ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth issue will contain final results last days events NATS summary JUNIOR AND SENIOR TROPHIES Good news young fliers AMA has added trophies available contestants Junior Senior class events NATS NEW Juniors Seniors will receive special 1987 NATS participation award NEW Junior Senior events will guaranteed trophies least third place available depending actual event entry Juniors Seniors also pay no late fees So NATS special NATS younger fliers SPECIAL NIGHTS DURING NATS WEEK CLOUD 9 NIGHT Tuesday July 14 1987 Cloud 9 night Cloud 9 nostalgia society AMA museum patrons quarterly newsletter newsletter called Cloud 9 filled articles written patron members modeling greats fa mous names have read copy missing something special Cloud 9 members AMA members invited special night NATS Plan now attend meet everyone anyone bring home special memory Bring camera bring tape recorder main feature Cloud 9 Night telling gathering NATS AMA modeling anecdotes will rare opportunity hear best best AMA MEMBERSHIP MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest such operation should allowed continue obvious will illegal federal law lawyer representing person injured model operated frequency deemed illegal model operation think would inclined exploit fact Additionally operational prob lems concerning continued use frequencies new ones phased beginning 1988 spite concerns some persons have still said use will covered item added Safety Code will prohibit use frequencies other authorized law would include prohibiting use frequencies allowed model operation other countries Continued page 124 1 22 Model Aviation 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 z040 zz00-zz0M4 4J00 015 M--0(04 S00(o 0 o 0 (0O00 00040-JO 000044 Oo090 o0 0, =0 o 00 Z 0oo- oa3a0 4 00o 000 O800,0aao055000 00 0 800 -I 090 S 0D-OfOO000000J4.00 00 05 04Nfl444 004000 0O0o-oono 000o-a500 00-00a 005 0 00-40 000000-J 00-a- 050 0400-00.J 0440-40 0oJJ0-4 00-42 0000000~ 988 8~o 90098890 0 a0 O0-C0C0OOCOOQooaoocoo Z0000ZZ0-1 ZZ0NJ-0-~00000 9OO0-ao0o 040o 0 O-.a--0(0-00 0(0-0--0(0 0 8588880068 00000 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1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/07
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth 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MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest 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1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/07
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth issue will contain final results last days events NATS summary JUNIOR AND SENIOR TROPHIES Good news young fliers AMA has added trophies available contestants Junior Senior class events NATS NEW Juniors Seniors will receive special 1987 NATS participation award NEW Junior Senior events will guaranteed trophies least third place available depending actual event entry Juniors Seniors also pay no late fees So NATS special NATS younger fliers SPECIAL NIGHTS DURING NATS WEEK CLOUD 9 NIGHT Tuesday July 14 1987 Cloud 9 night Cloud 9 nostalgia society AMA museum patrons quarterly newsletter newsletter called Cloud 9 filled articles written patron members modeling greats fa mous names have read copy missing something special Cloud 9 members AMA members invited special night NATS Plan now attend meet everyone anyone bring home special memory Bring camera bring tape recorder main feature Cloud 9 Night telling gathering NATS AMA modeling anecdotes will rare opportunity hear best best AMA MEMBERSHIP MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest such operation should allowed continue obvious will illegal federal law lawyer representing person injured model operated frequency deemed illegal model operation think would inclined exploit fact Additionally operational prob lems concerning continued use frequencies new ones phased beginning 1988 spite concerns some persons have still said use will covered item added Safety Code will prohibit use frequencies other authorized law would include prohibiting use frequencies allowed model operation other countries Continued page 124 1 22 Model Aviation 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 z040 zz00-zz0M4 4J00 015 M--0(04 S00(o 0 o 0 (0O00 00040-JO 000044 Oo090 o0 0, =0 o 00 Z 0oo- oa3a0 4 00o 000 O800,0aao055000 00 0 800 -I 090 S 0D-OfOO000000J4.00 00 05 04Nfl444 004000 0O0o-oono 000o-a500 00-00a 005 0 00-40 000000-J 00-a- 050 0400-00.J 0440-40 0oJJ0-4 00-42 0000000~ 988 8~o 90098890 0 a0 O0-C0C0OOCOOQooaoocoo Z0000ZZ0-1 ZZ0NJ-0-~00000 9OO0-ao0o 040o 0 O-.a--0(0-00 0(0-0--0(0 0 8588880068 00000 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8-2-2- 98 89599as8 o ojj 9090900_0 o 8 8- 03000 0 0 5 a000O0aO0aO0a 0 4 0 0 0000 0 0 0J 000 J 09 9 9 ad0a0... 0 0000000 0000000000 4 0500000 00-40 0-4-J0-450 0 0 0000001 0-40450 000500000 40-0000-JOft FF Team Offer US FF team running fund-raiser year behalf 1988 team Theyre selling vividly-colored high-quality T-shirts like the photo design commissioned graphic artist Dave Busch AMA member flies types models well hang gliders full-size sailplanes shirts colors guaranteed make stand out flying field Shirts available adult sizes Medium 38-40 Large 42-44 Extra Large 4648 Other sizes both smaller adults youth available firm orders such time shirts printed shirts available Team Man ager Walt Ghio team members local contests mail order Send orders Walt Ghio 1380 Elkhorn Dr Stockton CA 95209 Three dollars out $10 price shirt will go FF teams equipment fund want purchase new walkie talkies year course equipment will remain team inventory use future World Championships units especially needed 1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/07
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth 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MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest 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1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/07
