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Sig Memorial Scholarship Awards1990 Douglas R Pratt Director Internal Communications Its pleasure announce four de serving young model fliers have won grants Glen Sig Memorial Scholarship fund 1989 Melissa L Davidow Alan Han sten Douglas Hart Andre E Leger winners Glen Sig Memorial Scholarship Fund established 1980 after death Glen Sigafoose air show crash Glen wife Hazel founded Sig Manufac turing 1953 built major model airplane manufacturer fund managed AMA ensure its perpetuation awards scholarship grants based number need appli cants financial state fund Sev eral AMA members have made donations fund has permitted increases grant amounts winners Melissa L Davidow Reno NV graduated Hugelet High School grade point average 352 member National Honor Society three years has won letters music scho lastic categories also placed first Western Nevada Regional Science Fair Junior Science Humanities Symposi um builds model cars trucks well planes has built balsa structural models train layouts Melissa attends Portland Community College work ing toward degree veterinary medicine plans transfer Oregon State Univer sity after completing basic studies sides Sig scholarship has received scholarships Readers Digest John Ascuagas Nugget Alan W Hansten Bliss ID graduated Bliss High School 1988 grade point average 33 attending College Southern Idaho working toward major agricultural engineering has member National Honor Society Douglas E Hart Bushnell IL graduated Bushnell-Prairie City High School 1989 currently attending Southern Illi nois University working toward major aviation maintenance technology has built over 20 model planes including some Continued page 120 AMA HO SERVICES STAFF 0 Executive Director ymca Mankowskj S Director Operations Robert Vojslavek 0 Technical Director Bob Underwood S Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Com petition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Processing Supervisor Joyce Hager eting Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt 0 Publications Director Carl R Wheeley 0 Events Coordinator Chip Smith 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Bob Jackson October 1990 119 AMA HQ Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents partIcipated tn tiusnnell Lomet halley Exploratory Quest BSU Science Competi tion BSU Business Week Space Day Mountain Home AFB Alan started building models third grade An en thusiastic RC flier has conducted 4-Hsponsored flying demonstrations Alan member Gooding County Prop Nuts AMA Offers New Renewal Service AMA Members AMA excited announce new service allows 1990 AMA members renew member ships 1991 simply dialing toll-free telephone number special operator will answer call 800 am 400 pm EDT service restricted 1990 members want renew using either Visa MasterCard charge cards No other ser vice offered through toll-free number calls cannot switched other AMA departments will help AMA spread renewal workload thereby saving money national associa tion will get card early will no cost until October 1990 Between July 1 September 30 1990 can renew 1991 calling 1-800/832-8312 between 800 am 400 pm EDT As added bonus charge account will billed until October 1990 AMAs Esecutive Council equivalent Board Directors basically composed President Esecutise Vice President 11 district Vice Presidents otticers Esecutive Director provided space month AMA News publication What say space howeser matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author siews may may represent official position ot AMA Esecutive Council Cont pg 119 own design has taught others fly RC Douglas active community designed entrance signs town plays trumpet church social functions Andre E Leger Austin MN graduated 35 grade point average Austin High School now attending Austin Commu nity College prelaw program Andre has assisted editing MACA newsletter promoting Control Line activities has built over 50 Combat planes placed second 1987 Nationals Lincoln has also worked aide local li brary won letters track crosscountry Geoffrey Styles Director Marketing Its great know people read col umn got quite bit feedback some comments made recently put foot far some people concerned wrote July sue Model Aviation talking about flying site behavior loss field northern Illinois Further word club indicates irresponsible fliers club members field open everyone rereading what wrote cannot find accused club anything didnt mention club name fact stated serious hardworking clubs lose type flying reported press local authorities Unfortunately mat ters whether foolish frequent fli ers AMA members club members picture local readers get embraces accuses everyone what said column ex poses sad sacks RC world general population After folks read Model Aviation story area press arouses interest especially news can classed spec tacular gives rise headlines such previously quoted answer problems renegade fliers public fields defini tion open everyone closer cooperation authorities organized AMA club needs encourage local public agency place field responsibility con trol club hands Safety spectator control frequency control organized ap proach model flying have super vised someone haphazard approach RC flying can disastrous Noninsured fliers can public hazard present po tential problems taxpayer jurisdiction MusKopt pflOtO hobby shop rack built Columbia R/C Club St Louis Hobby Shop sometimes takes selling job get applicable public agency agree everyones benefit So perhaps les son problem rules agency support times law enforcement backup ar necessary adjuncts public field Heaven knows hundreds public fields country good rules good records satisfied users au thorities Review new AMA videotape Partner ships has four excellent examples club/public agency cooperation another subject bestpresented club newsletters see comes Reston VA RC Club Edited Jim Ralph 13645 Dornock Court Herndon VA 22071 looks good reads Jim Newspaper Association background evident makeup organization newsletter Jim willing send copy will send him stamped self-addressed envelope Please put 45 cents postage large envelope think newsletter editor will benefit seeing Reston issue lot work Federal Avia tion Administration fact recently received award behalf AMA clubs contribute aviation education through activities youth groups Adopt-A-School etc also make an nual contribution scholarship awards FAA gives young people par ticipate annual Science Fair week got nice letter Alexander J Fleming St Simons Island GA Alex recipient AMA award 1990 off Georgia Tech fall plans earn doctorate aerospace engineering receive Federal Air Surgeons Medical Bulletin read issue interest front page 90-1 copy talks about FAA film Silver Eagle Its FAA safety films available through FAA Film Service Mod ern Talking Picture Service Inc 5000 Park Street North St Petersburg FL 33709 can borrow Silver Eagle FAA film writing service Ask complete film listing write Sounds like some interesting material club meetings fall winter Air Show Team Advisory Committee met Atlanta recently during MS con sumer show city Vince Mankowski AMA Executive Director sat meet ing because Europe vaca tion Vince took accompanying photo features guys deliberate AST pol icies first time meeting took place Southeast 1991 lo cale will revert Toledo received nice letter Mel Muskopf Columbia RIC Club St Louis MO photo sent self-explanatory club built custom rack installed major hobby shops St Louis Made fit existing space nice project excellent example reaching out public Thanks Mel Charles T Wiskow publicity chairman Ocean County Modelers Jackson NJ sent newspaper story about club trea surer Ron Pavesi Ron teacher Point Pleasant High School Jackson has combined hobby classroom instruc tion Recently students started com pleted bevy radio-controlled airplanes addition model construction students taught about electronics radio gear working metal wood plus instruc tion mathematics Just think kids waiting out someone like Ron Pavesi come along Cant highly skilled AMA members just hear sound pleas As know lead time necessary magazine business reason being written June 19901 am going remind two events will al ready have read about first Washington Airports Au thority dinner held March 1990 Vince Mankowski represented AMA dinner several honored guests 120 Model Aviation Sig Scholarships Air show team advisory committee L-R Dan Tetzlatf Bruce Nelson Jim Weems chairman Bill Collins Duke Iden Show gram editor PR Roundup following radio systems transmitters receivers have independently cer tified registered professional test labo ratory retained manufacturer US importer distributor meeting being better Radio Control equip ment specifications detailed Acad emy Guidelines operation 20 kHz fre quency spacing testing done spe cifically listing time products FCC type acceptance procedure listing presented matter infor mation construed endorsement products listed AirtronicsSpectra 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NER-327X Tx Module NEr-J72M JR RC Century-7 AirplaneNET-N127M Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 55 Heli-N7C4SHS Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 SS AirplaneN7C4SMS Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NEI-J72M JR RC Century-7 PCM Heli-NET-N127AH Receiver Part NER-627X Tx Mod ule NET-J72P JR RC Century-7 PCM Airplane-NET N127M Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72P JR RC Max 4-NET-B124AM Receiver Part No NER-324 RCD Inc Platinum Series AM replacement receiver Receiver Part No PGP21AM RCD Inc Platinum Series FM replacement receiver Receiver Part No PGP31 FM World Expert FM Series Engines Receiver Model HP7RM 72F Future issues Model Aviation will con tain expanded listing additional infor mation received AMA AMA table missed report go back tc August issue Model Avia tion lock over Now just because event hap ened Washington no ex cuse clibs over country vite senator congressman an nual dinner special event clubs attended meeting Delaware Val ley Association Pennsylvania met Con gressman eter Kostmayer can too Expand influence local state federal levels host nice big event invite some key politi cians area meet Most love chance speak voters can get message across same time Dont miss opportunities want fall winter bet ter send invitations now Promote selves model aviation second event carried significance AMA members American Recrea tion Coalition ARC dinner June 1990 President George Bush received Shel don Coleman Award support out door recreation know Coleman Company its top-grade camping outdoors equipment significance event award presented President United States AMA member Thats right As Chairman Continued page 128 October 1990 121 Whew has busy summer Ive trying combine AMAs business two RPV consulting jobs its kept hop ping rather flying San Diego business able attend District 10s meeting Came home left Muncie IN sign papers property acquisition after Fourth July family tended insurance/safety/FAI committee meet ings Reston Came back caught plane San Diego four days now Im leaving morning what pre-registration entries pre dict will huge Nats Lawrenceville IL go Muncie AMA Coun cil meeting District 10 meeting revealed mod elers western states have same needs modelers elsewhere need good flying sites tops list Theres nothing basic health sport flying sites wish AMAs resources could allow purchase sites over coun try well can help Modelers Los Angeles area really need help Ive flying RPVs El Mirage dry lake near Victorville CA Its east little north LA What beautiful flying site El Mir age three trips year Ive en countered modelers flying weekdays understand weekends very busy area also kinds weird flying objects showing up ultralights autogyros parafoils wind sailers industrial projects mo vie ad photographers etc modelers Ontario flying di gress lets return discussion Dis trict 10 meeting held Balboa Park Air Space Museum treated very inter esting discussions noise reduction Indoor model design flying Wakefield model designfascinating enjoyed getting firsthand glimpse modern technology two Free Flight events Ah competition impetus better better products model design want thank San Diego fliers arranging event thanks Reggie inviting attend sessions Headquarters Reston designed explore insurance safety issues seek combine ef forts coordinated single commit tee also looked some safety initiatives help protect members hoped forestall serious insurance claims can ex pect AMA assume active role safety Some feel should consumer protection agency Im sure far can go direction minds open subject Some may aware look ing seriously FAI competition pro gram terms financial investment no intent bail out very im portant involvement simply want sure money being wisely spent have minimal involvement coun try FAI competition Currently roughly 250 modelers competing FAI teams year would like see ex pansion interest area small percentage AMA members get volved rule book competition sort know well enough un derstand consider competition impor tant development design tech nology hobby/sport would like promote ba/anced program AMA support aspects hobby thats commitment will act pre cipitately matters Ive received number letters peo ple concerned about possible reduction support FAI also receive letters asking support sport fliers bulk membership will try best properly responsive both concerns year probably know tim ing national competition events split create best possible event sites Outdoor Free Flight events will held October Lawrenceville can have full use site also reduce surrounding crop damage hindrance model recovery Indoor has held world-class facility East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN way trying reduce grip ing about poor sites some events pre vious Nats Now hearing complaints about split ting up Nats end up being tween rock hard place doing best find good compromise solu tion site problem own facil ity developed soon will hope miti gate problem thing certain no perfect solution problem simply best can simple beginnings Nats have now reached complex proportions seeking ways streamline operation times Im asked want job Some say must nuts times Im sure certainly isnt money salary big fat zero get expenses think funda mental reason Im office desire see hobby love grow prosper see developing technology contributing RPVs other spin-offs industry Also think hobby/sport provides healthy outlet growth achievement cant think endeavor would have positive influence youth youngster should have creative con suming passion will help him/her de velop skills discipline Let us has hobby take another person under wing en courage create own bird fly Until next time Executive VPs Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 july 19 1990 Boy Ill tell what ever want increase flow mail just mention reducing support FAI inter national activities youll get plenty mail seems everyone jumped bandwagon lobby continued creased support got letters former team members prospective team members Special Interest Groups Team Selection Committee members few just average modelers Most adamantly trying convince us cut back 50% across board rumored about thing nearly everyone used red white blue flag-waving know speech Apple pie motherhood Chevro let Ive never figured out its Ford Chrysler good old American base ball big red white blue virtually mentioned real problem green problem jus tifying amount money being spent activity Ill admit its po litical problem financial problem problem money Lets look some background years past AMA took part FAI activi ties through association Nation al Aeronautical Association NAA Through NAA able use Military Air lift System transport teams offi cials meetings World Champion ships AMAs total cost FAI activities quite small basically involving NAA dues quite low entry fees teams some accommoda tion expense representatives keep expenses down remember peo ple staying friends Europe attending meetings time went more ex penses crept First airline tickets military no longer provided trans portation back late Seventies more little expenses piled Travel home point departure covered model box transportation cov ered fuel transportation became covered three days team practice covered team uniforms supplied hosted World Championships no other country would take list goes on happening list events grew leaps bounds costs simply grew grew Let make point Im insinuating isnt legitimate expense isnt worthwhile am trying show got As number World Championships number events grew event needed representation administrative matters entourage ClAM plen ary meeting year has grown 12 peo ple official delegation plus two three official observers group goes ClAM bureau meeting has increased because people chairmen various committees need attend 122 Model Aviation Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 seems try support teams much possible everything ends up backfiring An example policy provide fuel transportation Re cently team going overseas fuel manufacturer volunteered supply ship fuel entire team member team didnt want use particu lar brand fuel manufacturer vouldnt ship someone elses fuel can blame him AMA paid costafter couple thousand dollars Another example team member presented AMA bill $400 mod el box transportation World Champion ship itself isnt unusual 80% $500 total cost transport way WC hosted US such stories illustrate costs wont solve problem last Executive Council meeting advised should expect cost model box transportation increase sig nificantly airlines become strin gent rules An example given last CL teams boxes would cost ap proximately $16000 ship today Given kind cost increase its obvious must make some changes An FAI bud get around $100000 five years ago has risen approximately $250000 now will certainly grow rapidly future dont something Some policies past being recon sidered effects some economic policies have reverse intentions example try get whole team travel together point debarka tion US allows us get bet ter group rates air fares However pile up model boxes gether airline people take look say No way can go charge model boxes checked individually team members luggage differ ent flights chances would transported no cost excess luggage fee $10-$25 Hosting World Championships another area significant expense theoreti cally should break events seldom seems host av erage two per year Its easy say no means wont World Championship event Executive Council didnt say would institute 50% across-the-board cut FAI expense fact EC didnt say 50% number absolute What did charge FAI Executive Committee presenting plan re duce future FAI expense approxi mately half doesnt mean wont cut out some expenditures complete ly dont think support teams will reduced significantly think however may forced reconsider total funding full num ber representatives ClAM meet ings perhaps sharing cost ap propriate Special Interest Group think must also push NAA assist us ac quiring some help its corporate mem bers providing logistical support else must reduce what NAA membership division costing us must also en tice members FAI community help reduce costs being reasonably fru gal participating matters letter particular jarred thinking about AMA competition matters came Ed Resac referred fact Ive frequently mentioned shift AMA membership competition oriented sport oriented Eds letter stated seems AMA officers/executives push ing shift perhaps obtain 500000 members Don Lowe opts year 2000 dont just say outright Boy sure thought-provoking first thought no way second third thoughts thinking about makeup Executive Council two maybe three members have com petition background fact count least seven have involved World Championships competitor team manager judge EC doesnt really have much compe tition matters until fertilizer hits fan work affects aero modeling rather segment look increased membership lever help us obtain clout deal ing governmental authorities lev els have regularly stated guess realize vast majority new members will sport fliers start werent beginners de velop competition fliers ranks sport fliers Its forte individual disciplines attract people world competition Id think theyd welcome opportunity start larger group potential participants guess its little like getting kids started gymnastics Only very few go com pete seriously fewer become champions no great num ber people involved entry level what would championship mean Being champion activity small number people show interest pretty meaninglessso dont look down too far Thanks letter Ed made think about anyway Till next month AMA_ Executive Directors View HQ Vince Mankowski AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Its official AMA owns 94926 acres Indi ana farmland June 21st Property Com mittee Chairman Pete Waters Exec utive Director witness AMA President Don Lowe sign necessary ti tles paperwork complete transac tion site roughly mile east west approximately mile half north south flatland currently leased production Because AMA took possession midyear will get 50% share farm lease income certainty AMAs ownership has proven receipt first environmental complaint almost central location prop erty three metal buildings build ings part hog-feeding operation time last used two years ago Beneath two metal buildings pits measuring eight feet deep pits filled pig/hog excrement es sence hog eau de pig worsens heavy rainfall because pits seem over flow limits Fortunately weve able find party interested excess commodity pits will soon cleaned out material question hauled away Electrical service recently begun area meter base being installed new motor put well pump centrally located metal buildings will have electricity water next step property development further define overall master plan Well aided meeting held Muncie will attended mem bers PADCOM Property Acquisition Development Committee representa tives appropriate Special Interest Groups Special Interest Groups will receive invitation notice meet ing shortlyContinued paRe 124 October 1990 123 Famous pioneer engine-maker Bill Brown treated party AMA HO May 30 cel ebration seventy-ninth birthday Among attendees shown above L-R John Worth Brown Frank Tlush also pioneer engine-maker Maxwell Bassett Joe Kovel Mike Granieri new AMA video entitled Engine Makers featuring Irwin Ohisson John Brodbeck K&B Bill Brown previewed Executive Director pg 123 Two months ago mentioned column subject youth programs Just re mind clubs individuals have practical working youth programs asked send guidelines copies other information about programs AMA conjunction site develop ment Indiana AMA will develop ing national youth program wishes take advantage experience members clubs developing program information can gather will added general file will provide valuable assistance na tional program developed new addition Headquarters staff John Watterson will manage com puter services John former Prime com puter technical rep membership Prime computer recently Director Computer Operations nearby univer sity Sound & Model Aeronautics Howard Crispin Jr Noise Crackdown Muffles Violators Ocean City headline taken article appeared Washington Post July 9 related arrest about 400 peo ple over six-week period violation city noise ordinance ordinance states After 10 pm noise readings within 50 feet building must exceed 50 decibels mention Its response James Wilsons article Gopher Canyon August issue Model Aviation Prior receiving issue planned use article column unaware appear main body magazine off-limits column article has lot merit gives something can work author makes some good points living areas theres requirement sound related fre quency spectrum As Ive stated before thats whats stipulated area 90-at-9 guideline wont fit needs frequency-spectrum orientation satisfac tory alternative must very cautious however before accepting study de scribed Gopher Canyon stan dard operation above headline points up such pitfall Since 90-at-9 benchmark attain able four-strokers big engines its advisable continue use attempt increase permitted levels aware particular method local au thorities use measure sound levels go ing higher 90-at-9 wont earn dis pleasure theres nothing prevent ing site Remember though youre set up liberal standard fly site absolute requirementbe 85 90 94 dB what everis enforced could have prob lem Some considerations Its quite possible 5-dB penalty built figures charts provided Gopher Canyon article due use figure pure tone components Lets look ac cepted definition pure tone ex cerpted EPA publication Model Community Noise Control Ordinance used guide localities Any sound can distinctly heard single pitch set single pitches purpose ordinance pure tone shall exist one-third octave band sound pressure level band tone exceeds arithmetic average 5 db center frequencies 500 Hz above 8 dB center frequencies between 160 400 Hz 15 dB center frequen cies less equal 125 Hz experience aircraft usu ally generate pure tones mostly observing readout onethird octave band analyzer Gopher Canyon study addresses frequencies related engine rpm exhaust sounds doesnt take effect propeller noise consideration Several studies past well anal ysis both sound meters one-third octave band analyzers have shown propeller can significant factor over model airplane sound emission thats true need consider two bladed propeller generates sound twice exhaust frequency noise fourstroke engines thats twice rpm So propeller sound predominates makes much less difference sound quality two-stroke fourstroke becomes apparent newer larger four-stroke engines turn high revs comparatively small-diameter pro pellers simply run engines propeller tip velocities about 510 ft per second regard diameter stock mufflers would provide close 90-at-9 value frequency would also lower would satisfy needs majority fliers feel need very high en gine speeds have different problem excessive propeller tip speed propeller design probably inefficient chal lenged physical requirements stresses high velocities Mufflers pipes generally arent large enough pro vide adequate muffling speeds times builder/flier wants avoid extruding devices would create ad ditional drag aircraft lacks space adequate muffler So conditions muting sound acceptable limits available flier As result cer tain classes models cannot operated sound regulations enforced specific low values Simply relating sound spectrum exhaust frequency misleading sound aircraft flight much com plex sound level read common sound meter average spectrum weighted usethe dBA scale what considered re sponse human ear funda mental reason using scale Using frequency bands determining should operate what should operate should operated com plex one-third octave band analyzer will show exhaust frequencies propeller blade passage frequency other significant factors such intake bearing sounds harmonics frequen cies isnt really possible draw firm con clusion responses taken individually Thats value 90-at-9 standard selected Executive Council Though simplistic its familiar modContinued page 127 124 Model Aviation John Brodbeck Jr receives appreciation plaque AMA Executive Director Vince Mankowski K&B has supplied over 24 cases fuel year Nationals no cost Pete Waters rIght watches AMA PresI dent Don Lowe signs AMA June 21st property settlement Indiana -Irsx-yea ger Chip Smith noi re laxing nas lap hold paper sIts way camera caught late-night scene Chip reviewed 1156 entry forms errors omissions whIle tracking Nate frequency alloca tions Don Lowe Vince Mankowaki Gene Hem pal AMA Houston Rally Connecticut e 0 MassachusettS 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PAl Boa 1828 Ousbury MA 02331 617 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsend MA 01469 Bob Landry 80 Main SI Essex Jot VT 06452 Frederic J Otsen RR 3 Box 140-35 Newport ME 04983 Robert P Sawyer Jr HOR 60 Box 97 Goldsboro ME 04607 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 91 Sylvan SI Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinator George WilsOn 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 August 1990 column two pictures didnt credit builders Ive heard both builders Aeronca C-3 built Henry Sherrerd Jr Dexter ME built late ties Megow 10-cent kit rebuilt last winter recovered tissue left over early years Pattern airplane displayed MS show Pasadena Apparently picture same roll MMCA pictures didnt catch error owner called California didnt write down name because said details would sent 495th Scale display Last month mentioned would show some models dis played about 22 models didnt get pictures of ones obtained presented below models first class hope theyre identified correctly please accept apologies advance October 1990 125 & nay trane L 495th Ciua prernaurn unu Alfano oraanized dlsolav Herb Cotterly Sig Spacewalker uses Zenoah 0-38 soft mounts liv Semi Nashua NH Byron P-51 liv District Scale Contest Board representa tive 495th treasurer Lindsey Smith Howard DGA-15P powered S/T 3000 Marquart Charger Rupert Koamala Gus Deitwas Fokker Triplane Republic P470 Kevin Ladd Nose section Roy Cranes P-8E ex haust system built indMdual pieces manifold stack functional GeeBee Phil Galardi Berliner Jouce Kay Fisher Charles Nelsons Waco background Model/Modeler Month son Rob ert new aircraft Beetle Its built-up balsa acrylic lacquer finish airplane proof way good finish lot sandpaper airplane has flown two contests far winning first second place Jim Gililat vice president about drew raffle tickets aircraft J-3 buift Larry Mercer Northboro MA New York 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 225-8319 Aaaoclate Vice Preeldenta Pete Bianchlni 260 S Broadway Yonkera NY 10705 TomBrown P0 Box 4933 APO NY 09009 George Buao 11 Maple Ln Hyde Park NY 12538 Frank Costello 27 Kearney Si Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 John Grigg 8387 Badger Dr Lockport NY 14094 Ray Juachkua 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N Union Street PO Box 217 Olean NY 14780 Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Lan Sauter 2062 Rabbit Lane Phoenix NY 13135 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froehtlch Farm Rd Hickaville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts assume share un common curiosity concerning burgeon ing popularity electricity practical power source beloved flying contriv ances Despite certain inherent limitations thus far encountered rather esoteric ap proach matter applying electricity practical power source model