COMPE NEWSL ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 stand-up comedian routine used al ways contain least funny thing happened way show joke suspect need begin month line funny thing happened way column wasnt really funny operation March 17 follow ing few comments meant way elicit sympathy rather explain may have encountered little delay response around end March technical standpoint opera tion very interesting simple terms sawed leg half below knee removed small pie-shaped slice straighten out bowed condition caused knee operation 20 years ago feel am currently dragging around enough plas ter redo half walls known world Probably unusual aspect anesthetic elected use new new other three opera tions Ive involved use general esthetic just became bye-bye time slow agonizing awak ening recovery room always attended moaning groaning other equally humiliating stuff time no sleep epi dural application got carry conver sation lasting almost two hours charming lady anesthesiologist could actually feel attendant motion leg operated possible doctor let see problem knee through orthoscope before whacked away brief 20-minute pause recovery room afterward no pain no nausea no fuss Great Unfortunately managed have little problem later back room Its kinda slowing up activity re covery caused technique operation itself case thats response rate slowed down bit after March 17 As am conducting technical stuff bedroom home least until get stitches out plaster counterweight off leg office staff has great feeding calls make home Ms JoAnne Spampinato Executive Assistant Continued page 112 Modelers wishing submit proposals FAI international competition rules re minded current AMA procedures handling proposals require sent AMA HQ first addressed attention Micheline Madison must received August 22 1988 no official AMA FAI form submitting such proposals however proposal submission must refer ap propriate sections paragraphs FAI Sporting Code rule book using numbering system found Code Members should note 1979 edition FAI Sporting Code no longer valid limited number latest edition Sporting Code available cost $3 AMA HQ Also available first time 88 AMAs updated version FAI Sporting Code entitled International Aeromodeling Rules book formatted exactly like FAI Sporting Code available no cost AMA HQ Proposed FAI rules must also briefly state reason proposed change sam ple typical imaginary rules propos als given below Back December 1987 Competition Newsletter printed note about forthcoming Free Flight Junior World Cham pionships Juniors mod elers under age 18 years Interested youth advised send application forms fill out return AMA HQ Well quite few young modelers did just roster US Junior Free Flight team members has chosen FF Team Selection Committee approved AMA President World Champi onships will held later year Po land team members alter nates Mike Keller Chatsworth CAF1C FlA Adam Tracy Maple Valley WAF1B Martin Pelatowski Ansonia CTF1A linda Anderson Mountaintop PAF1C An thony Hutchins Portland INF1C Charles Gagliano Floral Park NYF1C alternate jimmy Buxton Bethel Park PAF1B alter nate Bob Sifleet team manager RC Aerobatics Masters Tournament Site Bids Wanted Clubs interested being host 1989 RC Masters Team Selection Finals should document offers writing send AMA HQ Attn Micheline Madi son December 11988 finals will held during three-day period late June early July 1989 Selection site will made among bids vote program fin alists Team Selection Committee sometime after January 1 1989 winning site will announced soon possible thereafter well-prepared site bid will include infor mation relating adequacy fly ing site size surface orientation re spect sun parkin spectator control etc preferred dates desired hold Finals three weekends June 15-18 June 23-26 June 29-July 2 1989 weather statistics club personnel available act assistants least dozen will required contest equipment can provided tents ropes barriers etc com munity backing publicizing event nearby housing entrants judges out-of-town officials other plus factors judges Contest Manager will Continued page 112 June 1988 109 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVERESTON VA 22090 Junior Free Flight World Champs News Submitting FAI Rules Proposals V 51 a- rn C 0- U U0 ac 90 - 5 U -C U 0 _ 0 a0 at a0 50 0 a 0 E0 2 o on US C CU U 0 uE Ut u OE -J - SAMPLE FORM FOR SUBMITTAL OF FAI RULES PROPOSALS Note imaginary proposals EXAMPLE Section 4 para 471 Execution line three delete two level laps substitate three level laps Reason Where no judges clerks recorders em ployed two laps between maneuvers does give judge time consider marking mark flight card accordingly EXAMPLE B Section 4 para 49 tt End Race Sub para 1 Delete 100 circuits 10 kilometers sub stitute 200 circuits 20 kilometers Reason The longer race greater difficulty contest will ensure larger difference time between leading competitors shorter race finish within fractions second another Section paragraph numbers refer FAI Sport log Code nor AMA rule book 1989 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee recently approved 1989 team se lection program unanimous vote program format essentially same 1986-87 program de tails 88-89 program Team selection 1989 RC Aerobatics F3A World Championships will via sin gle team selection contest Masters Tourna ment held spring/summer 1989 exact date site nounced soon known eligible enter Masters Tournament contestant must enter team selec tion program qualify Finals contest follows I Program entry Program entry must made before September 1 1988 sending $15 program entry fee Micheline Madison AMA Headquart ers late entry fee $50 will ac cepted after September 1 until March 1 1989 entry fees will go F3A Team Fund contest entered prior entering program may counted toward qualifying Finals Masters Tournament contestants must have current FAI stamp before attempting qualify II Qualifying Contestants may qualify Finals Masters Tournament following methods a Must enter make least official flight F3A event Turnaround five AMA-sanction ed contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 b Must finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMAsanctioned contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 c Must finish upper 50% F3A event 1988 AMA Nats NOTE 1 The Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament will flown according F3A AMA-produced FAI Sport ing Code available AMA HQ pertains World Championships except amended majority vote Team Selection Committee As example number rounds flown and/or counted typically changed Committee 2 The three team members 1987 F3A team automatically prequali fied 1989 Finals Masters Tour nament upon entering program paying entry fee $15 $50 3 The number contestants qualified contest will rounded up ie