COM PETI TWIM CN 675 NE WSLETTEIrZ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NATS SOARING EVENT PLAN Jim Simpson RC Soaring Director [CN RC Soaring flight schedule published MA last month page 7 previous CN error Flying events Scale Standard Un limited actually begin Tuesday August 5 continue through Thurs day August 7 Also earlier CN said Soaring events would consist three tasks actually will two tasks defined following article] small group dedicated volunteer EC modelers training themselves adminster event people mostly DallasFt Worth area will conduct two-day Class Soaring Meet May 31-June 1 con test designed duplicate 1975 SOAR Nationals closely possible-which exactly AMA Nets soaring event will conducted mind can expect plan outlined below Processing registration will begin 8 em August 4 1975 Bodeway Inn Sulphur Louisiana motel has chosen headquarters end ban quet site located about 10 miles west Lake Charles Scale RC Sail planes will judged noon seine daysame place Contestants will signed flight group numbers formation will posted during eve ning Flying will begin 8 am August 5 Municipal Airport DeQuincy La about 30 miles northwest Lake Charles Contestants will expected timeone flyone prepared Four flight lines will equipped two winches launching winches very similar used 1973 LSF Tournament 1975 SOAR Nets Three 25 landing circles will provided adjacent launch area recovery contestant will expected complete eight flights about noon August 7th Four flights must two-minute precision Task IllPre cision four must 10-minute dura tion Task II Duration-Provisional contestant must declare type flight will attempt later minute after launch beginning round 9 contestant may elect stand pat scores has scratch single try better round 9 selects latter must take whatever score gets Scoring will basis point per second duration plus 100 pos sible landing giving maximum 700 possible per flight Likewise precis ion flight scores will computed multiplied factor 35 max possible 700 per flight Scores will normalized entrant 5600 points after three days winner Three classes competition will recognized defined Standard restriction wingspan less Continued page 58 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW CONTEST BOARD INTERIM VOTES IN THIS ISSUE Free FlightPage 59 Control Line--Page 60 Scale--Page 61 results Contest Board Inter im Voting shown chart form pages indicated proposals defeated will have no further current consideration shown superimposed gray tint others show tentatively accept able result column will go ward additional consideration Contest Hoard Final Vote before being ac cepted new competition rules 1976 1977 back up bit especially previously werent CM readers action began January 1 1974 review AMA 197475 rules possible changes effective 197677 starting date accepting Basic RulesChange Proposals AMA members Orig inally deadline accepting Basic Proposals June 1 1974 extended September 1--by time about 145 Control Line propos als 37 Scale proposals 21 Radio Control proposals 12 Free Flight proposals 11 General Obviously rules makers AMA Contest Boards advice specialist advisory committees general membership work cut out During few months prior Septem ber 1 1974 month Septem ber Competition Newsletter summarized Basic Proposals recom mended readers make known views proposal interestpro con Contest Board members vari ous categories AMA districts Follow ing time member inputs Contest Boards conducted what called Initial Vote Basic Pro posals category Janu ary 1975 CN reported results Initial Votes announced CrossProposals refine alter Basic Pro posal would accepted until March 1 1975 consideration modify Bas ic Proposal passed Contest Board Initial Vote next step conduct Inter im Votes results shown chart form issue primary purpose evaluate CrossPro posals compared corresponding Basic Proposals also evaluate similar par allel Basic Proposalswith view toward simplifying Final Vote will come later eliminating less favored comparisons Prior Contest Board Interim Votes CrossProposals summarized Com petition Newsletter providing opportun ity members make views known Contest Board members CB Action Come final step considering changes rules effective 197677 Final Vote Contest Boards will take place August boards Continued page 62 WASHINGTON DC 20006 FREE FLIGHT AT THE NATS Hardy Brodersen NFFS Executive Director Fear Flying Nets may present trepidation some Free Flighters result mixed press 1974 Nets 1975 An air recon photo printed last months MA shows significant progress toward land clearing areas will lengthen onfield flights least two minutes 10 15 mph breeze total chase distance 8800 feet favorable angle Note angle caused problems 1974 side drift prevented use long main runway good friend Don Chesson Free Flighter Baton Rouge celled last week corroborating report flew over base Beech noted extensive clearing accom plished--he last year can appreciate difference Notwithstanding encouraging re ports am sending lawn mower see photo AMAs PR men Larry Bolich no mistaking meaning Free Flighters expect land cleared good portion clearing operation fact directly concerned building golf course some small trees will left standing part landscaping plan Fore will zipless Nets example will take two us re place Pete Sotich Homer Smith will joint FF Category Directors curious arrangement result both having said will wont didnt