r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
r L Club Officers Verity Roster Through ModelNet State Officials Doug Pratt View Model Demo Geoffrey Styles Director Public Relations Club officers access AMAs personal computer service ModelNet can have club rosters checked verified through electronic mail ModelNet service CompuServe worlds largest computer information ser vice Any personal computer modem can connect CompuServe CompuServe maintains network local telephone num bers throughout country 80% phones USA can reach Compu Serve local call club secretary can simply create file includes name AMA num ber club member need ver ify Dont club membersdo have know about now AMA number unavailable ZIP code will can upload file ModelNets Library #12 Within business day AMA will check roster AMA status memberwhether renewed 1988 membership expired theyre re newed verified roster will uploaded Library #12 club offi cer can read Complete instructions found Library #12 file CHECKAMA contrast verifying mail ser vice no charge because involves bet ter economics time handling Some day perhaps AMA status verifica tion club members can done computer will save time money uncertainty can also submit application AMA membership through ModelNets Li brary #12 get confirmation AMA surance coverage within business day New members renewing members can submit on-line application through Mod elNet long pay MasterCard Visa supplies last AMA will send free CompuServe signup kit set instruc tions using ModelNet AMA mem March 28 1988 State officials various departments invited Gifford Pin chot State Park near Harrisburg PA view radio-controlled model aircraft ground water flight Officials State Game Fish Parks Recreation Departments hand listen measure sound levels view demonstration flights lake floatplanes well adjacent grass strip wheel-equipped models Sound levels well within accepta ble range both terms AMA standards State requirements Choppy winds made water takeoffs tricky aircraft dunked twice before pi lot decided abandon demonstration other float-equipped aircraft did very well everyone pleased re sults narrow grass strip beside lake presented distinct challenge land-based airplanes skill prevailed pilots West Shore Flying So ciety Harrisburg demonstrated very high level skill Officials impressed quality aircraft reason able sound levels number club members showed up demon strations weather bright sunny wind nuisance ever provided another opportunity ex plain officials model pilots take flying seriously full-scale coun terparts plenty time AMA staff members Geoff Styles Jeff Troy District 3 AVP Gil Weiss point man arranging event discuss model aviation visiting officials areas sport discussed day considered success con cerned Continued page 99 Howard Crispin Jr Progress One thing participants sport quick learn need something new stores genuity assure devisal comes fore few months ago talking about need vibration isolation engines time number peo ple experimenting several differ ent types mounts achieve degree isolation required lower sound levels same time reduce damag ing amount vibration has get ting back airframe resulting devices among no means promising utilizes Lord mounts isolate unwanted vibrations Ivan Kristianson Don Lowe Dean Koger others have using some time F3A aircraft F3A know has mandated dB limit number years matter time until mounts such would manufactured available modeling public Planes Things 1226 E Avenue J-12 Lancaster CA 93535 has done just present mounts bored fit OS 61 cut out pump YS Rossi Webra engines would expect see come out undrilled plate line 40s 60 mount lightweight uses plate bolts right onto engine backplate assembly weighs 16 oz first photo shows parts re ceive receive plate four Lord mounts four T nuts insertion firewall four replacement bolts enContinued page 98 AMA HQ SERVICES STAFF S Executive Dimotor John worth 0 Executive Coordinator Joyce Hager 0 Administrative Services Director Robert Voislavek 0 Technical Director Bob underwood 0 Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Competition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Director Mike Woodfolk 0 Public Relations Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt S Publications Director Carl R wheeley 0 Nets General Manager \ince Mankowaki 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Jeremiah Courtney August 1988 97 AMA HQ Executive D reCtor including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents ber inquires Write call Doug Pratt AMA HQ 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Res Sound & Model ton VA 22090 703 435-0750 Aeronautics AMAs Executive Council equivalent Board 01 Directors basically composed 01 President Executive vice President Executive Director 11 district Vice Presidents 01 officers provided space month AMA News publication what say space however matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author views may may represent official position AMA Executive Council SoundCont pg 97 gine backplate make up added 14in plate four bolts mounting plate Lord mounts eight star washers mount method will take up ap proximately same dimensions ex isting hard mounts second photo shows assembly would appear ready attach engine fire wall cost mounts about $15 plus shipping can write call 805 9485869 evenings further information mounts will find save lot wear tear both radio components airframe addition reducing sound levels air might also like go back read Don Lowes fine report Gold Coast Club men tions using type mount Phoe nix Muf ~1 Among proposals Jowrit sound levels use muf fler nst am including sketch such device hope reproduced OK Fred Buchler 522 Central Street Endicott NY 13760 Fred member Aeroguidance Society another exam ple club very active program sound reduction Ralph Jackson Rich ard Allen have also instrumental testing device Freds device very easy duplicate made using couple sizes aluminum tub ing cut size hand formed con figuration seen third photo shown made fit Enya 40 CX Once make insert separate parts Enya muffler place insert ~mble muffler tendency inserted piece rattle because size can use high-temperature red silicone ends use fitted parts mufflers etc seal prevent leakage prevents added noises same time helps keep oil residue out airstream definitely worth try installation Note does alter appearance attachment Enya making device such other engine mufflers will need ex Torpedo Muffler Basic Design 2120188 Step 1 Out length aluminum pipe proper length inner muffler Allow taper Step 2 Drill 1/8 1/16 holes liking 0 0o Step 3 Cut 1/4 slots both ends pipe form taper flattened end 0 00 Step 4 Fold slots towards center tube 0 Step 5 Tail end view folded slots have flattened * Step 6 Drill 1/4 hole inner tube pass through * Step 7 Cut 1/4 tube length add 1-1/2 extra will trimmed off later Step 8 Drill 1/16 holes want 0 Step 9 File out rough burrs tubes smooth sharp edges Step 10 Insert center tube own taste Step 11 Test fit muffler make sure snug fit have inner vibration Designed tested Fred Buch/er dB tested Ralph Jackson Dick Allen device has very low cost hope anyone has other ideas will let know am willing try help wants make engine test Thank Fred Buchler Torpedo Muffler Inserts Fred Buchler Prototype No 1 1/4xl/4 Tapered End1x3-3/4 1/4 x 4-3/4 18 Holes18 HolesAluminum 1/161/8Tube 1 Steel Washer 1/4 Hole Center Test Results 9 feet 93dB & 12500 rpm 1 x3-3/4 Prototype No 2Aluminum 18 Holes 1/16 21 Holes 1/8Tube o o00 _oQo 00 1/4 x 4-3/4Aluminum 1 Washers Aluminum Tubewith 6 holes 1/8 Test Results 9 feet 92dB & 12500 rpm Prototype No 3 8 Holes 1/16 7 Holes 1/8 8 Holes 1/16 Front Chamber Center Chamber Center Chamber 6 Holes 1/8 Rear Chamber End~Aluminum Tube 1/4 dZr Hole & 8 Holes Aluminum Tube 1/16 Front Washer 1/4 Center Hole & 5 Holes Untested1/8 Rear Washer periment order find correct combi nation should cause appre ciable power loss As changes tended reduce sound levels should also experiment few different propel lers find match provides quietest operation Take look sketch photo see cannot make something similar engine Performance can gain some benefits use silicone tubing extend exhaust muffler run extension K&B Sportster muffler Davis Soundmaster will experi ence some tuning effect will also re duce sound lower level normally expects mufflers added benefit exhaust resi due carried away aircraft Again has experiment diameters lengths restrict gas flow Propeller research first steps research project literature search thereby avoiding duplication al ready completed studies has done next step develop hard ware needed work check out way researchers sured beforehand ability mea sure parameters case ongoing propeller re search project preliminary steps have accomplished actual research Continued next co/umn 98 Model Aviation Insurance safety travels keep hearing concerns about AMAs move re duce insurance coverage principal concern seems idea re ducing coverage flying site property owners THAT IS UNTRUE NO CHANGE coverage property owner remains $1000000 per incident combination personal injury property damage fact recently have able se cure excess coverage insurance company will add additional five million dollars accommodate possible multiple claims insurance period year should relieve concern property owners could short million dollars claim particular year So now have aggregate coverage six million dollars insurance year AMA funding first million insurance company funding rest security blanket cost AMA $150000 consid ered necessary sue-happy society Individual members coverage remains same million dollars per incident payout incident ever limited 500000 personal injury $50000 property damage Judging history payments claims should completely adequate Executive Council very concerned about fliers insurance coverageso much now have Insurance Committee working very hard con sider significant proposals regarding indi vidual coverage realize importance insurance package will strive within limits resources make solid program possible can help us build up reserves ing SAFETY CONSCIOUS Safety just slogan injuring someone model tragic thing Safety YOUR hands competence piloting aircraft proper preparation aircraft flight avoidance unsafe flying practices necessary own others well being Most accidents caused PILOT ERROR equipment failure pos sible design model aircraft im pact human body some injury must make sure impact does hap pen Avoiding incidents FIRST consid eration insurance BAND-AID help heal wounds after fact very basic safety rule NEVER fly over close proximity spectators includ ing other model fliers property Fail ures DO happen need make sure IMPACT OCCURS ONLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN new Safety Committee working recommend improvements Safety Code can expect safety requirements explicit future PILOTS MUST RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILI TIES WHEN FLYING MODEL AIRCRAFT must assume fat insurance pro gram will cover careless act YOU ARE RE SPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CARELESSNESS must consider AMAs insurance payouts personal responsibilityevery claim required pay money out AMAs pocket requiring cancellation curtail ment some other worthwhile project fair pay out hundreds thousands OUR dollars someone elses careless act OK enough now dis cussion prevents careless incident worth reading time just remem ber YOU could receiving end someones careless act way ward models have dodged lately Per sonally have dodged several have witnessed several near-misses Also remem ber careless flier can cost flying site ACT observe careless ness Frequencies Probably discussed subject days frequency mess problems exist because striving valiantly achieve safe operation PLANNED PHASE-IN BASIS new FCC assigned frequencies still living world wideband equipment must learn live FCC ASSIGNED frequencies no going back As new narrow-band equipment produced ac quired should have pretty secure situ ation except interstitial communica tions frequencies fit between assigned frequencies reason CANNOT afford give up other frequency some suggest local situation will require frequency choices can muster allow us avoid communications monster event purchase new ra dio system INSIST ON NARROW-BAND EQUIPMENT will allow earlier universal use assigned frequencies will buy increased protection communications monster other model frequencies almost case new FM equipment incorporates narrow-band transmitterthats big part battle Narrow-band receivers also becoming available Clubs would wise invest fre quency scanner less expensive va rieties would permit check members frequencies see fre quency scanners will also monitor communications other possible interfer ence Remember new frequencies exclusively anything else fre quencies ILLEGAL difficulty caused close proximity frequencies 20 kHz old wideband equipment can safely operate narrow separa tion solution using wideband equipment put frequency space between next guy inherent frequency phase-in plan long will wideband equipment useful Thats difficult question ans wer no wants sentence good equip ment obsolescence AMA Council will struggling question among others its June meeting Please understand use narrow-band equipment best bet interferencefree flying under circumstances will help communications channel pops up nowhere will greatly further universal use assigned fre quencies Until next timehave fun Cont pg 98 has started next photo shown David Heathcote wind tunnel pylon drive assembly tunnel mouth actual drive cobalt 60 motor current provided bank wet cell batteries Instrumentation cludes strain gauges current measurement sound level measurement fre quency analysis provide study of parameters David graduate stu dent aerospace working Dr Robert Nagel Robert Vess project Some information will passed along study progresses compre hensive article published upon com pletion project Demo Cont pg 97 Gil Weiss deserves lot credit work did make meeting happen would like thank members West Shore Flying Society took time present especially brought models type practical demonstration before state officials can surely help spread word about positive aspects sport Pennsylvania allows model flying public areas Perhaps best example Hillman State Park near Pittsburgh model flying site came about largely through determination K Leroy Irvis Speaker House Pennsylvania Continued page 100 August 1988 99 Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 L Sound Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Executive VPs gestions Its popular notion some time should charge different amounts different levels perceived li ability risk recent column District X VP Dave Peltz outlined such concept Again sounds like good idea class 1 sport flier causes accident flying super whammy fighter clearly class 3 airplane clubs insurance jeopardy site owner very difficult determine what por tion cost insurance attribut Recently Ive written columns in- able individuals what portion clubs surance situation problems what portion site owners isnt delays membership processing col- too hard see significant portion umns have brought some responses both club site owner insurance has suggestions improving situation Re- nothing what types models garding processing memberships being flown spectator just likely very common suggestion stagger trip tent rope break ankle membership renewals throughout chuckhole FF CL site RC year using last digit AMA site true potential liability dinumber determine what month re- rect result flying model airplane will new Lets see could renew individual vary somewhat although much memberships January 1 through Octo- some people would lead believe ber 10 concentrate clubs Novem- serious outstanding case involves ber December obvious solu- CL model medical insurance side tion processing problem fact it doesnt matter whether model RC obvious should adopt CL FF stick finger immediately. ld prop adjusting needle valve Most couple basic questions come mind arguments support theory quickly example system OK one-price-fits-all-categories standard renewals handle new mem- best solution valid arguments berships suppose could charge graded system could made also full amount year issue credit slip Most above arguments focus membership used re- degree risk involved also newal Cant just see someone signing financial element such tax up March getting number ending processing costs considered ap 4 would have renew just proximate numbers spend $9 month later April Heck hay- dues money membership insurance ing difficulty processing memberships now approximately $8 general liabil month ity coverage figure $1 same situation would occur when- amount insures risks depen ever anyone applied CD license Just dent type models being flown would handle complex sit- such aforementioned tripping uations such changing age categories tent rope falling hole end year renewing left about $7 cost inmiddle application FAI Ii- surance dependent relative cense another story Should prorate risks involved go complex amounts should use credit- system such has suggested debit voucher system What member would really dividing up $7 wants add magazine drop What would some substantial increases mess membership application would administrative costs well Id guess make IRS 1040 tax form look like piece cake addition probably bigger Demo problem increased burden chartered clubs determining cur- club can acquaint public rent member AMA Its imperative officials sport model aviation ensure members well worthwhile club AMA members order assure help making flying site re both site owner have in- quest presentable contact Public Rela surance coverage anyone tions Department AMA documenta current AMA member causes accident tion supporting videotape/film both clubs site owners insur- available free charge chartered clubs ance could invalid AMA has helped clubs during Staggering renewals could made past decade help work might reduce problems de lays renewal process opin ion increase complexity its atten dant costs would far outweigh advan tages Perhaps someone can convince can made work efficiently now am concentrating efforts hopes direction streamlining current renewal process making efficient agree must im prove system whatever change make must show net gain rather simple shift problems other areas insurance plan another area con cern about members have made sug 100 Model Aviation would cost least $1 per member simply process keep records application addition probably signifi cant fact status nonprofit corporation could put jeopardy present situation AMA income taxexempt aspects its business except net advertising income Model Aviation magazine magazine adver tising net income pay what called unrelated business income tax al lows us continue nonprofit corpora tion overall pay taxes small portion business Notice taxable portion net advertis ing income whole magazine presently provide insurance members clubs site owners ben efit membership no separate charge insurance simply con sidered benefit membership go system different rates different perceived risks start charge insur ance become effectively insur ance company could thereby put tax-exempt status jeopardy lucky would fall under unrelated business category tax liability would oximately $200000 per year unlucky lost nonprofit status completely cost would much donations made AMA would no longer tax de ductible would lose come potential tax ramifications such system can envision its costing members low-risk group slightly does now higher-risk categories much short would have lost ground Im opinion cant afford insurance business can af ford provide insurance benefit membership prospect possibly changing membership system insurance sys tem same time mind boggling Ill need good stiff drink before can deal possibilities Till next month too Cont pg e8lcated aeromodeler K Leroy Irvis RC Model Airport real showplace keep back issues Model Aviation refer / Place Fly Gerald Fink page 82 July 1986 issue full story club AVP can arrange samliar happenings State Parks Recrea tion environmental officials will take giant step forward towards helping al leviate flying site situation Public lands flying sites future Anything Commonwealth Pennsylvania officials West Shore Flying Club members AMA staff member Jeff Tray Gifford Pinchot State Park Executive Directors View HQ John Worth AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Perspective Trade Shows. April International Modelers Show Atlanta meeting exhibitors indicated much confusion about socalled trade shows confusion volves shows planned managed controlled operated Also evi dent much disagreement about whether such shows should aimed consumers modelers general public hobby shops some mix Adding confusion obvious lack famil iarity part participants nature desires organizations involved putting various shows appear four principal types show organizers sponsors 1 Local clubs case WRAMS New York ledo Ohio Puyallup Washington Balti Maryland etc shows typically aimed modeler and/or general public sometimes involving trade having dealer day separate con sumer days 2 type show put Hobby Industry America HIA aimed model craft industry participants category typically does provide public attendance although have occasional consumer days over years 3 Shows put Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA provide separate days trade con sumers modelers general public 4 Shows such IMS involving single industry sponsor currently similar club-sponsored shows types shows can dif ferentiate between allow exhib itors sell products show granting privilege Shows dont allow over-the-counter purchasing products exhibitor booths permit exhibitors take orders strong opinions within model industry whether such direct selling should per mitted