COM PETI TWIN iIi1 NE WSLETTE1u 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE fill out remaining portion Chanceys term Chanceys resignation submitted personal reasons 1011011 RC Pylon World Champs Preparations FAt Class F3D World Champslonshlps CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Snuthwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhanen Oneens NY 11421 RC5 Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14084 RC Bill Peon 28 Fernwond Commack NY 11725 Ill Ken Reber 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 15084 Bent M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Doter Dr. NW Hontaville AL 35805 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomety AL3B1 08 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soeneg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave *6WWheaton IL 80187 CL W Bodainch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80067 RC Pylon ft SoanegAC Pattern ft 11 ether RCRC except Soeneg INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Mernick Andrews 100 River Rd A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5668 Victory View Le. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimbetwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boos 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walest St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards An. Springfield VA 22182 V Dane Hemotreoght P0 Boo 171 Moecks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strock RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ann. Lyndonnille NY 14098 III Rody Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd. Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Snarl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Rohert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St. MuKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V Denid Plant 8940 NW 18th Pt Lauderdale P133313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir. East Hamden CT 08514 II Joe Friend 41 Carriage Hill Dr. Colts Neck NJ 07722 Ill Ron Hesselbrock 6320 Blseherry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thomas 401 E Jackson St. Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Hober 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schoonatd c/s Wah Schoonard 2594 Nobt Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Bntley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sam Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brenoort St. Kem Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gene Shalkay 217 Euclid Ave. Scottdela PA 18483 IV Bob Champine 208 Tiptoe Rd Newport News VA 23806 V James Danis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madisse MS 39110 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ann. St Louis MO 63119 VII All enente except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B sea Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulos Ml 48174 ci PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 87217 AC George Hopter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Hal Jackson 8288 Sunset Ann. Fair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apsian 27704 Saddle Rd. Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolsls HI 96816 Hawaii meets Xl Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th St Rt 3 lssaquah WA 98027 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98165 VI Chris Matouno 8576 Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Box 848 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 67202 X Clarence Mather 3860 Ecochee Ave. San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Jim Thomemon 1317 Eileen Colliesnille IL 62234 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missosri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 57217 X Vic Garner P0 Boo 573 uvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grone OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 35354 Tall Oaks Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Mark Valerius 1827 Overland Pass Sogarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Boo 85 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98052 VI John Guenther RR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Cleode McCullosgh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezoma IA 50171 VIII Buddy twin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7317 Grant No4 Omaha NE 68134 X Bill Stroman 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 1179 Fir St S No B Salem OR 97302 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55112 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockmood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 6721 7 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th Costa Mesa CA 92527 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th St. Kent WA 98031 VI 60k Belluomini 129 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanodomne Detmit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mmcc 2 Bluebird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calebesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romolse Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layman 7515 Brooklnaf Dr Hosaton TX 77041 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander Cir Pueblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 1804 18th St. Los Osos CA 93402 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Dan Prsss 131 E Penniegton Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Matnin 2781 5 Gerfleld Denner CO 80210 X Dane PelIc 20450 Celtic St. Chateworth CA 91311 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RESTON VA 22090 scheduled take place Westover AFB Chicopee MA during period Au ust 3-7 1985 immediatelyfollowing 1985 AMA Nationals present time competitors nine nations have entered Champion ships Seventeen competitors have designated nations members respective teams Australia indicates three-man team will attend Ranjit Phelan Glen Mathews Bruce DeChastel team manager David Axon Belgium sending Ivan Cappuyns Canada indicates Bill Brandow Doug Bakerwill com pete Ken Fluney team manager Malina brothers Milos pilot Zdenek mechanic Czechoslovakia known way Guy Brouguieres Gills Desgruelles will represent France United Kingdom has designated William Rutherford Barry Lever con testants Peter Burnage team manager Italian delegation includes team manager Paolo Dapporto contest ants Angelo Missaglia Paolo Mucedola Albert Albers will represent Nether lands US team reported previous ly will composed team manager Gary Hover fliers David Shadel Tom Christo pher Ernest Nikodem Comprehensive coverage World Championships will appear near futureprobably December 1985 issue 1011011 Note nical Director W L Bob Underwood Since July 1 1985 after absence several years AMA HQ once again has Technical Director tasks included job description will given detail later issue area concern involves rule book published Academy light concern please consider following item spite repeated careful checks mistakes creep system become indelibly printed AMA rule bookwhere remain two long years discovered usually occurs soon after new rule book distributed members correction printed section Model Aviation strongly advised cut out corrections staple tape rule book future reference An excellent example type prob Continued page 709 October1985 105 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS National Soaring Society Officer Change Due recent resignation NSS President Don Chancey Pete Carr Ridgway PA has selected NSS Council Competition Directory Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairnsen Contest Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Undlay 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 60840 IC Mast rournanbe t1985 1985 US F3A RC Aerobatics team IL 13 team manager Steve Helms assistant team manager Dick Penrod members Dave Brown Bill Cunningham Tony Frackowiak Theyii off World Championships Netheriands fali Good luck Tony Frackowiak Bill Cunningham Dave Brown will represent United States 1985 World Championships F3A Turnaround RC Aerobatic competition won right taking top three places Masters Tournament Lake Charles LA June 20-23 Also called Masters Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament featured 43 top US fliers Both Tony Frackowiak Dave Brown members 1983 World Champ ionship team Bill Cunningham pro bablya new namefor Itwas duringthe 1983 Masters Tournament Bill first came attention vely high placings early rounds competition fliers asking Bill Cun ningham arent asking ques tion Bill has proved can fly best competition held taxiway old Chennault Air Force Base near Lake Charles Chennault has site three Nats far 19741975 1978 will welcome Nats back 1986 Since Channault old B-52 base taxiways very wide though main runwayisnowacombinationdragstrip private landing field nobody missed Three competition sites set up least 1200 feet between adjacent flight lines time aircraft overflew other right after takeoff pilots made long trim check priorto entering box Hilton Inn headquarters contest competitor processing performed evening before competition started found Chiefiudgejim Doc Edwards inastate near-panic needed 15 judges 13 Despite good intentions several prospective judges back out last minute Doc bad situation Ron Hesselbrock qualified fly competition volunteered withdraw contestant become ajudge What great gesture Ron driven way Ohio bringing parents him generous action really touched After witnessing what Ron done went up Doc Edwards offered 15th judge still stuckwhen competition started Doc flashed famous grin knew hed just stopped looking another judge course meant job reporter going lot tougher expected able get enough pictures contestant41airplane information going difficult obtain Fortunately contestants line chiefs sympathized problem helped get forms filled out Itwas great experience judging Maters Tournament After literally best seat house Three days qualifying rounds held two rounds per day three days heavy winds mornings windy unusual situation during scheduled competition between noon 600 pm thewindswere probablybetween 20 30 mph As heavy wind further complicated matters blowing angle runway time diffi cult conditions clearly demonstrated superior pilots amazing watch some pilots guide airplanes though wind wasnt blowing indication strong wind present angle airplanes fuselage made vertical upline downline cases angle between airplane vertical line 300 Since 43 contestants split among three flight lines first true indication relative placings possible after third sixth rounds pilots faced judges two times respec tively end third round first 10 placings Dave Brown Steve Rojecki Tony Frackowiak Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Dean Koger Bill RutledgeJim Kimbro Steve Helms Mike McConville interesting note 13-year-old Chip Hyde fourth place skepti cal fliers found out Chip can really fly placings after sixth round Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde Kimbro Helms John Britt Koger Dave Wilson Rutledge McConville pushed down eleventh twelfth places respectively Britt Wilson announced five fliers would qualify final rounds flying Consequently Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde line next day flying finished final plac ings Frackowiak Cunningham Brown Rojecki Hyde Steve Rojecki US Continued page /08 Thats crowd spectatorsLits crowd judges u-or tne Tiny nnaIrna eacn tiignt acorea DY 1 es eacn OT wncn recorder AMA staff photo Terry Mahady R hardworking Assistant Contest Director Good show 106 Model Aviation fliers finished fourth fifth places 5Teve IIOjCCKI IL TICW Acromaster bride DebbIe cheered him teams first alternate member Thirteen-year-old Gordon Chip Hyde R may small proved lot skeptics can really flyl finished fifth dad holdsthe plane official Gary Holt preparesto make noise check engine Sally Brown gives hubby Dave herali-out supportL Maybe accounts success long-term Pattern flier Daves newChalienge ii plane sports characteristic Dave Brown paint job Its powered big 1 2 cu 4stroke engine its nose looks bit shorterthan Tony Frakowiaks similar plane below Bill Cunningham R shows off Escape model accompanied friend Bill Thomas Tony Frackowiaks winning Challenge Ii model L uses YS 61 power Its tall draggerwith retracts variable-pitch prop Loren Hoim daughterR live Quincy IL official scorekeepers did yeoman service posting scores quickly accurately team alternate would replace top three could go World Championships Holland fall Dick Penrod again selected team man ager 1983 US team member Steve 5 5948 5932 59042 58313 38864 38822 38877 38588 38396 38335 38324 38281 Helms chosen assistant team manager Whats best flying Turnaround expected 1985 Masters Tourna ment would finally clarify Turnaround RC Finish MonoKate MonoKate epoxy MonaKate MonoKate ManaKate Imian MonoKate Supupoxy MonaKate pattern aircraft/engine decision problem aircraft large conventional Pattern design would radical departure Would engine twocycle four-cycle design As can see 108 Model Aviation C n FIbu straka ER12 Enya 12 R4-StIOkD R i 61 OS61WLSWireIangsto&eRtSRossilang ***KW P contestant information chart aircraft designs mixed bag largerthan-normal conventional-design Pattern airplanes predominated Two-cycle engines far outnumbered four-cycle ones However Frackowiak Cunningham both used YS 60 two-cycle engines Brown Rojecki used four-cycle engines OS 120 Enya 1 20 respectively Since finished within 485 points other out nearly 6000 points saywhat winning combination really clear Turnaround judges will deciding factor swing twocycle four-cycle vice versa fourcycle-powered airplanes have edge flying tighter box because airplanes usually fly slower easier keep box other hand two-cyclepowered airplanes somewhat graceful smoother 1985 Masters Tournament judges seemed place higher premium smoothness grace fulness strict adherence box obviously favored two-cyclepowered airplanes will interesting see international judges score Dave Brown World Championships deserve credit 1985 Masters Tournament organized Contest Director John Embry Assistant Directors Nat Penton Terry Mahady LARKS Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society sponsored event have done yeoman service modelers through three National Championships Masters Tourna ment What encorethe 1986 National Championship Ill Last least people take lot flak get little credit judges names flight line Line 1Bob McLain Terry Mahady Ron Hesselbrock Rene Grebe John Kon neker Line 2Dick Austin Mark Radcliff Hal Okart Don Peck Tom Colson Line 3Don Vail John Fuqua Jim Osborne Dave Constant Ron Van Putte US teamgood luck Holland wish could National Records following National Records have processed during month July Outdoor Free Flight Electric Power Class Open4004 Blame K Beron-Rawdon 5/27/85 Electric Power Class B Open 1500 Donald L Hughes 5/5/&5 P-30 Open2742 Richard E Murphy 11/25/54 A-i Towline Open5737 Martyn Cowley 5/27/85 Outdoor Free FlightCategory Orni Dean Pappas Maya loooong airplane Gary halt about make noise check Ron Chidgey R looks like hes afraid plane will get away him thopter Open51 7 Jean Andrews 2/24/8 5 Control Line D Speed Open21 1 68 mph F Carzon/C Brown 6/2/85 hO ii Oil Technical Director continued em centered around information found rule book page 74 dealingwith Sailplane speed records An all-encompassing change made section October1982 H owever reasons known time new section did get new rule book discovery fact occasioned correction printed July 1984 issue magazine Other corrections also included issue Certainly no wishes have mistakes creep system Since fallible human beings will occur Please stay alert news section effort keep abreast such changes number might feel such items little con cern Experience suggests persons become interested specific competition event because terest new may have paid atten tion corrections rules published earlier As year comes close Competi tion Department working staff Publications Department pro duces Model Aviation will creating 1986-87 rule book assured Contest Boards printer will workdiligentlyto minimize numbers errors rule book October1985 109 AMA Modelers Working Modelersi SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition News will present time time constructive end thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA riMe pohmss affect competitors mu has two sidee CN will endeavor print l vinewpobts have submittad-within limits aveilable space uniquenew cosuffuctivenses timelinese good taste Determinetlon eppropri etenese publication of theas matters must neceedny rest tolaly publisher thoughts presented author end should neceily construed officers publisher should note publication ruleechangp policy-change ides does necesasrily meen specific propoesi has prmnted ti Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action reapombility author anyone else interested obtaining off icisi action RC Duration Glenn Gresens RC Assist concept must durable idea history modeling least 15 years has talked about written about analyzed criticized July1972 issue American Aircraft Model er Mr Dick Mathis published carefullyresearched article what called Chaperoned Free Flight article thoroughly esplained concept what has since come talked about RC Assist meticulously documented complete program design testing three-view drawing Fortune Hunter design given together detailed drawings control system 1972 problem lack suitable fields crosscountry chasing FF models objective project develop RC system returning model launch point recovery Ron St Jean others also experimenting RC Assist contributed solution problem idea flying FF-type models continuous radio control proven onlyfeasible butalmosteasy After years istrulyastonishingto realize AMA maintains rules sponsors competition rubber-powered Orni thopters has recognized lot investi gated official basisl gc Assist concept As almost everyone knows space problem worried Mathis 1972 still us intervening years fields have continued dwindleand have modelers remaining fliers need motocycles chase models over shrinkingfields south Louisiana surrounded miles miles flat open land everyscrap planted soybeans sugarcane wheat prize cattle Arabian horses some other enpensive crop precludes retrieval anything other occasional errant RC model local RC club recently survived almost three years field excur sion crops surrounding expen sive new three-acre landing takeoff area retrieve non-RC model would certainly result serious consequences Like other would-be Free Flighters abso lutely required return planes takeoff point landing space problem vexed Dick Mathis years ago still us solution brilliantly demonstrated Special Item article August 1963 Issue MA Joe Beshar proposing another nostalgia event based 1940 Free Flight rules pointed outthe need AMA recognition RC Assist now called suggested survivul modern Free Flight could well involved said Reality must facedRC Assist Free Flight opens new horizons beat rap limited flying fields thereby con tribute increased participation Free Flilght activity robably safe bet competitive FF has survived areas its resurrection absolutely de pendent developing ability launch recover very small area Unfortunately work make rules Free Flight vehemently opposed RC Assist defini tion Free Flight published Bob Meu sers Free Flight Duration column July1963 issue ModelAviation stated add continuous control would take awaythe challenge Another Free Flighter said would stick FF until no left compete withand simply quit rather change answer inquiry subject NFFS very politely sincerely explained idea un workable Because serious objec tions FF fraternity Ron St Jean has suggested discarding RC Assist nomen datum favor new RC Event called RC Duration others plan ned unofficial RC Duration event 1984 Nats announced lane 1984 ModelAviation proposal later cancelled because manpower problems Ron others still support idea December 1984 idea surfaced again different form formal rulemak ing proposal event called Powered Soaring submitted RC Soaring Contest Board consideration Its official designation SO-86-9 outline published page 121 December 1984 issue Model Aviation Contest Board voted sin-to-one against proposal Ironically April issue MA decision announced RC Soaring editor after explaining glid ers powered models fundamental ly incompatible same field described European contest powered models used towing gliders launch alti tudethe field too small conven tional Sailplane flying because towline length requirements Perhaps since FF RC Soaring organizations indifferentif hostileto idea time has come try RC Duration guidance sponsorship another group development experimentation now complete equipment techniques completely defined readily available missing element AMA recognition regulation spite occasional contention criti cism modelers look AMA land affiliated special interest groupsi leader ship direction competitive events Old-Timers have successfully used RC Assist hundreds maybe thousands well-attended contests have estab lished tested procedures needed smooth operation competitive events based flight duration engine-powered models PastAMA policy has often aiwaysi required proponents new events demonstrate interest staging unofficial provisional contests case RC Dura tion involving does whole new family events based thoroughlyproven technologyand promisinga solution relentless lack loss offlying space Old-Timers experience should suffi cient satisfythe requirements advan tages RC Duration concept whatever called obvious some form official guidance recognition needed nowI Suggested rules RC Duration given below An official SAM has seen proposal expressed interest new event Ferhaps group can incorporate new events program Use the1940 aircraft specifications lassuggested Beshari might make idea palat able OT fliers memory serves FF