jobs done Crushed rock hauled road parking lot hillock removed provide clean level landing area Club member Orv Steinmetz handled final grading strip entire area seeded fer tilized wait began grass appear Signs installed along road Park District announce location also brought picnic tables storage building plus fencing pit areas Rock Valley Flyersfurnishedagate entrance transmitter rack course fliers Dedication ceremonies arranged June 29 1985 important however opening day actually marked mile stone long history continuing co operation between Rockford Park District Rock Valley Flyers relationship underscored ad dress given Commissioner RoIf Thiene mann said has real pleasure working Rock Valley Flyers club over past years particularly development new model airfield addition Webbs Norman Executive Director Rockford Park District wrote Its vital continue good working relationship need clubs help providing best pos sible facility sport weather opening day could have better light winds clear sky hot sun Hundreds models hand accompanied dozens fliers hundreds spectators Speakers ceremony included RoIf Thienemann Darrell Decker Bob Lyttle Geoffrey Styles AMA Cake ice cream served visitors compli ments Rockford Park Board Park Board also provided mobile trailer contains large platform public ad dress system complete power genera tor chairs speakers podium After speeches presentations several aero batic routines flown competent fliers Other flying demonstrations included Sailplanes Helicopters giant card board plane powered three engines constructed Radio Shack antenna carton look much like huge Piece 0 Cake highlights Also Dar rell Decker flew Flying Witch favor ite younger set great day privileged part activities happy able represent Academy such great occasion Meeting Parks Depart ment people having chance present Award Apprecia tion behalf club AMA made memorable experience thanks club especially members made stay Rockford enjoyable Thanks also David Miller club secretary Bob Lyttle Phil Harterand other photog raphers materials used puttingthis story together Among present aedlcation Rockford Model Airfield L-R Bob Lyttle president Rock Valley Flyers RVF Geoffrey Styles AMA PR director Bill Siostrom Rockford Park Board RVF members Darrel Decker Benny Dickison Rock Valley Flyers preparing model air show put new fields dedication Executive Directors View HO John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Plans Popularity. Model Aviation magazines full-size plan service very popular among AMA mem bers Over 50000 plans have pur chased since service began some years ago Most interesting fact popular plan published 1981 Zephyr small two-channel RC Glider RC Owens hand-launch tow thermal slope soaring number two plane popularity Drake II RC sport flying boat design Ken Willard three chan nels 15 power published 1980 general its cute clever fun-type sport designs seem appeal rather sophisticated latest state-ofthe-art competition winners Scale models too popular again less sophisti cated designs seem majority Three scale scale-type models rank 3rd 4th 5th plan popularity Taylor Cub Don Srulls 2-3 channel RC Schoolyard Scale Mini F-i 6 RC Ducted Fan Dick Sarpolus 049 engines two chan nels 1930 Fleet Biplane RC Sport Scale Gary Brown 35-40 power four channels Fascinatng Fact top five plans published 1980 1981 continue popular four five years later Dont Kill Golden Goose basic part sanctioned contest scene awarding merchandise prizes Typically merchandise obtain ed soliciting model manufacturers donations method providing prizes contests has backbone sanctioned meets years volume merchandise involved tremendous some manufacturers have remarked substantial drain stock means costs quite bit provide such prizes may begin appreciate what involved realize AMA sanctions between 1500 2000 events year general industry supports ef fort because recognizes need have activity operating other hand manufacturers often remark solicitation effort matched thanks after event other words contact some clubs annual prize request anything between indicate appreciation report merchandise distributed won manufacturers contribution publicized word wise consider both ends situation Follow up solicita tion report event attended merchandise dis played won what etc little attention post-contest detail recommended make following years request welcome Professor Oberth . recent letter three great pioneers rocketry space re search others USAs Robert Goddard USSRs Konstantin Tsiol kovsky Romanian-born West German citizen Hermann Oberth offered some thoughts may interest AMA members . noting attendance recent Oct 30 launching Space Shuttle Cape Canaveral may interested activity since leaving Flori da visited Washington DCareawhere honored guest special events During period Nov 2-8 able give views interplanetary research National Commission Space meet American space leaders visit NASA-Goddard facility Smithsonian Institutions National Air Space Museum particular pleasure meet President Reagans Science Advisor Dr Keyworth Itwas busy important weekfor see future space science good hands USA events take place short visit must publicly thank Mr Gary Olesen Elisa Wynn L-5 Society Mr John Worth Academy Model Aeronautics Everett Langworthy National Aero nautic Association 1-5 Society also helped make arrangements Cape Cana veral Houston Huntsville people others did excellent job arranging coordinating meetings visits brought aerospace enthusiasts together am also grateful Lillian Worth hosting daughter young Oberth Museum sistants myself home Fairfax VA experiences have learned Americans know remember pioneering rocketry work through efforts dreams coming true Synopsis Executive Council Meeting November 7 1985 following attendance Presi dent John Grigg Lockport NY Executive Vice President Jim McNeill Birmingham AL Executive Director John Worth Fairfax VA District Vice President Don Krafft Duxbury MA VP-Il John Byrne Bayside NY VP-Ill Dave Brown Hamilton OH VP-IV Howard Crispin Charlottesville VA VP-VI Bryant Thompson Rantoul IL VP-VII Peter Waters Northville Ml VP-VIII Johnny Clemens Dallas TX VP-IX Travis McGinnis Arvada CO VP-X Jim Scarborough Rancho Palos Verdes CA VP-XI Ed McCollough Portland OR Ev Langworthy National Aero nautic Association Present Academys executive staff Vince Mankowski Nats General Man ager Gisele Jackson Comptroller Micheline Madison Competitions Department Direc tor Carl Maroney Special Services Director Bob Underwood Technical Director Guests Bob BaburaAVP District IV Scotty Moyer AVP District IV Lou Ward AMA HQ PR Lillian Worth Barbara Krafft copy official minutes may obtained request AMA Head quarters available approximately February 15 minutes official until review possible revisions made original draft next meeting February 8 meeting initiated 900 am President several comments will investigate feasibility host ing Continental Western Hemisphere Championships concern over Smithsonians proposed radio controlled flight model pterodactyl congested DC area Hungarian Aero Club has asked Mack Henry circle marshal 1984 CL World Championships made available act capacity 1986 event president proceeded agenda I Previous Meeting Minutes August 5 1985 Executive Council meeting minutes approved unanimously II Executive Vice Presidents Report Mc Neill noted Model Aviation ads require deposits advance product de livery recommended banning same inserting disclaimer Considerable dis cussion followed no action except note declaration magazine con tents page says en dorse advertised products messages pertaining thereto McNeill proposed new program purpose providing income support AMA museum library After favor able straw vote ascertain interest concept approved unanimously proceed implementing AMA Mu seum Patronship Program details elsewhere AMA News Iii Committee Reports A Safety Clemens reported safety concerns club newsletters prevalent officers should include safety reminders information monthFebruary 1986 99 recent VIP visitorto AMA Museum Professor Hermann Oberth Germany shown herewith daughter Dr Erna Roth John Worth AMA Executive Director Professor Oberth rocketry pioneer wrote space travei rockets 19208 Now 91 professor visited Washington DC area November meet NASA Smithsonian White House officia hosted Wortha foi lowing visit Oberth Space Mu seum Germany iast Aprii ConL pg 99 ly columns Model Aviation McNeill noted first aid pamphlet final stages development printing dis tribution B Films Byrne reported January date firm premiering 1985 RC film project entitled Diamonds Sky Worth reported production AMAs safety video process expectation rough edit mid-winter C Special Interest Groups McCollough reported SEAM Society Electric Aero Modelers no longer existence no longer considered AMAs special terest group electric power activity D Nats Financial Report 1985 Nats reviewed considerably-reduced cost 1985 event compared 1984 noted although cost 1986 anticipated higher E 1986 Nats Clemens chairman Nats Steering Committee Mankowski Nats General Manager advised plan ning date asked Council approval 1986 Nats proposal its budget 1986 Nats anniversary celebration pro posal its budget authorization purchase additional Nats capital equip ment Following detailed discussion proposals approved unanimously F Permanent Site Acquisition Several Council members reported con stituents favor acquiring permanent Nats site pointed out word Nats has injected erron eously initial concept investigate acquiring land foran AMA-owned flying site After noting would take f3 vote overturn previous motion established committee motion disband failed 6 2489NAAEVP 7 against 13671011 ED C Scholarship Recommendations chairman committee Bob Stalick approved unanimously make 8 awards 1985 totaling $10000 IV Tech Tapes/Computer Service Techni cal Director Underwood showed segments preliminary tape Special Projects Director Pratt demonstrated AMAs new CompuServe computer information ser vice Both projects developed further V1987 Nats Site Grigg reported inves tigation Niagara Falls NY potential 1987 site could no longer recommended due individual event site access problems Waters however noted favorable possi bilities Battle Creek Ml reported further Council February Mc Collough followed noting Ft Lewis WA may viable Nats site will further investigated VI Key Man Insurance Worth reported conclusion would impractical insure department head Headquar ters also recommended discontinuing key man policies currently held AMA Council consensus agree con cerning coverage department heads look further situations no department understudy existsmean motion drop current coverage failed 1 6 1 abstained ED 11 against 123478910 11EVPNAA VII Three Year Memberships Discussion feasibility study led approval motion special full continuous threeyear membership tentatively @ $75 offered Open members threeyear period beginning January 1 1987 effective January 1 1987 regardless dues increase may imposed rate shall exceed $90 11 1234 78911EDNAA 2 against 6EVP Note actual amount decided 86 Nats Council meeting continued Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island C Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 Duxbury MA 02331 817 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald Browe PO Box 4384 Middietown RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsend MA 01469 Bob Landry 80 Main St Essex Jct VT 05452 Al Novotnik 4 Beverly P1 Norwalk CT 06850 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Prequenicy Coordinator George Wilson 318 Fisher St Walpole MA 02081 Pattern Fliers Forum October 27 forum held people interested Pattern flying review seasons contests held purpose improving contests 1986 Discus sions also held FAI class judg ing types aircraft used etc discus sions lasted two hours some people stayed enjoy Chinese din ner Some recommendations Pat tern Contest Directors District Ito follow 1986 Pattern contests 1 Use some form pre-registration flight lines judging can set up before contest allowing contest start close publicized time 2 Use contestant judging 3 For FAI class use markers judges can tell box boundaries 4 Each judge should determine ifaflieris flying outside box downgrade accordingly time published should have information typed com plete form would like copy send SASE Stratford CT Giant Scale Fly-In fourth Annual Giant Scale Fly-in supposed held October 5-6 1985 However Saturday pretty much rained out Sun day beautiful day although quite windy over 40 contestants bringing very nice aircraft Awards given out largest aircraft Hank lltzsch best Scale aircraft Ray Kellogg pilots choice Mike Madar Thanks Ray Hinds RC Club Connecticut hosting fine fly-in Pt Sebago Float Plane Fly-In fall fun-fly held October 18-20 Saturday overcast light drizzle falling day Sunday sunny quite windy events held slalom races timed dead-stick landing touch-and-go land ings weekend last weekend resort open season addition modelers some families weekend spon sored Sunshine Foundation family has child under long-term medical treatment fall addition regular events children voted select awesome aircraft ones presented judging pilot paid three dollars have aircraft judged money contributed Sunshine Foundation Early Sunday morning Barb left Pt 100 Model Aviation EC Minutes Award winners Stratford CT Giant Scale Fly-In L R Mike Mador PIlots choice Ray Kellogg Best Scale Aircraft Rays 12year-old son Kevin Hank Iltzsch Largest Aircraft Aircraft Ray Kelloggs 1933 Kinner Sportater Mike Mador T-6 aircraft winner Pilots Choice award Stratford GiantScale Fly-In Some Sunshine Foundation Child ren selected awesome aircraft Pt Sebago John Nicolaci L Larry uouia wmi sun shine Children around Martin Mariner awesome aircraft Sebago visit Kennebec Valley Model Aviators hosting Pattern-type fun-fly beautiful fall day windy however still about 10 con testants high winds managed claim two aircraft contest quite over left home cannot provide names winners Members guests contestants Ken nebec Valley Model Aviators fun-fly held October 20 1985 Maine Model Club Association Expo annual believe fourth Expo will held Augusta March 8 9 1986 expo growing year year should no exception Several hobby shops manufacturers represented plus individuals clubs have aircraft display Car aircraft demonstrations given subject weather event capped off auction should good two days desire information write Maine AVP Bill Chandler ad dress beginning column New Jersey 0 New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 17181 226-8319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S 8roadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Boa 861 APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dresch 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juschkus 7 evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Hank Likes 46 Cory Dr Toms River NJ 08753 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Lon Sauter 2062 Rabbit Lane Phoenix NY 13135 Frequency Coordinetor George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hicksvilte NY 11801 Second District Thoughts As being written question will serve District 2 Vice-President next three years being answered ballots membership Any projections future matters foreclosed given uncertainty outcome wish take oppor tunity thanking kind understanding accept ance myongoingeffortstomakeAMAthe best possible organization serve varied requirements Wally Rodriguez Memorial Model Airplane Meet worthy tribute memory revered Long Island aeromodeler untimely tragic death report ed earlier column theme captioned meet conceived conducted Wallys friends admirers fellow flying associates September 22 1985 Sunken Meadow State Park Long Islands North Shore Much credit success event due Wallys club LIARS Long Island Aero Radio Society such friends Tony Kirchenko Jim Boccinfuso Norace Sacher Larry Davidson count less others So successful initial effort now planned make annual event great importance deserves way looked trusty camera Director Tony Kirchen ko L surveying types aircraft represented another member LIARS Club Norace Sacher towed Welcome banner Note hamdsome Scale jobs show top next column Long Island Drone Society LIDS same day Cedar Creek Field Wantagh Long Island Time Honored annual Pattern Scale meet progress sowe drove over greeted large banner Meroke RC CLub LI Annual Champion ships September 29 club held its 21st Annual RC Pattern & Scale Contest entrants classes usual flying notably good have CD Mel Carver kept things moving efficiently very-capable Assistant CD Pat tern himself accomplished Pattern contestant Stuart Chale next page February 1986 101 Larry Gould presenting trophy John NicolacI owner Martin Mariner Great chopper feats performed talented group called Helis veret Moynton assisteo DY Maine AVI 5111 Chandler getting ready airborne candy drop Pt Sebago James Denaro House 0 saisa Js uuD powered 08 160 twin South Shore Club Scale Fly-In Dave Brown District Ill Vice-President 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Associate Vice Presidents Eva Biddle 2156 Street Road Wsrrington PA 18976 Joe Eiben 14 Airway Cir Townsend MD 21204 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WI 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Phitadeiphis PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 Frequency Coordinator James Bearden 5552 Fosrun Ct Cincinneti OH 45239 Phone 513 542-4406 Seasons Greetings Brown household hope Santa brings mod eling goodies asked year wish could bring some 48-hr-days nine-day weeks Quite month end first two weeks China two successive weekends Washington Executive Council Frequency Commit tee meetings respectively Somewhere between have try run business maintain family Its great life ya dont weaken trip Peoples Republic China once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 13 AMA members three District Ill Dean Koger went F3A RC Aerobatics competitors Henry Nelson went expert engines Fl Free Flight F2 Control Line events started out Peking now Bei jing normal ists seeing such tractions Great Wall Forbidden City Imperial Palace etc etc Eastern States Radio Control Model Air plane Championships October 6 drove down Princeton NJ 27th Anniversary RC classic held Central Jersey Radio Control Club Forrestal Campus Airport Attendance up traditional standards Ernie Evon top shape efficient CD ably assisted Tom Murray Assistant CD Paul Abati Pattern CD John Bollenbach Scale CD Charles Miller charge registra tion administrationJoe Schmid son Mark WRAM journeyed down Yonkers NY fly crowd-pleasing Curtiss Jenny shown Well . Till meet again Gear Up Locked!! attended banquet Peking Duck restaurant before flying Chengtu competition held US team team involved French team RC Hungarians sent team CL events event called Friendship Tournament appropriate name can assure compe tition among group good friends keen Anyone thinks Chinese behind us development interna tionally-competitive aeromodeling teams better think again Control Line Free Flight has long known Chinese very competitive World Championship level now can assure competitive RC well US team didnt fare too well exception Chip Hyde finished 2nd Dave Wilson ourjunk fell apart engine fell out Deans radio died Steve Rojeckis former District Ill VP Don Lowes engines went flaky didnt look too impressive Frenchman Pascal Malfait won contest followed Chip two Chinese yours truly Chinese took team gold followed US France site competition would make almost modelers mouth water aeroclub has facility includes admini stration buildings machine shops hangars housing staff well barracks hotel-type rooms guests two sep arate mess halls Additionally