air craft offers prospect success coming popular welcome addition current pun intended state art Much credit efficiency hence desirability Electric must given hard-core AMA Special Interest Group known Electric Aeromodeling Associ ation however confused other EAAExperimental Aircraft Asso ciation Its founder Robert j Bob Boucher currently VP president editor groups newsletter Silent Fly Sheet Robert Sliff newsletter cover lists follow ing precepts promote Electric flight through competition conversation through advancing state art models motors related accessories invite contribute effort through technical articles through dis cussion new techniques E-Power interested may obtain further details association addressing quiry same PO Box No 9 Midway City CA 92655 Ocean County Modelers AMA 775 letter have just received friend long standing Mr Seymour Hertzson captioned club Brick Church NY strikes note nostalgia Back earliest Free Flight days inevitable appearance field Flying Hertzsons brothers Sey mour Dave Leonnot circus trapeze act tough act follow say show bizl given contest meant would have go home day trophyless eerie habit cleaning up hardware through considerable collective ability years ago nostalgic letter Seymour indi cates now involved teaching group youngsters locality decimate young opponents along contest trail Sy has favored following shot classes work Walter L Schroder Sr AMA 893 have just learned very indirect way friend long standing Walt Schroder has succumbed illness has per sisted period several years Though Walt popularly known Mr Model Airplane News part career no means sole effort direction supporting stimulating growth enhancement aeromodeling throughout world Along way Walt never missed op portunity impress public abroad unique value model air craft preserving international goodwill understanding through high level sportsmanship maintained friendly wholesome competition re called too much credit creation great success Tourna ment Champions Las Vegas year comes Walts worthy collaboration Bill Bennet Circus Circus Nevada Among other things am personally grate ful Walt help planning execution Model Aviation Day mall shows Rockefeller Center NYC going way back 1975 hereby extend Walts family deepest condo lences Walt really great guy good friend sincere thanks Cradle addenda After going press last months issue magazine re ceived Long Island AMA member Al lan Frank following comprehensive photo took recent Cradle Aviation Museum Model Aircraft Show Mitchell Field Long Island So right show official Nick Capiotti left looking left right John Kiernan Nassau County Department Parks Rich Bianculli holding proclama tion Hon Joseph Mondellos office Tony Ristuccia show director Im duly honored have included such distinguished group I. * Anchors aweigh caption could portend several possible subjects gen eral interest following context youll detect model aircraft connotation rather weighty nature leads paragraph caught attention perusing latest edition newsletter sued NJ Pine Barons RC Club Inc based Mt Laurel NJ quote fol lows need good-quality anchor hold plane starting during runup see Andy Aldo have large quantity good-quality anchors $3 Dont forget club rules clearly state must use anchor hold plane starting Mr Dick Kurth model modeler Joe Ortiz president treasurer Flushing NY Control Line Association now has floor key person should honored faithfulness tenacity stickto-it diehard attitude constancy great est friendship willingness teach new people fly enjoy sportlhobby rt could called Mr Flushing Meadow Park . name 126 Model Aviation Dick Kurth weekends have visited flying field through years has person trusty Carl Goldberg Profile Shoestring reliable Fox 35s ant see Dick will find him weekend year 52 weeksI mean raining snow ing parked trusty Chevy thing Dick has trusty having cup cof fee usually gabbing schlock ers Thats another story Thanks Dick picture Dick made field Niagara County Radio Control Model Flying Club Inc extend compliments captioned AMA club Charter 747 lo cated Lockport NY its charitable ac tion making substantial donation locally situated Wyndhamm Lawn Home donation will facilitate replacement 10-year-old van institution uses transport children work med ical appointments school thank John Grigg AVP area story following photo featuring left right Caroline Lawton Lee Rovocdt home executive director Michael Moran club president Marlene Nikodem Mike Po kitko Isabella Rovocdt Silent Electric Fliers Long Island Charter 2910 couple months ago gentleman named Jay Putt Setauket NY informed phone plans under way organize Electric-only AMA club general area Long Island have just re ceived interesting letter Jay inform ing has now become reality having captioned charter number 25 members including District Two Fre quency Coordinator George Myers letter Jay stresses fact ma jor interest club RC organiza tion isnt intended limited spe cialty several members ex pect continue interested Free Flight Control Line activity further details write Jay 123 Sheep Pasture Rd Setauket NY 11733 tel 1-516/689-6420 Gear Up Secured Ohio 0 Pennsylvania 0 West Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown District III Vice-President 1255 Higt Street Bradford PA 16701 814 382-7702 CompuServe address EMAIL 7378712 Ausociate Vice Presidents Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodmere Dr New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Clearfield PA 16830 Joseph S Vislay 1381 Cranbrook Dr Maunise OH 43537 Lawrence R Weimer 15413 Greendale Ave Maple OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 Hatioweil Ci Bensalem PA 19020 Merit WIlson 4913 Marcy Dayton OH 45449 Frequency Coordinator John Cottle 1012 WyomIng Ave Forly Foil PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 know sounds very repetitive Pennsylvania State Parks situation appears improving day last meet ing held Harrisburg June 27 gener ated favorable atmosphere both par ties Involved Geoff Styles Carl Maroney AMA Headquarters AVP Gil Weiss myself together four per sonnel state Various items discussed got very little negative re action state decided next step would demonstration model aircraft Harrisburg flying site West Shore Club Harrisburg has con sented host demonstration will take place August 6 major points interest will sound emitted aircraft safe manner fly year 1990 will remembered quite just few short months ago very apprehensive thought complacency might ruin chances modifying state officials opinions AMA membership have dispelled apprehension again wish say thankyou asked heard State Park 2000 hearings did ef fort valid paying off ne gotiations state Political action another new area Academy working home club Southern Tier Radio Con trol Society recently hosted its 13th annual Scale Rally Approximately 150 modelers tended event observation made during flying very few crashes fact dont recall crashes destroyed model Consider ing number flights think safety measures IMAA AMA have produced very worthwhile result great watch two days spectacular fly ing very little damage Congratulations STARS another fine effort Butler PA area has new club yearthey call themselves Frequent Flyers great mall show past spring introduce themselves sport public will also Neighborhood Day field June July August following picture shows some hardworking members front District Ill AMA display mall show Frequent Flyers newly formed club Butler PA area mall show Frequent Flyers raf fled one-year club membership pro vided list interested potential club members Everyone entered will re ceive newsletter follow-up see would like join Below AVP John Hathaway draws winning ticket remaining pictures show some fine models built Frequent Flyers members Look familiar aircraft assorted modeling electronics belong Frequent Flyers just nine months ago Mountaineers Charleston WV no field faced pos sible extinction Since have nego tiated field lease cleared field em barked effective plan make sure long time club has new muffler policy pilot rating sys tem will assure county doing everything can operate safely responsibly Congratulations Mountaineershappy flying near future youll receiving ballot AMA election urge complete ballot return des ignated address Apathy will generate leadership Academy requires Please vote Sound Cont pg 124 eler easily recognized community ficials weve always acknowledged community utilized octave-band analysis specified ordinanc es fliers would have reconsider means compliance less restriction better Depending individual determine what frequency sounds best isnt valid practice Though aural receptivity cov ers broad spectrum its easily weakened continuous long-term exposure high sound levels over broad frequency range Lower frequency sounds probably easily detectable distance high fre quencies helps explain model airplane sound carries well over distance since fundamental frequencies planes generate relatively low Some sounds course frequencies listeners find annoying Effective mufflers Gopher Canyon ar ticle does provide some excellent alternatives effective silencing exhaust must have effective muffler reach ultimate low sound levels Reducing propeller sound level wont noticeable exhaust sound prohibitively high efficient sound reduction should use available remedies San Diego package includes some other neat muf fler ideas intention have ready issue travel other things prevented will definitely included next month meantime might consider manufacturing own muffler certainly way getting effective unit minimal cost thing note muffler doesnt need rob power order ef fective simply must have sufficient volume job Flying model way prop erly judge effectiveness muffler propeller Neither ground rpm nor static thrust accurate indicator propeller ef ficiency After correcting readings same distance comparison sound air will probably less on-the-ground mea surements providing basics followedgood muffler higher pitch propel ler efficient design vibration isola tion Maximum Splat article also appeared August MA use tuned pipe described article would probably pro duce some dB change much could ex pected 40 engine running 17000 rpm ground isnt quiet fact works out propeller tip speed about 742 ft per sec ond early studies made FAI requesting standard 105 dB 1 meter sug gested anything over 630 too fast quiet operation sites would nice consider 510 Since article included absolutely no fig ures dB levels have no way judging effectiveness tuned pipe application What know proper pipe applica tion increases rpm means sound especially propeller October 1990 127 John Hathaway draws winning ticket one-year Frequent Flyers membership Heres Delta handiwork member PennsylvanIas Frequent Flyer club Place Christmas Plans Orders Early Orders Model Aviation Plans arrive after December 1 1990 will delivered until after Christmas Delaware 0 Distnct Columbia 0 Maryland 0 North Carolina ivVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babura 117 Olin Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 969-9356 Bob Champine 205 lipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 Rick Chrisloph 1348 Cumberland Dr Harrisonbarg VA 22801 Chack Foreman 5811 Rinker Dr Mechenicsville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Feruwood Dr. Raleigh NC 27612 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard Lane Wilmington DE 19809 Charles Spear 288 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27028 Frequency Coordinator Peal Yacobacci 6408 Winthrop Dr. Fayetteville NC 28301 Phone Evening 919 488-5986 Associate vice presidents last AVPs profiled month Bob Babura rep resents Maryland area outlined previous column Bob longtime aero modeler has Academy member over 30 years Bob says has actu ally modeler long can re member started did peri od rubber-powered Free Flight went up through Control Line Radio Control mid-Fifties Bob grew up southwestern Pennsyl vania left enter US Navy saw service South Pacific during World War II returned work steel mills finish education relocated Baltimore area ex cept period Birmingham AL spent working career re cently retired regional sales manager major time-equipment manufacturer Bob holds General Class Amateur radio license primarily sport flier espe cially smaller models does fly some big models also does some Soaring Bob has active judge both Scale Pattern flying longtime mem ber USPJA United States Pattern Judging Association have spent hours gether line judging both locally Nationals Bob has served very well associ ate vice president working hard members keeping informed activities Maryland area next photo Bob favorite mod els Parkton Landfill Baltimore County After long period work county site Parkton Landfill site now ing used Radio Control Modelers Baltimore Having lost Sweet Air theyve really looking forward site dedication took place June 24 field officially known John Kirk Field ap preciation extensive work John has put club aeromodeling general next photo shot flight line after shows guards around pilot boxes John Kirk Field photos taken Bob Babura Mooresville NC R/C Wingers Moore sville NC relatively new club having formed four years ago four five mem bers Its grown rapid pace now has over 60 members club has leased field very good Watch far out fly approach Giant models present land usage field should viable years Wingers recently held big aircraft flyin first organized event very successful will likely become annual happening Tom Miller RC Aero batics Contest Board member District IV Contest Director event An added unexpected feature fly-in appearance very nice fullscale Harvard T-6 Canadian markings did several flybys Danville VA Danville Aeromodelers another club made move begin hosting invitational events Again first activity big bird fly-in coop eration Park Department able use runway Danville Airport event Except fact back ground noise nearby highway too high obtain usable in-flight sound readings did enjoy visiting club fliers event also could come annual affair Other activity gone district about week June 26 through July 2 asked represent AMA IMAA 10th annual Big Bird Festival Outside AMA Nationals probably largest aeromodeling event United States Fliers over United States Canada attend talking about close 500 Giant aircraft onsite during event festival isnt flying Theres time social ize compare technical information view latest Giant model equipment year event held Oshkosh WI home EAA Paul Poberezny friend flew two full-scale P-51s members Saturday gave assem bled group exciting intermission Jim Van Loo IMAA president flew Paul flight almost quite speech less remainder festival As AMAs rep took Academys spectrum analyzer along checked ra dios werent stickered kept oc cupied due specific procedure used split about 50-50 between Gold Silver transmitters points up need update purchase new radios before next year seems big risk fly aircraft large expensive ra dios havent checked long time flier brought radio failed particular radio could very danger ous under existing conditions radio like should smashed trashed soon possible very likely individ ual will go home continue use box permitted festival Due flight lines being flooded flying transferred single line seven pilot positions line Its quite interesting see seven air craft up doing own thing heard possible interference problem no confirmation saw Experimental cate gory 55 100 lb models B17 didnt fly reason given crosswind present entire period PR Roundup Cont pg 121 Board ARC Dave Humphreys AMA #92828 handed President Bush award Bill Baker Geoff Styles invited participate event Dave Humphreys also Executive Director Recreation Ve hicle Industry Association RVIA fices around corner AMA Head quarters know President Bush has al ways supported AMA events have na tional international importance Nats World Championships programs have always received endorsement letters President very proud part special dinner repre sent AMA among some very high-level influential people another chance wave model aviation flag behalf AMA members hope noticed re port evening AMA staff tries represent member ship different levels influence Looking influence clubs view point however local activities ones count Get acquainted local politicians appointed people make sure understand needs can make believe youre asset community youre way coopera tion arent knownto politi cians other influentials run communityyoull get nothing real struggle Once youre looked upon benefit community road much smoother Start today Get message out Thats basic essential public relations next month * 128 Model Aviation Alabama 0 Florida 0 Georgia issippi 0 Puerto Rico Sooth Carolina 0 Tenneosee V DISTRICT REPORT Jim McNeiII District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 205 322-2127 Associate Vice Presidents Bob Bartoazewicz 3626 Ranchwood Rd Orlando FL 32808 Guatavo Diaz E-12 Frailas Guaynabo PR 00657 Karl Hansel RR 4 Box 284 Meridian MS 39305 Richard Jackson 2118 Thornlee Dr N Charleston SC 29405 Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Dick Patton 785 Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 George Perrymen 3644 Lake Drive Smyrna GA 30082 Freddie Pica 3066 Burkaon Cove Memphia TN 36119 Terry Rimert 367 Orange Ave Baldwin FL 32234 Frequency Coordinator Burnia Fields P0 Box 1063 Strickland Rd. interlachen FL 32048 Phone 904 684-2517 Tom Cimino Vairico FL writes As know tve Contest Director years diabetes giving trouble year no Contest directing 1990 would appreciate help keeping AMA number 877 will try CD con test future Tom dont have worry about thing long keep up AMA dues number 877 will continue no body going take away you let membership slide year two Headquarters will give num ber someone else Okay Warren Bishop Tallahassee FL friend Terry Rimert writes ve always mental midgets around proposed 50% cut FAI expenses tops will have rethink cause competition foundation stone rest modeling Youre right wrong Warren However entire picture needs atten tion best salvation will probably achieved some HQ employee signed monitor teams spending someone experience intelli gence know what doing doubt motion will pass meeting authorizing blind 50% cut across board certainly would vote such thing picture H Smiths quarterscale home-built airplane named Contestor saw plane Meridian Fun Fly other day looked great Bob Mills Santee SC writes Its nice read about District V news again instead AMA HQ news Thats way things going stay Bob Thats what District V report page John Simms important Contest Direc tor Mobil AL writes pictures Novice Pattern contest held June 24 contest held give fliers low-key low-pressure contest hav ing criticized advanced pilots $5 entry fee defray cost trophies pilots Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Florida Aza ha City Club will again next year John thanks splendid photos contest can name nine judges picture and/or con testants lined up can run pictures also commended nual event Pictured below Matthew Frederick 12 years old Covingon LA Goldberg Eagle 2 Matthew young est contestant Johns Novice Azalia con test Jeff Elliot KnoxvilleTN writes end April club member Chris Luck orga nized field trip 250 second- thirdgraders visit club field hourlong demonstration . .Members flew bi planes butterfly Helicopter cut-thestreamer Combat Some students got use club buddy box experience thrill flying Chris spent time talking children about safety RC excellent way begin career avia tion excellent TV page half media coverage lease county-owned property expires few years great way gain valj able PR positive community influence Thanks nice report Jeffsome thing single club district should nice way build future modelers Pic tured below Chris Luck discussing basic principles aviation schoolchil dren picture shows Robert Krauter Jer el Zaretsky working buddy box young future fliers Offutt tuning up Goldberg Cub pow ered Enya 61 Bob Sowder president Contest Direc tor famous Memphis Area Soaring So ciety writes Enclosed pix western reaches District V region June 16-17 MASS held two-day AMA sanctioned Soaring contest called League Silent FlightIMASS Weekend drew 25 entries two Sailplane classes Standard Unlimited Contestants five states hand Conditions perfect thanks friends drove long distances contest next picture shows winchmaster Mike Kelly running winch Art Frost St Charles MO launching Joe Threlkeld Little Rock AR timing October 1990 129 next month Calling AMA HQ phone number 703 435-0750 think about following before call AMA employees over 50 come work directionssome Vir ginia some Maryland some DC mercy differ ent commuting arrangements pre vents coming work going home same time ISis best call dur ing core time-period present except traveling AMA sick vacation CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONE TIME TO CALL Eastern 9 am-noon 1 pm-3 pm Central 8 am-il am noon-2 pm Mountain7 am-lO am 11 am-i pm Western 6 am-9 am 10 amnoon regret necessity out side eastern time zone call earlier day ins best way present sure getting particular person may need numerous sub jects services handled AMA Headquarters However its okay call earlier later end leave name phone number subject interest will call back soon possible another William Jones fine pic tures Springfield TN Volunteer State Model Aviators Club shows Buddy Illinois S 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 Rt 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Gary Buasell 5000 Connie Dr Muncie IN 47304 Charlie Bauer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Scott & Deb Justice 156 South Pranzen Bensenville IL 60106 William Kern 1808 12th St. Bedford iN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MD 64114 Charlie Watts 1253 Pinecresl Ln ApI 0 Manchester MD 63021 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Verne IL 61375 Frequency Coordinator Paul Holsten 616 W 30th St Higginoville MD 64037 Home 816 584-2481 Work 816584-7121 Fax 816 584-7766 Well once didnt get ACE Float Fly planned Unfortunately trip plans must have gotten weather gods first weekend June mess Ive heard did attend contend wind created some inter esting flights Maybe jokes about Mis souri true Maybe Ill stop plan ning sneak like did St Louis last year years weather has something could Ive watched closely has strong impact dis trict hope have per sonal losses due adverse conditions know few us have lost full-size airplanes havent heard loss homes lives result tornado sea son Lets hope worst over Well first weekend June total loss made up next week weather still marginal event attended almost back yard Braxton Flyers about 10 miles good old Burgin its second funfly/fly-in Saturday What crowd people show up southern Ken tucky Indianapolis add local clubs event much better last years because didnt rain Hey Ron Doub youre reading did real well Sunday headed second nual fly-in held Lost River boys paradise southern Indiana French Lick fly-in part airport day fullsize fly-in held local EAA chapter Sev eral people showed up fun excellent day flying Would believe actually stuck Hots back old Skyhawk think may have shocked some fellas actually flew Hots Ive known some several years theyd never seen fly model Surprise can too Maybe should take along often real good time Well thats month Kinda ended quickly didnt bad weather pure laziness part didnt get out trips has given time continue building frenzy time help newcomer get new ARF ready son already flying Thank goodness ARFs think makes three completes year Sure ARF sort cheating Im just recording numbers Since dont have politics discuss month spell r-e-l-i-e-f think will lazier give col 130 Model Aviation umn have kindly sent pictures havent shown col umn lately first two came Mel Muskopf via fine newsletter Columbia Flyer Mel editor Columbia R/C Club Co lumbia IL sent pictures inside newsletter sure got message what see also newsletter Very nice Some other editors may want same first photo Elmer Haynes modified Super Stik description given bird has highly modified However isnt Stik has 1000 flights represents total 265 flight hours Yep its still flying Heres good sent Mel via letter time has great idea share clubs can always use some good PR display rack used display news letters other good hobby-related read ing material hobby shop literature rack built installed local hobby shop fit existing space Howzat next photo another good example can some PR work storefront display utilizes malls empty space Talk about exposure photo came Earl Weaver Quincy Falcons As can see have several different kinds models information about club next photo AVP Muncie Gary Bussell Russell Flannery manning booth Family Fair Muncie talked people dispelled misconceptions concerning what AMA about said comments peo ple about coming Muncie positive Now job well done Thanks guys about some photos Ko komo Blue Angels Johnny Angel said taken during fly-in htd June As can see excellent day planning go event lot fog weekend also detect streak laziness Id like get up thereguess Ill have later Anyway photos next photo Ed Cochran putting over sized Scimitar together stand built carry Scimitar hold Ed assembles Neat Oh dont want get old Roy Watson supervising assembly next photo Tim Naccarato new flier instructor Don King maneuver new Royal 40T around heav ens Look concentration next -- group club members w44Ie- observe Steve Jones seems getting ready flight Sue Jones Ed Julie Cochran Rob Hanson will see does right Enough now . Iowa 0 Michigan S Minnesota S Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 115 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe addreas EMAIL 700472162 Fax 313-348-4175 Aesiatant Vice President Boyd Bowdish 8410 Glenwood N Golden Valley MN 55427 PMnsurmnce Coordinator/A VP Joseph M Hess 5394 English Dr Troy MI 48098 Associate Vice Presidents Jack Finn 388 Hampden Dr NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 Bud Gorman Box 33 Knife River MN 55809 Russell Knelzger 2825 E Shorewood Blvd Milwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lasik 305 Patti Place Holland Ml 49423 Carl Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Roslyn Pontisc Ml 48054 Frequency Coordinator Bob Stamm West 3116 Boyce Dr Rhinelander WI 54501 Steve Dudzinski East PO Box 924 Dearborn Ml 48121 month honor write Dis trict VII report Pete Waters As writing involved Nats Im pleased fill during absence husband Jim just returned first vacation two three days row 15 years went visit brother sister-in-law Mooresville NC time complete sep aration everythingjob hobbies etc Jim didnt bring plane along almost worked second day newspaper article about Statesville Model Flyers model club 15 miles north Statesville NC Later week drove up met Gene Ray Suther proprietors G&G Hobbies Statesville As werent enough Mooresville Tribune ran story Radio Controlled Wingers Club Mooresville July Fourth edition Jim talk Hugh Sykes about quarter-scale Cub pic tured article visit field revealed beautiful picturesque grass strip plateau country Off left row low ever green shrubs taller trees off dis tance below center opening slop ing field hay stretches out broad valley below pleasant peace ful just sit soak up the quiet sun sweet smell clean air Some guys just dont know good have thank Gene Suther Hugh Sykes southern hospitality maybe being RCer helped also extending invitation fly Jim says next time hes bringing airplane Tulip City Air Force Model Club Holland Ml Fennville Flying Tigers Fennville Ml got together mall show May 26 1990 first held Westshore Mall op ened just few years ago mall man ager Mr Paul Sauer gave us fantastic sup port wanted involve general public having vote Best Show vote registered door prize raf fle Mr Sauer thought great idea time conversation fin ished donated complete package Hobbico Flightstar 40 airplane en gine four-channel Futaba radio mem bership AMA Tulip club will provide membership winners first year arrange flight training show resounding success 102-plus airplanes display Both clubs have new membership appli cations result mall manager local hobby shop proprietor Bob Har vey Cobblestone Crafts Hobbies Holland have established cooperative rela tionship modeling Holland area has strengthened District Roundup just sorted counted newsletters Pete received month June count District VII 49 additional newsletters outside district other national associations An awesome task read Im glad see newsletters go ing out because feel communication vital healthy organization reading newsletters realizes vast wealth diversity information put forth model how-tos warnings about Lyme disease avoid Elsewhere pages youll see photo young man Jeff Gilbert Jr age 14 accomplished flier also newsletter editor Fennville Flying Tigers know country has prob lems some its youthdrugs etc No problem Jeff Hes involved modeling doesnt have time get trouble betcha Mom Pop Gilbert proud parents rightfully looking Petes collection newslet ters tickled impressed some titles Most newsletter titles same club name others show originality MlSS Information Michigan International Soaring Society Detroit MI Clippings Grassfield RC Club Robbinsdale MN Servo Chatter Anoka County Radio Control Club Coon Rapids MN Ever servo chatter Rams Horn Rainbow Aero Modelers Society Milwaukee WI PS Send photos Pete wants peo ple names just planes Please write information paper attach back photo Writing ink photo can bleed through Onward upwards Jean Lasik associate vice president October 1990 131 Diversity models represented spring mall show Electric Pattern quarter scale high-wing low-wing biplane sau Cars novelty something eVeryone Goodies donated mail management complete packageoutstanding Rob Hop kins did yeoman duty manning registration assisted lovely wife Rose Construction demoan Eagle 63 built site left Darrell Steinke says keep round side Jay DeHaan seems saying need parts out box Pete Veniet far right checks out model against picture box Some 102 registered planes joint club mall show Holland Mi An F-16 ze bra paint scheme won Best Show Put AMA Will time time AMA Headquar ters hears members wish perpetuate interest model avia tion help insure future genera tions benefit programs Academy Model Aeronautics simpleno fancy language re quired necessary clude following words will 1 give bequeath amount dol lars Academy Model Aeronau tics Inc Note As checks amount should specified writing numbers example five thousand dollars $5000 sum queathed tax deductible wouldnt have happened L R Jim Lasik Tulip City Air Force Model Club president Pete Vanlet