Some industry people dont like club shows typically permit selling others think theyre great Again some industry people prefer shows orga nized industry organizations grounds professional catering exhibitors needs wishes less flea market atmosphere As far modelers concerned however preference unquestionably shows direct selling takes place selling shows also favored new smaller exhibitors have low bud gets Selling enables recoup cost renting booth space travel lodg ing Some owners currently large companies started out way thus ap preciate need market encour age newcomers innovative ideas get foothold selling shows Others ap pear resent competition socalled basement garage operators low overhead low prices Despite disagreements exhibi tors seem participate types shows though complain too shows never theless appear participate possible As industry pioneer put shows good exhibi tors can attend shows apparently sufficient variety type location dates exhibitor can choose sev eral suiting preference type participate during particular year appears however weeding out sorts bound happen Because simply too shows exhibitor attend scheduled given differences opinion what types shows best appears unlikely type will dominate weeding-out process will vary according economic factorsthat successful particu lar show organizer again exhibitors should note what considered successful exhibitor may judged another thing obvious show scene plenty variety types shows types exhibitors types attendees As long market will determine what mix shows prevails Competition among shows will decide ones sur vive new procedure being tested Some shows IMS RCHTA branching out have per year lo cated different part country What effect will have two shows compete directly same audience remains seen As yet ever head-to-head competition has avoided AMAs position shows good participation accordance what budget personnel availa bility allows general shows doubly beneficial AMA providing opportu nity meet existing members pro mote new memberships So long sit uation continues can expect see AMA different types shows locations feasible Connecticut 0 Maine achusetts 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PO Box 1828 ljsxbury MA 02331 iei 71 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Gerald erowe PO Boa 4384 Middletowo RI 02840 Bill Chandler PO Box 441 Orland ME 04472 Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsefld MA 01489 Bob Landry 80 Main St Eanen Jot /T 05452 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 81 Sylvan St Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinstor George Wilson 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 District meetings Maine Expo held April 17 & 18 1988 info next month District radio frequency meeting held As result meetings evident some misunderstand ing some topics will try give very brief explanation have topic wish discussed column let know Insurance reminder club has set rules become part Safety Code also AMA Fre quency Phase-in Plan part Safety Code should have accident following above policies MAY placing insurance risk would also include club training program example should student flier supposed have club instructor present flying fly out instructor cause accident might covered has hap pened Frequencies As mentioned above frequencies authorized Phase-in Plan should used though others may FCC legal Also please re member old frequencies illegal may interfere some new ones Give careful consideration what doing decide fol low plan Sticker program article pub lished Model Aviation caused con siderable confusion about transmitter stick ers NOT REQUIRED either reg ular flying contest flying Some contests MAY require transmitter checking part sticker program older stickers gold gold sticker does mean transmitter will meet current gold sticker specs Frequency Committee working set guidelines used checking transmitters individuals however will take some time Memberships have some people have waited long time member ship services such card maga zine experience such problem let AVP know problem ing studied try find way reduce number steps necessary process memberships However aware number problems necessary steps may taken Merrimac Valley Aristocrats held 10th Indoor contest March 13 1988 infor mation provided Dick Sherman photos Bill Johnson contest held Andover Cage 19 contestants plus about 100 spectators Contest Director Don Walworth Six events flown contest given very nice write-up Lawrence Eagle-Tribune included several pho tographs shown below Kevin Barrett Dick Keighicy judging Scale models August 1988 101 Lincoln Ross Pennyplane Lincoln RC Gilder pilot first Indoor contest Pennyplanehis third placed second time 6 mm 25 sec Northeast Pylon Racing Organization NE PRO clinic held Don McStays home provide chance peo pie interested Racing ask questions receive information aircraft Some attended far away Long land 45-hour trip seemed very worthwhiie day Perhaps other groups should consider way promote terest NEPRO banquet held March 26 1988 Crabappless Restaurant Stur bridge MA well-attended traditional af fair featured presentation 1987 sea sonal championship awards also served kickoff 1988 Pylon Rac ing season 1988 NEPRO Racing sched ule full includes both Quickie 500 Formula One/FAI racing Anyone interested additional information may call 617 528-1381 203 673-2000 photos furnished Bob Wallace AMA Your AMA Officers Waiting Hear Effective communication two-way street AMAs unpaid volunteer officers doing utmost make AMA kind organization members wish thoughts contained pages month yours arent apt known unless writeto AMA vicepresident district represent ative associate vice-president area Complete communications link write three 1987 NEPRO Champions Don McStay L Expert Quickie 500 Champion Bob Wallace Formula OnelFAl Champion Steve Pastula Standard Quickie 500 Champion Steve rookie year RC Py lon Racing 1987 winning 1987 Standard Quickie 500 Championship no small accomplishment New YorI 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 2258319 Associate Vice Presidents Pete Bianchini 260 S Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 Tom Brown P0 Box 88i APO NY 09123 Frank Costello 27 Kearney St Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 Ray Juochkas 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N union Street Olean NY 14790 Robert Roane 39 Monroe St Keyport NJ 07735 Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Los Sauter 2092 Rabbit Lane Phoenio NY 13139 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froelich Farm Rd Hickoville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts Nothing official mind see time coming may witness transformation AMA Nats have known years such indoor Free Flight Outdoor same Control Line variations RC Scale Soaring etc Despite certain nostalgic twinges such developments could become capable stimulating growth validity aero modeling ongoing effort achieve due acceptance public effective ally envision youthful membership scientific heirs appar ent aeronautical sense obvious fact Nats concept has undergone significant metamorphosis regards original objective selecting Grand National Championie indi vidual competitor amassed greatest number points greatest number events has charged recent Nats sites have favored simultaneous use RC Control Line less satisfactory indoor Outdoor Free Flight kind reaction expect get 1988 Nats held July 23-31 Tidewater Virginia ever Hope attend regardless particular specialty must say point believe need annual convention type get-together membership follow ing format First AMA National Fun-Fly held year Reno NV June 24 through 26 Though competition vital part total AMA concept well-known fact large segment total membership deeply involved building flying model aircraft just fun rather solely out de sire conquest fully support en courage both phases AMA activity ever derive due consolation indisputable fact always competitions progress over coun try eager gladiators could ever hope attend toto Cradle Aviation Museum 3rd Annual Mini ature Aviation Expo latest edition novel District ii spectacle truly just thatie spectacular held sway year 102 Model Aviation April 16 17 within museum located original hangars historic highly revered Mitchell Field Long island NY Attendance exceeded 5000 during two-day period number models kind display always good company full-scale aircraftwas put 160 camera discloses models shown context Biggies Paul Page L receives NEPRO Distinguished Service Award Dave Doyle Paul pro vides computerized matrix system NEPRO races Pauls system highly re garded nationally regularly invited provide services around country Nationals included Bernicermielves riPRO Distin guished SEVIUtO Rward efforts ganizing administering Pylon Racing Officials PRO PRO created Bernice responsible providing qualified racecourse workers NEPRO races Ber nice also contest coordinator District 1 Cuo couts snown tne next photo may well become AMA members someday Quite appropriately hangars serve em brace aeronautical gems thus lending special aviation atmosphere mystique edifice photo below proudly serves Cradle same wit great deal ot success tnis two earlier Cradle Aviation-based shows sue tireless efforts two Long land AMA members Hank Anholzer Leo Spencer invaluable support such clubs Nassau Fliers LI Drone So ciety LI Condors Meroke MAC LI Cobras PARCS among others shall cited later report will contact Honored guests County Execu tive Thomas S Gulotta Nassau County Museum Director Edward Smith AVP Ray Juschkus attendance ap preciate kind assistance Fly-Bys RC Club AMA #2222 wish ex press thanks Patricia Gridley editor having favored copy newsletter edits above club located area Rochester NY Pats reassuring message new club mem bers runs follows Ask help sure you will get Believe say imposition future club terested dedicated success sport Well spoken Pat precise community club operates Dansville NY Atlantic County Skyblazers compliment Blazers club upon quality its news letter capably edited Ron Lockhart chap having just moved District II couple months ago phoned name location model air plane club could join did didand now Ron valued member newsletter editor said Blazers Ron accomplished RC Pattern flier highly regarded member NSRCA glimpse Galeville NY modeler has ever maxed Free Flight sense shots recently made Galeville Army Air Field near New Paltz NY certain strike warm responsive note example cope C-job hands its deservedly proud creator pilot Ohio sylvania Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown Oistrict Ill Vice-President 1255 High Street Bradford PA 16701 614362-7752 Associate Vice Presidents Francis Ftaharty 504 21st St vienna wv 26101 Nelson Goald 1644 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodwere New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Oearfield PA 1e830 Lawrence R