rules revised approximately present form about 1948 primarily simplify processing hundreds lun Senior modelers appeared post-WW II contests may problem no longer face perhaps old aircraft specifications can revived RC Duration Input anyone inter est idea would very welcome Please Lontact further information Clenn Cresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 Proposed Rules RC Duration Contests 1 General AMA safety rules general rules non-scale Radio Control events given Section 38 AMA rules local rules outlined Contest Direc tor individual events will applicable event provided local rules con flict AMA rules 2 ObjectiveTo provide eventforengine powered models flight duration basis competition can flown fields small takeoff landing areas through use Radio Control equipment techniques return model designated recovery area after flight 3 Model Aircraft Specificalions design and/or configuration models will spected beforethefirstflight andanydevia tion criteria specifications will grounds disqualification Contest Director can discrehon require test flight models unconven tional design featuring unconven tional materials and/or construction tech niques order demonstrate model can flown safely 31 tngines Models will powered bya single reciprocating engine specifically de signed produced quantities 500 model aircraft use available through normal model equipment outlets Maximum piston displacementwill 25cc two-stroke engines 25 cubic inches four-stroke engines 32 Minimum weight total weight model ready-to-fly configuration fuell will no less 20 ounces 4 Control System models will have control system whereby engine can shut down predetermined time after launch contestant can direct flight path model effect controlled landing within designated area end flight 41 Engine Control System Engine control and/or shut-off can accomplished radio control device other system will provide positive engine shut-off predetermined time after model launched 42 Flight Control System models will equipped FCC-approved radio system operates fre quencies approved FCC model airplane use radio system will have minimum function whereby di rection flight can continuously con trolled deflection control surfaces Any number other RC functions non-RC functions can utilized 5 Contest Operational Procedures flights will launched returned designated launching recovery area clearly marked described con testants Contest Director Flying will proceed accordance frequencycontrol system established admin istered Contest Director Requests fly frequency will recorded clearance use frequency will granted order requests received clearance fly has granted others waitingforthe same frequency flight must launched within time limit established Contest Director others waiting clearance granted contestant may delay launching flight until another request same frequency received time limit launching will start time new request received Contest Director will immediately notify contestant holding frequency clearance time limit launching has com menced Failure launch within time limit will result flight being moved end waiting list frequency Other contest procedures such transmit ter impound and/or other restrictions need ed safety considerations can estab lished discretion Contest Direc tor provided such restrictions con flict other AMA rules 51 Number Models contestant shall allowed two models Both models must satisfy applicable AMA rules 52 Number Flights contestant will allowed total sin attempts make three official flights 53 Unofficial Flights An unofficial flight engine run exceeds maximum specified 61 br other limits established Contest Direc tori total flighttime less 40 seconds unless contestant elects declare flight official decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model collides another model during official flight con testant may declare flight unofficial decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model parts dropped model isaided bythecontestantduring official portion flight either directly indirectly means other normal control inputs 6 Timing Flights Timing flight starts instant model launched hand released ROC takeoff Time scoring purposes ends model touches ground strikes obstruction prevents further flight passes sight timer either engine run maximum flight time exceeds limits given Sections 61 62 Timing will continue after time scoring purposes has completed recorded until model has landed additional time will recorded Recovery Time out lined Sect 63 below 61 Engine Run maximum allowable engine run will 12 seconds unless shorter engine run announced Contest Director engine-run time can changed after official flight has made length engine run considered elapsed time instant launch last audible power stroke Propeller run-down shall con sidered engine-run time 62 Maximum Flight Time maximum time flight will five minutes unless shorter time limit announced Contest Director maximum flight time cannot changed after official flight has made 63 Recovery Time Contestants will allowed additional period offive minutes after timing score completed return model designated recovery area switch off RC transmitter Any over run allowed recovery time will deducted total score flight deduction overrun recovery time exceeds official time flight will scored official flight zero dura tion deduction recovery time over run will carried over subsequent flights allowance recovery time may adjusted discretion Contest Director cannot changed after official flight made 7 Scoringof Flights Scoring time will total elapsed time three official flights plus total time qualified flyoff flights Flight time shall scored seconds fractions second dropped individual flights exceeding maximum flight time shall recorded usa maximum flight An attempt scored zero 8 Landings Outside Designated Re covery Area Any flight model br part modell touches ground outside designated recovery areawill bescored asan official flightofzero duration 9 Flyoffs after contestants have re corded three official flights six attempts Contest Director has declared contest over two contestants have identical scores contest ants involved tie will allowed attempt flyoff flight Maximum flight time flyoffs will same official flight engine runs flyoffs will exceed allowed official flights 110506 Sides Everyday Joe Heli Pilot Roy Dietz District VII RC Helicopter Contest Board member BeingaHeli-pilot myself have same opinion about RC Heli-contests Everyday expressed Soapbox letter August 1985 feel same does about Heli-pilots either manufacturers sponsored manu facturers RC Helicopters because have seen situation traveling contests several hundred miles away feel should fourth class such FAI above-men tioned pilots would allowed partici pate unless Novice Intermediate Expert feels can compete success will give small guy has pay own way owns Helicopter chance compete three abovementioned classes feel abovefourclasses came pilots would participate andthnre would interest hobby would like hear Everyday Joe Everyday Joe can find Roy Dietz address Competition Directory table elsewhere Competition News letter SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 110 Model Aviation
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COM PETI TWIN iIi1 NE WSLETTE1u 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE fill out remaining portion Chanceys term Chanceys resignation submitted personal reasons 1011011 RC Pylon World Champs Preparations FAt Class F3D World Champslonshlps CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Snuthwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhanen Oneens NY 11421 RC5 Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14084 RC Bill Peon 28 Fernwond Commack NY 11725 Ill Ken Reber 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 15084 Bent M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Doter Dr. NW Hontaville AL 35805 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomety AL3B1 08 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soeneg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave *6WWheaton IL 80187 CL W Bodainch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80067 RC Pylon ft SoanegAC Pattern ft 11 ether RCRC except Soeneg INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Mernick Andrews 100 River Rd A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5668 Victory View Le. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimbetwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boos 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walest St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards An. Springfield VA 22182 V Dane Hemotreoght P0 Boo 171 Moecks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strock RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ann. Lyndonnille NY 14098 III Rody Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd. Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Snarl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Rohert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St. MuKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V Denid Plant 8940 NW 18th Pt Lauderdale P133313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir. East Hamden CT 08514 II Joe Friend 41 Carriage Hill Dr. Colts Neck NJ 07722 Ill Ron Hesselbrock 6320 Blseherry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thomas 401 E Jackson St. Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Hober 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schoonatd c/s Wah Schoonard 2594 Nobt Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Bntley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sam Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brenoort St. Kem Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gene Shalkay 217 Euclid Ave. Scottdela PA 18483 IV Bob Champine 208 Tiptoe Rd Newport News VA 23806 V James Danis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madisse MS 39110 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ann. St Louis MO 63119 VII All enente except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B sea Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulos Ml 48174 ci PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 87217 AC George Hopter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Hal Jackson 8288 Sunset Ann. Fair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apsian 27704 Saddle Rd. Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolsls HI 96816 Hawaii meets Xl Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th St Rt 3 lssaquah WA 98027 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98165 VI Chris Matouno 8576 Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Box 848 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 67202 X Clarence Mather 3860 Ecochee Ave. San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Jim Thomemon 1317 Eileen Colliesnille IL 62234 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missosri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 57217 X Vic Garner P0 Boo 573 uvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grone OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 35354 Tall Oaks Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Mark Valerius 1827 Overland Pass Sogarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Boo 85 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98052 VI John Guenther RR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Cleode McCullosgh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezoma IA 50171 VIII Buddy twin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7317 Grant No4 Omaha NE 68134 X Bill Stroman 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 1179 Fir St S No B Salem OR 97302 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55112 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockmood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 6721 7 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th Costa Mesa CA 92527 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th St. Kent WA 98031 VI 60k Belluomini 129 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanodomne Detmit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mmcc 2 Bluebird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calebesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romolse Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layman 7515 Brooklnaf Dr Hosaton TX 77041 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander Cir Pueblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 1804 18th St. Los Osos CA 93402 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Dan Prsss 131 E Penniegton Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Matnin 2781 5 Gerfleld Denner CO 80210 X Dane PelIc 20450 Celtic St. Chateworth CA 91311 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RESTON VA 22090 scheduled take place Westover AFB Chicopee MA during period Au ust 3-7 1985 immediatelyfollowing 1985 AMA Nationals present time competitors nine nations have entered Champion ships Seventeen competitors have designated nations members respective teams Australia indicates three-man team will attend Ranjit Phelan Glen Mathews Bruce DeChastel team manager David Axon Belgium sending Ivan Cappuyns Canada indicates Bill Brandow Doug Bakerwill com pete Ken Fluney team manager Malina brothers Milos pilot Zdenek mechanic Czechoslovakia known way Guy Brouguieres Gills Desgruelles will represent France United Kingdom has designated William Rutherford Barry Lever con testants Peter Burnage team manager Italian delegation includes team manager Paolo Dapporto contest ants Angelo Missaglia Paolo Mucedola Albert Albers will represent Nether lands US team reported previous ly will composed team manager Gary Hover fliers David Shadel Tom Christo pher Ernest Nikodem Comprehensive coverage World Championships will appear near futureprobably December 1985 issue 1011011 Note nical Director W L Bob Underwood Since July 1 1985 after absence several years AMA HQ once again has Technical Director tasks included job description will given detail later issue area concern involves rule book published Academy light concern please consider following item spite repeated careful checks mistakes creep system become indelibly printed AMA rule bookwhere remain two long years discovered usually occurs soon after new rule book distributed members correction printed section Model Aviation strongly advised cut out corrections staple tape rule book future reference An excellent example type prob Continued page 709 October1985 105 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS National Soaring Society Officer Change Due recent resignation NSS President Don Chancey Pete Carr Ridgway PA has selected NSS Council Competition Directory Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairnsen Contest Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Undlay 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 60840 IC Mast rournanbe t1985 1985 US F3A RC Aerobatics team IL 13 team manager Steve Helms assistant team manager Dick Penrod members Dave Brown Bill Cunningham Tony Frackowiak Theyii off World Championships Netheriands fali Good luck Tony Frackowiak Bill Cunningham Dave Brown will represent United States 1985 World Championships F3A Turnaround RC Aerobatic competition won right taking top three places Masters Tournament Lake Charles LA June 20-23 Also called Masters Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament featured 43 top US fliers Both Tony Frackowiak Dave Brown members 1983 World Champ ionship team Bill Cunningham pro bablya new namefor Itwas duringthe 1983 Masters Tournament Bill first came attention vely high placings early rounds competition fliers asking Bill Cun ningham arent asking ques tion Bill has proved can fly best competition held taxiway old Chennault Air Force Base near Lake Charles Chennault has site three Nats far 19741975 1978 will welcome Nats back 1986 Since Channault old B-52 base taxiways very wide though main runwayisnowacombinationdragstrip private landing field nobody missed Three competition sites set up least 1200 feet between adjacent flight lines time aircraft overflew other right after takeoff pilots made long trim check priorto entering box Hilton Inn headquarters contest competitor processing performed evening before competition started found Chiefiudgejim Doc Edwards inastate near-panic needed 15 judges 13 Despite good intentions several prospective judges back out last minute Doc bad situation Ron Hesselbrock qualified fly competition volunteered withdraw contestant become ajudge What great gesture Ron driven way Ohio bringing parents him generous action really touched After witnessing what Ron done went up Doc Edwards offered 15th judge still stuckwhen competition started Doc flashed famous grin knew hed just stopped looking another judge course meant job reporter going lot tougher expected able get enough pictures contestant41airplane information going difficult obtain Fortunately contestants line chiefs sympathized problem helped get forms filled out Itwas great experience judging Maters Tournament After literally best seat house Three days qualifying rounds held two rounds per day three days heavy winds mornings windy unusual situation during scheduled competition between noon 600 pm thewindswere probablybetween 20 30 mph As heavy wind further complicated matters blowing angle runway time diffi cult conditions clearly demonstrated superior pilots amazing watch some pilots guide airplanes though wind wasnt blowing indication strong wind present angle airplanes fuselage made vertical upline downline cases angle between airplane vertical line 300 Since 43 contestants split among three flight lines first true indication relative placings possible after third sixth rounds pilots faced judges two times respec tively end third round first 10 placings Dave Brown Steve Rojecki Tony Frackowiak Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Dean Koger Bill RutledgeJim Kimbro Steve Helms Mike McConville interesting note 13-year-old Chip Hyde fourth place skepti cal fliers found out Chip can really fly placings after sixth round Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde Kimbro Helms John Britt Koger Dave Wilson Rutledge McConville pushed down eleventh twelfth places respectively Britt Wilson announced five fliers would qualify final rounds flying Consequently Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde line next day flying finished final plac ings Frackowiak Cunningham Brown Rojecki Hyde Steve Rojecki US Continued page /08 Thats crowd spectatorsLits crowd judges u-or tne Tiny nnaIrna eacn tiignt acorea DY 1 es eacn OT wncn recorder AMA staff photo Terry Mahady R hardworking Assistant Contest Director Good show 106 Model Aviation fliers finished fourth fifth places 5Teve IIOjCCKI IL TICW Acromaster bride DebbIe cheered him teams first alternate member Thirteen-year-old Gordon Chip Hyde R may small proved lot skeptics can really flyl finished fifth dad holdsthe plane official Gary Holt preparesto make noise check engine Sally Brown gives hubby Dave herali-out supportL Maybe accounts success long-term Pattern flier Daves newChalienge ii plane sports characteristic Dave Brown paint job Its powered big 1 2 cu 4stroke engine its nose looks bit shorterthan Tony Frakowiaks similar plane below Bill Cunningham R shows off Escape model accompanied friend Bill Thomas Tony Frackowiaks winning Challenge Ii model L uses YS 61 power Its tall draggerwith retracts variable-pitch prop Loren Hoim daughterR live Quincy IL official scorekeepers did yeoman service posting scores quickly accurately team alternate would replace top three could go World Championships Holland fall Dick Penrod again selected team man ager 1983 US team member Steve 5 5948 5932 59042 58313 38864 38822 38877 38588 38396 38335 38324 38281 Helms chosen assistant team manager Whats best flying Turnaround expected 1985 Masters Tourna ment would finally clarify Turnaround RC Finish MonoKate MonoKate epoxy MonaKate MonoKate ManaKate Imian MonoKate Supupoxy MonaKate pattern aircraft/engine decision problem aircraft large conventional Pattern design would radical departure Would engine twocycle four-cycle design As can see 108 Model Aviation C n FIbu straka ER12 Enya 12 R4-StIOkD R i 61 OS61WLSWireIangsto&eRtSRossilang ***KW P contestant information chart aircraft designs mixed bag largerthan-normal conventional-design Pattern airplanes predominated Two-cycle engines far outnumbered four-cycle ones However Frackowiak Cunningham both used YS 60 two-cycle engines Brown Rojecki used four-cycle engines OS 120 Enya 1 20 respectively Since finished within 485 points other out nearly 6000 points saywhat winning combination really clear Turnaround judges will deciding factor swing twocycle four-cycle vice versa fourcycle-powered airplanes have edge flying tighter box because airplanes usually fly slower easier keep box other hand two-cyclepowered airplanes somewhat graceful smoother 1985 Masters Tournament judges seemed place higher premium smoothness grace fulness strict adherence box obviously favored two-cyclepowered airplanes will interesting see international judges score Dave Brown World Championships deserve credit 1985 Masters Tournament organized Contest Director John Embry Assistant Directors Nat Penton Terry Mahady LARKS Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society sponsored event have done yeoman service modelers through three National Championships Masters Tourna ment What encorethe 1986 National Championship Ill Last least people take lot flak get little credit judges names flight line Line 1Bob McLain Terry Mahady Ron Hesselbrock Rene Grebe John Kon neker Line 2Dick Austin Mark Radcliff Hal Okart Don Peck Tom Colson Line 3Don Vail John Fuqua Jim Osborne Dave Constant Ron Van Putte