has three permanent paved Control Line circles suf ficient room Free Flight about 3/4 mi by2 mi clear shared full-scale runway RC sounds familiar should isaformerUS militarybomberbaseofWW II vintage faciltiy serves aeroclub Chengtu probably nicest China others other locations sure wish could acquire such facility AMAs use Maybe Hardy Broder sens committee will get lucky find us way definition luck preparedness encounters oppor tunity Hardys committee working being prepared left Chengtu new friends overnight train saw terracotta warriors beautiful depart 655 am-flight Shanghai Now have spent lot life traveling air thought Id seen reason delayed flight CAAC managed come up totally new . mouse seems loaded baggage lllyshin 18 propjet saw mouse cargo bay wouldnt fly airplane fear what mouse might chew up electrical hydraulic control systems never did figure out worried about what might chew up being totally unconcerned about what perhaps already chewed up finally left different airplane 300 pm encountered no further prob lems visit aeromodeling school competition engine factory Shanghai another highlight trip long trip home sure interesting trip experienced things will probably never experience again worth penny what cost lost 12 lb over Sally figures sent over foraboutthree months Id come back about correct weight way should pointed out although group included three AMA officers AMA HQ employee no AMA money spent trip paid own travel Chinese aeroclub paid expenses China proceedings Executive Council meeting will covered elsewhere issue Frequency Committee meet ing probably wont Ill pass im portant details experiencing prob lems some parts country RC cars buggys using frequencies reserved aircraft will take steps re-empha size need separation dealers manufacturers through intensive educa tion program noted District Frequency Coordinators should pri mary source contact between Fre quency Committee modelers have information submit about fre quency problems need help solving frequency problems contact Jim Bearden address phone number masthead Another concern took up large amount time 3rd-order intermodulation problem perhaps better said potential problem problem can demonstrated mathematical formula simply means have transmitters both channels above yours d interfere yours second harmonic transmitter channel above yours supressed sufficiently example fly RC48 someone else RC5O dont have problem until another person turns RC52 transmitter second 102 Model Aviation such talented contestants Pete Lopes Blue Angels shown active Scale fliers such Norm Rosenstock L Wally Kranz R Dive Pennsylvania West Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT harmonic RC50 transmitter too high could mix RC52 signal create problem Mathematically take second harmonic RC50 72790 transmitter 14558MHZ sutract RC52 72830 get 72750exactly RC48 Now dont panic phenomenon has true years affecting old frequencies well new ones reason have pro moted separating transmitters flight line must re-emphasize problem reduced nearly nothing space transmitters out distance 20 25 feet potential exists also Transmit ters two four channels above three six channels above etc etc no raster system will eliminate Thats about month Dont forget District Ill meeting Salt Fork January Licking County RC Club Swap Shop Auction near Columbus OH February 1 Contact Tim Treneff 216 344-8945 Keep Building Delaware 0 District Columbia S Maryland h Carolina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babura 117 OtIs Drive Severn MD 21144 Dab Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 Doug Holland 3517 Fernwood Dr Raleigh NC 27612 Raymond Lefrancola 465 Chinquapin Tr Chriatianaburg VA 24073 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard Lane Wilmington DE 19609 Charles Spear 288 Holly Lane Mockaville NC 27028 Frequency CoordInator Paul Yacobucci 6408 Winthrop Dr Fayettevilie NC 28301 Phone Evening 919 488-5986 Executive Council met over weekend 9-10 November ses sion fairly reasonable length true met until bit after 11 pm also leisurely lunch evening meal assist keeping clear frame mind throughout meeting usual matters great importance membership Critical sport present things society matter liability insurance As members chartered clubs now aware renewal club insurance $1 million previously policy $2 million cost us very large amountapproximately $236000 plus additional sum new members shop around obtain second $1 million would place great bur den finances As result insurance situation will getting new supplement card sporting li cense read $2 M will now read $1 M Coverage will no longer applyto cars boats problem widespread December issue RCM mention costs jumbo fly-in coverage risen $75 few years ago $597 year Product liability beginning add cost things will no doubt seen sport before long recently read Raven Industries manufacturer hot air balloons paid $1 5000 10 years ago 10-million-dollar policy year cost $750000 examples begin under stand situation During next year Executive Council will looking alternative method insuring ourselves both increase coverage reduce costs Electric power growing aspect sport unfortunately growing out direction An advisory committee appointed some time ago after present rules cycle has much effect what developing group will very active very near future Woody Blan chard has appointed President steer group will compiling proposals attempt bring some order Electric competition have sugges tions part sport get touch advisor district model Curtissi N-4 Jenny displayed Academys Museum would like let Charlie Spear AVP western North Carolina tell about aircraft builder unintention ally wait until people have left us honor eventually get around cases Charlie Jenny donated museum Mrs Evelyn Thrift widow late Jim Thrift Mr Thrift charter member Winston-Salem Radio Control Club served its first president 1963 again 1974 Through years dedica tion organization fellow members awarded him life membership member ever honored Mr Thrift also charter member past president Radio Control League North Carolina states organization dedicated solely betterment sport model aviation Mr Thrift lifelong resident Win ston-Salem NC retired Safety Director RJ Reynolds Industries also dedicated efforts helping young boys over 25 years associated Red Shield Boys Club America model airplane flying field used Winston-Salem Radio Control Club almost 20 years formally dedicated Thrift Field 24 May 1980 Jenny very last model airplane completed Mr Thrift before became disabled terminal illness Photo number shows CurtissJN 4 Jenny appears Academys museum Photo number two Mrs Evelyn Thrift taken dedication Thrift Field Mrs Thrift often present events such annual Jim Thrift Fun Fly held October third photo shows late Jim Thrift left ever smiling willing help others further cause model aviation past week occasion attend dinner Valley RC Club Harri sonburg VA Among awards presented various members club two awards made point up again doing something backbone clubs hard-working charter members have stayed course through years make organization what today two dedicated members club Ray Gordon Glen Heatwole honored life memberships Val ley RC Club big hand individuals Alabama ida C Georgia C Mississippi to Sico Snuth Carairna C Tennessee V DISTRICT REPORT Bill Mathews District V Vice-President 1718 Somerset Circle Birmingham AL 35213 205 879-5550 Associate Vice Presidents Greg Doe Rt 4 166 Pony Dr Smyrna TN 37167 Richard Jackson 2118 Thornlee Dr N Charleston SC 29405 Arthur Johnson 932 eanyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph MicalizZi SR 00866 Box 1532 Fajardo PR 00646 Ed Moorman 70 Fifth St Shalimar FL 32879 Harry Sheram P0 Dos 876 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom Thacker 1401 N Hairston Rd *38 Stone Mountain GA 30083 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 8ox 1063 Strickland Rd interiachen FL 32048 Phone 904 684-2517 Anniversary Triathlon Anyone interested day friendly competition cludes one-design Rubber power dura February 1986 103 tion event Control Line Aerobatics RC fun-fly event points will added up winners determined high score would like see contest come pass summer 86 celebration 50th anniversary AMA Any takers Anthony Stevens editor Skies Call news letter Knox County Radio Control Inc Ac tually can think no better way celebrate 50th anniversary Model Aviation Triathlon would sug gest events eliminate subjective judg ing Any other thoughts out Flying Sites Another flying field has disap peared Seminole RC Club Flyer Seminole RC Club Tallahassee FL started off dreaded words last issue club flying Leon Coun ty landfill site retired crop duster Lewis Rutten has come rescue happens have own airstrip back yard has invited club use strip until permanent location can found Public land private land exper ience Tamiami Park has highlighted shortcomings flying public proper ty. am convinced should seek flying site private property words Chris Hogan editor Prop Wash newsletter Tropic Aeros RC Club Miami FL permanent site two miles square No No thousand times No says Byard Miller Kissimmee FL referringto possibility AMA might purchase national flying site favor such purchase can pay itself would good investment would used once year Nats would neces sarily used year Nats Wellchosen land good investment Since keep getting letters subject suggested AMA president col umn several months back assess ment AMA members pay mortgage AMA Headquarters build ing will state suggestion being seriously considered strong ly oppose idea would vote against such proposal Nopopov Spinners Rick Sutherland pres ident Seminole RC Club could use new Russian spinners starting second engine twin spinner prop flew off new Russian Nopopov spinners guaranteed work can return person factory can find factory full refund Remember landing inverted tends scar up vertical stabilizer GAMAs Moonporters Welcome Gama-Ray new newsletter Geor gia Aircraft Modelers Association WarnerRobins GA Jim Duckworth president club has become editor newsletter club dates back 1950s Georgia Gnats pri marily Control Line now has 23 mem bers mostly Radio Control six-acre flying field Robins Air Force Base though large numerical stand ards active clubs central Georgia swap newsletters write Jim PO Box 140 Warner-Robins GA 31099 Welcome Moon port Modelers Newsletter Moon port Modelers Titus ville FL old club havent heard much lately Most mem bers work Space Center home Space Shuttle maybe have too busy putting shuttles space Maybe things will pick up earth now Bill Woodward has agreed editor newsletter want swap news letters Bill write him 2718 Sherwood Dr Titusville FL 32796 Downthrust Brian Ferguson Tn Cities Aeromodelers Kingsport TN noticed Calypso flying mite strange landed discovered firewall broken fuselage thing holding engine plane throttle cable Now has proven Calypso will fly 45 degrees downthrust advises eveyone else use epoxy instead throttle cable obtain proper thrust angle Upthrust clubs annual plea someone take office president Imperial RC Club Lakeland FL has two candidates running office Both submitted statements club newsletter Prop Wash support planned program elected Mike Bauer instructor has served safety officer has charge two mall shows Rod Spanier has newsletter editor chairman various committees Both would good presidents As matter coincidence both happen confined wheelchairs Regardless election comes out both winners Dont think winter end flying season Think necessary step earningyourAll Season Fliers patch Write details Somehow Lee Duke managed talk wife MonoKoting Little Stik rather first plane Lee wife unfortunate accident wing folded Lee did have good sense hand transmitter instructorJames yates hope Lees wife will dis couraged continues sport shecant have distinction being first female Long Bay Model Aircraft Society Lees club distinc tion just went Lisa Sackett Certainly nice see increased participation wo men sport Bobs Hobby Center Orlando FL says Radio Control High Flying Fun Birds Feather. Don Vosgien lonely likes watch beautiful soaring models glide through air rise up thermals sail overhead doesnt like watch alone Sailplane pilots Cape Canaveral FL area would like start Soaring club please call Don 305 799-0760 Team RACE Seven months ago Radio Air plane Control Enterprizes RACE Clin ton MS flying models side road out country dodging ditches occa sionally stopping let car pass club pulled together leased hilltop set work building true flying site celebrated opening new site having full-blown Pattern contest Rain failed dampen enthusiasm contest success no glitches crashes Team RACE invited part festivities Hinds Fest caught attention Nan Sumrall Miss Mississippi 1985 Nan posed pic tures various models tried driving RC car because club decided wanted something better flying off side road country Noted RAMMs Flyer Spectators responsibility field Dont end up feelings remorse over something could have pre vented Illinois ana cky ouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Bryant Thompson District VI Vice-President 511 S Century Rantoul IL 61866 217 692-4764 Associate Vice Presidents John Guenther RI13 Box 261 Borden IN 47106 Loren HoIm 643 Hill Brook Quincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12th St Bedford IN 47421 Raymond Meyera P0 Boa 243 Smithuille MO 64089 William G Snasley P0 Box 281 Auburn IN 46706 Bryant Thompson 511 S century Rantoul IL 61866 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel crest IL 60429 Bill Zimmer Box 72 varna IL 61375 Frequency Coordinator James check 564 Grantcheater St Lexington KY40505 am leaving tomorrow Reston November 9th council meeting Ill hit highlights end column should lastone since yournewVPwill elected couple weeks have enjoyed opportunity work Ive issued bunch Contest Director licenses sent out fewAll-Seasons patches answered few questions read hundreds newsletters got meet Chicago Expo am sorry couldnt try re-election move out District VI California planned near future September 15 Polar Bear Squad ron Palos Hills IL held first AMAsanctioned fun-fly 35 fliers par ticipated Bob Gulch acting Field Marshall 104 Model Aviation AM -Aircraft ID Labels would like additional Stick-on aircraft ID labels like 1985 membership kit may ordered AMA Supply Ser vice 10 $100 postpaid Please include remittance order specify stick-on labels Shown some pianes Polar Bear Sq Fun Fly Golden Valley Radio Control Associa tion put open house near Clinton MO September 75 models being shown flown youngest flier attendance 11-year-old Ricky Shannon member Lake Ozarks Club Tom Runge brought some Ace RC Flyers demonstrated prototype new 460 kit complaint day seemed No wind 100 degrees following excerpts article written Clement Germanier teacher Glenbrook South High School Glenview IL Two years ago enough interest students start RC club students would see bring planes wood shop sand paint usual comment flew once crashed destroyed ques tion Did have help course answer no past summer offered course building flying RC planes intent class help young people get good start construction trainer aircraft class 10 students three-week period 41h hours day student finished planes task building planes took 21/2 weeks remainder time spent getting planes air trimmed out flight instruction have flown once week since will continue after school starts Students re ceived /4 credit taking class looks like candidate AMAs Adopt-A-School program about Skylarks council meeting went well No black eyes everyone still speaking another VPs have received lot mail about permanent Nats site both pro con mostly con writer high-speed computer objected $5000 allocation budgeted commit tee search permanent Nats site parcel land used types aviation activities such gliding ballooning parachuting fullscale aircraft also must have capabil ity flying types models except Indoor date zero dollars have spent project AMA museum will kept open Saturdays visitors about nine months year Exact dates will firmed up later three-year membership program will tested starting 1987 will saving long-term hobbyist Iowa igan S Minnesota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville Ml 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Associate Vice Presidents Arthur Arro 1014 Woodbrldge Blvd Ann Arbor Ml 48103 Boyd Bowdlph 6410 Glenwood N Goldenvalley MN 55427 Jack FInn 368 Hampden Dr NE Cedar Raplda IA 52402 Russell Knetzger 2626 E Shorewood Blvd Milwaukee WI 53211 Robert D Lundberg 4928 Tloga St Duluth MN 55804 Carl Moha 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madloon WI 53705 WIllIam Rohrlng 4494TangleWoOdTr SIJoseph Ml 49085 Ron Sears 132 S Roslyn Pontiac MI 48054 Frequency CoordinatOr Pete Waters 117 E MaIn Upper Level Northvllle Ml 48167 Phone Day 313 348-0085 EvenIng 313 437-4244 snow yet am seeing water making like springthan winter arriving monthly set newsletters has several similar complaintsand thoughts floats skis Ah well its bound change unless comet caus ing modelers partly super stitious its answer Battle Creek firming up nicely time column gets print hope have venue locked up 1987 Niagara Falls has backed out due problems have inspection next week Nats manager Michigan Indoor Championships held Detroit Coliseum weekend council meeting around 40 entrants cost renting site has increased next year plan adding swap meet supplement entry fees Keep eyes open dates local associations annual meetings AVP Boyd Bowdish Minnesota form ing will first meeting AMRCC will meeting February Ill keep area posted Madi son Area Radio Control Clubs held third Sailplane Symposium same weekend above also swap meet Brillion guys really need spread out can attend MARCS prestigious attendance early reports glowing quality whole event can obtain complete report previous symposiums Carl Mohs AVP Madison club looking frequency scanner can recommend JIL 5X200 retails around $160 being issued frequency coordina tors Doug Pratt AMA HQ has details order am looking offers take position Frequency Coordinator district need someone western states thats seem have conflicts Send meyourresume. pay no use wife marvelous time Davison Aviators Wives Night club has member writes newsletter under nom de plume Dipstick Don Parks describes antics members flying field banquet presented dioramas events member some occurred out alone guess underground spy group very effective AMA Executive Council saw pre liminary sections tech tapes being produced AMA HQ have how-to video tapes could supple ment AMA ones care send acopy iwould behappytolookitoverand pass Bob Underwood ap proval several phone calls last week forming illness suffered wellknown hobby shop owner Joe Hass recovering surgery talking him yesterday true form wanted know what happening Delta Dart/Indoor evenings has arranged best wishes go Joe quick recovery have bunch comments proposed permanent Nats site search Well its really permanent flying site search complete lack communication tween committee membership has created problem idea search property available governing bodies minimal cost site could used alternate years Nats atall times large meets am going propose next council meeting future committees have least council member en sure get adequate communication committees activities District Roundup Pontiac MAC extra members visiting meeting 18 regular members 18 million mosquitoes Also porta-john burned vandals C Ribcrackers have neat quote Busi ness manufacturers some make goods others make trouble others make excuses 0 Circlemasters loss areas gain Dave Copeman moving back Michigan ary 12th date Milwaukee area RC auction February 1986 105 portion 7 moasis tne