mail show direc tor Jeff Gilbert Jr Fennviiie Flying Tigers newsletter editor Jeff Gilbert Sr FFT presi dent Darreil Steinke TCAF newsletter edi tor Art Kole TCAF treasurer Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico 0 Oklahoma 0 Texas VIII DISTRICT REPORT Gene Hempel District VIII Vice-President 301 N Yale Drive Garland TX 75042 Associate Vice Presidents Chuck Andraka 605 Mark NE Albuquerque NM 97123 Glenn Gresana 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 Mike Harriaon 600 T Main Hot Springa AR 71913 Gil Horatman PO Box 490 Spring Branch TX 78070-0490 Bill Kimbro 2105 Wood St Texarkana TX 75501 Ron Stantield 26 Oakridge Dr Maumella AR 72119 Charles Stevens 229 Delta St Pasadena TX 77506 Jim Traw 1135 Merrmon Green Norman OK 73072 AMA Dis9isy Coordinator Karen Hopkina 5515 Bridgalon Arlington TX 76018 Frequency Coordinator Joe DuMond 1830 Chevy Chase Carroliton TX 75009 deep regret report passing other model aviation pioneer Joe Stanzel Schulenburg IX succumbed July 6 1990 joe co-inventor monoline control sys tem utilized Speed modelers Joe ducted AMA Hall Fame 1986 job vice president Victor Stanzel Co manufacturers famous Flying Toys al lowed him enjoy work channeling efforts toward younger generation Received report Ron Stanfield AVP Arkansas letter reads follows first Arkansas State Fun Fly Champion ships hosted Mid-Arkansas RC So ciety its club field north Little Rock event jointly sponsored MARCS House Hobbies Little Rock MARCS pro vided manpower House Hobbies donated about half prize list quite impressive prize list three radios three engines five kits several other nice prizes attendance good about 60 con testants registered weather Saturday less ideal northwesterly wind oc casionally 15-20-mph range event Saturday target-time Contestants placed planes starting position removed propellers carried about 50 yards starters position drew number can num bers times between two 3/2 minutes contestants werent allowed see numbers signal contestant ran plane put propeller started plane took off first time ended plane air borne second time began plane airborne contestant flew around amount time perceived be tween two 31/s minutes Upon landing actual flight time compared time drawn score difference between two times Low score course best flight score total time get airborne plus differential score Sunday near-perfect day flying light westerly breezes event Sunday whistle dash contestant would place plane starting pit go starting line about 50 yards plane starter would ask contestant whistle starter would give contestant saltine cracker start watch contestant eat cracker whistle again run plane start engine take off fly past flagman upwind end field land score time seconds receipt cracker landing Two rounds event flown low score counting addition merchandise prizes two nice trophies nearly three feet tall given Bobby Raines Searcy AR having lowest combined two-day score Top Gun other awarded MARCS club Little Rock lowest com bined score four club members participat ing First Arkansas State Fun Fly ChampionshIp win ners wIth loot L-R Ron Hubbard Robert Clements Bobby Ralnes Ray Emlis Mark Stro man Wayne Townsend Justin Gamer As promised will try cover aspects model aviation column wealth information different aspects model avi ation get reading listening what oth ers have say concerning models have something contribute send following letter Fran Landefeld re porting second Helicopter Fun Fly held Chisum Field Claremore OK letter reads follows second annual Helicopter Fun Fly held June 2-3 has now passed Green Country Wingbenders would like inform event successful ever produced history club reasons success membership participation numerous donations provided manufac turers Helicopters accessories well radio manufacturers Waking up Saturday morning before rooster would hit hurricanetype rain lasted about two minutes felt like forever Forty-to-SO-mph winds blowing objects tents over area As fast started over modelers started exodus vehicles motor homes 1000 am sun broke through dry contestants began ar rive Contest Directors event Tony Chisum Kent Landefeld highlight fun fly dinner Western Sizzlin Restaurant TV VCR provided everyone could watch everyones flying filmed during day Green Country Wingbenders would like extend invitation next years Helicop ter Fun Fly held first weekend June So mark 1991 calendar plan attend Regards Fran Landefeld 132 Model Aviation Participants posing group shot sec ond annual Helicopter Fun Fly Green Country Wlngbenders Claremore OK June 231990 L-R Jim Robertson Broken Arrow OK Terry Fosburg Tulsa OK Bill Cram Mt Plea sant TX Weldon Freeman Mt Piemnt TX Gary Comett Mt Plemnt TX Brett Stewart Jenks OK Bob Schindler Madison KS David Hendon Glenpool OK Randy Davis Edmond OK Bob Bortacheller Yukon OK Russell Rouse Moore OK Greg Dalke Edmond OK Kent Off icer Edmond OK Nina OffIcer Edmond OK John Spulling Cleveland OK BrIan Smart Mus kogee OK Terry Dollmeyer Oldahoma City OK Novice winners L-R Greg Dalke first Brett Stewart third mid shown Bilan Smart sec ond Novice pilot Nina Officer Edmond OK Intermediate winners L-R Terry Dollmeyer first Jim Robertson second Terry Foeburg third Below Bobby Ralnes Searcy winner Top Gun Trophy EXpert winners L-R Kent Officer first Bob Schindler second Bill CreIn third ColOfado 0 Kansas 0 Nebraska North Dakota 0 Sooth Dakota ixWyoming DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe addreaa EMAIL 780672750 Fax 303-420-1870 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 68506 Nathan Lancaater 3597 S Kendall St Denver CO 80235 Russ Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS 87401 Jim Rickelts 516 5 Cloudas Sioux Falls SD 57103 Chuck Smith 220 Columbine Ceaper WV 82804 Frequency Coordinator Slave Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CO 80228 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-3268 Column being written day before head off Nats indianalllii nois Executive Council meeting Muncie IN July 23 should have some late-breaking news Nats Council meeting next column course hope always read synopsis EC meetings Model Aviation can get full idea what Council has acted upon recently News Kansas comes Jim Work man Barnstormers RIC Club Olathe Mi chael Warnstaff president Shawnee Mis sion R/C Club Richard Ballard president Jayhawk Modelmasters Lawrence Randy Doc Scraper Overland Park First some news Jim Workman Jim says regularly reads col umn interest rarely sees anything about eastern Kansas clubs Maybe some reports input modelers will help Jim youre dead right thanks input pictures Some times rains pourswitness column month comes Ive saving some info sent Kansas long last once white F4U-4 Corsair beiongs Jim Workman modeled after Corsairs flown Navy Reserve nearby Olathe Naval Air Station midFifties P40 Warhawk built Lance kit Dave Thomason Michael Warnstaff sent pictures same mall show indicated lot spectators/visitors enjoyed using com puter flight simulator Ace RIC Inc folks brought spectrum analyzer checked out transmitters model ers Thanks Michael Shawnee Mission Club following pictures Richard Ballard Jayhawk Modelmasters shares information about club service project. success story Just note let know about com munity service project club re cently became involved flying site lo cated Corps Engineers property Clinton Lake KS seventh annual Clinton Lake Clean-up first asked involved Early planning came apparent lack funds past made impossible advertise event felt could something ad dress problem make long story short able raise $630 dona tions club Quaker Oats Co Hallmark Cards Inc provided 1000 Woodsy Owl tons handouts window posters dump trucks pickups haul trash also ran hot dog cookout volunteer workers short sort stepped took charge project point after nearly 400% crease total effortlactivity over previ ous year Corps thinks club best thing ever happened Clinton Lake future seems assured publicity has given local model avia tion shot arm would suggest type project might good other clubs other areas country payoff goodwill has enormous what amounted Sat urday morning work session club followed free hot dog lunch good number modelers Capitol City R/C Club came over help want extend thanks help Theres model other groups followgiving something another organi zation can pay huge dividends Randy Doc Scraper Overland Park re ports Wing Tips II Sport Aerobatic contest held Hillsdale Lake great success after several days rain hike flying site because wet terrain Modelers three states partici pated AMA October 1990 133 Ace RIC crew checked 100 transmitters three-hour time frame What would support modeling Industry Thanks Ace RICI Vice President Dave Plamann meets Woodsy Owl suppose model will ever leave ground Shot 100 models display mail has asked 1991 date next will bigger better ever RIC Barnatormers third annual mali show premier events Kansas City area hundred models displayed March Grandview Sport Flyers RIC Ciub Shawnee Mission R/C Ciub Overiand Park Barnstorm era Left right Charley Reed Jerry Cheney Bob Goffatein Jerad Cheney Gary Gasser Mel Sadler James Frickey Matt Scraper John Ostmeyer Doc Scraper great day April Doc also shares new Heart AmerIca Air Show Team put its first flying show season April Way go HOAASTI Hope youre enjoying flying season out District IX Keep wheeled side down landings .. Arizona fornia ii 0 Nevada 0 Utah story x DISTRICT REPORT Regg Keyawa District X Vice-President 4500 Onyx Way Carmichael CA 95608 Home 1916 961-6637 CompuServe addreea EMAIL 7624747 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakee Aiea HI 96701 Howard Baldwin 4736 Guall Meadow Way Fair Oaka CA 95628 Darwin Barrie 8252 E Turney Ave Scottadale AZ 85251 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Fritz Harrold 4202 H St Sacramento CA 95819 Craig W Hath 7928 Fanciful Lea Vegan NV 89128 Marc M Karpowich 221 W 100 N Logan UT 84321 Brian Nelson 73 Park Groton Fl San Jose CA 95136 David Pellz 20480 Celtic SI Chatawortb CA 91311 Bob Reynolds 12901 E Speedway Tucson AZ 85748 Betty Stream 3723 Snowden Ave. Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 448 Weatby Chula Vista CA 92011 Beverly Wlsniewaki 3316 South Kiowa Blvd Lake Havasu City AZ 88403 Frequency Coordinators George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 98020 Phone 916 362-1962 Eloy Marez 311 Mesa Dr #10 Costa Mesa CA 92827 District direction job gets better bet ter day time make deals go meets meetings get opportunity meet new modelers add new dimension modeling knowledge latest deal area meeting San Diego Aerospace Museum June 30 Associates Al Williamson Betty Stream coproduced get-together program good enough AMA very very fortunate have boss president Don Lowe attendance Pic tured next Don fielding question position president AMA causing gray hair baldness next picture depicts Al Williamson podium following thought going through head Gads didnt have could flying serious note Jim Wilson James Cliff Bruce gave mean ingful demos presentations noise have heard seen long time ever havent read article August issue Model Aviation take minute right now give Gopher Canyon peek Just site going down drain two inspired individuals took initiative did some onthe-ground testing took findings town city said fly Pictured next Jim followed shot other Jim telling 134 Model Aviation werent enough Bob Piserchio world-class Wakefield competitor took stand brought yours truly audi ence new realization understanding Free Flight Bob brought worldclass models hands-on touch-it feelit type presentation Pictured next Bob holding engine Wakefield hand fuselage empennage other want club favor get touch Bob Piserchio 5257 Stone Ct San Diego CA 92115 call him 1619/286-7926 guy great Further along star-studded program came highlight everyone atten dance member gold medal-winning door Free Flight team silver medal win ner own right Cezar Banks Cezars presentation called One-Gram Flying Ma chines Remember gram about 1/35 ounce Guys gals impressed along balance audience com mented upon answered questions such things FAI rules look way look aerodynamics rubber motor energy stor age flight profile contest ended flight demonstration can say wow Cezar personal thanks great presentation its time gold missed guy missed good show Pictured below man model launch Bob Beecroft editor El Torbelli no newsletter San Diego Orbiters also present meeting didnt make mal presentation kinds infor mation Lost Hills flying site Thanks too Bob contribution meet ing Pictured below Bob award-winning models sadder note Immediately following meeting pit barbecue sponsored Chula Vista RC Club conjunction weekend fun fly function learned closing site Pictured low paved surface beautiful site now three months history dont own em theyll eventually go away patches continue problem T-shirts plentiful Buy shirt wont sorry Pictured below father/son team ran barbecue got away too fast get names boy wearing right apparel Betty Al thanks great weekend Lets again soon guys great est AVP doesnt have size cant find him send check $15 Ill get shirt need associate meeting give call open 24 hours day Im history Edge Jim Wilson author Gopher Canyon story August Model Aviation Banks launching plane Jim CiiW bruce also instrumental Gopher Canyon project Bob Beecroft superb examples modelers art ArVIA President Don Lowe Bob Plserchio showing some essentials Wakefield Chula Vista runway Al Williamson area meeting held San Diego Aerospace Museum Cezar Banks assembles model ready launch father son wearing message love see T-shirts XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollaugh District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address EMAIL 780672422 Associate Vice Presidents Darrell Anderson 132 15th Ave NW Great Falls MT 59404 Tom Cashman 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 86 Wilder ID 83876 Gary R Fuller PO Box 1124 Kotzebue AK 99752 Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98854 Dave Mullena 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 98133 Bruce Nelson 807 6 Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97801 Chick Young 11225 125th St E #69 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Belch 16439 SE Haig Dr Poflland OR 97236 Phone 803 781-5103 Assistent Frequency Coordinator Al Watson 130-145th Ave Bellevue WA 98007 First Baich photo Bob Parkers DC-3 second CL Puyallup Bob wife among took Russians under wing last year Hes Seattle Skyraider top-notch modeler tiny fleet Pistachio Scale aircraft longs Gil Coughlin Since theyre tiny photo wont justice Very nice work indeed left corner last shot Eric Dittmans first-place winner Wiley Post Its middle third-place Stin son 1-5 left Actually shot has several very nice models F4F took second notes fail may able see model 117 left Farman right Pou de Ciel behind number Free Flight models Speaking FF theres strong possibility AMA will offer hold FAI Free Flight World Champs soon Wish could hold up bid goes through will California another tack heres clever idea traveling frequency pin rack seen Skyknights annual December 7 event Id show other pictures event theyre squeamish Barnstormers Expo OMSI shot Bob Kreuzingers Fleet Thats Bob just above 12 registration number looks like Orville Brooks local Fleet other aircraft expert asked him question since Bob seems looking divine guidance answer As happens Bob Balch took photos didnt get notes Steve Tischler helped out some planes dont have clue about some case Monocoupe 90 AL looks love ly Could Steve Tischlers Loening looks super Jerry Holcomb remember building thought broke neat aircraft bit further south Great Oregon Expo held Corvallis first shot couple Bob Stalicks FF jobs GOOL front center some Mel Marcums welldone CL aircraft Chipmunk two Gieseke Noblers Looks like Ringmaster tail just above Munks tail Mels Eu gene Prop Spinner group puts Northwest Regionals Memorial Day weekend Heres what some tables air craft looked like Corvallis Duane Felstet sent some shots taken ThunderBirds show winter Mis soula told very success ful good turnout models lots viewers first shot T-Bird mem ber Marvin Jobs second-place winner Heli division hiding Regal Eagle took Best Show both spectators contestants voting Last shot T-Bird member Bob Petersons nice Goldberg Cub Behind well-built Northstar owner identified October 1990 135 Bill McDow entered contest sweet little Beachey Its FF showing Bill hasnt completely shifted RC yet McLartys Motorized Baby ROG good items come modelers interested am providing ma terial useful young beginners en gine powered Baby ROG Doug Dahlke notes * * * * * think Ive found missing link tween rubber-powered models gas sies During 1930s popular rubber ship called Baby ROG Around 1949 fellow named J L McLarty sketched out gas conversion basic model engines suggested now collec tors items have sketched holes Pee Wee 02 current practical mo tor Cox 01 would work hardly expensive Anyhow thought very close what have showing -7 tO Li II tO N 4 0 -J 4 0 4 IN f- 0 0 IL I4 -J 0 5 0 z 0 136 Model Aviation 4 0 -J 4 C w 0 0 0 0 0 1/ Junior Flight hence minimal transition pain Note flat airfoil Super early stall also super soft stall too build two gas rubber Compare two L-E-A-R-N see lot room beginner ideas mod el f Doug Dahlke think Let know agree disagree Let Executive Council know too * * * * * meantime keep tail light wheels dry * * * * * thanks Doug must have hundreds dif ferent rubber-powered Baby ROGs de signed hundreds thousands built flown during 1930s remember plan heavy 24-in rubber ROG published old Air Trails magazine shortly after World War II gassie version drew inspiration heartily agree Doug McLartys motorized ROG unique natural step up ward AMA Executive Council currently con sidering kitting advanced design AMA Cub Some years ago got Council look Sigs Cub now maybe Motorized Baby ROG can job 0 4 I -J 4 -f 1 F i If-j 4 oIl 0 - oIl j.CJ w U N 4 4 ___I flOToRIeb ADr KO6 U zi~ I-lI ~/I z 4 y 0 IIJW ZN XC 2 Iii II 0-i 0 o LL 0 II 0 K k1 j U Io FLIGHT ED WHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta New York NY 10005 Have Helped Beginner Today N I- ILJ 0 01 It

Sig Memorial Scholarship Awards1990 Douglas R Pratt Director Internal Communications Its pleasure announce four de serving young model fliers have won grants Glen Sig Memorial Scholarship fund 1989 Melissa L Davidow Alan Han sten Douglas Hart Andre E Leger winners Glen Sig Memorial Scholarship Fund established 1980 after death Glen Sigafoose air show crash Glen wife Hazel founded Sig Manufac turing 1953 built major model airplane manufacturer fund managed AMA ensure its perpetuation awards scholarship grants based number need appli cants financial state fund Sev eral AMA members have made donations fund has permitted increases grant amounts winners Melissa L Davidow Reno NV graduated Hugelet High School grade point average 352 member National Honor Society three years has won letters music scho lastic categories also placed first Western Nevada Regional Science Fair Junior Science Humanities Symposi um builds model cars trucks well planes has built balsa structural models train layouts Melissa attends Portland Community College work ing toward degree veterinary medicine plans transfer Oregon State Univer sity after completing basic studies sides Sig scholarship has received scholarships Readers Digest John Ascuagas Nugget Alan W Hansten Bliss ID graduated Bliss High School 1988 grade point average 33 attending College Southern Idaho working toward major agricultural engineering has member National Honor Society Douglas E Hart Bushnell IL graduated Bushnell-Prairie City High School 1989 currently attending Southern Illi nois University working toward major aviation maintenance technology has built over 20 model planes including some Continued page 120 AMA HO SERVICES STAFF 0 Executive Director ymca Mankowskj S Director Operations Robert Vojslavek 0 Technical Director Bob Underwood S Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Com petition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Processing Supervisor Joyce Hager eting Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt 0 Publications Director Carl R Wheeley 0 Events Coordinator Chip Smith 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Bob Jackson October 1990 119 AMA HQ Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents partIcipated tn tiusnnell Lomet halley Exploratory Quest BSU Science Competi tion BSU Business Week Space Day Mountain Home AFB Alan started building models third grade An en thusiastic RC flier has conducted 4-Hsponsored flying demonstrations Alan member Gooding County Prop Nuts AMA Offers New Renewal Service AMA Members AMA excited announce new service allows 1990 AMA members renew member ships 1991 simply dialing toll-free telephone number special operator will answer call 800 am 400 pm EDT service restricted 1990 members want renew using either Visa MasterCard charge cards No other ser vice offered through toll-free number calls cannot switched other AMA departments will help AMA spread renewal workload thereby saving money national associa tion will get card early will no cost until October 1990 Between July 1 September 30 1990 can renew 1991 calling 1-800/832-8312 between 800 am 400 pm EDT As added bonus charge account will billed until October 1990 AMAs Esecutive Council equivalent Board Directors basically composed President Esecutise Vice President 11 district Vice Presidents otticers Esecutive Director provided space month AMA News publication What say space howeser matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author siews may may represent official position ot AMA Esecutive Council Cont pg 119 own design has taught others fly RC Douglas active community designed entrance signs town plays trumpet church social functions Andre E Leger Austin MN graduated 35 grade point average Austin High School now attending Austin Commu nity College prelaw program Andre has assisted editing MACA newsletter promoting Control Line activities has built over 50 Combat planes placed second 1987 Nationals Lincoln has also worked aide local li brary won letters track crosscountry Geoffrey Styles Director Marketing Its great know people read col umn got quite bit feedback some comments made recently put foot far some people concerned wrote July sue Model Aviation talking about flying site behavior loss field northern Illinois Further word club indicates irresponsible fliers club members field open everyone rereading what wrote cannot find accused club anything didnt mention club name fact stated serious hardworking clubs lose type flying reported press local authorities Unfortunately mat ters whether foolish frequent fli ers AMA members club members picture local readers get embraces accuses everyone what said column ex poses sad sacks RC world general population After folks read Model Aviation story area press arouses interest especially news can classed spec tacular gives rise headlines such previously quoted answer problems renegade fliers public fields defini tion open everyone closer cooperation authorities organized AMA club needs encourage local public agency place field responsibility con trol club hands Safety spectator control frequency control organized ap proach model flying have super vised someone haphazard approach RC flying can disastrous Noninsured fliers can public hazard present po tential problems taxpayer jurisdiction MusKopt pflOtO hobby shop rack built Columbia R/C Club St Louis Hobby Shop sometimes takes selling job get applicable public agency agree everyones benefit So perhaps les son problem rules agency support times law enforcement backup ar necessary adjuncts public field Heaven knows hundreds public fields country good rules good records satisfied users au thorities Review new AMA videotape Partner ships has four excellent examples club/public agency cooperation another subject bestpresented club newsletters see comes Reston VA RC Club Edited Jim Ralph 13645 Dornock Court Herndon VA 22071 looks good reads Jim Newspaper Association background evident makeup organization newsletter Jim willing send copy will send him stamped self-addressed envelope Please put 45 cents postage large envelope think newsletter editor will benefit seeing Reston issue lot work Federal Avia tion Administration fact recently received award behalf AMA clubs contribute aviation education through activities youth groups Adopt-A-School etc also make an nual contribution scholarship awards FAA gives young people par ticipate annual Science Fair week got nice letter Alexander J Fleming St Simons Island GA Alex recipient AMA award 1990 off Georgia Tech fall plans earn doctorate aerospace engineering receive Federal Air Surgeons Medical Bulletin read issue interest front page 90-1 copy talks about FAA film Silver Eagle Its FAA safety films available through FAA Film Service Mod ern Talking Picture Service Inc 5000 Park Street North St Petersburg FL 33709 can borrow Silver Eagle FAA film writing service Ask complete film listing write Sounds like some interesting material club meetings fall winter Air Show Team Advisory Committee met Atlanta recently during MS con sumer show city Vince Mankowski AMA Executive Director sat meet ing because Europe vaca tion Vince took accompanying photo features guys deliberate AST pol icies first time meeting took place Southeast 1991 lo cale will revert Toledo received nice letter Mel Muskopf Columbia RIC Club St Louis MO photo sent self-explanatory club built custom rack installed major hobby shops St Louis Made fit existing space nice project excellent example reaching out public Thanks Mel Charles T Wiskow publicity chairman Ocean County Modelers Jackson NJ sent newspaper story about club trea surer Ron Pavesi Ron teacher Point Pleasant High School Jackson has combined hobby classroom instruc tion Recently students started com pleted bevy radio-controlled airplanes addition model construction students taught about electronics radio gear working metal wood plus instruc tion mathematics Just think kids waiting out someone like Ron Pavesi come along Cant highly skilled AMA members just hear sound pleas As know lead time necessary magazine business reason being written June 19901 am going remind two events will al ready have read about first Washington Airports Au thority dinner held March 1990 Vince Mankowski represented AMA dinner several honored guests 120 Model Aviation Sig Scholarships Air show team advisory committee L-R Dan Tetzlatf Bruce Nelson Jim Weems chairman Bill Collins Duke Iden Show gram editor PR Roundup following radio systems transmitters receivers have independently cer tified registered professional test labo ratory retained manufacturer US importer distributor meeting being better Radio Control equip ment specifications detailed Acad emy Guidelines operation 20 kHz fre quency spacing testing done spe cifically listing time products FCC type acceptance procedure listing presented matter infor mation construed endorsement products listed AirtronicsSpectra PCM 7P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93752 AirtronicsSpectra PCM 7H Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93752 Airtronics Quantum PCM 8P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 Airtronics Quantum PCM 8H Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 Airtronics Module FM MD7P Receiver Part No 92785 Tx RF Module 93772 Airtronics Module FM MD7SP Receiver Part No 92785 Tx RF Module 93772 AirtronicsVanguard PCM VG4R Receiver Part No 92965 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard PCM VG6P Receiver Part No 92965 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard PCM VG6H Receiver Part No 92965 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard FM VG4R Receiver Part No 92765 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard FM VG6DR Receiver Part No 92765 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard FM VG6H Receiver Part No 92765 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVision PCM 8P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 AirtronicsVision PCM 85P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 Cirrus Excell RC-4F Receiver Part No CR-217A Tx RC-4F RC Equipment Certified Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Excell RC-4P Receiver Part No CR-224A Tx RC-4P Excell RC-7F Receiver Part No CR-217A Tx CR-7F Excell RC-7P Receiver Part No CR-227A Tx CR-7P Conquest FP-4NBF FM Receiver Part No FP-R127DF Conquest FP-4NBP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R124DP Conquest FP-6NFK FM Receiver Part No FP-R127DF Conquest FP-6NPK PCM Receiver Part No R127DP Conquest FP-5NLH FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF Conquest FP-6NHP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R128DP FP-5UAF FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF FP-5UAP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FP-7UAF FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF FutabaFP-7UAP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaFP-7UHF FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF FutabaFP-7UHP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaFP-855A PCM Receiver Part No FP-R128DP FutabaFP-855H PCM Receiver Part No FP-R128DP FutabaFP-9VAP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaFP-9VHP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaAttack FP-4NBLAM Standard Receiver Part No FP-R114H FutabaAttack FP-4NBL AM Glider Receiver Part No FP-R114H FutabaAttack FP-4NBL AM Electric Receiver Part No MCR-4A FutabaFP-SUA AM Receiver Part No FP-R117H FutabaFP-SNLP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R1OSIP Hitec USAMaster 5P Transmitter Receiver Part No MAS 457FP Tx RF Module MAS 457FM Hitec USAMaster 7 &7 Heli Transmitter Receiver Part No MAS 457FP Tx RF Module MAS 457FM JR RC Max PCM-NET W125 VZ Receiver Part No NER-627X JR RC X-347 NET-C127UZ Receiver Part No NER 627XZ Tx NET-J72P JR RC Max FM-NET W125 V H & W124 FM Receiver Part No NER-327X JR RC Vegas FM-NET B125 V H Receiver Part No NER-327X JR RC PCM 10-NET AllO FZ HZ Receiver Part No NER-91OXZ JR RC Max Computer-NET W126 FZ HZ Receiver Part No NER 627X JR RC Vegas Computer-NET W126 FG HG Receiver Part No NER 627X JR RC Apollo-7 Heli-NET-DL127HM Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Apollo-7AirplaneNEr-DL127MM Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 Heli-NET-N127H Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NEr-J72M JR RC Century-7 