Weimer 15613 Greendale Ave Maple Hts OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 HalloweIl Ot Bennalem PA 19020 Frequency Coordinator John GoSle 102 Wyoming Ann Forty Fort PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 Over past few months some Dis trict Ill modelers have suggested use favorable lead-in picture myself Un fortunately cant However about beautiful young lady Pictured photo above Melinda An derson several modelers Dis trict Ill chosen represent United States first Junior World Free Flight World Championships Poland linda senior Crestwood High School Mountaintop PA high school re sume exhibits has outstanding aca demic physical abilities has modeling since age five has ac crued multiple National Championships 1984 1985 1986 Jim Buxton also team member quite competitor following picture shows some hardware has gath ered correspondence Jim men tioned increased entry fee Junior Nats Last year fee $5 first event $2 second year fee $5 events increase fees seemed contrary philosophy Council has toward Juniors asked Headquarters clarification ap pears classes Junior Senior Open pay same event fees However Junior/Senior entries pay $25 basic fee late fees event fee used run individual event basic fees used general Nats ex penditures trash removal phones electric ity etc hope will explain difference 1988 Nats costs Juniors Pylon Racing has main point August 1988 103 interest modeling have watched Quarter-Scale Pylon Racing Association grow since 1980 main reasons growth appear stability equality built rules fact en gines quiet interested ob taining information organization contact Paul Adkins 579 Fouse Ave Akron OH 44310 fine example clubs cooperating gether happened western Pennsylvania spring Hill Top RC Club Emlen ton PA produce show local mall cancel due scheduling conflict Fortunately Maple Cave Club allowed continue effort per mitting cosponsor Cranberry Mall Show Oil City joint show well received public certainly provided cooperative relationship tween clubs Another example clubs working gether Delaware Valley Federation Model Airplane Clubs growing associ ation now represents 13 model airplane clubs southeastern Pennsylvania cludes modelers involved areas aeromodeling results federation clude improved visibility political clout good publicity turn provides beneficial steps forward acquiring keeping flying sites federation held fine banquet Bensalem PA April 23 1988 Thanks AVP Gil Weiss have picture function below nn nape 104 final photo just look size runway several Gear up locked 1988 FAI ClAM Meeting major point discussion revolved around problems having noise ClAM Bureau decided class must produce noise proposal December 1988 class now forced comply efforts curtail noise problem Rule modifications now being devel oped allow us reduce noise classes compete FAI competition will forced quiet models have involved FAI pro gram ways past 11 years time have witnessed problems gener ated decisions made people little no knowledge particular discipline past year United States withdrew proposal host world championships Soaring F3B withdrawal has gener ated problems within F3B un called Fortunately Don Lowe has recog nized problem has charged responsibility reviewing rewrit ing FAI program Academy ing plan involve individual team selection committees proper put end result may require AMA laws revision order vest power FAI program proper channels FA program successfully continue United States effective per sonal program necessary response idea reproducing club group shots column has favorable months picture Wayne County Radio Control Club Shreve OH spring mall show Are interested seeing club pic tured column please send photos Delaware S District Columbia 0 Maryland 0 Nortt Carolina IVVirtinla DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babara ll7Otis Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 9e9-935e Bob chumpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 2390e chack Foreman 5B11 Rioker Dr Mechanicuville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Fvrnwood Dr Raleigh NC 27B12 Rick Christoph 970 Star Crest HurrisonburgVA 22911 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard tune Wilmington DC 19909 charles Spear 289 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27029 Frequency Coordinstor Paul Yacobacci 9409 Winthrop Dr FayvOevilie NC 29301 Phone Eveniog 1919 498-SOuB Control Line flying Norfolk Aeromodel ers held Annual Spring Rainmaker over 30 April-i May weekend turnout moderate very good contest enough get Vince Mankowski AMAs Nats Manager out competi tion area again appearances Con trol Line flying upswing least true terms number Charter Clubs now listed Control Line specialty clubs members interested getting Control Line flying should aware clubs list follows inter ested please drop note will ad vise contact make get group Sky Lancers Washington DC area also AMA Show Team Salis bury Hawks Salisbury MD Golden Triad Model Masters Advance NC Trian gle Prop Spinners Cary NC Metrolina Control Line Society Charlotte NC Greenville Flight Club Greenville NC Wilmington Control Line Fliers NC Northern Virginia Control Line Association Norfolk Aeromodelers Virginia Beach VA overwhelmed Control Line fliers growth time en couraging will occasions others get together some good Control Line competition flying general Chartered Clubs records show 142 clubs 2 May 1988 increase nine since first year New listing Brandywine Bush pilots West Grove DE Monacacy Fliers Fred erick MD Miniature Rotary Wings Virginia Dumfries VA Richmond Radio Control Soaring Society Richmond VA Pilot RC Flying Club Louisburg NC Shelby Skymasters Shelby NC New Bern Aeromodelers New Bern NC Blue Ridge Thunderbolts Horse Shoe NC Let us give big Welcome new Chartered Clubs best signs growing district Re member also reason need work harder obtain keep good flying sites visiting Pattern Contest held Raleigh Aero Masters opportu nity talk short time AVP Doug Holland reported fun-fly held Wilmington Model Flying Club big success should prove good annual spring event everyone down eastern North Carolina area Fliers attended fun-fly put Cum berland RC Club Fayetteville NC also re port good turnout good event Robert Vess did clean up Nationals participation Dis trict IV have applied AMA Headquarters volunteer work Nationals Inquir ies have overwhelming As result planned requirements have filled Nationals would desire help out can stop Head quarters tent inquire need anyone moment Often need individuals over above what planned also applied some reason unable attend leaves vacancy has filled cannot utilized worker come anyway cannot come enter events means come specta tor rare occasion no doubt will years before other Nationals can expected take place District IV will last col umn appear before Nationals will get issue MA end June/first July behalf Academy people working make great Nation als invite come down partic ipate Nationals still biggest best model aircraft show world have read about now opportunity see take part can best part fly whatever category feel master modeler Nationals everyone Free Flight Scale year Nationals will see upsurge something unique event Electric Free Flight Scale have seen couple models being built event know outstanding things about effort fact multiengine aircraft models Electric offers chance reliable power consistent climb capabil ity catastrophe power loss side aircraft such model shown photo Dave Rees Goldsboro NC Northrop XB-35 XB-35 four-engined development forerunner advancements jet age Daves model judging feel holding four engines churn ing should go up like rocket ex ample aircraft will see perform July Large aircraft know present under consideration aircraft ex ceed 55-lb limit established AMA safety guidelines wish have op portunity certifying demonstra tion flights under AMA IMAA rules sev eral steps need taken need contact Bob Underwood AMA Technical Di rector IMAA District Director District IV Director Bob Dean 6110 Channing Court Charlotte NC 28215 can also reach Bob 704 563-0028 IMAA District Director especially needs hear may desirous becoming inspector acting man ner quite similar FAA inspector experimental category aircraft should have trouble contacting either above individuals can get touch procedures agreed upon provide means approved demonstration aircraft Most peo ple build order show off results 104 Model Aviation Fun-Fly 1988 Nats opening day Nats Saturday July 23rd has set aside fun-fly everyones chance fly Nats Frequency control free transmitter checks flight instructors will everyone Plan help kick off 1988 Nats Alabama ida 0 Georgia iosippi 0 Puerto Rico South Carolina 0 Teooeuoee V DISTRICT REPORT Lee Webster District V Vice-President 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Hunter Rt 3 Box 286 Amory MS 38821 Richard Jachson 2118 Thoralee Dr. N Charleston SC 29408 Arthur Johnson 932 Banyan Dr Deiray Beach FL 33444 Joseph Micalizzi SR 00888 Box 1032 Faiardo PR 00848 Ed Moormun 85 12th Street Shalimar FL 32579 Dick PaBon 7BB Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 Tom Thacker 849 East Glocheuter Place Norcross GA 30071 Frequency Coordinator Burnis Fields P0 Boo 1083 Strickland Rd Interlachen FL 32048 Phone 19041 884-2517 Contest season full swing Its great fun noncompetitors doing Call fun-flying Im Yet somehow such activity does require some form rules some control over activity successful AMA does through its Contest Directors CDs job tough Its job dedicated person would under take $40 free membership didnt love what doing CDs arent created equal Some have talent controlling group actions others some old hands years experi ence running contests some attempt ing first meet seldom much chance get training guides rule book CD manual onthe-job training may know rules well AMA CD application procedure makes applicant review book inter pretation rules adjustment lo cal conditions often required can get CD real trouble contes tant fliers proud lot subject themselves rigors competition show performance creations skill flying Any rules interpreta tion makes harder will resisted also sensitive person doesnt like ignored talked down So CD becomes personal relations mana rather hard thing train Sometimes things just get out hand happens takes consideration understanding part CD contestant alike find workable solution summer get number let ters CDs contestants com plaining about incidents esti mation bad undesirable some kind change system need ed prevent reoccurrence Analysis situations generally reveals failure caused inability CD contestant get together re solve problem best interest Whether fault CD contestant seldom consequence matter rules dont usually help much what AMA organization fers its fun-fly rules often made spot AMA input So what solution situa tions appears to require local ac tion CDs can trained local expe rience Contestants need helpful whenever