soiaen Valley Open House Willy Simmers Chicago IL Paper Stick model Chicago Aeronuts door Contest held Chanute AFB Sep tember 28-29 1985 Glenbrook South High School students Clement Germanier swap meet venue Red Carnation Ceiebrity Bowling Lanes S Art Slagle dis cussed famous technique salvaging rekitted model last meeting GDSHS Principle toatways take garbage bag field bring pieces home have February 16th set aside Snow Fly 0 Iowa City Aerohawks bright orange newsletter looking having main runway paved Parks Rec Commission terested get S Hor se s. Trophy has awarded Elm Creek Fliers member Len Wendt Seems left Tx home again S Michigan Whirlybirds back Indoor test-flying Cal Satawas place winter S Similar ly Minneapolis Modeiers flying Burnsville gym starting December 8th Heard last contest else little money can buy much misery 0 Don Schulte planningto fly pontoons Flying Wol verines field S Mark February 23rd date set Chessaning Swap Meet Its worth superb food made ladies S need have booya explained St Pauls bunch seems have good time providing Glen has pot brew ing 0 Flare-out has asafetyhintthatArt Haynes related latex gloves allow epoxy vapors penetrate cause chem ical burns dermatitis club really has problem field local beaver colony competing onthestatus dam culvert runs alongside field S common problem appearance flier has land frequency unit plane Radio Flier has item get discussed next meeting know its illegal rather chew guy up down try accom modate him advise frequency change y Sydnes made Ames Sundusters meeting spite losing field looking forward next years flying S Marshalltown RC Flyers have rule concerned AMA insurance car use moment pos sible get other insurance needed S Finally Leon Cordy passes results 1985 Willi 1hA Pylon series High point Jim Gilgenbach after eight races Anyone needing info longrunning event contact Leon River Valley Fliers Central Wisconsin formed 1980 35-40 members mostly RC some CL FF Fly between Plover Wisconsin Rapids Contact Jim Chaffee 715 341-7993 Milwaukee Flying Electrons Inc Menomo nee Falls formed 1960 100-120 mem bers RC classes Meet atAero Park Airport fly Kohler Lane Field Contact Russ Knetzger 414 291-5215 Think Battle Creek 1987 Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associate Vice Presidents 6ob Friedl 5512 Southwood Little Rock AR 72205 Gene liempel 301 N Yale Dr Garland TX 75042 William Hurley ill 927 Commerce Pleaseoton Tx 78064 Al Rabe 1904 Valley Oak Ct Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartleaville OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 Frequency Coordinator Tom Blakeney 2300 May Lane Grand Prairie TX 75050 Tis season jolly said Tiny Tim God bless us holiday season year mellows spirits warms thoughts toward other sincerely hope certainly am aware re sponsibility count blessings real ly owe respect thanks life blessed would like borrow fewminutesofyourtimetosharewith mea few blessingsforwhich feel haveadebtto acknowledge During holidays should doing day year live rather routinely remember thankful life health shelter food However thanks should go far deeper hope agree supreme blessing live United States its freedoms opportunities should give thanks President Rea gan others national lead ers work act behalf states counties cities schools churches have same leadership dedicated making lives homes better place can enjoy Gods blessing life asking give thanks national civic leaders may make say Wait minute didnt vote guy have fair realistic look whole picture life wonderful compromise between leader ship agree perhaps dont agree look total result live greatest nation world rights advantages opportunities exist anywhere else please give thanks leaders American attitude toward life blessings next time pick up piece balsa wood look real carefully Check its weight its strengthfor-this-weight Think about easy glue balsa wood together need remember God creating wood could have stopped pine spruce basswood 95% model planes would have too heavy fly Thanks balsa wood Please give thanks another taken-for-granted blessingsglue model planes nailed wired together hobby would never have got ten off ground because know jelly tar spit other sticky things just wont hold model planes gether So least say prayer thanks yourself glue older modelers among us can give bit extra thanks modern technology has given us faster instant glues living impatient right-now world have little tolerance anything delays us much glues 30s such LePages Carpen ters glues early Ambroid came can always dried up before half through using mucilage stick ing paper younger modelers cant imagine what wonderful world modern products procedures living please accept word give thanks havent bored death yet please share few thoughts about blessings old guys can remember building woods cigarbox wood apple-crate wood wooden yardsticks joints bound thread because early glues just strong enough no propellers could buy carve block wood perhaps stacked up layers cigar-box wood cut about 1/2-inch wide fanned out glue between layers dried shaved cor ners down blade Please give thanks manufactured propellers because arent patient dedicated enough todays world bother carve propeller Just keep becoming too heavy will tell buddy Pancho Morris reads Pancho Soar ing nut will simply say carve own props d flying 106 Model Aviation flies cleans Numberone son Midwest Fun-FlydeBoit Acrobat Needed struts stop wings clapping together Greg Lloyd Elierschow cooks Sig nal Seekers 0-500 races Club Directory Harold Maseles favorite ladyhelping Signal Seekers 0-500 waiting Moore Field reopen Flying Pilgrims outstanding safety rules pilots accompanied spotter gliders would probably remind Pan cho instead giving thanks storebought propellers perhaps should give thanks elastic surgical tubing hi-starts catapults gliders air What am tryingto say have much give thanks thanks kick must give thanks kid Model T Ford Without would have dads cast-off inner tubes cut rubberbands powered models Inner tube rubber source power early-birds other good strong arm owe thanks early gas gasoline days alcohol engines gave us inner tube rubber muscle power Bow heads early engines like Brown Junior Loutrel Mighty Atom Ohlsson 19s 23s 60s sure give thanks electric starters allow completely stupid still start engine bleeding thank God good experienced AMAers usually around help you stupid Lets thankful God gave us Carl Goldberg create fine model airplane designs thinking Carl lets also think good Lords gift Sid Axlerod hobby could show us what MonoKote easy use kicking around scraps MonoKote floor will thankful no longer have cover models wrapping paper put library paste perhaps progressed silk mothers cast-off petticoat Above else should give thanks have other 105389 us AMA members have chosen band together make hobby still enjoyable protect right enjoy feel very humble AMAers District 8 11000 have allowed representyou have charged responsibility protecting rights fun give profound thanks 50 years AMA membership privilege associa ting other 105388 such good handsome activity Ameri can community funny thought owe Bill Boss Photo thanks fellow wrote Fort Worth didnt like columns write should give thanks doesnt like does have read put verbiage about blessings thanks definitive graphic view will pointoutafine gesture thanks happened workers banquet 1985 Nats handsome young member District B Fort Worth Thunderbirds Model Airplane Club very aware wise guidance father gave him boy encourage him pursue hobby aeromodelingas finesttraining kid could have boy Larry Borden AMA No 7329 Nats Banquet Larry presented sizable check AMA Building Fund AMA President John Grigg loving memory father Law rence G Borden As touch extra beauty gesture Larry reminded check presented name both Larry wife Sandy Sandy wanted part salute Lawrence Borden AMA providing hus band can admire love Please let us give thanks part something fine *****God Bless Us One***** Colorado 0 Kansas e Nebraska C North Dakota h Dakota ixWyoming DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associate Vice presidents Gene Carson Box 2832 Casper WY 82602 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie Village KS 66208 Dick Crawley 16413 C Stanford P1 Aurora CO 80015 Tim Mattern 429 Dogwood Grafton ND 58237 Jim Ricketto 516 S Cloudas Sioux Falls SD 67103 Frequency Coordinetor Steve Mangleo Radio Service Center 918S Sheridan Denver CO 80226 Phone Day 303 922-8107 EvenIng 303 936-3266 thanks Joan Alyea Pueblo CO assistance column Jan uary issue Joan has assisted past always said yes asked report activities husband Dale have attended Joan Dale appre ciated AMA members should receive issue shortlyafter Christmas should give enough lead time mark calendars significant AMA activity held Denver CO February 7th 8th 9th AMA Executive Council Board Di rectors will hold next council meeting February B Saturday followed bya longrange planning meeting half-day February 9 Sunday Im sure thats first recent AMA history took some con vincing would no snow cold weather weekend butwe know its going clear crisp cool blue skies beautiful Rocky Mountains backgroundright Also planned District IXAMA meeting Fridayevening February 7 expected held same location EC meeting details will finalized next column time call information times location invitation come Denver see AMA elected officers work dedicated group volunteers would welcome opportunity meet visit modelers district specific details later AVP Jim Ricketts South Dakota sends report describes some dedicated mod elers South Dakota Jim describes Ethan small farming community north Sioux Falls population 350 fol lowing account says Sometime early September Dan Walls Ethan School Industrial Arts teacher contacted Frank Zocco Aerocraft Hob bies see Sod-Buster Model Club could put some kind RC model demonstration Ethan SD Dan wanted introduce RC modeling students industrial arts classes because thought might stimulate some interest what considered good activity young people Frank became very ill hospi talized matter sidetracked forgotten until Dan called afew days before event confirm appearance Sunday October 13th Sharon Zocco refer red call Dan reached 1030 pm Wednesday 9th gave us three days come up something next day contacted club president Terry Satterlee began making phone calls see could participate such short notice Four five members tentatively agreed bring something fly Ethan Sunday morning got up steady rain couple members called cancel just getting ready leave final contingent consisted Terry Satter lee Ron Keenihan John Boyd drove 50 miles Ethan through light steady rain Dan Walls met us public school Ethan directed us baseball field edge town time got gear unloaded field rain stopped overcast thinning group students gathered edge improvised pit area Terry Satterlee demonstrated radio system DeHavilland Moth Ron Keenihans Berkely Brigadier OldTimer its transparent covering used built-up specimen model ings early days Other models shown flown Scale J-3 Cub original design sailplane Terry Satterlee de lighted late-afternoon crowd putting sailplane up brief flights short high-start consistently catching hand landing Some spec tators tried hand piloting gentle sport design weather turned out nearly perfect soon after got started Im sure much impact February 1986 107 Larry Borden Fort Worth Thunderbirds presents memorial father Lawrence G Borden AMA President John Grigg applied AMA Build ing Fund check presented behalf Larry wife Sandy appreciation guidance encouragement Larry received father develop aero modeling wise interesting hobby boy follow Please witness fine young man resulted Larry adult AMA member impromptu little show kids certainly seemed enthu siastic polite attentive came up some darned good questions thank-you note Mr Walls indicated lot discussion about model planes next day school have invited back show spring time well prepared dont aspire dazzling all-encompassing performance AMA demonstration team came away experience feeling opportunities show simpler pleasures modeling scale en courages beginning hobby News Wyoming enjoyed pri vilege visiting Cheyenne WY ribbon-cutting official opening new field last August Cheyenne Modelers Asso ciation President Dave Peterson shares details event Cheyenne Modelers Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Cheyenne WY Radio Con trol enthusiasts have formed group called Cheyenne Modelers Association association comprised six members AMA chapter No 23 formed two modeling clubs Cheyenne Cheyenne Radio Control Club CRCC AMA No 2000 Cheyenne Hill Hoppers CHH AMA NO 1690 Cheyenne Modelers Association ribbon-cutting ceremony city flying site ceremony August 17 1985 900 am Cheyennes Mayor Don Erickson AMAs Travis McGinnis Chey enne Modelers Associations President Dave Peterson Cheyennes Parks Recreations Jerry Logamon cut ribbon over 30 Radio Control models static display flying demonstra tions Chris Angel CRCC Dennis Bas tion CRCC John Patton CRCC Glenn Witt CH H Zach Fassman CH H Keeven Hurtt CRCC well received 100 spectators modelers families friends hand occa sion way thanking city getting some publicity hopefully con vincing city administrators could use some help turning siteinto fabulous modeling area get ready event lot hard work put site erecting signs gates fences setting up display areas con trolling traffic handing out flyers day event site has two mowedgrass runways pit sailplane landing area controlline circles RC car area parking lots day success blessed perfect weather ever get Cheyenne RC enthusiasts will happy fly site Ribbon using CUT DY TO ieft Dale Karl CRCC Vice President CMA Secretary Jerry Logamon Cheyenne Parke Rec Dept Mayor Don Erickson Dave Peterson CRCC Secretary CMA President Travis McGlnnls Glenn Witt CHH CMA Vice President Notice wide open Space site association ieasee totai 140 acres iand 108 Model Aviation Arizona fornia ii 5 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho P V CA 90274 Associate Vice Presidents Darwin N Barrio 8252 E Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85251 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Kampmann 6312 Kenneth Ave Orangevale CA 95662 Mike Lee 262 Bergen Dr Lea Vegas NV 89110 Bob Reynolds Rt B Box SI Tucson AZ 88710 Betty Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90608 Al Tuttle 417 Ehilani St Pukalanl Maui HI 96786 Al Williamson445weatby Chula Vista CA 92011 Prequency coordinator George Steiner 2236 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 95626 Phone916362-1962 column final report After nine years 108 columns Im last flight As writing dont knowwho will taking place believe will glad receive invite club meeting want thank newsletter editors mailing lists Ive enjoyed reading did read Youll have put new VP because newsletters valu able source information Ill certainly miss Lenard Pond secretary Rotor Kings RC Helicopter Club sends photo beow its some models flying site San Mateo County Fair Grounds Drop see some weekend invited Sailplane meet recently meet hosted North County Clouds Sailplane Club located San Diego area club editor Hugh Wagner invited present award club member contest about 50 contestants weather part good Al Doig noted columnist photographer hand took following three pictures picture below shows some contestants ready clubsupplied winches As said contest present award member club award Jim Lueken won high time Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Reno Nats Tulsa Glue Dobbers Club has presented perpetual award long can remember picture below shows Jim accepting award Hes got good grip wind doesnt blow away Theres new Helicopter club area call themselves SCORCH acronym Southern California Organization Radio Controlled Helicopters invited meetings club President Brad Le Duff meeting took place hobby shop owned Ed Leahy hobby shop unique has Helicopter supplies hand Ed calls Rotary Wing Connection need anything Helicopter give Ed call Hes located 25711 B Eshelman Lomita CA phone number 213 530-0702 showed club new AMA film Pioneers enjoyed going order other AMA films club made evening making nice donation AMA mortgage reduction fund Thanks lot fellows Some 0 static dlspiay crowd hand event Season Flier Patch applications available have need drop line Hope Holiday Season filled good things modelers District IX that1986 best year ever Happy New Year final picture shows Hugh Wagner standing right after Id timed flight Since good hes still talking also traveled back Reston VA attend Executive Council Meeting Dur ing meeting discussed thel 986 Nats will held Lake Charles LA Nats will part 50th anniversary celebration will quite extrava ganza will two days festivities following Nats will organized fun-flies unofficial events normally flown during Nats week will flown Plan there will something everybody way Battle Creek Ml being checked out possible Nats site insurance rates nearly doubled over last years new policy offers less unable get umbrella coverage second million dollars As writing cars boats covered trying rectify selfinsured portion increased 100000 1 50000 dollars As result initiated study determine feasibility self-insurance altogether Actually wed partially self-insured because wed sort partners insurance company Its called captive surance andthatsaboutall knowaboutit now interested elec tric-powered models should know theres rules advisory board now existence new VP can change appointments wishes now District X repre sentative Roland Boucher chairman boardis Woody Blanchard established budget keep museum open Saturdays year round provingtobe quiteapopularattractionYou must see someday met half day Sunday formulate some long-range planning jtem getting top priority acquiring retaining public flying sites Hand hand will noise education program David Peltz has proposed scheme whereby AMA could have person doing full-time flying-site searches throughout US Its agenda next meeting will held during February Den ver Id like see come Without flying sites will no modelers nominated two people Superior Ser vice Awards First off named Bob Hunter Bob gave us Hot Stuff Hes longtime AMA member has done much pro mote sport also named Marlin Kin ning Marlin newsletter editor Joint Military Flyers Oceanside has very instrumental keeping club course part course has highly-successful Adopt-a-School pro gram have Both choices unani mously accepted MyAVP Phoenix sends some words things area Darwin Barrie said October once again proclaimed Model Aviation Month Arizona governor big event month several Scale Masters hosted 1/ath Air Force took place new Mesa field 70 contestants around world Darwin goes say weather cooperatedbeing low nineties three days Heavy media coverage accounted spectator turnout estimated close 15000 picture shows new runways covered pit area t field Just look size runways size ramada Darwin says came California flew Chula Vista Quickie 500 managed get first Expert fellow travelers Bill Cranston Jr taking first Standard Ray Morales getting third Darwin always sends great report apparently enjoys AVP slot thank him AVPs support Hopefully some will retained new VP also thank rest appointed officials serving District X thankless positions Well guess thats trip because flight is. 