AirplaneNET-N127M Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 55 Heli-N7C4SHS Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 SS AirplaneN7C4SMS Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NEI-J72M JR RC Century-7 PCM Heli-NET-N127AH Receiver Part NER-627X Tx Mod ule NET-J72P JR RC Century-7 PCM Airplane-NET N127M Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72P JR RC Max 4-NET-B124AM Receiver Part No NER-324 RCD Inc Platinum Series AM replacement receiver Receiver Part No PGP21AM RCD Inc Platinum Series FM replacement receiver Receiver Part No PGP31 FM World Expert FM Series Engines Receiver Model HP7RM 72F Future issues Model Aviation will con tain expanded listing additional infor mation received AMA AMA table missed report go back tc August issue Model Avia tion lock over Now just because event hap ened Washington no ex cuse clibs over country vite senator congressman an nual dinner special event clubs attended meeting Delaware Val ley Association Pennsylvania met Con gressman eter Kostmayer can too Expand influence local state federal levels host nice big event invite some key politi cians area meet Most love chance speak voters can get message across same time Dont miss opportunities want fall winter bet ter send invitations now Promote selves model aviation second event carried significance AMA members American Recrea tion Coalition ARC dinner June 1990 President George Bush received Shel don Coleman Award support out door recreation know Coleman Company its top-grade camping outdoors equipment significance event award presented President United States AMA member Thats right As Chairman Continued page 128 October 1990 121 Whew has busy summer Ive trying combine AMAs business two RPV consulting jobs its kept hop ping rather flying San Diego business able attend District 10s meeting Came home left Muncie IN sign papers property acquisition after Fourth July family tended insurance/safety/FAI committee meet ings Reston Came back caught plane San Diego four days now Im leaving morning what pre-registration entries pre dict will huge Nats Lawrenceville IL go Muncie AMA Coun cil meeting District 10 meeting revealed mod elers western states have same needs modelers elsewhere need good flying sites tops list Theres nothing basic health sport flying sites wish AMAs resources could allow purchase sites over coun try well can help Modelers Los Angeles area really need help Ive flying RPVs El Mirage dry lake near Victorville CA Its east little north LA What beautiful flying site El Mir age three trips year Ive en countered modelers flying weekdays understand weekends very busy area also kinds weird flying objects showing up ultralights autogyros parafoils wind sailers industrial projects mo vie ad photographers etc modelers Ontario flying di gress lets return discussion Dis trict 10 meeting held Balboa Park Air Space Museum treated very inter esting discussions noise reduction Indoor model design flying Wakefield model designfascinating enjoyed getting firsthand glimpse modern technology two Free Flight events Ah competition impetus better better products model design want thank San Diego fliers arranging event thanks Reggie inviting attend sessions Headquarters Reston designed explore insurance safety issues seek combine ef forts coordinated single commit tee also looked some safety initiatives help protect members hoped forestall serious insurance claims can ex pect AMA assume active role safety Some feel should consumer protection agency Im sure far can go direction minds open subject Some may aware look ing seriously FAI competition pro gram terms financial investment no intent bail out very im portant involvement simply want sure money being wisely spent have minimal involvement coun try FAI competition Currently roughly 250 modelers competing FAI teams year would like see ex pansion interest area small percentage AMA members get volved rule book competition sort know well enough un derstand consider competition impor tant development design tech nology hobby/sport would like promote ba/anced program AMA support aspects hobby thats commitment will act pre cipitately matters Ive received number letters peo ple concerned about possible reduction support FAI also receive letters asking support sport fliers bulk membership will try best properly responsive both concerns year probably know tim ing national competition events split create best possible event sites Outdoor Free Flight events will held October Lawrenceville can have full use site also reduce surrounding crop damage hindrance model recovery Indoor has held world-class facility East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN way trying reduce grip ing about poor sites some events pre vious Nats Now hearing complaints about split ting up Nats end up being tween rock hard place doing best find good compromise solu tion site problem own facil ity developed soon will hope miti gate problem thing certain no perfect solution problem simply best can simple beginnings Nats have now reached complex proportions seeking ways streamline operation times Im asked want job Some say must nuts times Im sure certainly isnt money salary big fat zero get expenses think funda mental reason Im office desire see hobby love grow prosper see developing technology contributing RPVs other spin-offs industry Also think hobby/sport provides healthy outlet growth achievement cant think endeavor would have positive influence youth youngster should have creative con suming passion will help him/her de velop skills discipline Let us has hobby take another person under wing en courage create own bird fly Until next time Executive VPs Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 july 19 1990 Boy Ill tell what ever want increase flow mail just mention reducing support FAI inter national activities youll get plenty mail seems everyone jumped bandwagon lobby continued creased support got letters former team members prospective team members Special Interest Groups Team Selection Committee members few just average modelers Most adamantly trying convince us cut back 50% across board rumored about thing nearly everyone used red white blue flag-waving know speech Apple pie motherhood Chevro let Ive never figured out its Ford Chrysler good old American base ball big red white blue virtually mentioned real problem green problem jus tifying amount money being spent activity Ill admit its po litical problem financial problem problem money Lets look some background years past AMA took part FAI activi ties through association Nation al Aeronautical Association NAA Through NAA able use Military Air lift System transport teams offi cials meetings World Champion ships AMAs total cost FAI activities quite small basically involving NAA dues quite low entry fees teams some accommoda tion expense representatives keep expenses down remember peo ple staying friends Europe attending meetings time went more ex penses crept First airline tickets military no longer provided trans portation back late Seventies more little expenses piled Travel home point departure covered model box transportation cov ered fuel transportation became covered three days team practice covered team uniforms supplied hosted World Championships no other country would take list goes on happening list events grew leaps bounds costs simply grew grew Let make point Im insinuating isnt legitimate expense isnt worthwhile am trying show got As number World Championships number events grew event needed representation administrative matters entourage ClAM plen ary meeting year has grown 12 peo ple official delegation plus two three official observers group goes ClAM bureau meeting has increased because people chairmen various committees need attend 122 Model Aviation Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 seems try support teams much possible everything ends up backfiring An example policy provide fuel transportation Re cently team going overseas fuel manufacturer volunteered supply ship fuel entire team member team didnt want use particu lar brand fuel manufacturer vouldnt ship someone elses fuel can blame him AMA paid costafter couple thousand dollars Another example team member presented AMA bill $400 mod el box transportation World Champion ship itself isnt unusual 80% $500 total cost transport way WC hosted US such stories illustrate costs wont solve problem last Executive Council meeting advised should expect cost model box transportation increase sig nificantly airlines become strin gent rules An example given last CL teams boxes would cost ap proximately $16000 ship today Given kind cost increase its obvious must make some changes An FAI bud get around $100000 five years ago has risen approximately $250000 now will certainly grow rapidly future dont something Some policies past being recon sidered effects some economic policies have reverse intentions example try get whole team travel together point debarka tion US allows us get bet ter group rates air fares However pile up model boxes gether airline people take look say No way can go charge model boxes checked individually team members luggage differ ent flights chances would transported no cost excess luggage fee $10-$25 Hosting World Championships another area significant expense theoreti cally should break events seldom seems host av erage two per year Its easy say no means wont World Championship event Executive Council didnt say would institute 50% across-the-board cut FAI expense fact EC didnt say 50% number absolute What did charge FAI Executive Committee presenting plan re duce future FAI expense approxi mately half doesnt mean wont cut out some expenditures complete ly dont think support teams will reduced significantly think however may forced reconsider total funding full num ber representatives ClAM meet ings perhaps sharing cost ap propriate Special Interest Group think must also push NAA assist us ac quiring some help its corporate mem bers providing logistical support else must reduce what NAA membership division costing us must also en tice members FAI community help reduce costs being reasonably fru gal participating matters letter particular jarred thinking about AMA competition matters came Ed Resac referred fact Ive frequently mentioned shift AMA membership competition oriented sport oriented Eds letter stated seems AMA officers/executives push ing shift perhaps obtain 500000 members Don Lowe opts year 2000 dont just say outright Boy sure thought-provoking first thought no way second third thoughts thinking about makeup Executive Council two maybe three members have com petition background fact count least seven have involved World Championships competitor team manager judge EC doesnt really have much compe tition matters until fertilizer hits fan work affects aero modeling rather segment look increased membership lever help us obtain clout deal ing governmental authorities lev els have regularly stated guess realize vast majority new members will sport fliers start werent beginners de velop competition fliers ranks sport fliers Its forte individual disciplines attract people world competition Id think theyd welcome opportunity start larger group potential participants guess its little like getting kids started gymnastics Only very few go com pete seriously fewer become champions no great num ber people involved entry level what would championship mean Being champion activity small number people show interest pretty meaninglessso dont look down too far Thanks letter Ed made think about anyway Till next month AMA_ Executive Directors View HQ Vince Mankowski AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Its official AMA owns 94926 acres Indi ana farmland June 21st Property Com mittee Chairman Pete Waters Exec utive Director witness AMA President Don Lowe sign necessary ti tles paperwork complete transac tion site roughly mile east west approximately mile half north south flatland currently leased production Because AMA took possession midyear will get 50% share farm lease income certainty AMAs ownership has proven receipt first environmental complaint almost central location prop erty three metal buildings build ings part hog-feeding operation time last used two years ago Beneath two metal buildings pits measuring eight feet deep pits filled pig/hog excrement es sence hog eau de pig worsens heavy rainfall because pits seem over flow limits Fortunately weve able find party interested excess commodity pits will soon cleaned out material question hauled away Electrical service recently begun area meter base being installed new motor put well pump centrally located metal buildings will have electricity water next step property development further define overall master plan Well aided meeting held Muncie will attended mem bers PADCOM Property Acquisition Development Committee representa tives appropriate Special Interest Groups Special Interest Groups will receive invitation notice meet ing shortlyContinued paRe 124 October 1990 123 Famous pioneer engine-maker Bill Brown treated party AMA HO May 30 cel ebration seventy-ninth birthday Among attendees shown above L-R John Worth Brown Frank Tlush also pioneer engine-maker Maxwell Bassett Joe Kovel Mike Granieri new AMA video entitled Engine Makers featuring Irwin Ohisson John Brodbeck K&B Bill Brown previewed Executive Director pg 123 Two months ago mentioned column subject youth programs Just re mind clubs individuals have practical working youth programs asked send guidelines copies other information about programs AMA conjunction site develop ment Indiana AMA will develop ing national youth program wishes take advantage experience members clubs developing program information can gather will added general file will provide valuable assistance na tional program developed new addition Headquarters staff John Watterson will manage com puter services John former Prime com puter technical rep membership Prime computer recently Director Computer Operations nearby univer sity Sound & Model Aeronautics Howard Crispin Jr Noise Crackdown Muffles Violators Ocean City headline taken article appeared Washington Post July 9 related arrest about 400 peo ple over six-week period violation city noise ordinance ordinance states After 10 pm noise readings within 50 feet building must exceed 50 decibels mention Its response James Wilsons article Gopher Canyon August issue Model Aviation Prior receiving issue planned use article column unaware appear main body magazine off-limits column article has lot merit gives something can work author makes some good points living areas theres requirement sound related fre quency spectrum As Ive stated before thats whats stipulated area 90-at-9 guideline wont fit needs frequency-spectrum orientation satisfac tory alternative must very cautious however before accepting study de scribed Gopher Canyon stan dard operation above headline points up such pitfall Since 90-at-9 benchmark attain able four-strokers big engines its advisable continue use attempt increase permitted levels aware particular method local au thorities use measure sound levels go ing higher 90-at-9 wont earn dis pleasure theres nothing prevent ing site Remember though youre set up liberal standard fly site absolute requirementbe 85 90 94 dB what everis enforced could have prob lem Some considerations Its quite possible 5-dB penalty built figures charts provided Gopher Canyon article due use figure pure tone components Lets look ac cepted definition pure tone ex cerpted EPA publication Model Community Noise Control Ordinance used guide localities Any sound can distinctly heard single pitch set single pitches purpose ordinance pure tone shall exist one-third octave band sound pressure level band tone exceeds arithmetic average 5 db center frequencies 500 Hz above 8 dB center frequencies between 160 400 Hz 15 dB center frequen cies less equal 125 Hz experience aircraft usu ally generate pure tones mostly observing readout onethird octave band analyzer Gopher Canyon study addresses frequencies related engine rpm exhaust sounds doesnt take effect propeller noise consideration Several studies past well anal ysis both sound meters one-third octave band analyzers have shown propeller can significant factor over model airplane sound emission thats true need consider two bladed propeller generates sound twice exhaust frequency noise fourstroke engines thats twice rpm So propeller sound predominates makes much less difference sound quality two-stroke fourstroke becomes apparent newer larger four-stroke engines turn high revs comparatively small-diameter pro pellers simply run engines propeller tip velocities about 510 ft per second regard diameter stock mufflers would provide close 90-at-9 value frequency would also lower would satisfy needs majority fliers feel need very high en gine speeds have different problem excessive propeller tip speed propeller design probably inefficient chal lenged physical requirements stresses high velocities Mufflers pipes generally arent large enough pro vide adequate muffling speeds times builder/flier wants avoid extruding devices would create ad ditional drag aircraft lacks space adequate muffler So conditions muting sound acceptable limits available flier As result cer tain classes models cannot operated sound regulations enforced specific low values Simply relating sound spectrum exhaust frequency misleading sound aircraft flight much com plex sound level read common sound meter average spectrum weighted usethe dBA scale what considered re sponse human ear funda mental reason using scale Using frequency bands determining should operate what should operate should operated com plex one-third octave band analyzer will show exhaust frequencies propeller blade passage frequency other significant factors such intake bearing sounds harmonics frequen cies isnt really possible draw firm con clusion responses taken individually Thats value 90-at-9 standard selected Executive Council Though simplistic its familiar modContinued page 127 124 Model Aviation John Brodbeck Jr receives appreciation plaque AMA Executive Director Vince Mankowski K&B has supplied over 24 cases fuel year Nationals no cost Pete Waters rIght watches AMA PresI dent Don Lowe signs AMA June 21st property settlement Indiana -Irsx-yea ger Chip Smith noi re laxing nas lap hold paper sIts way camera caught late-night scene Chip reviewed 1156 entry forms errors omissions whIle tracking Nate frequency alloca tions Don Lowe Vince Mankowaki Gene Hem pal AMA Houston Rally Connecticut e 0 MassachusettS 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PAl Boa 1828 Ousbury MA 02331 617 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsend MA 01469 Bob Landry 80 Main SI Essex Jot VT 06452 Frederic J Otsen RR 3 Box 140-35 Newport ME 04983 Robert P Sawyer Jr HOR 60 Box 97 Goldsboro ME 04607 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 91 Sylvan SI Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinator George WilsOn 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 August 1990 column two pictures didnt credit builders Ive heard both builders Aeronca C-3 built Henry Sherrerd Jr Dexter ME built late ties Megow 10-cent kit rebuilt last winter recovered tissue left over early years Pattern airplane displayed MS show Pasadena Apparently picture same roll MMCA pictures didnt catch error owner called California didnt write down name because said details would sent 495th Scale display Last month mentioned would show some models dis played about 22 models didnt get pictures of ones obtained presented below models first class hope theyre identified correctly please accept apologies advance October 1990 125 & nay trane L 495th Ciua prernaurn unu Alfano oraanized dlsolav Herb Cotterly Sig Spacewalker uses Zenoah 0-38 soft mounts liv Semi Nashua NH Byron P-51 liv District Scale Contest Board representa tive 495th treasurer Lindsey Smith Howard DGA-15P powered S/T 3000 Marquart Charger Rupert Koamala Gus Deitwas Fokker Triplane Republic P470 Kevin Ladd Nose section Roy Cranes P-8E ex haust system built indMdual pieces manifold stack functional GeeBee Phil Galardi Berliner Jouce Kay Fisher Charles Nelsons Waco background Model/Modeler Month son Rob ert new aircraft Beetle Its built-up balsa acrylic lacquer finish airplane proof way good finish lot sandpaper airplane has flown two contests far winning first second place Jim Gililat vice president about drew raffle tickets aircraft J-3 buift Larry Mercer Northboro MA New York 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 225-8319 Aaaoclate Vice Preeldenta Pete Bianchlni 260 S Broadway Yonkera NY 10705 TomBrown P0 Box 4933 APO NY 09009 George Buao 11 Maple Ln Hyde Park NY 12538 Frank Costello 27 Kearney Si Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 John Grigg 8387 Badger Dr Lockport NY 14094 Ray Juachkua 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N Union Street PO Box 217 Olean NY 14780 Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Lan Sauter 2062 Rabbit Lane Phoenix NY 13135 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froehtlch Farm Rd Hickaville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts assume share un common curiosity concerning burgeon ing popularity electricity practical power source beloved flying contriv ances Despite certain inherent limitations thus far encountered rather esoteric ap proach matter applying electricity practical power source model air craft offers prospect success coming popular welcome addition current pun intended state art Much credit efficiency hence desirability Electric must given hard-core AMA Special Interest Group known Electric Aeromodeling Associ ation however confused other EAAExperimental Aircraft Asso ciation Its founder Robert j Bob Boucher currently VP president editor groups newsletter Silent Fly Sheet Robert Sliff newsletter cover lists follow ing precepts promote Electric flight through competition conversation through advancing state art models motors related accessories invite contribute effort through technical articles through dis cussion new techniques E-Power interested may obtain further details association addressing quiry same PO Box No 9 Midway City CA 92655 Ocean County Modelers AMA 775 letter have just received friend long standing Mr Seymour Hertzson captioned club Brick Church NY strikes note nostalgia Back earliest Free Flight days inevitable appearance field Flying Hertzsons brothers Sey mour Dave Leonnot circus trapeze act tough act follow say show bizl given contest meant would have go home day trophyless eerie habit cleaning up hardware through considerable collective ability years ago nostalgic letter Seymour indi cates now involved teaching group youngsters locality decimate young opponents along contest trail Sy has favored following shot classes work Walter L Schroder Sr AMA 893 have just learned very indirect way friend long standing Walt Schroder has succumbed illness has per sisted period several years Though Walt popularly known Mr Model Airplane News part career no means sole effort direction supporting stimulating growth enhancement aeromodeling throughout world Along way Walt never missed op portunity impress public abroad unique value model air craft preserving international goodwill understanding through high level sportsmanship maintained friendly wholesome competition re called too much credit creation great success Tourna ment Champions Las Vegas year comes Walts worthy collaboration Bill Bennet Circus Circus Nevada Among other things am personally grate ful Walt help planning execution Model Aviation Day mall shows Rockefeller Center NYC going way back 1975 hereby extend Walts family deepest condo lences Walt really great guy good friend sincere thanks Cradle addenda After going press last months issue magazine re ceived Long Island AMA member Al lan Frank following comprehensive photo took recent Cradle Aviation Museum Model Aircraft Show Mitchell Field Long Island So right show official Nick Capiotti left looking left right John Kiernan Nassau County Department Parks Rich Bianculli holding proclama tion Hon Joseph Mondellos office Tony Ristuccia show director Im duly honored have included such distinguished group I. * Anchors aweigh caption could portend several possible subjects gen eral interest following context youll detect model aircraft connotation rather weighty nature leads paragraph caught attention perusing latest edition newsletter sued NJ Pine Barons RC Club Inc based Mt Laurel NJ quote fol lows need good-quality anchor hold plane starting during runup see Andy Aldo have large quantity good-quality anchors $3 Dont forget club rules clearly state must use anchor hold plane starting Mr Dick Kurth model modeler Joe Ortiz president treasurer Flushing NY Control Line Association now has floor key person should honored faithfulness tenacity stickto-it diehard attitude constancy great est friendship willingness teach new people fly enjoy sportlhobby rt could called Mr Flushing Meadow Park . name 126 Model Aviation Dick Kurth weekends have visited flying field through years has person trusty Carl Goldberg Profile Shoestring reliable Fox 35s ant see Dick will find him weekend year 52 weeksI mean raining snow ing parked trusty Chevy thing Dick has trusty having cup cof fee usually gabbing schlock ers Thats another story Thanks Dick picture Dick made field Niagara County Radio Control Model Flying Club Inc extend compliments captioned AMA club Charter 747 lo cated Lockport NY its charitable ac tion making substantial donation locally situated Wyndhamm Lawn Home donation will facilitate replacement 10-year-old van institution uses transport children work med ical appointments school thank John Grigg AVP area story following photo featuring left right Caroline Lawton Lee Rovocdt home executive director Michael Moran club president Marlene Nikodem Mike Po kitko Isabella Rovocdt Silent Electric Fliers Long Island Charter 2910 couple months ago gentleman named Jay Putt Setauket NY informed phone plans under way organize Electric-only AMA club general area Long Island have just re ceived interesting letter Jay inform ing has now become reality having captioned charter number 25 members including District Two Fre quency Coordinator George Myers letter Jay stresses fact ma jor interest club RC organiza tion isnt intended limited spe cialty several members ex pect continue interested Free Flight Control Line activity further details write Jay 123 Sheep Pasture Rd Setauket NY 11733 tel 1-516/689-6420 Gear Up Secured Ohio 0 Pennsylvania 0 West Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown District III Vice-President 1255 Higt Street Bradford PA 16701 814 382-7702 CompuServe address EMAIL 7378712 Ausociate Vice Presidents Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodmere Dr New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Clearfield PA 16830 Joseph S Vislay 1381 Cranbrook Dr Maunise OH 43537 Lawrence R Weimer 15413 Greendale Ave Maple OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 Hatioweil Ci Bensalem PA 19020 Merit WIlson 4913 Marcy Dayton OH 45449 Frequency Coordinator John Cottle 1012 WyomIng Ave Forly Foil PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 know sounds very repetitive Pennsylvania State Parks situation appears improving day last meet ing held Harrisburg June 27 gener ated favorable atmosphere both par ties Involved Geoff Styles Carl Maroney AMA Headquarters AVP Gil Weiss myself together four per sonnel state Various items discussed got very little negative re action state decided next step would demonstration model aircraft Harrisburg flying site West Shore Club Harrisburg has con sented host demonstration will take place August 6 major points interest will sound emitted aircraft safe manner fly year 1990 will remembered quite just few short months ago very apprehensive thought complacency might ruin chances modifying state officials opinions AMA membership have dispelled apprehension again wish say thankyou asked heard State Park 2000 hearings did ef fort valid paying off ne gotiations state Political action another new area Academy working home club Southern Tier Radio Con trol Society recently hosted its 13th annual Scale Rally Approximately 150 modelers tended event observation made during flying very few crashes fact dont recall crashes destroyed model Consider ing number flights think safety measures IMAA AMA have produced very worthwhile result great watch two days spectacular fly ing very little damage Congratulations STARS another fine effort Butler PA area has new club yearthey call themselves Frequent Flyers great mall show past spring introduce themselves sport public will also Neighborhood Day field June July August following picture shows some hardworking members front District Ill AMA display mall show Frequent Flyers newly formed club Butler PA area mall show Frequent Flyers raf fled one-year club membership pro vided list interested potential club members Everyone entered will re ceive newsletter follow-up see would like join Below AVP John Hathaway draws winning ticket remaining pictures show some fine models built Frequent Flyers members Look familiar aircraft assorted modeling electronics belong Frequent Flyers just nine months ago Mountaineers Charleston WV no field faced pos sible extinction Since have nego tiated field lease cleared field em barked effective plan make sure long time club has new muffler policy pilot rating sys tem will assure county doing everything can operate safely responsibly Congratulations Mountaineershappy flying near future youll receiving ballot AMA election urge complete ballot return des ignated address Apathy will generate leadership Academy requires Please vote Sound Cont pg 124 eler easily recognized community ficials weve always acknowledged community utilized octave-band analysis specified ordinanc es fliers would have reconsider means compliance less restriction better Depending individual determine what frequency sounds best isnt valid practice Though aural receptivity cov ers broad spectrum its easily weakened continuous long-term exposure high sound levels over broad frequency range Lower frequency sounds probably easily detectable distance high fre quencies helps explain model airplane sound carries well over distance since fundamental frequencies planes generate relatively low Some sounds course frequencies listeners find annoying Effective mufflers Gopher Canyon ar ticle does provide some excellent alternatives effective silencing