NE WSLE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 FAIs ClAM Consider New Rules Changes April agenda next ClAM meeting Paris shows rules changes considered proposals range clari fying language major changes addition new event interest brevity proposals would have large impact prospective FAI con testants will reviewed outline form some get very wordy listed FAI agenda Builder-of-the-model rule felt rule cannot enforced proposed eliminated either classes including Scale classes except Scale Free Flight World Championships/Inter national Contests Change contestformatto three rounds per day three days flyoffs fourth day CL Aerobatics Require safety thong handle attach wrist allow Finals competitors three flights instead two throwaway flight CL Team Race Require safety thong handle attach wrist increase num ber contestants Semi-Finals nine 15 CL Combat Require mufflers engines require safety thong handle allow con testants share use engines restrict model fuel systems suction feed impose model restrictions minimum weight less fuel450 gm/159 oz maxi mum wingspanone meter/3937 maximum root chord*400mm/1 575 *where root distance forward part wing leading edge line drawn through elevator pivot points minimum propeller diameter 198mm/78 change streamer specifica tions allow use locally-available ma terial define offense Leaving center circle placing foot complete ly outside marked circle RC Aerobatics Require contest organiz ers provide fuel cost practice competition flying Require contestants order fuel four standard formulas 80% methanol 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil 70% methanol 10% nitromethane 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil Turnaround box given emphasis ground markers mark ings specified audible/visible signals indi cating box violations prohibited noise measurement clarification flight judges score models flight too noisy average very quietif majority judges vote very quiet five-point bonus will added flight score counting judge RC Pylon Racing Allow three models per contestant caller made mandatory part team standard fuel defined using castor oil lubricant RC Soaring Ballast prohibited weak link towline deleted electric winch specifications added reduce Speed task two laps safety consideration elimi nate turnarounds Base RC Helicopter section dealing prefabrication model delete existing permitted section redefine general characteristics affecting rotor blades allow weighted blades helper duties redefined two models allowed finetuning maneuver descriptions RC Electroflight Restrict power 12 volts 10 Ni-Cd cells series 20 cells series-parallel combination Scale Place cap complexity bonus either 15% 20% delete wingconfiguration bonuses limit multi-engine bonus 10% two engines CL Scalei Delete maximum surface area limit 150 din2 require safety thong handle redefine Optional Demonstra tions section permit contestant show options selected appropriate class model being flown rather appropriate specific prototype RC Scale Delete maximum surface area limitation 150 din2 redefine Optional Demonstrations CL Scale above finetune description maneuvers discuss addition provisional Giant Scale Class will information items reports ClAM meeting published after April meeting Paris will probably occur August September issue 1986-87 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program Selection three-member US RC Aerobatics F3A team 1987 World Championships underway program basically same used selecting last team local qualification followed single one-site team selection contest Continued next page Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood lost event Indoor almost suffered loss family member ROG Stick accidentally struck down As prepared new event designation list found inside cover 1986-87 rule book ROG Stick included Fortunately before could slip away completely oversight called attention able add event No 214 Indoor list friends relatives ROG Stick may beg forgiveness error did suggest several people may have created first Certainly Fly-aways must rare Indoorand consider whole event flying away Giant Scale sudden flurry phone calls besieged office day recently subject maximum engine size dis placement Giant Scale little dot next item 21 page 81 new rule book caused someone read rule carefully whatever change under gone THe actual change centered around allowable displacement four-stroke engines Unfortunately assumed change also made maximum two-stroke engines indicated 37 cu displacement listed words . less 37 cu used Although part rule has worded way several cycles rule book suddenly feared callers engine 37 cu legal Immediate action taken clarify section rule Scale Contest Board has agreed ballot inter pretation isand always has beento clude 37 cu legal rule book generally uses words such no greater etc indicate upper limit listed included legal size Scale Contest Board Chairman Dave Platt has indicated action will taken dur ing present rule-change cycle revise wording clarify section interim has suggested make note rule interpretation operating 37 cu engine may wish copy notice take com petions during 1986-87 just make sure CDs get word Scale Contest Boards vote interpretation 10 Yes No Technical Award forms used nomi nating individuals receive new AMA Con tin ued next page May1986 119 C C- C -J N C -LI- 9 -jcJ J0 C o . N U -x 0 -0 Li0 C a0 20 0 -4 a itC 3 NC BY 00 Wa cC Wa Wa 0-Q 0 0 4, -4 cIj 2 02 Eo CC oa Cfl LI Xu 37 Cu Engines Legal Giant Scale Byballotin February 1986 Scale Contest Board has agreed engines 37 cu displacement allowed Giant Scale competition max imum allowable displacement singleengine two-stroke-powered models CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Willianra 347 Soothwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Foori 28 Fernwood Commock NY 11725 Ill Ken Raber 427 81w Dr. Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sandern Jr. 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 Cornwander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Oster Dr NW. Hsntsville AL 35805 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Atwo Rd. Montgowery AL381 08 CU Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St. Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hslrnan Salew Rd. Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Seansg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave. #6W Wheaton IL 80187 CL W R Bodzioclr Jr. 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80087 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairwan Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd. A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View In. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 941 Kiwberwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miawi FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pernbroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnot St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hernetrooght P0 Boo 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strack RPD 2 Hawhsrg Old Lyrne CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14088 III Rady Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hawyton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 5 Raines Rd Mewphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irs Searl 52 Langholw Dr Nashos NH 03060 II Robert Clernens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Ssrnrnit St. McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoast 2643 Marnh Rd Wilwington 05 19810 V Dasud Platt 6840 NW 18th Ft Leederdale FL 33313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir EastHawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Heaselbeock 6320 Blseberry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brnokside Rt 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thowas 401 B Jackson St Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Haber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvern MA 01923 II Horace Heges 18 Penleway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plato MD 20648 V Tirn Schoonerd c/s WaS Schoovard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Or. Avon CT 06001 II Adarn Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Colawbas Ave Lernoyne 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 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brevoort St. Kern Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gas Shelkey 217 Eaclid Ave. Scattdale PA 15883 IV Bob Chawpine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Jarnes Davis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madison MS 39110 ELECTRIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE I Dwight Holley 151 Chestost Ridge Rd. Bethel CT 06801 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd. Harnilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wiarc Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hareptoat VA 23664 V vacant VI Charlie Soticlt 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tansy Boa 546 Richerdeos TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 87202 X Clarence Mather 3880 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Ed Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe As. Lexington KY 40505 VII Jawes Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII Williaw Lee 3522 Tawariok Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallwan 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vie Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA 94880 XI John Thowyson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Gingac St Jobs MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Ave Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valeriss 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Morphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redwond WA 98053 VI John Goenther RR 3800261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claode McColloogh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezuwa IA 50171 VIII Boddy twin 922 Sondown Lv DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Ornaha NE 68114 X Bill Strowan 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Fir St S Apt B Salern OR 97302 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodOon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Pool MN 55216 VIII Williaw Thowas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 67217 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro CA 82630 Xl Charles Davevport 14415 SE 266th St. Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belloowini 128 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne DetroitMI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bloehird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorhow 23961 Craftornan Rd Calahasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcowb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancoover WA 88684 VI Jiw Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46615 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr. Rowolos Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layrnan 7515 Brooklnaf Dr. Hooston TX 77041 IX Saw Pisciotta 1525 Alsoander Cir. Pseblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 18016 Ava 288 Visalia CA 93277 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 Bonney Lake WA 98380 VI Dan Proso 131 5 Penninglon Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidwore 5013 Dornert Di. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr Mesqoite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett 2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 832 Stirnoon Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 13106 Newbrook Dr Houston TX 77072 IX Travis McGinsis 8027 West 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 X Roland Boucher 11 Deernyring Irvine CA 92714 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 award available either AMA HQ district vice-president purpose award recognize technical developments improve hobby/sport general criteria used includes Items processes improve performance existing equipment repre sent equipment perform new tasks tend make easier tasks now required building flying encourage safety sound suppression Consideration item process will based its present need effectiveness innovative quality possibility future development applications committee composed Past ViceFF Jiw Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave. St Losis MO 63119 VII All evanta except RC esthe Diatrict accept Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Rornolos Ml 48174 CL ft FF Pool Swith 11112 Dill Dr. Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 79227 IX Mike Tallwan 3014 kochange Wichita KS 87217 RC George Honter 6862 S Lawar St. Littleton CO 80123 X RoIf Erickson 7508 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 Harry Apoiso 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St. Honolxis HI 96818 Hawaii weeto Xl Tow Cope 23282 SE 57th St Issaqoak WA 98027 RC Jawes McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98166 Presidents will screen nominations make recommendations Executive Council deadline September 1 setfor receipt nominations AMA HQ Frequency scanners Frequency Coor dinator AMA district now has AMA-owned radio-frequency scanner available loan out monitor radio inter ference problems flying sites desir able wishing borrow scan ner pick up personal contact possible sincethis will lessen possibility damage instrument loss calibration can develop fre quent shipping 1086 Nats Attention Competition Fliers Nats Steering Committee Chairman Johnny Clemens sends following mes sage modelers considering attending 1986 AMA National Contest has some concern among competition fliers part Nats being diminished year because 50th Anniversary Birthday Party close Nats contrary competitions being expanded year whopping 80 eventswith much time ever popular events Another important fact approval Executive Council provide funds lot new upgraded equipment better competition handling behalf Council invite come competeand relax pleasant aeromodeling mood 50th Anniversary AMA Birthday Party last Nats weekend Nats Perpetual Trophies Continue Some Nats competitors may con cerned Nats Perpetual Tro phies have retired since listed 1986 Nats entry form Fear trophies alive well will awarded year past trophies themselves will remain per manent display AMA HQ winners name will engraved trophy handsome certificate will given winning contestant Nats Perpetual Trophies Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age FF Coupe dHiver McNeiIl Cup high time regardless age FF FAI Power Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age FF Mulvihill Rubber Tulsa Glue Dobbers Tro phy high time regardless age FF Outdoor HL Glider Hi Johnson Trophy highest single score RC Soaring Lee Renaud Trophy highest scorer based three RC Soaring events Stout Conimercial Trophy single flight high time regardless age AMA FAI Stick Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin RC Aerobatics continued Masters Tournament program entry fee $15 must made before September 1 1986 send Miche line Madison AMA HQ Contestants can qualify Masters Tournament three methods 1 Make least official flight F3A Turnaround event five AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 2 Finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 3 Finish upper 50% F3A event 1986 AMA Nats Please note competition perform ance AMA RCAerobatics Master class cannot counted purpose quali wing 1987 Masters Tournament 120 Model Aviation Competition Directory RC Pylon ft Searing es RC Pattern ft other RC ee RC escept Soaring CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Fdaparville IL 60540 NATS N IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENTRY FORM OR ADE M ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE ONE SENT TO YOU ACT NOW TO GET YOURS obtain yours send stamped self-addressed number 10 envelope AMA HQ attention NATS Two forms will fit number 10 envelope two forms please include 1O cover postage contestant mechanic must make separate entry NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATIC SHOW Model turn-in morning August 2 1986 between 7900 am Entry fee $200 per model Models will remain display until 500 pm trophy presentations Winners receive same trophy competition flying events Trophies will awarded best models following categories Most Unusual CL Scale RC Scale FF Scale Helicopter Craftsma nshi p Racing RC Racing CL Warbird RC Radio Control Best Finish Models will displayed special area Chennault flying site CONTEST OFFICIALS FOR THE 1986 NATS February 18 1986 16NS/ General Manager Contest Director Assistant Contest Director Vince Mankowski Ron Morgan Earl Witt CONTROL LINE CATEGORY Bev Wisniewski Art Adamisin Leroy Cordes Gary Arnold Director Racing Speed Jim Ricketts John Ballard Judy Lauerman Homer Smith Richard Doig Unselected Director Dr Sandy Frank Betty Stream Unselected John Embry Director Racing Soaring Richard Sonheim Wayne Yeager Jeff Troy Manager Free Flight Radio Control John Guenther Bert Dugan Dale Arvin Director Control Line May1986 121 Sail p Ia ne CL Sport RC Sport FF Sport Manager Aerobatics Carrier Combat FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY Manager Indoor Remainder RADIO CONTROL CATEGORY Manager Helicopter Pattern SCALE CATEGORY Dale Drew Bill Pepin APBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBO Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available apace uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action An Open Letter John Grigg About Nats Paul M Smith suggest AMA Nationals held two years even-numbered years suggestion intended improve quality Nats change Nats financial burden profit-making operation suggestion based sound business principles 25 years active AMA membership observations eight Na tioals information made available AMA its publications Participation Nats usually draws about 1000-1500 participants including both pilots mechanics Nonpaying helpers spectators judges might brng total up 2000 However bulk income roughly 1000 people membership over 100000 com putes two percent participation year experience pilots can categorized three groups FULL-TIME PART-TIME ONE-TIME FULL-TIME competitors enter Na tionals no matter held include winners also some people want keep up perfect attendance Nats Some loyal AMA supporters want support AMA function estimate about 250 FULL-TIME Nats fliers am PART-TIME Nats flier have entered eight Nats 25 years enter whenever location family work commitments permit Also dont have time prepare potential Nats-win ning effort year appears PART-TIMERS biggest group esti mate about 2500 PARTTIMERS total about 500-600 given Nats ONE-TIMERS people enter Nats once Some just want say did Some disappointed dissatisfied Some found couldnt come up standard competition Effect Participation Goingtoabiennial Natswilltendtopush PART-TIMERS available Nats would hope participation PARTTIMERS would least double thereby yielding new total 1000 1200 entries would no effect FULL-TIME ONE-TIME fliers ONE-TIMERS would still have ample opportunityto enter FULL-TIMERS could still maintain theirrecordsofperfectattendance lexpect very violent protests proposal about 30 to4O FULL-TIME Natsfliers FULL-TIME fliers will actually re lieved burden annual participa tion has removed net change will about 600 addi tional entrants biennial Nats two events per entrant $45 total will put AMA well black What Has Changed annual Nats tradition dates back Navy Nats days Sites no problem Navy furnished bulk man power no other major contests Now site selection big job AMA Frequently forced accept sub standard facilities Out desperation Plan ning overlaps Nats sometimes planned two three years aheadbefore feedback available present years Nats relatively few well-qualified officials annual Nats asks same people help year after year get exhausted very quickly rate now have