TEAM SELECTION PROGRAMS IN PROGRESS Federation Aeronautique Interna tionale FAT currently affords World Championships status 10 categories model aircraft about half events held yearfrequently Europe National teams limited three representatives US team members chosen through AMA programs designed allow AMA members par ticipate select very best com petitors World Championships Travel team members various World Championships sites fiananced through allocation AMA dues overocean travel assistance Na tional Aeronautic Association AMA its aeromodeling division entry fee connected program up now has primarily used state-side travel teams recent decision AMAs board directors Executive Coun cil has freed program entry fee money used other purposes benefit programs--but tied approval pro gram participants least portion program entry fee money held escrow AMA HQ provide reserve overocean transportation until basic amount accumulated case should needed later requirements entering team selection programs posses sion AMA license FAT stamp payment appropriate program entry fee model conforming approp riate FAT rules Specifications flight rules models AMA rule book important de tails various team selection pro grams described below RC Aerobatics wrap-up program begun 1974 select US RC Aerobatics Turn page 60 CHANGES IN CN Yes Competition Newsletter sec tion magazine will differ av erage CN printed sep arately earlier know CNs previous content will should re alize total new format re vived Model Aviation will altogether clude old favorites past -plus much instance major meets--Nationals Team Finals World Cham pionships--will other parts magazine treated grander style CN able CN wont have hints/kinks building/flying because magazines regular columnists very needed job well Competition Newsletters bag now incorporated magazine will concentrate AMA Contest Board FAT rules happenings con test calendar World Championships team program information other items strongly related competition op posed general interest sec tion Monthly Mailing section prepared very last minute compared rest magazineso always will very timely some months such activity within CNs bag may largely contest calendar six pages month because approaching heavy contest season CNs content size may thus change month-tomonth based upon what actually happening July1975 59 NEWSLET 906 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICSWASHINGTON DC 20006 Team will take place June 2829 year Rough River Ky event known RC Masters Forty flyers will vieing three team member slots consisting top 10 1972 Re Masters top 10 1973 National Contest top 10 1974 Nationals entered team selection program top 10 points part program 1974 team chosen will compete World Championships Barns Switzerland September 813 1975 So situation no new en tries can made current program next program expected begin 1976 announcements will pages details have firmed Scale CL & Re Two US Scale Teams Control Line Radio Control will chosen among 1975 National Contest contestants Scale events reg ister Team Selection Program paying special fee addition regu lar Nats fees $1000 models left Nats judging No other pre-reg istration necessary CL Re Scale models meeting either AMA FAT rules may entered Nats both will considered team selection anyone wins place teem mod el meeting FAX rules will required build model complies before finally being accepted team member Teams chosen will compete 1976 Scale World Championships slated Bremen Germany probably July 1975 National Contest Lake Charles La August 310 1975 See article page 4 Nats de tails schedule Indoor program select US team 1976 Indoor World Championships tentatively planned England involves eight regional contests 1975 singlesite Team Finals tentatively Santa Ana Calif August 30-September 1 1975 flyers invited partici pate regional con tests program fee regional contest entered $1000 payable either contest site advance AMA NQ Participation least two regional contests needed essentially order possibly qualify partici pation Team Finals--which requires entrants tworegionalcontest score within 80% best nationwide tworegionalcontest score based entrants best three rounds reg ional equated top score round Team Finalists pay additional pro gram fee $2000 except Senior AMA members pay half stated regional Finals fees no charge Juniors Team members will de termined combination performance Team Finals worth 60% tal two regional contests 40% thus eventual team members will have ex celled both program levels Regional Contest Schedule press time eight regional events tentative ly scheduled follows WEST Edwards Air Force Base Calif Nay 24-25 July 45 SOUTN CENTRAL Tulsa Okla American Airlines Nangar June 1415 Lake Charles La Civic Center Auditorium August 3-4 after 900 pm NORTH CENTRAL West Baden md June 7-8 Akron Ohio Goodyear Airdock Aug ust 1617 EAST Lakehurst NJ Naval Air Sta tion June 2122 July 19-20 Note schedule regional con tests Team Finals subject change depending upon outcome ne gotiations use Marine Corps Air Facility hangar Santa