US teamgood luck Holland wish could National Records following National Records have processed during month July Outdoor Free Flight Electric Power Class Open4004 Blame K Beron-Rawdon 5/27/85 Electric Power Class B Open 1500 Donald L Hughes 5/5/&5 P-30 Open2742 Richard E Murphy 11/25/54 A-i Towline Open5737 Martyn Cowley 5/27/85 Outdoor Free FlightCategory Orni Dean Pappas Maya loooong airplane Gary halt about make noise check Ron Chidgey R looks like hes afraid plane will get away him thopter Open51 7 Jean Andrews 2/24/8 5 Control Line D Speed Open21 1 68 mph F Carzon/C Brown 6/2/85 hO ii Oil Technical Director continued em centered around information found rule book page 74 dealingwith Sailplane speed records An all-encompassing change made section October1982 H owever reasons known time new section did get new rule book discovery fact occasioned correction printed July 1984 issue magazine Other corrections also included issue Certainly no wishes have mistakes creep system Since fallible human beings will occur Please stay alert news section effort keep abreast such changes number might feel such items little con cern Experience suggests persons become interested specific competition event because terest new may have paid atten tion corrections rules published earlier As year comes close Competi tion Department working staff Publications Department pro duces Model Aviation will creating 1986-87 rule book assured Contest Boards printer will workdiligentlyto minimize numbers errors rule book October1985 109 AMA Modelers Working Modelersi SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition News will present time time constructive end thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA riMe pohmss affect competitors mu has two sidee CN will endeavor print l vinewpobts have submittad-within limits aveilable space uniquenew cosuffuctivenses timelinese good taste Determinetlon eppropri etenese publication of theas matters must neceedny rest tolaly publisher thoughts presented author end should neceily construed officers publisher should note publication ruleechangp policy-change ides does necesasrily meen specific propoesi has prmnted ti Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action reapombility author anyone else interested obtaining off icisi action RC Duration Glenn Gresens RC Assist concept must durable idea history modeling least 15 years has talked about written about analyzed criticized July1972 issue American Aircraft Model er Mr Dick Mathis published carefullyresearched article what called Chaperoned Free Flight article thoroughly esplained concept what has since come talked about RC Assist meticulously documented complete program design testing three-view drawing Fortune Hunter design given together detailed drawings control system 1972 problem lack suitable fields crosscountry chasing FF models objective project develop RC system returning model launch point recovery Ron St Jean others also experimenting RC Assist contributed solution problem idea flying FF-type models continuous radio control proven onlyfeasible butalmosteasy After years istrulyastonishingto realize AMA maintains rules sponsors competition rubber-powered Orni thopters has recognized lot investi gated official basisl gc Assist concept As almost everyone knows space problem worried Mathis 1972 still us intervening years fields have continued dwindleand have modelers remaining fliers need motocycles chase models over shrinkingfields south Louisiana surrounded miles miles flat open land everyscrap planted soybeans sugarcane wheat prize cattle Arabian horses some other enpensive crop precludes retrieval anything other occasional errant RC model local RC club recently survived almost three years field excur sion crops surrounding expen sive new three-acre landing takeoff area retrieve non-RC model would certainly result serious consequences Like other would-be Free Flighters abso lutely required return planes takeoff point landing space problem vexed Dick Mathis years ago still us solution brilliantly demonstrated Special Item article August 1963 Issue MA Joe Beshar proposing another nostalgia event based 1940 Free Flight rules pointed outthe need AMA recognition RC Assist now called suggested survivul modern Free Flight could well involved said Reality must facedRC Assist Free Flight opens new horizons beat rap limited flying fields thereby con tribute increased participation Free Flilght activity robably safe bet competitive FF has survived areas its resurrection absolutely de pendent developing ability launch recover very small area Unfortunately work make rules Free Flight vehemently opposed RC Assist defini tion Free Flight published Bob Meu sers Free Flight Duration column July1963 issue ModelAviation stated add continuous control would take awaythe challenge Another Free Flighter said would stick FF until no left compete withand simply quit rather change answer inquiry subject NFFS very politely sincerely explained idea un workable Because serious objec tions FF fraternity Ron St Jean has suggested discarding RC Assist nomen datum favor new RC Event called RC Duration others plan ned unofficial RC Duration event 1984 Nats announced lane 1984 ModelAviation proposal later cancelled because manpower problems Ron others still support idea December 1984 idea surfaced again different form formal rulemak ing proposal event called Powered Soaring submitted RC Soaring Contest Board consideration Its official designation SO-86-9 outline published page 121 December 1984 issue Model Aviation Contest Board voted sin-to-one against proposal Ironically April issue MA decision announced RC Soaring editor after explaining glid ers powered models fundamental ly incompatible same field described European contest powered models used towing gliders launch alti tudethe field too small conven tional Sailplane flying because towline length requirements Perhaps since FF RC Soaring organizations indifferentif hostileto idea time has come try RC Duration guidance sponsorship another group development experimentation now complete equipment techniques completely defined readily available missing element AMA recognition regulation spite occasional contention criti cism modelers look AMA land affiliated special interest groupsi leader ship direction competitive events Old-Timers have successfully used RC Assist hundreds maybe thousands well-attended contests have estab lished tested procedures needed smooth operation competitive events based flight duration engine-powered models PastAMA policy has often aiwaysi required proponents new events demonstrate interest staging unofficial provisional contests case RC Dura tion involving does whole new family events based thoroughlyproven technologyand promisinga solution relentless lack loss offlying space Old-Timers experience should suffi cient satisfythe requirements advan tages RC Duration concept whatever called obvious some form official guidance recognition needed nowI Suggested rules RC Duration given below An official SAM has seen proposal expressed interest new event Ferhaps group can incorporate new events program Use the1940 aircraft specifications lassuggested Beshari might make idea palat able OT fliers memory serves FF rules revised approximately present form about 1948 primarily simplify processing hundreds lun Senior modelers appeared post-WW II contests may problem no longer face perhaps old aircraft specifications can revived RC Duration Input anyone inter est idea would very welcome Please Lontact further information Clenn Cresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 Proposed Rules RC Duration Contests 1 General AMA safety rules general rules non-scale Radio Control events given Section 38 AMA rules local rules outlined Contest Direc tor individual events will applicable event provided local rules con flict AMA rules 2 ObjectiveTo provide eventforengine powered models flight duration basis competition can flown fields small takeoff landing areas through use Radio Control equipment techniques return model designated recovery area after flight 3 Model Aircraft Specificalions design and/or configuration models will spected beforethefirstflight andanydevia tion criteria specifications will grounds disqualification Contest Director can discrehon require test flight models unconven tional design featuring unconven tional materials and/or construction tech niques order demonstrate model can flown safely 31 tngines Models will powered bya single reciprocating engine specifically de signed produced quantities 500 model aircraft use available through normal model equipment outlets Maximum piston displacementwill 25cc two-stroke engines 25 cubic inches four-stroke engines 32 Minimum weight total weight model ready-to-fly configuration fuell will no less 20 ounces 4 Control System models will have control system whereby engine can shut down predetermined time after launch contestant can direct flight path model effect controlled landing within designated area end flight 41 Engine Control System Engine control and/or shut-off can accomplished radio control device other system will provide positive engine shut-off predetermined time after model launched 42 Flight Control System models will equipped FCC-approved radio system operates fre quencies approved FCC model airplane use radio system will have minimum function whereby di rection flight can continuously con trolled deflection control surfaces Any number other RC functions non-RC functions can utilized 5 Contest Operational Procedures flights will launched returned designated launching recovery area clearly marked described con testants Contest Director Flying will proceed accordance frequencycontrol system established admin istered Contest Director Requests fly frequency will recorded clearance use frequency will granted order requests received clearance fly has granted others waitingforthe same frequency flight must launched within time limit established Contest Director others waiting clearance granted contestant may delay launching flight until another request same frequency received time limit launching will start time new request received Contest Director will immediately notify contestant holding frequency clearance time limit launching has com menced Failure launch within time limit will result flight being moved end waiting list frequency Other contest procedures such transmit ter impound and/or other restrictions need ed safety considerations can estab lished discretion Contest Direc tor provided such restrictions con flict other AMA rules 51 Number Models contestant shall allowed two models Both models must satisfy applicable AMA rules 52 Number Flights contestant will allowed total sin attempts make three official flights 53 Unofficial Flights An unofficial flight engine run exceeds maximum specified 61 br other limits established Contest Direc tori total flighttime less 40 seconds unless contestant elects declare flight official decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model collides another model during official flight con testant may declare flight unofficial decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model parts dropped model isaided bythecontestantduring official portion flight either directly indirectly means other normal control inputs 6 Timing Flights Timing flight starts instant model launched hand released ROC takeoff Time scoring purposes ends model touches ground strikes obstruction prevents further flight passes sight timer either engine run maximum flight time exceeds limits given Sections 61 62 Timing will continue after time scoring purposes has completed recorded until model has landed additional time will recorded Recovery Time out lined Sect 63 below 61 Engine Run maximum allowable engine run will 12 seconds unless shorter engine run announced Contest Director engine-run time can changed after official flight has made length engine run considered elapsed time instant launch last audible power stroke Propeller run-down shall con sidered engine-run time 62 Maximum Flight Time maximum time flight will five minutes unless shorter time limit announced Contest Director maximum flight time cannot changed after official flight has made 63 Recovery Time Contestants will allowed additional period offive minutes after timing score completed return model designated recovery area switch off RC transmitter Any over run allowed recovery time will deducted total score flight deduction overrun recovery time exceeds official time flight will scored official flight zero dura tion deduction recovery time over run will carried over subsequent flights allowance recovery time may adjusted discretion Contest Director cannot changed after official flight made 7 Scoringof Flights Scoring time will total elapsed time three official flights plus total time qualified flyoff flights Flight time shall scored seconds fractions second dropped individual flights exceeding maximum flight time shall recorded usa maximum flight An attempt scored zero 8 Landings Outside Designated Re covery Area Any flight model br part modell touches ground outside designated recovery areawill bescored asan official flightofzero duration 9 Flyoffs after contestants have re corded three official flights six attempts Contest Director has declared contest over two contestants have identical scores contest ants involved tie will allowed attempt flyoff flight Maximum flight time flyoffs will same official flight engine runs flyoffs will exceed allowed official flights 110506 Sides Everyday Joe Heli Pilot Roy Dietz District VII RC Helicopter Contest Board member BeingaHeli-pilot myself have same opinion about RC Heli-contests Everyday expressed Soapbox letter August 1985 feel same does about Heli-pilots either manufacturers sponsored manu facturers RC Helicopters because have seen situation traveling contests several hundred miles away feel should fourth class such FAI above-men tioned pilots would allowed partici pate unless Novice Intermediate Expert feels can compete success will give small guy has pay own way owns Helicopter chance compete three abovementioned classes feel abovefourclasses came pilots would participate andthnre would interest hobby would like hear Everyday Joe Everyday Joe can find Roy Dietz address Competition Directory table elsewhere Competition News letter SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 110 Model Aviation
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COM PETI TWIN iIi1 NE WSLETTE1u 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE fill out remaining portion Chanceys term Chanceys resignation submitted personal reasons 1011011 RC Pylon World Champs Preparations FAt Class F3D World Champslonshlps CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Snuthwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhanen Oneens NY 11421 RC5 Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14084 RC Bill Peon 28 Fernwond Commack NY 11725 Ill Ken Reber 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 15084 Bent M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Doter Dr. NW Hontaville AL 35805 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomety AL3B1 08 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soeneg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave *6WWheaton IL 80187 CL W Bodainch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80067 RC Pylon ft SoanegAC Pattern ft 11 ether RCRC except Soeneg INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Mernick Andrews 100 River Rd A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5668 Victory View Le. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimbetwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boos 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walest St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards An. Springfield VA 22182 V Dane Hemotreoght P0 Boo 171 Moecks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strock RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ann. Lyndonnille NY 14098 III Rody Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd. Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Snarl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Rohert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St. MuKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V Denid Plant 8940 NW 18th Pt Lauderdale P133313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir. East Hamden CT 08514 II Joe Friend 41 Carriage Hill Dr. Colts Neck NJ 07722 Ill Ron Hesselbrock 6320 Blseherry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thomas 401 E Jackson St. Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Hober 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schoonatd c/s Wah Schoonard 2594 Nobt Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Bntley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sam Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brenoort St. Kem Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gene Shalkay 217 Euclid Ave. Scottdela PA 18483 IV Bob Champine 208 Tiptoe Rd Newport News VA 23806 V James Danis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madisse MS 39110 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ann. St Louis MO 63119 VII All enente except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B sea Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulos Ml 48174 ci PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 87217 AC George Hopter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Hal Jackson 8288 Sunset Ann. Fair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apsian 27704 Saddle Rd. Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolsls HI 96816 Hawaii meets Xl Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th St Rt 3 lssaquah WA 98027 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98165 VI Chris Matouno 8576 Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Box 848 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 67202 X Clarence Mather 3860 Ecochee Ave. San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Jim Thomemon 1317 Eileen Colliesnille IL 62234 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missosri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 57217 X Vic Garner P0 Boo 573 uvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grone OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 35354 Tall Oaks Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Mark Valerius 1827 Overland Pass Sogarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Boo 85 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98052 VI John Guenther RR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Cleode McCullosgh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezoma IA 50171 VIII Buddy twin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7317 Grant No4 Omaha NE 68134 X Bill Stroman 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 1179 Fir St S No B Salem OR 97302 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55112 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockmood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 6721 7 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th Costa Mesa CA 92527 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th St. Kent WA 98031 VI 60k Belluomini 129 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanodomne Detmit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mmcc 2 Bluebird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calebesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romolse Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layman 7515 Brooklnaf Dr Hosaton TX 77041 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander Cir Pueblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 1804 18th St. Los Osos CA 93402 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Dan Prsss 131 E Penniegton Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Matnin 2781 5 Gerfleld Denner CO 80210 X Dane PelIc 20450 Celtic St. Chateworth CA 91311 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RESTON VA 22090 scheduled take place Westover AFB Chicopee MA during period Au ust 3-7 1985 immediatelyfollowing 1985 AMA Nationals present time competitors nine nations have entered Champion ships Seventeen competitors have designated nations members respective teams Australia indicates three-man team will attend Ranjit Phelan Glen Mathews Bruce DeChastel team manager David Axon Belgium sending Ivan Cappuyns Canada indicates Bill Brandow Doug Bakerwill com pete Ken Fluney team manager Malina brothers Milos pilot Zdenek mechanic Czechoslovakia known way Guy Brouguieres Gills Desgruelles will represent France United Kingdom has designated William Rutherford Barry Lever con testants Peter Burnage team manager Italian delegation includes team manager Paolo Dapporto contest ants Angelo Missaglia Paolo Mucedola Albert Albers will represent Nether lands US team reported previous ly will composed team manager Gary Hover fliers David Shadel Tom Christo pher Ernest Nikodem Comprehensive coverage World Championships will appear near futureprobably December 1985 issue 1011011 Note nical Director W L Bob Underwood Since July 1 1985 after absence several years AMA HQ once again has Technical Director tasks included job description will given detail later issue area concern involves rule book published Academy light concern please consider following item spite repeated careful checks mistakes creep system become indelibly printed AMA rule bookwhere remain two long years discovered usually occurs soon after new rule book distributed members correction printed section Model Aviation strongly advised cut out corrections staple tape rule book future reference An excellent example type prob Continued page 709 October1985 105 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS National Soaring Society Officer Change Due recent resignation NSS President Don Chancey Pete Carr Ridgway PA has selected NSS Council Competition Directory Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairnsen Contest Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Undlay 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 60840 IC Mast rournanbe t1985 1985 US F3A RC Aerobatics team IL 13 team manager Steve Helms assistant team manager Dick Penrod members Dave Brown Bill Cunningham Tony Frackowiak Theyii off World Championships Netheriands fali Good luck Tony Frackowiak Bill Cunningham Dave Brown will represent United States 1985 World Championships F3A Turnaround RC Aerobatic competition won right taking top three places Masters Tournament Lake Charles LA June 20-23 Also called Masters Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament featured 43 top US fliers Both Tony Frackowiak Dave Brown members 1983 World Champ ionship team Bill Cunningham pro bablya new namefor Itwas duringthe 1983 Masters Tournament Bill first came attention vely high placings early rounds competition fliers asking Bill Cun ningham arent asking ques tion Bill has proved can fly best competition held taxiway old Chennault Air Force Base near Lake Charles Chennault has site three Nats far 19741975 1978 will welcome Nats back 1986 Since Channault old B-52 base taxiways very wide though main runwayisnowacombinationdragstrip private landing field nobody missed Three competition sites set up least 1200 feet between adjacent flight lines time aircraft overflew other right after takeoff pilots made long trim check priorto entering box Hilton Inn headquarters contest competitor processing performed evening before competition started found Chiefiudgejim Doc Edwards inastate near-panic needed 15 judges 13 Despite good intentions several prospective judges back out last minute Doc bad situation Ron Hesselbrock qualified fly competition volunteered withdraw contestant become ajudge What great gesture Ron driven way Ohio bringing parents him generous action really touched After witnessing what Ron done went up Doc Edwards offered 15th judge still stuckwhen competition started Doc flashed famous grin knew hed just stopped looking another judge course meant job reporter going lot tougher expected able get enough pictures contestant41airplane information going difficult obtain Fortunately contestants line chiefs sympathized problem helped get forms filled out Itwas great experience judging Maters Tournament After literally best seat house Three days qualifying rounds held two rounds per day three days heavy winds mornings windy unusual situation during scheduled competition between noon 600 pm thewindswere probablybetween 20 30 mph As heavy wind further complicated matters blowing angle runway time diffi cult conditions clearly demonstrated superior pilots amazing watch some pilots guide airplanes though wind wasnt blowing indication strong wind present angle airplanes fuselage made vertical upline downline cases angle between airplane vertical line 300 Since 43 contestants split among three flight lines first true indication relative placings possible after third sixth rounds pilots faced judges two times respec tively end third round first 10 placings Dave Brown Steve Rojecki Tony Frackowiak Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Dean Koger Bill RutledgeJim Kimbro Steve Helms Mike McConville interesting note 13-year-old Chip Hyde fourth place skepti cal fliers found out Chip can really fly placings after sixth round Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde Kimbro Helms John Britt Koger Dave Wilson Rutledge McConville pushed down eleventh twelfth places respectively Britt Wilson announced five fliers would qualify final rounds flying Consequently Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde line next day flying finished final plac ings Frackowiak Cunningham Brown Rojecki Hyde Steve Rojecki US Continued page /08 Thats crowd spectatorsLits crowd judges u-or tne Tiny nnaIrna eacn tiignt acorea DY 1 es eacn OT wncn recorder AMA staff photo Terry Mahady R hardworking Assistant Contest Director Good show 106 Model Aviation fliers finished fourth fifth places 5Teve IIOjCCKI IL TICW Acromaster bride DebbIe cheered him teams first alternate member Thirteen-year-old Gordon Chip Hyde R may small proved lot skeptics can really flyl finished fifth dad holdsthe plane official Gary Holt preparesto make noise check engine Sally Brown gives hubby Dave herali-out supportL Maybe accounts success long-term Pattern flier Daves newChalienge ii plane sports characteristic Dave Brown paint job Its powered big 1 2 cu 4stroke engine its nose looks bit shorterthan Tony Frakowiaks similar plane below Bill Cunningham R shows off Escape model accompanied friend Bill Thomas Tony Frackowiaks winning Challenge Ii model L uses YS 61 power Its tall draggerwith retracts variable-pitch prop Loren Hoim daughterR live Quincy IL official scorekeepers did yeoman service posting scores quickly accurately team alternate would replace top three could go World Championships Holland fall Dick Penrod again selected team man ager 1983 US team member Steve 5 5948 5932 59042 58313 38864 38822 38877 38588 38396 38335 38324 38281 Helms chosen assistant team manager Whats best flying Turnaround expected 1985 Masters Tourna ment would finally clarify Turnaround RC Finish MonoKate MonoKate epoxy MonaKate MonoKate ManaKate Imian MonoKate Supupoxy MonaKate pattern aircraft/engine decision problem aircraft large conventional Pattern design would radical departure Would engine twocycle four-cycle design As can see 108 Model Aviation C n FIbu straka ER12 Enya 12 R4-StIOkD R i 61 OS61WLSWireIangsto&eRtSRossilang ***KW P contestant information chart aircraft designs mixed bag largerthan-normal conventional-design Pattern airplanes predominated Two-cycle engines far outnumbered four-cycle ones However Frackowiak Cunningham both used YS 60 two-cycle engines Brown Rojecki used four-cycle engines OS 120 Enya 1 20 respectively Since finished within 485 points other out nearly 6000 points saywhat winning combination really clear Turnaround judges will deciding factor swing twocycle four-cycle vice versa fourcycle-powered airplanes have edge flying tighter box because airplanes usually fly slower easier keep box other hand two-cyclepowered airplanes somewhat graceful smoother 1985 Masters Tournament judges seemed place higher premium smoothness grace fulness strict adherence box obviously favored two-cyclepowered airplanes will interesting see international judges score Dave Brown World Championships deserve credit 1985 Masters Tournament organized Contest Director John Embry Assistant Directors Nat Penton Terry Mahady LARKS Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society sponsored event have done yeoman service modelers through three National Championships Masters Tourna ment What encorethe 1986 National Championship Ill Last least people take lot flak get little credit judges names flight line Line 1Bob McLain Terry Mahady Ron Hesselbrock Rene Grebe John Kon neker Line 2Dick Austin Mark Radcliff Hal Okart Don Peck Tom Colson Line 3Don Vail John Fuqua Jim Osborne Dave Constant Ron Van Putte US teamgood luck Holland wish could National Records following National Records have processed during month July Outdoor Free Flight Electric Power Class Open4004 Blame K Beron-Rawdon 5/27/85 Electric Power Class B Open 1500 Donald L Hughes 5/5/&5 P-30 Open2742 Richard E Murphy 11/25/54 A-i Towline Open5737 Martyn Cowley 5/27/85 Outdoor Free FlightCategory Orni Dean Pappas Maya loooong airplane Gary halt about make noise check Ron Chidgey R looks like hes afraid plane will get away him thopter Open51 7 Jean Andrews 2/24/8 5 Control Line D Speed Open21 1 68 mph F Carzon/C Brown 6/2/85 hO ii Oil Technical Director continued em centered around information found rule book page 74 dealingwith Sailplane speed records An all-encompassing change made section October1982 H owever reasons known time new section did get new rule book discovery fact occasioned correction printed July 1984 issue magazine Other corrections also included issue Certainly no wishes have mistakes creep system Since fallible human beings will occur Please stay alert news section effort keep abreast such changes number might feel such items little con cern Experience suggests persons become interested specific competition event because terest new may have paid atten tion corrections rules published earlier As year comes close Competi tion Department working staff Publications Department pro duces Model Aviation will creating 1986-87 rule book assured Contest Boards printer will workdiligentlyto minimize numbers errors rule book October1985 109 AMA Modelers Working Modelersi SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition News will present time time constructive end thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA riMe pohmss affect competitors mu has two sidee CN will endeavor print l vinewpobts have submittad-within limits aveilable space uniquenew cosuffuctivenses timelinese good taste Determinetlon eppropri etenese publication of theas matters must neceedny rest tolaly publisher thoughts presented author end should neceily construed officers publisher should note publication ruleechangp policy-change ides does necesasrily meen specific propoesi has prmnted ti Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action reapombility author anyone else interested obtaining off icisi action RC Duration Glenn Gresens RC Assist concept must durable idea history modeling least 15 years has talked about written about analyzed criticized July1972 issue American Aircraft Model er Mr Dick Mathis published carefullyresearched article what called Chaperoned Free Flight article thoroughly esplained concept what has since come talked about RC Assist meticulously documented complete program design testing three-view drawing Fortune Hunter design given together detailed drawings control system 1972 problem lack suitable fields crosscountry chasing FF models objective project develop RC system returning model launch point recovery Ron St Jean others also experimenting RC Assist contributed solution problem idea flying FF-type models continuous radio control proven onlyfeasible butalmosteasy After years istrulyastonishingto realize AMA maintains rules sponsors competition rubber-powered Orni thopters has recognized lot investi gated official basisl gc Assist concept As almost everyone knows space problem worried Mathis 1972 still us intervening years fields have continued dwindleand have modelers remaining fliers need motocycles chase models over shrinkingfields south Louisiana surrounded miles miles flat open land everyscrap planted soybeans sugarcane wheat prize cattle Arabian horses some other enpensive crop precludes retrieval anything other occasional errant RC model local RC club recently survived almost three years field excur sion crops surrounding expen sive new three-acre landing takeoff area retrieve non-RC model would certainly result serious consequences Like other would-be Free Flighters abso lutely required return planes takeoff point landing space problem vexed Dick Mathis years ago still us solution brilliantly demonstrated Special Item article August 1963 Issue MA Joe Beshar proposing another nostalgia event based 1940 Free Flight rules pointed outthe need AMA recognition RC Assist now called suggested survivul modern Free Flight could well involved said Reality must facedRC Assist Free Flight opens new horizons beat rap limited flying fields thereby con tribute increased participation Free Flilght activity robably safe bet competitive FF has survived areas its resurrection absolutely de pendent developing ability launch recover very small area Unfortunately work make rules Free Flight vehemently opposed RC Assist defini tion Free Flight published Bob Meu sers Free Flight Duration column July1963 issue ModelAviation stated add continuous control would take awaythe challenge Another Free Flighter said would stick FF until no left compete withand simply quit rather change answer inquiry subject NFFS very politely sincerely explained idea un workable Because serious objec tions FF fraternity Ron St Jean has suggested discarding RC Assist nomen datum favor new RC Event called RC Duration others plan ned unofficial RC Duration event 1984 Nats announced lane 1984 ModelAviation proposal later cancelled because manpower problems Ron others still support idea December 1984 idea surfaced again different form formal rulemak ing proposal event called Powered Soaring submitted RC Soaring Contest Board consideration Its official designation SO-86-9 outline published page 121 December 1984 issue Model Aviation Contest Board voted sin-to-one against proposal Ironically April issue MA decision announced RC Soaring editor after explaining glid ers powered models fundamental ly incompatible same field described European contest powered models used towing gliders launch alti tudethe field too small conven tional Sailplane flying because towline length requirements Perhaps since FF RC Soaring organizations indifferentif hostileto idea time has come try RC Duration guidance sponsorship another group development experimentation now complete equipment techniques completely defined readily available missing element AMA recognition regulation spite occasional contention criti cism modelers look AMA land affiliated special interest groupsi leader ship direction competitive events Old-Timers have successfully used RC Assist hundreds maybe thousands well-attended contests have estab lished tested procedures needed smooth operation competitive events based flight duration engine-powered models PastAMA policy has often aiwaysi required proponents new events demonstrate interest staging unofficial provisional contests case RC Dura tion involving does whole new family events based thoroughlyproven technologyand promisinga solution relentless lack loss offlying space Old-Timers experience should suffi cient satisfythe requirements advan tages RC Duration concept whatever called obvious some form official guidance recognition needed nowI Suggested rules RC Duration given below An official SAM has seen proposal expressed interest new event Ferhaps group can incorporate new events program Use the1940 aircraft specifications lassuggested Beshari might make idea palat able OT fliers memory serves FF rules revised approximately present form about 1948 primarily simplify processing hundreds lun Senior modelers appeared post-WW II contests may problem no longer face perhaps old aircraft specifications can revived RC Duration Input anyone inter est idea would very welcome Please Lontact further information Clenn Cresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 Proposed Rules RC Duration Contests 1 General AMA safety rules general rules non-scale Radio Control events given Section 38 AMA rules local rules outlined Contest Direc tor individual events will applicable event provided local rules con flict AMA rules 2 ObjectiveTo provide eventforengine powered models flight duration basis competition can flown fields small takeoff landing areas through use Radio Control equipment techniques return model designated recovery area after flight 3 Model Aircraft Specificalions design and/or configuration models will spected beforethefirstflight andanydevia tion criteria specifications will grounds disqualification Contest Director can discrehon require test flight models unconven tional design featuring unconven tional materials and/or construction tech niques order demonstrate model can flown safely 31 tngines Models will powered bya single reciprocating engine specifically de signed produced quantities 500 model aircraft use available through normal model equipment outlets Maximum piston displacementwill 25cc two-stroke engines 25 cubic inches four-stroke engines 32 Minimum weight total weight model ready-to-fly configuration fuell will no less 20 ounces 4 Control System models will have control system whereby engine can shut down predetermined time after launch contestant can direct flight path model effect controlled landing within designated area end flight 41 Engine Control System Engine control and/or shut-off can accomplished radio control device other system will provide positive engine shut-off predetermined time after model launched 42 Flight Control System models will equipped FCC-approved radio system operates fre quencies approved FCC model airplane use radio system will have minimum function whereby di rection flight can continuously con trolled deflection control surfaces Any number other RC functions non-RC functions can utilized 5 Contest Operational Procedures flights will launched returned designated launching recovery area clearly marked described con testants Contest Director Flying will proceed accordance frequencycontrol system established admin istered Contest Director Requests fly frequency will recorded clearance use frequency will granted order requests received clearance fly has granted others waitingforthe same frequency flight must launched within time limit established Contest Director others waiting clearance granted contestant may delay launching flight until another request same frequency received time limit launching will start time new request received Contest Director will immediately notify contestant holding frequency clearance time limit launching has com menced Failure launch within time limit will result flight being moved end waiting list frequency Other contest procedures such transmit ter impound and/or other restrictions need ed safety considerations can estab lished discretion Contest Direc tor provided such restrictions con flict other AMA rules 51 Number Models contestant shall allowed two models Both models must satisfy applicable AMA rules 52 Number Flights contestant will allowed total sin attempts make three official flights 53 Unofficial Flights An unofficial flight engine run exceeds maximum specified 61 br other limits established Contest Direc tori total flighttime less 40 seconds unless contestant elects declare flight official decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model collides another model during official flight con testant may declare flight unofficial decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model parts dropped model isaided bythecontestantduring official portion flight either directly indirectly means other normal control inputs 6 Timing Flights Timing flight starts instant model launched hand released ROC takeoff Time scoring purposes ends model touches ground strikes obstruction prevents further flight passes sight timer either engine run maximum flight time exceeds limits given Sections 61 62 Timing will continue after time scoring purposes has completed recorded until model has landed additional time will recorded Recovery Time out lined Sect 63 below 61 Engine Run maximum allowable engine run will 12 seconds unless shorter engine run announced Contest Director engine-run time can changed after official flight has made length engine run considered elapsed time instant launch last audible power stroke Propeller run-down shall con sidered engine-run time 62 Maximum Flight Time maximum time flight will five minutes unless shorter time limit announced Contest Director maximum flight time cannot changed after official flight has made 63 Recovery Time Contestants will allowed additional period offive minutes after timing score completed return model designated recovery area switch off RC transmitter Any over run allowed recovery time will deducted total score flight deduction overrun recovery time exceeds official time flight will scored official flight zero dura tion deduction recovery time over run will carried over subsequent flights allowance recovery time may adjusted discretion Contest Director cannot changed after official flight made 7 Scoringof Flights Scoring time will total elapsed time three official flights plus total time qualified flyoff flights Flight time shall scored seconds fractions second dropped individual flights exceeding maximum flight time shall recorded usa maximum flight An attempt scored zero 8 Landings Outside Designated Re covery Area Any flight model br part modell touches ground outside designated recovery areawill bescored asan official flightofzero duration 9 Flyoffs after contestants have re corded three official flights six attempts Contest Director has declared contest over two contestants have identical scores contest ants involved tie will allowed attempt flyoff flight Maximum flight time flyoffs will same official flight engine runs flyoffs will exceed allowed official flights 110506 Sides Everyday Joe Heli Pilot Roy Dietz District VII RC Helicopter Contest Board member BeingaHeli-pilot myself have same opinion about RC Heli-contests Everyday expressed Soapbox letter August 1985 feel same does about Heli-pilots either manufacturers sponsored manu facturers RC Helicopters because have seen situation traveling contests several hundred miles away feel should fourth class such FAI above-men tioned pilots would allowed partici pate unless Novice Intermediate Expert feels can compete success will give small guy has pay own way owns Helicopter chance compete three abovementioned classes feel abovefourclasses came pilots would participate andthnre would interest hobby would like hear Everyday Joe Everyday Joe can find Roy Dietz address Competition Directory table elsewhere Competition News letter SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 110 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/10