possible should carefully weigh demands against overall sit uation Rules must modified times fit local situation everyone must know rule changes timely manner contest fair test skills actions can see local Please dont expect AMA take sides such dis putes Judge jury proper AMA role Problems rules should han dled through contest boards Safety problems should solved locally con cert Safety Code common sense CD licensing based recommen dations local open members quiz rules Beyond responsibil ity CDs performance pretty well rests local groups sponsor con tests However dont quit sending letters concern think AMA can help changing policy procedure Ill certainly try meantime lets lighten up bit enjoy hobby Speaking contests journeyed Dick son TN Volunteer State Scale Meet contest Masters qualifier meet great contest CDs Stan Alexander Claud Baskin did fine job Big winners Greg Namy Expert Mark Harrell Giant tremendous J3 Charles Reeves beautiful Art Chester Jeep David Bowman fun Scale Laser 200 Bill Miller Tennessee Scale Champion static score plus four flight scores flying DC3 Got note Emory Vaughn Ra dio Controller Helicopter Greenwood Club club has its own flying site just outside Greenwood SC dedicated strictly Helicopter flying planning Hel icopter fun-fly September 4 year makes following comments would like invite Helicopter pi lots prospective Helicopter pilots come visit us field fly Sunday weather permitting anyone terested can contact Emory Vaughn Jr Rt 2 Bucklevel Rd Greenwood SC tel ephone 1-803-223-1495 Terry McCurry 511 Marshall Rd Greenwood SC tele phone 1-803-227-6332 info trying contact some obscure Helicopter pilots area know some around just seem hard locate missed AMA EAA have doing things gether past year two current big thing joint participation weekend camp sessions EAA plays host teenagers interested aviation AMA assists providing modeling session models built flown campers format has very successful year inter ested establishing such joint program local area contact Bob Underwood AMA Headquarters advice proceed Such programs help improve image model aviation demon strated following letter Eugene Mathis Daphne AL writes Recently visited great EAA party Lakeland FL reputed second Oshkosh believe en trance kiosk checks get unlimited pass show evidence 1 member EAA 2 li censed civil airman 3 military airman 4 member Academy Model Aeronau tics import FAA recog nizes AMA members having enough knowledge self-discipline safety con sciousness trust out flight line air operations under way real gong borrow good old British slang ex pression small club has use very good flying field thanks County Com mission assured would have AMA thirdparty insurance world could convince Commission us current insurance otherwise above comments bring up question insurance turn safety Safety Committee continuing review AMA Safety Code goal providing im proved version time next years mem bership manual ready printing plan come up code really work able provides guidelines safe participa tion puts insurance safety considerations proper perspective idea considering include requirement chartered club pre pare safety plan operations part club charter application final analysis safety local matter anyway En forcement safety rules just possible Washington AMA can provide guidelines recommendations Again Safety Committee desires hear has ideas safety Send by-line address way appre ciate input Ive received date Lots helpful ideas Thanks again West Pasco Model Pilots Association held novel fun-fly event down Odessa FL event fliers can just about manage take off land inexperi enced group feel dont belong quote Mel Glucksman ran event Also Mel reports event hosted Cub Scout den parents treating hot dogs soda stick time club trainer buddy box Great idea Mel cant think better way expose ginners joys model aircraft Philip Rohm President Gateway RC Club Jacksonville FL reports Gateway very successful Pattern meet March 19th 65 contestants Philip reports high caliber competition filled stands spectators both days meet earliest meets year attracting some finest proficient fliers part country years contest clubs successful yet thank fine fliers attendance made possible Work already under way planning improvements next years weather Finally Philip reports sad note sad duty report recent passing gentleman longtime friend of modelers northeastern Florida area John Breedlove left us final takeoff March 291988 Fliers have participated club con tests will remember John wife Sylvia folks always ran transmitter im pound area van will miss John because always something needed done something could have cut ting grass judging contest helping new modeler learn ropes also re member him fact real warm human being Well thats month See Nats August 1988 105 Illinois 0 Indiana S Kentucky 0 Missouri VI DISTRICT REPORT Jim Sears District VI Vice-President PO Box 308 Burgin KY 40310 Associate Vice Presidents Ron Ballard 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Churlie Bexer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Cal Ettel #3 Castle Drive AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 William Kern 1806 12th St. Bedford IN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MO 64114 Stun Watson 10414W 134 Street Palox Park iL 60464 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Varna IL 61375 As Im sitting trying come up something Id like discuss can think about few competitors can have much power AMA cater sport fliers dont have thing against competitors fact just wish sport fliers say AMA Sport fliers will sit back wait things happen eager com petitors make things happen Remember squeaky wheel gets grease guys have known some time Whats about Im thinking about insurance frequency problems As sit writing column now op erating less insurance coverage frequency committee wants go FCC new proposal will tighten specs future radios will eliminate wideband radios Obviously sport fliers havent let AMA know important us retain insurance coverage weve some time though may opposed reductions coverage insurance sport fliers whole may agree re duction Should sit back let Council change insurance coverage will consulting us Thats right Thats what doing Ive gotten few let ters raising fuss over should rocking walls AMA What main reason being AMA isnt insurance Have misled Maybe its important youve tried being good guys changing old radios new frequencies great personal expense have throw away couple years After youve told time thats would required to have last now Now rules change competitors like dont have worry some sport flier will show up wideband ra dio Bunk old radios work field can controlled AMA tell radios no good field Dont worry AMA will have proposal gets FCC passes FCC can put clamps precious insurance will worth dime fly illegal radios can see us sport fliers sitting back let ting things go us screwing us up real bad Thats just way just stay little worlds give con trol AMA few reckon thats way its meant must face facts feel helpless sometimes sit back let happen need complain get socked us dont know about believe important enough put up fight just hope isnt too late made trip Owensboro KY month visit club have enjoyed sev eral years have known guys since back Seventies AVP first time Ive actually visited holding mall show Owens boro thought would good time catch action Isotopes displayed several nice mod els usual videos now being shown mall shows throughout coun try crowds seemed enjoy really liked mock-up model utilized full-house RC system demon strate RC ship works electric motor prop add real ism Nice job opportunity talk members enjoyed part president tried apologize having spend time talking members quickly re minded him talk could talk spectators new prospects course would gladly help hook new prospect wanted talk represent got no arguments Owensboro met mem bers Ohio Valley Prop Busters RC Club Hawesville KY Like club Burgin have smaller group fact happy hear lot com mon Sounds like kind club guys informed have worked local airport have site airport Again example model full-size pilots can join forces fly together harmony just wonder got airport may check Burgin group very active commu nity has held contest last couple years local school chil dren learned used Delta Darts have some excellent flights out won awarded nice prizes efforts Great PR work fellows course cant forget talked some guys Evansville IN Ev ansville group well represented got caught up latest What can say about guys terrific bunch fellows made two trips during April April ended trip made observe EAA Air Academy Weekend held Indy program cosponsored Experi mental Aircraft Association AMA AVEMCO insurance youth interested aviation Because interest money used programs youth de cided to make trip could see well program working arrived shown up event didnt have wait long pleased see place filling up quick order show time hangar busy people getting ready go Im guessing about 30 teenagers eager get started fact just about adults program divided three parts Three groups youngsters rotated group would get chance three parts part lasted about four hours give take little program taught some basic aerody namic principles use instruments use flight computer chart reading name few subjects class finished tour displayed aircraft included some home-builts such Wittman Tailwind Smith Miniplane cant forget Stearman amongst other fine aircraft display Junker display second program gave participants chance build full-size wing rib turn bank indicator given raw materials jigs plans stack spruce sticks came some beautiful ribs craftsmanship super Given right leadership kids could fine job building full-size airplanes over heard guys say wished brought proper glue could use ribs plane third program allowed partici pants build Hand-Launched Glider give look model build ing scheme things can cer tainly see importance cant Well quickly made helper got volved balsa dust production Some helpers ended up building models too like day Did fin ished models fly bet did care watched take building amazed Fantastic As observer participant new program think have winner saw real enthusiasm everyone involved adults getting much out kids know did Before quit subject thanks Roger Wathen running modeling part program took care getting materials bodies together did excellent job Thanks made great weekend future aviators Before close month promised fellow Id include picture ugliest model side Mississippi Maybe aint ugliest its closing winner real fast Bill Marsh sent picture gyrocopter built Hal deBolt plans Its done yellow pink dare bet Wankel powered real pussycat Thanks Bill 106 Model Aviation Enough now. Hobby Show Nats will hobby show held con junction 1988 Nats Held Chesapeake Holiday Inn Thursday Friday evenings July 28th 29th well day Saturday July 30th show will include industry displays films seminars much Iowa 0 Michigan 0 