FAI World Championships US team trials nearly category top competitors consider importantthan Nats same peoplethatAMAneedstosupportthe Nats Special interest groups such N FFS MACA various RC groups also want hold annual major contests de plete Nats depleted bythe Nats Precedents Biennial Events FAI very successful two-year cycle Olympics use four-year cycle One-year cycles common PRO FESSIONAL SPORTS people play games full-time living AMA membership should considered ama teurs Summary plan will benefit 99000 AMA members dont enter Nats end ing AMAs annual financial loss will benefit enter Nats providing better-planned betterorganized contests sites carefully chosen will possibly draw criti cism fraction percent membership now enter year Agrees Ted Fancher Ted Fancher right target column February 1968 issue Model Aviation Builder Model rule appearance points necessary part CL Precision Aerobatics can see allowing someone competing Novice use borrowed aircraft practice continue other classes would away innovation style indivi duality Could imagine two factories turning out type airframe specific forthis event Gone would us like design test strive Gone would Rabes Gialdinis Aldriches would become Monopeople flying Monoplanes ie alike No want Besides skill would need win would price pre-built model am trying minimize skill needed fly Aerobatics winner should have composite skills rank should reflect just George Holter lives Tamaqua PA Improving Competition Newsletter Ross McMullen Editor CN constantly trying make Competition Newsletter informa tive useful easier read Some items may have noticed lately Note Technical Director column improved appearance Calendar Events aka Contest Calendar has appeared first time months issue addition Electric Advisory Committee roster Competition Directory listing Technical Director Bob Underwood constantly involved situations affect members Aca demyespecially competition-orient ed modelers column added provide visible forum him communi cate membership Now AMA HQ computer line terminals available departments Calendar Events has filed has allowed us make individual entries regular appearance clearer type im plement suggestion made April 1982 AMA member Hank Roncarti Water bury CT addingin upper righthand corner item listinga bold faced identification state contest being held months issue third weve featured improvement hope helpful SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX George Holter DMD National Records no new National Records processed during month February 1986 APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 122 Model Aviation S2t jQerc16atc5 4 International Miniature Aerobatic Club originated RC Turnaround Aerobatics Toledo 1974 Its official AMA format adopted Tournament Champions 1978 FAI 1984 Most RCers familiar Aerobatic competition flown such legendary pilots Bevo Howard Rod Jocelyn Bob Herendeen Art Scholl Leo Loudenslager Eagles Charlie Hiliard Cene Soucy Tom Poberezny have won distinction champions International Aerobatic competition now represented INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB IACthe IMAC Ml N IATU RE counterpart organization dedicated DUPLICATING FULL-SCALE AEROBATICS WITH RC AIRCRAFT IN REALISTIC MANNER THAT IS CHALLENGING FOR THE CONTESTANTS AS WELL AS INTERESTING FOR THE SPECTATORS Categories format format same full-scale Sport Aerobatics offering Sportsman Advanced FAI Unlimited categories providing exciting competition levels experience Maneuvers duplicate International Aerobatic competitions flown judged same manner full-scale 4-Minute Free anything SAFE goes graded originality versatility harmony rhythm execution Specifications Entries MAC Sport Aerobatics contests must Sport Scale replicas aircraft known capable ofAerobatic competition within air frame known BOX Weight engine upper limits same forAMA Giant Scale Theaverage model will have 25-oz wing loading 1000 sq @ 11 lb 90-120 cu engine power Biplanes given 50/0 bonus Sportsman Advanced l00/o Unlimited Virtuallyall models capable competing Sportsman category however substantially performance required Advanced FAI Unlimited categories Several pilots may fly same model competition builder-of-the-model rule does apply event measure piloting skill duplicating full-scale activity like realism RC have desire fly something challenging Join IMAC participate AMA Sport Aerobatics currently have over 600 members over world have combined precision Aerobatics realism individuality fresh approach RC Membership IMAC $10 annually entitlesyou receive acompetition number membership card decals informative newsletter having event calendars current information Sport Aerobatics Internationally Send check AMA number MAC Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 MAC cap patches lapel pins $2 AchievementAwards category must earned scoring five better maneuvers sequence An Achievement Award earned competition star designate Go IMAC May1986123 t 0 3 a Achievement Awards may earned category Sports man Advanced Unlimited Christen Eagles belong Jim Mandley Art Gagnier DDS Both flown Sport AerobaticsIAC MAC -L UNLIMITED 1986 12 414 K IL7 S2 od a9etc6adcs Saence5 -I 44in WIND # 3 / 744 123A 5 IS H/ 3 6 3 1 H 1 1 ical Rolls 2 1 rted Spins 3 2 4-Pt Vertical Up 4 1 Neg Snaps 45 Down mpty Bump Up f 8-Pt Vertical Up nap Vertical Down mmerhead 3 4 Up/2 8 Dn 9 Inverted 4-Pt 45 Up 10 Neg Snap ide Loop 11 Tail Slide Wheels Down olling Circle 4 Inside Roll Vertical Up 14 Roll Vertical Down 15 Hammerhead Up/-Snap nap Vertical Up Line IONARY OF BASIC ARESTI SYMBOLS ADVANCED 1986 4WIND /\3 I/ 7 / 2 2 SPORTSMAN 1986 3 4 7 3 49 S 1k" I 4 / 10 11 12 1415 16 4 1 Humpty Bump Up 2 45 Climbing 3 Two Turn Spin 4 Two 4-Point Roll 5 lmmelmann 6 45 Diving Snap 7 Hammerhead Down 8 Vertical Up 9 Split Ess 10 Horizontal Eight 11 HumptyBump Roll Up 12 Inverted 360 Circle 13 Half Cuban Eight 14 Avalanche 15 Hammerhead Up/On 16 4-Point Roll 1 Level upright positive C flight Inverted negative 6 flight Th 2 Turn Spin 76 ii IC 1 Inside Loop 2 Half Cuban Eight 3 Immelmann 4 Two Turn Spin 5 Hammerhead 6 Inside Snap 1 Half Reverse Cuban Eight B Barrel Roll 9 Humpty Bump Up 10 45 Climbing Roll 11 Split Ess 12 Two Point Roll Hammerhead Th Negative Outside Spin Positive Snap RollNegative Outside Snap Roll Maneuvers ntered Up Down Horizontal lines Hammerheads depict Up Down lines Level flight must precede follow maneuver Fly consistent radius vertical flight 1986 z 5 x 0 0 0 C IL1 I d E C IN z uvI sj oS put i 006t E S0 I4
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NE WSLE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 FAIs ClAM Consider New Rules Changes April agenda next ClAM meeting Paris shows rules changes considered proposals range clari fying language major changes addition new event interest brevity proposals would have large impact prospective FAI con testants will reviewed outline form some get very wordy listed FAI agenda Builder-of-the-model rule felt rule cannot enforced proposed eliminated either classes including Scale classes except Scale Free Flight World Championships/Inter national Contests Change contestformatto three rounds per day three days flyoffs fourth day CL Aerobatics Require safety thong handle attach wrist allow Finals competitors three flights instead two throwaway flight CL Team Race Require safety thong handle attach wrist increase num ber contestants Semi-Finals nine 15 CL Combat Require mufflers engines require safety thong handle allow con testants share use engines restrict model fuel systems suction feed impose model restrictions minimum weight less fuel450 gm/159 oz maxi mum wingspanone meter/3937 maximum root chord*400mm/1 575 *where root distance forward part wing leading edge line drawn through elevator pivot points minimum propeller diameter 198mm/78 change streamer specifica tions allow use locally-available ma terial define offense Leaving center circle placing foot complete ly outside marked circle RC Aerobatics Require contest organiz ers provide fuel cost practice competition flying Require contestants order fuel four standard formulas 80% methanol 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil 70% methanol 10% nitromethane 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil Turnaround box given emphasis ground markers mark ings specified audible/visible signals indi cating box violations prohibited noise measurement clarification flight judges score models flight too noisy average very quietif majority judges vote very quiet five-point bonus will added flight score counting judge RC Pylon Racing Allow three models per contestant caller made mandatory part team standard fuel defined using castor oil lubricant RC Soaring Ballast prohibited weak link towline deleted electric winch specifications added reduce Speed task two laps safety consideration elimi nate turnarounds Base RC Helicopter section dealing prefabrication model delete existing permitted section redefine general characteristics affecting rotor blades allow weighted blades helper duties redefined two models allowed finetuning maneuver descriptions RC Electroflight Restrict power 12 volts 10 Ni-Cd cells series 20 cells series-parallel combination Scale Place cap complexity bonus either 15% 20% delete wingconfiguration bonuses limit multi-engine bonus 10% two engines CL Scalei Delete maximum surface area limit 150 din2 require safety thong handle redefine Optional Demonstra tions section permit contestant show options selected appropriate class model being flown rather appropriate specific prototype RC Scale Delete maximum surface area limitation 150 din2 redefine Optional Demonstrations CL Scale above finetune description maneuvers discuss addition provisional Giant Scale Class will information items reports ClAM meeting published after April meeting Paris will probably occur August September issue 1986-87 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program Selection three-member US RC Aerobatics F3A team 1987 World Championships underway program basically same used selecting last team local qualification followed single one-site team selection contest Continued next page Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood lost event Indoor almost suffered loss family member ROG Stick accidentally struck down As prepared new event designation list found inside cover 1986-87 rule book ROG Stick included Fortunately before could slip away completely oversight called attention able add event No 214 Indoor list friends relatives ROG Stick may beg forgiveness error did suggest several people may have created first Certainly Fly-aways must rare Indoorand consider whole event flying away Giant Scale sudden flurry phone calls besieged office day recently subject maximum engine size dis placement Giant Scale little dot next item 21 page 81 new rule book caused someone read rule carefully whatever change under gone THe actual change centered around allowable displacement four-stroke engines Unfortunately assumed change also made maximum two-stroke engines indicated 37 cu displacement listed words . less 37 cu used Although part rule has worded way several cycles rule book suddenly feared callers engine 37 cu legal Immediate action taken clarify section rule Scale Contest Board has agreed ballot inter pretation isand always has beento clude 37 cu legal rule book generally uses words such no greater etc indicate upper limit listed included legal size Scale Contest Board Chairman Dave Platt has indicated action will taken dur ing present rule-change cycle revise wording clarify section interim has suggested make note rule interpretation operating 37 cu engine may wish copy notice take com petions during 1986-87 just make sure CDs get word Scale Contest Boards vote interpretation 10 Yes No Technical Award forms used nomi nating individuals receive new AMA Con tin ued next page May1986 119 C C- C -J N C -LI- 9 -jcJ J0 C o . N U -x 0 -0 Li0 C a0 20 0 -4 a itC 3 NC BY 00 Wa cC Wa Wa 0-Q 0 0 4, -4 cIj 2 02 Eo CC oa Cfl LI Xu 37 Cu Engines Legal Giant Scale Byballotin February 1986 Scale Contest Board has agreed engines 37 cu displacement allowed Giant Scale competition max imum allowable displacement singleengine two-stroke-powered models CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Willianra 347 Soothwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Foori 28 Fernwood Commock NY 11725 Ill Ken Raber 427 81w Dr. Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sandern Jr. 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 Cornwander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Oster Dr NW. Hsntsville AL 35805 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Atwo Rd. Montgowery AL381 08 CU Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St. Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hslrnan Salew Rd. Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Seansg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave. #6W Wheaton IL 80187 CL W R Bodzioclr Jr. 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80087 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairwan Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd. A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View In. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 941 Kiwberwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miawi FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pernbroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnot St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hernetrooght P0 Boo 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strack RPD 2 Hawhsrg Old Lyrne CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14088 III Rady Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hawyton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 5 Raines Rd Mewphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irs Searl 52 Langholw Dr Nashos NH 03060 II Robert Clernens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Ssrnrnit St. McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoast 2643 Marnh Rd Wilwington 05 19810 V Dasud Platt 6840 NW 18th Ft Leederdale FL 33313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir EastHawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Heaselbeock 6320 Blseberry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brnokside Rt 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thowas 401 B Jackson St Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Haber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvern MA 01923 II Horace Heges 18 Penleway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plato MD 20648 V Tirn Schoonerd c/s WaS Schoovard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Or. Avon CT 06001 II Adarn Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Colawbas Ave Lernoyne 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 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brevoort St. Kern Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gas Shelkey 217 Eaclid Ave. Scattdale PA 15883 IV Bob Chawpine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Jarnes Davis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madison MS 39110 ELECTRIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE I Dwight Holley 151 Chestost Ridge Rd. Bethel CT 06801 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd. Harnilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wiarc Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hareptoat VA 23664 V vacant VI Charlie Soticlt 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tansy Boa 546 Richerdeos TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 87202 X Clarence Mather 3880 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Ed Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe As. Lexington KY 40505 VII Jawes Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII Williaw Lee 3522 Tawariok Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallwan 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vie Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA 94880 XI John Thowyson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Gingac St Jobs MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Ave Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valeriss 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Morphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redwond WA 98053 VI John Goenther RR 3800261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claode McColloogh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezuwa IA 50171 VIII Boddy twin 922 Sondown Lv DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Ornaha NE 68114 X Bill Strowan 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Fir St S Apt B Salern OR 97302 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodOon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Pool MN 55216 VIII Williaw Thowas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 67217 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro CA 82630 Xl Charles Davevport 14415 SE 266th St. Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belloowini 128 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne DetroitMI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bloehird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorhow 23961 Craftornan Rd Calahasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcowb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancoover WA 88684 VI Jiw Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46615 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr. Rowolos Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layrnan 7515 Brooklnaf Dr. Hooston TX 77041 IX Saw Pisciotta 1525 Alsoander Cir. Pseblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 18016 Ava 288 Visalia CA 93277 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 Bonney Lake WA 98380 VI Dan Proso 131 5 Penninglon Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidwore 5013 Dornert Di. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr Mesqoite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett 2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 832 Stirnoon Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 13106 Newbrook Dr Houston TX 77072 IX Travis McGinsis 8027 West 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 X Roland Boucher 11 Deernyring Irvine CA 92714 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 award available either AMA HQ district vice-president purpose award recognize technical developments improve hobby/sport general criteria used includes Items processes improve performance existing equipment repre sent equipment perform new tasks tend make easier tasks now required building flying encourage safety sound suppression Consideration item process will based its present need effectiveness innovative quality possibility future development applications committee composed Past ViceFF Jiw Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave. St Losis MO 63119 VII All evanta except RC esthe Diatrict accept Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Rornolos Ml 48174 CL ft FF Pool Swith 11112 Dill Dr. Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 79227 IX Mike Tallwan 3014 kochange Wichita KS 87217 RC George Honter 6862 S Lawar St. Littleton CO 80123 X RoIf Erickson 7508 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 Harry Apoiso 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St. Honolxis HI 96818 Hawaii weeto Xl Tow Cope 23282 SE 57th St Issaqoak WA 98027 RC Jawes McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98166 Presidents will screen nominations make recommendations Executive Council deadline September 1 setfor receipt nominations AMA HQ Frequency scanners Frequency Coor dinator AMA district now has AMA-owned radio-frequency scanner available loan out monitor radio inter ference problems flying sites desir able wishing borrow scan ner pick up personal contact possible sincethis will lessen possibility damage instrument loss calibration can develop fre quent shipping 1086 Nats Attention Competition Fliers Nats Steering Committee Chairman Johnny Clemens sends following mes sage modelers considering attending 1986 AMA National Contest has some concern among competition fliers part Nats being diminished year because 50th Anniversary Birthday Party close Nats contrary competitions being expanded year whopping 80 eventswith much time ever popular events Another important fact approval Executive Council provide funds lot new upgraded equipment better competition handling behalf Council invite come competeand relax pleasant aeromodeling mood 50th Anniversary AMA Birthday Party last Nats weekend Nats Perpetual Trophies Continue Some Nats competitors may con cerned Nats Perpetual Tro phies have retired since listed 1986 Nats entry form Fear trophies alive well will awarded year past trophies themselves will remain per manent display AMA HQ winners name will engraved trophy handsome certificate will given winning contestant Nats Perpetual Trophies Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age FF Coupe dHiver McNeiIl Cup high time regardless age FF FAI Power Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age FF Mulvihill Rubber Tulsa Glue Dobbers Tro phy high time regardless age FF Outdoor HL Glider Hi Johnson Trophy highest single score RC Soaring Lee Renaud Trophy highest scorer based three RC Soaring events Stout Conimercial Trophy single flight high time regardless age AMA FAI Stick Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin RC Aerobatics continued Masters Tournament program entry fee $15 must made before September 1 1986 send Miche line Madison AMA HQ Contestants can qualify Masters Tournament three methods 1 Make least official flight F3A Turnaround event five AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 2 Finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 3 Finish upper 50% F3A event 1986 AMA Nats Please note competition perform ance AMA RCAerobatics Master class cannot counted purpose quali wing 1987 Masters Tournament 120 Model Aviation Competition Directory RC Pylon ft Searing es RC Pattern ft other RC ee RC escept Soaring CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Fdaparville IL 60540 NATS N IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENTRY FORM OR ADE M ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE ONE SENT TO YOU ACT NOW TO GET YOURS obtain yours send stamped self-addressed number 10 envelope AMA HQ attention NATS Two forms will fit number 10 envelope two forms please include 1O cover postage contestant mechanic must make separate entry NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATIC SHOW Model turn-in morning August 2 1986 between 7900 am Entry fee $200 per model Models will remain display until 500 pm trophy presentations Winners receive same trophy competition flying events Trophies will awarded best models following categories Most Unusual CL Scale RC Scale FF Scale Helicopter Craftsma nshi p Racing RC Racing CL Warbird RC Radio Control Best Finish Models will displayed special area Chennault flying site CONTEST OFFICIALS FOR THE 1986 NATS February 18 1986 16NS/ General Manager Contest Director Assistant Contest Director Vince Mankowski Ron Morgan Earl Witt CONTROL LINE CATEGORY Bev Wisniewski Art Adamisin Leroy Cordes Gary Arnold Director Racing Speed Jim Ricketts John Ballard Judy Lauerman Homer Smith Richard Doig Unselected Director Dr Sandy Frank Betty Stream Unselected John Embry Director Racing Soaring Richard Sonheim Wayne Yeager Jeff Troy Manager Free Flight Radio Control John Guenther Bert Dugan Dale Arvin Director Control Line May1986 121 Sail p Ia ne CL Sport RC Sport FF Sport Manager Aerobatics Carrier Combat FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY Manager Indoor Remainder RADIO CONTROL CATEGORY Manager Helicopter Pattern SCALE CATEGORY Dale Drew Bill Pepin APBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBO Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available apace uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action An Open Letter John Grigg About Nats Paul M Smith suggest AMA Nationals held two years even-numbered years suggestion intended improve quality Nats change Nats financial burden profit-making operation suggestion based sound business principles 25 years active AMA membership observations eight Na tioals information made available AMA its publications Participation Nats usually draws about 1000-1500 participants including both pilots mechanics Nonpaying helpers spectators judges might brng total up 2000 However bulk income roughly 1000 people membership over 100000 com putes two percent participation year experience pilots can categorized three groups FULL-TIME PART-TIME ONE-TIME FULL-TIME competitors enter Na tionals no matter held include winners also some people want keep up perfect attendance Nats Some loyal AMA supporters want support AMA function estimate about 250 FULL-TIME Nats fliers am PART-TIME Nats flier have entered eight Nats 25 years enter whenever location family work commitments permit Also dont have time prepare potential Nats-win ning effort year appears PART-TIMERS biggest group esti mate about 2500 PARTTIMERS total about 500-600 given Nats ONE-TIMERS people enter Nats once Some just want say did Some disappointed dissatisfied Some found couldnt come up standard competition Effect Participation Goingtoabiennial Natswilltendtopush PART-TIMERS available Nats would hope participation PARTTIMERS would least double thereby yielding new total 1000 1200 entries would no effect FULL-TIME ONE-TIME fliers ONE-TIMERS would still have ample opportunityto enter FULL-TIMERS could still maintain theirrecordsofperfectattendance lexpect very violent protests proposal about 30 to4O FULL-TIME Natsfliers FULL-TIME fliers will actually re lieved burden annual participa tion has removed net change will about 600 addi tional entrants biennial Nats two events per entrant $45 total will put AMA well black What Has Changed annual Nats tradition dates back Navy Nats days Sites no problem Navy furnished bulk man power no other major contests Now site selection big job AMA Frequently forced accept sub standard facilities Out desperation Plan ning overlaps Nats sometimes planned two three years aheadbefore feedback available present years Nats relatively few well-qualified officials annual Nats asks same people help year after year get exhausted very quickly rate now have FAI World Championships US team trials nearly category top competitors consider importantthan Nats same peoplethatAMAneedstosupportthe Nats Special interest groups such N FFS MACA various RC groups also want hold annual major contests de plete Nats depleted bythe Nats Precedents Biennial Events FAI very successful two-year cycle Olympics use four-year cycle One-year cycles common PRO FESSIONAL SPORTS people play games full-time living AMA membership should considered ama teurs Summary plan will benefit 99000 AMA members dont enter Nats end ing AMAs annual financial loss will benefit enter Nats providing better-planned betterorganized contests sites carefully chosen will possibly draw criti cism fraction percent membership now enter year Agrees Ted Fancher Ted Fancher right target column February 1968 issue Model Aviation Builder Model rule appearance points necessary part CL Precision Aerobatics can see allowing someone competing Novice use borrowed aircraft practice continue other classes would away innovation style indivi duality Could imagine two factories turning out type airframe specific forthis event Gone would us like design test strive Gone would Rabes Gialdinis Aldriches would become Monopeople flying Monoplanes ie alike No want Besides skill would need win would price pre-built model am trying minimize skill needed fly Aerobatics winner should have composite skills rank should reflect just George Holter lives Tamaqua PA Improving Competition Newsletter Ross McMullen Editor CN constantly trying make Competition Newsletter informa tive useful easier read Some items may have noticed lately Note Technical Director column improved appearance Calendar Events aka Contest Calendar has appeared first time months issue addition Electric Advisory Committee roster Competition Directory listing Technical Director Bob Underwood constantly involved situations affect members Aca demyespecially competition-orient ed modelers column added provide visible forum him communi cate membership Now AMA HQ computer line terminals available departments Calendar Events has filed has allowed us make individual entries regular appearance clearer type im plement suggestion made April 1982 AMA member Hank Roncarti Water bury CT addingin upper righthand corner item listinga bold faced identification state contest being held months issue third weve featured improvement hope helpful SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX George Holter DMD National Records no new National Records processed during month February 1986 APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 122 Model Aviation S2t jQerc16atc5 4 International Miniature Aerobatic Club originated RC Turnaround Aerobatics Toledo 1974 Its official AMA format adopted Tournament Champions 1978 FAI 1984 Most RCers familiar Aerobatic competition flown such legendary pilots Bevo Howard Rod Jocelyn Bob Herendeen Art Scholl Leo Loudenslager Eagles Charlie Hiliard Cene Soucy Tom Poberezny have won distinction champions International Aerobatic competition now represented INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB IACthe IMAC Ml N IATU RE counterpart organization dedicated DUPLICATING FULL-SCALE AEROBATICS WITH RC AIRCRAFT IN REALISTIC MANNER THAT IS CHALLENGING FOR THE CONTESTANTS AS WELL AS INTERESTING FOR THE SPECTATORS Categories format format same full-scale Sport Aerobatics offering Sportsman Advanced FAI Unlimited categories providing exciting competition levels experience Maneuvers duplicate International Aerobatic competitions flown judged same manner full-scale 4-Minute Free anything SAFE goes graded originality versatility harmony rhythm execution Specifications Entries MAC Sport Aerobatics contests must Sport Scale replicas aircraft known capable ofAerobatic competition within air frame known BOX Weight engine upper limits same forAMA Giant Scale Theaverage model will have 25-oz wing loading 1000 sq @ 11 lb 90-120 cu engine power Biplanes given 50/0 bonus Sportsman Advanced l00/o Unlimited Virtuallyall models capable competing Sportsman category however substantially performance required Advanced FAI Unlimited categories Several pilots may fly same model competition builder-of-the-model rule does apply event measure piloting skill duplicating full-scale activity like realism RC have desire fly something challenging Join IMAC participate AMA Sport Aerobatics currently have over 600 members over world have combined precision Aerobatics realism individuality fresh approach RC Membership IMAC $10 annually entitlesyou receive acompetition number membership card decals informative newsletter having event calendars current information Sport Aerobatics Internationally Send check AMA number MAC Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 MAC cap patches lapel pins $2 AchievementAwards category must earned scoring five better maneuvers sequence An Achievement Award earned competition star designate Go IMAC May1986123 t 0 3 a Achievement Awards may earned category Sports man Advanced Unlimited Christen Eagles belong Jim Mandley Art Gagnier DDS Both flown Sport AerobaticsIAC MAC -L UNLIMITED 1986 12 414 K IL7 S2 od a9etc6adcs Saence5 -I 44in WIND # 3 / 744 123A 5 IS H/ 3 6 3 1 H 1 1 ical Rolls 2 1 rted Spins 3 2 4-Pt Vertical Up 4 1 Neg Snaps 45 Down mpty Bump Up f 8-Pt Vertical Up nap Vertical Down mmerhead 3 4 Up/2 8 Dn 9 Inverted 4-Pt 45 Up 10 Neg Snap ide Loop 11 Tail Slide Wheels Down olling Circle 4 Inside Roll Vertical Up 14 Roll Vertical Down 15 Hammerhead Up/-Snap nap Vertical Up Line IONARY OF BASIC ARESTI SYMBOLS ADVANCED 1986 4WIND /\3 I/ 7 / 2 2 SPORTSMAN 1986 3 4 7 3 49 S 1k" I 4 / 10 11 12 1415 16 4 1 Humpty Bump Up 2 45 Climbing 3 Two Turn Spin 4 Two 4-Point Roll 5 lmmelmann 6 45 Diving Snap 7 Hammerhead Down 8 Vertical Up 9 Split Ess 10 Horizontal Eight 11 HumptyBump Roll Up 12 Inverted 360 Circle 13 Half Cuban Eight 14 Avalanche 15 Hammerhead Up/On 16 4-Point Roll 1 Level upright positive C flight Inverted negative 6 flight Th 2 Turn Spin 76 ii IC 1 Inside Loop 2 Half Cuban Eight 3 Immelmann 4 Two Turn Spin 5 Hammerhead 6 Inside Snap 1 Half Reverse Cuban Eight B Barrel Roll 9 Humpty Bump Up 10 45 Climbing Roll 11 Split Ess 12 Two Point Roll Hammerhead Th Negative Outside Spin Positive Snap RollNegative Outside Snap Roll Maneuvers ntered Up Down Horizontal lines Hammerheads depict Up Down lines Level flight must precede follow maneuver Fly consistent radius vertical flight 1986 z 5 x 0 0 0 C IL1 I d E C IN z uvI sj oS put i 006t E S0 I4
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NE WSLE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 FAIs ClAM Consider New Rules Changes April agenda next ClAM meeting Paris shows rules changes considered proposals range clari fying language major changes addition new event interest brevity proposals would have large impact prospective FAI con testants will reviewed outline form some get very wordy listed FAI agenda Builder-of-the-model rule felt rule cannot enforced proposed eliminated either classes including Scale classes except Scale Free Flight World Championships/Inter national Contests Change contestformatto three rounds per day three days flyoffs fourth day CL Aerobatics Require safety thong handle attach wrist allow Finals competitors three flights instead two throwaway flight CL Team Race Require safety thong handle attach wrist increase num ber contestants Semi-Finals nine 15 CL Combat Require mufflers engines require safety thong handle allow con testants share use engines restrict model fuel systems suction feed impose model restrictions minimum weight less fuel450 gm/159 oz maxi mum wingspanone meter/3937 maximum root chord*400mm/1 575 *where root distance forward part wing leading edge line drawn through elevator pivot points minimum propeller diameter 198mm/78 change streamer specifica tions allow use locally-available ma terial define offense Leaving center circle placing foot complete ly outside marked circle RC Aerobatics Require contest organiz ers provide fuel cost practice competition flying Require contestants order fuel four standard formulas 80% methanol 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil 70% methanol 10% nitromethane 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil Turnaround box given emphasis ground markers mark ings specified audible/visible signals indi cating box violations prohibited noise measurement clarification flight judges score models flight too noisy average very quietif majority judges vote very quiet five-point bonus will added flight score counting judge RC Pylon Racing Allow three models per contestant caller made mandatory part team standard fuel defined using castor oil lubricant RC Soaring Ballast prohibited weak link towline deleted electric winch specifications added reduce Speed task two laps safety consideration elimi nate turnarounds Base RC Helicopter section dealing prefabrication model delete existing permitted section redefine general characteristics affecting rotor blades allow weighted blades helper duties redefined two models allowed finetuning maneuver descriptions RC Electroflight Restrict power 12 volts 10 Ni-Cd cells series 20 cells series-parallel combination Scale Place cap complexity bonus either 15% 20% delete wingconfiguration bonuses limit multi-engine bonus 10% two engines CL Scalei Delete maximum surface area limit 150 din2 require safety thong handle redefine Optional Demonstra tions section permit contestant show options selected appropriate class model being flown rather appropriate specific prototype RC Scale Delete maximum surface area limitation 150 din2 redefine Optional Demonstrations CL Scale above finetune description maneuvers discuss addition provisional Giant Scale Class will information items reports ClAM meeting published after April meeting Paris will probably occur August September issue 1986-87 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program Selection three-member US RC Aerobatics F3A team 1987 World Championships underway program basically same used selecting last team local qualification followed single one-site team selection contest Continued next page Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood lost event Indoor almost suffered loss family member ROG Stick accidentally struck down As prepared new event designation list found inside cover 1986-87 rule book ROG Stick included Fortunately before could slip away completely oversight called attention able add event No 214 Indoor list friends relatives ROG Stick may beg forgiveness error did suggest several people may have created first Certainly Fly-aways must rare Indoorand consider whole event flying away Giant Scale sudden flurry phone calls besieged office day recently subject maximum engine size dis placement Giant Scale little dot next item 21 page 81 new rule book caused someone read rule carefully whatever change under gone THe actual change centered around allowable displacement four-stroke engines Unfortunately assumed change also made maximum two-stroke engines indicated 37 cu displacement listed words . less 37 cu used Although part rule has worded way several cycles rule book suddenly feared callers engine 37 cu legal Immediate action taken clarify section rule Scale Contest Board has agreed ballot inter pretation isand always has beento clude 37 cu legal rule book generally uses words such no greater etc indicate upper limit listed included legal size Scale Contest Board Chairman Dave Platt has indicated action will taken dur ing present rule-change cycle revise wording clarify section interim has suggested make note rule interpretation operating 37 cu engine may wish copy notice take com petions during 1986-87 just make sure CDs get word Scale Contest Boards vote interpretation 10 Yes No Technical Award forms used nomi nating individuals receive new AMA Con tin ued next page May1986 119 C C- C -J N C -LI- 9 -jcJ J0 C o . N U -x 0 -0 Li0 C a0 20 0 -4 a itC 3 NC BY 00 Wa cC Wa Wa 0-Q 0 0 4, -4 cIj 2 02 Eo CC oa Cfl LI Xu 37 Cu Engines Legal Giant Scale Byballotin February 1986 Scale Contest Board has agreed engines 37 cu displacement allowed Giant Scale competition max imum allowable displacement singleengine two-stroke-powered models CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Willianra 347 Soothwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Foori 28 Fernwood Commock NY 11725 Ill Ken Raber 427 81w Dr. Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sandern Jr. 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 Cornwander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Oster Dr NW. Hsntsville AL 35805 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Atwo Rd. Montgowery AL381 08 CU Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St. Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hslrnan Salew Rd. Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Seansg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave. #6W Wheaton IL 80187 CL W R Bodzioclr Jr. 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80087 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairwan Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd. A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View In. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 941 Kiwberwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miawi FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pernbroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnot St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hernetrooght P0 Boo 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strack RPD 2 Hawhsrg Old Lyrne CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14088 III Rady Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hawyton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 5 Raines Rd Mewphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irs Searl 52 Langholw Dr Nashos NH 03060 II Robert Clernens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Ssrnrnit St. McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoast 2643 Marnh Rd Wilwington 05 19810 V Dasud Platt 6840 NW 18th Ft Leederdale FL 33313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir EastHawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Heaselbeock 6320 Blseberry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brnokside Rt 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thowas 401 B Jackson St Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Haber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvern MA 01923 II Horace Heges 18 Penleway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plato MD 20648 V Tirn Schoonerd c/s WaS Schoovard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Or. Avon CT 06001 II Adarn Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Colawbas Ave Lernoyne 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 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brevoort St. Kern Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gas Shelkey 217 Eaclid Ave. Scattdale PA 15883 IV Bob Chawpine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Jarnes Davis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madison MS 39110 ELECTRIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE I Dwight Holley 151 Chestost Ridge Rd. Bethel CT 06801 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd. Harnilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wiarc Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hareptoat VA 23664 V vacant VI Charlie Soticlt 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tansy Boa 546 Richerdeos TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 87202 X Clarence Mather 3880 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Ed Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe As. Lexington KY 40505 VII Jawes Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII Williaw Lee 3522 Tawariok Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallwan 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vie Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA 94880 XI John Thowyson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Gingac St Jobs MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Ave Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valeriss 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Morphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redwond WA 98053 VI John Goenther RR 3800261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claode McColloogh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezuwa IA 50171 VIII Boddy twin 922 Sondown Lv DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Ornaha NE 68114 X Bill Strowan 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Fir St S Apt B Salern OR 97302 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodOon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Pool MN 55216 VIII Williaw Thowas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 67217 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro CA 82630 Xl Charles Davevport 14415 SE 266th St. Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belloowini 128 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne DetroitMI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bloehird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorhow 23961 Craftornan Rd Calahasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcowb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancoover WA 88684 VI Jiw Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46615 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr. Rowolos Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layrnan 7515 Brooklnaf Dr. Hooston TX 77041 IX Saw Pisciotta 1525 Alsoander Cir. Pseblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 18016 Ava 288 Visalia CA 93277 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 Bonney Lake WA 98380 VI Dan Proso 131 5 Penninglon Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidwore 5013 Dornert Di. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr Mesqoite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett 2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 832 Stirnoon Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 13106 Newbrook Dr Houston TX 77072 IX Travis McGinsis 8027 West 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 X Roland Boucher 11 Deernyring Irvine CA 92714 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 award available either AMA HQ district vice-president purpose award recognize technical developments improve hobby/sport general criteria used includes Items processes improve performance existing equipment repre sent equipment perform new tasks tend make easier tasks now required building flying encourage safety sound suppression Consideration item process will based its present need effectiveness innovative quality possibility future development applications committee composed Past ViceFF Jiw Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave. St Losis MO 63119 VII All evanta except RC esthe Diatrict accept Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Rornolos Ml 48174 CL ft FF Pool Swith 11112 Dill Dr. Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 79227 IX Mike Tallwan 3014 kochange Wichita KS 87217 RC George Honter 6862 S Lawar St. Littleton CO 80123 X RoIf Erickson 7508 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 Harry Apoiso 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St. Honolxis HI 96818 Hawaii weeto Xl Tow Cope 23282 SE 57th St Issaqoak WA 98027 RC Jawes McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98166 Presidents will screen nominations make recommendations Executive Council deadline September 1 setfor receipt nominations AMA HQ Frequency scanners Frequency Coor dinator AMA district now has AMA-owned radio-frequency scanner available loan out monitor radio inter ference problems flying sites desir able wishing borrow scan ner pick up personal contact possible sincethis will lessen possibility damage instrument loss calibration can develop fre quent shipping 1086 Nats Attention Competition Fliers Nats Steering Committee Chairman Johnny Clemens sends following mes sage modelers considering attending 1986 AMA National Contest has some concern among competition fliers part Nats being diminished year because 50th Anniversary Birthday Party close Nats contrary competitions being expanded year whopping 80 eventswith much time ever popular events Another important fact approval Executive Council provide funds lot new upgraded equipment better competition handling behalf Council invite come competeand relax pleasant aeromodeling mood 50th Anniversary AMA Birthday Party last Nats weekend Nats Perpetual Trophies Continue Some Nats competitors may con cerned Nats Perpetual Tro phies have retired since listed 1986 Nats entry form Fear trophies alive well will awarded year past trophies themselves will remain per manent display AMA HQ winners name will engraved trophy handsome certificate will given winning contestant Nats Perpetual Trophies Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age FF Coupe dHiver McNeiIl Cup high time regardless age FF FAI Power Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age FF Mulvihill Rubber Tulsa Glue Dobbers Tro phy high time regardless age FF Outdoor HL Glider Hi Johnson Trophy highest single score RC Soaring Lee Renaud Trophy highest scorer based three RC Soaring events Stout Conimercial Trophy single flight high time regardless age AMA FAI Stick Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin RC Aerobatics continued Masters Tournament program entry fee $15 must made before September 1 1986 send Miche line Madison AMA HQ Contestants can qualify Masters Tournament three methods 1 Make least official flight F3A Turnaround event five AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 2 Finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 3 Finish upper 50% F3A event 1986 AMA Nats Please note competition perform ance AMA RCAerobatics Master class cannot counted purpose quali wing 1987 Masters Tournament 120 Model Aviation Competition Directory RC Pylon ft Searing es RC Pattern ft other RC ee RC escept Soaring CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Fdaparville IL 60540 NATS N IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENTRY FORM OR ADE M ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE ONE SENT TO YOU ACT NOW TO GET YOURS obtain yours send stamped self-addressed number 10 envelope AMA HQ attention NATS Two forms will fit number 10 envelope two forms please include 1O cover postage contestant mechanic must make separate entry NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATIC SHOW Model turn-in morning August 2 1986 between 7900 am Entry fee $200 per model Models will remain display until 500 pm trophy presentations Winners receive same trophy competition flying events Trophies will awarded best models following categories Most Unusual CL Scale RC Scale FF Scale Helicopter Craftsma nshi p Racing RC Racing CL Warbird RC Radio Control Best Finish Models will displayed special area Chennault flying site CONTEST OFFICIALS FOR THE 1986 NATS February 18 1986 16NS/ General Manager Contest Director Assistant Contest Director Vince Mankowski Ron Morgan Earl Witt CONTROL LINE CATEGORY Bev Wisniewski Art Adamisin Leroy Cordes Gary Arnold Director Racing Speed Jim Ricketts John Ballard Judy Lauerman Homer Smith Richard Doig Unselected Director Dr Sandy Frank Betty Stream Unselected John Embry Director Racing Soaring Richard Sonheim Wayne Yeager Jeff Troy Manager Free Flight Radio Control John Guenther Bert Dugan Dale Arvin Director Control Line May1986 121 Sail p Ia ne CL Sport RC Sport FF Sport Manager Aerobatics Carrier Combat FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY Manager Indoor Remainder RADIO CONTROL CATEGORY Manager Helicopter Pattern SCALE CATEGORY Dale Drew Bill Pepin APBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBO Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available apace uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action An Open Letter John Grigg About Nats Paul M Smith suggest AMA Nationals held two years even-numbered years suggestion intended improve quality Nats change Nats financial burden profit-making operation suggestion based sound business principles 25 years active AMA membership observations eight Na tioals information made available AMA its publications Participation Nats usually draws about 1000-1500 participants including both pilots mechanics Nonpaying helpers spectators judges might brng total up 2000 However bulk income roughly 1000 people membership over 100000 com putes two percent participation year experience pilots can categorized three groups FULL-TIME PART-TIME ONE-TIME FULL-TIME competitors enter Na tionals no matter held include winners also some people want keep up perfect attendance Nats Some loyal AMA supporters want support AMA function estimate about 250 FULL-TIME Nats fliers am PART-TIME Nats flier have entered eight Nats 25 years enter whenever location family work commitments permit Also dont have time prepare potential Nats-win ning effort year appears PART-TIMERS biggest group esti mate about 2500 PARTTIMERS total about 500-600 given Nats ONE-TIMERS people enter Nats once Some just want say did Some disappointed dissatisfied Some found couldnt come up standard competition Effect Participation Goingtoabiennial Natswilltendtopush PART-TIMERS available Nats would hope participation PARTTIMERS would least double thereby yielding new total 1000 1200 entries would no effect FULL-TIME ONE-TIME fliers ONE-TIMERS would still have ample opportunityto enter FULL-TIMERS could still maintain theirrecordsofperfectattendance lexpect very violent protests proposal about 30 to4O FULL-TIME Natsfliers FULL-TIME fliers will actually re lieved burden annual participa tion has removed net change will about 600 addi tional entrants biennial Nats two events per entrant $45 total will put AMA well black What Has Changed annual Nats tradition dates back Navy Nats days Sites no problem Navy furnished bulk man power no other major contests Now site selection big job AMA Frequently forced accept sub standard facilities Out desperation Plan ning overlaps Nats sometimes planned two three years aheadbefore feedback available present years Nats relatively few well-qualified officials annual Nats asks same people help year after year get exhausted very quickly rate now have FAI World Championships US team trials nearly category top competitors consider importantthan Nats same peoplethatAMAneedstosupportthe Nats Special interest groups such N FFS MACA various RC groups also want hold annual major contests de plete Nats depleted bythe Nats Precedents Biennial Events FAI very successful two-year cycle Olympics use four-year cycle One-year cycles common PRO FESSIONAL SPORTS people play games full-time living AMA membership should considered ama teurs Summary plan will benefit 99000 AMA members dont enter Nats end ing AMAs annual financial loss will benefit enter Nats providing better-planned betterorganized contests sites carefully chosen will possibly draw criti cism fraction percent membership now enter year Agrees Ted Fancher Ted Fancher right target column February 1968 issue Model Aviation Builder Model rule appearance points necessary part CL Precision Aerobatics can see allowing someone competing Novice use borrowed aircraft practice continue other classes would away innovation style indivi duality Could imagine two factories turning out type airframe specific forthis event Gone would us like design test strive Gone would Rabes Gialdinis Aldriches would become Monopeople flying Monoplanes ie alike No want Besides skill would need win would price pre-built model am trying minimize skill needed fly Aerobatics winner should have composite skills rank should reflect just George Holter lives Tamaqua PA Improving Competition Newsletter Ross McMullen Editor CN constantly trying make Competition Newsletter informa tive useful easier read Some items may have noticed lately Note Technical Director column improved appearance Calendar Events aka Contest Calendar has appeared first time months issue addition Electric Advisory Committee roster Competition Directory listing Technical Director Bob Underwood constantly involved situations affect members Aca demyespecially competition-orient ed modelers column added provide visible forum him communi cate membership Now AMA HQ computer line terminals available departments Calendar Events has filed has allowed us make individual entries regular appearance clearer type im plement suggestion made April 1982 AMA member Hank Roncarti Water bury CT addingin upper righthand corner item listinga bold faced identification state contest being held months issue third weve featured improvement hope helpful SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX George Holter DMD National Records no new National Records processed during month February 1986 APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 122 Model Aviation S2t jQerc16atc5 4 International Miniature Aerobatic Club originated RC Turnaround Aerobatics Toledo 1974 Its official AMA format adopted Tournament Champions 1978 FAI 1984 Most RCers familiar Aerobatic competition flown such legendary pilots Bevo Howard Rod Jocelyn Bob Herendeen Art Scholl Leo Loudenslager Eagles Charlie Hiliard Cene Soucy Tom Poberezny have won distinction champions International Aerobatic competition now represented INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB IACthe IMAC Ml N IATU RE counterpart organization dedicated DUPLICATING FULL-SCALE AEROBATICS WITH RC AIRCRAFT IN REALISTIC MANNER THAT IS CHALLENGING FOR THE CONTESTANTS AS WELL AS INTERESTING FOR THE SPECTATORS Categories format format same full-scale Sport Aerobatics offering Sportsman Advanced FAI Unlimited categories providing exciting competition levels experience Maneuvers duplicate International Aerobatic competitions flown judged same manner full-scale 4-Minute Free anything SAFE goes graded originality versatility harmony rhythm execution Specifications Entries MAC Sport Aerobatics contests must Sport Scale replicas aircraft known capable ofAerobatic competition within air frame known BOX Weight engine upper limits same forAMA Giant Scale Theaverage model will have 25-oz wing loading 1000 sq @ 11 lb 90-120 cu engine power Biplanes given 50/0 bonus Sportsman Advanced l00/o Unlimited Virtuallyall models capable competing Sportsman category however substantially performance required Advanced FAI Unlimited categories Several pilots may fly same model competition builder-of-the-model rule does apply event measure piloting skill duplicating full-scale activity like realism RC have desire fly something challenging Join IMAC participate AMA Sport Aerobatics currently have over 600 members over world have combined precision Aerobatics realism individuality fresh approach RC Membership IMAC $10 annually entitlesyou receive acompetition number membership card decals informative newsletter having event calendars current information Sport Aerobatics Internationally Send check AMA number MAC Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 MAC cap patches lapel pins $2 AchievementAwards category must earned scoring five better maneuvers sequence An Achievement Award earned competition star designate Go IMAC May1986123 t 0 3 a Achievement Awards may earned category Sports man Advanced Unlimited Christen Eagles belong Jim Mandley Art Gagnier DDS Both flown Sport AerobaticsIAC MAC -L UNLIMITED 1986 12 414 K IL7 S2 od a9etc6adcs Saence5 -I 44in WIND # 3 / 744 123A 5 IS H/ 3 6 3 1 H 1 1 ical Rolls 2 1 rted Spins 3 2 4-Pt Vertical Up 4 1 Neg Snaps 45 Down mpty Bump Up f 8-Pt Vertical Up nap Vertical Down mmerhead 3 4 Up/2 8 Dn 9 Inverted 4-Pt 45 Up 10 Neg Snap ide Loop 11 Tail Slide Wheels Down olling Circle 4 Inside Roll Vertical Up 14 Roll Vertical Down 15 Hammerhead Up/-Snap nap Vertical Up Line IONARY OF BASIC ARESTI SYMBOLS ADVANCED 1986 4WIND /\3 I/ 7 / 2 2 SPORTSMAN 1986 3 4 7 3 49 S 1k" I 4 / 10 11 12 1415 16 4 1 Humpty Bump Up 2 45 Climbing 3 Two Turn Spin 4 Two 4-Point Roll 5 lmmelmann 6 45 Diving Snap 7 Hammerhead Down 8 Vertical Up 9 Split Ess 10 Horizontal Eight 11 HumptyBump Roll Up 12 Inverted 360 Circle 13 Half Cuban Eight 14 Avalanche 15 Hammerhead Up/On 16 4-Point Roll 1 Level upright positive C flight Inverted negative 6 flight Th 2 Turn Spin 76 ii IC 1 Inside Loop 2 Half Cuban Eight 3 Immelmann 4 Two Turn Spin 5 Hammerhead 6 Inside Snap 1 Half Reverse Cuban Eight B Barrel Roll 9 Humpty Bump Up 10 45 Climbing Roll 11 Split Ess 12 Two Point Roll Hammerhead Th Negative Outside Spin Positive Snap RollNegative Outside Snap Roll Maneuvers ntered Up Down Horizontal lines Hammerheads depict Up Down lines Level flight must precede follow maneuver Fly consistent radius vertical flight 1986 z 5 x 0 0 0 C IL1 I d E C IN z uvI sj oS put i 006t E S0 I4
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