seven entered upper 50% would 31/2 would rounded top four contestants members 1987 team en tered contest will counted determining number contestants entered results 4 The Masters team finals entry fee will used according following formu Ia Continued page 112 110 Model Aviation Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Bernice Williams 347 Souihwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 ii Sobrino 8726 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Wiliow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 lii Nelson Gosid 1844 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4588 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West lv Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V AC Ratph Bailey PO Eon 1287 Orangeburg sc 291161287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38108 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville PL 32205 Vt AC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanGorder 5689 victory view Ln cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimbereicke Rd McLean VA 22102 v John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Eon 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06389th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Luird Jackson 1025 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Eon 171 Monckn corner sc 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvdle NY 14098 III Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3113 E Asinee Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shorewey Dr Rochenter NY 14612 III Edward Wiaser 1521 Summit St McKeeuport PA 15131 IV Bob Kurlason 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David Piaft 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 ill Dune Brown 4580 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Ad Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenslein Ave St Louis MO 63119 vil events except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 38256 lone Terrace Cudehy WI 53110 AC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts MI 48077 vIll Randy Randolph PO Eon 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tellmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 x Rolt Erickson 7606 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James Mccarty 18958 Marine view Dr Seattle WA 98168 VI charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 Viii Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Aichardeon TX 75080 IX Stan Chubs 7256 Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 3358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliefico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Temeriak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Gamer PO Boa 573 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Metauno 8576 Ginger Dr SI John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Claweon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 425 Mess Vista Ct colorado Springa CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Eon 65 Hanlord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahelee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Eon 297A Eorden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean copeland PO Eou 55564 Omahs NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2645 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Flarissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemun Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperelile IL 60540 Enecutive council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37385 Member East coast Auslin Leftwich 407 Aubrey 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 Warts TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Ter. Bridgeport CT 08606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Heaseibrock 8320 Blueberry Hill Ct CIncinnatI OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills Breokaide Rt 3 Ecu 115 Ckarlattesnille VA 23501 V John Fuque 724 Diane SI Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Perk Rd. Danvers MA 01923 Ii Horace Hagan 15 Parkway P1 Aed Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schuonerd c/n Welt Scanonerd 2594 NOET Orlenda FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Lutham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latuha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stunhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport Newa VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Eon 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther Rt 3 Eon 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrack PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Welter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Elliaville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Verne IL 61375 VI Charlea W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Reytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crasaley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Cratcher 800 Newport Center Dr Newport Beech CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bab Bellanmini 129 college Perk Dr Creatniew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsmen Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulux Ml 48174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Weywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800W Asbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 VIsalla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rager Pierce 12388 219th Ave Cl 6 5 Banney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pubs Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesqute TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5642 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91807 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunge CA 91042 AC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visalie CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hugen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other AC RC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 1988 Canadian Free Flight Contests Peter Allnutt Toronto FAI Group has sent AMA list 1988 Canadian FF contests June 4-5Spring Contest Open Saturday plus Old-Time Wakefield FAI Sunday Site Canadian Air Force Base Borden near Alliston Ontario July 2-3Toronto District champion ships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden July 23-24Midsummer contest Open Sat urday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 6-7Ontario Championships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 8-14Canadian Nationals events Site Near Brantford Ontario de tails contact MAAC PO Box 9 344 Lake shore Rd E Oakville Ontario L6J 425 Ca nada September 17-18Eastern Canada Open Old-Timer Saturday Open Sunday Site Gananoque Ontario