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth issue will contain final results last days events NATS summary JUNIOR AND SENIOR TROPHIES Good news young fliers AMA has added trophies available contestants Junior Senior class events NATS NEW Juniors Seniors will receive special 1987 NATS participation award NEW Junior Senior events will guaranteed trophies least third place available depending actual event entry Juniors Seniors also pay no late fees So NATS special NATS younger fliers SPECIAL NIGHTS DURING NATS WEEK CLOUD 9 NIGHT Tuesday July 14 1987 Cloud 9 night Cloud 9 nostalgia society AMA museum patrons quarterly newsletter newsletter called Cloud 9 filled articles written patron members modeling greats fa mous names have read copy missing something special Cloud 9 members AMA members invited special night NATS Plan now attend meet everyone anyone bring home special memory Bring camera bring tape recorder main feature Cloud 9 Night telling gathering NATS AMA modeling anecdotes will rare opportunity hear best best AMA MEMBERSHIP MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest 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8-2-2- 98 89599as8 o ojj 9090900_0 o 8 8- 03000 0 0 5 a000O0aO0aO0a 0 4 0 0 0000 0 0 0J 000 J 09 9 9 ad0a0... 0 0000000 0000000000 4 0500000 00-40 0-4-J0-450 0 0 0000001 0-40450 000500000 40-0000-JOft FF Team Offer US FF team running fund-raiser year behalf 1988 team Theyre selling vividly-colored high-quality T-shirts like the photo design commissioned graphic artist Dave Busch AMA member flies types models well hang gliders full-size sailplanes shirts colors guaranteed make stand out flying field Shirts available adult sizes Medium 38-40 Large 42-44 Extra Large 4648 Other sizes both smaller adults youth available firm orders such time shirts printed shirts available Team Man ager Walt Ghio team members local contests mail order Send orders Walt Ghio 1380 Elkhorn Dr Stockton CA 95209 Three dollars out $10 price shirt will go FF teams equipment fund want purchase new walkie talkies year course equipment will remain team inventory use future World Championships units especially needed 1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/07
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth issue will contain final results last days events NATS summary JUNIOR AND SENIOR TROPHIES Good news young fliers AMA has added trophies available contestants Junior Senior class events NATS NEW Juniors Seniors will receive special 1987 NATS participation award NEW Junior Senior events will guaranteed trophies least third place available depending actual event entry Juniors Seniors also pay no late fees So NATS special NATS younger fliers SPECIAL NIGHTS DURING NATS WEEK CLOUD 9 NIGHT Tuesday July 14 1987 Cloud 9 night Cloud 9 nostalgia society AMA museum patrons quarterly newsletter newsletter called Cloud 9 filled articles written patron members modeling greats fa mous names have read copy missing something special Cloud 9 members AMA members invited special night NATS Plan now attend meet everyone anyone bring home special memory Bring camera bring tape recorder main feature Cloud 9 Night telling gathering NATS AMA modeling anecdotes will rare opportunity hear best best AMA MEMBERSHIP MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest 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1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/07
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth issue will contain final results last days events NATS summary JUNIOR AND SENIOR TROPHIES Good news young fliers AMA has added trophies available contestants Junior Senior class events NATS NEW Juniors Seniors will receive special 1987 NATS participation award NEW Junior Senior events will guaranteed trophies least third place available depending actual event entry Juniors Seniors also pay no late fees So NATS special NATS younger fliers SPECIAL NIGHTS DURING NATS WEEK CLOUD 9 NIGHT Tuesday July 14 1987 Cloud 9 night Cloud 9 nostalgia society AMA museum patrons quarterly newsletter newsletter called Cloud 9 filled articles written patron members modeling greats fa mous names have read copy missing something special Cloud 9 members AMA members invited special night NATS Plan now attend meet everyone anyone bring home special memory Bring camera bring tape recorder main feature Cloud 9 Night telling gathering NATS AMA modeling anecdotes will rare opportunity hear best best AMA MEMBERSHIP MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest 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8-2-2- 98 89599as8 o ojj 9090900_0 o 8 8- 03000 0 0 5 a000O0aO0aO0a 0 4 0 0 0000 0 0 0J 000 J 09 9 9 ad0a0... 0 0000000 0000000000 4 0500000 00-40 0-4-J0-450 0 0 0000001 0-40450 000500000 40-0000-JOft FF Team Offer US FF team running fund-raiser year behalf 1988 team Theyre selling vividly-colored high-quality T-shirts like the photo design commissioned graphic artist Dave Busch AMA member flies types models well hang gliders full-size sailplanes shirts colors guaranteed make stand out flying field Shirts available adult sizes Medium 38-40 Large 42-44 Extra Large 4648 Other sizes both smaller adults youth available firm orders such time shirts printed shirts available Team Man ager Walt Ghio team members local contests mail order Send orders Walt Ghio 1380 Elkhorn Dr Stockton CA 95209 Three dollars out $10 price shirt will go FF teams equipment fund want purchase new walkie talkies year course equipment will remain team inventory use future World Championships units especially needed 1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/07
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 day following April 25th Exec utive Council meeting office notes need work number changes will affect rule book membership manual Safety Code items involved concern material will make various documents clearer communicating what can cannot flying models Very often Headquarters called upon provide what might called interpretation rules Safety Code presents very delicate area concern must done after very careful deliberation consultation Executive Council and/or surance representatives Acad emy seeks promote innovative approach es modeling must balance general overall safety concerns against activity other problems just flat seem logical specifically addressed such item brought attention persons indicated might inclined continue using so-called old RC frequencies beyond Decem ber 20 1987 date whereon man dated illegal FCC action Continued page 122 em Clarification CL Speed Team Selection Program Walt Perkins chairman CL Speed team-selection committee has requested following announcement made Due last minute date change aspect CL Speed team-selection pro gram omitted official nouncement Model Aviation May 1 987 page 125 program participants voted Octo ber 1986 vote 12 to allow participation both East Coast West Coast contests provided off i cial times obtained