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COM PETI TWIN iIi1 NE WSLETTE1u 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE fill out remaining portion Chanceys term Chanceys resignation submitted personal reasons 1011011 RC Pylon World Champs Preparations FAt Class F3D World Champslonshlps CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Snuthwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhanen Oneens NY 11421 RC5 Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14084 RC Bill Peon 28 Fernwond Commack NY 11725 Ill Ken Reber 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 15084 Bent M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Doter Dr. NW Hontaville AL 35805 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomety AL3B1 08 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soeneg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave *6WWheaton IL 80187 CL W Bodainch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80067 RC Pylon ft SoanegAC Pattern ft 11 ether RCRC except Soeneg INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Mernick Andrews 100 River Rd A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5668 Victory View Le. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimbetwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boos 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walest St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards An. Springfield VA 22182 V Dane Hemotreoght P0 Boo 171 Moecks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strock RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ann. Lyndonnille NY 14098 III Rody Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd. Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Snarl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Rohert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St. MuKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V Denid Plant 8940 NW 18th Pt Lauderdale P133313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir. East Hamden CT 08514 II Joe Friend 41 Carriage Hill Dr. Colts Neck NJ 07722 Ill Ron Hesselbrock 6320 Blseherry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thomas 401 E Jackson St. Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Hober 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schoonatd c/s Wah Schoonard 2594 Nobt Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Bntley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sam Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brenoort St. Kem Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gene Shalkay 217 Euclid Ave. Scottdela PA 18483 IV Bob Champine 208 Tiptoe Rd Newport News VA 23806 V James Danis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madisse MS 39110 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ann. St Louis MO 63119 VII All enente except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B sea Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulos Ml 48174 ci PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 87217 AC George Hopter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Hal Jackson 8288 Sunset Ann. Fair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apsian 27704 Saddle Rd. Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolsls HI 96816 Hawaii meets Xl Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th St Rt 3 lssaquah WA 98027 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98165 VI Chris Matouno 8576 Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Box 848 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 67202 X Clarence Mather 3860 Ecochee Ave. San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Jim Thomemon 1317 Eileen Colliesnille IL 62234 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missosri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 57217 X Vic Garner P0 Boo 573 uvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grone OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 35354 Tall Oaks Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Mark Valerius 1827 Overland Pass Sogarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Boo 85 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98052 VI John Guenther RR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Cleode McCullosgh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezoma IA 50171 VIII Buddy twin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7317 Grant No4 Omaha NE 68134 X Bill Stroman 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 1179 Fir St S No B Salem OR 97302 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55112 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockmood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 6721 7 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th Costa Mesa CA 92527 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th St. Kent WA 98031 VI 60k Belluomini 129 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanodomne Detmit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mmcc 2 Bluebird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calebesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romolse Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layman 7515 Brooklnaf Dr Hosaton TX 77041 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander Cir Pueblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 1804 18th St. Los Osos CA 93402 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Dan Prsss 131 E Penniegton Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Matnin 2781 5 Gerfleld Denner CO 80210 X Dane PelIc 20450 Celtic St. Chateworth CA 91311 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RESTON VA 22090 scheduled take place Westover AFB Chicopee MA during period Au ust 3-7 1985 immediatelyfollowing 1985 AMA Nationals present time competitors nine nations have entered Champion ships Seventeen competitors have designated nations members respective teams Australia indicates three-man team will attend Ranjit Phelan Glen Mathews Bruce DeChastel team manager David Axon Belgium sending Ivan Cappuyns Canada indicates Bill Brandow Doug Bakerwill com pete Ken Fluney team manager Malina brothers Milos pilot Zdenek mechanic Czechoslovakia known way Guy Brouguieres Gills Desgruelles will represent France United Kingdom has designated William Rutherford Barry Lever con testants Peter Burnage team manager Italian delegation includes team manager Paolo Dapporto contest ants Angelo Missaglia Paolo Mucedola Albert Albers will represent Nether lands US team reported previous ly will composed team manager Gary Hover fliers David Shadel Tom Christo pher Ernest Nikodem Comprehensive coverage World Championships will appear near futureprobably December 1985 issue 1011011 Note nical Director W L Bob Underwood Since July 1 1985 after absence several years AMA HQ once again has Technical Director tasks included job description will given detail later issue area concern involves rule book published Academy light concern please consider following item spite repeated careful checks mistakes creep system become indelibly printed AMA rule bookwhere remain two long years discovered usually occurs soon after new rule book distributed members correction printed section Model Aviation strongly advised cut out corrections staple tape rule book future reference An excellent example type prob Continued page 709 October1985 105 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS National Soaring Society Officer Change Due recent resignation NSS President Don Chancey Pete Carr Ridgway PA has selected NSS Council Competition Directory Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairnsen Contest Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Undlay 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 60840 IC Mast rournanbe t1985 1985 US F3A RC Aerobatics team IL 13 team manager Steve Helms assistant team manager Dick Penrod members Dave Brown Bill Cunningham Tony Frackowiak Theyii off World Championships Netheriands fali Good luck Tony Frackowiak Bill Cunningham Dave Brown will represent United States 1985 World Championships F3A Turnaround RC Aerobatic competition won right taking top three places Masters Tournament Lake Charles LA June 20-23 Also called Masters Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament featured 43 top US fliers Both Tony Frackowiak Dave Brown members 1983 World Champ ionship team Bill Cunningham pro bablya new namefor Itwas duringthe 1983 Masters Tournament Bill first came attention vely high placings early rounds competition fliers asking Bill Cun ningham arent asking ques tion Bill has proved can fly best competition held taxiway old Chennault Air Force Base near Lake Charles Chennault has site three Nats far 19741975 1978 will welcome Nats back 1986 Since Channault old B-52 base taxiways very wide though main runwayisnowacombinationdragstrip private landing field nobody missed Three competition sites set up least 1200 feet between adjacent flight lines time aircraft overflew other right after takeoff pilots made long trim check priorto entering box Hilton Inn headquarters contest competitor processing performed evening before competition started found Chiefiudgejim Doc Edwards inastate near-panic needed 15 judges 13 Despite good intentions several prospective judges back out last minute Doc bad situation Ron Hesselbrock qualified fly competition volunteered withdraw contestant become ajudge What great gesture Ron driven way Ohio bringing parents him generous action really touched After witnessing what Ron done went up Doc Edwards offered 15th judge still stuckwhen competition started Doc flashed famous grin knew hed just stopped looking another judge course meant job reporter going lot tougher expected able get enough pictures contestant41airplane information going difficult obtain Fortunately contestants line chiefs sympathized problem helped get forms filled out Itwas great experience judging Maters Tournament After literally best seat house Three days qualifying rounds held two rounds per day three days heavy winds mornings windy unusual situation during scheduled competition between noon 600 pm thewindswere probablybetween 20 30 mph As heavy wind further complicated matters blowing angle runway time diffi cult conditions clearly demonstrated superior pilots amazing watch some pilots guide airplanes though wind wasnt blowing indication strong wind present angle airplanes fuselage made vertical upline downline cases angle between airplane vertical line 300 Since 43 contestants split among three flight lines first true indication relative placings possible after third sixth rounds pilots faced judges two times respec tively end third round first 10 placings Dave Brown Steve Rojecki Tony Frackowiak Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Dean Koger Bill RutledgeJim Kimbro Steve Helms Mike McConville interesting note 13-year-old Chip Hyde fourth place skepti cal fliers found out Chip can really fly placings after sixth round Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde Kimbro Helms John Britt Koger Dave Wilson Rutledge McConville pushed down eleventh twelfth places respectively Britt Wilson announced five fliers would qualify final rounds flying Consequently Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde line next day flying finished final plac ings Frackowiak Cunningham Brown Rojecki Hyde Steve Rojecki US Continued page /08 Thats crowd spectatorsLits crowd judges u-or tne Tiny nnaIrna eacn tiignt acorea DY 1 es eacn OT wncn recorder AMA staff photo Terry Mahady R hardworking Assistant Contest Director Good show 106 Model Aviation fliers finished fourth fifth places 5Teve IIOjCCKI IL TICW Acromaster bride DebbIe cheered him teams first alternate member Thirteen-year-old Gordon Chip Hyde R may small proved lot skeptics can really flyl finished fifth dad holdsthe plane official Gary Holt preparesto make noise check engine Sally Brown gives hubby Dave herali-out supportL Maybe accounts success long-term Pattern flier Daves newChalienge ii plane sports characteristic Dave Brown paint job Its powered big 1 2 cu 4stroke engine its nose looks bit shorterthan Tony Frakowiaks similar plane below Bill Cunningham R shows off Escape model accompanied friend Bill Thomas Tony Frackowiaks winning Challenge Ii model L uses YS 61 power Its tall draggerwith retracts variable-pitch prop Loren Hoim daughterR live Quincy IL official scorekeepers did yeoman service posting scores quickly accurately team alternate would replace top three could go World Championships Holland fall Dick Penrod again selected team man ager 1983 US team member Steve 5 5948 5932 59042 58313 38864 38822 38877 38588 38396 38335 38324 38281 Helms chosen assistant team manager Whats best flying Turnaround expected 1985 Masters Tourna ment would finally clarify Turnaround RC Finish MonoKate MonoKate epoxy MonaKate MonoKate ManaKate Imian MonoKate Supupoxy MonaKate pattern aircraft/engine decision problem aircraft large conventional Pattern design would radical departure Would engine twocycle four-cycle design As can see 108 Model Aviation C n FIbu straka ER12 Enya 12 R4-StIOkD R i 61 OS61WLSWireIangsto&eRtSRossilang ***KW P contestant information chart aircraft designs mixed bag largerthan-normal conventional-design Pattern airplanes predominated Two-cycle engines far outnumbered four-cycle ones However Frackowiak Cunningham both used YS 60 two-cycle engines Brown Rojecki used four-cycle engines OS 120 Enya 1 20 respectively Since finished within 485 points other out nearly 6000 points saywhat winning combination really clear Turnaround judges will deciding factor swing twocycle four-cycle vice versa fourcycle-powered airplanes have edge flying tighter box because airplanes usually fly slower easier keep box other hand two-cyclepowered airplanes somewhat graceful smoother 1985 Masters Tournament judges seemed place higher premium smoothness grace fulness strict adherence box obviously favored two-cyclepowered airplanes will interesting see international judges score Dave Brown World Championships deserve credit 1985 Masters Tournament organized Contest Director John Embry Assistant Directors Nat Penton Terry Mahady LARKS Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society sponsored event have done yeoman service modelers through three National Championships Masters Tourna ment What encorethe 1986 National Championship Ill Last least people take lot flak get little credit judges names flight line Line 1Bob McLain Terry Mahady Ron Hesselbrock Rene Grebe John Kon neker Line 2Dick Austin Mark Radcliff Hal Okart Don Peck Tom Colson Line 3Don Vail John Fuqua Jim Osborne Dave Constant Ron Van Putte US teamgood luck Holland wish could National Records following National Records have processed during month July Outdoor Free Flight Electric Power Class Open4004 Blame K Beron-Rawdon 5/27/85 Electric Power Class B Open 1500 Donald L Hughes 5/5/&5 P-30 Open2742 Richard E Murphy 11/25/54 A-i Towline Open5737 Martyn Cowley 5/27/85 Outdoor Free FlightCategory Orni Dean Pappas Maya loooong airplane Gary halt about make noise check Ron Chidgey R looks like hes afraid plane will get away him thopter Open51 7 Jean Andrews 2/24/8 5 Control Line D Speed Open21 1 68 mph F Carzon/C Brown 6/2/85 hO ii Oil Technical Director continued em centered around information found rule book page 74 dealingwith Sailplane speed records An all-encompassing change made section October1982 H owever reasons known time new section did get new rule book discovery fact occasioned correction printed July 1984 issue magazine Other corrections also included issue Certainly no wishes have mistakes creep system Since fallible human beings will occur Please stay alert news section effort keep abreast such changes number might feel such items little con cern Experience suggests persons become interested specific competition event because terest new may have paid atten tion corrections rules published earlier As year comes close Competi tion Department working staff Publications Department pro duces Model Aviation will creating 1986-87 rule book assured Contest Boards printer will workdiligentlyto minimize numbers errors rule book October1985 109 AMA Modelers Working Modelersi SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition News will present time time constructive end thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA riMe pohmss affect competitors mu has two sidee CN will endeavor print l vinewpobts have submittad-within limits aveilable space uniquenew cosuffuctivenses timelinese good taste Determinetlon eppropri etenese publication of theas matters must neceedny rest tolaly publisher thoughts presented author end should neceily construed officers publisher should note publication ruleechangp policy-change ides does necesasrily meen specific propoesi has prmnted ti Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action reapombility author anyone else interested obtaining off icisi action RC Duration Glenn Gresens RC Assist concept must durable idea history modeling least 15 years has talked about written about analyzed criticized July1972 issue American Aircraft Model er Mr Dick Mathis published carefullyresearched article what called Chaperoned Free Flight article thoroughly esplained concept what has since come talked about RC Assist meticulously documented complete program design testing three-view drawing Fortune Hunter design given together detailed drawings control system 1972 problem lack suitable fields crosscountry chasing FF models objective project develop RC system returning model launch point recovery Ron St Jean others also experimenting RC Assist contributed solution problem idea flying FF-type models continuous radio control proven onlyfeasible butalmosteasy After years istrulyastonishingto realize AMA maintains rules sponsors competition rubber-powered Orni thopters has recognized lot investi gated official basisl gc Assist concept As almost everyone knows space problem worried Mathis 1972 still us intervening years fields have continued dwindleand have modelers remaining fliers need motocycles chase models over shrinkingfields south Louisiana surrounded miles miles flat open land everyscrap planted soybeans sugarcane wheat prize cattle Arabian horses some other enpensive crop precludes retrieval anything other occasional errant RC model local RC club recently survived almost three years field excur sion crops surrounding expen sive new three-acre landing takeoff area retrieve non-RC model would certainly result serious consequences Like other would-be Free Flighters abso lutely required return planes takeoff point landing space problem vexed Dick Mathis years ago still us solution brilliantly demonstrated Special Item article August 1963 Issue MA Joe Beshar proposing another nostalgia event based 1940 Free Flight rules pointed outthe need AMA recognition RC Assist now called suggested survivul modern Free Flight could well involved said Reality must facedRC Assist Free Flight opens new horizons beat rap limited flying fields thereby con tribute increased participation Free Flilght activity robably safe bet competitive FF has survived areas its resurrection absolutely de pendent developing ability launch recover very small area Unfortunately work make rules Free Flight vehemently opposed RC Assist defini tion Free Flight published Bob Meu sers Free Flight Duration column July1963 issue ModelAviation stated add continuous control would take awaythe challenge Another Free Flighter said would stick FF until no left compete withand simply quit rather change answer inquiry subject NFFS very politely sincerely explained idea un workable Because serious objec tions FF fraternity Ron St Jean has suggested discarding RC Assist nomen datum favor new RC Event called RC Duration others plan ned unofficial RC Duration event 1984 Nats announced lane 1984 ModelAviation proposal later cancelled because manpower problems Ron others still support idea December 1984 idea surfaced again different form formal rulemak ing proposal event called Powered Soaring submitted RC Soaring Contest Board consideration Its official designation SO-86-9 outline published page 121 December 1984 issue Model Aviation Contest Board voted sin-to-one against proposal Ironically April issue MA decision announced RC Soaring editor after explaining glid ers powered models fundamental ly incompatible same field described European contest powered models used towing gliders launch alti tudethe field too small conven tional Sailplane flying because towline length requirements Perhaps since FF RC Soaring organizations indifferentif hostileto idea time has come try RC Duration guidance sponsorship another group development experimentation now complete equipment techniques completely defined readily available missing element AMA recognition regulation spite occasional contention criti cism modelers look AMA land affiliated special interest groupsi leader ship direction competitive events Old-Timers have successfully used RC Assist hundreds maybe thousands well-attended contests have estab lished tested procedures needed smooth operation competitive events based flight duration engine-powered models PastAMA policy has often aiwaysi required proponents new events demonstrate interest staging unofficial provisional contests case RC Dura tion involving does whole new family events based thoroughlyproven technologyand promisinga solution relentless lack loss offlying space Old-Timers experience should suffi cient satisfythe requirements advan tages RC Duration concept whatever called obvious some form official guidance recognition needed nowI Suggested rules RC Duration given below An official SAM has seen proposal expressed interest new event Ferhaps group can incorporate new events program Use the1940 aircraft specifications lassuggested Beshari might make idea palat able OT fliers memory serves FF rules revised approximately present form about 1948 primarily simplify processing hundreds lun Senior modelers appeared post-WW II contests may problem no longer