October 1-2Autumn Cup Open Satur day FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden 1988 RC Electric Team Selection Program participate team selection con testant must current AMA member possess current FAI stamp available $10 AMA Headquarters qualify finals contest 1 Submit $15 entry fee AMA Attention M Madison official registration performance-qualification form pro gram details 2 Achieve 450 points accord ance published FAI Sporting Code553 Electric Powered Motor Gliders Qualification must wit nessed CD must sign per formance affidavit order qual ifying flight official 3 Return completed performance qual ification form AMA attention Miche line Madison May 31 1988 three team members Schrameck Charles Neu 1986 F3E team auto matically prequalified 1988 finals upon entering program paying $15 entry fee will also required pay finals entry fee qualify shall invited compete finals contest top three finalists shall comprise US entry 1988 World Championships team shall have team manager will se lected team members after consulta tion chairman Team Selec tion Committee finals fee shall $50 payable AMA HQ postmarked no later 30 days prior finals Requests refunds must received Headquarters no less two days prior finals finals contest site shall determined bid shall selected Team Se lection Committee interested groups encouraged submit bid hosting soon possible qualifications consideration Bids must postmarked no later March 15 1988 fees collected primarily financ ing USA team Team Selection Committee shall allo cate Team Fund monies fol lowing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage model boxes AMA pays 80% 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee program participants Schedule Deadline qualifications May 31 1988 postmark deadline Deadline bids host finals March 15 1988 postmark deadline Finals contest held during June 1988 date location announced World Championships held August 15-20 1988 Parks Air College Cahokia IL suburb St Louis MO HG Aerobatics Pgm nee4 a up ls fee host club needed cover appropri ate contest expenses b judges partially com pensate travel ex penses c 50% plus remaining host clubs 14 F3A Team Fund held escrow AMA HQ 5 The Masters team finals entry fee must sent AMA HQ no later 15 days before start Masters Tournament 6 All program participants must possession FAI stamp $10 before attempting qualify found have FAI stamp time qualification will dis qualified Masters Site Bid cominued supplied NSRCA and/or USPJA necessary jury shall appointed AMA Executive Council Contest Manager will coordinate local officials respect assignment personnel other contest needs Technical Director continued AMA HQ graciously does mail drop day also Id lost capable help modeling things Frequency Com mittee met March 12 830 am 630 pm interesting issues dis cussed will find synopsis minutes next issue AMA News Several items importance compe tition world considered First pending Executive Council action may neces sary use stickered transmitter sanc tioned competition beginning 1989 Second know little mis understanding concerning stickers re cently reported early year gold sticker now required narrow-band lower-channel operation sanctioned events statement true evoked degree panic competition-land since generally significant waiting time get transmit ter checked stickered can hope everyone now has word gold sticker currently required true however channels 12-34 currently reserved narrow-band transmit ters sanctioned competition although restriction recommended RC fly ing sites raises issue CD determines whether particular transmitter qri say channel 20 narrow-band does have sticker Basically cannot tell unless course happens spectrum analyzer available Since likelihood Frequency Committee has approved interim suggestion declaration form made available CD signing participant would contain statement partic ipant declares knows channel 1234 transmitter narrow-band supplement declaration will development list known transmitters older models either narrowband manufactured years ago currently being narrow-banded service stations will enable CD get bet ter handle things Remember however subject alter native action Executive Council may required have stickered trans mitter sanctioned events beginning Jan uary 1 1989 am making statement time alert possibility such action give much lead time possible Other action Frequency Committee meeting centered around application sticker program information will forthcoming next month Rule proposals filtering being ably handled always Competi tion Director Micheline Madison stage process receipt acknow ledged sent appro priate Contest Board chairman approval placement voting system As usual great variety types proposals presented Some very simple wording changes others broad sweeping changes Its always fun watch thrust proposal Some simply clarify point others seek change very fabric partic ular competition event always makes wonder what specific motive pro poser might Ive contests something happened caused individ ual say should rule sometimes spur-of-themoment items good important proposer consider ramifica tions before proposal fired off Headquarters cycle always seems have really controversial proposal think time around still waiting star performer appear scene Please dont go Out way develop just heck it comes naturally great dont have sure saves lot correspondence Fun-Fly Events section column has evoked bunch correspondence recently Lets continue some suggestions Loops rollsThis staple RC fun-flys jillion variations Continued page 114 112 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Cosnpetition Newsletter will present lens, time time constenctive aod thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA eales policies affect cosopetitors woe has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have ssdeeitted withinn lients availahle space aniqne ness constructiveness tiweliness good taste fleterwination appropriateness publicatioo of matters wast necessity rest solely poblisher tlsoeghts presented anthor shonid necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher shonld note poblicatioo beer mIen-change policy-change idea does necessarily wean specific froposal has presented Cootest Board Esecotive Coancil appropriate coworittee soch action responsihility anthor anyone else interested obtaining official action FF Dead Yet Joe Ed Pederson AMA 103434 John Worth column View HQ January 1988 edition AMA News Dave Platt Soapbox March 1988 edition Competition Newslet ter have given reasons feel FF danger Johns basic thesis retrie val short flights obstacles growth FF Dave echoes retrieval prob lem lays stress threat los ing models looking some axioms FF intend show no way FF grow dramatically using RC Axiom #1 FF IS NOT FOR EVERYONE Axiom #2 ACIRCLING MODEL WILL DRIFT DOWNWIND AT THE NOMINAL SPEED OF THE WIND Axiom #3 NO ONE CAN GET THREEMINUTE MAX IN TWO-MINUTE AIR YOU CANT MAX HAND-LAUNCHED GLIDER IN DEAD AIR Axiom #1 FF everyone believe Doc Martin said Indoor FF isnt everyone Its also true Gas FE isnt everyone among Outdoor FF contestants wont get much crossover Rubber fliers RC could offer advantages us have helped 50 kids build AMA Cubs know odds of staying interested length time Its simple fact FF appeals very few pool people US have interest model airplanes vast majority interested models can control People bypass FF matter CL RC primarily cause want long flights dont want retrieve model want models can climb dive loop roll touch-and-goes having retrieve just added benefit Axiom #2 circling model will drift downwind nominal speed wind Lets put perspective 10-mph breeze model will drift down wind mile six minutesand four minutes 15-mph wind Now John proposes purpose using RC get long flights assume 10 15 minutes what John meant axi om means two ways get long flights small field average contest weather 10-mph wind say Either radio used position model well upwind during power run radio used model can penetrate well reposition model upwind several times want fly first way build AA Texaco read Radio Control col umn entitled Old-Timers want fly second way build Gentle Lady read Radio Control column subtitled Soaring Daves suggestion use RC move rudder elevator after timed flight begs question servos hooked up rudder elevator can repositioned accurately enough before flight properly trim plane hands-off flying think could done Contest Director would able change max much because Axiom #2 Daves idea using radio DT has some merit Ive often wished could DT early save hitting tree sport personal flying does make sense FE Gas thing regards Axiom #2 flight times will significantly increased using radio DT still feasible way significantly increase FE con test participation shall see ex amine Axiom #3 Axiom #3 No can get three-minute flight two-minute air cant max Hand-Launched Glider dead air What means skill picking air fun damental aspect FE Ones skill catch ing thermals important technical excellence model FFer model does two minutes dead air can beat modeler plane does two minutes forty-five sec onds dead air possesses greater skill picking air thats should Therefore contestant free launch whenever thinks best its no longer FF contest Its crap shoot true Johns Daves sugges tions feasible accom plished goals making FF popular very popularity would cause waiting line get frequency pin Dave said Running Tx impound isnt unaccept able simply wrong cause Axiom #3 moment have impound transmitters youve moved FF contest crap shoot simply no technology can re voke Axioms #1 #2 #3 above talking about problems face EF community must realistic FF isnt everyone numbers will al ways small too early despair FF isnt dead yet positive things happening P-30 has brought people FF would have remained intimidated folding props PeeWee 30 may prove great boost Gas FF OT Nostalgia Gas also helping intimidated Tee Dee 049s Schnuerle-ported screamers VIT take shot tamer form FF Gas Old-Timer movement has brought beauty grace back FF want pure functionalism also receive rather good exposure three national magazines considering small numbers have cottage dustries puffing out kits better quality have ever before available Thanks guys AMA could help reprinting sel ling inexpensive pamphlets articles have previously appeared mag azines such article Adjust High-Powered AMA GAs Free Flight appeared July August 1979 sues Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SO Dave said dont something soon therell nowhere fly Thats bit premature Flying sites real problem current sites remote seriously threatened ur ban sprawl what its worth consider Nats sites AMA has deemed suitable FF last few years Now think what would give us suitable site so-called FF event RC could just picture 89 Nats FF site being 200-yard-square cut out middle corn field C C C 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Technical Director continued generally fit two categories loops and/or rolls done specified amount time length time required specified number loops and/or rolls Both tend work fine except using specified amount time may lead difficult judgement call relative portions loops rolls basic method has worked well involves following rules 1 flight timed moment model leaves ground 2 specified set loops rolls performed usu ally used five loop/roll sets 3 watch stopped model sets down engine running 4 Shortest time wins certain clarify participants what will allow loop roll sometimes get bit unrecognizable careful case becomes judgement call Control Line fliers can easily use part event Guess part may want remind flier put bunch outside loops untwist lines have feeling best plane event would Combat model Engine Le MansThis could used type Power model Free Flight Control Line RC may have run against clock some cases Control Line RC small field basic rules simple 1 pilot starts propeller and/or glow plug hand 2 signal runs 100 ft model puts prop plug etc starts engine takes oft 3 First off wins Now some editorial thoughts Im certain recommend event two rea sons safety element rush ing tends create unsafe condition second reason can wind up some equipment problems crossthread plug strip head Now ask dont recom mend did mention Simple answer tends popular event clubs hadnt mentioned couldnt have passed two concerns 114 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 CA x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 C0 x 0 0 C x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 CA Fly safely fun Nuf now
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/06
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COMPE NEWSL ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 stand-up comedian routine used al ways contain least funny thing happened way show joke suspect need begin month line funny thing happened way column wasnt really funny operation March 17 follow ing few comments meant way elicit sympathy rather explain may have encountered little delay response around end March technical standpoint opera tion very interesting simple terms sawed leg half below knee removed small pie-shaped slice straighten out bowed condition caused knee operation 20 years ago feel am currently dragging around enough plas ter redo half walls known world Probably unusual aspect anesthetic elected use new new other three opera tions Ive involved use general esthetic just became bye-bye time slow agonizing awak ening recovery room always attended moaning groaning other equally humiliating stuff time no sleep epi dural application got carry conver sation lasting almost two hours charming lady anesthesiologist