NE WSLE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 FAIs ClAM Consider New Rules Changes April agenda next ClAM meeting Paris shows rules changes considered proposals range clari fying language major changes addition new event interest brevity proposals would have large impact prospective FAI con testants will reviewed outline form some get very wordy listed FAI agenda Builder-of-the-model rule felt rule cannot enforced proposed eliminated either classes including Scale classes except Scale Free Flight World Championships/Inter national Contests Change contestformatto three rounds per day three days flyoffs fourth day CL Aerobatics Require safety thong handle attach wrist allow Finals competitors three flights instead two throwaway flight CL Team Race Require safety thong handle attach wrist increase num ber contestants Semi-Finals nine 15 CL Combat Require mufflers engines require safety thong handle allow con testants share use engines restrict model fuel systems suction feed impose model restrictions minimum weight less fuel450 gm/159 oz maxi mum wingspanone meter/3937 maximum root chord*400mm/1 575 *where root distance forward part wing leading edge line drawn through elevator pivot points minimum propeller diameter 198mm/78 change streamer specifica tions allow use locally-available ma terial define offense Leaving center circle placing foot complete ly outside marked circle RC Aerobatics Require contest organiz ers provide fuel cost practice competition flying Require contestants order fuel four standard formulas 80% methanol 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil 70% methanol 10% nitromethane 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil Turnaround box given emphasis ground markers mark ings specified audible/visible signals indi cating box violations prohibited noise measurement clarification flight judges score models flight too noisy average very quietif majority judges vote very quiet five-point bonus will added flight score counting judge RC Pylon Racing Allow three models per contestant caller made mandatory part team standard fuel defined using castor oil lubricant RC Soaring Ballast prohibited weak link towline deleted electric winch specifications added reduce Speed task two laps safety consideration elimi nate turnarounds Base RC Helicopter section dealing prefabrication model delete existing permitted section redefine general characteristics affecting rotor blades allow weighted blades helper duties redefined two models allowed finetuning maneuver descriptions RC Electroflight Restrict power 12 volts 10 Ni-Cd cells series 20 cells series-parallel combination Scale Place cap complexity bonus either 15% 20% delete wingconfiguration bonuses limit multi-engine bonus 10% two engines CL Scalei Delete maximum surface area limit 150 din2 require safety thong handle redefine Optional Demonstra tions section permit contestant show options selected appropriate class model being flown rather appropriate specific prototype RC Scale Delete maximum surface area limitation 150 din2 redefine Optional Demonstrations CL Scale above finetune description maneuvers discuss addition provisional Giant Scale Class will information items reports ClAM meeting published after April meeting Paris will probably occur August September issue 1986-87 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program Selection three-member US RC Aerobatics F3A team 1987 World Championships underway program basically same used selecting last team local qualification followed single one-site team selection contest Continued next page Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood lost event Indoor almost suffered loss family member ROG Stick accidentally struck down As prepared new event designation list found inside cover 1986-87 rule book ROG Stick included Fortunately before could slip away completely oversight called attention able add event No 214 Indoor list friends relatives ROG Stick may beg forgiveness error did suggest several people may have created first Certainly Fly-aways must rare Indoorand consider whole event flying away Giant Scale sudden flurry phone calls besieged office day recently subject maximum engine size dis placement Giant Scale little dot next item 21 page 81 new rule book caused someone read rule carefully whatever change under gone THe actual change centered around allowable displacement four-stroke engines Unfortunately assumed change also made maximum two-stroke engines indicated 37 cu displacement listed words . less 37 cu used Although part rule has worded way several cycles rule book suddenly feared callers engine 37 cu legal Immediate action taken clarify section rule Scale Contest Board has agreed ballot inter pretation isand always has beento clude 37 cu legal rule book generally uses words such no greater etc indicate upper limit listed included legal size Scale Contest Board Chairman Dave Platt has indicated action will taken dur ing present rule-change cycle revise wording clarify section interim has suggested make note rule interpretation operating 37 cu engine may wish copy notice take com petions during 1986-87 just make sure CDs get word Scale Contest Boards vote interpretation 10 Yes No Technical Award forms used nomi nating individuals receive new AMA Con tin ued next page May1986 119 C C- C -J N C -LI- 9 -jcJ J0 C o . N U -x 0 -0 Li0 C a0 20 0 -4 a itC 3 NC BY 00 Wa cC Wa Wa 0-Q 0 0 4, -4 cIj 2 02 Eo CC oa Cfl LI Xu 37 Cu Engines Legal Giant Scale Byballotin February 1986 Scale Contest Board has agreed engines 37 cu displacement allowed Giant Scale competition max imum allowable displacement singleengine two-stroke-powered models CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Willianra 347 Soothwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Foori 28 Fernwood Commock NY 11725 Ill Ken Raber 427 81w Dr. Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sandern Jr. 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 Cornwander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Oster Dr NW. Hsntsville AL 35805 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Atwo Rd. Montgowery AL381 08 CU Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St. Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hslrnan Salew Rd. Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Seansg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave. #6W Wheaton IL 80187 CL W R Bodzioclr Jr. 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80087 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairwan Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd. A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View In. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 941 Kiwberwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miawi FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pernbroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnot St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hernetrooght P0 Boo 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strack RPD 2 Hawhsrg Old Lyrne CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14088 III Rady Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hawyton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 5 Raines Rd Mewphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irs Searl 52 Langholw Dr Nashos NH 03060 II Robert Clernens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Ssrnrnit St. McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoast 2643 Marnh Rd Wilwington 05 19810 V Dasud Platt 6840 NW 18th Ft Leederdale FL 33313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir EastHawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Heaselbeock 6320 Blseberry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brnokside Rt 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thowas 401 B Jackson St Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Haber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvern MA 01923 II Horace Heges 18 Penleway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plato MD 20648 V Tirn Schoonerd c/s WaS Schoovard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Or. Avon CT 06001 II Adarn Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Colawbas Ave Lernoyne 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 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brevoort St. Kern Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gas Shelkey 217 Eaclid Ave. Scattdale PA 15883 IV Bob Chawpine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Jarnes Davis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madison MS 39110 ELECTRIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE I Dwight Holley 151 Chestost Ridge Rd. Bethel CT 06801 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd. Harnilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wiarc Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hareptoat VA 23664 V vacant VI Charlie Soticlt 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tansy Boa 546 Richerdeos TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 87202 X Clarence Mather 3880 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Ed Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe As. Lexington KY 40505 VII Jawes Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII Williaw Lee 3522 Tawariok Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallwan 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vie Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA 94880 XI John Thowyson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Gingac St Jobs MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Ave Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valeriss 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Morphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redwond WA 98053 VI John Goenther RR 3800261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claode McColloogh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezuwa IA 50171 VIII Boddy twin 922 Sondown Lv DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Ornaha NE 68114 X Bill Strowan 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Fir St S Apt B Salern OR 97302 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodOon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Pool MN 55216 VIII Williaw Thowas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 67217 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro CA 82630 Xl Charles Davevport 14415 SE 266th St. Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belloowini 128 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne DetroitMI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bloehird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorhow 23961 Craftornan Rd Calahasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcowb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancoover WA 88684 VI Jiw Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46615 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr. Rowolos Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layrnan 7515 Brooklnaf Dr. Hooston TX 77041 IX Saw Pisciotta 1525 Alsoander Cir. Pseblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 18016 Ava 288 Visalia CA 93277 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 Bonney Lake WA 98380 VI Dan Proso 131 5 Penninglon Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidwore 5013 Dornert Di. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr Mesqoite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett 2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 832 Stirnoon Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 13106 Newbrook Dr Houston TX 77072 IX Travis McGinsis 8027 West 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 X Roland Boucher 11 Deernyring Irvine CA 92714 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 award available either AMA HQ district vice-president purpose award recognize technical developments improve hobby/sport general criteria used includes Items processes improve performance existing equipment repre sent equipment perform new tasks tend make easier tasks now required building flying encourage safety sound suppression Consideration item process will based its present need effectiveness innovative quality possibility future development applications committee composed Past ViceFF Jiw Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave. St Losis MO 63119 VII All evanta except RC esthe Diatrict accept Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Rornolos Ml 48174 CL ft FF Pool Swith 11112 Dill Dr. Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 79227 IX Mike Tallwan 3014 kochange Wichita KS 87217 RC George Honter 6862 S Lawar St. Littleton CO 80123 X RoIf Erickson 7508 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 Harry Apoiso 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St. Honolxis HI 96818 Hawaii weeto Xl Tow Cope 23282 SE 57th St Issaqoak WA 98027 RC Jawes McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98166 Presidents will screen nominations make recommendations Executive Council deadline September 1 setfor receipt nominations AMA HQ Frequency scanners Frequency Coor dinator AMA district now has AMA-owned radio-frequency scanner available loan out monitor radio inter ference problems flying sites desir able wishing borrow scan ner pick up personal contact possible sincethis will lessen possibility damage instrument loss calibration can develop fre quent shipping 1086 Nats Attention Competition Fliers Nats Steering Committee Chairman Johnny Clemens sends following mes sage modelers considering attending 1986 AMA National Contest has some concern among competition fliers part Nats being diminished year because 50th Anniversary Birthday Party close Nats contrary competitions being expanded year whopping 80 eventswith much time ever popular events Another important fact approval Executive Council provide funds lot new upgraded equipment better competition handling behalf Council invite come competeand relax pleasant aeromodeling mood 50th Anniversary AMA Birthday Party last Nats weekend Nats Perpetual Trophies Continue Some Nats competitors may con cerned Nats Perpetual Tro phies have retired since listed 1986 Nats entry form Fear trophies alive well will awarded year past trophies themselves will remain per manent display AMA HQ winners name will engraved trophy handsome certificate will given winning contestant Nats Perpetual Trophies Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age FF Coupe dHiver McNeiIl Cup high time regardless age FF FAI Power Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age FF Mulvihill Rubber Tulsa Glue Dobbers Tro phy high time regardless age FF Outdoor HL Glider Hi Johnson Trophy highest single score RC Soaring Lee Renaud Trophy highest scorer based three RC Soaring events Stout Conimercial Trophy single flight high time regardless age AMA FAI Stick Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin RC Aerobatics continued Masters Tournament program entry fee $15 must made before September 1 1986 send Miche line Madison AMA HQ Contestants can qualify Masters Tournament three methods 1 Make least official flight F3A Turnaround event five AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 2 Finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 3 Finish upper 50% F3A event 1986 AMA Nats Please note competition perform ance AMA RCAerobatics Master class cannot counted purpose quali wing 1987 Masters Tournament 120 Model Aviation Competition Directory RC Pylon ft Searing es RC Pattern ft other RC ee RC escept Soaring CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Fdaparville IL 60540 NATS N IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENTRY FORM OR ADE M ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE ONE SENT TO YOU ACT NOW TO GET YOURS obtain yours send stamped self-addressed number 10 envelope AMA HQ attention NATS Two forms will fit number 10 envelope two forms please include 1O cover postage contestant mechanic must make separate entry NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATIC SHOW Model turn-in morning August 2 1986 between 7900 am Entry fee $200 per model Models will remain display until 500 pm trophy presentations Winners receive same trophy competition flying events Trophies will awarded best models following categories Most Unusual CL Scale RC Scale FF Scale Helicopter Craftsma nshi p Racing RC Racing CL Warbird RC Radio Control Best Finish Models will displayed special area Chennault flying site CONTEST OFFICIALS FOR THE 1986 NATS February 18 1986 16NS/ General Manager Contest Director Assistant Contest Director Vince Mankowski Ron Morgan Earl Witt CONTROL LINE CATEGORY Bev Wisniewski Art Adamisin Leroy Cordes Gary Arnold Director Racing Speed Jim Ricketts John Ballard Judy Lauerman Homer Smith Richard Doig Unselected Director Dr Sandy Frank Betty Stream Unselected John Embry Director Racing Soaring Richard Sonheim Wayne Yeager Jeff Troy Manager Free Flight Radio Control John Guenther Bert Dugan Dale Arvin Director Control Line May1986 121 Sail p Ia ne CL Sport RC Sport FF Sport Manager Aerobatics Carrier Combat FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY Manager Indoor Remainder RADIO CONTROL CATEGORY Manager Helicopter Pattern SCALE CATEGORY Dale Drew Bill Pepin APBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBO Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available apace uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action An Open Letter John Grigg About Nats Paul M Smith suggest AMA Nationals held two years even-numbered years suggestion intended improve quality Nats change Nats financial burden profit-making operation suggestion based sound business principles 25 years active AMA membership observations eight Na tioals information made available AMA its publications Participation Nats usually draws about 1000-1500 participants including both pilots mechanics Nonpaying helpers spectators judges might brng total up 2000 However bulk income roughly 1000 people membership over 100000 com putes two percent participation year experience pilots can categorized three groups FULL-TIME PART-TIME ONE-TIME FULL-TIME competitors enter Na tionals no matter held include winners also some people want keep up perfect attendance Nats Some loyal AMA supporters want support AMA function estimate about 250 FULL-TIME Nats fliers am PART-TIME Nats flier have entered eight Nats 25 years enter whenever location family work commitments permit Also dont have time prepare potential Nats-win ning effort year appears PART-TIMERS biggest group esti mate about 2500 PARTTIMERS total about 500-600 given Nats ONE-TIMERS people enter Nats once Some just want say did Some disappointed dissatisfied Some found couldnt come up standard competition Effect Participation Goingtoabiennial Natswilltendtopush PART-TIMERS available Nats would hope participation PARTTIMERS would least double thereby yielding new total 1000 1200 entries would no effect FULL-TIME ONE-TIME fliers ONE-TIMERS would still have ample opportunityto enter FULL-TIMERS could still maintain theirrecordsofperfectattendance lexpect very violent protests proposal about 30 to4O FULL-TIME Natsfliers FULL-TIME fliers will actually re lieved burden annual participa tion has removed net change will about 600 addi tional entrants biennial Nats two events per entrant $45 total will put AMA well black What Has Changed annual Nats tradition dates back Navy Nats days Sites no problem Navy furnished bulk man power no other major contests Now site selection big job AMA Frequently forced accept sub standard facilities Out desperation Plan ning overlaps Nats sometimes planned two three years aheadbefore feedback available present years Nats relatively few well-qualified officials annual Nats asks same people help year after year get exhausted very quickly rate now have FAI World Championships US team trials nearly category top competitors consider importantthan Nats same peoplethatAMAneedstosupportthe Nats Special interest groups such N FFS MACA various RC groups also want hold annual major contests de plete Nats depleted bythe Nats Precedents Biennial Events FAI very successful two-year cycle