being Floyd Miller everyones first choice Next year Floyd Free Flight Staff complement budgeted six event directors six persons processors scorekeepers two August 57 vans two Station wagons Recruiting jobs intends draw sur rounding area reduce travel expense Murry Frank District VIII VP lead ing recruiting chore Frank Parmen ter has requested find candidates specially experienced running FAT events So some friends past Nats CDs helpers asked again--nothing personal Incidentally Nomer District XI VP travels Nats Executive Council business no expense Nats budget New procedures approved Febru ary Nate Executive Committee Meeting Processing AMA events including Indoor will site morn ing event 700 am until noon Processing FAI events will hangar evening before event previously treated thorough -goingfashion year AMA events will flown strict rule book discipline probably will focus some rough spots such builder-of-the-model rule help starting launching Juniors unassisted VID launchesto get con troversial areas sorted out provide experience Contest Board action will consideration giv en making Category Nate Cf ive minute maxes wind site condi tions last year Bolichs lawn mower will probably Category II contest threeminute maxes Category Directors will make determination events day morning before start fly ing 800 am based best data available objective contest manage ment present event its best possible format Eats Planning Meet ing gave careful consideration sched ulematching Control Line events provide good opportunities com peting Championship points FAT events given new format year effort attract top FAT flyers country ultimately place Nate FAT events International FAT Calendar Open International event thereby tract entrants other nations year s rounds format follows some contest management ideas being discussed ClAM Subcommittee level further concern problem timing sev en-second FAT Power engine run including prop rundown Three pairs engine timers will assigned work whole contestproviding degree consist ency two watches will engine run lowest watch taken score spacing launch points will prevent engine noise flight interfering another launch points will rotated successive flights procedures lauch site being given study help make task timing engine run manag able less farce FAT events will flown rounds asfollows Round1630to800 am Round2730to900 am Round3830to1000 am Round4930to1100 am Round 5 430 600 pm Round 6 530 700 pm Round 7 630 800 pm Flyoff rounds flown following morning schedule specified event director interruption rounds during heat day conforms fine old Southern custom Siesta also conformance discussions International FAT levels avoid thermal part day reduce liklihood excessively long flights halfhour overlap novel some perhaps precedent extra time allows guy swamp wrestle alligator model make first-aid tent NotStuff pylon back place still make next round Indoor flying no alligators 55-foot Lake Charles Civic Center site no highceiling Indoor event Nouston year No rounds FAI stick FAT Team Program participants may fly Nate FAI event qualify FlA FlB FlC Bring motor bike compass pith helmetsee Nets Nomer Smith Nardy Nrodersen FF Category CoDirectors CN showing last month FF POW Cas Official Nate Schedule error expected ROW will run unofficial basis National Free Flight Society last year] NATS RUNOFF IC IAL EVENTS events organized NFFS others run cooper ation ofbut just outside of-Eats man agement MAs contributing editors have reported variety Nate unofficial events spheres have notion two maybe may have missed CN press time didnt have full list unofficial events suspicion traditional ones past will held again 1975--plus new ones have announced NATS SOARING FROM P 57 100 inches Unlimited no restric tions Scale according presently published AMA rules Trophies will awarded classand unfortunately older folks Junior Senior Open will combined An awards banquet will conducted Rodeway Inn Thursday evening August 7 buffet-style dinner planned VIP speeches will severe ly critiqued thus should extreme ly short See CG 807 3 WIN - - 4 S KTYP B Sr ~95 /4 3 tUib&S 5&5 T-jAk5 3secAccR RU4 flTFO IiPROJ WINC aREA 3% Q w RoP 4/DiA a5apCMI S AER6 31 SM ORi C0.V0JN0HtdCE 00 FatS POP PLAr p se .c n carat. s NAT IONAL AMA RECORD Junior FF Coupe dHiver 11 minutes 5# seconds established Gregg Ferrer Los Angeles CA established January 26 1975 Model Greggs version father Johns original design covered Japanese DAD SONtissue powered Sig 58 Model Aviation ALL SPAS 33Zm 3/3L0 3Y 0X SQ i 4 II 4 7 THR5y \ 1 90 3 RCMV Q OSSmwgm 4h FEttR 049 5 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM-SANTA AMA OUT AS FIMALS SITE Team Finals event program select US 1976 Indoor World Championships Team now planned Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey over Labor Day weekend year due lack approval use hangar Santa Ana Calif Unfortunately also appears Indoor model flying less permanently banned Santa Ana Also June 14-15 Regional Contest originally planned AMerican Air lines Hangar Tulsa shifted June 15 International Petroleum Exposition Building already will have held time issue readers hands Otherwise insofar known other Regional Contests program remain location dates indi cated last month advice contin ues make advance contact site coordinator area concernedat addresses phone numbers given page 60 last monthjust case should required lastminute