face perhaps old aircraft specifications can revived RC Duration Input anyone inter est idea would very welcome Please Lontact further information Clenn Cresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 Proposed Rules RC Duration Contests 1 General AMA safety rules general rules non-scale Radio Control events given Section 38 AMA rules local rules outlined Contest Direc tor individual events will applicable event provided local rules con flict AMA rules 2 ObjectiveTo provide eventforengine powered models flight duration basis competition can flown fields small takeoff landing areas through use Radio Control equipment techniques return model designated recovery area after flight 3 Model Aircraft Specificalions design and/or configuration models will spected beforethefirstflight andanydevia tion criteria specifications will grounds disqualification Contest Director can discrehon require test flight models unconven tional design featuring unconven tional materials and/or construction tech niques order demonstrate model can flown safely 31 tngines Models will powered bya single reciprocating engine specifically de signed produced quantities 500 model aircraft use available through normal model equipment outlets Maximum piston displacementwill 25cc two-stroke engines 25 cubic inches four-stroke engines 32 Minimum weight total weight model ready-to-fly configuration fuell will no less 20 ounces 4 Control System models will have control system whereby engine can shut down predetermined time after launch contestant can direct flight path model effect controlled landing within designated area end flight 41 Engine Control System Engine control and/or shut-off can accomplished radio control device other system will provide positive engine shut-off predetermined time after model launched 42 Flight Control System models will equipped FCC-approved radio system operates fre quencies approved FCC model airplane use radio system will have minimum function whereby di rection flight can continuously con trolled deflection control surfaces Any number other RC functions non-RC functions can utilized 5 Contest Operational Procedures flights will launched returned designated launching recovery area clearly marked described con testants Contest Director Flying will proceed accordance frequencycontrol system established admin istered Contest Director Requests fly frequency will recorded clearance use frequency will granted order requests received clearance fly has granted others waitingforthe same frequency flight must launched within time limit established Contest Director others waiting clearance granted contestant may delay launching flight until another request same frequency received time limit launching will start time new request received Contest Director will immediately notify contestant holding frequency clearance time limit launching has com menced Failure launch within time limit will result flight being moved end waiting list frequency Other contest procedures such transmit ter impound and/or other restrictions need ed safety considerations can estab lished discretion Contest Direc tor provided such restrictions con flict other AMA rules 51 Number Models contestant shall allowed two models Both models must satisfy applicable AMA rules 52 Number Flights contestant will allowed total sin attempts make three official flights 53 Unofficial Flights An unofficial flight engine run exceeds maximum specified 61 br other limits established Contest Direc tori total flighttime less 40 seconds unless contestant elects declare flight official decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model collides another model during official flight con testant may declare flight unofficial decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model parts dropped model isaided bythecontestantduring official portion flight either directly indirectly means other normal control inputs 6 Timing Flights Timing flight starts instant model launched hand released ROC takeoff Time scoring purposes ends model touches ground strikes obstruction prevents further flight passes sight timer either engine run maximum flight time exceeds limits given Sections 61 62 Timing will continue after time scoring purposes has completed recorded until model has landed additional time will recorded Recovery Time out lined Sect 63 below 61 Engine Run maximum allowable engine run will 12 seconds unless shorter engine run announced Contest Director engine-run time can changed after official flight has made length engine run considered elapsed time instant launch last audible power stroke Propeller run-down shall con sidered engine-run time 62 Maximum Flight Time maximum time flight will five minutes unless shorter time limit announced Contest Director maximum flight time cannot changed after official flight has made 63 Recovery Time Contestants will allowed additional period offive minutes after timing score completed return model designated recovery area switch off RC transmitter Any over run allowed recovery time will deducted total score flight deduction overrun recovery time exceeds official time flight will scored official flight zero dura tion deduction recovery time over run will carried over subsequent flights allowance recovery time may adjusted discretion Contest Director cannot changed after official flight made 7 Scoringof Flights Scoring time will total elapsed time three official flights plus total time qualified flyoff flights Flight time shall scored seconds fractions second dropped individual flights exceeding maximum flight time shall recorded usa maximum flight An attempt scored zero 8 Landings Outside Designated Re covery Area Any flight model br part modell touches ground outside designated recovery areawill bescored asan official flightofzero duration 9 Flyoffs after contestants have re corded three official flights six attempts Contest Director has declared contest over two contestants have identical scores contest ants involved tie will allowed attempt flyoff flight Maximum flight time flyoffs will same official flight engine runs flyoffs will exceed allowed official flights 110506 Sides Everyday Joe Heli Pilot Roy Dietz District VII RC Helicopter Contest Board member BeingaHeli-pilot myself have same opinion about RC Heli-contests Everyday expressed Soapbox letter August 1985 feel same does about Heli-pilots either manufacturers sponsored manu facturers RC Helicopters because have seen situation traveling contests several hundred miles away feel should fourth class such FAI above-men tioned pilots would allowed partici pate unless Novice Intermediate Expert feels can compete success will give small guy has pay own way owns Helicopter chance compete three abovementioned classes feel abovefourclasses came pilots would participate andthnre would interest hobby would like hear Everyday Joe Everyday Joe can find Roy Dietz address Competition Directory table elsewhere Competition News letter SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 110 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/10
Page Numbers: 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
COM PETI TWIN iIi1 NE WSLETTE1u 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE fill out remaining portion Chanceys term Chanceys resignation submitted personal reasons 1011011 RC Pylon World Champs Preparations FAt Class F3D World Champslonshlps CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Snuthwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhanen Oneens NY 11421 RC5 Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14084 RC Bill Peon 28 Fernwond Commack NY 11725 Ill Ken Reber 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 15084 Bent M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Doter Dr. NW Hontaville AL 35805 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomety AL3B1 08 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soeneg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave *6WWheaton IL 80187 CL W Bodainch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80067 RC Pylon ft SoanegAC Pattern ft 11 ether RCRC except Soeneg INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Mernick Andrews 100 River Rd A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5668 Victory View Le. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimbetwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boos 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walest St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards An. Springfield VA 22182 V Dane Hemotreoght P0 Boo 171 Moecks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strock RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ann. Lyndonnille NY 14098 III Rody Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd. Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Snarl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Rohert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St. MuKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V Denid Plant 8940 NW 18th Pt Lauderdale P133313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir. East Hamden CT 08514 II Joe Friend 41 Carriage Hill Dr. Colts Neck NJ 07722 Ill Ron Hesselbrock 6320 Blseherry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thomas 401 E Jackson St. Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Hober 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schoonatd c/s Wah Schoonard 2594 Nobt Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Bntley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sam Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brenoort St. Kem Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gene Shalkay 217 Euclid Ave. Scottdela PA 18483 IV Bob Champine 208 Tiptoe Rd Newport News VA 23806 V James Danis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madisse MS 39110 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ann. St Louis MO 63119 VII All enente except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B sea Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulos Ml 48174 ci PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 87217 AC George Hopter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Hal Jackson 8288 Sunset Ann. Fair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apsian 27704 Saddle Rd. Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolsls HI 96816 Hawaii meets Xl Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th St Rt 3 lssaquah WA 98027 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98165 VI Chris Matouno 8576 Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Box 848 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 67202 X Clarence Mather 3860 Ecochee Ave. San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Jim Thomemon 1317 Eileen Colliesnille IL 62234 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missosri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 57217 X Vic Garner P0 Boo 573 uvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grone OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 35354 Tall Oaks Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Mark Valerius 1827 Overland Pass Sogarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Boo 85 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98052 VI John Guenther RR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Cleode McCullosgh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezoma IA 50171 VIII Buddy twin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7317 Grant No4 Omaha NE 68134 X Bill Stroman 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 1179 Fir St S No B Salem OR 97302 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55112 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockmood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 6721 7 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th Costa Mesa CA 92527 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th St. Kent WA 98031 VI 60k Belluomini 129 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanodomne Detmit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mmcc 2 Bluebird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calebesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romolse Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layman 7515 Brooklnaf Dr Hosaton TX 77041 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander Cir Pueblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 1804 18th St. Los Osos CA 93402 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Dan Prsss 131 E Penniegton Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Matnin 2781 5 Gerfleld Denner CO 80210 X Dane PelIc 20450 Celtic St. Chateworth CA 91311 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RESTON VA 22090 scheduled take place Westover AFB Chicopee MA during period Au ust 3-7 1985 immediatelyfollowing 1985 AMA Nationals present time competitors nine nations have entered Champion ships Seventeen competitors have designated nations members respective teams Australia indicates three-man team will attend Ranjit Phelan Glen Mathews Bruce DeChastel team manager David Axon Belgium sending Ivan Cappuyns Canada indicates Bill Brandow Doug Bakerwill com pete Ken Fluney team manager Malina brothers Milos pilot Zdenek mechanic Czechoslovakia known way Guy Brouguieres Gills Desgruelles will represent France United Kingdom has designated William Rutherford Barry Lever con testants Peter Burnage team manager Italian delegation includes team manager Paolo Dapporto contest ants Angelo Missaglia Paolo Mucedola Albert Albers will represent Nether lands US team reported previous ly will composed team manager Gary Hover fliers David Shadel Tom Christo pher Ernest Nikodem Comprehensive coverage World Championships will appear near futureprobably December 1985 issue 1011011 Note nical Director W L Bob Underwood Since July 1 1985 after absence several years AMA HQ once again has Technical Director tasks included job description will given detail later issue area concern involves rule book published Academy light concern please consider following item spite repeated careful checks mistakes creep system become indelibly printed AMA rule bookwhere remain two long years discovered usually occurs soon after new rule book distributed members correction printed section Model Aviation strongly advised cut out corrections staple tape rule book future reference An excellent example type prob Continued page 709 October1985 105 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS National Soaring Society Officer Change Due recent resignation NSS President Don Chancey Pete Carr Ridgway PA has selected NSS Council Competition Directory Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairnsen Contest Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Undlay 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 60840 IC Mast rournanbe t1985 1985 US F3A RC Aerobatics team IL 13 team manager Steve Helms assistant team manager Dick Penrod members Dave Brown Bill Cunningham Tony Frackowiak Theyii off World Championships Netheriands fali Good luck Tony Frackowiak Bill Cunningham Dave Brown will represent United States 1985 World Championships F3A Turnaround RC Aerobatic competition won right taking top three places Masters Tournament Lake Charles LA June 20-23 Also called Masters Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament featured 43 top US fliers Both Tony Frackowiak Dave Brown members 1983 World Champ ionship team Bill Cunningham pro bablya new namefor Itwas duringthe 1983 Masters Tournament Bill first came attention vely high placings early rounds competition fliers asking Bill Cun ningham arent asking ques tion Bill has proved can fly best competition held taxiway old Chennault Air Force Base near Lake Charles Chennault has site three Nats far 19741975 1978 will welcome Nats back 1986 Since Channault old B-52 base taxiways very wide though main runwayisnowacombinationdragstrip private landing field nobody missed Three competition sites set up least 1200 feet between adjacent flight lines time aircraft overflew other right after takeoff pilots made long trim check priorto entering box Hilton Inn headquarters contest competitor processing performed evening before competition started found Chiefiudgejim Doc Edwards inastate near-panic needed 15 judges 13 Despite good intentions several prospective judges back out last minute Doc bad situation Ron Hesselbrock qualified fly competition volunteered withdraw contestant become ajudge What great gesture Ron driven way Ohio bringing parents him generous action really touched After witnessing what Ron done went up Doc Edwards offered 15th judge still stuckwhen competition started Doc flashed famous grin knew hed just stopped looking another judge course meant job reporter going lot tougher expected able get enough pictures contestant41airplane information going difficult obtain Fortunately contestants line chiefs sympathized problem helped get forms filled out Itwas great experience judging Maters Tournament After literally best seat house Three days qualifying rounds held two rounds per day three days heavy winds mornings windy unusual situation during scheduled competition between noon 600 pm thewindswere probablybetween 20 30 mph As heavy wind further complicated matters blowing angle runway time diffi cult conditions clearly demonstrated superior pilots amazing watch some pilots guide airplanes though wind wasnt blowing indication strong wind present angle airplanes fuselage made vertical upline downline cases angle between airplane vertical line 300 Since 43 contestants split among three flight lines first true indication relative placings possible after third sixth rounds pilots faced judges two times respec tively end third round first 10 placings Dave Brown Steve Rojecki Tony Frackowiak Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Dean Koger Bill RutledgeJim Kimbro Steve Helms Mike McConville interesting note 13-year-old Chip Hyde fourth place skepti cal fliers found out Chip can really fly placings after sixth round Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde Kimbro Helms John Britt Koger Dave Wilson Rutledge McConville pushed down eleventh twelfth places respectively Britt Wilson announced five fliers would qualify final rounds flying Consequently Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde line next day flying finished final plac ings Frackowiak Cunningham Brown Rojecki Hyde Steve Rojecki US Continued page /08 Thats crowd spectatorsLits crowd judges u-or tne Tiny nnaIrna eacn tiignt acorea DY 1 es eacn OT wncn recorder AMA staff photo Terry Mahady R hardworking Assistant Contest Director Good show 106 Model Aviation fliers finished fourth fifth places 5Teve IIOjCCKI IL TICW Acromaster bride DebbIe cheered him teams first alternate member Thirteen-year-old Gordon Chip Hyde R may small proved lot skeptics can really flyl finished fifth dad holdsthe plane official Gary Holt preparesto make noise check engine Sally Brown gives hubby Dave herali-out supportL Maybe accounts success long-term Pattern flier Daves newChalienge ii plane sports characteristic Dave Brown paint job Its powered big 1 2 cu 4stroke engine its nose looks bit shorterthan Tony Frakowiaks similar plane below Bill Cunningham R shows off Escape model accompanied friend Bill Thomas Tony Frackowiaks winning Challenge Ii model L uses YS 61 power Its tall draggerwith retracts variable-pitch prop Loren Hoim daughterR live Quincy IL official scorekeepers did yeoman service posting scores quickly accurately team alternate would replace top three could go World Championships Holland fall Dick Penrod again selected team man ager 1983 US team member Steve 5 5948 5932 59042 58313 38864 38822 38877 38588 38396 38335 38324 38281 Helms chosen assistant team manager Whats best flying Turnaround expected 1985 Masters Tourna ment would finally clarify Turnaround RC Finish MonoKate MonoKate epoxy MonaKate MonoKate ManaKate Imian MonoKate Supupoxy MonaKate pattern aircraft/engine decision problem aircraft large conventional Pattern design would radical departure Would engine twocycle four-cycle design As can see 108 Model Aviation C n FIbu straka ER12 Enya 12 R4-StIOkD R i 61 OS61WLSWireIangsto&eRtSRossilang ***KW P contestant information chart aircraft designs mixed bag largerthan-normal conventional-design Pattern airplanes predominated Two-cycle engines far outnumbered four-cycle ones However Frackowiak Cunningham both used YS 60 two-cycle engines Brown Rojecki used four-cycle engines OS 120 Enya 1 20 respectively Since finished within 485 points other out nearly 6000 points saywhat winning combination really clear Turnaround judges will deciding factor swing twocycle four-cycle vice versa fourcycle-powered airplanes have edge flying tighter box because airplanes usually fly slower easier keep box other hand two-cyclepowered airplanes somewhat graceful smoother 1985 Masters Tournament judges seemed place higher premium smoothness grace fulness strict adherence box obviously favored two-cyclepowered airplanes will interesting see international judges score Dave Brown World Championships deserve credit 1985 Masters Tournament organized Contest Director John Embry Assistant Directors Nat Penton Terry Mahady LARKS Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society sponsored event have done yeoman service modelers through three National Championships Masters Tourna ment What encorethe 1986 National Championship Ill Last least people take lot flak get little credit judges names flight line Line 1Bob McLain Terry Mahady Ron Hesselbrock Rene Grebe John Kon neker Line 2Dick Austin Mark Radcliff Hal Okart Don Peck Tom Colson Line 3Don Vail John Fuqua Jim Osborne Dave Constant Ron Van Putte US teamgood luck Holland wish could National Records following National Records have processed during