could actually feel attendant motion leg operated possible doctor let see problem knee through orthoscope before whacked away brief 20-minute pause recovery room afterward no pain no nausea no fuss Great Unfortunately managed have little problem later back room Its kinda slowing up activity re covery caused technique operation itself case thats response rate slowed down bit after March 17 As am conducting technical stuff bedroom home least until get stitches out plaster counterweight off leg office staff has great feeding calls make home Ms JoAnne Spampinato Executive Assistant Continued page 112 Modelers wishing submit proposals FAI international competition rules re minded current AMA procedures handling proposals require sent AMA HQ first addressed attention Micheline Madison must received August 22 1988 no official AMA FAI form submitting such proposals however proposal submission must refer ap propriate sections paragraphs FAI Sporting Code rule book using numbering system found Code Members should note 1979 edition FAI Sporting Code no longer valid limited number latest edition Sporting Code available cost $3 AMA HQ Also available first time 88 AMAs updated version FAI Sporting Code entitled International Aeromodeling Rules book formatted exactly like FAI Sporting Code available no cost AMA HQ Proposed FAI rules must also briefly state reason proposed change sam ple typical imaginary rules propos als given below Back December 1987 Competition Newsletter printed note about forthcoming Free Flight Junior World Cham pionships Juniors mod elers under age 18 years Interested youth advised send application forms fill out return AMA HQ Well quite few young modelers did just roster US Junior Free Flight team members has chosen FF Team Selection Committee approved AMA President World Champi onships will held later year Po land team members alter nates Mike Keller Chatsworth CAF1C FlA Adam Tracy Maple Valley WAF1B Martin Pelatowski Ansonia CTF1A linda Anderson Mountaintop PAF1C An thony Hutchins Portland INF1C Charles Gagliano Floral Park NYF1C alternate jimmy Buxton Bethel Park PAF1B alter nate Bob Sifleet team manager RC Aerobatics Masters Tournament Site Bids Wanted Clubs interested being host 1989 RC Masters Team Selection Finals should document offers writing send AMA HQ Attn Micheline Madi son December 11988 finals will held during three-day period late June early July 1989 Selection site will made among bids vote program fin alists Team Selection Committee sometime after January 1 1989 winning site will announced soon possible thereafter well-prepared site bid will include infor mation relating adequacy fly ing site size surface orientation re spect sun parkin spectator control etc preferred dates desired hold Finals three weekends June 15-18 June 23-26 June 29-July 2 1989 weather statistics club personnel available act assistants least dozen will required contest equipment can provided tents ropes barriers etc com munity backing publicizing event nearby housing entrants judges out-of-town officials other plus factors judges Contest Manager will Continued page 112 June 1988 109 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVERESTON VA 22090 Junior Free Flight World Champs News Submitting FAI Rules Proposals V 51 a- rn C 0- U U0 ac 90 - 5 U -C U 0 _ 0 a0 at a0 50 0 a 0 E0 2 o on US C CU U 0 uE Ut u OE -J - SAMPLE FORM FOR SUBMITTAL OF FAI RULES PROPOSALS Note imaginary proposals EXAMPLE Section 4 para 471 Execution line three delete two level laps substitate three level laps Reason Where no judges clerks recorders em ployed two laps between maneuvers does give judge time consider marking mark flight card accordingly EXAMPLE B Section 4 para 49 tt End Race Sub para 1 Delete 100 circuits 10 kilometers sub stitute 200 circuits 20 kilometers Reason The longer race greater difficulty contest will ensure larger difference time between leading competitors shorter race finish within fractions second another Section paragraph numbers refer FAI Sport log Code nor AMA rule book 1989 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee recently approved 1989 team se lection program unanimous vote program format essentially same 1986-87 program de tails 88-89 program Team selection 1989 RC Aerobatics F3A World Championships will via sin gle team selection contest Masters Tourna ment held spring/summer 1989 exact date site nounced soon known eligible enter Masters Tournament contestant must enter team selec tion program qualify Finals contest follows I Program entry Program entry must made before September 1 1988 sending $15 program entry fee Micheline Madison AMA Headquart ers late entry fee $50 will ac cepted after September 1 until March 1 1989 entry fees will go F3A Team Fund contest entered prior entering program may counted toward qualifying Finals Masters Tournament contestants must have current FAI stamp before attempting qualify II Qualifying Contestants may qualify Finals Masters Tournament following methods a Must enter make least official flight F3A event Turnaround five AMA-sanction ed contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 b Must finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMAsanctioned contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 c Must finish upper 50% F3A event 1988 AMA Nats NOTE 1 The Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament will flown according F3A AMA-produced FAI Sport ing Code available AMA HQ pertains World Championships except amended majority vote Team Selection Committee As example number rounds flown and/or counted typically changed Committee 2 The three team members 1987 F3A team automatically prequali fied 1989 Finals Masters Tour nament upon entering program paying entry fee $15 $50 3 The number contestants qualified contest will rounded up ie seven entered upper 50% would 31/2 would rounded top four contestants members 1987 team en tered contest will counted determining number contestants entered results 4 The Masters team finals entry fee will used according following formu Ia Continued page 112 110 Model Aviation Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Bernice Williams 347 Souihwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 ii Sobrino 8726 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Wiliow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 lii Nelson Gosid 1844 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4588 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West lv Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V AC Ratph Bailey PO Eon 1287 Orangeburg sc 291161287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38108 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville PL 32205 Vt AC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanGorder 5689 victory view