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Alaska o ana on ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl VicePresident 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 Associate Vice Presidents Al Coiner Box 86 Wilder ID 83676 Gary R Fuller 3080 Rlverwood Juneau AK 99801 Glen Mlschke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dane Mullens 18559 PalatIne Ave N Seattle WA 98133 Bruce Nelson 807 E vlcksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wilkline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 Chick Young 112011 28th St B #89 Puyallup WA 98373 Don zlpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 Prequency Coordinator Robert Balch 18439 SE HaIg Dr Portland OR 97236 Phone 803 761-8103 Usually try stay away discussing anything other District Xl news column Unfortunately month will different have real problem insurance program must have read about problem insurance busi ness Incredibly large awards some justified others have resulted situation income insurance com panies does come close equaling losses paying com panies once looking business now increasing rates dropping old customers bottom line us standard risk As such almost im possible find someone insure us have losses risk often does have good recordmuch better so-called standard risks fact Regardless since unusual no wanted write policy Virtually last minute insurer found insured time being bad part huge increase size premium Several years ago able offer members $2000000 insurance cause insurers wanted business offered extra small premium No longer order offer second million would cost excess $1 00000 no way can handle So regretably must go back standard $1000000 liability until such time whole thing settles down another way looking now may free us problem future hope member reads understands just distasteful have tell much regret having make decision cannot bankrupt Academy no time anything other eliminate extra insurance go along interest us practice utmost safety Dont just give lip service make sure everything equipment fully checked really no cracks after last hard landing Throw away propellers cracked carefully balance few bucks may save against pain suffering happens prop lets go someone Never fly alone Some very nasty things have hap pened people alone Remem ber life save may own before climb down soap box lot flying fields being lost out because noise also read its always somebody elses problem Never fear fly close enough live doesnt take long get theres developer eye patch ground Dont let anyone kid isnt sound people complain about nobody would ever able mow lawn run-of-the-mill gas powered blade-smasher Also works subject longrange planning Academy Any ideas Let know think should heading what should doing Dont forget come Expo Puyallup theist & 2nd FebruaryAlong other goodies previously men tioned annual scheduling meet ing will take place right after annual District Xl meeting district meeting will 1 pm rumored will have Prez John Grigg answer questions give latest skinny Look us AMA booth around hall Another hot flash Last month talked losing Pine Hollow Well now deal has fallen through back trackfora next year will see biggerand better Pine Hollow floatplane lovers know promised Pine Hollow pictures will have wait till next month Drizzle Circuit January 12 Delta Park NW Sport Race NW Super Sport Race another unannounced event February 9 same place same events March 9 April 13 ditto Go fly watch enjoy Indoor Albany January 5 12 26 Feb ruary 9 March 2 9 Misery Meet planned February 2 Harts Lake Prairie Steve Tischler reports 1986 Barn stormer Static Show will take place Feb ruary 7 8 Forestry Center Building adjacent OMSI Go out fly something makes feel good Happy New Year February 1986 109 JUN 101 FLIGHT Don Rosss 1986 One- Design Contest year Don Ross crew pick popular Old-Timer model cabin rubberpowered model too difficult buildandflyandthen inearlysummerthey hold annual contest Galeville NYfor design other great designs built past years contests like promote contest because although Dons local event concept good its relaxed get-together no-pressure contest kind event good clubs groups everywhere overthe country year model selected -size Korda Wakefielda real winner RN Mod els making up special kits Don contain fine plan hardwood longerons good strip sheet balsa two nose blocks plastic prop kit single-bladed fold ing prop special wheels plenty rubber tissue wire bearings etc costs bit$12 butthen good thingsdo. still bargain complete information kit entire program contest send 22cent stamp Don Ross 38 Churchill Rd Cresskill NJ 07626 Donscontestwill beheldonJune28and 29 Galeville conjunction usual big East Coast Championships fun events will include Mystery Time Time Prediction ROG Duration infamous Tissue Tow Mass Launch addition will something called Thermal Search Lindbergh Event really better send 22-cent stamp Don clear explanation good things program has offer important big features will Novice Concept initiated last season Dons fliers enter regular AMA FAI contest events P-30 Peanut novices Thats right depending past contest successes lack Dons fliers qualify Novices top Novices receive separate prizes depending placement results among other Novices sure takes away pressure flying against hot-shots up down East Coast really good two-for-the-money scheme another good reason should send 22-cent stamp Don really find out what about Don has lots other good news tell . lots other good works ED WHITTEN 3ox 176 VVaII St Sta New York NY 10005 / 0 involved . like flying McGuire Air Force Base classes Stevens Institute Write him need info needs participation help Send him $12 -size Korda kit now youll early first-batch mailing list again its Don Ross 38 Churchill Rd Cresskill NJ 07626 Gold Silver Basics have chosen gold silver represent two sets basic factsthe two important sets elementalsin mod el airplane Gold silver called pre cious metals two sets aero nautical basics certainly precious too all-important model gold basics flight basics come first involve proper balance trim order able fly model must have center gravity balance point correct fore aft position B wing set proper incidence angle relative horizontal stabilizer about 30 positive difference C propellers thrust line proper angle wing stabilizer setting about 40 50 downthrust relative wing silver basics duration basics talking about Free Flight models once given golden basics airplane can fly attention must turned very important elements give long satisfying flights duration basics Lightweight airframe B Correct propeller airplane C Correct power airplane current atmospheric conditions three silver duration basics hold good whether Free Flight model rubber CO-2 electric gasoline-power ed Outdoor model fragile Indoor mod el hold good whether model flying Scale model all-out duration con test model fun flier kind long ago chanced overhear three youngsters chatting excitedly about World War SE-S flying Scale model builder enthusiastically pointing out models wonderful details dshield instrument panel insignia machine guns engine exhaust tubes paint job really nice-looking model Yes did look good urse wondering flew also noted three never. once. mentioned single gold silver basics hold important realize peripheral details glamorous very noticeable trin kets turn youngsters So should never downgrade such details point youngsters lose interest same time youngsters have made aware gold silver basics kids fail achieve fairly decent flights will quit anyway keep pointing out flight duration basics . talk about enough least some kids will catch Ive called gold silver basics give catchy names maybe . just maybe l help kids remember Now SE-5s dear heart reminds early flying Scale modelsYes itwasan SE-5or maybe properly should call SE-21/2 since never attached lower wing panels After blocking up model attaching upper wing cabane struts looked good thought would try out just like did model wasnt finished course sure looked like could fly fortunate choice rubber hand-wound fair amount hand-launched driveway Things clicked climbed up past garage past back porch over apple trees across back lawn come down other side barberry bushes Linscotts back yard Wow Some flight After always urge not-quite-finish model point little story point out lucky get such nice flight after couple test glides No point emphasize good flights depend odds ends added models SE-S thatflewwell didnt have its lower wings. much less did have its roundels guns wind shield exhaust stacks . wasnt doped realized right such things important Only much later did learn lucky flight have gold silver basics call now pretty good order Its funny preach SRPSM simple rubber-powered stick model starting point types model air planes Free Flight Control Line Radio Control Yet Free Flight models difficult models get fly pro perly Once launch no wires pull keep air no levers flip send electronic messages change elevator aileron engine settings recommend rubber power too much touchier source power internal combustion engine gas job size engine can increased decreased modestly real change models other parameters rubber change rubber motor can shift balance point will change total weight model power burst will different too choose SRPSM because inex pensive safe relatively easy build repair flies slowly enough should can see what does air other words best teaches Gold Silver Basics flight can give plenty satisfaction too So far Ive listed gold flight basics silver duration basics have understood practiced order get good long flights Ill review detail future columns Maybe instructors out will find names gold silver little corny maybe.just maybe. will also give kids something hang to. may give tool remember basics Thats month Keep studying models flight characteristics terms gold silver basics Its good flying starts

The liability protection business tur moil Forthe past yearand continuing least near future has become increas ingly difficultand very expensiveto ob tain insurance coverage fact some busi nesses professions have lately found impossible getat price AMA result has pay much 1986 coverage getting less protection Specifically paying ap proximately quarter million dollars years coverage previously cost us about third Worse yet price provides million dollars protec tion instead two million recent years addition have maintain AMA self-insured fund $150000 claims instead $100000 fund re quired before Furthermore new insurance does cover model boats cars does provide some other incidental types coverage included before reason car boat restriction new policy aviation policy Since some state insurance commissions require Aviation policies cover nothing avia tion liability able obtain broader coverage desired Fortunately AMA able pay higher costs current coverage out reserve funds accumulated over years continue beyond 1986 new rates poses some serious problems make doubtful whether membership dues 1987 beyond can main tained present level Looking ahead continued higher costs insurance coverage AMA Executive Council could justify possible coverage fora second million dollars anticipated cost another $100000 compared $3000 cost coverage last year Looking back second million dollars coverage provided previous ly simply case second million costing very little compared first million Since no longer true AMA Executive Council carefully balance cost additional coverage against likely need Since has never year AMA has providing liability protection model flying activi ties since 1942 half million dollars coverage has needed Executive Council decided addi tional coverage could cost-justified situation mind announce publicly AMA able provide individuals two million dollars coverage 1986 despite previous ex pectations based decades stable market experience Likewise AMA able provide coverage model cars boats 1986 Meanwhile clarification necessary concerning AMAs coverage losses due fire theft vandalism theft claims addition requirement report theft filed local police depart ment necessary evidence forcible entrywhether house vehicle involved example model stolen flying field loss covered accompanied forced entry car clubhouse trailer motor home camper Further concerning matter cover age above million dollars AMA officials realize special prob lem some clubs require two million dollars protect flying site owner order use particular site clubs 41 1985 special indi vidual extensions coverage extra cost being sought Such coverage rela tively few clubs compared over 1500 clubs million dollars coverage believed sufficient may possible As soon information available clubs will con tacted individually Overall important note AMA goes through annual process soliciting bids commencing several months ad vance expiration insurance cov erage requirements Usually have two offers year however least 26 companies working through six brokers decline bid nothing claim record has very favorable several years losses being covered AMAs self-insured retention fund problem regarded non-standard risk few insurance underwriters really understand bottom line availability insurance has severely restricted 1985 probably foreseeable future much 1985 offer considera take-it-or-leave-it situation no choice take despite drastic increase cost reduction coverage all-important fact however AMA member modelers still able fly substantial protection Meanwhile members should realize insurance card provided membership contains summary insurance terms time distributed Full insurance provisions detailed policy file AMA Headquarters available examination member Copies also available three-dollar copying postage fee above covers basics AMAs new insurance situation detail report AMAs insurance broker avail able request HQ explains specifically what has happened New Museum Program. Since AMAs National Center Aero modeling opened Reston VA near Washington DC 1983 museum portion operation has become major attraction AMA members general public Within two years mu seum has become important information resource concerning history model aviation details construction design Scale modelers data builders antique vintage models Besides display models engines accessories memorabilia museum includes substantial library books magazines model plans until library can organized material cataloged cross-indexed its usefulness will limited Similarly dis plays need provided placards other means identification descrip tion order appreciate signifi cance history Continued page 96 February 1986 95 AMA HO Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Insurance Crisis Compels Change AMA Coverage AMA HO SERVICES STAFF 0 ExecutIve Director John Worth 0 ExecutiVe Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Comptroller Gisele Jackaon0 Competition Services Director Mcheline Madiaon Nate General Managen vlnce Mankowald 0 Special Services Dlrector Carl MaroneyC Membership Director Carol Merfeld S Special Events Director Douglas Pratt 0 Public Relations Dlrector Geoff Styles 0 Technical Dlrecton Bob Underwood 0 Administrative Coordinator Bob VoislavekO Publications DirectOt Carl R WheeleyS General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney Views Sought Three-Day EC Meetings recent letter AMA Executive Council some AMA members proposed ex panding number days Executive Council meetings greater effectiveness extra cost Council will consid er proposal its next meeting Feb ruary meantime inputs con cerned AMA members desired Anyone wishing comment should either appropriate district Vice-President AMA HQ Gentlemen reading Synopsis Minutes published Model Aviation last two 2 Executive Council meetings several items have disturbed modelers interested organization managed Most Council members aware questions members chartered club Model Association Central Kansas Inc Charter No 896 have raised point questions have least answered part some Council members either letter editorial telephone appreciate both individuals group feel communications Head quarters Executive Council other AMA staff members leave much desired time membership finds out about important happening time element has least four 4 months time action taken until informa tion known general membership effort part Headquarters staff Executive Director Editor Model Aviation Magazine would seem could cut time less 75 days information Part problem way recording minutes now handled understand lengthy process should some way speed up proceedings information will timely Another item concerns us amount time members session Executive Council meetings looking beginning time times adjournment question ability Council member fully evaluate make decision sound judge mentafter 1415 or16 hoursof continuous effort Perhaps asking too much members asking make good decisions under conditions will benefit members justa select few realized limited amount time lot work done sometimes something done just get particular item out way realized also Academy pays ex penses travel lodgingand meals forthese meetings Considering cost meetings amount business Council has conduct wouldnt benefit members schedule meetings three 3 days instead present two 2 needed additional day would cause hard ships some elected members Council 13 number offset hardship proposed members Council affected would reim bursed loss time regular job Most perhaps would have take extra day off turn should compensated needed extra day service Academy elected members Council make personal sacrifices order better model aviation present no cost Academy other expenses felt scheduling extra day better decisions would made part extra time could spent various committees solve some problems would benefit AMA members actual expense doing should modest comparison gains ganization would make believed would cost less would schedule extra meeting year believe viable idea will benefit Proposal 1 Schedule Executive Council meetings three 3 days needed having minimum two 2 four 4 annual meetings being three 3 days length 2 Reimburse elected member Executive Council loss day Museum Cont pg 95 Thus museum attractive interesting look much needs done before benefits can realized knowing what models example have fascinating dividual histories KG-i Kovel Grant Maxwell Bassett Cardinal Tom Brett Perigee Walt Good MultiBug Frank Zaic Thermic 100 others what necessary make museum nice place visit lot work required turn requires money because museum AMA general operations budget other apportionment expenses light ing heating cooling cleaning short need help people beyond HQ staff visitors guides librarians photocopiers computer operators library operation must computerized its vast storehouse data effective ly utilized Until now museum operation has gotten donations Lee Renaud Memorial Library Fund others given general museum appor tionment operating funds build ing expand effort compress time involved make museum beneficial new program being initiated effective January 1 1986 basics AMA Museum Patrons Program Benefits Service prestige recognition Categories Patrons tax deductible Regular $10 per year donation provides Special Card five-digit number Special pin bumper sticker patch Museum Newsletter Hall Famers Charter $100 first year donation $10 per year thereafter services regular except 3digit number charter memberver sion pin Honor Wall listing Life $1000 one-time donation 96 Model Aviation regular employment up 1 additional day travel required 3 Assure elected members Executive Council reimbursed 4 Establish set guidelines handle matter 5 The total amount allowed meet ing lasting three 3 days will lesser amount actual loss extra time involved maximum exceed Three Hundred Dollars per elected member Executive Coun cil Suggestions proposal should handled open meeting Execu tive Council discussion should duly recorded reported next available issue Model Aviation Magazine should no way used tool encourage abuses present system tool enable members Executive Council better job program should monitored member chooses accept reim bursement should allowed chooses services Regular Charter patrons plus special Life