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 117 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe address EMAIL 700472162 Assistant Vice PresidenS Boyd Bowdish 6410 Gienwood N. Goiden Valley MN 55427 Associsfe Vice Presidents Bud Gorroan Box 33 Knife River MN 55609 Jack Fins 366 Hsmpden Dr NE Cedar Rapids iA 52402 Russeii Knetzger 2625 C Shorewood Blvd Miiwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lusik 305 Patti Piece Hoiiand Mi 49423 Can Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Rosiyn Pontiac Mi 48064 Pasi Smith 11112 Diii Drive Sterting i-its Mi 48077 Frequency Coordinsfor Bob Stamm Boa 357 Minocqsa Wi 54548 competitions now full swing notice several combined open-air swap shop fun-flys Britain known Boot sales being translated Trunk us As tween Pylon Racing dates expect visit several receive requests visit clubs fly ing activities over district have decline keep summertime flying RePete hav ing go myself winter conve nient visiting have already booked several visits 1989 Assistant VP Minneapolis Boyd Bowdish has very active develop ing MAAC visiting local clubs MUST use AVPs local area Invite meetings summer have expense account use far its being used lot Did scan listing show teams last months Model Aviation district has largest . fairly evenly spread Congratulations Spirit America guys filling Jet Aerobatic teams absence Wil low Run Air Show month have need show team contact find out useful pro fessional too original founders NMPRA have wondering pointing Well interest seems waning Fl have very strong following Q-500 Quar ter Midget too newly formed Py lon Racing organization 100% classes TURN THE UNITED RACING NETWORK member ship almost three figures wel come new members tired NMPRA California gets atti tude Send information Wayne Yea ger visited several clubs look transmit ters clear up confusion darned frequencies MAAC Minnea polis very happy after explana tions Whirlwinds long trip first club have ALL transmitters pass Read explanation mess AMA National Newsleffer Compu Serve DL1 have tried work compro mise frequency management old new radios hope like Gone flying . forever times want yell out question WHY last weekend such occasion have heard said God takes best longtime friend Joe Hass Him now Joe heard terminal cancer Marge decided make the time left throughout few years managed founder Sig nal Seekers Yankee Airforce other sociations organizer winter indoor flying sessions member PT Boat Asso ciation Michigan Exchange Clubsand modeling everything mean thing store Wayne Hobby backroom meeting needed space activity times Satur day will memorial service ing held Yankee Airforce Hangar Willow Run Airport memorial Joes name has set up Marges loss great children Mick Rob Pat Mary have lost father have lost great modeling companion influ ence going seen felt long long time Mark Robotti cook IN Laughlin cook ing chicken St Croix Valleys Annual Picknick Phil Zuidema Dick Stein NCPL officers Key City Bald Eagles before meeting Don Bentlield MAAC mall show coordinator secretary Note Boyd Bowdishs hat col lection atop display District Roundup First gripe news letters have no telephone numbers address allow communicate club put top sheets ome new NI MID LAND RC edited Jim Dinsmorethanks guys ome back Dipstick DAVISON AVIATORS reports field activities D-MICHIGAN ALL THUMBS going instructors extra insurance help getting mem bers Batur winner Toledo Disney MonoKote plane showing tricks ROMEO AREA RC CLUB AUL MODEL RADIO CON TROLLERS using frequency manage ment field Don Tschida has de veloped super-efficient mufflers inserts keep noise down o interference arc welders tower close field has closed weekday flying MILWAUKEE ELECTRONS e top subject SHARKS newsletter RY GASEWICZ heading up Sound Com mittee RACINE RC CLUB aiming 90-at-9 KHAWKS also noise reduction path LWATER FLIERS following trend noise safety control tips Phew lot clubs doing SOMETHING noise reduc tion THATS GREAT clubs can get reach 90-at-9 standard 1989 closing thought LIVINGSTONE CO RC sun goes down dont fool around fly too late favor ite plane may meet its fate Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico homa s VIII DISTRICT REPORT Johnny Clemens District VIII Vice-President PO Box 64573 Dallas TX 75206 Associste Vice Presidenna Dannie Baii Rt 1 Boa 840 Mesquite TX 75181 Michsei S Harrison 600 T Main Hot Springs AR 71801 Gene Hempei 301 N Yaie Dr Gariand TX 75042 Wiiiiam Huriey iii 229 Brian Dr Pieassnton TX 78064 Biii Lee 3522 Tamariak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Larry Sartor 1415 Manor Dr Bartiesviiie OK 74003 Ed Shearer 3416 David Dr Metairie LA 70003 chuck Wood 909 Harvard St Ciovis NM 88101 Frequency coordinator Biii May 3839 DuchesS Traii Daiias TX 75229 official Jim Truitt Soaring sage District 8 triumphantly announced group us 1988 flying season officially startedbecause just got ten first fire ant bites Jim really come tell Pancho Morris already 45 contestants preregis August 1988 107 Paul dbusters display Sterling Heights Public Library set up Don Campbell Pres ident Bruning Paul Boyanowski tered annual Texas National Soaring Tournament flown campus University Texas Dallas proud Soaring activity have District 8 dont have slopes launch off probably have next greatest Soaring action Califor nia lots slopes Soaring quiet cleanand wonderful wonderful District 8 newslet ters someone mentioned active modeling good form exercise also reminded us eat properly food four food groups daily modeler asked What four food groupsfrozen instant canned take-out big part required reading almost 300 newsletters get month outside District 8 am getting feeling flying activ ity really increase far largest part increase fun-fly cate gory think just great opening up field everyone can have taste organized flying Fun-fly gath erings far relaxed hard competition meets relaxed atmos phere breaks down timidity ginner student pilot has real reason fun-flys Sometimes get out hand prize awarding again scares timid inactivity sure doesnt happen group main values fun-fly severalfold first course create mosphere eager get gether enjoy other super value because aeromodeling folks really super people Dont agree get share intelligence personality ideas sportsmanship get form friend ships other worthwhile folks fun lys give us sugarcoated way learn organize act own behalf guess real reasons 125000 us join hands spend lot money time effort keep activities under control own satisfaction pub lic acceptance Some photos included fun-fly Dumas TX sent Rege Hall am amazed amount flying activity goes Panhandle area west Texas nearby places New Mexico such Clovis Santa Fe Albuquerque clubs area seem work gether help enjoy other has summarize just means ex cellent leadership salute bunch folks know must feel world has forgotten annual fun-fly Dumas TX Dr Charles Litteil receives Sportsmanship Award April 30th-May 1st event drew 45 fliers 94 planes over west Texas New Mexico am saluting another fun-fly closer-tohome club right Dallas ever think Control Line flying dead should attend fun-fly contest put Dallas Model Aircraft Association fly Control Line park provided city Dallas beautiful flying circles pavilions water electricity chain-link fence safety am personally very proud Hobby Park because made first layout model park Parks Department about 35 years ago work ing East Dallas Exchange Club As can see photos taken Rhonda Tomchik DMAA bunch good about helping beginners has blessed good leadership such president Bill Bischoff gave photos time modeling tends get overly sophisticated Dallas Model Aircraft As sociation makes effort get back ba sics Goldberg Racing Event everything must out-of-the-box admirable way show beginner what can done March fun-fly Dallas Model Air craft AssocIation ready-to-fly event make sure would capable helping poor kid got plastic ready-to-fly jobs gift club special izes helping beginners best oldest Control Line parks country park provided city Dallas Typical kind youngsters get help Dallas Model Aircraft Associ ation two proud brothers photo below Look models can see theyre smiling have never seen enthusiastic kids Andy Kyle Thompson nine 10 years old perfect example American system should work couple intelligent eager kids backed dad en courages backs financially something good will pay off rest lives will help give us little better world live Help kids much can Nine-year-old Andy L ten-year-old Kyle Thompson proudly show baisawood models built themselves have flown dad Steve furnished advice financing Dallas boys already sophisticated building Having considered number years have served AMA modeling world since 1936 some capacity always felt would like considered im mortal someone reminded immortal must deadso please forget mentioned * * * Thats fun now * * * CoIodo as S Nebraska 0 North Dakota S South Dakota Wyoming Ix DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe address EMAIL 780e72750 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 88505 Gene Corson Box 2832 Casper WY 82802 Nathan Lancaster 3597 S Kendall St Denver co 80235 Floss Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS e7401 Jim RicheOs SiB S Cloudas Sisac Falls SD 57103 Frequency Coordinator Steve Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CD 80229 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-32B9 am calling upon two guest authors months column Nat Lancaster Associ ate VP Jim Shaw First Nat Lancaster Whats happening around District IX month As column being written middle May flying season about kick off multitude con tests other events Denver RC Eagles prepping annual Pattern Scale event George Meyer Scale Masters takes place June 4 5 U S Air Force Academy annual Casper Airmodelers Giant Fly-In set Memorial Day weekend Ar vada Associated Modelers preparing 108 Model Aviation north flight line Dumas TX annual fun-fly though May 1st jackets partly because wind As photo shows nothing stop wind milesand milesand miles Lotsa space fly annual Pattern meet Jefco Aero modlers have Pattern/Scale contest set July 4th weekend just starts organized events upcoming Rocky Mountain re gion very active group modelers Colorado Competition Society dedicated perpetuating Pylon Racing emphasis Quickie 500 some Quarter Midget Racing scheduled need infor mation contact Duane Gall 303 9699527 Racing easy. Just go fast turn left miss ground 10 times around Colorado Dawn Patrol has full season planned just flying no-competition mode Scheduled events get ting together flying mostly 1A-scale aircraft flying sites through out area Throughout U S noise abatement becoming way life lot us have prob lem present encourage consider some noise-reducing measures anyway should ask Simply because day may come suddenly awake find problem will find much better have acted react situation Read Howard Crispins Sound column will find some ideas easy implement yet obstacle