Ln cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimbereicke Rd McLean VA 22102 v John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Eon 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06389th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Luird Jackson 1025 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Eon 171 Monckn corner sc 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvdle NY 14098 III Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3113 E Asinee Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shorewey Dr Rochenter NY 14612 III Edward Wiaser 1521 Summit St McKeeuport PA 15131 IV Bob Kurlason 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David Piaft 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 ill Dune Brown 4580 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Ad Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenslein Ave St Louis MO 63119 vil events except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 38256 lone Terrace Cudehy WI 53110 AC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts MI 48077 vIll Randy Randolph PO Eon 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tellmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 x Rolt Erickson 7606 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James Mccarty 18958 Marine view Dr Seattle WA 98168 VI charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 Viii Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Aichardeon TX 75080 IX Stan Chubs 7256 Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 3358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliefico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Temeriak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Gamer PO Boa 573 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Metauno 8576 Ginger Dr SI John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Claweon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 425 Mess Vista Ct colorado Springa CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Eon 65 Hanlord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahelee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Eon 297A Eorden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean copeland PO Eou 55564 Omahs NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2645 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Flarissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemun Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperelile IL 60540 Enecutive council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37385 Member East coast Auslin Leftwich 407 Aubrey 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 Warts TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Ter. Bridgeport CT 08606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Heaseibrock 8320 Blueberry Hill Ct CIncinnatI OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills Breokaide Rt 3 Ecu 115 Ckarlattesnille VA 23501 V John Fuque 724 Diane SI Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Perk Rd. Danvers MA 01923 Ii Horace Hagan 15 Parkway P1 Aed Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schuonerd c/n Welt Scanonerd 2594 NOET Orlenda FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Lutham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latuha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stunhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport Newa VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Eon 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther Rt 3 Eon 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrack PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Welter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Elliaville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Verne IL 61375 VI Charlea W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Reytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crasaley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Cratcher 800 Newport Center Dr Newport Beech CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bab Bellanmini 129 college Perk Dr Creatniew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsmen Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulux Ml 48174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Weywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800W Asbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 VIsalla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rager Pierce 12388 219th Ave Cl 6 5 Banney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pubs Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesqute TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5642 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91807 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunge CA 91042 AC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visalie CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hugen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other AC RC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 1988 Canadian Free Flight Contests Peter Allnutt Toronto FAI Group has sent AMA list 1988 Canadian FF contests June 4-5Spring Contest Open Saturday plus Old-Time Wakefield FAI Sunday Site Canadian Air Force Base Borden near Alliston Ontario July 2-3Toronto District champion ships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden July 23-24Midsummer contest Open Sat urday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 6-7Ontario Championships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 8-14Canadian Nationals events Site Near Brantford Ontario de tails contact MAAC PO Box 9 344 Lake shore Rd E Oakville Ontario L6J 425 Ca nada September 17-18Eastern Canada Open Old-Timer Saturday Open Sunday Site Gananoque Ontario October 1-2Autumn Cup Open Satur day FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden 1988 RC Electric Team Selection Program participate team selection con testant must current AMA member possess current FAI stamp available $10 AMA Headquarters qualify finals contest 1 Submit $15 entry fee AMA Attention M Madison official registration performance-qualification form pro gram details 2 Achieve 450 points accord ance published FAI Sporting Code553 Electric Powered Motor Gliders Qualification must wit nessed CD must sign per formance affidavit order qual ifying flight official 3 Return completed performance qual ification form AMA attention Miche line Madison May 31 1988 three team members Schrameck Charles Neu 1986 F3E team auto matically prequalified 1988 finals upon entering program paying $15 entry fee will also required pay finals entry fee qualify shall invited compete finals contest top three finalists shall comprise US entry 1988 World Championships team shall