pin patch two-digit number Museum Newsletter expected especially interesting will actually compilation correspondence exchanges among Hall Famers others best de scribed cronies Bill Winter people famous pioneers model aviation thinkers doers have helped make model world what today nucleus around museum communications will built Its important note subjects covered indirectly related museum itself museum connection gather words nucleus group disseminate others same time preserving history files future modelers can know views instrumental creating model aviation history past 50 years Nerw AMA museum addition PAl S-7 International Class Scale model rocket Howard Kuhn Alexandria Virginia two national wins won third place Bronze medal 1972 Space-models World Championships Yugoslavia fol lowed fourth place 1974 World Championships Czechosiavakia Notes Council Meeting AMA governing body Executive Council comprised 11 district Vice Presidents representative NAA Executive Director Executive Vice President President meets four times year review decide issues dealing policy operating pro cedures Academy So 9th 10th November held fourth meeting year National Center Aeromodeling AMA head quarters building Reston VA Eighteen items voted several others being discussed formal action First discussed great length value creatinga museum patronship pro gram primary goal obtain fund ing sources other general operating budget help support rising cost operating museum part National Center Aeromodeling vote create patronship program accepted unanimously Now will able join patronship program several different rates periods time Details will published elsewhere issue also approved funding basic schedule 1986 Nats including 50th anniversary birthday party whole period should barrel fun attending especially fly-in por tion end regular Nats Real Problem Insurance major problem everyone days moreso looking liability coverage AMA no exception rule Indeed months weeks work went providing minimum coverage must have until very late September able secure source comprehensive general liability have enjoyed past ever price high ! give up some coverages have past instance AMA membership liability insurance no longer covers operation boats cars primarily because now insured through aviation depart ment former insurer no longer cover loss due personal injury offenses libel slander invasion privacy defama tion means youd better nice people now because sue reasons cannot help pay results suit also no longer covered products manufactured sold given away AMA its clubs members never did cover manufacturer product liability members clubs own product salesbooks souvenirs etc Perhaps aggravating loss membership will fact now provide coverage limit $1 million instead $2 million previously avail able Basic cost $1 million over $2 36000 dont want ask what second million dollars would have cost rather fine record over past several years might have gotten coverage insurer required self-insure first $150000 claimsthat way wont bothered profusion small claims Just record have providing own self-insurance first $100000 claims past few years way could get insurer take business bright side insurance picture still provide acci dent/medical fire/theft coverage near ly same past have some changes fire/theft coverage refer separate report AMA headquarters better description item possible future solution lies area business called captive off-shore insurance case concept bewil dering first heard let briefly explain Basically quite legally form separate cor poration outside US purpose providing insurance aeronautical appli cations corporation would sell back us coverage need could also provide coverage risk-calculated basis other groups such hang-gliding full-scale soaring etc Obviously would look out own interests first Executive Council authorized feasibility study idea will have some idea near future overall impact such idea AMA/FAI Juries Earlier 1985 passed resolution requiring AMA-approved jury used FAI team selection final meets concept has whole lot merit since jury decisions will final recourse other authority plan will eliminate kind situation experi enced recently FAI categories November Council meeting au thorized funding travel lodging ex penses appointed juries Electric secnd time year addressed question creating separate Contest Board electric-powered aircraft people deeply involved Electric flight activity recognize absolute need AMA-wide rules person travel ing area another Electric competition can reasonably know what expect Once again Council voted out idea first time idea brought up voted out Council created Elec tric Flight Advisory Board advise exist ing Contest Boards proposed rule addi tions affecting Electric flight Unfortunately action came too late help get rules 1986-87 rule book quite timely next rules cycle significant areas would affected Electric rules proposals Soaring Aerobatics Pylon Presently have rules Electric Free Flight other events could candidates new rules area 1986 beginningofanew rules cycle want propose rules Electric flight now time Obtain rules change/proposal form AMA Headquarters competition department have Now have official advisory committee place chances having various rules boards consider Electric rules favorably vastly improved Some Contest Board Changes anew VP iselectedadistrict first things musCkatse Contest Board representation g1~ district Sometimes will make aAar two sometimes Either way en rules change cycle responsibility President review chairmanship committee make changes felt new leadership order year find myself position replacing two Contest Board chair men Joe Friend long-time chairman RC Contest Board recently chairman RC Aerobatics Board has tendered resignation board will replaced member board District 2 VP replace Joe chairman have selected appointed Ron Hassel brock District 3 Ron has volved RC Pattern time wants recall has served board since Dave Brown former representative District 3 elected VP district expect Ron will have big shoes fit after effort Joe has done Vic Garner CL Contest Board member District 10 will replace Ron McNally chairman board Vic very well known CL circles pun quite know ledgeable CL activities Ron McNally has chairman board years did outstanding job chairman because feel time give him rest have replaced him Vic Computers have little personal computer nearly two years now have used mainly write column write let ters recently found much use enjoyment can little beast installing modem twoway com munication between computers get ting on-line services CompuServe case AMA also getting act has formed special-interest group within CompuServe called ModelNet Doug Pratt system operator SysOp group also has conference section used Friday evening discuss modeling activi ties problems Continued page 98 February 1986 97 Presidsnts Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS JOHN C GRIGG 6387 Badger DriveHome 716 434-3955 Lockport NY 14094Work 716 631-6314 City Rockford Rock Valley FlyersGeoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Eleven long years ago members Rock Valley Flyers gathered Veterans Field Rockford IL dedicate citys first flying field radio controlled minia ture aircraft Nine very successful years use followed As population area grew interest soccer programs youth baseball increased city found necessary developasports complex chosen site beingyou guessed Veterans Field terminated clubs flying privileges However city made firm commit ment provide alternate site club set aside sum $25000 future development model flying field suitable piece land could located future field would open residents area long members AMA could show license card asked big hurdle locate such piece property interim local sod farm owner allowing property used RC flying Rockford Park Board approached gen tleman asked whether would accommodate club forthe 1982 season agreed Simultaneously search perman ent club field instigated Club mem bers Park Board officials others began survey potential areas Park properties forest preserves vacant land checked out see usable field might exist Site after site rejected usable crossed off list being unobtainable end 1982 flying models ceased sod farm due complaints local airport propertys too close Another temporary solution came thanks continuing efforts Park BoardA piece land river flood plain made available 1983 Club members organized work party really dug day cleared area three-foothigh weeds other debris prepare landing strip new field served just year Noise complaints voiced some nearby residents flying dis continued end 1983 season two breakthroughs 1984 First club member Orv Steinmetz contact ed owners closed skeet range se cured permission Rock Valley Flyers use property As today land still available club alternate site Second Orv fellow club member Dar rell Decker checked out another piece property river flood plain previously given city US Corps Engineers Thus began intricate process PresidentCont pg 97 As write column have just signed ModelNet have yet get Friday night conference Looking forward next Friday evening have personal computer can sneak office use hook up modem get fun Some activity can very helpful pursuit modeling enjoyment 98 Model Aviation Through combined efforts Jo Ann Baker Park District Orv Steinmetz Darrell Decker Dick Shields Benny Dickison Rock Valley Flyers new model flying field last came view Rockford Model Airfield horizon Several well-prepared presenta tions made Rockford City Council Rockford becoming revital ized extensive downtown waterfront renovation program Develop ment new existing resources mighty popular flying site project right tune times Finally city deeded chosen land Park Board pace quickened neigh bors proposed site contacted informed about projected use club wise enough canvassing neighborhood ask signatures property owners stating favor orat least opposed planned model flying field got 100% favor able response club went ahead prepared field design presented jim Reed Park District Approval quickly followed work began Contracts let Fall 1984 entrance road parking area rough grading field being first jobs done Crushed rock hauled road parking lot hillock removed provide clean level landing area Club member Orv Steinmetz handled final grading strip entire area seeded fer tilized wait began grass appear Signs installed along road Park District announce location also brought picnic tables storage building plus fencing pit areas Rock Valley Flyersfurnishedagate entrance transmitter rack course fliers Dedication ceremonies arranged June 29 1985 important however opening day actually marked mile stone long history continuing co operation between Rockford Park District Rock Valley Flyers relationship underscored ad dress given Commissioner RoIf Thiene mann said has real pleasure working Rock Valley Flyers club over past years particularly development new model airfield addition Webbs Norman Executive Director Rockford Park District wrote Its vital continue good working relationship need clubs help providing best pos sible facility sport weather opening day could have better light winds clear sky hot sun Hundreds models hand accompanied dozens fliers hundreds spectators Speakers ceremony included RoIf Thienemann Darrell Decker Bob Lyttle Geoffrey Styles AMA Cake ice cream served visitors compli ments Rockford Park Board Park Board also provided mobile trailer contains large platform public ad dress system complete power genera tor chairs speakers podium After speeches presentations several aero batic routines flown competent fliers Other flying demonstrations included Sailplanes Helicopters giant card board plane powered three engines constructed Radio Shack antenna carton look much like huge Piece 0 Cake highlights Also Dar rell Decker flew Flying Witch favor ite younger set great day privileged part activities happy able represent Academy such great occasion Meeting Parks Depart ment people having chance present Award Apprecia tion behalf club AMA made memorable experience thanks club especially members made stay Rockford enjoyable Thanks also David Miller club secretary Bob Lyttle Phil Harterand other photog raphers materials used puttingthis story together Among present aedlcation Rockford Model Airfield L-R Bob Lyttle president Rock Valley Flyers RVF Geoffrey Styles AMA PR director Bill Siostrom Rockford Park Board RVF members Darrel Decker Benny Dickison Rock Valley Flyers preparing model air show put new fields dedication Executive Directors View HO John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Plans Popularity. Model Aviation magazines full-size plan service very popular among AMA mem bers Over 50000 plans have pur chased since service began some years ago Most interesting fact popular plan published 1981 Zephyr small two-channel RC Glider RC Owens hand-launch tow thermal slope soaring number two plane popularity Drake II RC sport flying boat design Ken Willard three chan nels 15 power published 1980 general its cute clever fun-type sport designs seem appeal rather sophisticated latest state-ofthe-art competition winners Scale models too popular again less sophisti cated designs seem majority Three scale scale-type models rank 3rd 4th 5th plan popularity Taylor Cub Don Srulls 2-3 channel RC Schoolyard Scale Mini F-i 6 RC Ducted Fan Dick Sarpolus 049 engines two chan nels 1930 Fleet Biplane RC Sport Scale Gary Brown 35-40 power four channels Fascinatng Fact top five plans published 1980 1981 continue popular four five years later Dont Kill Golden Goose basic part sanctioned contest scene awarding merchandise prizes Typically merchandise obtain ed soliciting model manufacturers donations method providing prizes contests has backbone sanctioned meets years volume merchandise involved tremendous some manufacturers have remarked substantial drain stock means costs quite bit provide such prizes may begin appreciate what involved realize AMA sanctions between 1500 2000 events year general industry supports ef fort because recognizes need have activity operating other hand manufacturers often remark solicitation effort matched thanks after event other words contact some clubs annual prize request anything between indicate appreciation report merchandise distributed won manufacturers contribution publicized word wise consider both ends situation Follow up solicita tion report event attended merchandise dis played won what etc little attention post-contest detail recommended make following years request welcome Professor Oberth . recent letter three great pioneers rocketry space re search others USAs Robert Goddard USSRs Konstantin Tsiol kovsky Romanian-born West German citizen Hermann Oberth offered some thoughts may interest AMA members . noting attendance recent Oct 30 launching Space Shuttle Cape Canaveral may interested activity since leaving Flori da visited Washington DCareawhere honored guest special events During period Nov 2-8 able give views interplanetary research National Commission Space meet American space leaders visit NASA-Goddard facility Smithsonian Institutions National Air Space Museum particular pleasure meet President Reagans Science Advisor Dr Keyworth Itwas busy important weekfor see future space science good hands USA events take place short visit must publicly thank Mr Gary Olesen Elisa Wynn L-5 Society Mr John Worth Academy Model Aeronautics Everett Langworthy National Aero nautic Association 1-5 Society also helped make arrangements Cape Cana veral Houston Huntsville people others did excellent job arranging coordinating meetings visits brought aerospace enthusiasts together am also grateful Lillian Worth hosting daughter young Oberth Museum sistants myself home Fairfax VA experiences have learned Americans know remember pioneering rocketry work through efforts dreams coming true Synopsis Executive Council Meeting November 7 1985 following attendance Presi dent John Grigg Lockport NY Executive Vice President Jim McNeill Birmingham AL Executive Director John Worth Fairfax VA District Vice President Don Krafft Duxbury MA VP-Il John Byrne Bayside NY VP-Ill Dave Brown Hamilton OH VP-IV Howard Crispin Charlottesville VA VP-VI Bryant Thompson Rantoul IL VP-VII Peter Waters Northville Ml VP-VIII Johnny Clemens Dallas TX VP-IX Travis McGinnis Arvada CO VP-X Jim Scarborough Rancho Palos Verdes CA VP-XI Ed McCollough Portland OR Ev Langworthy National Aero nautic Association Present Academys executive staff Vince Mankowski Nats General Man ager Gisele Jackson Comptroller Micheline Madison Competitions Department Direc tor Carl Maroney Special Services Director Bob Underwood Technical Director Guests Bob BaburaAVP District IV Scotty Moyer AVP District IV Lou Ward AMA HQ PR Lillian Worth Barbara Krafft copy official minutes may obtained request AMA Head quarters available approximately February 15 minutes official until review possible revisions made original draft next meeting February 8 meeting initiated 900 am President several comments will investigate feasibility host ing Continental Western Hemisphere Championships concern over Smithsonians proposed radio controlled flight model pterodactyl congested DC area Hungarian Aero Club has asked Mack Henry circle marshal 1984 CL World Championships made available act capacity 1986 event president proceeded agenda I Previous Meeting Minutes August 5 1985 Executive Council meeting minutes approved unanimously II Executive Vice Presidents Report Mc Neill noted Model Aviation ads require deposits advance product de livery recommended banning same inserting disclaimer Considerable dis cussion followed no action except note declaration magazine con tents page says en dorse advertised products messages pertaining thereto McNeill proposed new program purpose providing income support AMA museum library After favor able straw vote ascertain interest concept approved unanimously proceed implementing AMA Mu seum Patronship Program details elsewhere AMA News Iii Committee Reports A Safety Clemens reported safety concerns club newsletters prevalent officers should include safety reminders information monthFebruary 1986 99 recent VIP visitorto AMA Museum Professor Hermann Oberth Germany shown herewith daughter Dr Erna Roth John Worth AMA Executive Director Professor Oberth rocketry pioneer wrote space travei rockets 19208 Now 91 professor visited Washington DC area November meet NASA Smithsonian White House officia hosted Wortha foi lowing visit Oberth Space Mu seum Germany iast Aprii ConL pg 99 ly columns Model Aviation McNeill noted first aid pamphlet final stages development printing dis tribution B Films Byrne reported January date firm premiering 1985 RC film project entitled Diamonds Sky Worth reported production AMAs safety video process expectation rough edit mid-winter C Special Interest Groups McCollough reported SEAM Society Electric Aero Modelers no longer existence no longer considered AMAs special terest group electric power activity D Nats Financial Report 1985 Nats reviewed considerably-reduced cost 1985 event compared 1984 noted although cost 1986 anticipated higher E 1986 Nats Clemens chairman Nats Steering Committee Mankowski Nats General Manager advised plan ning date asked Council approval 1986 Nats proposal its budget 1986 Nats anniversary celebration pro posal its budget authorization purchase additional Nats capital equip ment Following detailed discussion proposals approved unanimously F Permanent Site Acquisition Several Council members reported con stituents favor acquiring permanent Nats site pointed out word Nats has injected erron eously initial concept investigate acquiring land foran AMA-owned flying site After