earlier contest forfeited upon entry latter contest entry fee paid first contest would transferable second contest Cliff Norman sole dissenting vote 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 1 FAI/CIAM Meeting US F3D Pylon Approves World Team Sweeps Champs New Rules World Champs john Worth AMA Executive Director recently concluded April FAI/CIAM meetings Paris France resulted approval number aeromodeling rules changes plus 1989 RC World Champion ships schedule should startle US modelers AerOlympics II coming 1989 US will host super four-in-one champion ships RC Aerobatics RC Soaring RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter Remem ber too RC Electric World Champs will held St Louis area 1988 modelers will remember Aer Olympics hosted US Lake hurst NJ 1974 Site date AerOlympics II will announced later Rules changes Builder-of-the-model rule deleted RC Pylon Racing RC Soaring previously deleted RC Aerobatics RC Scale changes approved 1988 RC Scale World Championships held Italy 7 kg 154 lb max weight less fuel No engine size limits External silencers downgraded Max surface area increased 150 sq dm 250 sq dm 3875 sq Control Line Scale World Champs will held Kiev Russia 1988 Large RC Scale provisional rules ap proved Max weight less fuel 25 kg 55 lb Continued page 122 Lee Renaud Memorial Contest Update Did know RC model powered Cox 049 Black Widow engine qualifies contest real opportunity local club have fun activity spon sored Airtronics Inc Call attention local club president representative have him write Air tronics Inc 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 details obtaining Lee Renaud Memorial Contest awards no charge information contest ap peared May 1987 edition Competition Newsletter page 125 1987 US RC Pylon Racing team swept World Championships Mel bourne Australia Dave Shadel Brian Rich mond Dub Jett finished 1-2-3 scores 13195 13187 13082 Australia finished second New Zea land third Defending World Champion Milos Malina Czechoslovakia did compete Czechs did enter team Twenty contestants nine nations participated FAI scoring system bit unusual contestants time seconds 10 laps course subtracted 200 resulting number being score race highest total score races wins three races flown contestant allowed athrowaway round As can seen faster model hence lower time race greater will score Note Richmond total 08 seconds behind Shadell Jett 105 seconds behind Richmond Thats close racing Fourth-place finisher G Matthews Australia 20 seconds back J ett July1987 117 Coming More Assigned RC Frequencies Future Nats Vince Mankowski Nats Manager 1987 National Model Airplane Cham pionships Nats saw Radio Control Pattern event receive assigned RC fre quencies reasoning behind decision founded upon advantages event being flown class contest ants required fly fewer days flying time overall best two worlds 1991 US aeromodelers will have 50 new RC channels available use RC events Nats will have assigned frequencies assignment will provide advantages First entire contest possible exception Indoor will able held single site 1991 Nats will have Soaring Helicopter joining Pylon Racing Pattern same site events may run same place same time Imagine added pleasure being able see events driving typical remote auxiliary sites see other events Just able begin fre quency assignments Pattern solve problem today will assign frequencies RC Pylon Racing 1988 effort stay away 31M third-order intermod ulation problems Racing events Racing its three four models flown same race good race flying almost tight formation sensitive 31M problems frequency assign ments 1988 will made keep contestants away channels could produce situation Nats Pylon Racing frequency-assignment plan 1988 will announced after 87 Nats over order give Racers full years chance make necessary frequency switches 1991 Soaring Helicopter fre quency assignments Nats will published early January February 1988 will give competitors 31/2 years make necessary frequency adjustments Nats will have added attrac tion having events potentially same site Modelers will able enjoy some advantages old Nats everyone really together Additionally situation will improve ability identify possible Nats sites Today problem site selection com pounded having find just sometimes up five separate site locations city order host Nats Back Twenties Thirties Nats between three five Free Flight eventstotal Since days site-selection problem grown increas ingly complex until almost defied solu tion almost 80 events last few Nats simply look good outdoor Free Flight site anymore Today Nats Continued page 122 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Sos hw ck Rd Westf e d MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Nondhaven Oseens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodes 407 WilIsm St. Lockyort NY 14094 RC Bill Fsori 28 Pernwood Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelsen Gould 19448 Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 EactI M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Cleveland OH 44138 West IV warren Sanders Jr. 9735 82nd Ave. College Park MD 20741 AC Ed Byarley 200 commander cone Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangebsrg sc 29116-1287 FF Wallace Johnson41 12 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL361 06 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St. lacksonville Fl 32205 VI RCa Charles Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Polkening 1039 Collage Ave. #6WWhealon IL 60187 CL W Bodzioch Jr. 1 800Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts. 1L60004 RC Pylosn & Soaring AC Pattern ft other RC RC accept Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheirman Conteet Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton Hoses Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5889 Victory view Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srsll 841 Kimberwicka Rd. McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Bou 581 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill taird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Berds Ave. Springlield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moocks Corner SC 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck APO 2 Hamburg DId tyme CT 08371 II Bradley Bane 60 lake Ave. Lyndonnille NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klsiber 2021 Lakaland Ave takewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 B Raises Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD 11w Searl 52 Luogholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoremay Dr. Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Winner 1521 Summit St McKeasporr PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David FlatS 6940 NW 15th Pt Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Palmooth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dane Bruwn 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Wdlartl Blanchen 1733 Beech Rd Haniptoa VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FP Jim Bennett 324 Heltenstein Ave. St Louis MO 63119 VII All eventa except AC entire Dietrict except Michigan Greg Seydel 3625 B lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan onIr AC Wayne Veagar 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL ft FF Peul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Starling Hgts. Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph P0 Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St. Uttleton CO 80123 K RoIf Ericksoe 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 95628 North Harry Apoiss 27704 Seddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 South Prank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96818 Hawaii meats 20 Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bad Tenny Boa 548 Richardson TX 78080 IX Sten Chilton 725 E Uncoln Wichita KS 872113302 K Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave. Bishop CA 93514 Xl Andy Tsgliatico 20801 NW Reader Rd Portland OR 97231 VI B Robbert 1616 Meadowthope An. Leoington KY 40505 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarish Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmsn 3014 Eochange Wichita KS 67217 X Via Gamer PO Box 573 Livermore CA 84850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Mateuno 8678 Ginger Or. St John MO 83114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clamaon Avenue Royal Oaks Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 2432 AsIron Dr. Colorado Sprlngs CO 80906 K Joe Noroross P0 Boo 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough AR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Is. DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO 80055584 Omaha NE 68155 K Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90680 Xl Earle Moorhead 1169 Pir St S. Apt B Salem OR 97302 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Show 832 Stimson Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklaman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr. Sedalia CO 80135 K Robert SluR PO Boo #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St. Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lea Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin teftwich 407 Aubery Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Pt Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Lance Murphy 29 Hightop Cir East Hawden CT 06514 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Ron Hassalbreck 6320 Bluebersy Hill Cc. Cincinnati OH 48248 IV Stacey Mills Brookside 3 Box itS Charlottesville VA 22901 V John Purtua 724 Disne St. Niceville Pt 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd. Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway Pt. Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard c/o Wait Schoonard 2594 NOST Orlando PL32B04 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave. Lathaw NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave. temoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Prit Sian 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 2467 10 Bldg 3 Apt 6-A Morrls Plains NJ 07950 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Scald Ave. Scottdale PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V VI Charles W Reed 5408 Wooduon Rd. Raytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleuville OK 74003 IX Loran Tregellas 3003 5 Everett Wichits KS 6721 7 X Craig Millet 25751 Coldhook El Toro cA 92630 Xl Charles Davanport 14415 SE 268th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr. Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lansdowne Detruit MI 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Ed Con 8209 Linden Dr Pruirie Village KS 66208 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd. Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancoxver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 3727 Shepherd Lane Pt Wayne IN 46815 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 4B174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Sam Pisciotta 1525 Alenander dr Pueblo CO 81001 K Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 Jiaalia CA 932779757 Xl Roger Pierce 12306 219th Ave Ct B Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St. Palos Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsen Dr. Madinon WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 S Garfield Denver CD 80210 K Jerry Krainock 5942 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 80th Ave. Portland OR 97220 SCALE John Guenther AR 3 Boo 261 Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 4934 Idylwild Tr Boulder CO 80301 CL SPEED ft TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct. Ocala Pt 32671 CL COMBAT Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48077 CL AEROBATICS Contact current PAMPA PAl representative RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepa Dr. Tujunga CA 91042 RC AEROBATICS Ron Chidgey 3713 Pompano Dr. Pensacola Pt 32514 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 118 Model Aviation CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN THINKIN LINCOLN JULY 11-19 1987 NATS NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS now available AMA members may order 9 issues 3 normal advance using coupon provided below NATS News daily publication NATS contains hot news NATS event results printed News can get news NATS News also contains information stories about NATS subscription set THE souvenir THE news ALL results ninth final issue available through subscription final edition will published after NATS will available NATS ninth issue will contain final results last days events NATS summary JUNIOR AND SENIOR TROPHIES Good news young fliers AMA has added trophies available contestants Junior Senior class events NATS NEW Juniors Seniors will receive special 1987 NATS participation award NEW Junior Senior events will guaranteed trophies least third place available depending