have team manager will se lected team members after consulta tion chairman Team Selec tion Committee finals fee shall $50 payable AMA HQ postmarked no later 30 days prior finals Requests refunds must received Headquarters no less two days prior finals finals contest site shall determined bid shall selected Team Se lection Committee interested groups encouraged submit bid hosting soon possible qualifications consideration Bids must postmarked no later March 15 1988 fees collected primarily financ ing USA team Team Selection Committee shall allo cate Team Fund monies fol lowing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage model boxes AMA pays 80% 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee program participants Schedule Deadline qualifications May 31 1988 postmark deadline Deadline bids host finals March 15 1988 postmark deadline Finals contest held during June 1988 date location announced World Championships held August 15-20 1988 Parks Air College Cahokia IL suburb St Louis MO HG Aerobatics Pgm nee4 a up ls fee host club needed cover appropri ate contest expenses b judges partially com pensate travel ex penses c 50% plus remaining host clubs 14 F3A Team Fund held escrow AMA HQ 5 The Masters team finals entry fee must sent AMA HQ no later 15 days before start Masters Tournament 6 All program participants must possession FAI stamp $10 before attempting qualify found have FAI stamp time qualification will dis qualified Masters Site Bid cominued supplied NSRCA and/or USPJA necessary jury shall appointed AMA Executive Council Contest Manager will coordinate local officials respect assignment personnel other contest needs Technical Director continued AMA HQ graciously does mail drop day also Id lost capable help modeling things Frequency Com mittee met March 12 830 am 630 pm interesting issues dis cussed will find synopsis minutes next issue AMA News Several items importance compe tition world considered First pending Executive Council action may neces sary use stickered transmitter sanc tioned competition beginning 1989 Second know little mis understanding concerning stickers re cently reported early year gold sticker now required narrow-band lower-channel operation sanctioned events statement true evoked degree panic competition-land since generally significant waiting time get transmit ter checked stickered can hope everyone now has word gold sticker currently required true however channels 12-34 currently reserved narrow-band transmit ters sanctioned competition although restriction recommended RC fly ing sites raises issue CD determines whether particular transmitter qri say channel 20 narrow-band does have sticker Basically cannot tell unless course happens spectrum analyzer available Since likelihood Frequency Committee has approved interim suggestion declaration form made available CD signing participant would contain statement partic ipant declares knows channel 1234 transmitter narrow-band supplement declaration will development list known transmitters older models either narrowband manufactured years ago currently being narrow-banded service stations will enable CD get bet ter handle things Remember however subject alter native action Executive Council may required have stickered trans mitter sanctioned events beginning Jan uary 1 1989 am making statement time alert possibility such action give much lead time possible Other action Frequency Committee meeting centered around application sticker program information will forthcoming next month Rule proposals filtering being ably handled always Competi tion Director Micheline Madison stage process receipt acknow ledged sent appro priate Contest Board chairman approval placement voting system As usual great variety types proposals presented Some very simple wording changes others broad sweeping changes Its always fun watch thrust proposal Some simply clarify point others seek change very fabric partic ular competition event always makes wonder what specific motive pro poser might Ive contests something happened caused individ ual say should rule sometimes spur-of-themoment items good important proposer consider ramifica tions before proposal fired off Headquarters cycle always seems have really controversial proposal think time around still waiting star performer appear scene Please dont go Out way develop just heck it comes naturally great dont have sure saves lot correspondence Fun-Fly Events section column has evoked bunch correspondence recently Lets continue some suggestions Loops rollsThis staple RC fun-flys jillion variations Continued page 114 112 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Cosnpetition Newsletter will present lens, time time constenctive aod thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA eales policies affect cosopetitors woe has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have ssdeeitted withinn lients availahle space aniqne ness constructiveness tiweliness good taste fleterwination appropriateness publicatioo of matters wast necessity rest solely poblisher tlsoeghts presented anthor shonid necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher shonld note poblicatioo beer mIen-change policy-change idea does necessarily wean specific froposal has presented Cootest Board Esecotive Coancil appropriate coworittee soch action responsihility anthor anyone else interested obtaining official action FF Dead Yet Joe Ed Pederson AMA 103434 John Worth column View HQ January 1988 edition AMA News Dave Platt Soapbox March 1988 edition Competition Newslet ter have given reasons feel FF danger Johns basic thesis retrie val short flights obstacles growth FF Dave echoes retrieval prob lem lays stress threat los ing models looking some axioms FF intend show no way FF grow dramatically using RC Axiom #1 FF IS NOT FOR EVERYONE Axiom #2 ACIRCLING MODEL WILL DRIFT DOWNWIND AT THE NOMINAL SPEED OF THE WIND Axiom #3 NO ONE CAN GET THREEMINUTE MAX IN TWO-MINUTE AIR YOU CANT MAX HAND-LAUNCHED GLIDER IN DEAD AIR Axiom #1 FF everyone believe Doc Martin said Indoor FF isnt everyone Its also true Gas FE isnt everyone among Outdoor FF contestants wont get much crossover Rubber fliers RC could offer advantages us have helped 50 kids build AMA Cubs know odds of staying interested length time Its simple fact FF appeals very few pool people US have interest model airplanes vast majority interested models can control People bypass FF matter CL RC primarily cause want long flights dont want retrieve model want models can climb dive loop roll touch-and-goes having retrieve just added benefit Axiom #2 circling model will drift downwind nominal speed wind Lets put perspective 10-mph breeze model will drift down wind mile six minutesand four minutes 15-mph wind Now John proposes purpose using RC get long flights assume 10 15 