noting would take f3 vote overturn previous motion established committee motion disband failed 6 2489NAAEVP 7 against 13671011 ED C Scholarship Recommendations chairman committee Bob Stalick approved unanimously make 8 awards 1985 totaling $10000 IV Tech Tapes/Computer Service Techni cal Director Underwood showed segments preliminary tape Special Projects Director Pratt demonstrated AMAs new CompuServe computer information ser vice Both projects developed further V1987 Nats Site Grigg reported inves tigation Niagara Falls NY potential 1987 site could no longer recommended due individual event site access problems Waters however noted favorable possi bilities Battle Creek Ml reported further Council February Mc Collough followed noting Ft Lewis WA may viable Nats site will further investigated VI Key Man Insurance Worth reported conclusion would impractical insure department head Headquar ters also recommended discontinuing key man policies currently held AMA Council consensus agree con cerning coverage department heads look further situations no department understudy existsmean motion drop current coverage failed 1 6 1 abstained ED 11 against 123478910 11EVPNAA VII Three Year Memberships Discussion feasibility study led approval motion special full continuous threeyear membership tentatively @ $75 offered Open members threeyear period beginning January 1 1987 effective January 1 1987 regardless dues increase may imposed rate shall exceed $90 11 1234 78911EDNAA 2 against 6EVP Note actual amount decided 86 Nats Council meeting continued Connecticut Maine achusetts Hampshire Rhode Island C Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 Duxbury MA 02331 817 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald Browe PO Box 4384 Middietown RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsend MA 01469 Bob Landry 80 Main St Essex Jct VT 05452 Al Novotnik 4 Beverly P1 Norwalk CT 06850 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Prequenicy Coordinator George Wilson 318 Fisher St Walpole MA 02081 Pattern Fliers Forum October 27 forum held people interested Pattern flying review seasons contests held purpose improving contests 1986 Discus sions also held FAI class judg ing types aircraft used etc discus sions lasted two hours some people stayed enjoy Chinese din ner Some recommendations Pat tern Contest Directors District Ito follow 1986 Pattern contests 1 Use some form pre-registration flight lines judging can set up before contest allowing contest start close publicized time 2 Use contestant judging 3 For FAI class use markers judges can tell box boundaries 4 Each judge should determine ifaflieris flying outside box downgrade accordingly time published should have information typed com plete form would like copy send SASE Stratford CT Giant Scale Fly-In fourth Annual Giant Scale Fly-in supposed held October 5-6 1985 However Saturday pretty much rained out Sun day beautiful day although quite windy over 40 contestants bringing very nice aircraft Awards given out largest aircraft Hank lltzsch best Scale aircraft Ray Kellogg pilots choice Mike Madar Thanks Ray Hinds RC Club Connecticut hosting fine fly-in Pt Sebago Float Plane Fly-In fall fun-fly held October 18-20 Saturday overcast light drizzle falling day Sunday sunny quite windy events held slalom races timed dead-stick landing touch-and-go land ings weekend last weekend resort open season addition modelers some families weekend spon sored Sunshine Foundation family has child under long-term medical treatment fall addition regular events children voted select awesome aircraft ones presented judging pilot paid three dollars have aircraft judged money contributed Sunshine Foundation Early Sunday morning Barb left Pt 100 Model Aviation EC Minutes Award winners Stratford CT Giant Scale Fly-In L R Mike Mador PIlots choice Ray Kellogg Best Scale Aircraft Rays 12year-old son Kevin Hank Iltzsch Largest Aircraft Aircraft Ray Kelloggs 1933 Kinner Sportater Mike Mador T-6 aircraft winner Pilots Choice award Stratford GiantScale Fly-In Some Sunshine Foundation Child ren selected awesome aircraft Pt Sebago John Nicolaci L Larry uouia wmi sun shine Children around Martin Mariner awesome aircraft Sebago visit Kennebec Valley Model Aviators hosting Pattern-type fun-fly beautiful fall day windy however still about 10 con testants high winds managed claim two aircraft contest quite over left home cannot provide names winners Members guests contestants Ken nebec Valley Model Aviators fun-fly held October 20 1985 Maine Model Club Association Expo annual believe fourth Expo will held Augusta March 8 9 1986 expo growing year year should no exception Several hobby shops manufacturers represented plus individuals clubs have aircraft display Car aircraft demonstrations given subject weather event capped off auction should good two days desire information write Maine AVP Bill Chandler ad dress beginning column New Jersey 0 New York II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 17181 226-8319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S 8roadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Boa 861 APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dresch 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juschkus 7 evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Hank Likes 46 Cory Dr Toms River NJ 08753 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Lon Sauter 2062 Rabbit Lane Phoenix NY 13135 Frequency Coordinetor George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hicksvilte NY 11801 Second District Thoughts As being written question will serve District 2 Vice-President next three years being answered ballots membership Any projections future matters foreclosed given uncertainty outcome wish take oppor tunity thanking kind understanding accept ance myongoingeffortstomakeAMAthe best possible organization serve varied requirements Wally Rodriguez Memorial Model Airplane Meet worthy tribute memory revered Long Island aeromodeler untimely tragic death report ed earlier column theme captioned meet conceived conducted Wallys friends admirers fellow flying associates September 22 1985 Sunken Meadow State Park Long Islands North Shore Much credit success event due Wallys club LIARS Long Island Aero Radio Society such friends Tony Kirchenko Jim Boccinfuso Norace Sacher Larry Davidson count less others So successful initial effort now planned make annual event great importance deserves way looked trusty camera Director Tony Kirchen ko L surveying types aircraft represented another member LIARS Club Norace Sacher towed Welcome banner Note hamdsome Scale jobs show top next column Long Island Drone Society LIDS same day Cedar Creek Field Wantagh Long Island Time Honored annual Pattern Scale meet progress sowe drove over greeted large banner Meroke RC CLub LI Annual Champion ships September 29 club held its 21st Annual RC Pattern & Scale Contest entrants classes usual flying notably good have CD Mel Carver kept things moving efficiently very-capable Assistant CD Pat tern himself accomplished Pattern contestant Stuart Chale next page February 1986 101 Larry Gould presenting trophy John NicolacI owner Martin Mariner Great chopper feats performed talented group called Helis veret Moynton assisteo DY Maine AVI 5111 Chandler getting ready airborne candy drop Pt Sebago James Denaro House 0 saisa Js uuD powered 08 160 twin South Shore Club Scale Fly-In Dave Brown District Ill Vice-President 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Associate Vice Presidents Eva Biddle 2156 Street Road Wsrrington PA 18976 Joe Eiben 14 Airway Cir Townsend MD 21204 Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WI 26101 Corky Heitman SR 108 North Holgate OH 43527 Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Phitadeiphis PA 19107 Eugene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 Frequency Coordinator James Bearden 5552 Fosrun Ct Cincinneti OH 45239 Phone 513 542-4406 Seasons Greetings Brown household hope Santa brings mod eling goodies asked year wish could bring some 48-hr-days nine-day weeks Quite month end first two weeks China two successive weekends Washington Executive Council Frequency Commit tee meetings respectively Somewhere between have try run business maintain family Its great life ya dont weaken trip Peoples Republic China once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 13 AMA members three District Ill Dean Koger went F3A RC Aerobatics competitors Henry Nelson went expert engines Fl Free Flight F2 Control Line events started out Peking now Bei jing normal ists seeing such tractions Great Wall Forbidden City Imperial Palace etc etc Eastern States Radio Control Model Air plane Championships October 6 drove down Princeton NJ 27th Anniversary RC classic held Central Jersey Radio Control Club Forrestal Campus Airport Attendance up traditional standards Ernie Evon top shape efficient CD ably assisted Tom Murray Assistant CD Paul Abati Pattern CD John Bollenbach Scale CD Charles Miller charge registra tion administrationJoe Schmid son Mark WRAM journeyed down Yonkers NY fly crowd-pleasing Curtiss Jenny shown Well . Till meet again Gear Up Locked!! attended banquet Peking Duck restaurant before flying Chengtu competition held US team team involved French team RC Hungarians sent team CL events event called Friendship Tournament appropriate name can assure compe tition among group good friends keen Anyone thinks Chinese behind us development interna tionally-competitive aeromodeling teams better think again Control Line Free Flight has long known Chinese very competitive World Championship level now can assure competitive RC well US team didnt fare too well exception Chip Hyde finished 2nd Dave Wilson ourjunk fell apart engine fell out Deans radio died Steve Rojeckis former District Ill VP Don Lowes engines went flaky didnt look too impressive Frenchman Pascal Malfait won contest followed Chip two Chinese yours truly Chinese took team gold followed US France site competition would make almost modelers mouth water aeroclub has facility includes admini stration buildings machine shops hangars housing staff well barracks hotel-type rooms guests two sep arate mess halls Additionally has three permanent paved Control Line circles suf ficient room Free Flight about 3/4 mi by2 mi clear shared full-scale runway RC sounds familiar should isaformerUS militarybomberbaseofWW II vintage faciltiy serves aeroclub Chengtu probably nicest China others other locations sure wish could acquire such facility AMAs use Maybe Hardy Broder sens committee will get lucky find us way definition luck preparedness encounters oppor tunity Hardys committee working being prepared left Chengtu new friends overnight train saw terracotta warriors beautiful depart 655 am-flight Shanghai Now have spent lot life traveling air thought Id seen reason delayed flight CAAC managed come up totally new . mouse seems loaded baggage lllyshin 18 propjet saw mouse cargo bay wouldnt fly airplane fear what mouse might chew up electrical hydraulic control systems never did figure out worried about what might chew up being totally unconcerned about what perhaps already chewed up finally left different airplane 300 pm encountered no further prob lems visit aeromodeling school competition engine factory Shanghai another highlight trip long trip home sure interesting trip experienced things will probably never experience again worth penny what cost lost 12 lb over Sally figures sent over foraboutthree months Id come back about correct weight way should pointed out although group included three AMA officers AMA HQ employee no AMA money spent trip paid own travel Chinese aeroclub paid expenses China proceedings Executive Council meeting will covered elsewhere issue Frequency Committee meet ing probably wont Ill pass im portant details experiencing prob lems some parts country RC cars buggys using frequencies reserved aircraft will take steps re-empha size need separation dealers manufacturers through intensive educa tion program noted District Frequency Coordinators should pri mary source contact between Fre quency Committee modelers have information submit about fre quency problems need help solving frequency problems contact Jim Bearden address phone number masthead Another concern took up large amount time 3rd-order intermodulation problem perhaps better said potential problem problem can demonstrated mathematical formula simply means have transmitters both channels above yours d interfere yours second harmonic transmitter channel above yours supressed sufficiently example fly RC48 someone else RC5O dont have problem until another person turns RC52 transmitter second 102 Model Aviation such talented contestants Pete Lopes Blue Angels shown active Scale fliers such Norm Rosenstock L Wally Kranz R Dive Pennsylvania West Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT harmonic RC50 transmitter too high could mix RC52 signal create problem Mathematically take second harmonic RC50 72790 transmitter 14558MHZ sutract RC52 72830 get 72750exactly RC48 Now dont panic phenomenon has true years affecting old frequencies well new ones reason have pro moted separating transmitters flight line must re-emphasize problem reduced nearly nothing space transmitters out distance 20 25 feet potential exists also Transmit ters two four channels above three six channels above etc etc no raster system will eliminate Thats about month Dont forget District Ill meeting Salt Fork January Licking County RC Club Swap Shop Auction near Columbus OH February 1 Contact Tim Treneff 216 344-8945 Keep Building Delaware 0 District Columbia S Maryland h Carolina Virginia DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babura 117 OtIs Drive Severn MD 21144 Dab Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 Doug Holland 3517 Fernwood Dr Raleigh NC 27612 Raymond Lefrancola 465 Chinquapin Tr Chriatianaburg VA 24073 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard Lane Wilmington DE 19609 Charles Spear 288 Holly Lane Mockaville NC 27028 Frequency CoordInator Paul Yacobucci 6408 Winthrop Dr Fayettevilie NC 28301 Phone Evening 919 488-5986 Executive Council met over weekend 9-10 November ses sion fairly reasonable length true met until bit after 11 pm also leisurely lunch evening meal assist keeping clear frame mind throughout meeting usual matters great importance membership Critical sport present things society matter liability insurance As members chartered clubs now aware renewal club insurance $1 million previously policy $2 million cost us very large amountapproximately $236000 plus additional sum new members shop around obtain second $1 million would place great bur den finances As result insurance situation will getting new supplement card sporting li cense read $2 M will now read $1 M Coverage will no longer applyto cars boats problem widespread December issue RCM mention costs jumbo fly-in coverage risen $75 few years ago $597 year Product liability beginning add cost things will no doubt seen sport before long recently read Raven Industries manufacturer hot air balloons paid $1 5000 10 years ago 10-million-dollar policy year cost $750000 examples begin under stand situation During next year Executive Council will looking alternative method insuring ourselves both increase coverage reduce costs Electric power growing aspect sport unfortunately growing out direction An advisory committee appointed some time ago after present rules cycle has much effect what developing group will very active very near future Woody Blan chard has appointed President steer group will compiling proposals attempt bring some order Electric competition have sugges tions part sport get touch advisor district model Curtissi N-4 Jenny displayed Academys Museum would like let Charlie Spear AVP western North Carolina tell about aircraft builder unintention ally wait until people have left us honor eventually get around cases Charlie Jenny donated museum Mrs Evelyn Thrift widow late Jim Thrift Mr Thrift charter member Winston-Salem Radio Control Club served its first president 1963 again 1974 Through years dedica tion organization fellow members awarded him life membership member ever honored Mr Thrift also charter member past president Radio Control League North Carolina states organization dedicated solely betterment sport model aviation Mr Thrift lifelong resident Win ston-Salem NC retired Safety Director RJ Reynolds Industries also dedicated efforts helping young boys over 25 years associated Red Shield Boys Club America model airplane flying field used Winston-Salem Radio Control Club almost 20 years formally dedicated Thrift Field 24 May 1980 Jenny very last model airplane completed Mr Thrift before became disabled terminal illness Photo number shows CurtissJN 4 Jenny appears Academys museum Photo number two Mrs Evelyn Thrift taken dedication Thrift Field Mrs Thrift often present events such annual Jim Thrift Fun Fly held October third photo shows late Jim Thrift left ever smiling willing help others further cause model aviation past week occasion attend dinner Valley RC Club Harri sonburg VA Among awards presented various members club two awards made point up again doing something backbone clubs hard-working charter members have stayed course through years make organization what today two dedicated members club Ray Gordon Glen Heatwole honored life memberships Val ley RC Club big hand individuals Alabama ida C Georgia C Mississippi to Sico Snuth Carairna C Tennessee V DISTRICT REPORT Bill Mathews District V Vice-President 1718 Somerset Circle Birmingham AL 35213 205 879-5550 Associate Vice Presidents Greg Doe Rt 4 166 Pony Dr Smyrna TN 37167 Richard Jackson 2118 Thornlee Dr N Charleston SC 29405 Arthur Johnson 932 eanyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph MicalizZi SR 00866 Box 1532 Fajardo PR 00646 Ed Moorman 70 Fifth St Shalimar FL 32879 Harry Sheram P0 Dos 876 Oneonia AL 35121 Tom Thacker 1401 N Hairston Rd *38 Stone Mountain GA 30083 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 8ox 1063 Strickland Rd interiachen FL 32048 Phone 904 684-2517 Anniversary Triathlon Anyone interested day friendly competition cludes one-design Rubber power dura February 1986 103 tion event Control Line Aerobatics RC fun-fly event points will added up winners determined high score would like see contest come pass summer 86 celebration 50th anniversary AMA Any takers Anthony Stevens editor Skies Call news letter Knox County Radio Control Inc Ac tually can think no better way celebrate 50th anniversary Model Aviation Triathlon would sug gest events eliminate subjective judg ing Any other thoughts out Flying Sites Another flying field has disap peared Seminole RC Club Flyer Seminole RC Club Tallahassee FL started off dreaded words last issue club flying Leon Coun ty landfill site retired crop duster Lewis Rutten has come rescue happens have own airstrip back yard has invited club use strip until permanent location can found Public land private land exper ience Tamiami Park has highlighted shortcomings flying public proper ty. am convinced should seek flying site private property words Chris Hogan editor Prop Wash newsletter Tropic Aeros RC Club Miami FL permanent site two miles square No No thousand times No says Byard Miller Kissimmee FL referringto possibility AMA might purchase national flying site favor such purchase can pay itself would good investment would used once year Nats would neces sarily used year Nats Wellchosen land good investment Since keep getting letters subject suggested AMA president col umn several months back assess ment AMA members pay mortgage AMA Headquarters