Ana contin gency plans being formulated use Lakheurst NAS hangar Team Fi nals Santa Ana cannot used Team Finals needs scheduled different date may require readjust ment regional contest schedule thus suggested de siring enter should make advance con tact site coordinator area concerned West Try Rodemsky 1624 St David Dr Danville Calif 94526 phone 415 8373314 South Central Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson Tax 75080 phone 214 2354035 North Cen tral Rocky Servaites 7660 Duf field Cir cle Centerville Ohio 45459 phone 513 4330975 East John Eukon 14 Brandon Rd Trenton NJ 08638 phone 609 7373522 Full air fare Indoor Team Fi nals top three nationwide tworegionalcontest scorers will provided program entry fees possible goal pay half fare 4th through 6th quarter fare 7th through 9th nearby Team Finals wont participate distribu tion Control Line 1976 Control Line World Champion ships held Netherlands comprised separate championships Aerobatics Stunt Speed Team Rac ing US teams will se lected three separate programs common thread consists Team Finals no pre-qualif Ication required enter Aerobatics Team Finals will Dayton Ohio August 3031 1975 registration flying site Dayton Municipal Flying Circles two blocks west 175 Niclause during day Friday August 29 contest headquar tars during evening location announced stration will close 9 pm August 29 Alternately registra tion can mail received Contest Director Keith Trostle 10900 Phillips Dr Upper Marlboro Md 20870 before August 15 Aerobatics Team Finals- program fee $4000 Open contestants $2000 Juniors Seniors fulltime stu dents Note although advance reg istration mail required statement intent participate re quested order assist necessary planning send early possible Contest Director address above Speed details known writing Speed Team Finals planned consist two sites September 6-7 1975 Dayton Ohio October 4-5 1975 California Flyers may participate both May 1 deadline obtaining entry re duced program entry fee having passed fee now $4000 payable either mail AMA NQ person site prior competing Team Finals HQ infor mation sites other details will publicized soon available Team Race Team Finals avant will held Chennault Airbase Lake Charles La conjunction just before 1975 National Contest competition will Saturday Sun day August 2 3 registration model processing practice flying Friday August 1 Team Race Program entry fee $4000 payable either mail advance AMA NQ person during registra tion Lake Charles earlier fee reduced advance entries deadline has passed Note fee must paid both pilot mec hanic thus total fee team $8000 pilot/mechanic entry fees should submitted together identifying pilot mechanic Additional information concerning Team Finals Team Race can obtained Jim Dunkin 10411 E 39th Terr Kansas City Mo 64133 Free Flight US teams-to participate 1975 Free Flight World- Championships Bulgaria August 1520 ware chosen program concluded 1974 right now first stage AMA program se lect 1977 teams WC tentatively slated Finland full swing theres plenty chance everyone become involved participate Three separate events championships volved Wakefield Rubber A-2 Towline Glider PAl Power 1977 team program involves three levels local Qualifying Trials 1975 regional Semi Finals 1975 singlesite Team Finals 1976 AMA members FAT stamp invited participate local Qual ifying Trials began January 1 continue up two weeks prior 1975 Labor Day weekend Entry requires one-time payment per event $5 ad vance mail AMA NQ $6 paid AMA sanctioned Qualifying Trials en try Junior members free must requested either method allows un limited attempts qualify Semi Finals requiring sevenflight total 14 minutes FAT Power new 7second engine run number regional Semi-Finals will staged consisting eight rounds procedures very much like World Championships number advanced SemiFinals Team Finals formula produce 30 Finalists nationwide per event SemiFinalist achieves 95% winning time SemiFinal also advanced Team Finals planned Labor Day weekend 1976 East Coast loca tion possible entry fee per event $15 Procedures similarly will very much like World Championships ex cept eight rounds forced fly off procedure will participate top six within 98% maximum achievable time regu lar rounds flown Team members will determined adding regular round time flyoff time good share travel expense Team Finals will reimbursed monies accumulated program entry fees levels goal have equalization travel costs Team Finals irrespective Finalist lives places SemiFinals Horizon strong likelihood will firsttime Re Therm&l Soaring World Championships South Africa early 1977 expected Na tional Soaring Society will assist de veloping program selecting US team members pages will keep posted developments Control Line Combat FAT-class Re Pylon Racing possibilities World Championship com petitions future though scheduled present Concerning Combat Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA already looking program pos sibilities may operate test program 1975 60 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/07