month July Outdoor Free Flight Electric Power Class Open4004 Blame K Beron-Rawdon 5/27/85 Electric Power Class B Open 1500 Donald L Hughes 5/5/&5 P-30 Open2742 Richard E Murphy 11/25/54 A-i Towline Open5737 Martyn Cowley 5/27/85 Outdoor Free FlightCategory Orni Dean Pappas Maya loooong airplane Gary halt about make noise check Ron Chidgey R looks like hes afraid plane will get away him thopter Open51 7 Jean Andrews 2/24/8 5 Control Line D Speed Open21 1 68 mph F Carzon/C Brown 6/2/85 hO ii Oil Technical Director continued em centered around information found rule book page 74 dealingwith Sailplane speed records An all-encompassing change made section October1982 H owever reasons known time new section did get new rule book discovery fact occasioned correction printed July 1984 issue magazine Other corrections also included issue Certainly no wishes have mistakes creep system Since fallible human beings will occur Please stay alert news section effort keep abreast such changes number might feel such items little con cern Experience suggests persons become interested specific competition event because terest new may have paid atten tion corrections rules published earlier As year comes close Competi tion Department working staff Publications Department pro duces Model Aviation will creating 1986-87 rule book assured Contest Boards printer will workdiligentlyto minimize numbers errors rule book October1985 109 AMA Modelers Working Modelersi SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition News will present time time constructive end thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA riMe pohmss affect competitors mu has two sidee CN will endeavor print l vinewpobts have submittad-within limits aveilable space uniquenew cosuffuctivenses timelinese good taste Determinetlon eppropri etenese publication of theas matters must neceedny rest tolaly publisher thoughts presented author end should neceily construed officers publisher should note publication ruleechangp policy-change ides does necesasrily meen specific propoesi has prmnted ti Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action reapombility author anyone else interested obtaining off icisi action RC Duration Glenn Gresens RC Assist concept must durable idea history modeling least 15 years has talked about written about analyzed criticized July1972 issue American Aircraft Model er Mr Dick Mathis published carefullyresearched article what called Chaperoned Free Flight article thoroughly esplained concept what has since come talked about RC Assist meticulously documented complete program design testing three-view drawing Fortune Hunter design given together detailed drawings control system 1972 problem lack suitable fields crosscountry chasing FF models objective project develop RC system returning model launch point recovery Ron St Jean others also experimenting RC Assist contributed solution problem idea flying FF-type models continuous radio control proven onlyfeasible butalmosteasy After years istrulyastonishingto realize AMA maintains rules sponsors competition rubber-powered Orni thopters has recognized lot investi gated official basisl gc Assist concept As almost everyone knows space problem worried Mathis 1972 still us intervening years fields have continued dwindleand have modelers remaining fliers need motocycles chase models over shrinkingfields south Louisiana surrounded miles miles flat open land everyscrap planted soybeans sugarcane wheat prize cattle Arabian horses some other enpensive crop precludes retrieval anything other occasional errant RC model local RC club recently survived almost three years field excur sion crops surrounding expen sive new three-acre landing takeoff area retrieve non-RC model would certainly result serious consequences Like other would-be Free Flighters abso lutely required return planes takeoff point landing space problem vexed Dick Mathis years ago still us solution brilliantly demonstrated Special Item article August 1963 Issue MA Joe Beshar proposing another nostalgia event based 1940 Free Flight rules pointed outthe need AMA recognition RC Assist now called suggested survivul modern Free Flight could well involved said Reality must facedRC Assist Free Flight opens new horizons beat rap limited flying fields thereby con tribute increased participation Free Flilght activity robably safe bet competitive FF has survived areas its resurrection absolutely de pendent developing ability launch recover very small area Unfortunately work make rules Free Flight vehemently opposed RC Assist defini tion Free Flight published Bob Meu sers Free Flight Duration column July1963 issue ModelAviation stated add continuous control would take awaythe challenge Another Free Flighter said would stick FF until no left compete withand simply quit rather change answer inquiry subject NFFS very politely sincerely explained idea un workable Because serious objec tions FF fraternity Ron St Jean has suggested discarding RC Assist nomen datum favor new RC Event called RC Duration others plan ned unofficial RC Duration event 1984 Nats announced lane 1984 ModelAviation proposal later cancelled because manpower problems Ron others still support idea December 1984 idea surfaced again different form formal rulemak ing proposal event called Powered Soaring submitted RC Soaring Contest Board consideration Its official designation SO-86-9 outline published page 121 December 1984 issue Model Aviation Contest Board voted sin-to-one against proposal Ironically April issue MA decision announced RC Soaring editor after explaining glid ers powered models fundamental ly incompatible same field described European contest powered models used towing gliders launch alti tudethe field too small conven tional Sailplane flying because towline length requirements Perhaps since FF RC Soaring organizations indifferentif hostileto idea time has come try RC Duration guidance sponsorship another group development experimentation now complete equipment techniques completely defined readily available missing element AMA recognition regulation spite occasional contention criti cism modelers look AMA land affiliated special interest groupsi leader ship direction competitive events Old-Timers have successfully used RC Assist hundreds maybe thousands well-attended contests have estab lished tested procedures needed smooth operation competitive events based flight duration engine-powered models PastAMA policy has often aiwaysi required proponents new events demonstrate interest staging unofficial provisional contests case RC Dura tion involving does whole new family events based thoroughlyproven technologyand promisinga solution relentless lack loss offlying space Old-Timers experience should suffi cient satisfythe requirements advan tages RC Duration concept whatever called obvious some form official guidance recognition needed nowI Suggested rules RC Duration given below An official SAM has seen proposal expressed interest new event Ferhaps group can incorporate new events program Use the1940 aircraft specifications lassuggested Beshari might make idea palat able OT fliers memory serves FF rules revised approximately present form about 1948 primarily simplify processing hundreds lun Senior modelers appeared post-WW II contests may problem no longer face perhaps old aircraft specifications can revived RC Duration Input anyone inter est idea would very welcome Please Lontact further information Clenn Cresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 Proposed Rules RC Duration Contests 1 General AMA safety rules general rules non-scale Radio Control events given Section 38 AMA rules local rules outlined Contest Direc tor individual events will applicable event provided local rules con flict AMA rules 2 ObjectiveTo provide eventforengine powered models flight duration basis competition can flown fields small takeoff landing areas through use Radio Control equipment techniques return model designated recovery area after flight 3 Model Aircraft Specificalions design and/or configuration models will spected beforethefirstflight andanydevia tion criteria specifications will grounds disqualification Contest Director can discrehon require test flight models unconven tional design featuring unconven tional materials and/or construction tech niques order demonstrate model can flown safely 31 tngines Models will powered bya single reciprocating engine specifically de signed produced quantities 500 model aircraft use available through normal model equipment outlets Maximum piston displacementwill 25cc two-stroke engines 25 cubic inches four-stroke engines 32 Minimum weight total weight model ready-to-fly configuration fuell will no less 20 ounces 4 Control System models will have control system whereby engine can shut down predetermined time after launch contestant can direct flight path model effect controlled landing within designated area end flight 41 Engine Control System Engine control and/or shut-off can accomplished radio control device other system will provide positive engine shut-off predetermined time after model launched 42 Flight Control System models will equipped FCC-approved radio system operates fre quencies approved FCC model airplane use radio system will have minimum function whereby di rection flight can continuously con trolled deflection control surfaces Any number other RC functions non-RC functions can utilized 5 Contest Operational Procedures flights will launched returned designated launching recovery area clearly marked described con testants Contest Director Flying will proceed accordance frequencycontrol system established admin istered Contest Director Requests fly frequency will recorded clearance use frequency will granted order requests received clearance fly has granted others waitingforthe same frequency flight must launched within time limit established Contest Director others waiting clearance granted contestant may delay launching flight until another request same frequency received time limit launching will start time new request received Contest Director will immediately notify contestant holding frequency clearance time limit launching has com menced Failure launch within time limit will result flight being moved end waiting list frequency Other contest procedures such transmit ter impound and/or other restrictions need ed safety considerations can estab lished discretion Contest Direc tor provided such restrictions con flict other AMA rules 51 Number Models contestant shall allowed two models Both models must satisfy applicable AMA rules 52 Number Flights contestant will allowed total sin attempts make three official flights 53 Unofficial Flights An unofficial flight engine run exceeds maximum specified 61 br other limits established Contest Direc tori total flighttime less 40 seconds unless contestant elects declare flight official decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model collides another model during official flight con testant may declare flight unofficial decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model parts dropped model isaided bythecontestantduring official portion flight either directly indirectly means other normal control inputs 6 Timing Flights Timing flight starts instant model launched hand released ROC takeoff Time scoring purposes ends model touches ground strikes obstruction prevents further flight passes sight timer either engine run maximum flight time exceeds limits given Sections 61 62 Timing will continue after time scoring purposes has completed recorded until model has landed additional time will recorded Recovery Time out lined Sect 63 below 61 Engine Run maximum allowable engine run will 12 seconds unless shorter engine run announced Contest Director engine-run time can changed after official flight has made length engine run considered elapsed time instant launch last audible power stroke Propeller run-down shall con sidered engine-run time 62 Maximum Flight Time maximum time flight will five minutes unless shorter time limit announced Contest Director maximum flight time cannot changed after official flight has made 63 Recovery Time Contestants will allowed additional period offive minutes after timing score completed return model designated recovery area switch off RC transmitter Any over run allowed recovery time will deducted total score flight deduction overrun recovery time exceeds official time flight will scored official flight zero dura tion deduction recovery time over run will carried over subsequent flights allowance recovery time may adjusted discretion Contest Director cannot changed after official flight made 7 Scoringof Flights Scoring time will total elapsed time three official flights plus total time qualified flyoff flights Flight time shall scored seconds fractions second dropped individual flights exceeding maximum flight time shall recorded usa maximum flight An attempt scored zero 8 Landings Outside Designated Re covery Area Any flight model br part modell touches ground outside designated recovery areawill bescored asan official flightofzero duration 9 Flyoffs after contestants have re corded three official flights six attempts Contest Director has declared contest over two contestants have identical scores contest ants involved tie will allowed attempt flyoff flight Maximum flight time flyoffs will same official flight engine runs flyoffs will exceed allowed official flights 110506 Sides Everyday Joe Heli Pilot Roy Dietz District VII RC Helicopter Contest Board member BeingaHeli-pilot myself have same opinion about RC Heli-contests Everyday expressed Soapbox letter August 1985 feel same does about Heli-pilots either manufacturers sponsored manu facturers RC Helicopters because have seen situation traveling contests several hundred miles away feel should fourth class such FAI above-men tioned pilots would allowed partici pate unless Novice Intermediate Expert feels can compete success will give small guy has pay own way owns Helicopter chance compete three abovementioned classes feel abovefourclasses came pilots would participate andthnre would interest hobby would like hear Everyday Joe Everyday Joe can find Roy Dietz address Competition Directory table elsewhere Competition News letter SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 110 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/10
Page Numbers: 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
COM PETI TWIN iIi1 NE WSLETTE1u 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE fill out remaining portion Chanceys term Chanceys resignation submitted personal reasons 1011011 RC Pylon World Champs Preparations FAt Class F3D World Champslonshlps CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Snuthwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhanen Oneens NY 11421 RC5 Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14084 RC Bill Peon 28 Fernwond Commack NY 11725 Ill Ken Reber 427 Elm Dr. Nazareth PA 15084 Bent M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Doter Dr. NW Hontaville AL 35805 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomety AL3B1 08 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd. Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soeneg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave *6WWheaton IL 80187 CL W Bodainch Jr 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80067 RC Pylon ft SoanegAC Pattern ft 11 ether RCRC except Soeneg INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Mernick Andrews 100 River Rd A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5668 Victory View Le. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don SrulI 941 Kimbetwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boos 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walest St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards An. Springfield VA 22182 V Dane Hemotreoght P0 Boo 171 Moecks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strock RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ann. Lyndonnille NY 14098 III Rody Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd. Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Snarl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Rohert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St. MuKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V Denid Plant 8940 NW 18th Pt Lauderdale P133313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir. East Hamden CT 08514 II Joe Friend 41 Carriage Hill Dr. Colts Neck NJ 07722 Ill Ron Hesselbrock 6320 Blseherry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thomas 401 E Jackson St. Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Hober 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hegen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schoonatd c/s Wah Schoonard 2594 Nobt Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Bntley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Sam Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brenoort St. Kem Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gene Shalkay 217 Euclid Ave. Scottdela PA 18483 IV Bob Champine 208 Tiptoe Rd Newport News VA 23806 V James Danis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madisse MS 39110 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ann. St Louis MO 63119 VII All enente except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B sea Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan AC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulos Ml 48174 ci PP Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts. MI 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 87217 AC George Hopter 6962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Hal Jackson 8288 Sunset Ann. Fair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apsian 27704 Saddle Rd. Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St. Honolsls HI 96816 Hawaii meets Xl Tom Cope 23262 SE 57th St Rt 3 lssaquah WA 98027 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98165 VI Chris Matouno 8576 Ginger St John MO 63114 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac MI 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Box 848 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 67202 X Clarence Mather 3860 Ecochee Ave. San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Jim Thomemon 1317 Eileen Colliesnille IL 62234 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missosri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 57217 X Vic Garner P0 Boo 573 uvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grone OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 35354 Tall Oaks Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Mark Valerius 1827 Overland Pass Sogarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Boo 85 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98052 VI John Guenther RR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Cleode McCullosgh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezoma IA 50171 VIII Buddy twin 922 Sundown La DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7317 Grant No4 Omaha NE 68134 X Bill Stroman 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 1179 Fir St S No B Salem OR 97302 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55112 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockmood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 6721 7 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th Costa Mesa CA 92527 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th St. Kent WA 98031 VI 60k Belluomini 129 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanodomne Detmit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mmcc 2 Bluebird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calebesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98664 VI Jim Geger 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romolse Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layman 7515 Brooklnaf Dr Hosaton TX 77041 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander Cir Pueblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 1804 18th St. Los Osos CA 93402 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Dan Prsss 131 E Penniegton Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Matnin 2781 5 Gerfleld Denner CO 80210 X Dane PelIc 20450 Celtic St. Chateworth CA 91311 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RESTON VA 22090 scheduled take place Westover AFB Chicopee MA during period Au ust 3-7 1985 immediatelyfollowing 1985 AMA Nationals present time competitors nine nations have entered Champion ships Seventeen competitors have designated nations members respective teams Australia indicates three-man team will attend Ranjit Phelan Glen Mathews Bruce DeChastel team manager David Axon Belgium sending Ivan Cappuyns Canada indicates Bill Brandow Doug Bakerwill com pete Ken Fluney team manager Malina brothers Milos pilot Zdenek mechanic Czechoslovakia known way Guy Brouguieres Gills Desgruelles will represent France United Kingdom has designated William Rutherford Barry Lever con testants Peter Burnage team manager Italian delegation includes team manager Paolo Dapporto contest ants Angelo Missaglia Paolo Mucedola Albert Albers will represent Nether lands US team reported previous ly will composed team manager Gary Hover fliers David Shadel Tom Christo pher Ernest Nikodem Comprehensive coverage World Championships will appear near futureprobably December 1985 issue 1011011 Note nical Director W L Bob Underwood Since July 1 1985 after absence several years AMA HQ once again has Technical Director tasks included job description will given detail later issue area concern involves rule book published Academy light concern please consider following item spite repeated careful checks mistakes creep system become indelibly printed AMA rule bookwhere remain