change MATS INDOOR FLYERS SOC IAL Word Dr John B Martin Jr Mi ami Fla role self-appointed social chairman Indoor event flyers has established motel headquarters arranged Indoor Awards Buffet Dinner says far no has challenged selfap pointed status willing bet no likely Indoor Social Headquarters Downtowner Motor Inn 507 Lakeshore Dr Lake Charles La 70601 three blocks Civic Center site Hats door events Martin suggests fly ers make early reservations August 3 4 whole Hats period desired Rates $15/night single $22/night double Planned 10 pm Monday August 4 following Nats flying big Indoor Awards Buffet Dinnertrophy awards speakers etc As Dr Martin puts heres chance rub elboes featherweight greatsraise glass Indoor biggies SCALE ELECTRICS OKAY Scale Contest Board members re sponse memo Scale Contest Board Chairman Cluade McCullough have en dorsed chairmans opinion Uni fied Scale Judging Rule 409 Unorthodox Entries permits entry electric motor powered models Scale Competition use word reciprocating rules intended prevent use jettype engines electric types furthermore precedent established 1973 Hats Oshkosh entry electric motorpowered Scale model permitted Nine 11 Scale CB members re sponded concerning chairmans opinion unanimous endorsement No response received Districts VIII XI same mailing Scale Con test Board McCullough indicated opin ion intent displacement muffler rules Scale estab lish limits amount power used flight amount noise produced Clearly said definite stan dards will have established fu ture use present common sense would seem cover fact electric motors being used power ful noisier maximum size re ciprocating engines being used Going indicated RC Sport Scale controlled provisions Unified rules nonetheless feels spirit rules letter would permit use electric motors pending adoption spe cific wording As whether electric can receive points starting radio command McCullough indicated can calling attention rules 4193h 447 g allow unlisted mechanical operations contestants option scored CLCB RATIFIES INTERPRETATION ALLOWING EXTRA/LARGER LINES Acting accordance Contest Board Procedures Document AMA Con trol Line Contest Board has ratified interpretation made earlier immediately effective pub lished March 1975 Competition Newsletter wording inter pretation currently force will continue until/unless sup erseded later Contest Board action will included General Control Line Rules Section 1976-77 rule book number sizes lines used specified event minimum requirements may ex ceeded discretion contestContinued page 62 E asFREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD c-o uU 55e S5 WE HX 44 4-5 4J H5 H --HO 4 4-5 0 U c-4- RESULT XO c ac Us 04-4 -4--45 0 044 0cOF INTERIM VOTE RE 1976-77 COMPETITION RULESVOTE WH aHE 00 0HCs5055 -a JE 50 E mu -a 5XE MO E AMD ptableH ptableIII IIIIV VVI VII VIII IX XXITALLY FF-76-BA-Payload Cargo Elevate rules official status AAAAAAAA--7ADN Horcross FF-76-BB-Cargo Change allow 12 attempts make flightsAAAAAAAA--7ADN over 40 seconds Norcross FF76-BC--Cargo Change score best three flights AAAAAAAA--7AON per BB Horcross FF7e1nIndnor Easy B adopt basic characteristics NHNAA--4A3N IIII Motes A blank box means no vote cast addition considering CrossProposals Interim Vote also gives considera tion unit parts proposals B 10 12 Basic Proposal FF76lOa goes forward Final Vote CrossPro FF76lOA does since former received acceptable votes latter August 59 FF76-12b--Indoor Pennyplane adopt Novice rules proposed by1I N II j N j AAAA--5A2NI
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/08
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/08
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59
COM PETI TWIM CN 675 NE WSLETTEIrZ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NATS SOARING EVENT PLAN Jim Simpson RC Soaring Director [CN RC Soaring flight schedule published MA last month page 7 previous CN error Flying events Scale Standard Un limited actually begin Tuesday August 5 continue through Thurs day August 7 Also earlier CN said Soaring events would consist three tasks actually will two tasks defined following article] small group dedicated volunteer EC modelers training themselves adminster event people mostly DallasFt Worth area will conduct two-day Class Soaring Meet May 31-June 1 con test designed duplicate 1975 SOAR Nationals closely possible-which exactly AMA Nets soaring event will conducted mind can expect plan outlined below Processing registration will begin 8 em August 4 1975 Bodeway Inn Sulphur Louisiana motel has chosen headquarters end ban quet site located about 10 miles west Lake Charles Scale RC Sail planes will judged noon seine daysame place Contestants will signed flight group numbers formation will posted during eve ning Flying will begin 8 am August 5 Municipal Airport DeQuincy La about 30 miles northwest Lake Charles Contestants will expected timeone flyone prepared Four flight lines will equipped two winches launching winches very similar used 1973 LSF Tournament 1975 SOAR Nets Three 25 landing circles will provided adjacent launch area recovery contestant will expected complete eight flights about noon August 7th Four flights must two-minute precision Task IllPre cision four must 10-minute dura tion Task II Duration-Provisional contestant must declare type flight will attempt later minute after launch beginning round 9 contestant may elect stand pat