build ing will state suggestion being seriously considered strong ly oppose idea would vote against such proposal Nopopov Spinners Rick Sutherland pres ident Seminole RC Club could use new Russian spinners starting second engine twin spinner prop flew off new Russian Nopopov spinners guaranteed work can return person factory can find factory full refund Remember landing inverted tends scar up vertical stabilizer GAMAs Moonporters Welcome Gama-Ray new newsletter Geor gia Aircraft Modelers Association WarnerRobins GA Jim Duckworth president club has become editor newsletter club dates back 1950s Georgia Gnats pri marily Control Line now has 23 mem bers mostly Radio Control six-acre flying field Robins Air Force Base though large numerical stand ards active clubs central Georgia swap newsletters write Jim PO Box 140 Warner-Robins GA 31099 Welcome Moon port Modelers Newsletter Moon port Modelers Titus ville FL old club havent heard much lately Most mem bers work Space Center home Space Shuttle maybe have too busy putting shuttles space Maybe things will pick up earth now Bill Woodward has agreed editor newsletter want swap news letters Bill write him 2718 Sherwood Dr Titusville FL 32796 Downthrust Brian Ferguson Tn Cities Aeromodelers Kingsport TN noticed Calypso flying mite strange landed discovered firewall broken fuselage thing holding engine plane throttle cable Now has proven Calypso will fly 45 degrees downthrust advises eveyone else use epoxy instead throttle cable obtain proper thrust angle Upthrust clubs annual plea someone take office president Imperial RC Club Lakeland FL has two candidates running office Both submitted statements club newsletter Prop Wash support planned program elected Mike Bauer instructor has served safety officer has charge two mall shows Rod Spanier has newsletter editor chairman various committees Both would good presidents As matter coincidence both happen confined wheelchairs Regardless election comes out both winners Dont think winter end flying season Think necessary step earningyourAll Season Fliers patch Write details Somehow Lee Duke managed talk wife MonoKoting Little Stik rather first plane Lee wife unfortunate accident wing folded Lee did have good sense hand transmitter instructorJames yates hope Lees wife will dis couraged continues sport shecant have distinction being first female Long Bay Model Aircraft Society Lees club distinc tion just went Lisa Sackett Certainly nice see increased participation wo men sport Bobs Hobby Center Orlando FL says Radio Control High Flying Fun Birds Feather. Don Vosgien lonely likes watch beautiful soaring models glide through air rise up thermals sail overhead doesnt like watch alone Sailplane pilots Cape Canaveral FL area would like start Soaring club please call Don 305 799-0760 Team RACE Seven months ago Radio Air plane Control Enterprizes RACE Clin ton MS flying models side road out country dodging ditches occa sionally stopping let car pass club pulled together leased hilltop set work building true flying site celebrated opening new site having full-blown Pattern contest Rain failed dampen enthusiasm contest success no glitches crashes Team RACE invited part festivities Hinds Fest caught attention Nan Sumrall Miss Mississippi 1985 Nan posed pic tures various models tried driving RC car because club decided wanted something better flying off side road country Noted RAMMs Flyer Spectators responsibility field Dont end up feelings remorse over something could have pre vented Illinois ana cky ouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Bryant Thompson District VI Vice-President 511 S Century Rantoul IL 61866 217 692-4764 Associate Vice Presidents John Guenther RI13 Box 261 Borden IN 47106 Loren HoIm 643 Hill Brook Quincy IL 62301 William Kern 1808 12th St Bedford IN 47421 Raymond Meyera P0 Boa 243 Smithuille MO 64089 William G Snasley P0 Box 281 Auburn IN 46706 Bryant Thompson 511 S century Rantoul IL 61866 Stan Watson 3402 Hickory Lane Hazel crest IL 60429 Bill Zimmer Box 72 varna IL 61375 Frequency Coordinator James check 564 Grantcheater St Lexington KY40505 am leaving tomorrow Reston November 9th council meeting Ill hit highlights end column should lastone since yournewVPwill elected couple weeks have enjoyed opportunity work Ive issued bunch Contest Director licenses sent out fewAll-Seasons patches answered few questions read hundreds newsletters got meet Chicago Expo am sorry couldnt try re-election move out District VI California planned near future September 15 Polar Bear Squad ron Palos Hills IL held first AMAsanctioned fun-fly 35 fliers par ticipated Bob Gulch acting Field Marshall 104 Model Aviation AM -Aircraft ID Labels would like additional Stick-on aircraft ID labels like 1985 membership kit may ordered AMA Supply Ser vice 10 $100 postpaid Please include remittance order specify stick-on labels Shown some pianes Polar Bear Sq Fun Fly Golden Valley Radio Control Associa tion put open house near Clinton MO September 75 models being shown flown youngest flier attendance 11-year-old Ricky Shannon member Lake Ozarks Club Tom Runge brought some Ace RC Flyers demonstrated prototype new 460 kit complaint day seemed No wind 100 degrees following excerpts article written Clement Germanier teacher Glenbrook South High School Glenview IL Two years ago enough interest students start RC club students would see bring planes wood shop sand paint usual comment flew once crashed destroyed ques tion Did have help course answer no past summer offered course building flying RC planes intent class help young people get good start construction trainer aircraft class 10 students three-week period 41h hours day student finished planes task building planes took 21/2 weeks remainder time spent getting planes air trimmed out flight instruction have flown once week since will continue after school starts Students re ceived /4 credit taking class looks like candidate AMAs Adopt-A-School program about Skylarks council meeting went well No black eyes everyone still speaking another VPs have received lot mail about permanent Nats site both pro con mostly con writer high-speed computer objected $5000 allocation budgeted commit tee search permanent Nats site parcel land used types aviation activities such gliding ballooning parachuting fullscale aircraft also must have capabil ity flying types models except Indoor date zero dollars have spent project AMA museum will kept open Saturdays visitors about nine months year Exact dates will firmed up later three-year membership program will tested starting 1987 will saving long-term hobbyist Iowa igan S Minnesota onsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville Ml 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Associate Vice Presidents Arthur Arro 1014 Woodbrldge Blvd Ann Arbor Ml 48103 Boyd Bowdlph 6410 Glenwood N Goldenvalley MN 55427 Jack FInn 368 Hampden Dr NE Cedar Raplda IA 52402 Russell Knetzger 2626 E Shorewood Blvd Milwaukee WI 53211 Robert D Lundberg 4928 Tloga St Duluth MN 55804 Carl Moha 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madloon WI 53705 WIllIam Rohrlng 4494TangleWoOdTr SIJoseph Ml 49085 Ron Sears 132 S Roslyn Pontiac MI 48054 Frequency CoordinatOr Pete Waters 117 E MaIn Upper Level Northvllle Ml 48167 Phone Day 313 348-0085 EvenIng 313 437-4244 snow yet am seeing water making like springthan winter arriving monthly set newsletters has several similar complaintsand thoughts floats skis Ah well its bound change unless comet caus ing modelers partly super stitious its answer Battle Creek firming up nicely time column gets print hope have venue locked up 1987 Niagara Falls has backed out due problems have inspection next week Nats manager Michigan Indoor Championships held Detroit Coliseum weekend council meeting around 40 entrants cost renting site has increased next year plan adding swap meet supplement entry fees Keep eyes open dates local associations annual meetings AVP Boyd Bowdish Minnesota form ing will first meeting AMRCC will meeting February Ill keep area posted Madi son Area Radio Control Clubs held third Sailplane Symposium same weekend above also swap meet Brillion guys really need spread out can attend MARCS prestigious attendance early reports glowing quality whole event can obtain complete report previous symposiums Carl Mohs AVP Madison club looking frequency scanner can recommend JIL 5X200 retails around $160 being issued frequency coordina tors Doug Pratt AMA HQ has details order am looking offers take position Frequency Coordinator district need someone western states thats seem have conflicts Send meyourresume. pay no use wife marvelous time Davison Aviators Wives Night club has member writes newsletter under nom de plume Dipstick Don Parks describes antics members flying field banquet presented dioramas events member some occurred out alone guess underground spy group very effective AMA Executive Council saw pre liminary sections tech tapes being produced AMA HQ have how-to video tapes could supple ment AMA ones care send acopy iwould behappytolookitoverand pass Bob Underwood ap proval several phone calls last week forming illness suffered wellknown hobby shop owner Joe Hass recovering surgery talking him yesterday true form wanted know what happening Delta Dart/Indoor evenings has arranged best wishes go Joe quick recovery have bunch comments proposed permanent Nats site search Well its really permanent flying site search complete lack communication tween committee membership has created problem idea search property available governing bodies minimal cost site could used alternate years Nats atall times large meets am going propose next council meeting future committees have least council member en sure get adequate communication committees activities District Roundup Pontiac MAC extra members visiting meeting 18 regular members 18 million mosquitoes Also porta-john burned vandals C Ribcrackers have neat quote Busi ness manufacturers some make goods others make trouble others make excuses 0 Circlemasters loss areas gain Dave Copeman moving back Michigan ary 12th date Milwaukee area RC auction February 1986 105 portion 7 moasis tne soiaen Valley Open House Willy Simmers Chicago IL Paper Stick model Chicago Aeronuts door Contest held Chanute AFB Sep tember 28-29 1985 Glenbrook South High School students Clement Germanier swap meet venue Red Carnation Ceiebrity Bowling Lanes S Art Slagle dis cussed famous technique salvaging rekitted model last meeting GDSHS Principle toatways take garbage bag field bring pieces home have February 16th set aside Snow Fly 0 Iowa City Aerohawks bright orange newsletter looking having main runway paved Parks Rec Commission terested get S Hor se s. Trophy has awarded Elm Creek Fliers member Len Wendt Seems left Tx home again S Michigan Whirlybirds back Indoor test-flying Cal Satawas place winter S Similar ly Minneapolis Modeiers flying Burnsville gym starting December 8th Heard last contest else little money can buy much misery 0 Don Schulte planningto fly pontoons Flying Wol verines field S Mark February 23rd date set Chessaning Swap Meet Its worth superb food made ladies S need have booya explained St Pauls bunch seems have good time providing Glen has pot brew ing 0 Flare-out has asafetyhintthatArt Haynes related latex gloves allow epoxy vapors penetrate cause chem ical burns dermatitis club really has problem field local beaver colony competing onthestatus dam culvert runs alongside field S common problem appearance flier has land frequency unit plane Radio Flier has item get discussed next meeting know its illegal rather chew guy up down try accom modate him advise frequency change y Sydnes made Ames Sundusters meeting spite losing field looking forward next years flying S Marshalltown RC Flyers have rule concerned AMA insurance car use moment pos sible get other insurance needed S Finally Leon Cordy passes results 1985 Willi 1hA Pylon series High point Jim Gilgenbach after eight races Anyone needing info longrunning event contact Leon River Valley Fliers Central Wisconsin formed 1980 35-40 members mostly RC some CL FF Fly between Plover Wisconsin Rapids Contact Jim Chaffee 715 341-7993 Milwaukee Flying Electrons Inc Menomo nee Falls formed 1960 100-120 mem bers RC classes Meet atAero Park Airport fly Kohler Lane Field Contact Russ Knetzger 414 291-5215 Think Battle Creek 1987 Arkansas siana Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associate Vice Presidents 6ob Friedl 5512 Southwood Little Rock AR 72205 Gene liempel 301 N Yale Dr Garland TX 75042 William Hurley ill 927 Commerce Pleaseoton Tx 78064 Al Rabe 1904 Valley Oak Ct Irving TX 75061 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartleaville OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 Frequency Coordinator Tom Blakeney 2300 May Lane Grand Prairie TX 75050 Tis season jolly said Tiny Tim God bless us holiday season year mellows spirits warms thoughts toward other sincerely hope certainly am aware re sponsibility count blessings real ly owe respect thanks life blessed would like borrow fewminutesofyourtimetosharewith mea few blessingsforwhich feel haveadebtto acknowledge During holidays should doing day year live rather routinely remember thankful life health shelter food However thanks should go far deeper hope agree supreme blessing live United States its freedoms opportunities should give thanks President Rea gan others national lead ers work act behalf states counties cities schools churches have same leadership dedicated making lives homes better place can enjoy Gods blessing life asking give thanks national civic leaders may make say Wait minute didnt vote guy have fair realistic look whole picture life wonderful compromise between leader ship agree perhaps dont agree look total result live greatest nation world rights advantages opportunities exist anywhere else please give thanks leaders American attitude toward life blessings next time pick up piece balsa wood look real carefully Check its weight its strengthfor-this-weight Think about easy glue balsa wood together need remember God creating wood could have stopped pine spruce basswood 95% model planes would have too heavy fly Thanks balsa wood Please give thanks another taken-for-granted blessingsglue model planes nailed wired together hobby would never have got ten off ground because know jelly tar spit other sticky things just wont hold model planes gether So least say prayer thanks yourself glue older modelers among us can give bit extra thanks modern technology has given us faster instant glues living impatient right-now world have little tolerance anything delays us much glues 30s such LePages Carpen ters glues early Ambroid came can always dried up before half through using mucilage stick ing paper younger modelers cant imagine what wonderful world modern products procedures living please accept word give thanks havent bored death yet please share few thoughts about blessings old guys can remember building woods cigarbox wood apple-crate wood wooden yardsticks joints bound thread because early glues just strong enough no propellers could buy carve block wood perhaps stacked up layers cigar-box wood cut about 1/2-inch wide fanned out glue between layers dried shaved cor ners down blade Please give thanks manufactured propellers because arent patient dedicated enough todays world bother carve propeller Just keep becoming too heavy will tell buddy Pancho Morris reads Pancho Soar ing nut will simply say carve own props d flying 106 Model Aviation flies cleans Numberone son Midwest Fun-FlydeBoit Acrobat Needed struts stop wings clapping together Greg Lloyd Elierschow cooks Sig nal Seekers 0-500 races Club Directory Harold Maseles favorite ladyhelping Signal Seekers 0-500 waiting Moore Field reopen Flying Pilgrims outstanding safety rules pilots accompanied spotter gliders would probably remind Pan cho instead giving thanks storebought propellers perhaps should give thanks elastic surgical tubing hi-starts catapults gliders air What am tryingto say have much give thanks thanks kick must give thanks kid Model T Ford Without would have dads cast-off inner tubes cut rubberbands powered models Inner tube rubber source power early-birds other good strong arm owe thanks early gas gasoline days alcohol engines gave us inner tube rubber muscle power Bow heads early engines like Brown Junior Loutrel Mighty Atom Ohlsson 19s 23s 60s sure give thanks electric starters allow completely stupid still start engine bleeding thank God good experienced AMAers usually around help you stupid Lets thankful God gave us Carl Goldberg create fine model airplane designs thinking Carl lets also think good Lords gift Sid Axlerod hobby could show us what MonoKote easy use kicking around scraps MonoKote floor will thankful no longer have cover models wrapping paper put library paste perhaps progressed silk mothers cast-off petticoat Above else should give thanks have other 105389 us AMA members have chosen band together make hobby still enjoyable protect right enjoy feel very humble AMAers District 8 11000 have allowed representyou have charged responsibility protecting rights fun give profound thanks 50 years AMA membership privilege associa ting other 105388 such good handsome activity Ameri can community funny thought owe Bill Boss Photo thanks fellow wrote Fort Worth didnt like columns write should give thanks doesnt like does have read put verbiage about blessings thanks definitive graphic view will pointoutafine gesture thanks happened workers banquet 1985 Nats handsome young member District B Fort Worth Thunderbirds Model Airplane Club very aware wise guidance father gave him boy encourage him pursue hobby aeromodelingas finesttraining kid could have boy Larry Borden AMA No 7329 Nats Banquet Larry presented sizable check AMA Building Fund AMA President John Grigg loving memory father Law rence G Borden As touch extra beauty gesture Larry reminded check presented name both Larry wife Sandy Sandy wanted part salute Lawrence Borden AMA providing hus band can admire love Please let us give thanks part something fine *****God Bless Us One***** Colorado 0 Kansas e Nebraska C North Dakota h Dakota ixWyoming DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 Associate Vice presidents Gene Carson Box 2832 Casper WY 82602 Ed Cox 8209 Linden Dr Prairie Village KS 66208 Dick Crawley 16413 C Stanford P1 Aurora CO 80015 Tim Mattern 429 Dogwood Grafton ND 58237 Jim Ricketto 516 S Cloudas Sioux Falls SD 67103 Frequency Coordinetor Steve Mangleo Radio Service Center 918S Sheridan Denver CO 80226 Phone Day 303 922-8107 EvenIng 303 936-3266 thanks Joan Alyea Pueblo CO assistance column Jan uary issue Joan has assisted past always said yes asked report activities husband Dale have attended Joan Dale appre ciated AMA members should receive issue shortlyafter Christmas should give enough lead time mark calendars significant AMA activity held Denver CO February 7th 8th 9th AMA Executive Council Board Di rectors will hold next council meeting February B Saturday followed bya longrange planning meeting half-day February 9 Sunday Im sure thats first recent AMA history took some con vincing would no snow cold weather weekend butwe know its going clear crisp cool blue skies beautiful Rocky Mountains backgroundright Also planned District IXAMA meeting Fridayevening February 7 expected held same location EC meeting details will finalized next column time call information times location invitation come Denver see AMA elected officers work dedicated group volunteers would welcome opportunity meet visit modelers district specific details later AVP Jim Ricketts South Dakota sends report describes some