two long years discovered usually occurs soon after new rule book distributed members correction printed section Model Aviation strongly advised cut out corrections staple tape rule book future reference An excellent example type prob Continued page 709 October1985 105 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS National Soaring Society Officer Change Due recent resignation NSS President Don Chancey Pete Carr Ridgway PA has selected NSS Council Competition Directory Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairnsen Contest Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Undlay 420 Tupelo Napereille IL 60840 IC Mast rournanbe t1985 1985 US F3A RC Aerobatics team IL 13 team manager Steve Helms assistant team manager Dick Penrod members Dave Brown Bill Cunningham Tony Frackowiak Theyii off World Championships Netheriands fali Good luck Tony Frackowiak Bill Cunningham Dave Brown will represent United States 1985 World Championships F3A Turnaround RC Aerobatic competition won right taking top three places Masters Tournament Lake Charles LA June 20-23 Also called Masters Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament featured 43 top US fliers Both Tony Frackowiak Dave Brown members 1983 World Champ ionship team Bill Cunningham pro bablya new namefor Itwas duringthe 1983 Masters Tournament Bill first came attention vely high placings early rounds competition fliers asking Bill Cun ningham arent asking ques tion Bill has proved can fly best competition held taxiway old Chennault Air Force Base near Lake Charles Chennault has site three Nats far 19741975 1978 will welcome Nats back 1986 Since Channault old B-52 base taxiways very wide though main runwayisnowacombinationdragstrip private landing field nobody missed Three competition sites set up least 1200 feet between adjacent flight lines time aircraft overflew other right after takeoff pilots made long trim check priorto entering box Hilton Inn headquarters contest competitor processing performed evening before competition started found Chiefiudgejim Doc Edwards inastate near-panic needed 15 judges 13 Despite good intentions several prospective judges back out last minute Doc bad situation Ron Hesselbrock qualified fly competition volunteered withdraw contestant become ajudge What great gesture Ron driven way Ohio bringing parents him generous action really touched After witnessing what Ron done went up Doc Edwards offered 15th judge still stuckwhen competition started Doc flashed famous grin knew hed just stopped looking another judge course meant job reporter going lot tougher expected able get enough pictures contestant41airplane information going difficult obtain Fortunately contestants line chiefs sympathized problem helped get forms filled out Itwas great experience judging Maters Tournament After literally best seat house Three days qualifying rounds held two rounds per day three days heavy winds mornings windy unusual situation during scheduled competition between noon 600 pm thewindswere probablybetween 20 30 mph As heavy wind further complicated matters blowing angle runway time diffi cult conditions clearly demonstrated superior pilots amazing watch some pilots guide airplanes though wind wasnt blowing indication strong wind present angle airplanes fuselage made vertical upline downline cases angle between airplane vertical line 300 Since 43 contestants split among three flight lines first true indication relative placings possible after third sixth rounds pilots faced judges two times respec tively end third round first 10 placings Dave Brown Steve Rojecki Tony Frackowiak Chip Hyde Bill Cunningham Dean Koger Bill RutledgeJim Kimbro Steve Helms Mike McConville interesting note 13-year-old Chip Hyde fourth place skepti cal fliers found out Chip can really fly placings after sixth round Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde Kimbro Helms John Britt Koger Dave Wilson Rutledge McConville pushed down eleventh twelfth places respectively Britt Wilson announced five fliers would qualify final rounds flying Consequently Brown Frackowiak Rojecki Cunningham Hyde line next day flying finished final plac ings Frackowiak Cunningham Brown Rojecki Hyde Steve Rojecki US Continued page /08 Thats crowd spectatorsLits crowd judges u-or tne Tiny nnaIrna eacn tiignt acorea DY 1 es eacn OT wncn recorder AMA staff photo Terry Mahady R hardworking Assistant Contest Director Good show 106 Model Aviation fliers finished fourth fifth places 5Teve IIOjCCKI IL TICW Acromaster bride DebbIe cheered him teams first alternate member Thirteen-year-old Gordon Chip Hyde R may small proved lot skeptics can really flyl finished fifth dad holdsthe plane official Gary Holt preparesto make noise check engine Sally Brown gives hubby Dave herali-out supportL Maybe accounts success long-term Pattern flier Daves newChalienge ii plane sports characteristic Dave Brown paint job Its powered big 1 2 cu 4stroke engine its nose looks bit shorterthan Tony Frakowiaks similar plane below Bill Cunningham R shows off Escape model accompanied friend Bill Thomas Tony Frackowiaks winning Challenge Ii model L uses YS 61 power Its tall draggerwith retracts variable-pitch prop Loren Hoim daughterR live Quincy IL official scorekeepers did yeoman service posting scores quickly accurately team alternate would replace top three could go World Championships Holland fall Dick Penrod again selected team man ager 1983 US team member Steve 5 5948 5932 59042 58313 38864 38822 38877 38588 38396 38335 38324 38281 Helms chosen assistant team manager Whats best flying Turnaround expected 1985 Masters Tourna ment would finally clarify Turnaround RC Finish MonoKate MonoKate epoxy MonaKate MonoKate ManaKate Imian MonoKate Supupoxy MonaKate pattern aircraft/engine decision problem aircraft large conventional Pattern design would radical departure Would engine twocycle four-cycle design As can see 108 Model Aviation C n FIbu straka ER12 Enya 12 R4-StIOkD R i 61 OS61WLSWireIangsto&eRtSRossilang ***KW P contestant information chart aircraft designs mixed bag largerthan-normal conventional-design Pattern airplanes predominated Two-cycle engines far outnumbered four-cycle ones However Frackowiak Cunningham both used YS 60 two-cycle engines Brown Rojecki used four-cycle engines OS 120 Enya 1 20 respectively Since finished within 485 points other out nearly 6000 points saywhat winning combination really clear Turnaround judges will deciding factor swing twocycle four-cycle vice versa fourcycle-powered airplanes have edge flying tighter box because airplanes usually fly slower easier keep box other hand two-cyclepowered airplanes somewhat graceful smoother 1985 Masters Tournament judges seemed place higher premium smoothness grace fulness strict adherence box obviously favored two-cyclepowered airplanes will interesting see international judges score Dave Brown World Championships deserve credit 1985 Masters Tournament organized Contest Director John Embry Assistant Directors Nat Penton Terry Mahady LARKS Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society sponsored event have done yeoman service modelers through three National Championships Masters Tourna ment What encorethe 1986 National Championship Ill Last least people take lot flak get little credit judges names flight line Line 1Bob McLain Terry Mahady Ron Hesselbrock Rene Grebe John Kon neker Line 2Dick Austin Mark Radcliff Hal Okart Don Peck Tom Colson Line 3Don Vail John Fuqua Jim Osborne Dave Constant Ron Van Putte US teamgood luck Holland wish could National Records following National Records have processed during month July Outdoor Free Flight Electric Power Class Open4004 Blame K Beron-Rawdon 5/27/85 Electric Power Class B Open 1500 Donald L Hughes 5/5/&5 P-30 Open2742 Richard E Murphy 11/25/54 A-i Towline Open5737 Martyn Cowley 5/27/85 Outdoor Free FlightCategory Orni Dean Pappas Maya loooong airplane Gary halt about make noise check Ron Chidgey R looks like hes afraid plane will get away him thopter Open51 7 Jean Andrews 2/24/8 5 Control Line D Speed Open21 1 68 mph F Carzon/C Brown 6/2/85 hO ii Oil Technical Director continued em centered around information found rule book page 74 dealingwith Sailplane speed records An all-encompassing change made section October1982 H owever reasons known time new section did get new rule book discovery fact occasioned correction printed July 1984 issue magazine Other corrections also included issue Certainly no wishes have mistakes creep system Since fallible human beings will occur Please stay alert news section effort keep abreast such changes number might feel such items little con cern Experience suggests persons become interested specific competition event because terest new may have paid atten tion corrections rules published earlier As year comes close Competi tion Department working staff Publications Department pro duces Model Aviation will creating 1986-87 rule book assured Contest Boards printer will workdiligentlyto minimize numbers errors rule book October1985 109 AMA Modelers Working Modelersi SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition News will present time time constructive end thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA riMe pohmss affect competitors mu has two sidee CN will endeavor print l vinewpobts have submittad-within limits aveilable space uniquenew cosuffuctivenses timelinese good taste Determinetlon eppropri etenese publication of theas matters must neceedny rest tolaly publisher thoughts presented author end should neceily construed officers publisher should note publication ruleechangp policy-change ides does necesasrily meen specific propoesi has prmnted ti Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action reapombility author anyone else interested obtaining off icisi action RC Duration Glenn Gresens RC Assist concept must durable idea history modeling least 15 years has talked about written about analyzed criticized July1972 issue American Aircraft Model er Mr Dick Mathis published carefullyresearched article what called Chaperoned Free Flight article thoroughly esplained concept what has since come talked about RC Assist meticulously documented complete program design testing three-view drawing Fortune Hunter design given together detailed drawings control system 1972 problem lack suitable fields crosscountry chasing FF models objective project develop RC system returning model launch point recovery Ron St Jean others also experimenting RC Assist contributed solution problem idea flying FF-type models continuous radio control proven onlyfeasible butalmosteasy After years istrulyastonishingto realize AMA maintains rules sponsors competition rubber-powered Orni thopters has recognized lot investi gated official basisl gc Assist concept As almost everyone knows space problem worried Mathis 1972 still us intervening years fields have continued dwindleand have modelers remaining fliers need motocycles chase models over shrinkingfields south Louisiana surrounded miles miles flat open land everyscrap planted soybeans sugarcane wheat prize cattle Arabian horses some other enpensive crop precludes retrieval anything other occasional errant RC model local RC club recently survived almost three years field excur sion crops surrounding expen sive new three-acre landing takeoff area retrieve non-RC model would certainly result serious consequences Like other would-be Free Flighters abso lutely required return planes takeoff point landing space problem vexed Dick Mathis years ago still us solution brilliantly demonstrated Special Item article August 1963 Issue MA Joe Beshar proposing another nostalgia event based 1940 Free Flight rules pointed outthe need AMA recognition RC Assist now called suggested survivul modern Free Flight could well involved said Reality must facedRC Assist Free Flight opens new horizons beat rap limited flying fields thereby con tribute increased participation Free Flilght activity robably safe bet competitive FF has survived areas its resurrection absolutely de pendent developing ability launch recover very small area Unfortunately work make rules Free Flight vehemently opposed RC Assist defini tion Free Flight published Bob Meu sers Free Flight Duration column July1963 issue ModelAviation stated add continuous control would take awaythe challenge Another Free Flighter said would stick FF until no left compete withand simply quit rather change answer inquiry subject NFFS very politely sincerely explained idea un workable Because serious objec tions FF fraternity Ron St Jean has suggested discarding RC Assist nomen datum favor new RC Event called RC Duration others plan ned unofficial RC Duration event 1984 Nats announced lane 1984 ModelAviation proposal later cancelled because manpower problems Ron others still support idea December 1984 idea surfaced again different form formal rulemak ing proposal event called Powered Soaring submitted RC Soaring Contest Board consideration Its official designation SO-86-9 outline published page 121 December 1984 issue Model Aviation Contest Board voted sin-to-one against proposal Ironically April issue MA decision announced RC Soaring editor after explaining glid ers powered models fundamental ly incompatible same field described European contest powered models used towing gliders launch alti tudethe field too small conven tional Sailplane flying because towline length requirements Perhaps since FF RC Soaring organizations indifferentif hostileto idea time has come try RC Duration guidance sponsorship another group development experimentation now complete equipment techniques completely defined readily available missing element AMA recognition regulation spite occasional contention criti cism modelers look AMA land affiliated special interest groupsi leader ship direction competitive events Old-Timers have successfully used RC Assist hundreds maybe thousands well-attended contests have estab lished tested procedures needed smooth operation competitive events based flight duration engine-powered models PastAMA policy has often aiwaysi required proponents new events demonstrate interest staging unofficial provisional contests case RC Dura tion involving does whole new family events based thoroughlyproven technologyand promisinga solution relentless lack loss offlying space Old-Timers experience should suffi cient satisfythe requirements advan tages RC Duration concept whatever called obvious some form official guidance recognition needed nowI Suggested rules RC Duration given below An official SAM has seen proposal expressed interest new event Ferhaps group can incorporate new events program Use the1940 aircraft specifications lassuggested Beshari might make idea palat able OT fliers memory serves FF rules revised approximately present form about 1948 primarily simplify processing hundreds lun Senior modelers appeared post-WW II contests may problem no longer face perhaps old aircraft specifications can revived RC Duration Input anyone inter est idea would very welcome Please Lontact further information Clenn Cresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 Proposed Rules RC Duration Contests 1 General AMA safety rules general rules non-scale Radio Control events given Section 38 AMA rules local rules outlined Contest Direc tor individual events will applicable event provided local rules con flict AMA rules 2 ObjectiveTo provide eventforengine powered models flight duration basis competition can flown fields small takeoff landing areas through use Radio Control equipment techniques return model designated recovery area after flight 3 Model Aircraft Specificalions design and/or configuration models will spected beforethefirstflight andanydevia tion criteria specifications will grounds disqualification Contest Director can discrehon require test flight models unconven tional design featuring unconven tional materials and/or construction tech niques order demonstrate model can flown safely 31 tngines Models will powered bya single reciprocating engine specifically de signed produced quantities 500 model aircraft use available through normal model equipment outlets Maximum piston displacementwill 25cc two-stroke engines 25 cubic inches four-stroke engines 32 Minimum weight total weight model ready-to-fly configuration fuell will no less 20 ounces 4 Control System models will have control system whereby engine can shut down predetermined time after launch contestant can direct flight path model effect controlled landing within designated area end flight 41 Engine Control System Engine control and/or shut-off can accomplished radio control device other system will provide positive engine shut-off predetermined time after model launched 42 Flight Control System models will equipped FCC-approved radio system operates fre quencies approved FCC model airplane use radio system will have minimum function whereby di rection flight can continuously con trolled deflection control surfaces Any number other RC functions non-RC functions can utilized 5 Contest Operational Procedures flights will launched returned designated launching recovery area clearly marked described con testants Contest Director Flying will proceed accordance frequencycontrol system established admin istered Contest Director Requests fly frequency will recorded clearance use frequency will granted order requests received clearance fly has granted others waitingforthe same frequency flight must launched within time limit established Contest Director others waiting clearance granted contestant may delay launching flight until another request same frequency received time limit launching will start time new request received Contest Director will immediately notify contestant holding frequency clearance time limit launching has com menced Failure launch within time limit will result flight being moved end waiting list frequency Other contest procedures such transmit ter impound and/or other restrictions need ed safety considerations can estab lished discretion Contest Direc tor provided such restrictions con flict other AMA rules 51 Number Models contestant shall allowed two models Both models must satisfy applicable AMA rules 52 Number Flights contestant will allowed total sin attempts make three official flights 53 Unofficial Flights An unofficial flight engine run exceeds maximum specified 61 br other limits established Contest Direc tori total flighttime less 40 seconds unless contestant elects declare flight official decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model collides another model during official flight con testant may declare flight unofficial decision must made immediately cannot reversed later model parts dropped model isaided bythecontestantduring official portion flight either directly indirectly means other normal control inputs 6 Timing Flights Timing flight starts instant model launched hand released ROC takeoff Time scoring purposes ends model touches ground strikes obstruction prevents further flight passes sight timer either engine run maximum flight time exceeds limits given Sections 61 62 Timing will continue after time scoring purposes has completed recorded until model has landed additional time will recorded Recovery Time out lined Sect 63 below 61 Engine Run maximum allowable engine run will 12 seconds unless shorter engine run announced Contest Director engine-run time can changed after official flight has made length engine run considered elapsed time instant launch last audible power stroke Propeller run-down shall con sidered engine-run time 62 Maximum Flight Time maximum time flight will five minutes unless shorter time limit announced Contest Director maximum flight time cannot changed after official flight has made 63 Recovery Time Contestants will allowed additional period offive minutes after timing score completed return model designated recovery area switch off RC transmitter Any over run allowed recovery time will deducted total score flight deduction overrun recovery time exceeds official time flight will scored official flight zero dura tion deduction recovery time over run will carried over subsequent flights allowance recovery time may adjusted discretion Contest Director cannot changed after official flight made 7 Scoringof Flights Scoring time will total elapsed time three official flights plus total time qualified flyoff flights Flight time shall scored seconds fractions second dropped individual flights exceeding maximum flight time shall recorded usa maximum flight An attempt scored zero 8 Landings Outside Designated Re covery Area Any flight model br part modell touches ground outside designated recovery areawill bescored asan official flightofzero duration 9 Flyoffs after contestants have re corded three official flights six attempts Contest Director has declared contest over two contestants have identical scores contest ants involved tie will allowed attempt flyoff flight Maximum flight time flyoffs will same official flight engine runs flyoffs will exceed allowed official flights 110506 Sides Everyday Joe Heli Pilot Roy Dietz District VII RC Helicopter Contest Board member BeingaHeli-pilot myself have same opinion about RC Heli-contests Everyday expressed Soapbox letter August 1985 feel same does about Heli-pilots either manufacturers sponsored manu facturers RC Helicopters because have seen situation traveling contests several hundred miles away feel should fourth class such FAI above-men tioned pilots would allowed partici pate unless Novice Intermediate Expert feels can compete success will give small guy has pay own way owns Helicopter chance compete three abovementioned classes feel abovefourclasses came pilots would participate andthnre would interest hobby would like hear Everyday Joe Everyday Joe can find Roy Dietz address Competition Directory table elsewhere Competition News letter SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 110 Model Aviation