actual event entry Juniors Seniors also pay no late fees So NATS special NATS younger fliers SPECIAL NIGHTS DURING NATS WEEK CLOUD 9 NIGHT Tuesday July 14 1987 Cloud 9 night Cloud 9 nostalgia society AMA museum patrons quarterly newsletter newsletter called Cloud 9 filled articles written patron members modeling greats fa mous names have read copy missing something special Cloud 9 members AMA members invited special night NATS Plan now attend meet everyone anyone bring home special memory Bring camera bring tape recorder main feature Cloud 9 Night telling gathering NATS AMA modeling anecdotes will rare opportunity hear best best AMA MEMBERSHIP MEETINGthe 1987 Annual Meeting AMA will Wednesday July 15th Lincoln members encouraged attend opportunity meet AMAs leaders add discussion get questions about AMA NATS answered LEE RENAUD MEMORIAL CONTESTJuly 12 1987 Oak Creek Park No entry fee An opportu nity complete Airtronics radio sponsor Airtronics Incorporated ELECTROFLIGHT7-cell precision duration 25B 45 second motor run Also event up 30 cells 26A 30 second motor run 7 minute target time landing bonus announced both events Soaring site July 18 after F3B flying Cal Ettel CD MAGAZINE INDEX OF 1987 NATS INFONATS NEWS Announcement location & dateDecember 1986/p 131 Area attractions/LincolnMay 1987/p 127 Bostonian EventFebruary 1987/p 122 ter subscription send $600 NATS Entry form informationJanuary 1987/p 121NEWS AMA Headquarters 1810 Samuel Morse Drive Late entry fee/no show policyJune 1987/p 127Reston VA 22090 Motel hotel informationMarch 1987/p 115 NATS Jury SystemJune 1987/p 127NAME ____________________________________________ NATS News subscriptionsMay 1987/p 127 NATS Quickie-500 rulesApril 1987/p 115 Pattern frequency assignmentsMarch 1987/p 115ADDR BSS _____________ _________________________ Rules information forJanuary 1987/p 121 Pattern Quickie-500CITY STATE ZIP ______________________________ Schedule EventsFebruary 1987/p 125 Site informationJanuary 1987/p 121 S600 enclosed Unofficial eventsJune 1987/p 127 July1987 119 DEADLINE FOR HATS ADVANCE ENTRY IS JUNE 26 1987 AMA NATS 987 Lincoln Nebraska b ClAM REPORTS Executive Council Observer Dick Crowley Vice-President District IX First would like thank Academy continuing tradition allowing New VPs attend very important interesting meeting observers As longtime participant supporter FAI program previously very naive magnitude politics program As observer able attend technical meetings Others US delegation will am sure discuss detail specific programs col umns About six weeks prior meeting attendees given 59-page copy complete meeting agenda agenda items business could discussed considered action Deci sions respective USA committees determined USA position final voting Upon arriving Paris stayed very nice hotel onlytwo blocks FAI facilities very comprehensive meeting earlier week USA attendees review positions determine little extra effort needed get other delegates tosee things way arm-twisting session customarily held chopsan exper ience longto remembered wanted stories tales talk Australian wanted well-disciplined informed group talk Americans easy see Sandy Pimenoff Finland president ClAM has held job 25 years outstanding control Thirty countries represented three proxy maximum possible vote Yes/No/Abstain/No Vote 30 About four times total 30 votes John Worth founders program 25 years ago ClAM secretary kept things line General Meeting Thursday spent specific technical meetings 17 categories addressed am trying objective show no favoritism still obvious com mittees headed up well-represented Americans committees accomplished obtained positive reactions bythe dele gates voted Friday decide Yes No proposals highly impressed delegation other countries too especially impressed manner Bob Brown RC Pylon took control committee also general meeting delegates strong conviction can make others see things way am glad hes side Dr Laird Jackson Control Line John Grigg RC Soaring Ron Chidgey RC Aerobatics Howard Kuhn Space Models chaired committees dignity effectiveness conclusion would like state compete wed better international level must send bestqualified representatives committees ClAM REPORTS position can heard must also start working now committees next years proposalsthats comes Thanks again opportunity em F3BRC Soaring John C Grigg Chairman F3B Subcommittee meeting convened 1000 am April 2 1987 FAI Headquarters Paris France representatives nine countries present discuss several rules-change proposals event interesting note 18 proposals reviewed majority dealt issues accepted would have no effect modelwhich indicates long last F3B rules beginning stabilize first action agenda con sideration builder-of-the-model rule applied F3B event subcom mittee previously accepted rule unenforceable opinion Technical Meeting participants share Plenary also agreed now no longer required show competitor builder model Rule number 5312 FAI rule book now replaced General rule 231 builder model shall apply F3B event change effective January 1 1988 although greatly doubt upcomingWorld Championships organ izers will much way disqualifying contestants cannot prove built models flying next accepted action clarifica tion rule 5315ab provides flier may demand last flight flown following event such linecrossing etc accepted official clarification became necessary found several Contest Directors requiring contestant re-fly after such event though competitor able execute good flight Also group scoring possible entire group might b required re-fly task now competitor may choose have better flight counted ruling effective January 11988 Approved addition after second paragraph rule 5317 words Exception Two contestants local prob lems demand ording also includes provisions event con testant group entitled new working time such case entire group required re-fly results being official rule effective immediately will applied World Champion ships year next item approved clarifica tion rule 5322a2 deals length weak link organizer required supply one-meter length weak link material after tying knots end remaining length must necessarily less meter clarification effective upcoming World Championships defines ef fective weak link length must least 30 ClAM REPORTS centimeters Paragraph 5322ba2aspecifiesasingle motor winches Approved effective immediately clarifying wording sin gle DC motor no permanent pole magnets prevent usage AC motors others DC extremely high power ratings Also paragraph 5322ba2 