exhaust must have effective muffler reach ultimate low sound levels Reducing propeller sound level wont noticeable exhaust sound prohibitively high efficient sound reduction should use available remedies San Diego package includes some other neat muf fler ideas intention have ready issue travel other things prevented will definitely included next month meantime might consider manufacturing own muffler certainly way getting effective unit minimal cost thing note muffler doesnt need rob power order ef fective simply must have sufficient volume job Flying model way prop erly judge effectiveness muffler propeller Neither ground rpm nor static thrust accurate indicator propeller ef ficiency After correcting readings same distance comparison sound air will probably less on-the-ground mea surements providing basics followedgood muffler higher pitch propel ler efficient design vibration isola tion Maximum Splat article also appeared August MA use tuned pipe described article would probably pro duce some dB change much could ex pected 40 engine running 17000 rpm ground isnt quiet fact works out propeller tip speed about 742 ft per sec ond early studies made FAI requesting standard 105 dB 1 meter sug gested anything over 630 too fast quiet operation sites would nice consider 510 Since article included absolutely no fig ures dB levels have no way judging effectiveness tuned pipe application What know proper pipe applica tion increases rpm means sound especially propeller October 1990 127 John Hathaway draws winning ticket one-year Frequent Flyers membership Heres Delta handiwork member PennsylvanIas Frequent Flyer club Place Christmas Plans Orders Early Orders Model Aviation Plans arrive after December 1 1990 will delivered until after Christmas Delaware 0 Distnct Columbia 0 Maryland 0 North Carolina ivVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babura 117 Olin Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 969-9356 Bob Champine 205 lipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 Rick Chrisloph 1348 Cumberland Dr Harrisonbarg VA 22801 Chack Foreman 5811 Rinker Dr Mechenicsville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Feruwood Dr. Raleigh NC 27612 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard Lane Wilmington DE 19809 Charles Spear 288 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27028 Frequency Coordinator Peal Yacobacci 6408 Winthrop Dr. Fayetteville NC 28301 Phone Evening 919 488-5986 Associate vice presidents last AVPs profiled month Bob Babura rep resents Maryland area outlined previous column Bob longtime aero modeler has Academy member over 30 years Bob says has actu ally modeler long can re member started did peri od rubber-powered Free Flight went up through Control Line Radio Control mid-Fifties Bob grew up southwestern Pennsyl vania left enter US Navy saw service South Pacific during World War II returned work steel mills finish education relocated Baltimore area ex cept period Birmingham AL spent working career re cently retired regional sales manager major time-equipment manufacturer Bob holds General Class Amateur radio license primarily sport flier espe cially smaller models does fly some big models also does some Soaring Bob has active judge both Scale Pattern flying longtime mem ber USPJA United States Pattern Judging Association have spent hours gether line judging both locally Nationals Bob has served very well associ ate vice president working hard members keeping informed activities Maryland area next photo Bob favorite mod els Parkton Landfill Baltimore County After long period work county site Parkton Landfill site now ing used Radio Control Modelers Baltimore Having lost Sweet Air theyve really looking forward site dedication took place June 24 field officially known John Kirk Field ap preciation extensive work John has put club aeromodeling general next photo shot flight line after shows guards around pilot boxes John Kirk Field photos taken Bob Babura Mooresville NC R/C Wingers Moore sville NC relatively new club having formed four years ago four five mem bers Its grown rapid pace now has over 60 members club has leased field very good Watch far out fly approach Giant models present land usage field should viable years Wingers recently held big aircraft flyin first organized event very successful will likely become annual happening Tom Miller RC Aero batics Contest Board member District IV Contest Director event An added unexpected feature fly-in appearance very nice fullscale Harvard T-6 Canadian markings did several flybys Danville VA Danville Aeromodelers another club made move begin hosting invitational events Again first activity big bird fly-in coop eration Park Department able use runway Danville Airport event Except fact back ground noise nearby highway too high obtain usable in-flight sound readings did enjoy visiting club fliers event also could come annual affair Other activity gone district about week June 26 through July 2 asked represent AMA IMAA 10th annual Big Bird Festival Outside AMA Nationals probably largest aeromodeling event United States Fliers over United States Canada attend talking about close 500 Giant aircraft onsite during event festival isnt flying Theres time social ize compare technical information view latest Giant model equipment year event held Oshkosh WI home EAA Paul Poberezny friend flew two full-scale P-51s members Saturday gave assem bled group exciting intermission Jim Van Loo IMAA president flew Paul flight almost quite speech less remainder festival As AMAs rep took Academys spectrum analyzer along checked ra dios werent stickered kept oc cupied due specific procedure used split about 50-50 between Gold Silver transmitters points up need update purchase new radios before next year seems big risk fly aircraft large expensive ra dios havent checked long time flier brought radio failed particular radio could very danger ous under existing conditions radio like should smashed trashed soon possible very likely individ ual will go home continue use box permitted festival Due flight lines being flooded flying transferred single line seven pilot positions line Its quite interesting see seven air craft up doing own thing heard possible interference problem no confirmation saw Experimental cate gory 55 100 lb models B17 didnt fly reason given crosswind present entire period PR Roundup Cont pg 121 Board ARC Dave Humphreys AMA #92828 handed President Bush award Bill Baker Geoff Styles invited participate event Dave Humphreys also Executive Director Recreation Ve hicle Industry Association RVIA fices around corner AMA Head quarters know President Bush has al ways supported AMA events have na tional international importance Nats World Championships programs have always received endorsement letters President very proud part special dinner repre sent AMA among some very high-level influential people another chance wave model aviation flag behalf AMA members hope noticed re port evening AMA staff tries represent member ship different levels influence Looking influence clubs view point however local activities ones count Get acquainted local politicians appointed people make sure understand needs can make believe youre asset community youre way coopera tion arent knownto politi cians other influentials run communityyoull get nothing real struggle Once youre looked upon benefit community road much smoother Start today Get message out Thats basic essential public relations next month * 128 Model Aviation Alabama 0 Florida 0 Georgia issippi 0 Puerto Rico Sooth Carolina 0 Tenneosee V DISTRICT REPORT Jim McNeiII District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 205 322-2127 Associate Vice Presidents Bob Bartoazewicz 3626 Ranchwood Rd Orlando FL 32808 Guatavo Diaz E-12 Frailas Guaynabo PR 00657 Karl Hansel RR 4 Box 284 Meridian MS 39305 Richard Jackson 2118 Thornlee Dr N Charleston SC 29405 Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Dick Patton 785 Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 George Perrymen 3644 Lake Drive Smyrna GA 30082 Freddie Pica 3066 Burkaon Cove Memphia TN 36119 Terry Rimert 367 Orange Ave Baldwin FL 32234 Frequency Coordinator Burnia Fields P0 Box 1063 Strickland Rd. interlachen FL 32048 Phone 904 684-2517 Tom Cimino Vairico FL writes As know tve Contest Director years diabetes giving trouble year no Contest directing 1990 would appreciate help keeping AMA number 877 will try CD con test future Tom dont have worry about thing long keep up AMA dues number 877 will continue no body going take away you let membership slide year two Headquarters will give num ber someone else Okay Warren Bishop Tallahassee FL friend Terry Rimert writes ve always mental midgets around proposed 50% cut FAI expenses tops will have rethink cause competition foundation stone rest modeling Youre right wrong Warren However entire picture needs atten tion best salvation will probably achieved some HQ employee signed monitor teams spending someone experience intelli gence know what doing doubt motion will pass meeting authorizing blind 50% cut across board certainly would vote such thing picture H Smiths quarterscale home-built airplane named Contestor saw plane Meridian Fun Fly other day looked great Bob Mills Santee SC writes Its nice read about District V news again instead AMA HQ news Thats way things going stay Bob Thats what District V report page John Simms important Contest Direc tor Mobil AL writes pictures Novice Pattern contest held June 24 contest held give fliers low-key low-pressure contest hav ing criticized advanced pilots $5 entry fee defray cost trophies pilots Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Florida Aza ha City Club will again next year John thanks splendid photos contest can name nine judges picture and/or con testants lined up can run pictures also commended nual event Pictured below Matthew Frederick 12 years old Covingon LA Goldberg Eagle 2 Matthew young est contestant Johns Novice Azalia con test Jeff Elliot KnoxvilleTN writes end April club member Chris Luck orga nized field trip 250 second- thirdgraders visit club field hourlong demonstration . .Members flew bi planes butterfly Helicopter cut-thestreamer Combat Some students got use club buddy box experience thrill flying Chris spent time talking children about safety RC excellent way begin career avia tion excellent TV page half media coverage lease county-owned property expires few years great way gain valj able PR positive community influence Thanks nice report Jeffsome thing single club district should nice way build future modelers Pic tured below Chris Luck discussing basic principles aviation schoolchil dren picture shows Robert Krauter Jer el Zaretsky working buddy box young future fliers Offutt tuning up Goldberg Cub pow ered Enya 61 Bob Sowder president Contest Direc tor famous Memphis Area Soaring So ciety writes Enclosed pix western reaches District V region June 16-17 MASS held two-day AMA sanctioned Soaring contest called League Silent FlightIMASS Weekend drew 25 entries two Sailplane classes Standard Unlimited Contestants five states hand Conditions perfect thanks friends drove long distances contest next picture shows winchmaster Mike Kelly running winch Art Frost St Charles MO launching Joe Threlkeld Little Rock AR timing October 1990 129 next month Calling AMA HQ phone number 703 435-0750 think about following before call AMA employees over 50 come work directionssome Vir ginia some Maryland some DC mercy differ ent commuting arrangements pre vents coming work going home same time ISis best call dur ing core time-period present except traveling AMA sick vacation CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONE TIME TO CALL Eastern 9 am-noon 1 pm-3 pm Central 8 am-il am noon-2 pm Mountain7 am-lO am 11 am-i pm Western 6 am-9 am 10 amnoon regret necessity out side eastern time zone call earlier day ins best way present sure getting particular person may need numerous sub jects services handled AMA Headquarters However its okay call earlier later end leave name phone number subject interest will call back soon possible another William Jones fine pic tures Springfield TN Volunteer State Model Aviators Club shows Buddy Illinois S 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 Rt 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Gary Buasell 5000 Connie Dr Muncie IN 47304 Charlie Bauer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Scott & Deb Justice 156 South Pranzen Bensenville IL 60106 William Kern 1808 12th St. Bedford iN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MD 64114 Charlie Watts 1253 Pinecresl Ln ApI 0 Manchester MD 63021 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Verne IL 61375 Frequency Coordinator Paul Holsten 616 W 30th St Higginoville MD 64037 Home 816 584-2481 Work 816584-7121 Fax 816 584-7766 Well once didnt get ACE Float Fly planned Unfortunately trip plans must have gotten weather gods first weekend June mess Ive heard did attend contend wind created some inter esting flights Maybe jokes about Mis souri true Maybe Ill stop plan ning sneak like did St Louis last year years weather has something could Ive watched closely has strong impact dis trict hope have per sonal losses due adverse conditions know few us have lost full-size airplanes havent heard loss homes lives result tornado sea son Lets hope worst over Well first weekend June total loss made up next week weather still marginal event attended almost back yard Braxton Flyers about 10 miles good old Burgin its second funfly/fly-in Saturday What crowd people show up southern Ken tucky Indianapolis add local clubs event much better last years because didnt rain Hey Ron Doub youre reading did real well Sunday headed second nual fly-in held Lost River boys paradise southern Indiana French Lick fly-in part airport day fullsize fly-in held local EAA chapter Sev eral people showed up fun excellent day flying Would believe actually stuck Hots back old Skyhawk think may have shocked some fellas actually flew Hots Ive known some several years theyd never seen fly model Surprise can too Maybe should take along often real good time Well thats month Kinda ended quickly didnt bad weather pure laziness part didnt get out trips has given time continue building frenzy time help newcomer get new ARF ready son already flying Thank goodness ARFs think makes three completes year Sure ARF sort cheating Im just recording numbers Since dont have politics discuss month spell r-e-l-i-e-f think will lazier give col 130 Model Aviation umn have kindly sent pictures havent shown col umn lately first two came Mel Muskopf via fine newsletter Columbia Flyer Mel editor Columbia R/C Club Co lumbia IL sent pictures inside newsletter sure got message what see also newsletter Very nice Some other editors may want same first photo Elmer Haynes modified Super Stik description given bird has highly modified However isnt Stik has 1000 flights represents total 265 flight hours Yep its still flying Heres good sent Mel via letter time has great idea share clubs can always use some good PR display rack used display news letters other good hobby-related read ing material hobby shop literature rack built installed local hobby shop fit existing space Howzat next photo another good example can some PR work storefront display utilizes malls empty space Talk about exposure photo came Earl Weaver Quincy Falcons As can see have several different kinds models information about club next photo AVP Muncie Gary Bussell Russell Flannery manning booth Family Fair Muncie talked people dispelled misconceptions concerning what AMA about said comments peo ple about coming Muncie positive Now job well done Thanks guys about some photos Ko komo Blue Angels Johnny Angel said taken during fly-in htd June As can see excellent day planning go event lot fog weekend also detect streak laziness Id like get up thereguess Ill have later Anyway photos next photo Ed Cochran putting over sized Scimitar together stand built carry Scimitar hold Ed assembles Neat Oh dont want get old Roy Watson supervising assembly next photo Tim Naccarato new flier instructor Don King maneuver new Royal 40T around heav ens Look concentration next -- group club members w44Ie- observe Steve Jones seems getting ready flight Sue Jones Ed Julie Cochran Rob Hanson will see does right Enough now . Iowa 0 Michigan S Minnesota S Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 115 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe addreas EMAIL 700472162 Fax 313-348-4175 Aesiatant Vice President Boyd Bowdish 8410 Glenwood N Golden Valley MN 55427 PMnsurmnce Coordinator/A VP Joseph M Hess 5394 English Dr Troy MI 48098 Associate Vice Presidents Jack Finn 388 Hampden Dr NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 Bud Gorman Box 33 Knife River MN 55809 Russell Knelzger 2825 E Shorewood Blvd Milwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lasik 305 Patti Place Holland Ml 49423 Carl Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Roslyn Pontisc Ml 48054 Frequency Coordinator Bob Stamm West 3116 Boyce Dr Rhinelander WI 54501 Steve Dudzinski East PO Box 924 Dearborn Ml 48121 month honor write Dis trict VII report Pete Waters As writing involved Nats Im pleased fill during absence husband Jim just returned first vacation two three days row 15 years went visit brother sister-in-law Mooresville NC time complete sep aration everythingjob hobbies etc Jim didnt bring plane along almost worked second day newspaper article about Statesville Model Flyers model club 15 miles north Statesville NC Later week drove up met Gene Ray Suther proprietors G&G Hobbies Statesville As werent enough Mooresville Tribune ran story Radio Controlled Wingers Club Mooresville July Fourth edition Jim talk Hugh Sykes about quarter-scale Cub pic tured article visit field revealed beautiful picturesque grass strip plateau country Off left row low ever green shrubs taller trees off dis tance below center opening slop ing field hay stretches out broad valley below pleasant peace ful just sit soak up the quiet sun sweet smell clean air Some guys just dont know good have thank Gene Suther Hugh Sykes southern hospitality maybe being RCer helped also extending invitation fly Jim says next time hes bringing airplane Tulip City Air Force Model Club Holland Ml Fennville Flying Tigers Fennville Ml got together mall show May 26 1990 first held Westshore Mall op ened just few years ago mall man ager Mr Paul Sauer gave us fantastic sup port wanted involve general public having vote Best Show vote registered door prize raf fle Mr Sauer thought great idea time conversation fin ished donated complete package Hobbico Flightstar 40 airplane en gine four-channel Futaba radio mem bership AMA Tulip club will provide membership winners first year arrange flight training show resounding success 102-plus airplanes display Both clubs have new membership appli cations result mall manager local hobby shop proprietor Bob Har vey Cobblestone Crafts Hobbies Holland have established cooperative rela tionship modeling Holland area has strengthened District Roundup just sorted counted newsletters Pete received month June count District VII 49 additional newsletters outside district other national associations An awesome task read Im glad see newsletters go ing out because feel communication vital healthy organization reading newsletters realizes vast wealth diversity information put forth model how-tos warnings about Lyme disease avoid Elsewhere pages youll see photo young man Jeff Gilbert Jr age 14 accomplished flier also newsletter editor Fennville Flying Tigers know country has prob lems some its youthdrugs etc No problem Jeff Hes involved modeling doesnt have time get trouble betcha Mom Pop Gilbert proud parents rightfully looking Petes collection newslet ters tickled impressed some titles Most newsletter titles same club name others show originality MlSS Information Michigan International Soaring Society Detroit MI Clippings Grassfield RC Club Robbinsdale MN Servo Chatter Anoka County Radio Control Club Coon Rapids MN Ever servo chatter Rams Horn Rainbow Aero Modelers Society Milwaukee WI PS Send photos Pete wants peo ple names just planes Please write information paper attach back photo Writing ink photo can bleed through Onward upwards Jean Lasik associate vice president October 1990 131 Diversity models represented spring mall show Electric Pattern quarter scale high-wing low-wing biplane sau Cars novelty something eVeryone Goodies donated mail management complete packageoutstanding Rob Hop kins did yeoman duty manning registration assisted lovely wife Rose Construction demoan Eagle 63 built site left Darrell Steinke says keep round side Jay DeHaan seems saying need parts out box Pete Veniet far right checks out model against picture box Some 102 registered planes joint club mall show Holland Mi An F-16 ze bra paint scheme won Best Show Put AMA Will time time AMA Headquar ters hears members wish perpetuate interest model avia tion help insure future genera tions benefit programs Academy Model Aeronautics simpleno fancy language re quired necessary clude following words will 1 give bequeath amount dol lars Academy Model Aeronau tics Inc Note As checks amount should specified writing numbers example five thousand dollars $5000 sum queathed tax deductible wouldnt have happened L R Jim Lasik Tulip City Air Force Model Club president Pete Vanlet mail show direc tor Jeff Gilbert Jr Fennviiie Flying Tigers newsletter editor Jeff Gilbert Sr FFT presi dent Darreil Steinke TCAF newsletter edi tor Art Kole TCAF treasurer Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico 0 Oklahoma 0 Texas VIII DISTRICT REPORT Gene Hempel District VIII Vice-President 301 N Yale Drive Garland TX 75042 Associate Vice Presidents Chuck Andraka 605 Mark NE Albuquerque NM 97123 Glenn Gresana 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 Mike Harriaon 600 T Main Hot Springa AR 71913 Gil Horatman PO Box 490 Spring Branch TX 78070-0490 Bill Kimbro 2105 Wood St Texarkana TX 75501 Ron Stantield 26 Oakridge Dr Maumella AR 72119 Charles Stevens 229 Delta St Pasadena TX 77506 Jim Traw 1135 Merrmon Green Norman OK 73072 AMA Dis9isy Coordinator Karen Hopkina 5515 Bridgalon Arlington TX 76018 Frequency Coordinator Joe DuMond 1830 Chevy Chase Carroliton TX 75009 deep regret report passing other model aviation pioneer Joe Stanzel Schulenburg IX succumbed July 6 1990 joe co-inventor monoline control sys tem utilized Speed modelers Joe ducted AMA Hall Fame 1986 job vice president Victor Stanzel Co manufacturers famous Flying Toys al lowed him enjoy work channeling efforts toward younger generation Received report Ron Stanfield AVP Arkansas letter reads follows first Arkansas State Fun Fly Champion ships hosted Mid-Arkansas RC So ciety its club field north Little Rock event jointly sponsored MARCS House Hobbies Little Rock MARCS pro vided manpower House Hobbies donated about half prize list quite impressive prize list three radios three engines five kits several other nice prizes attendance good about 60 con testants registered weather Saturday less ideal northwesterly wind oc casionally 15-20-mph range event Saturday target-time Contestants placed planes starting position removed propellers carried about 50 yards starters position drew number can num bers times between two 3/2 minutes contestants werent allowed see numbers signal contestant ran plane put propeller started plane took off first time ended plane air borne second time began plane airborne contestant flew around amount time perceived be tween two 31/s minutes Upon landing actual flight time compared time drawn score difference between two times Low score course best flight score total time get airborne plus differential score Sunday near-perfect day flying light westerly breezes event Sunday whistle dash contestant would place plane starting pit go starting line about 50 yards plane starter would ask contestant whistle starter would give contestant saltine cracker start watch contestant eat cracker whistle again run plane start engine take off fly past flagman upwind end field land score time seconds receipt cracker landing Two rounds event flown low score counting addition merchandise prizes two nice trophies nearly three feet tall given Bobby Raines Searcy AR having lowest combined two-day score Top Gun other awarded MARCS club Little Rock lowest com bined score four club members participat ing First Arkansas State Fun Fly ChampionshIp win ners wIth loot L-R Ron Hubbard Robert Clements Bobby Ralnes Ray Emlis Mark Stro man Wayne Townsend Justin Gamer As promised will try cover aspects model aviation column wealth information different aspects model avi ation get reading listening what oth ers have say concerning models have something contribute send following letter Fran Landefeld re porting second Helicopter Fun Fly held Chisum Field Claremore OK letter reads follows second annual Helicopter Fun Fly held June 2-3 has now passed Green Country Wingbenders would like inform event successful ever produced history club reasons success membership participation numerous donations provided manufac turers Helicopters accessories well radio manufacturers Waking up Saturday morning before rooster would hit hurricanetype rain lasted about two minutes felt like forever Forty-to-SO-mph winds blowing objects tents over area As fast started over modelers started exodus vehicles motor homes 1000 am sun broke through dry contestants began ar rive Contest Directors event Tony Chisum Kent Landefeld highlight fun fly dinner Western Sizzlin Restaurant TV VCR provided everyone could watch everyones flying filmed during day Green Country Wingbenders would like extend invitation next years Helicop ter Fun Fly held first weekend June So mark 1991 calendar plan attend Regards Fran Landefeld 132 Model Aviation Participants posing group shot sec ond annual Helicopter Fun Fly Green Country Wlngbenders Claremore OK June 231990 L-R Jim Robertson Broken Arrow OK Terry Fosburg Tulsa OK Bill Cram Mt Plea sant TX Weldon Freeman Mt Piemnt TX Gary Comett Mt Plemnt TX Brett Stewart Jenks OK Bob Schindler Madison KS David Hendon Glenpool OK Randy Davis Edmond OK Bob Bortacheller Yukon OK Russell Rouse Moore OK Greg Dalke Edmond OK Kent Off icer Edmond OK Nina OffIcer Edmond OK John Spulling Cleveland OK BrIan Smart Mus kogee OK Terry Dollmeyer Oldahoma City OK Novice winners L-R Greg Dalke first Brett Stewart third mid shown Bilan Smart sec ond Novice pilot Nina Officer Edmond OK Intermediate winners L-R Terry Dollmeyer first Jim Robertson second Terry Foeburg third Below Bobby Ralnes Searcy winner Top Gun Trophy EXpert winners L-R Kent Officer first Bob Schindler second Bill CreIn third ColOfado 0 Kansas 0 Nebraska North Dakota 0 Sooth Dakota ixWyoming DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe addreaa EMAIL 780672750 Fax 303-420-1870 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 68506 Nathan Lancaater 3597 S Kendall St Denver CO 80235 Russ Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS 87401 Jim Rickelts 516 5 Cloudas Sioux Falls SD 57103 Chuck Smith 220 Columbine Ceaper WV 82804 Frequency Coordinator Slave Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CO 80228 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-3268 Column being written day before head off Nats indianalllii nois Executive Council meeting Muncie IN July 23 should have some late-breaking news Nats Council meeting next column course hope always read synopsis EC meetings Model Aviation can get full idea what Council has acted upon recently News Kansas comes Jim Work man Barnstormers RIC Club Olathe Mi chael Warnstaff president Shawnee Mis sion R/C Club Richard Ballard president Jayhawk Modelmasters Lawrence Randy Doc Scraper Overland Park First some news Jim Workman Jim says regularly reads col umn interest rarely sees anything about eastern Kansas clubs Maybe some reports input modelers will help Jim youre dead right thanks input pictures Some times rains pourswitness column month comes Ive saving some info sent Kansas long last once white F4U-4 Corsair beiongs Jim Workman modeled after Corsairs flown Navy Reserve nearby Olathe Naval Air Station midFifties P40 Warhawk built Lance kit Dave Thomason Michael Warnstaff sent pictures same mall show indicated lot spectators/visitors enjoyed using com puter flight simulator Ace RIC Inc folks brought spectrum analyzer checked out transmitters model ers Thanks Michael Shawnee Mission Club following pictures Richard Ballard Jayhawk Modelmasters shares information about club service project. success story Just note let know about com munity service project club re cently became involved flying site lo cated Corps Engineers property Clinton Lake KS seventh annual Clinton Lake Clean-up first asked involved Early planning came apparent lack funds past made impossible advertise event felt could something ad dress problem make long story short able raise $630 dona tions club Quaker Oats Co Hallmark Cards Inc provided 1000 Woodsy Owl tons handouts window posters dump trucks pickups haul trash also ran hot dog cookout volunteer workers short sort stepped took charge project point after nearly 400% crease total effortlactivity over previ ous year Corps thinks club best thing ever happened Clinton Lake future seems assured publicity has given local model avia tion shot arm would suggest type project might good other clubs other areas country payoff goodwill has enormous what amounted Sat urday morning work session club followed free hot dog lunch good number modelers Capitol City R/C Club came over help want extend thanks help Theres model other groups followgiving something another organi zation can pay huge dividends Randy Doc Scraper Overland Park re ports Wing Tips II Sport Aerobatic contest held Hillsdale Lake great success after several days rain hike flying site because wet terrain Modelers three states partici pated AMA October 1990 133 Ace RIC crew checked 100 transmitters three-hour time frame What would support modeling Industry Thanks Ace RICI Vice President Dave Plamann meets Woodsy Owl suppose model will ever leave ground Shot 100 models display mail has asked 1991 date next will bigger better ever RIC Barnatormers third annual mali show premier events Kansas City area hundred models displayed March Grandview Sport Flyers RIC Ciub Shawnee Mission R/C Ciub Overiand Park Barnstorm era Left right Charley Reed Jerry Cheney Bob Goffatein Jerad Cheney Gary Gasser Mel Sadler James Frickey Matt Scraper John Ostmeyer Doc Scraper great day April Doc also shares new Heart AmerIca Air Show Team put its first flying show season April Way go HOAASTI Hope youre enjoying flying season out District IX Keep wheeled side down landings .. Arizona fornia ii 0 Nevada 0 Utah story x DISTRICT REPORT Regg Keyawa District X Vice-President 4500 Onyx Way Carmichael CA 95608 Home 1916 961-6637 CompuServe addreea EMAIL 7624747 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakee Aiea HI 96701 Howard Baldwin 4736 Guall Meadow Way Fair Oaka CA 95628 Darwin Barrie 8252 E Turney Ave Scottadale AZ 85251 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Fritz Harrold 4202 H St Sacramento CA 95819 Craig W Hath 7928 Fanciful Lea Vegan NV 89128 Marc M Karpowich 221 W 100 N Logan UT 84321 Brian Nelson 73 Park Groton Fl San Jose CA 95136 David Pellz 20480 Celtic SI Chatawortb CA 91311 Bob Reynolds 12901 E Speedway Tucson AZ 85748 Betty Stream 3723 Snowden Ave. Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 448 Weatby Chula Vista CA 92011 Beverly Wlsniewaki 3316 South Kiowa Blvd Lake Havasu City AZ 88403 Frequency Coordinators George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 98020 Phone 916 362-1962 Eloy Marez 311 Mesa Dr #10 Costa Mesa CA 92827 District direction job gets better bet ter day time make deals go meets meetings get opportunity meet new modelers add new dimension modeling knowledge latest deal area meeting San Diego Aerospace Museum June 30 Associates Al Williamson Betty Stream coproduced get-together program good enough AMA very very fortunate have boss president Don Lowe attendance Pic tured next Don fielding question position president AMA causing gray hair baldness next picture depicts Al Williamson podium following thought going through head Gads didnt have could flying serious note Jim Wilson James Cliff Bruce gave mean ingful demos presentations noise have heard seen long time ever havent read article August issue Model Aviation take minute right now give Gopher Canyon peek Just site going down drain two inspired individuals took initiative did some onthe-ground testing took findings town city said fly Pictured next Jim followed shot other Jim telling 134 Model Aviation werent enough Bob Piserchio world-class Wakefield competitor took stand brought yours truly audi ence new realization understanding Free Flight Bob brought worldclass models hands-on touch-it feelit type presentation Pictured next Bob holding engine Wakefield hand fuselage empennage other want club favor get touch Bob Piserchio 5257 Stone Ct San Diego CA 92115 call him 1619/286-7926 guy great Further along star-studded program came highlight everyone atten dance member gold medal-winning door Free Flight team silver medal win ner own right Cezar Banks Cezars presentation called One-Gram Flying Ma chines Remember gram about 1/35 ounce Guys gals impressed along balance audience com mented upon answered questions such things FAI rules look way look aerodynamics rubber motor energy stor age flight profile contest ended flight demonstration can say wow Cezar personal thanks great presentation its time gold missed guy missed good show Pictured below man model launch Bob Beecroft editor El Torbelli no newsletter San Diego Orbiters also present meeting didnt make mal presentation kinds infor mation Lost Hills flying site Thanks too Bob contribution meet ing Pictured below Bob award-winning models sadder note Immediately following meeting pit barbecue sponsored Chula Vista RC Club conjunction weekend fun fly function learned closing site Pictured low paved surface beautiful site now three months history dont own em theyll eventually go away patches continue problem T-shirts plentiful Buy shirt wont sorry Pictured below father/son team ran barbecue got away too fast get names boy wearing right apparel Betty Al thanks great weekend Lets again soon guys great est AVP doesnt have size cant find him send check $15 Ill get shirt need associate meeting give call open 24 hours day Im history Edge Jim Wilson author Gopher Canyon story August Model Aviation Banks launching plane Jim CiiW bruce also instrumental Gopher Canyon project Bob Beecroft superb examples modelers art ArVIA President Don Lowe Bob Plserchio showing some essentials Wakefield Chula Vista runway Al Williamson area meeting held San Diego Aerospace Museum Cezar Banks assembles model ready launch father son wearing message love see T-shirts XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollaugh District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address EMAIL 780672422 Associate Vice Presidents Darrell Anderson 132 15th Ave NW Great Falls MT 59404 Tom Cashman 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 86 Wilder ID 83876 Gary R Fuller PO Box 1124 Kotzebue AK 99752 Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98854 Dave Mullena 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 98133 Bruce Nelson 807 6 Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97801 Chick Young 11225 125th St E #69 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Belch 16439 SE Haig Dr Poflland OR 97236 Phone 803 781-5103 Assistent Frequency Coordinator Al Watson 130-145th Ave Bellevue WA 98007 First Baich photo Bob Parkers DC-3 second CL Puyallup Bob wife among took Russians under wing last year Hes Seattle Skyraider top-notch modeler tiny fleet Pistachio Scale aircraft longs Gil Coughlin Since theyre tiny photo wont justice Very nice work indeed left corner last shot Eric Dittmans first-place winner Wiley Post Its middle third-place Stin son 1-5 left Actually shot has several very nice models F4F took second notes fail may able see model 117 left Farman right Pou de Ciel behind number Free Flight models Speaking FF theres strong possibility AMA will offer hold FAI Free Flight World Champs soon Wish could hold up bid goes through will California another tack heres clever idea traveling frequency pin rack seen Skyknights annual December 7 event Id show other pictures event theyre squeamish Barnstormers Expo OMSI shot Bob Kreuzingers Fleet Thats Bob just above 12 registration number looks like Orville Brooks local Fleet other aircraft expert asked him question since Bob seems looking divine guidance answer As happens Bob Balch took photos didnt get notes Steve Tischler helped out some planes dont have clue about some case Monocoupe 90 AL looks love ly Could Steve Tischlers Loening looks super Jerry Holcomb remember building thought broke neat aircraft bit further south Great Oregon Expo held Corvallis first shot couple Bob Stalicks FF jobs GOOL front center some Mel Marcums welldone CL aircraft Chipmunk two Gieseke Noblers Looks like Ringmaster tail just above Munks tail Mels Eu gene Prop Spinner group puts Northwest Regionals Memorial Day weekend Heres what some tables air craft looked like Corvallis Duane Felstet sent some shots taken ThunderBirds show winter Mis soula told very success ful good turnout models lots viewers first shot T-Bird mem ber Marvin Jobs second-place winner Heli division hiding Regal Eagle took Best Show both spectators contestants voting Last shot T-Bird member Bob Petersons nice Goldberg Cub Behind well-built Northstar owner identified October 1990 135 Bill McDow entered contest sweet little Beachey Its FF showing Bill hasnt completely shifted RC yet McLartys Motorized Baby ROG good items come modelers interested am providing ma terial useful young beginners en gine powered Baby ROG Doug Dahlke notes * * * * * think Ive found missing link tween rubber-powered models gas sies During 1930s popular rubber ship called Baby ROG Around 1949 fellow named J L McLarty sketched out gas conversion basic model engines suggested now collec tors items have sketched holes Pee Wee 02 current practical mo tor Cox 01 would work hardly expensive Anyhow thought very close what have showing -7 tO Li II tO N 4 0 -J 4 0 4 IN f- 0 0 IL I4 -J 0 5 0 z 0 136 Model Aviation 4 0 -J 4 C w 0 0 0 0 0 1/ Junior Flight hence minimal transition pain Note flat airfoil Super early stall also super soft stall too build two gas rubber Compare two L-E-A-R-N see lot room beginner ideas mod el f Doug Dahlke think Let know agree disagree Let Executive Council know too * * * * * meantime keep tail light wheels dry * * * * * thanks Doug must have hundreds dif ferent rubber-powered Baby ROGs de signed hundreds thousands built flown during 1930s remember plan heavy 24-in rubber ROG published old Air Trails magazine shortly after World War II gassie version drew inspiration heartily agree Doug McLartys motorized ROG unique natural step up ward AMA Executive Council currently con sidering kitting advanced design AMA Cub Some years ago got Council look Sigs Cub now maybe Motorized Baby ROG can job 0 4 I -J 4 -f 1 F i If-j 4 oIl 0 - oIl j.CJ w U N 4 4 ___I flOToRIeb ADr KO6 U zi~ I-lI ~/I z 4 y 0 IIJW ZN XC 2 Iii II 0-i 0 o LL 0 II 0 K k1 j U Io FLIGHT ED WHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta New York NY 10005 Have Helped Beginner Today N I- ILJ 0 01 It

Sig Memorial Scholarship Awards1990 Douglas R Pratt Director Internal Communications Its pleasure announce four de serving young model fliers have won grants Glen Sig Memorial Scholarship fund 1989 Melissa L Davidow Alan Han sten Douglas Hart Andre E Leger winners Glen Sig Memorial Scholarship Fund established 1980 after death Glen Sigafoose air show crash Glen wife Hazel founded Sig Manufac turing 1953 built major model airplane manufacturer fund managed AMA ensure its perpetuation awards scholarship grants based number need appli cants financial state fund Sev eral AMA members have made donations fund has permitted increases grant amounts winners Melissa L Davidow Reno NV graduated Hugelet High School grade point average 352 member National Honor Society three years has won letters music scho lastic categories also placed first Western Nevada Regional Science Fair Junior Science Humanities Symposi um builds model cars trucks well planes has built balsa structural models train layouts Melissa attends Portland Community College work ing toward degree veterinary medicine plans transfer Oregon State Univer sity after completing basic studies sides Sig scholarship has received scholarships Readers Digest John Ascuagas Nugget Alan W Hansten Bliss ID graduated Bliss High School 1988 grade point average 33 attending College Southern Idaho working toward major agricultural engineering has member National Honor Society Douglas E Hart Bushnell IL graduated Bushnell-Prairie City High School 1989 currently attending Southern Illi nois University working toward major aviation maintenance technology has built over 20 model planes including some Continued page 120 AMA HO SERVICES STAFF 0 Executive Director ymca Mankowskj S Director Operations Robert Vojslavek 0 Technical Director Bob Underwood S Comptroller Lynne Collins 0 Com petition Services Director Micheline Madison e Special Services Director Carl Maroney ership Processing Supervisor Joyce Hager eting Director Geoff Styles ial Projects Director Doug Pratt 0 Publications Director Carl R Wheeley 0 Events Coordinator Chip Smith 0 Museum Curator Hurst Bowers 0 General Counsel Bob Jackson October 1990 119 AMA HQ Executive Director including reports AMA President Executive VP Vice-Presidents partIcipated tn tiusnnell Lomet halley Exploratory Quest BSU Science Competi tion BSU Business Week Space Day Mountain Home AFB Alan started building models third grade An en thusiastic RC flier has conducted 4-Hsponsored flying demonstrations Alan member Gooding County Prop Nuts AMA Offers New Renewal Service AMA Members AMA excited announce new service allows 1990 AMA members renew member ships 1991 simply dialing toll-free telephone number special operator will answer call 800 am 400 pm EDT service restricted 1990 members want renew using either Visa MasterCard charge cards No other ser vice offered through toll-free number calls cannot switched other AMA departments will help AMA spread renewal workload thereby saving money national associa tion will get card early will no cost until October 1990 Between July 1 September 30 1990 can renew 1991 calling 1-800/832-8312 between 800 am 400 pm EDT As added bonus charge account will billed until October 1990 AMAs Esecutive Council equivalent Board Directors basically composed President Esecutise Vice President 11 district Vice Presidents otticers Esecutive Director provided space month AMA News publication What say space howeser matter personal viewpoint sole responsibility author siews may may represent official position ot AMA Esecutive Council Cont pg 119 own design has taught others fly RC Douglas active community designed entrance signs town plays trumpet church social functions Andre E Leger Austin MN graduated 35 grade point average Austin High School now attending Austin Commu nity College prelaw program Andre has assisted editing MACA newsletter promoting Control Line activities has built over 50 Combat planes placed second 1987 Nationals Lincoln has also worked aide local li brary won letters track crosscountry Geoffrey Styles Director Marketing Its great know people read col umn got quite bit feedback some comments made recently put foot far some people concerned wrote July sue Model Aviation talking about flying site behavior loss field northern Illinois Further word club indicates irresponsible fliers club members field open everyone rereading what wrote cannot find accused club anything didnt mention club name fact stated serious hardworking clubs lose type flying reported press local authorities Unfortunately mat ters whether foolish frequent fli ers AMA members club members picture local readers get embraces accuses everyone what said column ex poses sad sacks RC world general population After folks read Model Aviation story area press arouses interest especially news can classed spec tacular gives rise headlines such previously quoted answer problems renegade fliers public fields defini tion open everyone closer cooperation authorities organized AMA club needs encourage local public agency place field responsibility con trol club hands Safety spectator control frequency control organized ap proach model flying have super vised someone haphazard approach RC flying can disastrous Noninsured fliers can public hazard present po tential problems taxpayer jurisdiction MusKopt pflOtO hobby shop rack built Columbia R/C Club St Louis Hobby Shop sometimes takes selling job get applicable public agency agree everyones benefit So perhaps les son problem rules agency support times law enforcement backup ar necessary adjuncts public field Heaven knows hundreds public fields country good rules good records satisfied users au thorities Review new AMA videotape Partner ships has four excellent examples club/public agency cooperation another subject bestpresented club newsletters see comes Reston VA RC Club Edited Jim Ralph 13645 Dornock Court Herndon VA 22071 looks good reads Jim Newspaper Association background evident makeup organization newsletter Jim willing send copy will send him stamped self-addressed envelope Please put 45 cents postage large envelope think newsletter editor will benefit seeing Reston issue lot work Federal Avia tion Administration fact recently received award behalf AMA clubs contribute aviation education through activities youth groups Adopt-A-School etc also make an nual contribution scholarship awards FAA gives young people par ticipate annual Science Fair week got nice letter Alexander J Fleming St Simons Island GA Alex recipient AMA award 1990 off Georgia Tech fall plans earn doctorate aerospace engineering receive Federal Air Surgeons Medical Bulletin read issue interest front page 90-1 copy talks about FAA film Silver Eagle Its FAA safety films available through FAA Film Service Mod ern Talking Picture Service Inc 5000 Park Street North St Petersburg FL 33709 can borrow Silver Eagle FAA film writing service Ask complete film listing write Sounds like some interesting material club meetings fall winter Air Show Team Advisory Committee met Atlanta recently during MS con sumer show city Vince Mankowski AMA Executive Director sat meet ing because Europe vaca tion Vince took accompanying photo features guys deliberate AST pol icies first time meeting took place Southeast 1991 lo cale will revert Toledo received nice letter Mel Muskopf Columbia RIC Club St Louis MO photo sent self-explanatory club built custom rack installed major hobby shops St Louis Made fit existing space nice project excellent example reaching out public Thanks Mel Charles T Wiskow publicity chairman Ocean County Modelers Jackson NJ sent newspaper story about club trea surer Ron Pavesi Ron teacher Point Pleasant High School Jackson has combined hobby classroom instruc tion Recently students started com pleted bevy radio-controlled airplanes addition model construction students taught about electronics radio gear working metal wood plus instruc tion mathematics Just think kids waiting out someone like Ron Pavesi come along Cant highly skilled AMA members just hear sound pleas As know lead time necessary magazine business reason being written June 19901 am going remind two events will al ready have read about first Washington Airports Au thority dinner held March 1990 Vince Mankowski represented AMA dinner several honored guests 120 Model Aviation Sig Scholarships Air show team advisory committee L-R Dan Tetzlatf Bruce Nelson Jim Weems chairman Bill Collins Duke Iden Show gram editor PR Roundup following radio systems transmitters receivers have independently cer tified registered professional test labo ratory retained manufacturer US importer distributor meeting being better Radio Control equip ment specifications detailed Acad emy Guidelines operation 20 kHz fre quency spacing testing done spe cifically listing time products FCC type acceptance procedure listing presented matter infor mation construed endorsement products listed AirtronicsSpectra PCM 7P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93752 AirtronicsSpectra PCM 7H Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93752 Airtronics Quantum PCM 8P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 Airtronics Quantum PCM 8H Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 Airtronics Module FM MD7P Receiver Part No 92785 Tx RF Module 93772 Airtronics Module FM MD7SP Receiver Part No 92785 Tx RF Module 93772 AirtronicsVanguard PCM VG4R Receiver Part No 92965 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard PCM VG6P Receiver Part No 92965 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard PCM VG6H Receiver Part No 92965 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard FM VG4R Receiver Part No 92765 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard FM VG6DR Receiver Part No 92765 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVanguard FM VG6H Receiver Part No 92765 Tx RF Module 93572 AirtronicsVision PCM 8P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 AirtronicsVision PCM 85P Receiver Part No 92985 Tx RF Module 93782 Cirrus Excell RC-4F Receiver Part No CR-217A Tx RC-4F RC Equipment Certified Cirrus Cirrus Cirrus Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Futaba Excell RC-4P Receiver Part No CR-224A Tx RC-4P Excell RC-7F Receiver Part No CR-217A Tx CR-7F Excell RC-7P Receiver Part No CR-227A Tx CR-7P Conquest FP-4NBF FM Receiver Part No FP-R127DF Conquest FP-4NBP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R124DP Conquest FP-6NFK FM Receiver Part No FP-R127DF Conquest FP-6NPK PCM Receiver Part No R127DP Conquest FP-5NLH FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF Conquest FP-6NHP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R128DP FP-5UAF FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF FP-5UAP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FP-7UAF FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF FutabaFP-7UAP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaFP-7UHF FM Receiver Part No FP-R128DF FutabaFP-7UHP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaFP-855A PCM Receiver Part No FP-R128DP FutabaFP-855H PCM Receiver Part No FP-R128DP FutabaFP-9VAP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaFP-9VHP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R129DP FutabaAttack FP-4NBLAM Standard Receiver Part No FP-R114H FutabaAttack FP-4NBL AM Glider Receiver Part No FP-R114H FutabaAttack FP-4NBL AM Electric Receiver Part No MCR-4A FutabaFP-SUA AM Receiver Part No FP-R117H FutabaFP-SNLP PCM Receiver Part No FP-R1OSIP Hitec USAMaster 5P Transmitter Receiver Part No MAS 457FP Tx RF Module MAS 457FM Hitec USAMaster 7 &7 Heli Transmitter Receiver Part No MAS 457FP Tx RF Module MAS 457FM JR RC Max PCM-NET W125 VZ Receiver Part No NER-627X JR RC X-347 NET-C127UZ Receiver Part No NER 627XZ Tx NET-J72P JR RC Max FM-NET W125 V H & W124 FM Receiver Part No NER-327X JR RC Vegas FM-NET B125 V H Receiver Part No NER-327X JR RC PCM 10-NET AllO FZ HZ Receiver Part No NER-91OXZ JR RC Max Computer-NET W126 FZ HZ Receiver Part No NER 627X JR RC Vegas Computer-NET W126 FG HG Receiver Part No NER 627X JR RC Apollo-7 Heli-NET-DL127HM Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Apollo-7AirplaneNEr-DL127MM Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 Heli-NET-N127H Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NEr-J72M JR RC Century-7 AirplaneNET-N127M Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 55 Heli-N7C4SHS Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72M JR RC Century-7 SS AirplaneN7C4SMS Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NEI-J72M JR RC Century-7 PCM Heli-NET-N127AH Receiver Part NER-627X Tx Mod ule NET-J72P JR RC Century-7 PCM Airplane-NET N127M Receiver Part No NER-327X Tx Module NET-J72P JR RC Max 4-NET-B124AM Receiver Part No NER-324 RCD Inc Platinum Series AM replacement receiver Receiver Part No PGP21AM RCD Inc Platinum Series FM replacement receiver Receiver Part No PGP31 FM World Expert FM Series Engines Receiver Model HP7RM 72F Future issues Model Aviation will con tain expanded listing additional infor mation received AMA AMA table missed report go back tc August issue Model Avia tion lock over Now just because event hap ened Washington no ex cuse clibs over country vite senator congressman an nual dinner special event clubs attended meeting Delaware Val ley Association Pennsylvania met Con gressman eter Kostmayer can too Expand influence local state federal levels host nice big event invite some key politi cians area meet Most love chance speak voters can get message across same time Dont miss opportunities want fall winter bet ter send invitations now Promote selves model aviation second event carried significance AMA members American Recrea tion Coalition ARC dinner June 1990 President George Bush received Shel don Coleman Award support out door recreation know Coleman Company its top-grade camping outdoors equipment significance event award presented President United States AMA member Thats right As Chairman Continued page 128 October 1990 121 Whew has busy summer Ive trying combine AMAs business two RPV consulting jobs its kept hop ping rather flying San Diego business able attend District 10s meeting Came home left Muncie IN sign papers property acquisition after Fourth July family tended insurance/safety/FAI committee meet ings Reston Came back caught plane San Diego four days now Im leaving morning what pre-registration entries pre dict will huge Nats Lawrenceville IL go Muncie AMA Coun cil meeting District 10 meeting revealed mod elers western states have same needs modelers elsewhere need good flying sites tops list Theres nothing basic health sport flying sites wish AMAs resources could allow purchase sites over coun try well can help Modelers Los Angeles area really need help Ive flying RPVs El Mirage dry lake near Victorville CA Its east little north LA What beautiful flying site El Mir age three trips year Ive en countered modelers flying weekdays understand weekends very busy area also kinds weird flying objects showing up ultralights autogyros parafoils wind sailers industrial projects mo vie ad photographers etc modelers Ontario flying di gress lets return discussion Dis trict 10 meeting held Balboa Park Air Space Museum treated very inter esting discussions noise reduction Indoor model design flying Wakefield model designfascinating enjoyed getting firsthand glimpse modern technology two Free Flight events Ah competition impetus better better products model design want thank San Diego fliers arranging event thanks Reggie inviting attend sessions Headquarters Reston designed explore insurance safety issues seek combine ef forts coordinated single commit tee also looked some safety initiatives help protect members hoped forestall serious insurance claims can ex pect AMA assume active role safety Some feel should consumer protection agency Im sure far can go direction minds open subject Some may aware look ing seriously FAI competition pro gram terms financial investment no intent bail out very im portant involvement simply want sure money being wisely spent have minimal involvement coun try FAI competition Currently roughly 250 modelers competing FAI teams year would like see ex pansion interest area small percentage AMA members get volved rule book competition sort know well enough un derstand consider competition impor tant development design tech nology hobby/sport would like promote ba/anced program AMA support aspects hobby thats commitment will act pre cipitately matters Ive received number letters peo ple concerned about possible reduction support FAI also receive letters asking support sport fliers bulk membership will try best properly responsive both concerns year probably know tim ing national competition events split create best possible event sites Outdoor Free Flight events will held October Lawrenceville can have full use site also reduce surrounding crop damage hindrance model recovery Indoor has held world-class facility East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN way trying reduce grip ing about poor sites some events pre vious Nats Now hearing complaints about split ting up Nats end up being tween rock hard place doing best find good compromise solu tion site problem own facil ity developed soon will hope miti gate problem thing certain no perfect solution problem simply best can simple beginnings Nats have now reached complex proportions seeking ways streamline operation times Im asked want job Some say must nuts times Im sure certainly isnt money salary big fat zero get expenses think funda mental reason Im office desire see hobby love grow prosper see developing technology contributing RPVs other spin-offs industry Also think hobby/sport provides healthy outlet growth achievement cant think endeavor would have positive influence youth youngster should have creative con suming passion will help him/her de velop skills discipline Let us has hobby take another person under wing en courage create own bird fly Until next time Executive VPs Report Dave Brown AMA Executive VP 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 july 19 1990 Boy Ill tell what ever want increase flow mail just mention reducing support FAI inter national activities youll get plenty mail seems everyone jumped bandwagon lobby continued creased support got letters former team members prospective team members Special Interest Groups Team Selection Committee members few just average modelers Most adamantly trying convince us cut back 50% across board rumored about thing nearly everyone used red white blue flag-waving know speech Apple pie motherhood Chevro let Ive never figured out its Ford Chrysler good old American base ball big red white blue virtually mentioned real problem green problem jus tifying amount money being spent activity Ill admit its po litical problem financial problem problem money Lets look some background years past AMA took part FAI activi ties through association Nation al Aeronautical Association NAA Through NAA able use Military Air lift System transport teams offi cials meetings World Champion ships AMAs total cost FAI activities quite small basically involving NAA dues quite low entry fees teams some accommoda tion expense representatives keep expenses down remember peo ple staying friends Europe attending meetings time went more ex penses crept First airline tickets military no longer provided trans portation back late Seventies more little expenses piled Travel home point departure covered model box transportation cov ered fuel transportation became covered three days team practice covered team uniforms supplied hosted World Championships no other country would take list goes on happening list events grew leaps bounds costs simply grew grew Let make point Im insinuating isnt legitimate expense isnt worthwhile am trying show got As number World Championships number events grew event needed representation administrative matters entourage ClAM plen ary meeting year has grown 12 peo ple official delegation plus two three official observers group goes ClAM bureau meeting has increased because people chairmen various committees need attend 122 Model Aviation Presidents Corner President ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS DON LOWE 902 Little Bend Rd Altamonte Springs FL 32714 seems try support teams much possible everything ends up backfiring An example policy provide fuel transportation Re cently team going overseas fuel manufacturer volunteered supply ship fuel entire team member team didnt want use particu lar brand fuel manufacturer vouldnt ship someone elses fuel can blame him AMA paid costafter couple thousand dollars Another example team member presented AMA bill $400 mod el box transportation World Champion ship itself isnt unusual 80% $500 total cost transport way WC hosted US such stories illustrate costs wont solve problem last Executive Council meeting advised should expect cost model box transportation increase sig nificantly airlines become strin gent rules An example given last CL teams boxes would cost ap proximately $16000 ship today Given kind cost increase its obvious must make some changes An FAI bud get around $100000 five years ago has risen approximately $250000 now will certainly grow rapidly future dont something Some policies past being recon sidered effects some economic policies have reverse intentions example try get whole team travel together point debarka tion US allows us get bet ter group rates air fares