dedicated mod elers South Dakota Jim describes Ethan small farming community north Sioux Falls population 350 fol lowing account says Sometime early September Dan Walls Ethan School Industrial Arts teacher contacted Frank Zocco Aerocraft Hob bies see Sod-Buster Model Club could put some kind RC model demonstration Ethan SD Dan wanted introduce RC modeling students industrial arts classes because thought might stimulate some interest what considered good activity young people Frank became very ill hospi talized matter sidetracked forgotten until Dan called afew days before event confirm appearance Sunday October 13th Sharon Zocco refer red call Dan reached 1030 pm Wednesday 9th gave us three days come up something next day contacted club president Terry Satterlee began making phone calls see could participate such short notice Four five members tentatively agreed bring something fly Ethan Sunday morning got up steady rain couple members called cancel just getting ready leave final contingent consisted Terry Satter lee Ron Keenihan John Boyd drove 50 miles Ethan through light steady rain Dan Walls met us public school Ethan directed us baseball field edge town time got gear unloaded field rain stopped overcast thinning group students gathered edge improvised pit area Terry Satterlee demonstrated radio system DeHavilland Moth Ron Keenihans Berkely Brigadier OldTimer its transparent covering used built-up specimen model ings early days Other models shown flown Scale J-3 Cub original design sailplane Terry Satterlee de lighted late-afternoon crowd putting sailplane up brief flights short high-start consistently catching hand landing Some spec tators tried hand piloting gentle sport design weather turned out nearly perfect soon after got started Im sure much impact February 1986 107 Larry Borden Fort Worth Thunderbirds presents memorial father Lawrence G Borden AMA President John Grigg applied AMA Build ing Fund check presented behalf Larry wife Sandy appreciation guidance encouragement Larry received father develop aero modeling wise interesting hobby boy follow Please witness fine young man resulted Larry adult AMA member impromptu little show kids certainly seemed enthu siastic polite attentive came up some darned good questions thank-you note Mr Walls indicated lot discussion about model planes next day school have invited back show spring time well prepared dont aspire dazzling all-encompassing performance AMA demonstration team came away experience feeling opportunities show simpler pleasures modeling scale en courages beginning hobby News Wyoming enjoyed pri vilege visiting Cheyenne WY ribbon-cutting official opening new field last August Cheyenne Modelers Asso ciation President Dave Peterson shares details event Cheyenne Modelers Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Cheyenne WY Radio Con trol enthusiasts have formed group called Cheyenne Modelers Association association comprised six members AMA chapter No 23 formed two modeling clubs Cheyenne Cheyenne Radio Control Club CRCC AMA No 2000 Cheyenne Hill Hoppers CHH AMA NO 1690 Cheyenne Modelers Association ribbon-cutting ceremony city flying site ceremony August 17 1985 900 am Cheyennes Mayor Don Erickson AMAs Travis McGinnis Chey enne Modelers Associations President Dave Peterson Cheyennes Parks Recreations Jerry Logamon cut ribbon over 30 Radio Control models static display flying demonstra tions Chris Angel CRCC Dennis Bas tion CRCC John Patton CRCC Glenn Witt CH H Zach Fassman CH H Keeven Hurtt CRCC well received 100 spectators modelers families friends hand occa sion way thanking city getting some publicity hopefully con vincing city administrators could use some help turning siteinto fabulous modeling area get ready event lot hard work put site erecting signs gates fences setting up display areas con trolling traffic handing out flyers day event site has two mowedgrass runways pit sailplane landing area controlline circles RC car area parking lots day success blessed perfect weather ever get Cheyenne RC enthusiasts will happy fly site Ribbon using CUT DY TO ieft Dale Karl CRCC Vice President CMA Secretary Jerry Logamon Cheyenne Parke Rec Dept Mayor Don Erickson Dave Peterson CRCC Secretary CMA President Travis McGlnnls Glenn Witt CHH CMA Vice President Notice wide open Space site association ieasee totai 140 acres iand 108 Model Aviation Arizona fornia ii 5 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT Jim Scarborough District X Vice-President 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho P V CA 90274 Associate Vice Presidents Darwin N Barrio 8252 E Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85251 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Bob Kampmann 6312 Kenneth Ave Orangevale CA 95662 Mike Lee 262 Bergen Dr Lea Vegas NV 89110 Bob Reynolds Rt B Box SI Tucson AZ 88710 Betty Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90608 Al Tuttle 417 Ehilani St Pukalanl Maui HI 96786 Al Williamson445weatby Chula Vista CA 92011 Prequency coordinator George Steiner 2236 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 95626 Phone916362-1962 column final report After nine years 108 columns Im last flight As writing dont knowwho will taking place believe will glad receive invite club meeting want thank newsletter editors mailing lists Ive enjoyed reading did read Youll have put new VP because newsletters valu able source information Ill certainly miss Lenard Pond secretary Rotor Kings RC Helicopter Club sends photo beow its some models flying site San Mateo County Fair Grounds Drop see some weekend invited Sailplane meet recently meet hosted North County Clouds Sailplane Club located San Diego area club editor Hugh Wagner invited present award club member contest about 50 contestants weather part good Al Doig noted columnist photographer hand took following three pictures picture below shows some contestants ready clubsupplied winches As said contest present award member club award Jim Lueken won high time Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Reno Nats Tulsa Glue Dobbers Club has presented perpetual award long can remember picture below shows Jim accepting award Hes got good grip wind doesnt blow away Theres new Helicopter club area call themselves SCORCH acronym Southern California Organization Radio Controlled Helicopters invited meetings club President Brad Le Duff meeting took place hobby shop owned Ed Leahy hobby shop unique has Helicopter supplies hand Ed calls Rotary Wing Connection need anything Helicopter give Ed call Hes located 25711 B Eshelman Lomita CA phone number 213 530-0702 showed club new AMA film Pioneers enjoyed going order other AMA films club made evening making nice donation AMA mortgage reduction fund Thanks lot fellows Some 0 static dlspiay crowd hand event Season Flier Patch applications available have need drop line Hope Holiday Season filled good things modelers District IX that1986 best year ever Happy New Year final picture shows Hugh Wagner standing right after Id timed flight Since good hes still talking also traveled back Reston VA attend Executive Council Meeting Dur ing meeting discussed thel 986 Nats will held Lake Charles LA Nats will part 50th anniversary celebration will quite extrava ganza will two days festivities following Nats will organized fun-flies unofficial events normally flown during Nats week will flown Plan there will something everybody way Battle Creek Ml being checked out possible Nats site insurance rates nearly doubled over last years new policy offers less unable get umbrella coverage second million dollars As writing cars boats covered trying rectify selfinsured portion increased 100000 1 50000 dollars As result initiated study determine feasibility self-insurance altogether Actually wed partially self-insured because wed sort partners insurance company Its called captive surance andthatsaboutall knowaboutit now interested elec tric-powered models should know theres rules advisory board now existence new VP can change appointments wishes now District X repre sentative Roland Boucher chairman boardis Woody Blanchard established budget keep museum open Saturdays year round provingtobe quiteapopularattractionYou must see someday met half day Sunday formulate some long-range planning jtem getting top priority acquiring retaining public flying sites Hand hand will noise education program David Peltz has proposed scheme whereby AMA could have person doing full-time flying-site searches throughout US Its agenda next meeting will held during February Den ver Id like see come Without flying sites will no modelers nominated two people Superior Ser vice Awards First off named Bob Hunter Bob gave us Hot Stuff Hes longtime AMA member has done much pro mote sport also named Marlin Kin ning Marlin newsletter editor Joint Military Flyers Oceanside has very instrumental keeping club course part course has highly-successful Adopt-a-School pro gram have Both choices unani mously accepted MyAVP Phoenix sends some words things area Darwin Barrie said October once again proclaimed Model Aviation Month Arizona governor big event month several Scale Masters hosted 1/ath Air Force took place new Mesa field 70 contestants around world Darwin goes say weather cooperatedbeing low nineties three days Heavy media coverage accounted spectator turnout estimated close 15000 picture shows new runways covered pit area t field Just look size runways size ramada Darwin says came California flew Chula Vista Quickie 500 managed get first Expert fellow travelers Bill Cranston Jr taking first Standard Ray Morales getting third Darwin always sends great report apparently enjoys AVP slot thank him AVPs support Hopefully some will retained new VP also thank rest appointed officials serving District X thankless positions Well guess thats trip because flight is. 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Alaska o ana on ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl VicePresident 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 Associate Vice Presidents Al Coiner Box 86 Wilder ID 83676 Gary R Fuller 3080 Rlverwood Juneau AK 99801 Glen Mlschke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dane Mullens 18559 PalatIne Ave N Seattle WA 98133 Bruce Nelson 807 E vlcksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wilkline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97601 Chick Young 112011 28th St B #89 Puyallup WA 98373 Don zlpoy 21418 NE Main St Redmond WA 98052 Prequency Coordinator Robert Balch 18439 SE HaIg Dr Portland OR 97236 Phone 803 761-8103 Usually try stay away discussing anything other District Xl news column Unfortunately month will different have real problem insurance program must have read about problem insurance busi ness Incredibly large awards some justified others have resulted situation income insurance com panies does come close equaling losses paying com panies once looking business now increasing rates dropping old customers bottom line us standard risk As such almost im possible find someone insure us have losses risk often does have good recordmuch better so-called standard risks fact Regardless since unusual no wanted write policy Virtually last minute insurer found insured time being bad part huge increase size premium Several years ago able offer members $2000000 insurance cause insurers wanted business offered extra small premium No longer order offer second million would cost excess $1 00000 no way can handle So regretably must go back standard $1000000 liability until such time whole thing settles down another way looking now may free us problem future hope member reads understands just distasteful have tell much regret having make decision cannot bankrupt Academy no time anything other eliminate extra insurance go along interest us practice utmost safety Dont just give lip service make sure everything equipment fully checked really no cracks after last hard landing Throw away propellers cracked carefully balance few bucks may save against pain suffering happens prop lets go someone Never fly alone Some very nasty things have hap pened people alone Remem ber life save may own before climb down soap box lot flying fields being lost out because noise also read its always somebody elses problem Never fear fly close enough live doesnt take long get theres developer eye patch ground Dont let anyone kid isnt sound people complain about nobody would ever able mow lawn run-of-the-mill gas powered blade-smasher Also works subject longrange planning Academy Any ideas Let know think should heading what should doing Dont forget come Expo Puyallup theist & 2nd FebruaryAlong other goodies previously men tioned annual scheduling meet ing will take place right after annual District Xl meeting district meeting will 1 pm rumored will have Prez John Grigg answer questions give latest skinny Look us AMA booth around hall Another hot flash Last month talked losing Pine Hollow Well now deal has fallen through back trackfora next year will see biggerand better Pine Hollow floatplane lovers know promised Pine Hollow pictures will have wait till next month Drizzle Circuit January 12 Delta Park NW Sport Race NW Super Sport Race another unannounced event February 9 same place same events March 9 April 13 ditto Go fly watch enjoy Indoor Albany January 5 12 26 Feb ruary 9 March 2 9 Misery Meet planned February 2 Harts Lake Prairie Steve Tischler reports 1986 Barn stormer Static Show will take place Feb ruary 7 8 Forestry Center Building adjacent OMSI Go out fly something makes feel good Happy New Year February 1986 109 JUN 101 FLIGHT Don Rosss 1986 One- Design Contest year Don Ross crew pick popular Old-Timer model cabin rubberpowered model too difficult buildandflyandthen inearlysummerthey hold annual contest Galeville NYfor design other great designs built past years contests like promote contest because although Dons local event concept good its relaxed get-together no-pressure contest kind event good clubs groups everywhere overthe country year model selected -size Korda Wakefielda real winner RN Mod els making up special kits Don contain fine plan hardwood longerons good strip sheet balsa two nose blocks plastic prop kit single-bladed fold ing prop special wheels plenty rubber tissue wire bearings etc costs bit$12 butthen good thingsdo. still bargain complete information kit entire program contest send 22cent stamp Don Ross 38 Churchill Rd Cresskill NJ 07626 Donscontestwill beheldonJune28and 29 Galeville conjunction usual big East Coast Championships fun events will include Mystery Time Time Prediction ROG Duration infamous Tissue Tow Mass Launch addition will something called Thermal Search Lindbergh Event really better send 22-cent stamp Don clear explanation good things program has offer important big features will Novice Concept initiated last season Dons fliers enter regular AMA FAI contest events P-30 Peanut novices Thats right depending past contest successes lack Dons fliers qualify Novices top Novices receive separate prizes depending placement results among other Novices sure takes away pressure flying against hot-shots up down East Coast really good two-for-the-money scheme another good reason should send 22-cent stamp Don really find out what about Don has lots other good news tell . lots other good works ED WHITTEN 3ox 176 VVaII St Sta New York NY 10005 / 0 involved . like flying McGuire Air Force Base classes Stevens Institute Write him need info needs participation help Send him $12 -size Korda kit now youll early first-batch mailing list again its Don Ross 38 Churchill Rd Cresskill NJ 07626 Gold Silver Basics have chosen gold silver represent two sets basic factsthe two important sets elementalsin mod el airplane Gold silver called pre cious metals two sets aero nautical basics certainly precious too all-important model gold basics flight basics come first involve proper balance trim order able fly model must have center gravity balance point correct fore aft position B wing set proper incidence angle relative horizontal stabilizer about 30 positive difference C propellers thrust line proper angle wing stabilizer setting about 40 50 downthrust relative wing silver basics duration basics talking about Free Flight models once given golden basics airplane can fly attention must turned very important elements give long satisfying flights duration basics Lightweight airframe B Correct propeller airplane C Correct power airplane current atmospheric conditions three silver duration basics hold good whether Free Flight model rubber CO-2 electric gasoline-power ed Outdoor model fragile Indoor mod el hold good whether model flying Scale model all-out duration con test model fun flier kind long ago chanced overhear three youngsters chatting excitedly about World War SE-S flying Scale model builder enthusiastically pointing out models wonderful details dshield instrument panel insignia machine guns engine exhaust tubes paint job really nice-looking model Yes did look good urse wondering flew also noted three never. once. mentioned single gold silver basics hold important realize peripheral details glamorous very noticeable trin kets turn youngsters So should never downgrade such details point youngsters lose interest same time youngsters have made aware gold silver basics kids fail achieve fairly decent flights will quit anyway keep pointing out flight duration basics . talk about enough least some kids will catch Ive called gold silver basics give catchy names maybe . just maybe l help kids remember Now SE-5s dear heart reminds early flying Scale modelsYes itwasan SE-5or maybe properly should call SE-21/2 since never attached lower wing panels After blocking up model attaching upper wing cabane struts looked good thought would try out just like did model wasnt finished course sure looked like could fly fortunate choice rubber hand-wound fair amount hand-launched driveway Things clicked climbed up past garage past back porch over apple trees across back lawn come down other side barberry bushes Linscotts back yard Wow Some flight After always urge not-quite-finish model point little story point out lucky get such nice flight after couple test glides No point emphasize good flights depend odds ends added models SE-S thatflewwell didnt have its lower wings. much less did have its roundels guns wind shield exhaust stacks . wasnt doped realized right such things important Only much later did learn lucky flight have gold silver basics call now pretty good order Its funny preach SRPSM simple rubber-powered stick model starting point types model air planes Free Flight Control Line Radio Control Yet Free Flight models difficult models get fly pro perly Once launch no wires pull keep air no levers flip send electronic messages change elevator aileron engine settings recommend rubber power too much touchier source power internal combustion engine gas job size engine can increased decreased modestly real change models other parameters rubber change rubber motor can shift balance point will change total weight model power burst will different too choose SRPSM because inex pensive safe relatively easy build repair flies slowly enough should can see what does air other words best teaches Gold Silver Basics flight can give plenty satisfaction too So far Ive listed gold flight basics silver duration basics have understood practiced order get good long flights Ill review detail future columns Maybe instructors out will find names gold silver little corny maybe.just maybe. will also give kids something hang to. may give tool remember basics Thats month Keep studying models flight characteristics terms gold silver basics Its good flying starts