modi fied eliminate word nylon add wording can provide mechanical metallic weak link might approved F3B subcommittee Effectivity change January 1 1988 although doubtful such device will available near future due development time subsequent approval time through subcommittee Belgian proposal revise paragraph 5324a approved changes working time Task B eight minutes seven minutes effective january 1 1988 brings Task B line Task task now has three minutes strategy flying 9 6 nutes 7 4 3 minutes modification rule 5325i ap proved effective immediately safety reasons clarifythat safety line crossed part model flight immediately annulled opinion participants Technical Meeting subcommittee safety line must considered brick wall would immediately cause stop page flight Several items either withdrawn proposing country defeated Plenary session cases items would minor concern AMA mem bers except FR Germany proposal eliminate towlines weak link failure change accepted Technical Meeting participants subsequent withdrawal proposal Germans means must continue live unsafe rule least next year hazards using weak link discussed length fact almost weak link material being used today actual ly results strong link discussed Still majority committee participants felt retaining weak link would keep competitors resuming armament race read super-power winch existed until recently appears certain now way will ever rid ourselves unsafe weak link develop put place power limits winch motor battery such way ensure winch race ended subcommittee work ing concept now bit luckandalotofworkandsupportwewill prepared offer proposal next ClAM session Until must continue use unsafe weak linkcarefully F3 CHelicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member attendance Francis DeProft Chair man Belgium Peter Oberli Switzer 120 Model Aviation ClAM REPORTS land Horace Hagen USA chair man presented written comments subcommittee members Federal Republic Germany United King dom unable attend meet ing chairman opened meeting asking Peter Oberli provide update upcoming World Champs Bern Switzerland Peter provided detailed map Bern/Beip Airport indicate actual contest site would situated brochure describing headquarters hotel also made available copy competition logo produced profes sional artist shown looks very ele gant looks like organizers second World Champs have things well under control five rules-change proposals submitted F3C class covering items 543 547 5411a 5411b 5412/ 5413 and submitted name subcommittee chairman Francis DeProft first change concerned item 543 paragraph headed Rotor Blades pro posal recommended lifting restrictions regard installation CC-correct ing metallic weights main rotor blades essentially left contestant what installs proposal accepted since present rule obsolete safe methods installing weights have developed used number manufacturers recent years next change concerned item 547 recommended eliminate K factors change accepted members subcommittee rules-change proposal item 5411 suggested major change present F3C maneuver schedule proposed change old maneuver schedule four mandatory four optional maneuvers nine mandatory maneuvers proposal accepted some reserva tion part indicated below majority membership first eight maneuvers carried over old schedule ninth maneuver consists autorotation 1 800 turn added new schedule shown below 1 Hovering M 2 Horizontal Eight 3 Nose-in Circle 4 Top Hat 5 5400 Stall Turn 6 Loop 7 Roll 8 Rolling Stall Turn 9 Autorotation 1800 Turn Item 5411 b changed eliminate references optional maneuvers rules change proposal items 5412 5413 concerned maneuver des criptions Basically description Autorotation maneuver changed figure describing maneuver updated spent considerable amount time discussing new list maneuvers spoken about members AMA Helicopter Contest Board turn talked FAI pilots districts get reactions common reac tion difficult maneuvers eliminated least point ClAM REPORTS maneuver ie Shovel Observation Four-Point Pirouette should have re tained confronted chairman input said World Champion can determined proposed schedule also said would like see contestants Eastern Bloc countries attend major contests feels have better chance attracting pilots maneuver schedule less diffi cu disagreed thinking because feel talking about world-class com petition would like think World Champion crown should awarded pilot can demonstrate highest skill level Although unhappy pro posed maneuver schedule did vote because felt important have fixed maneuver schedule During 1985 World Champs became quite obvious contest won hovering maneuvers Today us agree World Champion should able fly hovering aerobatic types maneuvers equally well disappointed fact subcommittee member indicated dissatisfaction new ma neuver schedule subcommittee chairman did surprise announced new ma neuver schedule will go effect 1988 have told numerous times ClAM technical secretary no changes can considered FAI rule book until 1989 present five-year cycle ends Apparently subcommittee chair man able convince ClAM its Bureau meeting last December make change None subcommittee members received word issue addition rules change proposals received end October request comments end November felt enough time plan submit counterproposal spring 1988 ClAM Plenary meeting time others will have chance discuss changes contestants upcoming USA team trials Dayton OH atthe World Championships Switzer land Hope see ClAM Plenary meeting received word three countries submitted proposals sponsoring 1989 FAI F3C World Championships bids came Federal Republic Germany West Berlin Netherlands Eibergen USA site yet selected US proposal made basis four FAI World Champs F3A F3B F3C F3D could combined held same site ClAM agreed should result lowerfinancial burden thus gave permission go ahead proposals voted USA proposal won significant majority later discussions Don Lowe found out four sites under consideration event sites Sebring FL Navy base near Virginia Beach VA Wright Patterson AFB Dayton OH Westover AFB Chicopee MA ClAM REPORTS have recently incorporated new rule changes complete new document have also made corrections text now have photo offset form will send same anyone interested after approved subcommittee chairman Please send SASE address listed under RC Contest Boards theCompetition Directory section magazine F3DRC Pylon Racing Bob Brown Subcommittee Chairman 1987 ClAM Plenary meeting created another stable year FAI F3D Pylon changes minor resulted