scores has scratch single try better round 9 selects latter must take whatever score gets Scoring will basis point per second duration plus 100 pos sible landing giving maximum 700 possible per flight Likewise precis ion flight scores will computed multiplied factor 35 max possible 700 per flight Scores will normalized entrant 5600 points after three days winner Three classes competition will recognized defined Standard restriction wingspan less Continued page 58 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW CONTEST BOARD INTERIM VOTES IN THIS ISSUE Free FlightPage 59 Control Line--Page 60 Scale--Page 61 results Contest Board Inter im Voting shown chart form pages indicated proposals defeated will have no further current consideration shown superimposed gray tint others show tentatively accept able result column will go ward additional consideration Contest Hoard Final Vote before being ac cepted new competition rules 1976 1977 back up bit especially previously werent CM readers action began January 1 1974 review AMA 197475 rules possible changes effective 197677 starting date accepting Basic RulesChange Proposals AMA members Orig inally deadline accepting Basic Proposals June 1 1974 extended September 1--by time about 145 Control Line propos als 37 Scale proposals 21 Radio Control proposals 12 Free Flight proposals 11 General Obviously rules makers AMA Contest Boards advice specialist advisory committees general membership work cut out During few months prior Septem ber 1 1974 month Septem ber Competition Newsletter summarized Basic Proposals recom mended readers make known views proposal interestpro con Contest Board members vari ous categories AMA districts Follow ing time member inputs Contest Boards conducted what called Initial Vote Basic Pro posals category Janu ary 1975 CN reported results Initial Votes announced CrossProposals refine alter Basic Pro posal would accepted until March 1 1975 consideration modify Bas ic Proposal passed Contest Board Initial Vote next step conduct Inter im Votes results shown chart form issue primary purpose evaluate CrossPro posals compared corresponding Basic Proposals also evaluate similar par allel Basic Proposalswith view toward simplifying Final Vote will come later eliminating less favored comparisons Prior Contest Board Interim Votes CrossProposals summarized Com petition Newsletter providing opportun ity members make views known Contest Board members CB Action Come final step considering changes rules effective 197677 Final Vote Contest Boards will take place August boards Continued page 62 WASHINGTON DC 20006 FREE FLIGHT AT THE NATS Hardy Brodersen NFFS Executive Director Fear Flying Nets may present trepidation some Free Flighters result mixed press 1974 Nets 1975 An air recon photo printed last months MA shows significant progress toward land clearing areas will lengthen onfield flights least two minutes 10 15 mph breeze total chase distance 8800 feet favorable angle Note angle caused problems 1974 side drift prevented use long main runway good friend Don Chesson Free Flighter Baton Rouge celled last week corroborating report flew over base Beech noted extensive clearing accom plished--he last year can appreciate difference Notwithstanding encouraging re ports am sending lawn mower see photo AMAs PR men Larry Bolich no mistaking meaning Free Flighters expect land cleared good portion clearing operation fact directly concerned building golf course some small trees will left standing part landscaping plan Fore will zipless Nets example will take two us re place Pete Sotich Homer Smith will joint FF Category Directors curious arrangement result both having said will wont didnt being Floyd Miller everyones first choice Next year Floyd Free Flight Staff complement budgeted six event directors six persons processors scorekeepers two August 57 vans two Station wagons Recruiting jobs intends draw sur rounding area reduce travel expense Murry Frank District VIII VP lead ing recruiting chore Frank Parmen ter has requested find candidates specially experienced running FAT events So some friends past Nats CDs helpers asked again--nothing personal Incidentally Nomer District XI VP travels Nats Executive Council business no expense Nats budget New procedures approved Febru ary Nate Executive Committee Meeting Processing AMA events including Indoor will site morn ing event 700 am until noon Processing FAI events will hangar evening before event previously treated thorough -goingfashion year AMA events will flown strict rule book discipline probably will focus some rough spots such builder-of-the-model rule help starting launching Juniors unassisted VID launchesto get con troversial areas sorted out provide experience Contest Board action will consideration giv en making Category Nate Cf ive minute maxes wind site condi tions last year Bolichs lawn mower will probably Category II contest threeminute maxes Category Directors will make determination events day morning before start fly ing 800 am based best data available objective contest manage ment present event its best possible format Eats Planning Meet ing gave careful consideration sched ulematching Control Line events provide good opportunities com peting Championship points FAT events given new format year effort attract top FAT flyers country ultimately place Nate FAT events International FAT Calendar Open International event