having fun Nine years ago month Vince Man kowski District VP time started Season Flyer patch receive patches fly once month year have flight wit nessed AMA expanded program na tionwide few years ago Now doing Florida isnt trying winter months states get share snow cold weather program comes bit challenge Jefco Aero modlers just awarded patches five mem bers just completed nine consecutive years flying once month no matter what Mother Nature threw five Karl Brueggeman Don Lutze Don Holsinger Jr Jerry Gerken myself Nat Lancaster AMA supply has patch called SAD patch stands Society Air craft Demolishers club awards patches member involved midair collision exclusive group has received patches isnt line door speak Stay out sky ever see guy both sleeves jacket filled SAD patches may get own get five ACE Thats writer month prepared Travis extra commitments month gave whole one-day notice Anything going club please call 303 988-2081 write will put column Nat Lancaster Next hear Jim Shaw very im portant subject Travis McGinnis has asked pro vide addition normal column deals FLYING FIELDS content result working organ iza tions clubs ongoing battle keep right fly subject near dear modelers todays situation character ized high cost low availability real estate compatible todays fliers us take granted socalled right fly models wherever sufficient space schoolyard field club joined Todays pressure space homes recreational parks ballfields tennis courts etc means have start thinking about future can maintain what have first thing need take stock what have look what doing ensure field will still next week location needs what fly have bearing what next step Control Line fliers nor mally have smaller field requirement need look good-neighbor policy Are flying permission lo cal school effective mufflers What about safety types ques tions affect us deal will make difference between flying looking planes garage What would like over next couple months take through short primer what constitutes set common-sense rules rules us have responsibility GET KEEP fields have should looking will complete list means should help getting us started area will glad swer letters questions subject sent Travis McGinnis will new addition District IX column will come go required dic tated requests Any questions have general appeal will aired col umn editorial Out way let us commence meat of sub ject LESSON IKEEPING WHAT WE HAVE first thing must individual club look what 1 Are good neighbors takes consideration people live around field fly start reasonable hour leave field clean loud engines mufflers effective buzz near houses fly after wild birds may seem like simple questions should bothering this what happens just prior loss field ask yourselves guilty play area down because can become too complacent before know field gone get 2 flying buddy doing above strange flier flying lo cal field schoolyard Have taken time stop say hello see has permission responsibility say Right what going local authorities shut down right fly because some nut screwed up wasnt fault said together surprising quickly can strike up conversation fellow modeler find out he/she would like join club modeling fellow ship Thats month let us know what looking will glad add discuss subject per tains GETTING AND KEEPING fields Jim Shaw Thank Nat Jim contribu tions Travis McGinnis Life Membership Information contribution $1000 become AMA contributing member Life Mem bership privileges* As contributing member Academy Model Aeronautics advance pur pose AMA financially supporting AMA programs Life Membership provides automatic annual renewal AMA membership includes Model Fliers License Publication Service Model Aviation maga zine includes AMA News Competition News Permanent Metal License Card Life Member Cloth Patch Appropriate recognition contribution current AMA publication Continuing recognition contribution through issuance special 1 AMA number Example L30 contribution tax deductible should recognized Internal Reve nue Service may wishif income tax re turn year contribution should auditedto exclude dollar amount equal direct cost servicing Life Mem bership currently estimated approxi mately $20 per year Alternate payment plans available $250 down $250 per year following 3 years combination over 3 years less minimum down payment $250 Bob Underwood Technical Director Near end 1985 AMA Executive Council voted approve concept technical award given Aca demy award honors development items improve performance model aircraft components enable equipment perform new tasks simplify facilitate tasks now required build ing flying encourage safety sound suppression Technical Award acknowledges peo ple have made significant contribu tion technical end hobby/ sport Bob Bill Hunter Satellite City re ceived first Technical Award troduction cyanoacrylate adhesives modeling community nomination individuals groups award may made two AMA members must received September 1st year Nomination forms can obtained AMA Headquar ters contacting Technical Director Bob Underwood Voting candidates done AMA Council Past Vice Presidents August 1988 109 Technical Award Arizona 0 California 0 Hawaii 0 Nevada 0 Utah x DISTRICT REPORT David 1 Peltz District X Vice-President 20450 Celtic St Chatsworth CA 91311 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakea Aiea HI 96701 Darwin N Barrie 8252 6 Turney Ave Scottsdale AZ 85201 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 04098 Bob Kampmann 8818 Piedra Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 Mike Lee 11430 Spittire Drive San Diego CA 92120 Bob Reynolds 12801 E Speedway Tocson AZ 85710 Jim Scarborough 30717 Rue Langlois Rancho PV CA 90274 Buoy Stream 3723 Snowden Ave Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamoon 445 Weotby Chula Vista CA 02011 Jon Zeislott 5411 October Way West Valley City UT 84120 Frequency Coordinator George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 90826 Phone 916 362-1962 Responses july column Among supportive letters received July column called limiting term elected AMA officers L F Randolph Dallas TX Dear Sir After reading July report am firm opinion ONLY Executive Council SHOULD NOT resign know well shoe clerks other pseudoleaders will follow such intelligent move dont know other am friend Thank Mr Randolph indeed friend also other side browsing AMA libraries ModelNet ran across Bev Wisniewskis rebuttal July column goes far prove points made last month about good old boy thinking rampant AMA offer fol lowing An open reply Bev Wisniewski said What wrong looking past building future learn past Dont forget rather build Use foundation bigger better things come must preserve past Bev what has AMA learned past gave no examples AMA apparently too still preoccupied preserving past rather understand ing what takes plan futureskill understanding professional level Regarding comments lack space HQ building wrote planning stage believed large enough years Believed Bev What qualifications Obviously wrong Weve already run out space Showing further missed point said could have foreseen wonderful response concept own museum Bev whats important AMAs future likes mu seum crowded HQ staff result its occupying bulk AMA building went cant see future can Yes Bev way can As ex perienced analyst/planner examine situa tions trends stimuli make reasonably accurate predictions fu ture effects Cant also wrote need expanding HQ has arrived much sooner antici pated viewpoint see clear case planners couldnt plan Could imagine chaos wed have entie country run like Wed lining up buy bread meat because agricultural planners erred No Bev acceptable planners have wrong job failed opinion failed because werent qualified take task planning AMAs future needs still dont see because obvi ously didnt learn anything past wrote AMA needs experienced pro fessional leaders replied Council consists people walks life uniting factor love model aviation true democratic process young people society cannot afford spend time energy yes money VP busy raising family building business preparing future Therefore must depend have already raised families have own business retired sit Council make decisions guide organization future Bev want make sure understand position said AMA VP youve got love model airplanes educational professional background dont matter should young have young children should wealthy retired sounds like classic definition good old boy went AMA just multimillion dollar corporation membership service organization first what founded growth came money Now Council must make deci sions money corporation can best support membership Bev un like keep looking back time couldnt care less AMA first founded care now its going future AMA multimillion dol lar nonprofit corporation among number tangible products such mag azine also provides membership services requires professional skills run Its folksy little club anymore Without profes sional leadership have case mates running asylum also said successful person todays world should judged large company work own truck driver just much success corpor ate executive Bev understand cor rectly youd like believe success ful truck driver could run General Motors Ford simply because love trucks able earn good living dont buy nor would anyone else understands business reality AMA needs proven executives Flying skills building skills contest organization skills dont count AMA VP job outgrew years ago Bev replying dont have arti cles ARFs displayed complete lack understanding magazine business AMAs biggest budget item stating Model Aviation can print articles submitted print Wrong can print articles columns its editors decide should have also free solicit articles columns subject think worthwhile know no magazine regularly write four staff sits around waiting right articles come randomly So far MA no ARF col umn articles No MA asked rest case Bev admire effort youve put running parts Nato thought rather humorous chose call rgest modeling extravaganza world Such might words would use de scribe circus what does have its fitting real wants over 99% AMA members dont attend year Didnt ever wonder turn out small As hardworking Nats offi cial may think turnout 1000 par ticipants looks small AMA VP Views total picture ask other 124000 dont show up said Nato doesnt get national media coverage replied National Geo graphic has two years row Thats nice misses point national media asking ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN People magazine Time Newsweek Life US News World Report USA Today etc national media count annual extravaganza doesnt get ounce attention Bev know love aeromodeling youve got understand run ning AMA emotions wont takes skills understanding application realworld experiences related fis cal managerial tasks come territory being AMA VP Lawrence J Peter wrote book called Peter Principle stated society everyone rises own level ot competence