little clarification current rules As know FAI competitors have required build own models Since almost impossible enforce such rule Pylon competitions ClAM has decided exclude FAI Pylon rule strange wheel design utilized F3D model has somewhat corrected allowing thickness wheel pant include wheel thickness also increases ease measuring wheel thick ness during contest last year rule defined pilot caller team has generated great deal international attention alleviate part problem clarification has added pilot mechanic may now serve team However model may used team nor may roles inter changed team scoring system slightly modified requirement timing nearest one-tenth second scoring first decimal place procedure will decrease chance ties Two rules added interest safety jettisoning parts will illegal part drops after start race before engine stops defined time period midair collision broadened include time takeoff plane still ground previously mentioned rules become effective january 1 1988 midair rule will effect immediately 1987 contest season Technical Meeting produced some interesting discussion pertaining cur rent scoring system participants de sire modification present system would allow fora system semifinals finals may sound great international com petition consideration must afforded problems customary national basis Ques tions pertaining definition Pylon team type qualification system radio-frequency clashes still awaiting answers near future FAI Pylon will have address question noise ClAM has requested subcommittee chairmen attend Bureau meeting December establish noise program classes Continued next page July1987 121 ClAM REPORTS Although think noise being com mon racing event idea will have cease desire compete inter nationally F3A Aerobatics participants have produced noteworthy decrease noise particular event other classes going forced follow FAI AMA N MPRA going have work very closely initiate process positive manner readers have data information equipment would aid quest noise reduction Pylon Academy Model Aeronautics has offered host 1989 World Champion ship Pylon Itwill flown conjunction Aerobatics Soaring Helicopter events Academy should thanked assuming task bringing together largest group international RC competi tors ever assembled Will 1989 United States Pylon Team competitive 1987 F4B/F4CCL Et RC Scale Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member changes specifications rules effective January 1 1988 will have definite effect future FAI RC Scale models Most important complete elimination engine displacement limits weight limit six kilo grams several years now raised seven kilograms 1543 lb about same single-engine Sport Scale model under AMA rules Model size restricted surface area upper limit 1614 sq ft combined wing horizontal tail surface new limit 250 square decimeters 269 sq ft very large model weight specification becomes true limit ing factor controversial complexity bonus added flight scores fostered series strategically built models take high scoring advantage has reduced some what Maximum bonus now2o%totalA model warp-wing control place ailerons awarded 50/o bonus braced-andstrutted biplane awarded 50/0 biplane true undercambered airfoil wing section awarded 10% three wings awarded 15% two engines awarded 100/0 model fixed conventional two-wheel retractable landing gear gets 5% aircraft flown before end 1911 garner 10% agenda items complexity bonus discussion consumed time must still considered compromise because varied viewpoints committee members Expect further modifi cations Two scoring changes introduced RC Scale two best flight scores now averaged assure consistency avoid situation lucky flight ideal weather creates imbalance World Championships using five flight judges high low flight scores will deleted ClAM REPORTS intended reduce possibility national bias judging Separate groups judges now required static flight scoring RC Control Line silencers must now internally mounted Bombs tanks dropped flight may ex pendable materials provided retain same shape color size weight used static judging Only attempt will permitted RC flight Time allowed before takeoff now increased seven minutes total time per flight 14 minutes compensate loss traditional second attempt now deleted because abuses Flight now official after 60 seconds air stipulation flight becomes ficial after completion Figure Eight has deleted Helicopters now officially excluded RC Scale competition because large number rules changes inclusion would create Helicopters now have sepa rate World Championships Attitude- motion-stabilization devices prohibited regardless whether automatic RC-actuated refers gyro stabilizers other such methods Choice direction taxi takeoff landing will selected pilot overshoot maneuver formerly specified three meters now changed approxi mately altitude landing zone 35-meter circle now zone 100 meters wide defined parallel lines across runway mandatory straight-flight maneuver now performed judges position its center new RC Scale event Large Scale models approved provisional rules same F4C following excep tions maximum surface area wing plus stabilizer elevator500 square deci meters 7750 sq true monster maxi mum weight 25 kg 55 lb maximum total engine displacementi 00cc 61 cu pulse jets other reaction engines prohibited No bonus complexity system Static judging done five meters 164 ft event will become official World Championship after three successful International Competitions have com pleted five nations minimum proposal eliminate Control Line Scale F4B rules withdrawn decided continue offering event until terminated lack interest refusal host nations sponsor competition US modelers expressed desire continue Control Line Scale event World Championships 1988 World Championships RC Scale will hosted Italy Gorzia September 3-11 Control Line Scale offered nor Large Scale RC USSR has offered include Control Line Scale overall Control Line World Champion ships program Kiev August 1988 Canada has made tentative offer con duct RC Scale World Championship 1990 apparent foregoing extensive list sweeping changes AMA US modelers must represented ClAM REPORTS meetings Some changes have long sought Scale enthusiasts previous restrictions principal reason lack participation F4C com petition team-selection trials US ClAM Meeting continued Max engine size 100cc 61 cu Max surface area 500 sq dm 7750 sq Rules per current FAI Scale rules except no complexity bonus judging 5 meters instead 3 