Page Numbers: 59, 60
TEAM SELECTION PROGRAMS IN PROGRESS Federation Aeronautique Interna tionale FAT currently affords World Championships status 10 categories model aircraft about half events held yearfrequently Europe National teams limited three representatives US team members chosen through AMA programs designed allow AMA members par ticipate select very best com petitors World Championships Travel team members various World Championships sites fiananced through allocation AMA dues overocean travel assistance Na tional Aeronautic Association AMA its aeromodeling division entry fee connected program up now has primarily used state-side travel teams recent decision AMAs board directors Executive Coun cil has freed program entry fee money used other purposes benefit programs--but tied approval pro gram participants least portion program entry fee money held escrow AMA HQ provide reserve overocean transportation until basic amount accumulated case should needed later requirements entering team selection programs posses sion AMA license FAT stamp payment appropriate program entry fee model conforming approp riate FAT rules Specifications flight rules models AMA rule book important de tails various team selection pro grams described below RC Aerobatics wrap-up program begun 1974 select US RC Aerobatics Turn page 60 CHANGES IN CN Yes Competition Newsletter sec tion magazine will differ av erage CN printed sep arately earlier know CNs previous content will should re alize total new format re vived Model Aviation will altogether clude old favorites past -plus much instance major meets--Nationals Team Finals World Cham pionships--will other parts magazine treated grander style CN able CN wont have hints/kinks building/flying because magazines regular columnists very needed job well Competition Newsletters bag now incorporated magazine will concentrate AMA Contest Board FAT rules happenings con test calendar World Championships team program information other items strongly related competition op posed general interest sec tion Monthly Mailing section prepared very last minute compared rest magazineso always will very timely some months such activity within CNs bag may largely contest calendar six pages month because approaching heavy contest season CNs content size may thus change month-tomonth based upon what actually happening July1975 59 NEWSLET 906 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICSWASHINGTON DC 20006 Team will take place June 2829 year Rough River Ky event known RC Masters Forty flyers will vieing three team member slots consisting top 10 1972 Re Masters top 10 1973 National Contest top 10 1974 Nationals entered team selection program top 10 points part program 1974 team chosen will compete World Championships Barns Switzerland September 813 1975 So situation no new en tries can made current program next program expected begin 1976 announcements will pages details have firmed Scale CL & Re Two US Scale Teams Control Line Radio Control will chosen among 1975 National Contest contestants Scale events reg ister Team Selection Program paying special fee addition regu lar Nats fees $1000 models left Nats judging No other pre-reg istration necessary CL Re Scale models meeting either AMA FAT rules may entered Nats both will considered team selection anyone wins place teem mod el meeting FAX rules will required build model complies before finally being accepted team member Teams chosen will compete 1976 Scale World Championships slated Bremen Germany probably July 1975 National Contest Lake Charles La August 310 1975 See article page 4 Nats de tails schedule Indoor program select US team 1976 Indoor World Championships tentatively planned England involves eight regional contests 1975 singlesite Team Finals tentatively Santa Ana Calif August 30-September 1 1975 flyers invited partici pate regional con tests program fee regional contest entered $1000 payable either contest site advance AMA NQ Participation least two regional contests needed essentially order possibly qualify partici pation Team Finals--which requires entrants tworegionalcontest score within 80% best nationwide tworegionalcontest score based entrants best three rounds reg ional equated top score round Team Finalists pay additional pro gram fee $2000 except Senior AMA members pay half stated regional Finals fees no charge Juniors Team members will de termined combination performance Team Finals worth 60% tal two regional contests 40% thus eventual team members will have ex celled both program levels Regional Contest Schedule press time eight regional events tentative ly scheduled follows WEST Edwards Air Force Base Calif Nay 24-25 July 45 SOUTN CENTRAL Tulsa Okla American Airlines Nangar June 1415 Lake Charles La Civic Center Auditorium August 3-4 after 900 pm NORTH CENTRAL West Baden md June 7-8 Akron Ohio Goodyear Airdock Aug ust 1617 EAST Lakehurst NJ Naval Air Sta tion June 2122 July 19-20 Note schedule regional con tests Team Finals subject change depending upon outcome ne gotiations use Marine