thereby tract entrants other nations year s rounds format follows some contest management ideas being discussed ClAM Subcommittee level further concern problem timing sev en-second FAT Power engine run including prop rundown Three pairs engine timers will assigned work whole contestproviding degree consist ency two watches will engine run lowest watch taken score spacing launch points will prevent engine noise flight interfering another launch points will rotated successive flights procedures lauch site being given study help make task timing engine run manag able less farce FAT events will flown rounds asfollows Round1630to800 am Round2730to900 am Round3830to1000 am Round4930to1100 am Round 5 430 600 pm Round 6 530 700 pm Round 7 630 800 pm Flyoff rounds flown following morning schedule specified event director interruption rounds during heat day conforms fine old Southern custom Siesta also conformance discussions International FAT levels avoid thermal part day reduce liklihood excessively long flights halfhour overlap novel some perhaps precedent extra time allows guy swamp wrestle alligator model make first-aid tent NotStuff pylon back place still make next round Indoor flying no alligators 55-foot Lake Charles Civic Center site no highceiling Indoor event Nouston year No rounds FAI stick FAT Team Program participants may fly Nate FAI event qualify FlA FlB FlC Bring motor bike compass pith helmetsee Nets Nomer Smith Nardy Nrodersen FF Category CoDirectors CN showing last month FF POW Cas Official Nate Schedule error expected ROW will run unofficial basis National Free Flight Society last year] NATS RUNOFF IC IAL EVENTS events organized NFFS others run cooper ation ofbut just outside of-Eats man agement MAs contributing editors have reported variety Nate unofficial events spheres have notion two maybe may have missed CN press time didnt have full list unofficial events suspicion traditional ones past will held again 1975--plus new ones have announced NATS SOARING FROM P 57 100 inches Unlimited no restric tions Scale according presently published AMA rules Trophies will awarded classand unfortunately older folks Junior Senior Open will combined An awards banquet will conducted Rodeway Inn Thursday evening August 7 buffet-style dinner planned VIP speeches will severe ly critiqued thus should extreme ly short See CG 807 3 WIN - - 4 S KTYP B Sr ~95 /4 3 tUib&S 5&5 T-jAk5 3secAccR RU4 flTFO IiPROJ WINC aREA 3% Q w RoP 4/DiA a5apCMI S AER6 31 SM ORi C0.V0JN0HtdCE 00 FatS POP PLAr p se .c n carat. s NAT IONAL AMA RECORD Junior FF Coupe dHiver 11 minutes 5# seconds established Gregg Ferrer Los Angeles CA established January 26 1975 Model Greggs version father Johns original design covered Japanese DAD SONtissue powered Sig 58 Model Aviation ALL SPAS 33Zm 3/3L0 3Y 0X SQ i 4 II 4 7 THR5y \ 1 90 3 RCMV Q OSSmwgm 4h FEttR 049 5 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM-SANTA AMA OUT AS FIMALS SITE Team Finals event program select US 1976 Indoor World Championships Team now planned Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey over Labor Day weekend year due lack approval use hangar Santa Ana Calif Unfortunately also appears Indoor model flying less permanently banned Santa Ana Also June 14-15 Regional Contest originally planned AMerican Air lines Hangar Tulsa shifted June 15 International Petroleum Exposition Building already will have held time issue readers hands Otherwise insofar known other Regional Contests program remain location dates indi cated last month advice contin ues make advance contact site coordinator area concernedat addresses phone numbers given page 60 last monthjust case should required lastminute change MATS INDOOR FLYERS SOC IAL Word Dr John B Martin Jr Mi ami Fla role self-appointed social chairman Indoor event flyers has established motel headquarters arranged Indoor Awards Buffet Dinner says far no has challenged selfap pointed status willing bet no likely Indoor Social Headquarters Downtowner Motor Inn 507 Lakeshore Dr Lake Charles La 70601 three blocks Civic Center site Hats door events Martin suggests fly ers make early reservations August 3 4 whole Hats period desired Rates $15/night single $22/night double Planned 10 pm Monday August 4 following Nats flying big Indoor Awards Buffet Dinnertrophy awards speakers etc As Dr Martin puts heres chance rub elboes featherweight greatsraise glass Indoor biggies SCALE ELECTRICS OKAY Scale Contest Board members re sponse memo Scale Contest Board Chairman Cluade McCullough have en dorsed chairmans opinion Uni fied Scale Judging Rule 409 Unorthodox Entries permits entry electric motor powered models Scale Competition use word reciprocating rules intended prevent use jettype engines electric types furthermore precedent established 1973 Hats Oshkosh entry electric motorpowered Scale model permitted Nine 11 Scale CB members re sponded concerning chairmans opinion unanimous endorsement No response received Districts VIII XI same mailing Scale Con test Board McCullough indicated opin ion intent displacement muffler rules Scale estab lish limits amount power used flight amount noise produced Clearly said definite stan dards will have established fu ture use present common sense would seem cover fact electric motors being used power ful noisier maximum size re ciprocating engines being used Going indicated RC Sport Scale controlled provisions