However pile up model boxes gether airline people take look say No way can go charge model boxes checked individually team members luggage differ ent flights chances would transported no cost excess luggage fee $10-$25 Hosting World Championships another area significant expense theoreti cally should break events seldom seems host av erage two per year Its easy say no means wont World Championship event Executive Council didnt say would institute 50% across-the-board cut FAI expense fact EC didnt say 50% number absolute What did charge FAI Executive Committee presenting plan re duce future FAI expense approxi mately half doesnt mean wont cut out some expenditures complete ly dont think support teams will reduced significantly think however may forced reconsider total funding full num ber representatives ClAM meet ings perhaps sharing cost ap propriate Special Interest Group think must also push NAA assist us ac quiring some help its corporate mem bers providing logistical support else must reduce what NAA membership division costing us must also en tice members FAI community help reduce costs being reasonably fru gal participating matters letter particular jarred thinking about AMA competition matters came Ed Resac referred fact Ive frequently mentioned shift AMA membership competition oriented sport oriented Eds letter stated seems AMA officers/executives push ing shift perhaps obtain 500000 members Don Lowe opts year 2000 dont just say outright Boy sure thought-provoking first thought no way second third thoughts thinking about makeup Executive Council two maybe three members have com petition background fact count least seven have involved World Championships competitor team manager judge EC doesnt really have much compe tition matters until fertilizer hits fan work affects aero modeling rather segment look increased membership lever help us obtain clout deal ing governmental authorities lev els have regularly stated guess realize vast majority new members will sport fliers start werent beginners de velop competition fliers ranks sport fliers Its forte individual disciplines attract people world competition Id think theyd welcome opportunity start larger group potential participants guess its little like getting kids started gymnastics Only very few go com pete seriously fewer become champions no great num ber people involved entry level what would championship mean Being champion activity small number people show interest pretty meaninglessso dont look down too far Thanks letter Ed made think about anyway Till next month AMA_ Executive Directors View HQ Vince Mankowski AMA Executive Director 1810 Samuel Morse Dr Reston VA 22090 Its official AMA owns 94926 acres Indi ana farmland June 21st Property Com mittee Chairman Pete Waters Exec utive Director witness AMA President Don Lowe sign necessary ti tles paperwork complete transac tion site roughly mile east west approximately mile half north south flatland currently leased production Because AMA took possession midyear will get 50% share farm lease income certainty AMAs ownership has proven receipt first environmental complaint almost central location prop erty three metal buildings build ings part hog-feeding operation time last used two years ago Beneath two metal buildings pits measuring eight feet deep pits filled pig/hog excrement es sence hog eau de pig worsens heavy rainfall because pits seem over flow limits Fortunately weve able find party interested excess commodity pits will soon cleaned out material question hauled away Electrical service recently begun area meter base being installed new motor put well pump centrally located metal buildings will have electricity water next step property development further define overall master plan Well aided meeting held Muncie will attended mem bers PADCOM Property Acquisition Development Committee representa tives appropriate Special Interest Groups Special Interest Groups will receive invitation notice meet ing shortlyContinued paRe 124 October 1990 123 Famous pioneer engine-maker Bill Brown treated party AMA HO May 30 cel ebration seventy-ninth birthday Among attendees shown above L-R John Worth Brown Frank Tlush also pioneer engine-maker Maxwell Bassett Joe Kovel Mike Granieri new AMA video entitled Engine Makers featuring Irwin Ohisson John Brodbeck K&B Bill Brown previewed Executive Director pg 123 Two months ago mentioned column subject youth programs Just re mind clubs individuals have practical working youth programs asked send guidelines copies other information about programs AMA conjunction site develop ment Indiana AMA will develop ing national youth program wishes take advantage experience members clubs developing program information can gather will added general file will provide valuable assistance na tional program developed new addition Headquarters staff John Watterson will manage com puter services John former Prime com puter technical rep membership Prime computer recently Director Computer Operations nearby univer sity Sound & Model Aeronautics Howard Crispin Jr Noise Crackdown Muffles Violators Ocean City headline taken article appeared Washington Post July 9 related arrest about 400 peo ple over six-week period violation city noise ordinance ordinance states After 10 pm noise readings within 50 feet building must exceed 50 decibels mention Its response James Wilsons article Gopher Canyon August issue Model Aviation Prior receiving issue planned use article column unaware appear main body magazine off-limits column article has lot merit gives something can work author makes some good points living areas theres requirement sound related fre quency spectrum As Ive stated before thats whats stipulated area 90-at-9 guideline wont fit needs frequency-spectrum orientation satisfac tory alternative must very cautious however before accepting study de scribed Gopher Canyon stan dard operation above headline points up such pitfall Since 90-at-9 benchmark attain able four-strokers big engines its advisable continue use attempt increase permitted levels aware particular method local au thorities use measure sound levels go ing higher 90-at-9 wont earn dis pleasure theres nothing prevent ing site Remember though youre set up liberal standard fly site absolute requirementbe 85 90 94 dB what everis enforced could have prob lem Some considerations Its quite possible 5-dB penalty built figures charts provided Gopher Canyon article due use figure pure tone components Lets look ac cepted definition pure tone ex cerpted EPA publication Model Community Noise Control Ordinance used guide localities Any sound can distinctly heard single pitch set single pitches purpose ordinance pure tone shall exist one-third octave band sound pressure level band tone exceeds arithmetic average 5 db center frequencies 500 Hz above 8 dB center frequencies between 160 400 Hz 15 dB center frequen cies less equal 125 Hz experience aircraft usu ally generate pure tones mostly observing readout onethird octave band analyzer Gopher Canyon study addresses frequencies related engine rpm exhaust sounds doesnt take effect propeller noise consideration Several studies past well anal ysis both sound meters one-third octave band analyzers have shown propeller can significant factor over model airplane sound emission thats true need consider two bladed propeller generates sound twice exhaust frequency noise fourstroke engines thats twice rpm So propeller sound predominates makes much less difference sound quality two-stroke fourstroke becomes apparent newer larger four-stroke engines turn high revs comparatively small-diameter pro pellers simply run engines propeller tip velocities about 510 ft per second regard diameter stock mufflers would provide close 90-at-9 value frequency would also lower would satisfy needs majority fliers feel need very high en gine speeds have different problem excessive propeller tip speed propeller design probably inefficient chal lenged physical requirements stresses high velocities Mufflers pipes generally arent large enough pro vide adequate muffling speeds times builder/flier wants avoid extruding devices would create ad ditional drag aircraft lacks space adequate muffler So conditions muting sound acceptable limits available flier As result cer tain classes models cannot operated sound regulations enforced specific low values Simply relating sound spectrum exhaust frequency misleading sound aircraft flight much com plex sound level read common sound meter average spectrum weighted usethe dBA scale what considered re sponse human ear funda mental reason using scale Using frequency bands determining should operate what should operate should operated com plex one-third octave band analyzer will show exhaust frequencies propeller blade passage frequency other significant factors such intake bearing sounds harmonics frequen cies isnt really possible draw firm con clusion responses taken individually Thats value 90-at-9 standard selected Executive Council Though simplistic its familiar modContinued page 127 124 Model Aviation John Brodbeck Jr receives appreciation plaque AMA Executive Director Vince Mankowski K&B has supplied over 24 cases fuel year Nationals no cost Pete Waters rIght watches AMA PresI dent Don Lowe signs AMA June 21st property settlement Indiana -Irsx-yea ger Chip Smith noi re laxing nas lap hold paper sIts way camera caught late-night scene Chip reviewed 1156 entry forms errors omissions whIle tracking Nate frequency alloca tions Don Lowe Vince Mankowaki Gene Hem pal AMA Houston Rally Connecticut e 0 MassachusettS 0 New Hampshire Rhode Island 0 Vermont DISTRICT REPORT Don Krafft District Vice-President PAl Boa 1828 Ousbury MA 02331 617 934-6248 Associate Vice Presidents Drew Davenport 33 Ash St Townsend MA 01469 Bob Landry 80 Main SI Essex Jot VT 06452 Frederic J Otsen RR 3 Box 140-35 Newport ME 04983 Robert P Sawyer Jr HOR 60 Box 97 Goldsboro ME 04607 Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 Bob Wallace 91 Sylvan SI Avon CT 06001 Frequency Coordinator George WilsOn 82 Frazier Way Marstons Mills MA 02648 August 1990 column two pictures didnt credit builders Ive heard both builders Aeronca C-3 built Henry Sherrerd Jr Dexter ME built late ties Megow 10-cent kit rebuilt last winter recovered tissue left over early years Pattern airplane displayed MS show Pasadena Apparently picture same roll MMCA pictures didnt catch error owner called California didnt write down name because said details would sent 495th Scale display Last month mentioned would show some models dis played about 22 models didnt get pictures of ones obtained presented below models first class hope theyre identified correctly please accept apologies advance October 1990 125 & nay trane L 495th Ciua prernaurn unu Alfano oraanized dlsolav Herb Cotterly Sig Spacewalker uses Zenoah 0-38 soft mounts liv Semi Nashua NH Byron P-51 liv District Scale Contest Board representa tive 495th treasurer Lindsey Smith Howard DGA-15P powered S/T 3000 Marquart Charger Rupert Koamala Gus Deitwas Fokker Triplane Republic P470 Kevin Ladd Nose section Roy Cranes P-8E ex haust system built indMdual pieces manifold stack functional GeeBee Phil Galardi Berliner Jouce Kay Fisher Charles Nelsons Waco background Model/Modeler Month son Rob ert new aircraft Beetle Its built-up balsa acrylic lacquer finish airplane proof way good finish lot sandpaper airplane has flown two contests far winning first second place Jim Gililat vice president about drew raffle tickets aircraft J-3 buift Larry Mercer Northboro MA New York 0 New Jersey II DISTRICT REPORT John Byrne District II Vice-President 36-29 213 Street Bayside NY 11361 718 225-8319 Aaaoclate Vice Preeldenta Pete Bianchlni 260 S Broadway Yonkera NY 10705 TomBrown P0 Box 4933 APO NY 09009 George Buao 11 Maple Ln Hyde Park NY 12538 Frank Costello 27 Kearney Si Dover NJ 07801 Frank Dreach 9 Willow Ave Piscataway NJ 08854 John Grigg 8387 Badger Dr Lockport NY 14094 Ray Juachkua 7 Evergreen Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 Kenneth Koeppel 184 N Union Street PO Box 217 Olean NY 14780 Adam SaltIer 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Lan Sauter 2062 Rabbit Lane Phoenix NY 13135 Frequency Coordinator George Myers 70 Froehtlch Farm Rd Hickaville NY 11801 Second District Thoughts assume share un common curiosity concerning burgeon ing popularity electricity practical power source beloved flying contriv ances Despite certain inherent limitations thus far encountered rather esoteric ap proach matter applying electricity practical power source model air craft offers prospect success coming popular welcome addition current pun intended state art Much credit efficiency hence desirability Electric must given hard-core AMA Special Interest Group known Electric Aeromodeling Associ ation however confused other EAAExperimental Aircraft Asso ciation Its founder Robert j Bob Boucher currently VP president editor groups newsletter Silent Fly Sheet Robert Sliff newsletter cover lists follow ing precepts promote Electric flight through competition conversation through advancing state art models motors related accessories invite contribute effort through technical articles through dis cussion new techniques E-Power interested may obtain further details association addressing quiry same PO Box No 9 Midway City CA 92655 Ocean County Modelers AMA 775 letter have just received friend long standing Mr Seymour Hertzson captioned club Brick Church NY strikes note nostalgia Back earliest Free Flight days inevitable appearance field Flying Hertzsons brothers Sey mour Dave Leonnot circus trapeze act tough act follow say show bizl given contest meant would have go home day trophyless eerie habit cleaning up hardware through considerable collective ability years ago nostalgic letter Seymour indi cates now involved teaching group youngsters locality decimate young opponents along contest trail Sy has favored following shot classes work Walter L Schroder Sr AMA 893 have just learned very indirect way friend long standing Walt Schroder has succumbed illness has per sisted period several years Though Walt popularly known Mr Model Airplane News part career no means sole effort direction supporting stimulating growth enhancement aeromodeling throughout world Along way Walt never missed op portunity impress public abroad unique value model air craft preserving international goodwill understanding through high level sportsmanship maintained friendly wholesome competition re called too much credit creation great success Tourna ment Champions Las Vegas year comes Walts worthy collaboration Bill Bennet Circus Circus Nevada Among other things am personally grate ful Walt help planning execution Model Aviation Day mall shows Rockefeller Center NYC going way back 1975 hereby extend Walts family deepest condo lences Walt really great guy good friend sincere thanks Cradle addenda After going press last months issue magazine re ceived Long Island AMA member Al lan Frank following comprehensive photo took recent Cradle Aviation Museum Model Aircraft Show Mitchell Field Long Island So right show official Nick Capiotti left looking left right John Kiernan Nassau County Department Parks Rich Bianculli holding proclama tion Hon Joseph Mondellos office Tony Ristuccia show director Im duly honored have included such distinguished group I. * Anchors aweigh caption could portend several possible subjects gen eral interest following context youll detect model aircraft connotation rather weighty nature leads paragraph caught attention perusing latest edition newsletter sued NJ Pine Barons RC Club Inc based Mt Laurel NJ quote fol lows need good-quality anchor hold plane starting during runup see Andy Aldo have large quantity good-quality anchors $3 Dont forget club rules clearly state must use anchor hold plane starting Mr Dick Kurth model modeler Joe Ortiz president treasurer Flushing NY Control Line Association now has floor key person should honored faithfulness tenacity stickto-it diehard attitude constancy great est friendship willingness teach new people fly enjoy sportlhobby rt could called Mr Flushing Meadow Park . name 126 Model Aviation Dick Kurth weekends have visited flying field through years has person trusty Carl Goldberg Profile Shoestring reliable Fox 35s ant see Dick will find him weekend year 52 weeksI mean raining snow ing parked trusty Chevy thing Dick has trusty having cup cof fee usually gabbing schlock ers Thats another story Thanks Dick picture Dick made field Niagara County Radio Control Model Flying Club Inc extend compliments captioned AMA club Charter 747 lo cated Lockport NY its charitable ac tion making substantial donation locally situated Wyndhamm Lawn Home donation will facilitate replacement 10-year-old van institution uses transport children work med ical appointments school thank John Grigg AVP area story following photo featuring left right Caroline Lawton Lee Rovocdt home executive director Michael Moran club president Marlene Nikodem Mike Po kitko Isabella Rovocdt Silent Electric Fliers Long Island Charter 2910 couple months ago gentleman named Jay Putt Setauket NY informed phone plans under way organize Electric-only AMA club general area Long Island have just re ceived interesting letter Jay inform ing has now become reality having captioned charter number 25 members including District Two Fre quency Coordinator George Myers letter Jay stresses fact ma jor interest club RC organiza tion isnt intended limited spe cialty several members ex pect continue interested Free Flight Control Line activity further details write Jay 123 Sheep Pasture Rd Setauket NY 11733 tel 1-516/689-6420 Gear Up Secured Ohio 0 Pennsylvania 0 West Virginia III DISTRICT REPORT Bob Brown District III Vice-President 1255 Higt Street Bradford PA 16701 814 382-7702 CompuServe address EMAIL 7378712 Ausociate Vice Presidents Francis Fluharty 504 21st St Vienna WV 26101 Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 John Hathaway 102 Woodmere Dr New Stanton PA 15672 Jay Mealy 208 Witmer St Clearfield PA 16830 Joseph S Vislay 1381 Cranbrook Dr Maunise OH 43537 Lawrence R Weimer 15413 Greendale Ave Maple OH 44137 Gil Weiss 3004 Hatioweil Ci Bensalem PA 19020 Merit WIlson 4913 Marcy Dayton OH 45449 Frequency Coordinator John Cottle 1012 WyomIng Ave Forly Foil PA 18704 Phone 717 287-8970 know sounds very repetitive Pennsylvania State Parks situation appears improving day last meet ing held Harrisburg June 27 gener ated favorable atmosphere both par ties Involved Geoff Styles Carl Maroney AMA Headquarters AVP Gil Weiss myself together four per sonnel state Various items discussed got very little negative re action state decided next step would demonstration model aircraft Harrisburg flying site West Shore Club Harrisburg has con sented host demonstration will take place August 6 major points interest will sound emitted aircraft safe manner fly year 1990 will remembered quite just few short months ago very apprehensive thought complacency might ruin chances modifying state officials opinions AMA membership have dispelled apprehension again wish say thankyou asked heard State Park 2000 hearings did ef fort valid paying off ne gotiations state Political action another new area Academy working home club Southern Tier Radio Con trol Society recently hosted its 13th annual Scale Rally Approximately 150 modelers tended event observation made during flying very few crashes fact dont recall crashes destroyed model Consider ing number flights think safety measures IMAA AMA have produced very worthwhile result great watch two days spectacular fly ing very little damage Congratulations STARS another fine effort Butler PA area has new club yearthey call themselves Frequent Flyers great mall show past spring introduce themselves sport public will also Neighborhood Day field June July August following picture shows some hardworking members front District Ill AMA display mall show Frequent Flyers newly formed club Butler PA area mall show Frequent Flyers raf fled one-year club membership pro vided list interested potential club members Everyone entered will re ceive newsletter follow-up see would like join Below AVP John Hathaway draws winning ticket remaining pictures show some fine models built Frequent Flyers members Look familiar aircraft assorted modeling electronics belong Frequent Flyers just nine months ago Mountaineers Charleston WV no field faced pos sible extinction Since have nego tiated field lease cleared field em barked effective plan make sure long time club has new muffler policy pilot rating sys tem will assure county doing everything can operate safely responsibly Congratulations Mountaineershappy flying near future youll receiving ballot AMA election urge complete ballot return des ignated address Apathy will generate leadership Academy requires Please vote Sound Cont pg 124 eler easily recognized community ficials weve always acknowledged community utilized octave-band analysis specified ordinanc es fliers would have reconsider means compliance less restriction better Depending individual determine what frequency sounds best isnt valid practice Though aural receptivity cov ers broad spectrum its easily weakened continuous long-term exposure high sound levels over broad frequency range Lower frequency sounds probably easily detectable distance high fre quencies helps explain model airplane sound carries well over distance since fundamental frequencies planes generate relatively low Some sounds course frequencies listeners find annoying Effective mufflers Gopher Canyon ar ticle does provide some excellent alternatives effective silencing exhaust must have effective muffler reach ultimate low sound levels Reducing propeller sound level wont noticeable exhaust sound prohibitively high efficient sound reduction should use available remedies San Diego package includes some other neat muf fler ideas intention have ready issue travel other things prevented will definitely included next month meantime might consider manufacturing own muffler certainly way getting effective unit minimal cost thing note muffler doesnt need rob power order ef fective simply must have sufficient volume job Flying model way prop erly judge effectiveness muffler propeller Neither ground rpm nor static thrust accurate indicator propeller ef ficiency After correcting readings same distance comparison sound air will probably less on-the-ground mea surements providing basics followedgood muffler higher pitch propel ler efficient design vibration isola tion Maximum Splat article also appeared August MA use tuned pipe described article would probably pro duce some dB change much could ex pected 40 engine running 17000 rpm ground isnt quiet fact works out propeller tip speed about 742 ft per sec ond early studies made FAI requesting standard 105 dB 1 meter sug gested anything over 630 too fast quiet operation sites would nice consider 510 Since article included absolutely no fig ures dB levels have no way judging effectiveness tuned pipe application What know proper pipe applica tion increases rpm means sound especially propeller October 1990 127 John Hathaway draws winning ticket one-year Frequent Flyers membership Heres Delta handiwork member PennsylvanIas Frequent Flyer club Place Christmas Plans Orders Early Orders Model Aviation Plans arrive after December 1 1990 will delivered until after Christmas Delaware 0 Distnct Columbia 0 Maryland 0 North Carolina ivVirginia DISTRICT REPORT Howard Crispin District IV Vice-President 611 Beechwood Dr Charlottesville VA 22901 Associate Vice Presidents Robert E Babura 117 Olin Drive Severn MD 21144 Phone 301 969-9356 Bob Champine 205 lipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 Rick Chrisloph 1348 Cumberland Dr Harrisonbarg VA 22801 Chack Foreman 5811 Rinker Dr Mechenicsville VA 23111 Doug Holland 3517 Feruwood Dr. Raleigh NC 27612 Scotty Moyer 11 Orchard Lane Wilmington DE 19809 Charles Spear 288 Holly Lane Mockuville NC 27028 Frequency Coordinator Peal Yacobacci 6408 Winthrop Dr. Fayetteville NC 28301 Phone Evening 919 488-5986 Associate vice presidents last AVPs profiled month Bob Babura rep resents Maryland area outlined previous column Bob longtime aero modeler has Academy member over 30 years Bob says has actu ally modeler long can re member started did peri od rubber-powered Free Flight went up through Control Line Radio Control mid-Fifties Bob grew up southwestern Pennsyl vania left enter US Navy saw service South Pacific during World War II returned work steel mills finish education relocated Baltimore area ex cept period Birmingham AL spent working career re cently retired regional sales manager major time-equipment manufacturer Bob holds General Class Amateur radio license primarily sport flier espe cially smaller models does fly some big models also does some Soaring Bob has active judge both Scale Pattern flying longtime mem ber USPJA United States Pattern Judging Association have spent hours gether line judging both locally Nationals Bob has served very well associ ate vice president working hard members keeping informed activities Maryland area next photo Bob favorite mod els Parkton Landfill Baltimore County After long period work county site Parkton Landfill site now ing used Radio Control Modelers Baltimore Having lost Sweet Air theyve really looking forward site dedication took place June 24 field officially known John Kirk Field ap preciation extensive work John has put club aeromodeling general next photo shot flight line after shows guards around pilot boxes John Kirk Field photos taken Bob Babura Mooresville NC R/C Wingers Moore sville NC relatively new club having formed four years ago four five mem bers Its grown rapid pace now has over 60 members club has leased field very good Watch far out fly approach Giant models present land usage field should viable years Wingers recently held big aircraft flyin first organized event very successful will likely become annual happening Tom Miller RC Aero batics Contest Board member District IV Contest Director event An added unexpected feature fly-in appearance very nice fullscale Harvard T-6 Canadian markings did several flybys Danville VA Danville Aeromodelers another club made move begin hosting invitational events Again first activity big bird fly-in coop eration Park Department able use runway Danville Airport event Except fact back ground noise nearby highway too high obtain usable in-flight sound readings did enjoy visiting club fliers event also could come annual affair Other activity gone district about week June 26 through July 2 asked represent AMA IMAA 10th annual Big Bird Festival Outside AMA Nationals probably largest aeromodeling event United States Fliers over United States Canada attend talking about close 500 Giant aircraft onsite during event festival isnt flying Theres time social ize compare technical information view latest Giant model equipment year event held Oshkosh WI home EAA Paul Poberezny friend flew two full-scale P-51s members Saturday gave assem bled group exciting intermission Jim Van Loo IMAA president flew Paul flight almost quite speech less remainder festival As AMAs rep took Academys spectrum analyzer along checked ra dios werent stickered kept oc cupied due specific procedure used split about 50-50 between Gold Silver transmitters points up need update purchase new radios before next year seems big risk fly aircraft large expensive ra dios havent checked long time flier brought radio failed particular radio could very danger ous under existing conditions radio like should smashed trashed soon possible very likely individ ual will go home continue use box permitted festival Due flight lines being flooded flying transferred single line seven pilot positions line Its quite interesting see seven air craft up doing own thing heard possible interference problem no confirmation saw Experimental cate gory 55 100 lb models B17 didnt fly reason given crosswind present entire period PR Roundup Cont pg 121 Board ARC Dave Humphreys AMA #92828 handed President Bush award Bill Baker Geoff Styles invited participate event Dave Humphreys also Executive Director Recreation Ve hicle Industry Association RVIA fices around corner AMA Head quarters know President Bush has al ways supported AMA events have na tional international importance Nats World Championships programs have always received endorsement letters President very proud part special dinner repre sent AMA among some very high-level influential people another chance wave model aviation flag behalf AMA members hope noticed re port evening AMA staff tries represent member ship different levels influence Looking influence clubs view point however local activities ones count Get acquainted local politicians appointed people make sure understand needs can make believe youre asset community youre way coopera tion arent knownto politi cians other influentials run communityyoull get nothing real struggle Once youre looked upon benefit community road much smoother Start today Get message out Thats basic essential public relations next month * 128 Model Aviation Alabama 0 Florida 0 Georgia issippi 0 Puerto Rico Sooth Carolina 0 Tenneosee V DISTRICT REPORT Jim McNeiII District V Vice-President 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham AL 35205 205 322-2127 Associate Vice Presidents Bob Bartoazewicz 3626 Ranchwood Rd Orlando FL 32808 Guatavo Diaz E-12 Frailas Guaynabo PR 00657 Karl Hansel RR 4 Box 284 Meridian MS 39305 Richard Jackson 2118 Thornlee Dr N Charleston SC 29405 Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 Dick Patton 785 Bailey Brook Circle Birmingham AL 35244 George Perrymen 3644 Lake Drive Smyrna GA 30082 Freddie Pica 3066 Burkaon Cove Memphia TN 36119 Terry Rimert 367 Orange Ave Baldwin FL 32234 Frequency Coordinator Burnia Fields P0 Box 1063 Strickland Rd. interlachen FL 32048 Phone 904 684-2517 Tom Cimino Vairico FL writes As know tve Contest Director years diabetes giving trouble year no Contest directing 1990 would appreciate help keeping AMA number 877 will try CD con test future Tom dont have worry about thing long keep up AMA dues number 877 will continue no body going take away you let membership slide year two Headquarters will give num ber someone else Okay Warren Bishop Tallahassee FL friend Terry Rimert writes ve always mental midgets around proposed 50% cut FAI expenses tops will have rethink cause competition foundation stone rest modeling Youre right wrong Warren However entire picture needs atten tion best salvation will