As examples cited excellent schoolteachers becoming lousy school admin istrators excellent factory workers becoming lousy factory supervisors marvelous medical doctors becoming poor heads hospitals etc looking AMA Im sure hed agree best builders fliers contest ganizers may well become worst AMA Vice-Presidents Bev needed brain surgery wouldnt trust life physical educa tion student love deep interest brain surgery wouldnt trust AMAs life hands board directors com posed individuals singular qualifi cation merely love small aircraft compete other interests want flying sites own purposes theyre better armed stronger skilled leaders will lose growing five-million- tenmillion-dollar corporation finding itself social environment doesnt recognize value sport its place cul ture AMA faces problems never dreamed back good old days ones never faced nonprofessionals call shots AMA what qualifications Bev understand running Dis trict 10 VP want vote youre going first have prove good old boys youve got correct perspective knowl edge experience takes job letter didnt again urge AMA members carefully choose becomes AMA VP Examine person basis whether think can understand AMAs business organizational problems fer intelligent solutions Dont swayed contests theyve flown run doesnt matter -~ AMA 110 Model Aviation Alaska 6 Idaho 0 Montana 0 Oregon ington XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollough District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address tor EMAIL760672422 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Cashrnan 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 96 Wilder ID 93878 Gary R Faller 3050 Riverwood Juneau AK 99901 Glen Mischke 4050 Fourth Ave N Great Falls MT 59401 Dave Mullens 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 99133 Bruce Nelson 807 E Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97901 Chick Yoang 11225 125th St E #99 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Balch 16439 SE HalO Dr Portland OR 97239 Phone 503 761-5103 Couple Control Line events noted 1988 Vancouver Internats will Richmond Field Vancouver BC Sep tember 3 & 4 September 17 & 18 Seattle Skyraiders present Raider Round Up 88 Washington State CL Champs Events include Combat Racing Carrier Stunt Scale Balloon Bust Third An nual Homer Davenport Days Silverton OR due will probably 7th August dont have advance infor mation yet will kinds activi ties going around Silverton besides fly-in therell lot things whole family Its fly-in con test lot fun last year information contact Clyde Burks 2457 Phipps Circle NE Salem OR 97305 tele phone 503 581-3664 Important FF contests coming up SAM 8 Monthly HLP August 8 NWFF Champs August 20/21 Parkers Field 88 version Puyallup EXPO put Mount Rainier RC Society other huge success year moved trains swap shop other buildings allowed put model displays upstairs ringed club booths let people have access clubs about same time get ting interest piqued beauti ful craft display Lets start shot MRRCS booth think gentleman booth Don Swaze sure dont know lady Next shot grand prize winner Thats Dick Hansens JN4 Proctor Jenny prototype Dick has campaign ing Its nice see plane win has al ready flown several contests including 87 Scalemasters Champs Dick took first Military Stand-off Scale Aircraft Best Show Maybe can get some other Sky Knights enter plane next year Suppose front photo below two Sig Cadet Seniors floats actually Dick Hansen floats being made Bill Westphal left Bills right Weldon Dolgoffs OS four-stroke Behind display area aircraft Craig Robinsons Windsong Pixy beautiful work First Sailplanes shows Portland Area Sailplane Society PASS members fine modeling ability Note little teeth under nose Keeps spot landings short very large Windsong ex quisite Second place Rubber Power Peanut Scale taken i-A Mark Sexton Strat-O-Bats legendary SOBs first place won lovely Hal berstadt DII Barry Roth Intermoun tam Scale Builder High Altitude name OldTimer winner Eugene Evanson says its Bunch Tiger 45 powered Hmmm wonder would fly powered 05 cobalt Anderson Parasol third place Special Design Done George Ander son NW Flight Demo Team show teams isnt Zillah Killah looks like fine flier Bill Aldrich Wenatchee Red Apple Fliers RAF entered Zlin 250-L complete pilot pit crew enjoyed myself thoroughly atter reading Dick Robbs account trip think missed some best action told impossible buy pair socks grocery store Tacoma night also impossible buy socks off waiter same area although Dick didnt say exactly why need Looks like Ill have follow Ketchikan group next year just case try shoes Late news Indoor event will held Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Au gust 5 6 & 7team selection record tri als Check Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 3710492 evenings Dont miss sixth running Puget Sound ROCs Big Bird Fly-In Yelm July 23rd & 24th Unfortunately Ill miss since its GNats time Ill out Great Dismal Swamp checking transmitters dont forget OMAS Fly-In Au gust 20th & 21st sizes Saturday Big Birds Sunday Its fine outing Happy Flying -4-August 1988 111 Don Connell got first rylon sweet little Toni Dons Pylon Racers Puget Sound PROPS member well Boe ing Hawkan all-around nice guy Good News AMA Film Librarian now has Beta video tapes available sale $2500 following titles included Marvelous Miniatures 46 mins Adrift Air30mins Diamonds Sky30mins Grand Illusions36mine Pioneers27mins Wired Excitement30mine Order AMA Film Librarian 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Reston VA 22090 Include $2500 tape sure specify Beta shipping charges prepaid AMA JUNIO FLIGHT f EDWHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta Now York NY 10005 Book Masses really want popularize model avi ation masses really want adults kids swarming over ballfields parks backyards gyms winding up all-balsa stick jobs Peanuts P-30s really want people staying up night building learning use tools learning creative really want people have greatest times lives regular hobby really want go out plant seeds will pro duce possible model airplane activity we have have way reach public way go beyond talking ourselves helpful we need something introduce model ing proper entry level. l easy enough expensive need offer something toolsomething make take look get interested get started What need good textbook intro duces covers everything needs start building flying Outdoor rubberpowered sport models what older re turnees retired persons mid-aged adults kids schoolteachers sses need want Ths model aviation can reach out reach outside itself touch whole population nts Two good books already vein both now out print John Kaufmanns Flying Hand-Launched Gliders Ron Wil liams Building Flying Indoor Model Air planes has done good job its field much bigger important field Outdoor rubber-powered sport model building flying needs such book too hasnt anything published since Bill Winters book came out some 46 years ago 1942 now such book way Finally book Don Ross Rubber Powered Model Airplanes subtitled Basic HandbookBuilding Flying Designing simply referred Book title like just know have written engineer Yes definitely textbook pleasant read thorough publisher Mike Markowski Avia tion Publishers book will distrib uted Zenith Publications Now theres good combo Dons masterpiece will out shortlyin July Right now copy drawings pho tographs publishers hands Its galley proof stage soft-cover book mea suring popular new 81/2 x 51/2-in size book will have 160 pages about 100 drawings pictures Cost will modest $11 $12 range will have three complete plans reduced one-quarter size full-size ribs formers other curves aid building will have iso metric assembly drawings Ive seen drawings excellent Dons own comments quoted internationally recognized newsletter New York Indoor Times Intended take total beginner simplest stick model through Out door ROG stick-and-tissue 24-in sport model should help anyone pro gress novice better-than-average competitor Over 100 drawings 100 pages text three plans includes chapters wood selection construction phases all-sheet through complicated built-up types covering flight trim scale molding props Rubber Design Own section conventional biplane canard flying wing models has information could gather 40 years personal building flying books mag azines give anyone complete foundation modeling Let also note Book devotes 30 pages exclusively Flying Scale models 25 pages flight trimming Recently April 24th exact pleasure meeting publisher Mike Markow ski Columbia Indoor Miniature Aircraft Societys AII-Heavy Indoor Contest Colum bia Universitys Low Library rotunda Don turned over material Mr Markowski Actually Mike also member three-man Scale judging team others being Contest Director Al Abriss Don Ross judged Peanuts Bostonians ISL-30s Mike businessman publisher also avid model aviation booster So. will very soon have tool use bring aeromodeling public Now job get book already modeling need its help but. rtant part. must get outside own aero-world hands masses must get schools libraries other public distri bution institutions. teachers hands text special regularly scheduled classes scoutmasters hands 4H clubs everywhere club members come can help Buy several copies prizes donate local libraries schools Contact higher up can help book like dont have bashful . will have working sales tool base reasoning Go it. text should able get teachers hold regular classes lit tle help yourself Dons done part well doing now yours. spread flying model air plane word bber Powered Model Airplanes sses CIMAS Cradle Aviation Museum Sal Alu Bob Bender put quite suc cessful show April 16-17 Third Annual Miniature Aviation Expo old Mitchell Field Long Island NY both static dis plays flying demonstrations Peanuts Bostonians Easy Bees Ornithopters Pen nyplanes Sal Bob backed up Mrs Alu Ann Donna Bender CIMAS helpers including Rick Fiore Randy Boston Vic Mart Gagliano Al Abriss family Tony Peters Bob McDow accompanying photos show Bob Benders Avroactually Bostonian still quite scaleat expo Last December Avro flew well CIMAS contest three ROG flights 105 119 055 Inciden tally Bob has its motor ticking clicking way old Flying Fleas did back late 1930s Remember Sal Bob will also Administra tion Building Republic Airport cele brate Republics 60th anniversary June 25th static model displays flying more. Don Ross Bob Bender others July 17th will help 200 kids build Marty Tafts Canarsi Canary Flight Day sponsored Queens NY Museum Sci ence Kits 12-in all-sheet stick job being assembled right now Don Models will built indoors flown outside better rain guys really plug model aviation about Dons new book will help Keep tail light get Dons book get out please promote model airplanes masses 112 Model Aviation Mrs Alu captured shot Avro flight CIMAS Miniature Aviation Expo held Cradle Aviation Museum Bob Bender winds Avro biplane Rick Fiore holding