Unified rules nonetheless feels spirit rules letter would permit use electric motors pending adoption spe cific wording As whether electric can receive points starting radio command McCullough indicated can calling attention rules 4193h 447 g allow unlisted mechanical operations contestants option scored CLCB RATIFIES INTERPRETATION ALLOWING EXTRA/LARGER LINES Acting accordance Contest Board Procedures Document AMA Con trol Line Contest Board has ratified interpretation made earlier immediately effective pub lished March 1975 Competition Newsletter wording inter pretation currently force will continue until/unless sup erseded later Contest Board action will included General Control Line Rules Section 1976-77 rule book number sizes lines used specified event minimum requirements may ex ceeded discretion contestContinued page 62 E asFREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD c-o uU 55e S5 WE HX 44 4-5 4J H5 H --HO 4 4-5 0 U c-4- RESULT XO c ac Us 04-4 -4--45 0 044 0cOF INTERIM VOTE RE 1976-77 COMPETITION RULESVOTE WH aHE 00 0HCs5055 -a JE 50 E mu -a 5XE MO E AMD ptableH ptableIII IIIIV VVI VII VIII IX XXITALLY FF-76-BA-Payload Cargo Elevate rules official status AAAAAAAA--7ADN Horcross FF-76-BB-Cargo Change allow 12 attempts make flightsAAAAAAAA--7ADN over 40 seconds Norcross FF76-BC--Cargo Change score best three flights AAAAAAAA--7AON per BB Horcross FF7e1nIndnor Easy B adopt basic characteristics NHNAA--4A3N IIII Motes A blank box means no vote cast addition considering CrossProposals Interim Vote also gives considera tion unit parts proposals B 10 12 Basic Proposal FF76lOa goes forward Final Vote CrossPro FF76lOA does since former received acceptable votes latter August 59 FF76-12b--Indoor Pennyplane adopt Novice rules proposed by1I N II j N j AAAA--5A2NI
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/08
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59
COM PETI TWIM CN 675 NE WSLETTEIrZ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NATS SOARING EVENT PLAN Jim Simpson RC Soaring Director [CN RC Soaring flight schedule published MA last month page 7 previous CN error Flying events Scale Standard Un limited actually begin Tuesday August 5 continue through Thurs day August 7 Also earlier CN said Soaring events would consist three tasks actually will two tasks defined following article] small group dedicated volunteer EC modelers training themselves adminster event people mostly DallasFt Worth area will conduct two-day Class Soaring Meet May 31-June 1 con test designed duplicate 1975 SOAR Nationals closely possible-which exactly AMA Nets soaring event will conducted mind can expect plan outlined below Processing registration will begin 8 em August 4 1975 Bodeway Inn Sulphur Louisiana motel has chosen headquarters end ban quet site located about 10 miles west Lake Charles Scale RC Sail planes will judged noon seine daysame place Contestants will signed flight group numbers formation will posted during eve ning Flying will begin 8 am August 5 Municipal Airport DeQuincy La about 30 miles northwest Lake Charles Contestants will expected timeone flyone prepared Four flight lines will equipped two winches launching winches very similar used 1973 LSF Tournament 1975 SOAR Nets Three 25 landing circles will provided adjacent launch area recovery contestant will expected complete eight flights about noon August 7th Four flights must two-minute precision Task IllPre cision four must 10-minute dura tion Task II Duration-Provisional contestant must declare type flight will attempt later minute after launch beginning round 9 contestant may elect stand pat scores has scratch single try better round 9 selects latter must take whatever score gets Scoring will basis point per second duration plus 100 pos sible landing giving maximum 700 possible per flight Likewise precis ion flight scores will computed multiplied factor 35 max possible 700 per flight Scores will normalized entrant 5600 points after three days winner Three classes competition will recognized defined Standard restriction wingspan less Continued page 58 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW CONTEST BOARD INTERIM VOTES IN THIS ISSUE Free FlightPage 59 Control Line--Page 60 Scale--Page 61 results Contest Board Inter im Voting shown chart form pages indicated proposals defeated will have no further current consideration shown superimposed gray tint others show tentatively accept able result column will go ward additional consideration Contest Hoard Final Vote before being ac cepted new competition rules 1976 1977 back up bit especially previously werent CM readers action began January 1 1974 review AMA 197475 rules possible changes effective 197677 starting date accepting Basic RulesChange Proposals AMA members Orig inally deadline accepting Basic Proposals June 1 1974 extended September 1--by time about 145 Control Line propos als 37 Scale proposals 21 Radio Control proposals 12 Free Flight proposals 11 General Obviously rules makers AMA Contest Boards advice specialist advisory committees general membership work cut out During few months prior Septem ber 1 1974 month Septem ber Competition Newsletter summarized Basic Proposals recom mended readers make known views proposal interestpro con Contest Board members vari ous categories AMA districts Follow ing time member inputs Contest Boards conducted what called Initial Vote Basic