Corps Air Facility hangar Santa Ana contin gency plans being formulated use Lakheurst NAS hangar Team Fi nals Santa Ana cannot used Team Finals needs scheduled different date may require readjust ment regional contest schedule thus suggested de siring enter should make advance con tact site coordinator area concerned West Try Rodemsky 1624 St David Dr Danville Calif 94526 phone 415 8373314 South Central Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson Tax 75080 phone 214 2354035 North Cen tral Rocky Servaites 7660 Duf field Cir cle Centerville Ohio 45459 phone 513 4330975 East John Eukon 14 Brandon Rd Trenton NJ 08638 phone 609 7373522 Full air fare Indoor Team Fi nals top three nationwide tworegionalcontest scorers will provided program entry fees possible goal pay half fare 4th through 6th quarter fare 7th through 9th nearby Team Finals wont participate distribu tion Control Line 1976 Control Line World Champion ships held Netherlands comprised separate championships Aerobatics Stunt Speed Team Rac ing US teams will se lected three separate programs common thread consists Team Finals no pre-qualif Ication required enter Aerobatics Team Finals will Dayton Ohio August 3031 1975 registration flying site Dayton Municipal Flying Circles two blocks west 175 Niclause during day Friday August 29 contest headquar tars during evening location announced stration will close 9 pm August 29 Alternately registra tion can mail received Contest Director Keith Trostle 10900 Phillips Dr Upper Marlboro Md 20870 before August 15 Aerobatics Team Finals- program fee $4000 Open contestants $2000 Juniors Seniors fulltime stu dents Note although advance reg istration mail required statement intent participate re quested order assist necessary planning send early possible Contest Director address above Speed details known writing Speed Team Finals planned consist two sites September 6-7 1975 Dayton Ohio October 4-5 1975 California Flyers may participate both May 1 deadline obtaining entry re duced program entry fee having passed fee now $4000 payable either mail AMA NQ person site prior competing Team Finals HQ infor mation sites other details will publicized soon available Team Race Team Finals avant will held Chennault Airbase Lake Charles La conjunction just before 1975 National Contest competition will Saturday Sun day August 2 3 registration model processing practice flying Friday August 1 Team Race Program entry fee $4000 payable either mail advance AMA NQ person during registra tion Lake Charles earlier fee reduced advance entries deadline has passed Note fee must paid both pilot mec hanic thus total fee team $8000 pilot/mechanic entry fees should submitted together identifying pilot mechanic Additional information concerning Team Finals Team Race can obtained Jim Dunkin 10411 E 39th Terr Kansas City Mo 64133 Free Flight US teams-to participate 1975 Free Flight World- Championships Bulgaria August 1520 ware chosen program concluded 1974 right now first stage AMA program se lect 1977 teams WC tentatively slated Finland full swing theres plenty chance everyone become involved participate Three separate events championships volved Wakefield Rubber A-2 Towline Glider PAl Power 1977 team program involves three levels local Qualifying Trials 1975 regional Semi Finals 1975 singlesite Team Finals 1976 AMA members FAT stamp invited participate local Qual ifying Trials began January 1 continue up two weeks prior 1975 Labor Day weekend Entry requires one-time payment per event $5 ad vance mail AMA NQ $6 paid AMA sanctioned Qualifying Trials en try Junior members free must requested either method allows un limited attempts qualify Semi Finals requiring sevenflight total 14 minutes FAT Power new 7second engine run number regional Semi-Finals will staged consisting eight rounds procedures very much like World Championships number advanced SemiFinals Team Finals formula produce 30 Finalists nationwide per event SemiFinalist achieves 95% winning time SemiFinal also advanced Team Finals planned Labor Day weekend 1976 East Coast loca tion possible entry fee per event $15 Procedures similarly will very much like World Championships ex cept eight rounds forced fly off procedure will participate top six within 98% maximum achievable time regu lar rounds flown Team members will determined adding regular round time flyoff time good share travel expense Team Finals will reimbursed monies accumulated program entry fees levels goal have equalization travel costs Team Finals irrespective Finalist lives places SemiFinals Horizon strong likelihood will firsttime Re Therm&l Soaring World Championships South Africa early 1977 expected Na tional Soaring Society will assist de veloping program selecting US team members pages will keep posted developments Control Line Combat FAT-class Re Pylon Racing possibilities World Championship com petitions future though scheduled present Concerning Combat Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA already looking program pos sibilities may operate test program 1975 60 Model Aviation