Olympics use four-year cycle One-year cycles common PRO FESSIONAL SPORTS people play games full-time living AMA membership should considered ama teurs Summary plan will benefit 99000 AMA members dont enter Nats end ing AMAs annual financial loss will benefit enter Nats providing better-planned betterorganized contests sites carefully chosen will possibly draw criti cism fraction percent membership now enter year Agrees Ted Fancher Ted Fancher right target column February 1968 issue Model Aviation Builder Model rule appearance points necessary part CL Precision Aerobatics can see allowing someone competing Novice use borrowed aircraft practice continue other classes would away innovation style indivi duality Could imagine two factories turning out type airframe specific forthis event Gone would us like design test strive Gone would Rabes Gialdinis Aldriches would become Monopeople flying Monoplanes ie alike No want Besides skill would need win would price pre-built model am trying minimize skill needed fly Aerobatics winner should have composite skills rank should reflect just George Holter lives Tamaqua PA Improving Competition Newsletter Ross McMullen Editor CN constantly trying make Competition Newsletter informa tive useful easier read Some items may have noticed lately Note Technical Director column improved appearance Calendar Events aka Contest Calendar has appeared first time months issue addition Electric Advisory Committee roster Competition Directory listing Technical Director Bob Underwood constantly involved situations affect members Aca demyespecially competition-orient ed modelers column added provide visible forum him communi cate membership Now AMA HQ computer line terminals available departments Calendar Events has filed has allowed us make individual entries regular appearance clearer type im plement suggestion made April 1982 AMA member Hank Roncarti Water bury CT addingin upper righthand corner item listinga bold faced identification state contest being held months issue third weve featured improvement hope helpful SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX George Holter DMD National Records no new National Records processed during month February 1986 APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 122 Model Aviation S2t jQerc16atc5 4 International Miniature Aerobatic Club originated RC Turnaround Aerobatics Toledo 1974 Its official AMA format adopted Tournament Champions 1978 FAI 1984 Most RCers familiar Aerobatic competition flown such legendary pilots Bevo Howard Rod Jocelyn Bob Herendeen Art Scholl Leo Loudenslager Eagles Charlie Hiliard Cene Soucy Tom Poberezny have won distinction champions International Aerobatic competition now represented INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB IACthe IMAC Ml N IATU RE counterpart organization dedicated DUPLICATING FULL-SCALE AEROBATICS WITH RC AIRCRAFT IN REALISTIC MANNER THAT IS CHALLENGING FOR THE CONTESTANTS AS WELL AS INTERESTING FOR THE SPECTATORS Categories format format same full-scale Sport Aerobatics offering Sportsman Advanced FAI Unlimited categories providing exciting competition levels experience Maneuvers duplicate International Aerobatic competitions flown judged same manner full-scale 4-Minute Free anything SAFE goes graded originality versatility harmony rhythm execution Specifications Entries MAC Sport Aerobatics contests must Sport Scale replicas aircraft known capable ofAerobatic competition within air frame known BOX Weight engine upper limits same forAMA Giant Scale Theaverage model will have 25-oz wing loading 1000 sq @ 11 lb 90-120 cu engine power Biplanes given 50/0 bonus Sportsman Advanced l00/o Unlimited Virtuallyall models capable competing Sportsman category however substantially performance required Advanced FAI Unlimited categories Several pilots may fly same model competition builder-of-the-model rule does apply event measure piloting skill duplicating full-scale activity like realism RC have desire fly something challenging Join IMAC participate AMA Sport Aerobatics currently have over 600 members over world have combined precision Aerobatics realism individuality fresh approach RC Membership IMAC $10 annually entitlesyou receive acompetition number membership card decals informative newsletter having event calendars current information Sport Aerobatics Internationally Send check AMA number MAC Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 MAC cap patches lapel pins $2 AchievementAwards category must earned scoring five better maneuvers sequence An Achievement Award earned competition star designate Go IMAC May1986123 t 0 3 a Achievement Awards may earned category Sports man Advanced Unlimited Christen Eagles belong Jim Mandley Art Gagnier DDS Both flown Sport AerobaticsIAC MAC -L UNLIMITED 1986 12 414 K IL7 S2 od a9etc6adcs Saence5 -I 44in WIND # 3 / 744 123A 5 IS H/ 3 6 3 1 H 1 1 ical Rolls 2 1 rted Spins 3 2 4-Pt Vertical Up 4 1 Neg Snaps 45 Down mpty Bump Up f 8-Pt Vertical Up nap Vertical Down mmerhead 3 4 Up/2 8 Dn 9 Inverted 4-Pt 45 Up 10 Neg Snap ide Loop 11 Tail Slide Wheels Down olling Circle 4 Inside Roll Vertical Up 14 Roll Vertical Down 15 Hammerhead Up/-Snap nap Vertical Up Line IONARY OF BASIC ARESTI SYMBOLS ADVANCED 1986 4WIND /\3 I/ 7 / 2 2 SPORTSMAN 1986 3 4 7 3 49 S 1k" I 4 / 10 11 12 1415 16 4 1 Humpty Bump Up 2 45 Climbing 3 Two Turn Spin 4 Two 4-Point Roll 5 lmmelmann 6 45 Diving Snap 7 Hammerhead Down 8 Vertical Up 9 Split Ess 10 Horizontal Eight 11 HumptyBump Roll Up 12 Inverted 360 Circle 13 Half Cuban Eight 14 Avalanche 15 Hammerhead Up/On 16 4-Point Roll 1 Level upright positive C flight Inverted negative 6 flight Th 2 Turn Spin 76 ii IC 1 Inside Loop 2 Half Cuban Eight 3 Immelmann 4 Two Turn Spin 5 Hammerhead 6 Inside Snap 1 Half Reverse Cuban Eight B Barrel Roll 9 Humpty Bump Up 10 45 Climbing Roll 11 Split Ess 12 Two Point Roll Hammerhead Th Negative Outside Spin Positive Snap RollNegative Outside Snap Roll Maneuvers ntered Up Down Horizontal lines Hammerheads depict Up Down lines Level flight must precede follow maneuver Fly consistent radius vertical flight 1986 z 5 x 0 0 0 C IL1 I d E C IN z uvI sj oS put i 006t E S0 I4
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
NE WSLE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 FAIs ClAM Consider New Rules Changes April agenda next ClAM meeting Paris shows rules changes considered proposals range clari fying language major changes addition new event interest brevity proposals would have large impact prospective FAI con testants will reviewed outline form some get very wordy listed FAI agenda Builder-of-the-model rule felt rule cannot enforced proposed eliminated either classes including Scale classes except Scale Free Flight World Championships/Inter national Contests Change contestformatto three rounds per day three days flyoffs fourth day CL Aerobatics Require safety thong handle attach wrist allow Finals competitors three flights instead two throwaway flight CL Team Race Require safety thong handle attach wrist increase num ber contestants Semi-Finals nine 15 CL Combat Require mufflers engines require safety thong handle allow con testants share use engines restrict model fuel systems suction feed impose model restrictions minimum weight less fuel450 gm/159 oz maxi mum wingspanone meter/3937 maximum root chord*400mm/1 575 *where root distance forward part wing leading edge line drawn through elevator pivot points minimum propeller diameter 198mm/78 change streamer specifica tions allow use locally-available ma terial define offense Leaving center circle placing foot complete ly outside marked circle RC Aerobatics Require contest organiz ers provide fuel cost practice competition flying Require contestants order fuel four standard formulas 80% methanol 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil 70% methanol 10% nitromethane 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil Turnaround box given emphasis ground markers mark ings specified audible/visible signals indi cating box violations prohibited noise measurement clarification flight judges score models flight too noisy average very quietif majority judges vote very quiet five-point bonus will added flight score counting judge RC Pylon Racing Allow three models per contestant caller made mandatory part team standard fuel defined using castor oil lubricant RC Soaring Ballast prohibited weak link towline deleted electric winch specifications added reduce Speed task two laps safety consideration elimi nate turnarounds Base RC Helicopter section dealing prefabrication model delete existing permitted section redefine general characteristics affecting rotor blades allow weighted blades helper duties redefined two models allowed finetuning maneuver descriptions RC Electroflight Restrict power 12 volts 10 Ni-Cd cells series 20 cells series-parallel combination Scale Place cap complexity bonus either 15% 20% delete wingconfiguration bonuses limit multi-engine bonus 10% two engines CL Scalei Delete maximum surface area limit 150 din2 require safety thong handle redefine Optional Demonstra tions section permit contestant show options selected appropriate class model being flown rather appropriate specific prototype RC Scale Delete maximum surface area limitation 150 din2 redefine Optional Demonstrations CL Scale above finetune description maneuvers discuss addition provisional Giant Scale Class will information items reports ClAM meeting published after April meeting Paris will probably occur August September issue 1986-87 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program Selection three-member US RC Aerobatics F3A team 1987 World Championships underway program basically same used selecting last team local qualification followed single one-site team selection contest Continued next page Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood lost event Indoor almost suffered loss family member ROG Stick accidentally struck down As prepared new event designation list found inside cover 1986-87 rule book ROG Stick included Fortunately before could slip away completely oversight called attention able add event No 214 Indoor list friends relatives ROG Stick may beg forgiveness error did suggest several people may have created first Certainly Fly-aways must rare Indoorand consider whole event flying away Giant Scale sudden flurry phone calls besieged office day recently subject maximum engine size dis placement Giant Scale little dot next item 21 page 81 new rule book caused someone read rule carefully whatever change under gone THe actual change centered around allowable displacement four-stroke engines Unfortunately assumed change also made maximum two-stroke engines indicated 37 cu displacement listed words . less 37 cu used Although part rule has worded way several cycles rule book suddenly feared callers engine 37 cu legal Immediate action taken clarify section rule Scale Contest Board has agreed ballot inter pretation isand always has beento clude 37 cu legal rule book generally uses words such no greater etc indicate upper limit listed included legal size Scale Contest Board Chairman Dave Platt has indicated action will taken dur ing present rule-change cycle revise wording clarify section interim has suggested make note rule interpretation operating 37 cu engine may wish copy notice take com petions during 1986-87 just make sure CDs get word Scale Contest Boards vote interpretation 10 Yes No Technical Award forms used nomi nating individuals receive new AMA Con tin ued next page May1986 119 C C- C -J N C -LI- 9 -jcJ J0 C o . N U -x 0 -0 Li0 C a0 20 0 -4 a itC 3 NC BY 00 Wa cC Wa Wa 0-Q 0 0 4, -4 cIj 2 02 Eo CC oa Cfl LI Xu 37 Cu Engines Legal Giant Scale Byballotin February 1986 Scale Contest Board has agreed engines 37 cu displacement allowed Giant Scale competition max imum allowable displacement singleengine two-stroke-powered models CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Willianra 347 Soothwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Foori 28 Fernwood Commock NY 11725 Ill Ken Raber 427 81w Dr. Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sandern Jr. 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 Cornwander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Oster Dr NW. Hsntsville AL 35805 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Atwo Rd. Montgowery AL381 08 CU Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St. Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hslrnan Salew Rd. Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Seansg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave. #6W Wheaton IL 80187 CL W R Bodzioclr Jr. 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80087 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairwan Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd. A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View In. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 941 Kiwberwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miawi FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pernbroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnot St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hernetrooght P0 Boo 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strack RPD 2 Hawhsrg Old Lyrne CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14088 III Rady Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hawyton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 5 Raines Rd Mewphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irs Searl 52 Langholw Dr Nashos NH 03060 II Robert Clernens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Ssrnrnit St. McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoast 2643 Marnh Rd Wilwington 05 19810 V Dasud Platt 6840 NW 18th Ft Leederdale FL 33313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir EastHawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Heaselbeock 6320 Blseberry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brnokside Rt 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thowas 401 B Jackson St Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Haber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvern MA 01923 II Horace Heges 18 Penleway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plato MD 20648 V Tirn Schoonerd c/s WaS Schoovard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Or. Avon CT 06001 II Adarn Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Colawbas Ave Lernoyne 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 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brevoort St. Kern Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gas Shelkey 217 Eaclid Ave. Scattdale PA 15883 IV Bob Chawpine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Jarnes Davis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madison MS 39110 ELECTRIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE I Dwight Holley 151 Chestost Ridge Rd. Bethel CT 06801 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd. Harnilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wiarc Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hareptoat VA 23664 V vacant VI Charlie Soticlt 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tansy Boa 546 Richerdeos TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 87202 X Clarence Mather 3880 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Ed Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe As. Lexington KY 40505 VII Jawes Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII Williaw Lee 3522 Tawariok Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallwan 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vie Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA 94880 XI John Thowyson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Gingac St Jobs MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Ave Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valeriss 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Morphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redwond WA 98053 VI John Goenther RR 3800261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claode McColloogh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezuwa IA 50171 VIII Boddy twin 922 Sondown Lv DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Ornaha NE 68114 X Bill Strowan 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Fir St S Apt B Salern OR 97302 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodOon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Pool MN 55216 VIII Williaw Thowas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 67217 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro CA 82630 Xl Charles Davevport 14415 SE 266th St. Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belloowini 128 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne DetroitMI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bloehird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorhow 23961 Craftornan Rd Calahasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcowb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancoover WA 88684 VI Jiw Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46615 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr. Rowolos Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layrnan 7515 Brooklnaf Dr. Hooston TX 77041 IX Saw Pisciotta 1525 Alsoander Cir. Pseblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 18016 Ava 288 Visalia CA 93277 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 Bonney Lake WA 98380 VI Dan Proso 131 5 Penninglon Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidwore 5013 Dornert Di. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr Mesqoite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett 2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 832 Stirnoon Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 13106 Newbrook Dr Houston TX 77072 IX Travis McGinsis 8027 West 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 X Roland Boucher 11 Deernyring Irvine CA 92714 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 award available either AMA HQ district vice-president purpose award recognize technical developments improve hobby/sport general criteria used includes Items processes improve performance existing equipment repre sent equipment perform new tasks tend make easier tasks now required building flying encourage safety sound suppression Consideration item process will based its present need effectiveness innovative quality possibility future development applications committee composed Past ViceFF Jiw Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave. St Losis MO 63119 VII All evanta except RC esthe Diatrict accept Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Rornolos Ml 48174 CL ft FF Pool Swith 11112 Dill Dr. Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 79227 IX Mike Tallwan 3014 kochange Wichita KS 87217 RC George Honter 6862 S Lawar St. Littleton CO 80123 X RoIf Erickson 7508 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 Harry Apoiso 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St. Honolxis HI 96818 Hawaii weeto Xl Tow Cope 23282 SE 57th St Issaqoak WA 98027 RC Jawes McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98166 Presidents will screen nominations make recommendations Executive Council deadline September 1 setfor receipt nominations AMA HQ Frequency scanners Frequency Coor dinator AMA district now has AMA-owned radio-frequency scanner available loan out monitor radio inter ference problems flying sites desir able wishing borrow scan ner pick up personal contact possible sincethis will lessen possibility damage instrument loss calibration can develop fre quent shipping 1086 Nats Attention Competition Fliers Nats Steering Committee Chairman Johnny Clemens sends following mes sage modelers considering attending 1986 AMA National Contest has some concern among competition fliers part Nats being diminished year because 50th Anniversary Birthday Party close Nats contrary competitions being expanded year whopping 80 eventswith much time ever popular events Another important fact approval Executive Council provide funds lot new upgraded equipment better competition handling behalf Council invite come competeand relax pleasant aeromodeling mood 50th Anniversary AMA Birthday Party last Nats weekend Nats Perpetual Trophies Continue Some Nats competitors may con cerned Nats Perpetual Tro phies have retired since listed 1986 Nats entry form Fear trophies alive well will awarded year past trophies themselves will remain per manent display AMA HQ winners name will engraved trophy handsome certificate will given winning contestant Nats Perpetual Trophies Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age FF Coupe dHiver McNeiIl Cup high time regardless age FF FAI Power Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age FF Mulvihill Rubber Tulsa Glue Dobbers Tro phy high time regardless age FF Outdoor HL Glider Hi Johnson Trophy highest single score RC Soaring Lee Renaud Trophy highest scorer based three RC Soaring events Stout Conimercial Trophy single flight high time regardless age AMA FAI Stick Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin RC Aerobatics continued Masters Tournament program entry fee $15 must made before September 1 1986 send Miche line Madison AMA HQ Contestants can qualify Masters Tournament three methods 1 Make least official flight F3A Turnaround event five AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 2 Finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 3 Finish upper 50% F3A event 1986 AMA Nats Please note competition perform ance AMA RCAerobatics Master class cannot counted purpose quali wing 1987 Masters Tournament 120 Model Aviation Competition Directory RC Pylon ft Searing es RC Pattern ft other RC ee RC escept Soaring CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Fdaparville IL 60540 NATS N IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENTRY FORM OR ADE M ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE ONE SENT TO YOU ACT NOW TO GET YOURS obtain yours send stamped self-addressed number 10 envelope AMA HQ attention NATS Two forms will fit number 10 envelope two forms please include 1O cover postage contestant mechanic must make separate entry NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATIC SHOW Model turn-in morning August 2 1986 between 7900 am Entry fee $200 per model Models will remain display until 500 pm trophy presentations Winners receive same trophy competition flying events Trophies will awarded best models following categories Most Unusual CL Scale RC Scale FF Scale Helicopter Craftsma nshi p Racing RC Racing CL Warbird RC Radio Control Best Finish Models will displayed special area Chennault flying site CONTEST OFFICIALS FOR THE 1986 NATS February 18 1986 16NS/ General Manager Contest Director Assistant Contest Director Vince Mankowski Ron Morgan Earl Witt CONTROL LINE CATEGORY Bev Wisniewski Art Adamisin Leroy Cordes Gary Arnold Director Racing Speed Jim Ricketts John Ballard Judy Lauerman Homer Smith Richard Doig Unselected Director Dr Sandy Frank Betty Stream Unselected John Embry Director Racing Soaring Richard Sonheim Wayne Yeager Jeff Troy Manager Free Flight Radio Control John Guenther Bert Dugan Dale Arvin Director Control Line May1986 121 Sail p Ia ne CL Sport RC Sport FF Sport Manager Aerobatics Carrier Combat FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY Manager Indoor Remainder RADIO CONTROL CATEGORY Manager Helicopter Pattern SCALE CATEGORY Dale Drew Bill Pepin APBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBO Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available apace uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action An Open Letter John Grigg About Nats Paul M Smith suggest AMA Nationals held two years even-numbered years suggestion intended improve quality Nats change Nats financial burden profit-making operation suggestion based sound business principles 25 years active AMA membership observations eight Na tioals information made available AMA its publications Participation Nats usually draws about 1000-1500 participants including both pilots mechanics Nonpaying helpers spectators judges might brng total up 2000 However bulk income roughly 1000 people membership over 100000 com putes two percent participation year experience pilots can categorized three groups FULL-TIME PART-TIME ONE-TIME FULL-TIME competitors enter Na tionals no matter held include winners also some people want keep up perfect attendance Nats Some loyal AMA supporters want support AMA function estimate about 250 FULL-TIME Nats fliers am PART-TIME Nats flier have entered eight Nats 25 years enter whenever location family work commitments permit Also dont have time prepare potential Nats-win ning effort year appears PART-TIMERS biggest group esti mate about 2500 PARTTIMERS total about 500-600 given Nats ONE-TIMERS people enter Nats once Some just want say did Some disappointed dissatisfied Some found couldnt come up standard competition Effect Participation Goingtoabiennial Natswilltendtopush PART-TIMERS available Nats would hope participation PARTTIMERS would least double thereby yielding new total 1000 1200 entries would no effect FULL-TIME ONE-TIME fliers ONE-TIMERS would still have ample opportunityto enter FULL-TIMERS could still maintain theirrecordsofperfectattendance lexpect very violent protests proposal about 30 to4O FULL-TIME Natsfliers FULL-TIME fliers will actually re lieved burden annual participa tion has removed net change will about 600 addi tional entrants biennial Nats two events per entrant $45 total will put AMA well black What Has Changed annual Nats tradition dates back Navy Nats days Sites no problem Navy furnished bulk man power no other major contests Now site selection big job AMA Frequently forced accept sub standard facilities Out desperation Plan ning overlaps Nats sometimes planned two three years aheadbefore feedback available present years Nats relatively few well-qualified officials annual Nats asks same people help year after year get exhausted very quickly rate now have FAI World Championships US team trials nearly category top competitors consider importantthan Nats same peoplethatAMAneedstosupportthe Nats Special interest groups such N FFS MACA various RC groups also want hold annual major contests de plete Nats depleted bythe Nats Precedents Biennial Events FAI very successful two-year cycle Olympics use four-year cycle One-year cycles common PRO FESSIONAL SPORTS people play games full-time living AMA membership should considered ama teurs Summary plan will benefit 99000 AMA members dont enter Nats end ing AMAs annual financial loss will benefit enter Nats providing better-planned betterorganized contests sites carefully chosen will possibly draw criti cism fraction percent membership now enter year Agrees Ted Fancher Ted Fancher right target column February 1968 issue Model Aviation Builder Model rule appearance points necessary part CL Precision Aerobatics can see allowing someone competing Novice use borrowed aircraft practice continue other classes would away innovation style indivi duality Could imagine two factories turning out type airframe specific forthis event Gone would us like design test strive Gone would Rabes Gialdinis Aldriches would become Monopeople flying Monoplanes ie alike No want Besides skill would need win would price pre-built model am trying minimize skill needed fly Aerobatics winner should have composite skills rank should reflect just George Holter lives Tamaqua PA Improving Competition Newsletter Ross McMullen Editor CN constantly trying make Competition Newsletter informa tive useful easier read Some items may have noticed lately Note Technical Director column improved appearance Calendar Events aka Contest Calendar has appeared first time months issue addition Electric Advisory Committee roster Competition Directory listing Technical Director Bob Underwood constantly involved situations affect members Aca demyespecially competition-orient ed modelers column added provide visible forum him communi cate membership Now AMA HQ computer line terminals available departments Calendar Events has filed has allowed us make individual entries regular appearance clearer type im plement suggestion made April 1982 AMA member Hank Roncarti Water bury CT addingin upper righthand corner item listinga bold faced identification state contest being held months issue third weve featured improvement hope helpful SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX George Holter DMD National Records no new National Records processed during month February 1986 APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 122 Model Aviation S2t jQerc16atc5 4 International Miniature Aerobatic Club originated RC Turnaround Aerobatics Toledo 1974 Its official AMA format adopted Tournament Champions 1978 FAI 1984 Most RCers familiar Aerobatic competition flown such legendary pilots Bevo Howard Rod Jocelyn Bob Herendeen Art Scholl Leo Loudenslager Eagles Charlie Hiliard Cene Soucy Tom Poberezny have won distinction champions International Aerobatic competition now represented INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB IACthe IMAC Ml N IATU RE counterpart organization dedicated DUPLICATING FULL-SCALE AEROBATICS WITH RC AIRCRAFT IN REALISTIC MANNER THAT IS CHALLENGING FOR THE CONTESTANTS AS WELL AS INTERESTING FOR THE SPECTATORS Categories format format same full-scale Sport Aerobatics offering Sportsman Advanced FAI Unlimited categories providing exciting competition levels experience Maneuvers duplicate International Aerobatic competitions flown judged same manner full-scale 4-Minute Free anything SAFE goes graded originality versatility harmony rhythm execution Specifications Entries MAC Sport Aerobatics contests must Sport Scale replicas aircraft known capable ofAerobatic competition within air frame known BOX Weight engine upper limits same forAMA Giant Scale Theaverage model will have 25-oz wing loading 1000 sq @ 11 lb 90-120 cu engine power Biplanes given 50/0 bonus Sportsman Advanced l00/o Unlimited Virtuallyall models capable competing Sportsman category however substantially performance required Advanced FAI Unlimited categories Several pilots may fly same model competition builder-of-the-model rule does apply event measure piloting skill duplicating full-scale activity like realism RC have desire fly something challenging Join IMAC participate AMA Sport Aerobatics currently have over 600 members over world have combined precision Aerobatics realism individuality fresh approach RC Membership IMAC $10 annually entitlesyou receive acompetition number membership card decals informative newsletter having event calendars current information Sport Aerobatics Internationally Send check AMA number MAC Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 MAC cap patches lapel pins $2 AchievementAwards category must earned scoring five better maneuvers sequence An Achievement Award earned competition star designate Go IMAC May1986123 t 0 3 a Achievement Awards may earned category Sports man Advanced Unlimited Christen Eagles belong Jim Mandley Art Gagnier DDS Both flown Sport AerobaticsIAC MAC -L UNLIMITED 1986 12 414 K IL7 S2 od a9etc6adcs Saence5 -I 44in WIND # 3 / 744 123A 5 IS H/ 3 6 3 1 H 1 1 ical Rolls 2 1 rted Spins 3 2 4-Pt Vertical Up 4 1 Neg Snaps 45 Down mpty Bump Up f 8-Pt Vertical Up nap Vertical Down mmerhead 3 4 Up/2 8 Dn 9 Inverted 4-Pt 45 Up 10 Neg Snap ide Loop 11 Tail Slide Wheels Down olling Circle 4 Inside Roll Vertical Up 14 Roll Vertical Down 15 Hammerhead Up/-Snap nap Vertical Up Line IONARY OF BASIC ARESTI SYMBOLS ADVANCED 1986 4WIND /\3 I/ 7 / 2 2 SPORTSMAN 1986 3 4 7 3 49 S 1k" I 4 / 10 11 12 1415 16 4 1 Humpty Bump Up 2 45 Climbing 3 Two Turn Spin 4 Two 4-Point Roll 5 lmmelmann 6 45 Diving Snap 7 Hammerhead Down 8 Vertical Up 9 Split Ess 10 Horizontal Eight 11 HumptyBump Roll Up 12 Inverted 360 Circle 13 Half Cuban Eight 14 Avalanche 15 Hammerhead Up/On 16 4-Point Roll 1 Level upright positive C flight Inverted negative 6 flight Th 2 Turn Spin 76 ii IC 1 Inside Loop 2 Half Cuban Eight 3 Immelmann 4 Two Turn Spin 5 Hammerhead 6 Inside Snap 1 Half Reverse Cuban Eight B Barrel Roll 9 Humpty Bump Up 10 45 Climbing Roll 11 Split Ess 12 Two Point Roll Hammerhead Th Negative Outside Spin Positive Snap RollNegative Outside Snap Roll Maneuvers ntered Up Down Horizontal lines Hammerheads depict Up Down lines Level flight must precede follow maneuver Fly consistent radius vertical flight 1986 z 5 x 0 0 0 C IL1 I d E C IN z uvI sj oS put i 006t E S0 I4
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
NE WSLE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 FAIs ClAM Consider New Rules Changes April agenda next ClAM meeting Paris shows rules changes considered proposals range clari fying language major changes addition new event interest brevity proposals would have large impact prospective FAI con testants will reviewed outline form some get very wordy listed FAI agenda Builder-of-the-model rule felt rule cannot enforced proposed eliminated either classes including Scale classes except Scale Free Flight World Championships/Inter national Contests Change contestformatto three rounds per day three days flyoffs fourth day CL Aerobatics Require safety thong handle attach wrist allow Finals competitors three flights instead two throwaway flight CL Team Race Require safety thong handle attach wrist increase num ber contestants Semi-Finals nine 15 CL Combat Require mufflers engines require safety thong handle allow con testants share use engines restrict model fuel systems suction feed impose model restrictions minimum weight less fuel450 gm/159 oz maxi mum wingspanone meter/3937 maximum root chord*400mm/1 575 *where root distance forward part wing leading edge line drawn through elevator pivot points minimum propeller diameter 198mm/78 change streamer specifica tions allow use locally-available ma terial define offense Leaving center circle placing foot complete ly outside marked circle RC Aerobatics Require contest organiz ers provide fuel cost practice competition flying Require contestants order fuel four standard formulas 80% methanol 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil 70% methanol 10% nitromethane 20% lubricant either castor oil synthetic oil Turnaround box given emphasis ground markers mark ings specified audible/visible signals indi cating box violations prohibited noise measurement clarification flight judges score models flight too noisy average very quietif majority judges vote very quiet five-point bonus will added flight score counting judge RC Pylon Racing Allow three models per contestant caller made mandatory part team standard fuel defined using castor oil lubricant RC Soaring Ballast prohibited weak link towline deleted electric winch specifications added reduce Speed task two laps safety consideration elimi nate turnarounds Base RC Helicopter section dealing prefabrication model delete existing permitted section redefine general characteristics affecting rotor blades allow weighted blades helper duties redefined two models allowed finetuning maneuver descriptions RC Electroflight Restrict power 12 volts 10 Ni-Cd cells series 20 cells series-parallel combination Scale Place cap complexity bonus either 15% 20% delete wingconfiguration bonuses limit multi-engine bonus 10% two engines CL Scalei Delete maximum surface area limit 150 din2 require safety thong handle redefine Optional Demonstra tions section permit contestant show options selected appropriate class model being flown rather appropriate specific prototype RC Scale Delete maximum surface area limitation 150 din2 redefine Optional Demonstrations CL Scale above finetune description maneuvers discuss addition provisional Giant Scale Class will information items reports ClAM meeting published after April meeting Paris will probably occur August September issue 1986-87 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program Selection three-member US RC Aerobatics F3A team 1987 World Championships underway program basically same used selecting last team local qualification followed single one-site team selection contest Continued next page Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood lost event Indoor almost suffered loss family member ROG Stick accidentally struck down As prepared new event designation list found inside cover 1986-87 rule book ROG Stick included Fortunately before could slip away completely oversight called attention able add event No 214 Indoor list friends relatives ROG Stick may beg forgiveness error did suggest several people may have created first Certainly Fly-aways must rare Indoorand consider whole event flying away Giant Scale sudden flurry phone calls besieged office day recently subject maximum engine size dis placement Giant Scale little dot next item 21 page 81 new rule book caused someone read rule carefully whatever change under gone THe actual change centered around allowable displacement four-stroke engines Unfortunately assumed change also made maximum two-stroke engines indicated 37 cu displacement listed words . less 37 cu used Although part rule has worded way several cycles rule book suddenly feared callers engine 37 cu legal Immediate action taken clarify section rule Scale Contest Board has agreed ballot inter pretation isand always has beento clude 37 cu legal rule book generally uses words such no greater etc indicate upper limit listed included legal size Scale Contest Board Chairman Dave Platt has indicated action will taken dur ing present rule-change cycle revise wording clarify section interim has suggested make note rule interpretation operating 37 cu engine may wish copy notice take com petions during 1986-87 just make sure CDs get word Scale Contest Boards vote interpretation 10 Yes No Technical Award forms used nomi nating individuals receive new AMA Con tin ued next page May1986 119 C C- C -J N C -LI- 9 -jcJ J0 C o . N U -x 0 -0 Li0 C a0 20 0 -4 a itC 3 NC BY 00 Wa cC Wa Wa 0-Q 0 0 4, -4 cIj 2 02 Eo CC oa Cfl LI Xu 37 Cu Engines Legal Giant Scale Byballotin February 1986 Scale Contest Board has agreed engines 37 cu displacement allowed Giant Scale competition max imum allowable displacement singleengine two-stroke-powered models CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Willianra 347 Soothwick Rd. Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodern 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Foori 28 Fernwood Commock NY 11725 Ill Ken Raber 427 81w Dr. Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 Went IV Warren Sandern Jr. 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 Cornwander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Don Peck 1311 Oster Dr NW. Hsntsville AL 35805 PP Wallace Johnson 4112 White Atwo Rd. Montgowery AL381 08 CU Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St. Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC Charles Gray 201 Hslrnan Salew Rd. Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Seansg Dale Folkening 1039 College Ave. #6W Wheaton IL 80187 CL W R Bodzioclr Jr. 235 W Glade Palatine IL 80087 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairwan Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Merrick Andrews 100 River Rd. A-il Bogota NJ 07603 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View In. Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 941 Kiwberwicke Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miawi FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pernbroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnot St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hernetrooght P0 Boo 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Strack RPD 2 Hawhsrg Old Lyrne CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14088 III Rady Klsiber 2021 Lakeland Ave. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr. 219 Shenandoah Rd Hawyton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 5 Raines Rd Mewphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irs Searl 52 Langholw Dr Nashos NH 03060 II Robert Clernens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Ssrnrnit St. McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoast 2643 Marnh Rd Wilwington 05 19810 V Dasud Platt 6840 NW 18th Ft Leederdale FL 33313 AEROBATICS I Lance Morphy 29 Hightop Cir EastHawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Heaselbeock 6320 Blseberry Hill Ct Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brnokside Rt 3 Boo 115 Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Thowas 401 B Jackson St Ste 200 Orlando FL 32801 HELICOPTER I Ernie Haber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvern MA 01923 II Horace Heges 18 Penleway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Cartis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plato MD 20648 V Tirn Schoonerd c/s WaS Schoovard 2594 NOBT Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Or. Avon CT 06001 II Adarn Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Colawbas Ave Lernoyne 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 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Gordon Stratton 255 Brevoort St. Kern Gardens NY 11415 Ill Gas Shelkey 217 Eaclid Ave. Scattdale PA 15883 IV Bob Chawpine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23606 V Jarnes Davis Jr. 1018 Macdale Lane Madison MS 39110 ELECTRIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE I Dwight Holley 151 Chestost Ridge Rd. Bethel CT 06801 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd. Harnilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wiarc Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hareptoat VA 23664 V vacant VI Charlie Soticlt 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tansy Boa 546 Richerdeos TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 300 5 Main Wichita KS 87202 X Clarence Mather 3880 Ecochee Ave San Diego CA 92117 Xl Dave Hagen 19957 5 Redland Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 VI Ed Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe As. Lexington KY 40505 VII Jawes Sinton 4941 Wisconsin N. New Hope MN 55428 VIII Williaw Lee 3522 Tawariok Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallwan 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vie Garner P0 Box 873 Livermore CA 94880 XI John Thowyson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateano 8876 Gingac St Jobs MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Ave Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valeriss 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Morphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redwond WA 98053 VI John Goenther RR 3800261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claode McColloogh RR 1 Boo 487 Montezuwa IA 50171 VIII Boddy twin 922 Sondown Lv DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Ornaha NE 68114 X Bill Strowan 12218 Done St Norwalk CA 90850 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Fir St S Apt B Salern OR 97302 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodOon Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Pool MN 55216 VIII Williaw Thowas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleoville OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichita KS 67217 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro CA 82630 Xl Charles Davevport 14415 SE 266th St. Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belloowini 128 College Park Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne DetroitMI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bloehird St. New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Coo 8209 Linden Dr. Prairie Village KS 86208 X Robert Gorhow 23961 Craftornan Rd Calahasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcowb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancoover WA 88684 VI Jiw Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Ft Wayne IN 46615 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr. Rowolos Ml 48174 VIII Dave Layrnan 7515 Brooklnaf Dr. Hooston TX 77041 IX Saw Pisciotta 1525 Alsoander Cir. Pseblo CO 81001 X Gary Hover 18016 Ava 288 Visalia CA 93277 Xl Roger Pierce 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 Bonney Lake WA 98380 VI Dan Proso 131 5 Penninglon Rd. Plainfield IL 60544 VII Al Scidwore 5013 Dornert Di. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eanthrook Dr Mesqoite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett 2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3528 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 832 Stirnoon Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 13106 Newbrook Dr Houston TX 77072 IX Travis McGinsis 8027 West 81st Circle Arvada CO 80005 X Roland Boucher 11 Deernyring Irvine CA 92714 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 award available either AMA HQ district vice-president purpose award recognize technical developments improve hobby/sport general criteria used includes Items processes improve performance existing equipment repre sent equipment perform new tasks tend make easier tasks now required building flying encourage safety sound suppression Consideration item process will based its present need effectiveness innovative quality possibility future development applications committee composed Past ViceFF Jiw Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave. St Losis MO 63119 VII All evanta except RC esthe Diatrict accept Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Csdahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Rornolos Ml 48174 CL ft FF Pool Swith 11112 Dill Dr. Sterling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Boo 271048 Dallas TX 79227 IX Mike Tallwan 3014 kochange Wichita KS 87217 RC George Honter 6862 S Lawar St. Littleton CO 80123 X RoIf Erickson 7508 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 Harry Apoiso 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 Sooth Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St. Honolxis HI 96818 Hawaii weeto Xl Tow Cope 23282 SE 57th St Issaqoak WA 98027 RC Jawes McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr. Seattle WA 98166 Presidents will screen nominations make recommendations Executive Council deadline September 1 setfor receipt nominations AMA HQ Frequency scanners Frequency Coor dinator AMA district now has AMA-owned radio-frequency scanner available loan out monitor radio inter ference problems flying sites desir able wishing borrow scan ner pick up personal contact possible sincethis will lessen possibility damage instrument loss calibration can develop fre quent shipping 1086 Nats Attention Competition Fliers Nats Steering Committee Chairman Johnny Clemens sends following mes sage modelers considering attending 1986 AMA National Contest has some concern among competition fliers part Nats being diminished year because 50th Anniversary Birthday Party close Nats contrary competitions being expanded year whopping 80 eventswith much time ever popular events Another important fact approval Executive Council provide funds lot new upgraded equipment better competition handling behalf Council invite come competeand relax pleasant aeromodeling mood 50th Anniversary AMA Birthday Party last Nats weekend Nats Perpetual Trophies Continue Some Nats competitors may con cerned Nats Perpetual Tro phies have retired since listed 1986 Nats entry form Fear trophies alive well will awarded year past trophies themselves will remain per manent display AMA HQ winners name will engraved trophy handsome certificate will given winning contestant Nats Perpetual Trophies Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age FF Coupe dHiver McNeiIl Cup high time regardless age FF FAI Power Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age FF Mulvihill Rubber Tulsa Glue Dobbers Tro phy high time regardless age FF Outdoor HL Glider Hi Johnson Trophy highest single score RC Soaring Lee Renaud Trophy highest scorer based three RC Soaring events Stout Conimercial Trophy single flight high time regardless age AMA FAI Stick Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin RC Aerobatics continued Masters Tournament program entry fee $15 must made before September 1 1986 send Miche line Madison AMA HQ Contestants can qualify Masters Tournament three methods 1 Make least official flight F3A Turnaround event five AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 2 Finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMA-sanctioned contests between March 11986 March 11987 3 Finish upper 50% F3A event 1986 AMA Nats Please note competition perform ance AMA RCAerobatics Master class cannot counted purpose quali wing 1987 Masters Tournament 120 Model Aviation Competition Directory RC Pylon ft Searing es RC Pattern ft other RC ee RC escept Soaring CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Fdaparville IL 60540 NATS N IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENTRY FORM OR ADE M ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE ONE SENT TO YOU ACT NOW TO GET YOURS obtain yours send stamped self-addressed number 10 envelope AMA HQ attention NATS Two forms will fit number 10 envelope two forms please include 1O cover postage contestant mechanic must make separate entry NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATIC SHOW Model turn-in morning August 2 1986 between 7900 am Entry fee $200 per model Models will remain display until 500 pm trophy presentations Winners receive same trophy competition flying events Trophies will awarded best models following categories Most Unusual CL Scale RC Scale FF Scale Helicopter Craftsma nshi p Racing RC Racing CL Warbird RC Radio Control Best Finish Models will displayed special area Chennault flying site CONTEST OFFICIALS FOR THE 1986 NATS February 18 1986 16NS/ General Manager Contest Director Assistant Contest Director Vince Mankowski Ron Morgan Earl Witt CONTROL LINE CATEGORY Bev Wisniewski Art Adamisin Leroy Cordes Gary Arnold Director Racing Speed Jim Ricketts John Ballard Judy Lauerman Homer Smith Richard Doig Unselected Director Dr Sandy Frank Betty Stream Unselected John Embry Director Racing Soaring Richard Sonheim Wayne Yeager Jeff Troy Manager Free Flight Radio Control John Guenther Bert Dugan Dale Arvin Director Control Line May1986 121 Sail p Ia ne CL Sport RC Sport FF Sport Manager Aerobatics Carrier Combat FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY Manager Indoor Remainder RADIO CONTROL CATEGORY Manager Helicopter Pattern SCALE CATEGORY Dale Drew Bill Pepin APBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBOXSOAPBO Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available apace uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher thoughts presented author should necessarily construed AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action An Open Letter John Grigg About Nats Paul M Smith suggest AMA Nationals held two years even-numbered years suggestion intended improve quality Nats change Nats financial burden profit-making operation suggestion based sound business principles 25 years active AMA membership observations eight Na tioals information made available AMA its publications Participation Nats usually draws about 1000-1500 participants including both pilots mechanics Nonpaying helpers spectators judges might brng total up 2000 However bulk income roughly 1000 people membership over 100000 com putes two percent participation year experience pilots can categorized three groups FULL-TIME PART-TIME ONE-TIME FULL-TIME competitors enter Na tionals no matter held include winners also some people want keep up perfect attendance Nats Some loyal AMA supporters want support AMA function estimate about 250 FULL-TIME Nats fliers am PART-TIME Nats flier have entered eight Nats 25 years enter whenever location family work commitments permit Also dont have time prepare potential Nats-win ning effort year appears PART-TIMERS biggest group esti mate about 2500 PARTTIMERS total about 500-600 given Nats ONE-TIMERS people enter Nats once Some just want say did Some disappointed dissatisfied Some found couldnt come up standard competition Effect Participation Goingtoabiennial Natswilltendtopush PART-TIMERS available Nats would hope participation PARTTIMERS would least double thereby yielding new total 1000 1200 entries would no effect FULL-TIME ONE-TIME fliers ONE-TIMERS would still have ample opportunityto enter FULL-TIMERS could still maintain theirrecordsofperfectattendance lexpect very violent protests proposal about 30 to4O FULL-TIME Natsfliers FULL-TIME fliers will actually re lieved burden annual participa tion has removed net change will about 600 addi tional entrants biennial Nats two events per entrant $45 total will put AMA well black What Has Changed annual Nats tradition dates back Navy Nats days Sites no problem Navy furnished bulk man power no other major contests Now site selection big job AMA Frequently forced accept sub standard facilities Out desperation Plan ning overlaps Nats sometimes planned two three years aheadbefore feedback available present years Nats relatively few well-qualified officials annual Nats asks same people help year after year get exhausted very quickly rate now have FAI World Championships US team trials nearly category top competitors consider importantthan Nats same peoplethatAMAneedstosupportthe Nats Special interest groups such N FFS MACA various RC groups also want hold annual major contests de plete Nats depleted bythe Nats Precedents Biennial Events FAI very successful two-year cycle Olympics use four-year cycle One-year cycles common PRO FESSIONAL SPORTS people play games full-time living AMA membership should considered ama teurs Summary plan will benefit 99000 AMA members dont enter Nats end ing AMAs annual financial loss will benefit enter Nats providing better-planned betterorganized contests sites carefully chosen will possibly draw criti cism fraction percent membership now enter year Agrees Ted Fancher Ted Fancher right target column February 1968 issue Model Aviation Builder Model rule appearance points necessary part CL Precision Aerobatics can see allowing someone competing Novice use borrowed aircraft practice continue other classes would away innovation style indivi duality Could imagine two factories turning out type airframe specific forthis event Gone would us like design test strive Gone would Rabes Gialdinis Aldriches would become Monopeople flying Monoplanes ie alike No want Besides skill would need win would price pre-built model am trying minimize skill needed fly Aerobatics winner should have composite skills rank should reflect just George Holter lives Tamaqua PA Improving Competition Newsletter Ross McMullen Editor CN constantly trying make Competition Newsletter informa tive useful easier read Some items may have noticed lately Note Technical Director column improved appearance Calendar Events aka Contest Calendar has appeared first time months issue addition Electric Advisory Committee roster Competition Directory listing Technical Director Bob Underwood constantly involved situations affect members Aca demyespecially competition-orient ed modelers column added provide visible forum him communi cate membership Now AMA HQ computer line terminals available departments Calendar Events has filed has allowed us make individual entries regular appearance clearer type im plement suggestion made April 1982 AMA member Hank Roncarti Water bury CT addingin upper righthand corner item listinga bold faced identification state contest being held months issue third weve featured improvement hope helpful SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX George Holter DMD National Records no new National Records processed during month February 1986 APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 122 Model Aviation S2t jQerc16atc5 4 International Miniature Aerobatic Club originated RC Turnaround Aerobatics Toledo 1974 Its official AMA format adopted Tournament Champions 1978 FAI 1984 Most RCers familiar Aerobatic competition flown such legendary pilots Bevo Howard Rod Jocelyn Bob Herendeen Art Scholl Leo Loudenslager Eagles Charlie Hiliard Cene Soucy Tom Poberezny have won distinction champions International Aerobatic competition now represented INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB IACthe IMAC Ml N IATU RE counterpart organization dedicated DUPLICATING FULL-SCALE AEROBATICS WITH RC AIRCRAFT IN REALISTIC MANNER THAT IS CHALLENGING FOR THE CONTESTANTS AS WELL AS INTERESTING FOR THE SPECTATORS Categories format format same full-scale Sport Aerobatics offering Sportsman Advanced FAI Unlimited categories providing exciting competition levels experience Maneuvers duplicate International Aerobatic competitions flown judged same manner full-scale 4-Minute Free anything SAFE goes graded originality versatility harmony rhythm execution Specifications Entries MAC Sport Aerobatics contests must Sport Scale replicas aircraft known capable ofAerobatic competition within air frame known BOX Weight engine upper limits same forAMA Giant Scale Theaverage model will have 25-oz wing loading 1000 sq @ 11 lb 90-120 cu engine power Biplanes given 50/0 bonus Sportsman Advanced l00/o Unlimited Virtuallyall models capable competing Sportsman category however substantially performance required Advanced FAI Unlimited categories Several pilots may fly same model competition builder-of-the-model rule does apply event measure piloting skill duplicating full-scale activity like realism RC have desire fly something challenging Join IMAC participate AMA Sport Aerobatics currently have over 600 members over world have combined precision Aerobatics realism individuality fresh approach RC Membership IMAC $10 annually entitlesyou receive acompetition number membership card decals informative newsletter having event calendars current information Sport Aerobatics Internationally Send check AMA number MAC Glenn Carter 2020 Gill Port Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 MAC cap patches lapel pins $2 AchievementAwards category must earned scoring five better maneuvers sequence An Achievement Award earned competition star designate Go IMAC May1986123 t 0 3 a Achievement Awards may earned category Sports man Advanced Unlimited Christen Eagles belong Jim Mandley Art Gagnier DDS Both flown Sport AerobaticsIAC MAC -L UNLIMITED 1986 12 414 K IL7 S2 od a9etc6adcs Saence5 -I 44in WIND # 3 / 744 123A 5 IS H/ 3 6 3 1 H 1 1 ical Rolls 2 1 rted Spins 3 2 4-Pt Vertical Up 4 1 Neg Snaps 45 Down mpty Bump Up f 8-Pt Vertical Up nap Vertical Down mmerhead 3 4 Up/2 8 Dn 9 Inverted 4-Pt 45 Up 10 Neg Snap ide Loop 11 Tail Slide Wheels Down olling Circle 4 Inside Roll Vertical Up 14 Roll Vertical Down 15 Hammerhead Up/-Snap nap Vertical Up Line IONARY OF BASIC ARESTI SYMBOLS ADVANCED 1986 4WIND /\3 I/ 7 / 2 2 SPORTSMAN 1986 3 4 7 3 49 S 1k" I 4 / 10 11 12 1415 16 4 1 Humpty Bump Up 2 45 Climbing 3 Two Turn Spin 4 Two 4-Point Roll 5 lmmelmann 6 45 Diving Snap 7 Hammerhead Down 8 Vertical Up 9 Split Ess 10 Horizontal Eight 11 HumptyBump Roll Up 12 Inverted 360 Circle 13 Half Cuban Eight 14 Avalanche 15 Hammerhead Up/On 16 4-Point Roll 1 Level upright positive C flight Inverted negative 6 flight Th 2 Turn Spin 76 ii IC 1 Inside Loop 2 Half Cuban Eight 3 Immelmann 4 Two Turn Spin 5 Hammerhead 6 Inside Snap 1 Half Reverse Cuban Eight B Barrel Roll 9 Humpty Bump Up 10 45 Climbing Roll 11 Split Ess 12 Two Point Roll Hammerhead Th Negative Outside Spin Positive Snap RollNegative Outside Snap Roll Maneuvers ntered Up Down Horizontal lines Hammerheads depict Up Down lines Level flight must precede follow maneuver Fly consistent radius vertical flight 1986 z 5 x 0 0 0 C IL1 I d E C IN z uvI sj oS put i 006t E S0 I4