Pro posals category Janu ary 1975 CN reported results Initial Votes announced CrossProposals refine alter Basic Pro posal would accepted until March 1 1975 consideration modify Bas ic Proposal passed Contest Board Initial Vote next step conduct Inter im Votes results shown chart form issue primary purpose evaluate CrossPro posals compared corresponding Basic Proposals also evaluate similar par allel Basic Proposalswith view toward simplifying Final Vote will come later eliminating less favored comparisons Prior Contest Board Interim Votes CrossProposals summarized Com petition Newsletter providing opportun ity members make views known Contest Board members CB Action Come final step considering changes rules effective 197677 Final Vote Contest Boards will take place August boards Continued page 62 WASHINGTON DC 20006 FREE FLIGHT AT THE NATS Hardy Brodersen NFFS Executive Director Fear Flying Nets may present trepidation some Free Flighters result mixed press 1974 Nets 1975 An air recon photo printed last months MA shows significant progress toward land clearing areas will lengthen onfield flights least two minutes 10 15 mph breeze total chase distance 8800 feet favorable angle Note angle caused problems 1974 side drift prevented use long main runway good friend Don Chesson Free Flighter Baton Rouge celled last week corroborating report flew over base Beech noted extensive clearing accom plished--he last year can appreciate difference Notwithstanding encouraging re ports am sending lawn mower see photo AMAs PR men Larry Bolich no mistaking meaning Free Flighters expect land cleared good portion clearing operation fact directly concerned building golf course some small trees will left standing part landscaping plan Fore will zipless Nets example will take two us re place Pete Sotich Homer Smith will joint FF Category Directors curious arrangement result both having said will wont didnt being Floyd Miller everyones first choice Next year Floyd Free Flight Staff complement budgeted six event directors six persons processors scorekeepers two August 57 vans two Station wagons Recruiting jobs intends draw sur rounding area reduce travel expense Murry Frank District VIII VP lead ing recruiting chore Frank Parmen ter has requested find candidates specially experienced running FAT events So some friends past Nats CDs helpers asked again--nothing personal Incidentally Nomer District XI VP travels Nats Executive Council business no expense Nats budget New procedures approved Febru ary Nate Executive Committee Meeting Processing AMA events including Indoor will site morn ing event 700 am until noon Processing FAI events will hangar evening before event previously treated thorough -goingfashion year AMA events will flown strict rule book discipline probably will focus some rough spots such builder-of-the-model rule help starting launching Juniors unassisted VID launchesto get con troversial areas sorted out provide experience Contest Board action will consideration giv en making Category Nate Cf ive minute maxes wind site condi tions last year Bolichs lawn mower will probably Category II contest threeminute maxes Category Directors will make determination events day morning before start fly ing 800 am based best data available objective contest manage ment present event its best possible format Eats Planning Meet ing gave careful consideration sched ulematching Control Line events provide good opportunities com peting Championship points FAT events given new format year effort attract top FAT flyers country ultimately place Nate FAT events International FAT Calendar Open International event thereby tract entrants other nations year s rounds format follows some contest management ideas being discussed ClAM Subcommittee level further concern problem timing sev en-second FAT Power engine run including prop rundown Three pairs engine timers will assigned work whole contestproviding degree consist ency two watches will engine run lowest watch taken score spacing launch points will prevent engine noise flight interfering another launch points will rotated successive flights procedures lauch site being given study help make task timing engine run manag able less farce FAT events will flown rounds asfollows Round1630to800 am Round2730to900 am Round3830to1000 am Round4930to1100 am Round 5 430 600 pm Round 6 530 700 pm Round 7 630 800 pm Flyoff rounds flown following morning schedule specified event director interruption rounds during heat day conforms fine old Southern custom Siesta also conformance discussions International FAT levels avoid thermal part day reduce liklihood excessively long flights halfhour overlap novel some perhaps precedent extra time allows guy swamp wrestle alligator model make first-aid tent NotStuff pylon back place still make next round Indoor flying no alligators 55-foot Lake Charles Civic Center site no highceiling Indoor event Nouston year No rounds FAI stick FAT Team Program participants may fly Nate FAI event qualify FlA FlB FlC Bring motor bike compass pith helmetsee Nets Nomer Smith Nardy Nrodersen FF Category CoDirectors CN showing last month FF POW Cas Official Nate Schedule error expected ROW will run unofficial basis National Free Flight Society last year] NATS RUNOFF IC IAL EVENTS events organized NFFS others run cooper ation ofbut just outside of-Eats man agement MAs contributing editors have reported variety