probably achieved some HQ employee signed monitor teams spending someone experience intelli gence know what doing doubt motion will pass meeting authorizing blind 50% cut across board certainly would vote such thing picture H Smiths quarterscale home-built airplane named Contestor saw plane Meridian Fun Fly other day looked great Bob Mills Santee SC writes Its nice read about District V news again instead AMA HQ news Thats way things going stay Bob Thats what District V report page John Simms important Contest Direc tor Mobil AL writes pictures Novice Pattern contest held June 24 contest held give fliers low-key low-pressure contest hav ing criticized advanced pilots $5 entry fee defray cost trophies pilots Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Florida Aza ha City Club will again next year John thanks splendid photos contest can name nine judges picture and/or con testants lined up can run pictures also commended nual event Pictured below Matthew Frederick 12 years old Covingon LA Goldberg Eagle 2 Matthew young est contestant Johns Novice Azalia con test Jeff Elliot KnoxvilleTN writes end April club member Chris Luck orga nized field trip 250 second- thirdgraders visit club field hourlong demonstration . .Members flew bi planes butterfly Helicopter cut-thestreamer Combat Some students got use club buddy box experience thrill flying Chris spent time talking children about safety RC excellent way begin career avia tion excellent TV page half media coverage lease county-owned property expires few years great way gain valj able PR positive community influence Thanks nice report Jeffsome thing single club district should nice way build future modelers Pic tured below Chris Luck discussing basic principles aviation schoolchil dren picture shows Robert Krauter Jer el Zaretsky working buddy box young future fliers Offutt tuning up Goldberg Cub pow ered Enya 61 Bob Sowder president Contest Direc tor famous Memphis Area Soaring So ciety writes Enclosed pix western reaches District V region June 16-17 MASS held two-day AMA sanctioned Soaring contest called League Silent FlightIMASS Weekend drew 25 entries two Sailplane classes Standard Unlimited Contestants five states hand Conditions perfect thanks friends drove long distances contest next picture shows winchmaster Mike Kelly running winch Art Frost St Charles MO launching Joe Threlkeld Little Rock AR timing October 1990 129 next month Calling AMA HQ phone number 703 435-0750 think about following before call AMA employees over 50 come work directionssome Vir ginia some Maryland some DC mercy differ ent commuting arrangements pre vents coming work going home same time ISis best call dur ing core time-period present except traveling AMA sick vacation CALLINGYOUR BEST LOCAL TIME ZONE TIME TO CALL Eastern 9 am-noon 1 pm-3 pm Central 8 am-il am noon-2 pm Mountain7 am-lO am 11 am-i pm Western 6 am-9 am 10 amnoon regret necessity out side eastern time zone call earlier day ins best way present sure getting particular person may need numerous sub jects services handled AMA Headquarters However its okay call earlier later end leave name phone number subject interest will call back soon possible another William Jones fine pic tures Springfield TN Volunteer State Model Aviators Club shows Buddy Illinois S 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 Rt 5 Box 90 Decatur IN 46733 Gary Buasell 5000 Connie Dr Muncie IN 47304 Charlie Bauer 4944 N Orange Norridge IL 60656 Scott & Deb Justice 156 South Pranzen Bensenville IL 60106 William Kern 1808 12th St. Bedford iN 47421 Dick Taylor 7929 Jefferson Kansas City MD 64114 Charlie Watts 1253 Pinecresl Ln ApI 0 Manchester MD 63021 Bill Zimmer Box 72 Verne IL 61375 Frequency Coordinator Paul Holsten 616 W 30th St Higginoville MD 64037 Home 816 584-2481 Work 816584-7121 Fax 816 584-7766 Well once didnt get ACE Float Fly planned Unfortunately trip plans must have gotten weather gods first weekend June mess Ive heard did attend contend wind created some inter esting flights Maybe jokes about Mis souri true Maybe Ill stop plan ning sneak like did St Louis last year years weather has something could Ive watched closely has strong impact dis trict hope have per sonal losses due adverse conditions know few us have lost full-size airplanes havent heard loss homes lives result tornado sea son Lets hope worst over Well first weekend June total loss made up next week weather still marginal event attended almost back yard Braxton Flyers about 10 miles good old Burgin its second funfly/fly-in Saturday What crowd people show up southern Ken tucky Indianapolis add local clubs event much better last years because didnt rain Hey Ron Doub youre reading did real well Sunday headed second nual fly-in held Lost River boys paradise southern Indiana French Lick fly-in part airport day fullsize fly-in held local EAA chapter Sev eral people showed up fun excellent day flying Would believe actually stuck Hots back old Skyhawk think may have shocked some fellas actually flew Hots Ive known some several years theyd never seen fly model Surprise can too Maybe should take along often real good time Well thats month Kinda ended quickly didnt bad weather pure laziness part didnt get out trips has given time continue building frenzy time help newcomer get new ARF ready son already flying Thank goodness ARFs think makes three completes year Sure ARF sort cheating Im just recording numbers Since dont have politics discuss month spell r-e-l-i-e-f think will lazier give col 130 Model Aviation umn have kindly sent pictures havent shown col umn lately first two came Mel Muskopf via fine newsletter Columbia Flyer Mel editor Columbia R/C Club Co lumbia IL sent pictures inside newsletter sure got message what see also newsletter Very nice Some other editors may want same first photo Elmer Haynes modified Super Stik description given bird has highly modified However isnt Stik has 1000 flights represents total 265 flight hours Yep its still flying Heres good sent Mel via letter time has great idea share clubs can always use some good PR display rack used display news letters other good hobby-related read ing material hobby shop literature rack built installed local hobby shop fit existing space Howzat next photo another good example can some PR work storefront display utilizes malls empty space Talk about exposure photo came Earl Weaver Quincy Falcons As can see have several different kinds models information about club next photo AVP Muncie Gary Bussell Russell Flannery manning booth Family Fair Muncie talked people dispelled misconceptions concerning what AMA about said comments peo ple about coming Muncie positive Now job well done Thanks guys about some photos Ko komo Blue Angels Johnny Angel said taken during fly-in htd June As can see excellent day planning go event lot fog weekend also detect streak laziness Id like get up thereguess Ill have later Anyway photos next photo Ed Cochran putting over sized Scimitar together stand built carry Scimitar hold Ed assembles Neat Oh dont want get old Roy Watson supervising assembly next photo Tim Naccarato new flier instructor Don King maneuver new Royal 40T around heav ens Look concentration next -- group club members w44Ie- observe Steve Jones seems getting ready flight Sue Jones Ed Julie Cochran Rob Hanson will see does right Enough now . Iowa 0 Michigan S Minnesota S Wisconsin VII DISTRICT REPORT Peter Waters District VII Vice-President 115 E Main Upper Level Northville MI 48167 CompuServe addreas EMAIL 700472162 Fax 313-348-4175 Aesiatant Vice President Boyd Bowdish 8410 Glenwood N Golden Valley MN 55427 PMnsurmnce Coordinator/A VP Joseph M Hess 5394 English Dr Troy MI 48098 Associate Vice Presidents Jack Finn 388 Hampden Dr NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 Bud Gorman Box 33 Knife River MN 55809 Russell Knelzger 2825 E Shorewood Blvd Milwaukee WI 53211 Jean Lasik 305 Patti Place Holland Ml 49423 Carl Mohs 5024 Lake Mendota Dr Madison Wi 53705 Ron Sears 132 S Roslyn Pontisc Ml 48054 Frequency Coordinator Bob Stamm West 3116 Boyce Dr Rhinelander WI 54501 Steve Dudzinski East PO Box 924 Dearborn Ml 48121 month honor write Dis trict VII report Pete Waters As writing involved Nats Im pleased fill during absence husband Jim just returned first vacation two three days row 15 years went visit brother sister-in-law Mooresville NC time complete sep aration everythingjob hobbies etc Jim didnt bring plane along almost worked second day newspaper article about Statesville Model Flyers model club 15 miles north Statesville NC Later week drove up met Gene Ray Suther proprietors G&G Hobbies Statesville As werent enough Mooresville Tribune ran story Radio Controlled Wingers Club Mooresville July Fourth edition Jim talk Hugh Sykes about quarter-scale Cub pic tured article visit field revealed beautiful picturesque grass strip plateau country Off left row low ever green shrubs taller trees off dis tance below center opening slop ing field hay stretches out broad valley below pleasant peace ful just sit soak up the quiet sun sweet smell clean air Some guys just dont know good have thank Gene Suther Hugh Sykes southern hospitality maybe being RCer helped also extending invitation fly Jim says next time hes bringing airplane Tulip City Air Force Model Club Holland Ml Fennville Flying Tigers Fennville Ml got together mall show May 26 1990 first held Westshore Mall op ened just few years ago mall man ager Mr Paul Sauer gave us fantastic sup port wanted involve general public having vote Best Show vote registered door prize raf fle Mr Sauer thought great idea time conversation fin ished donated complete package Hobbico Flightstar 40 airplane en gine four-channel Futaba radio mem bership AMA Tulip club will provide membership winners first year arrange flight training show resounding success 102-plus airplanes display Both clubs have new membership appli cations result mall manager local hobby shop proprietor Bob Har vey Cobblestone Crafts Hobbies Holland have established cooperative rela tionship modeling Holland area has strengthened District Roundup just sorted counted newsletters Pete received month June count District VII 49 additional newsletters outside district other national associations An awesome task read Im glad see newsletters go ing out because feel communication vital healthy organization reading newsletters realizes vast wealth diversity information put forth model how-tos warnings about Lyme disease avoid Elsewhere pages youll see photo young man Jeff Gilbert Jr age 14 accomplished flier also newsletter editor Fennville Flying Tigers know country has prob lems some its youthdrugs etc No problem Jeff Hes involved modeling doesnt have time get trouble betcha Mom Pop Gilbert proud parents rightfully looking Petes collection newslet ters tickled impressed some titles Most newsletter titles same club name others show originality MlSS Information Michigan International Soaring Society Detroit MI Clippings Grassfield RC Club Robbinsdale MN Servo Chatter Anoka County Radio Control Club Coon Rapids MN Ever servo chatter Rams Horn Rainbow Aero Modelers Society Milwaukee WI PS Send photos Pete wants peo ple names just planes Please write information paper attach back photo Writing ink photo can bleed through Onward upwards Jean Lasik associate vice president October 1990 131 Diversity models represented spring mall show Electric Pattern quarter scale high-wing low-wing biplane sau Cars novelty something eVeryone Goodies donated mail management complete packageoutstanding Rob Hop kins did yeoman duty manning registration assisted lovely wife Rose Construction demoan Eagle 63 built site left Darrell Steinke says keep round side Jay DeHaan seems saying need parts out box Pete Veniet far right checks out model against picture box Some 102 registered planes joint club mall show Holland Mi An F-16 ze bra paint scheme won Best Show Put AMA Will time time AMA Headquar ters hears members wish perpetuate interest model avia tion help insure future genera tions benefit programs Academy Model Aeronautics simpleno fancy language re quired necessary clude following words will 1 give bequeath amount dol lars Academy Model Aeronau tics Inc Note As checks amount should specified writing numbers example five thousand dollars $5000 sum queathed tax deductible wouldnt have happened L R Jim Lasik Tulip City Air Force Model Club president Pete Vanlet mail show direc tor Jeff Gilbert Jr Fennviiie Flying Tigers newsletter editor Jeff Gilbert Sr FFT presi dent Darreil Steinke TCAF newsletter edi tor Art Kole TCAF treasurer Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico 0 Oklahoma 0 Texas VIII DISTRICT REPORT Gene Hempel District VIII Vice-President 301 N Yale Drive Garland TX 75042 Associate Vice Presidents Chuck Andraka 605 Mark NE Albuquerque NM 97123 Glenn Gresana 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 Mike Harriaon 600 T Main Hot Springa AR 71913 Gil Horatman PO Box 490 Spring Branch TX 78070-0490 Bill Kimbro 2105 Wood St Texarkana TX 75501 Ron Stantield 26 Oakridge Dr Maumella AR 72119 Charles Stevens 229 Delta St Pasadena TX 77506 Jim Traw 1135 Merrmon Green Norman OK 73072 AMA Dis9isy Coordinator Karen Hopkina 5515 Bridgalon Arlington TX 76018 Frequency Coordinator Joe DuMond 1830 Chevy Chase Carroliton TX 75009 deep regret report passing other model aviation pioneer Joe Stanzel Schulenburg IX succumbed July 6 1990 joe co-inventor monoline control sys tem utilized Speed modelers Joe ducted AMA Hall Fame 1986 job vice president Victor Stanzel Co manufacturers famous Flying Toys al lowed him enjoy work channeling efforts toward younger generation Received report Ron Stanfield AVP Arkansas letter reads follows first Arkansas State Fun Fly Champion ships hosted Mid-Arkansas RC So ciety its club field north Little Rock event jointly sponsored MARCS House Hobbies Little Rock MARCS pro vided manpower House Hobbies donated about half prize list quite impressive prize list three radios three engines five kits several other nice prizes attendance good about 60 con testants registered weather Saturday less ideal northwesterly wind oc casionally 15-20-mph range event Saturday target-time Contestants placed planes starting position removed propellers carried about 50 yards starters position drew number can num bers times between two 3/2 minutes contestants werent allowed see numbers signal contestant ran plane put propeller started plane took off first time ended plane air borne second time began plane airborne contestant flew around amount time perceived be tween two 31/s minutes Upon landing actual flight time compared time drawn score difference between two times Low score course best flight score total time get airborne plus differential score Sunday near-perfect day flying light westerly breezes event Sunday whistle dash contestant would place plane starting pit go starting line about 50 yards plane starter would ask contestant whistle starter would give contestant saltine cracker start watch contestant eat cracker whistle again run plane start engine take off fly past flagman upwind end field land score time seconds receipt cracker landing Two rounds event flown low score counting addition merchandise prizes two nice trophies nearly three feet tall given Bobby Raines Searcy AR having lowest combined two-day score Top Gun other awarded MARCS club Little Rock lowest com bined score four club members participat ing First Arkansas State Fun Fly ChampionshIp win ners wIth loot L-R Ron Hubbard Robert Clements Bobby Ralnes Ray Emlis Mark Stro man Wayne Townsend Justin Gamer As promised will try cover aspects model aviation column wealth information different aspects model avi ation get reading listening what oth ers have say concerning models have something contribute send following letter Fran Landefeld re porting second Helicopter Fun Fly held Chisum Field Claremore OK letter reads follows second annual Helicopter Fun Fly held June 2-3 has now passed Green Country Wingbenders would like inform event successful ever produced history club reasons success membership participation numerous donations provided manufac turers Helicopters accessories well radio manufacturers Waking up Saturday morning before rooster would hit hurricanetype rain lasted about two minutes felt like forever Forty-to-SO-mph winds blowing objects tents over area As fast started over modelers started exodus vehicles motor homes 1000 am sun broke through dry contestants began ar rive Contest Directors event Tony Chisum Kent Landefeld highlight fun fly dinner Western Sizzlin Restaurant TV VCR provided everyone could watch everyones flying filmed during day Green Country Wingbenders would like extend invitation next years Helicop ter Fun Fly held first weekend June So mark 1991 calendar plan attend Regards Fran Landefeld 132 Model Aviation Participants posing group shot sec ond annual Helicopter Fun Fly Green Country Wlngbenders Claremore OK June 231990 L-R Jim Robertson Broken Arrow OK Terry Fosburg Tulsa OK Bill Cram Mt Plea sant TX Weldon Freeman Mt Piemnt TX Gary Comett Mt Plemnt TX Brett Stewart Jenks OK Bob Schindler Madison KS David Hendon Glenpool OK Randy Davis Edmond OK Bob Bortacheller Yukon OK Russell Rouse Moore OK Greg Dalke Edmond OK Kent Off icer Edmond OK Nina OffIcer Edmond OK John Spulling Cleveland OK BrIan Smart Mus kogee OK Terry Dollmeyer Oldahoma City OK Novice winners L-R Greg Dalke first Brett Stewart third mid shown Bilan Smart sec ond Novice pilot Nina Officer Edmond OK Intermediate winners L-R Terry Dollmeyer first Jim Robertson second Terry Foeburg third Below Bobby Ralnes Searcy winner Top Gun Trophy EXpert winners L-R Kent Officer first Bob Schindler second Bill CreIn third ColOfado 0 Kansas 0 Nebraska North Dakota 0 Sooth Dakota ixWyoming DISTRICT REPORT Travis McGinnis District IX Vice-President 8027 W 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 CompuServe addreaa EMAIL 780672750 Fax 303-420-1870 Associate Vice Presidents Tom Boyd 701 N 58th St Lincoln NE 68506 Nathan Lancaater 3597 S Kendall St Denver CO 80235 Russ Miller 980 N 3rd Carrington ND 58421 Don Moden 410 Hart Saline KS 87401 Jim Rickelts 516 5 Cloudas Sioux Falls SD 57103 Chuck Smith 220 Columbine Ceaper WV 82804 Frequency Coordinator Slave Mangles Radio Service Center 918 5 Sheridan Denver CO 80228 Phone Day 303 922-8107 Evening 303 936-3268 Column being written day before head off Nats indianalllii nois Executive Council meeting Muncie IN July 23 should have some late-breaking news Nats Council meeting next column course hope always read synopsis EC meetings Model Aviation can get full idea what Council has acted upon recently News Kansas comes Jim Work man Barnstormers RIC Club Olathe Mi chael Warnstaff president Shawnee Mis sion R/C Club Richard Ballard president Jayhawk Modelmasters Lawrence Randy Doc Scraper Overland Park First some news Jim Workman Jim says regularly reads col umn interest rarely sees anything about eastern Kansas clubs Maybe some reports input modelers will help Jim youre dead right thanks input pictures Some times rains pourswitness column month comes Ive saving some info sent Kansas long last once white F4U-4 Corsair beiongs Jim Workman modeled after Corsairs flown Navy Reserve nearby Olathe Naval Air Station midFifties P40 Warhawk built Lance kit Dave Thomason Michael Warnstaff sent pictures same mall show indicated lot spectators/visitors enjoyed using com puter flight simulator Ace RIC Inc folks brought spectrum analyzer checked out transmitters model ers Thanks Michael Shawnee Mission Club following pictures Richard Ballard Jayhawk Modelmasters shares information about club service project. success story Just note let know about com munity service project club re cently became involved flying site lo cated Corps Engineers property Clinton Lake KS seventh annual Clinton Lake Clean-up first asked involved Early planning came apparent lack funds past made impossible advertise event felt could something ad dress problem make long story short able raise $630 dona tions club Quaker Oats Co Hallmark Cards Inc provided 1000 Woodsy Owl tons handouts window posters dump trucks pickups haul trash also ran hot dog cookout volunteer workers short sort stepped took charge project point after nearly 400% crease total effortlactivity over previ ous year Corps thinks club best thing ever happened Clinton Lake future seems assured publicity has given local model avia tion shot arm would suggest type project might good other clubs other areas country payoff goodwill has enormous what amounted Sat urday morning work session club followed free hot dog lunch good number modelers Capitol City R/C Club came over help want extend thanks help Theres model other groups followgiving something another organi zation can pay huge dividends Randy Doc Scraper Overland Park re ports Wing Tips II Sport Aerobatic contest held Hillsdale Lake great success after several days rain hike flying site because wet terrain Modelers three states partici pated AMA October 1990 133 Ace RIC crew checked 100 transmitters three-hour time frame What would support modeling Industry Thanks Ace RICI Vice President Dave Plamann meets Woodsy Owl suppose model will ever leave ground Shot 100 models display mail has asked 1991 date next will bigger better ever RIC Barnatormers third annual mali show premier events Kansas City area hundred models displayed March Grandview Sport Flyers RIC Ciub Shawnee Mission R/C Ciub Overiand Park Barnstorm era Left right Charley Reed Jerry Cheney Bob Goffatein Jerad Cheney Gary Gasser Mel Sadler James Frickey Matt Scraper John Ostmeyer Doc Scraper great day April Doc also shares new Heart AmerIca Air Show Team put its first flying show season April Way go HOAASTI Hope youre enjoying flying season out District IX Keep wheeled side down landings .. Arizona fornia ii 0 Nevada 0 Utah story x DISTRICT REPORT Regg Keyawa District X Vice-President 4500 Onyx Way Carmichael CA 95608 Home 1916 961-6637 CompuServe addreea EMAIL 7624747 Associate Vice Presidents Edward Aber-Song 99-127 Ohiakee Aiea HI 96701 Howard Baldwin 4736 Guall Meadow Way Fair Oaka CA 95628 Darwin Barrie 8252 E Turney Ave Scottadale AZ 85251 Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 Fritz Harrold 4202 H St Sacramento CA 95819 Craig W Hath 7928 Fanciful Lea Vegan NV 89128 Marc M Karpowich 221 W 100 N Logan UT 84321 Brian Nelson 73 Park Groton Fl San Jose CA 95136 David Pellz 20480 Celtic SI Chatawortb CA 91311 Bob Reynolds 12901 E Speedway Tucson AZ 85748 Betty Stream 3723 Snowden Ave. Long Beach CA 90808 Al Williamson 448 Weatby Chula Vista CA 92011 Beverly Wlsniewaki 3316 South Kiowa Blvd Lake Havasu City AZ 88403 Frequency Coordinators George Steiner 2238 Rogue River Dr Sacramento CA 98020 Phone 916 362-1962 Eloy Marez 311 Mesa Dr #10 Costa Mesa CA 92827 District direction job gets better bet ter day time make deals go meets meetings get opportunity meet new modelers add new dimension modeling knowledge latest deal area meeting San Diego Aerospace Museum June 30 Associates Al Williamson Betty Stream coproduced get-together program good enough AMA very very fortunate have boss president Don Lowe attendance Pic tured next Don fielding question position president AMA causing gray hair baldness next picture depicts Al Williamson podium following thought going through head Gads didnt have could flying serious note Jim Wilson James Cliff Bruce gave mean ingful demos presentations noise have heard seen long time ever havent read article August issue Model Aviation take minute right now give Gopher Canyon peek Just site going down drain two inspired individuals took initiative did some onthe-ground testing took findings town city said fly Pictured next Jim followed shot other Jim telling 134 Model Aviation werent enough Bob Piserchio world-class Wakefield competitor took stand brought yours truly audi ence new realization understanding Free Flight Bob brought worldclass models hands-on touch-it feelit type presentation Pictured next Bob holding engine Wakefield hand fuselage empennage other want club favor get touch Bob Piserchio 5257 Stone Ct San Diego CA 92115 call him 1619/286-7926 guy great Further along star-studded program came highlight everyone atten dance member gold medal-winning door Free Flight team silver medal win ner own right Cezar Banks Cezars presentation called One-Gram Flying Ma chines Remember gram about 1/35 ounce Guys gals impressed along balance audience com mented upon answered questions such things FAI rules look way look aerodynamics rubber motor energy stor age flight profile contest ended flight demonstration can say wow Cezar personal thanks great presentation its time gold missed guy missed good show Pictured below man model launch Bob Beecroft editor El Torbelli no newsletter San Diego Orbiters also present meeting didnt make mal presentation kinds infor mation Lost Hills flying site Thanks too Bob contribution meet ing Pictured below Bob award-winning models sadder note Immediately following meeting pit barbecue sponsored Chula Vista RC Club conjunction weekend fun fly function learned closing site Pictured low paved surface beautiful site now three months history dont own em theyll eventually go away patches continue problem T-shirts plentiful Buy shirt wont sorry Pictured below father/son team ran barbecue got away too fast get names boy wearing right apparel Betty Al thanks great weekend Lets again soon guys great est AVP doesnt have size cant find him send check $15 Ill get shirt need associate meeting give call open 24 hours day Im history Edge Jim Wilson author Gopher Canyon story August Model Aviation Banks launching plane Jim CiiW bruce also instrumental Gopher Canyon project Bob Beecroft superb examples modelers art ArVIA President Don Lowe Bob Plserchio showing some essentials Wakefield Chula Vista runway Al Williamson area meeting held San Diego Aerospace Museum Cezar Banks assembles model ready launch father son wearing message love see T-shirts XI DISTRICT REPORT Ed McCollaugh District Xl Vice-President 53 SE 61st Ave Portland OR 97215 503 234-4439 CompuServe address EMAIL 780672422 Associate Vice Presidents Darrell Anderson 132 15th Ave NW Great Falls MT 59404 Tom Cashman 2521 SW 323rd St Federal Way WA 98023 Al Culver Box 86 Wilder ID 83876 Gary R Fuller PO Box 1124 Kotzebue AK 99752 Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98854 Dave Mullena 15559 Palatine Ave N Seattle WA 98133 Bruce Nelson 807 6 Vicksburg St Spokane WA 99208 Dick Wickline P0 Box 623 Klamath Falls OR 97801 Chick Young 11225 125th St E #69 Puyallup WA 98373 Frequency Coordinator Robert Belch 16439 SE Haig Dr Poflland OR 97236 Phone 803 781-5103 Assistent Frequency Coordinator Al Watson 130-145th Ave Bellevue WA 98007 First Baich photo Bob Parkers DC-3 second CL Puyallup Bob wife among took Russians under wing last year Hes Seattle Skyraider top-notch modeler tiny fleet Pistachio Scale aircraft longs Gil Coughlin Since theyre tiny photo wont justice Very nice work indeed left corner last shot Eric Dittmans first-place winner Wiley Post Its middle third-place Stin son 1-5 left Actually shot has several very nice models F4F took second notes fail may able see model 117 left Farman right Pou de Ciel behind number Free Flight models Speaking FF theres strong possibility AMA will offer hold FAI Free Flight World Champs soon Wish could hold up bid goes through will California another tack heres clever idea traveling frequency pin rack seen Skyknights annual December 7 event Id show other pictures event theyre squeamish Barnstormers Expo OMSI shot Bob Kreuzingers Fleet Thats Bob just above 12 registration number looks like Orville Brooks local Fleet other aircraft expert asked him question since Bob seems looking divine guidance answer As happens Bob Balch took photos didnt get notes Steve Tischler helped out some planes dont have clue about some case Monocoupe 90 AL looks love ly Could Steve Tischlers Loening looks super Jerry Holcomb remember building thought broke neat aircraft bit further south Great Oregon Expo held Corvallis first shot couple Bob Stalicks FF jobs GOOL front center some Mel Marcums welldone CL aircraft Chipmunk two Gieseke Noblers Looks like Ringmaster tail just above Munks tail Mels Eu gene Prop Spinner group puts Northwest Regionals Memorial Day weekend Heres what some tables air craft looked like Corvallis Duane Felstet sent some shots taken ThunderBirds show winter Mis soula told very success ful good turnout models lots viewers first shot T-Bird mem ber Marvin Jobs second-place winner Heli division hiding Regal Eagle took Best Show both spectators contestants voting Last shot T-Bird member Bob Petersons nice Goldberg Cub Behind well-built Northstar owner identified October 1990 135 Bill McDow entered contest sweet little Beachey Its FF showing Bill hasnt completely shifted RC yet McLartys Motorized Baby ROG good items come modelers interested am providing ma terial useful young beginners en gine powered Baby ROG Doug Dahlke notes * * * * * think Ive found missing link tween rubber-powered models gas sies During 1930s popular rubber ship called Baby ROG Around 1949 fellow named J L McLarty sketched out gas conversion basic model engines suggested now collec tors items have sketched holes Pee Wee 02 current practical mo tor Cox 01 would work hardly expensive Anyhow thought very close what have showing -7 tO Li II tO N 4 0 -J 4 0 4 IN f- 0 0 IL I4 -J 0 5 0 z 0 136 Model Aviation 4 0 -J 4 C w 0 0 0 0 0 1/ Junior Flight hence minimal transition pain Note flat airfoil Super early stall also super soft stall too build two gas rubber Compare two L-E-A-R-N see lot room beginner ideas mod el f Doug Dahlke think Let know agree disagree Let Executive Council know too * * * * * meantime keep tail light wheels dry * * * * * thanks Doug must have hundreds dif ferent rubber-powered Baby ROGs de signed hundreds thousands built flown during 1930s remember plan heavy 24-in rubber ROG published old Air Trails magazine shortly after World War II gassie version drew inspiration heartily agree Doug McLartys motorized ROG unique natural step up ward AMA Executive Council currently con sidering kitting advanced design AMA Cub Some years ago got Council look Sigs Cub now maybe Motorized Baby ROG can job 0 4 I -J 4 -f 1 F i If-j 4 oIl 0 - oIl j.CJ w U N 4 4 ___I flOToRIeb ADr KO6 U zi~ I-lI ~/I z 4 y 0 IIJW ZN XC 2 Iii II 0-i 0 o LL 0 II 0 K k1 j U Io FLIGHT ED WHITTEN Box 176 WaIl St Sta New York NY 10005 Have Helped Beginner Today N I- ILJ 0 01 It