meters landing K-factor 9 RC Electric F3E 30 cells maximum Ni-Cds US hosts 1988 World Champs St Louis CRC Aerobatics New maneuver sched ule Finals format effective January 1 1988 CRC Soaring Working time reduced 8 7 minutes Speed task stays four laps Free Flight New World Cup Competi tion approved also new engine class provisional S Control Line Combat stays before 1986 changes have rescinded maximum engine intake venturi diameter 40mm 0157 standard fuel formula prescribed glow engines 1O/o nitro 200/a castor oil 70% methanol Nats RC Frequencies continued needs Pylon Pattern site Control Line site Indoor Helicopter Soaring well assigning RC frequencies can least get back looking Free Flight Control Line Radio Control sites Meanwhile contestants spectators will really benefit being able enjoythe compfete Nats Technical Director continued frequency use adherence FCC regulations recommended bythe Frequency Committee stated anywhere continued use frequencies might place members surance coverage jeopardy several strong arguments suggest 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1988 since FF World Championships will held site France vehicles cannot used chasing/retrieving models dependable communications between contest area downwind retrieval crews vital necessity victory em Byrons Aviation Expo 87 Byron Originals has combined two its popular modeling rallies Jet Rally Giant Scale Fun Fly five-day event entitled Aviation Expo 87 scheduled August 12-16 Byron International Airport Ida Grove IA Flying times throughout event will kept separate ducted fan Giant Scale airplanes Time will allocated ac cording percentage aircraft regis tered category Any ducted fan jet can entered Giant Scale entries required representative modeled after full-scale aircraft pilots must preregister August 1 1987 will no on-site registration Pilots can receive registration package sending self-addressed business-sized envelope use 39 stamp please Byron Originals 145 Ohio St IdaGrove IA 51445 Persons wishing general information need just 22t postage return en velopes day except Wednesday will feature Christen Eagle Air Show Coors Light Silver Bullet noon day will full-scale military demonstrations including F-i 5s F-i 6s helicopters Warbirds Modeling forums NASA exhibit Sky divers Boogies manufacturers exhibits will also featured day popularStriking Back WW II Pacific battle reenactment will again featured island target now twice size last years 1/5-scale operational aircraft carrier two 1/5-scale PT boats have added action B-29 show will follow reenactment day plenty on-site camping food available throughout event Ad mission $5 perday children underl2 free Technical Director continued United States also prohIbits operation six-meter Ham band frequencies proper FCC license required such operation Another area concern noted Coun cil meeting revolved around sanctioning procedure Presently have requests sanctions indicate everyone oper ating same wavelength regarding process least part problem created bythe processasitisoutlined inthe rule book Other problems created because use common terms model types rule book events effect may have nothing common instance have mentioned column persons tend confuse term Giant Scale talking about large airplanes actual event competition rule book event number 514 found page 81 As result receive sanction requests Scale fly-ins circle number event fact will no compe tition involved Requests received club picnics wishing classified AAA other meets desired obtain AAAA sanction status AAAA sanction can granted Executive Council action As result confusion seems present work being undertaken three areas First effort will made remove rule book some ambiguous material fosters confusion Second recommendations will made Executive Council break sanc tioning process down logical parts instance having rule book competition events sanctioned class non-rulebook competition events another noncompetitive/nonflying yet another possible consideration Finally through Contest Directors Guide being prepared will attemptto perform betterjob explaining sanctioning procedure last thought Some time ago column reported letter sent office used informal request rule making FCC clear up language Part 95 concerning RC frequen cy usage aircraft surface models came about because two occa sions know last year FCC field offices did provide correct interpre tation individuals 72 MHz model aircraft 75 MHz surface models subject have good news have bad news good news FCCs rewrite Out material has developed Part 95 very good will very difficultto misinterpret bad news material used support reasons change correct am mentioning now publishing document because likely number may aware new document material wonder have published Academys attorney Jeremiah Courtney clearing proper reading support material FCC available will print item Listing Ad Information Contest Calendar NO RMAL LISTI NG AMA sanction issued event event will listed automatically Calendar Events section listing will give date place name eventplus competition events flying site Contest Director name address Use Supplementary paid Ad space suggested description unusual special events deviations official AMA rules significantaspects meet Paid ads may helpful promoting fun-fly-type meets orto give directions flying site SUPPLEMENTARY ADS Larger ads can inserted theCalendarof Events section payingafee ads accepted AMA-sanctioned events FEE Fees based ad size whetheror notthe sponsor AMA-chartered club Ads accepted three sizes 311.in wide either 1 3 4 high size submitted publication published magazine ad will reduced size 50% Persons preparingads should make note fact certain include small lettering ad detailsthey will unreadable published costs ads 11/2 in$8 3 in$1 6 41h in$24 time ad run payable advance AMA-chartered clubs pay half rate AD PREPARATION advertiser must prepare ad Ads made up dark black white background will reproduce well recommended ad made heavy paper lightweight cardboard SUBMITTAL DEADLINE Ads received 22nd month can beincluded issue reaching readers approximatelythe fourth weekof following month Ads will published aspace-available basis Send Ads AMA HQ Attention Competition Dept 124 Model Aviation Tnree-color prinsuu -nuiu available fromtheUS FFteamfor$1OCOlOrsarShOt pink navy blue cream lIght blue polyester/cotton shirt Three dollars sale goes directly team equip ment fund help purchase new high-qual ity long-range walkie-talkies used assist retrieving models