Nate unofficial events spheres have notion two maybe may have missed CN press time didnt have full list unofficial events suspicion traditional ones past will held again 1975--plus new ones have announced NATS SOARING FROM P 57 100 inches Unlimited no restric tions Scale according presently published AMA rules Trophies will awarded classand unfortunately older folks Junior Senior Open will combined An awards banquet will conducted Rodeway Inn Thursday evening August 7 buffet-style dinner planned VIP speeches will severe ly critiqued thus should extreme ly short See CG 807 3 WIN - - 4 S KTYP B Sr ~95 /4 3 tUib&S 5&5 T-jAk5 3secAccR RU4 flTFO IiPROJ WINC aREA 3% Q w RoP 4/DiA a5apCMI S AER6 31 SM ORi C0.V0JN0HtdCE 00 FatS POP PLAr p se .c n carat. s NAT IONAL AMA RECORD Junior FF Coupe dHiver 11 minutes 5# seconds established Gregg Ferrer Los Angeles CA established January 26 1975 Model Greggs version father Johns original design covered Japanese DAD SONtissue powered Sig 58 Model Aviation ALL SPAS 33Zm 3/3L0 3Y 0X SQ i 4 II 4 7 THR5y \ 1 90 3 RCMV Q OSSmwgm 4h FEttR 049 5 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM-SANTA AMA OUT AS FIMALS SITE Team Finals event program select US 1976 Indoor World Championships Team now planned Lakehurst Naval Air Station New Jersey over Labor Day weekend year due lack approval use hangar Santa Ana Calif Unfortunately also appears Indoor model flying less permanently banned Santa Ana Also June 14-15 Regional Contest originally planned AMerican Air lines Hangar Tulsa shifted June 15 International Petroleum Exposition Building already will have held time issue readers hands Otherwise insofar known other Regional Contests program remain location dates indi cated last month advice contin ues make advance contact site coordinator area concernedat addresses phone numbers given page 60 last monthjust case should required lastminute change MATS INDOOR FLYERS SOC IAL Word Dr John B Martin Jr Mi ami Fla role self-appointed social chairman Indoor event flyers has established motel headquarters arranged Indoor Awards Buffet Dinner says far no has challenged selfap pointed status willing bet no likely Indoor Social Headquarters Downtowner Motor Inn 507 Lakeshore Dr Lake Charles La 70601 three blocks Civic Center site Hats door events Martin suggests fly ers make early reservations August 3 4 whole Hats period desired Rates $15/night single $22/night double Planned 10 pm Monday August 4 following Nats flying big Indoor Awards Buffet Dinnertrophy awards speakers etc As Dr Martin puts heres chance rub elboes featherweight greatsraise glass Indoor biggies SCALE ELECTRICS OKAY Scale Contest Board members re sponse memo Scale Contest Board Chairman Cluade McCullough have en dorsed chairmans opinion Uni fied Scale Judging Rule 409 Unorthodox Entries permits entry electric motor powered models Scale Competition use word reciprocating rules intended prevent use jettype engines electric types furthermore precedent established 1973 Hats Oshkosh entry electric motorpowered Scale model permitted Nine 11 Scale CB members re sponded concerning chairmans opinion unanimous endorsement No response received Districts VIII XI same mailing Scale Con test Board McCullough indicated opin ion intent displacement muffler rules Scale estab lish limits amount power used flight amount noise produced Clearly said definite stan dards will have established fu ture use present common sense would seem cover fact electric motors being used power ful noisier maximum size re ciprocating engines being used Going indicated RC Sport Scale controlled provisions Unified rules nonetheless feels spirit rules letter would permit use electric motors pending adoption spe cific wording As whether electric can receive points starting radio command McCullough indicated can calling attention rules 4193h 447 g allow unlisted mechanical operations contestants option scored CLCB RATIFIES INTERPRETATION ALLOWING EXTRA/LARGER LINES Acting accordance Contest Board Procedures Document AMA Con trol Line Contest Board has ratified interpretation made earlier immediately effective pub lished March 1975 Competition Newsletter wording inter pretation currently force will continue until/unless sup erseded later Contest Board action will included General Control Line Rules Section 1976-77 rule book number sizes lines used specified event minimum requirements may ex ceeded discretion contestContinued page 62 E asFREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD c-o uU 55e S5 WE HX 44 4-5 4J H5 H --HO 4 4-5 0 U c-4- RESULT XO c ac Us 04-4 -4--45 0 044 0cOF INTERIM VOTE RE 1976-77 COMPETITION RULESVOTE WH aHE 00 0HCs5055 -a JE 50 E mu -a 5XE MO E AMD ptableH ptableIII IIIIV VVI VII VIII IX XXITALLY FF-76-BA-Payload Cargo Elevate rules official status AAAAAAAA--7ADN Horcross FF-76-BB-Cargo Change allow 12 attempts make flightsAAAAAAAA--7ADN over 40 seconds Norcross FF76-BC--Cargo Change score best three flights AAAAAAAA--7AON per BB Horcross FF7e1nIndnor Easy B adopt basic characteristics NHNAA--4A3N IIII Motes A blank box means no vote cast addition considering CrossProposals Interim Vote also gives considera tion unit parts proposals B 10 12 Basic Proposal FF76lOa goes forward Final Vote CrossPro FF76lOA does since former received acceptable votes latter August 59 FF76-12b--Indoor Pennyplane adopt Novice rules proposed by1I N II j N j AAAA--5A2NI