minutes what John meant axi om means two ways get long flights small field average contest weather 10-mph wind say Either radio used position model well upwind during power run radio used model can penetrate well reposition model upwind several times want fly first way build AA Texaco read Radio Control col umn entitled Old-Timers want fly second way build Gentle Lady read Radio Control column subtitled Soaring Daves suggestion use RC move rudder elevator after timed flight begs question servos hooked up rudder elevator can repositioned accurately enough before flight properly trim plane hands-off flying think could done Contest Director would able change max much because Axiom #2 Daves idea using radio DT has some merit Ive often wished could DT early save hitting tree sport personal flying does make sense FE Gas thing regards Axiom #2 flight times will significantly increased using radio DT still feasible way significantly increase FE con test participation shall see ex amine Axiom #3 Axiom #3 No can get three-minute flight two-minute air cant max Hand-Launched Glider dead air What means skill picking air fun damental aspect FE Ones skill catch ing thermals important technical excellence model FFer model does two minutes dead air can beat modeler plane does two minutes forty-five sec onds dead air possesses greater skill picking air thats should Therefore contestant free launch whenever thinks best its no longer FF contest Its crap shoot true Johns Daves sugges tions feasible accom plished goals making FF popular very popularity would cause waiting line get frequency pin Dave said Running Tx impound isnt unaccept able simply wrong cause Axiom #3 moment have impound transmitters youve moved FF contest crap shoot simply no technology can re voke Axioms #1 #2 #3 above talking about problems face EF community must realistic FF isnt everyone numbers will al ways small too early despair FF isnt dead yet positive things happening P-30 has brought people FF would have remained intimidated folding props PeeWee 30 may prove great boost Gas FF OT Nostalgia Gas also helping intimidated Tee Dee 049s Schnuerle-ported screamers VIT take shot tamer form FF Gas Old-Timer movement has brought beauty grace back FF want pure functionalism also receive rather good exposure three national magazines considering small numbers have cottage dustries puffing out kits better quality have ever before available Thanks guys AMA could help reprinting sel ling inexpensive pamphlets articles have previously appeared mag azines such article Adjust High-Powered AMA GAs Free Flight appeared July August 1979 sues Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SO Dave said dont something soon therell nowhere fly Thats bit premature Flying sites real problem current sites remote seriously threatened ur ban sprawl what its worth consider Nats sites AMA has deemed suitable FF last few years Now think what would give us suitable site so-called FF event RC could just picture 89 Nats FF site being 200-yard-square cut out middle corn field C C C 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Technical Director continued generally fit two categories loops and/or rolls done specified amount time length time required specified number loops and/or rolls Both tend work fine except using specified amount time may lead difficult judgement call relative portions loops rolls basic method has worked well involves following rules 1 flight timed moment model leaves ground 2 specified set loops rolls performed usu ally used five loop/roll sets 3 watch stopped model sets down engine running 4 Shortest time wins certain clarify participants what will allow loop roll sometimes get bit unrecognizable careful case becomes judgement call Control Line fliers can easily use part event Guess part may want remind flier put bunch outside loops untwist lines have feeling best plane event would Combat model Engine Le MansThis could used type Power model Free Flight Control Line RC may have run against clock some cases Control Line RC small field basic rules simple 1 pilot starts propeller and/or glow plug hand 2 signal runs 100 ft model puts prop plug etc starts engine takes oft 3 First off wins Now some editorial thoughts Im certain recommend event two rea sons safety element rush ing tends create unsafe condition second reason can wind up some equipment problems crossthread plug strip head Now ask dont recom mend did mention Simple answer tends popular event clubs hadnt mentioned couldnt have passed two concerns 114 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 CA x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 C0 x 0 0 C x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 CA Fly safely fun Nuf now
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COMPE NEWSL ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 stand-up comedian routine used al ways contain least funny thing happened way show joke suspect need begin month line funny thing happened way column wasnt really funny operation March 17 follow ing few comments meant way elicit sympathy rather explain may have encountered little delay response around end March technical standpoint opera tion very interesting simple terms sawed leg half below knee removed small pie-shaped slice straighten out bowed condition caused knee operation 20 years ago feel am currently dragging around enough plas ter redo half walls known world Probably unusual aspect anesthetic elected use new new other three opera tions Ive involved use general esthetic just became bye-bye time slow agonizing awak ening recovery room always attended moaning groaning other equally humiliating stuff time no sleep epi dural application got carry conver sation lasting almost two hours charming lady anesthesiologist could actually feel attendant motion leg operated possible doctor let see problem knee through orthoscope before whacked away brief 20-minute pause recovery room afterward no pain no nausea no fuss Great Unfortunately managed have little problem later back room Its kinda slowing up activity re covery caused technique operation itself case thats response rate slowed down bit after March 17 As am conducting technical stuff bedroom home least until get stitches out plaster counterweight off leg office staff has great feeding calls make home Ms JoAnne Spampinato Executive Assistant Continued page 112 Modelers wishing submit proposals FAI international competition rules re minded current AMA procedures handling proposals require sent AMA HQ first addressed attention Micheline Madison must received August 22 1988 no official AMA FAI form submitting such proposals however proposal submission must refer ap propriate sections paragraphs FAI Sporting Code rule book using numbering system found Code Members should note 1979 edition FAI Sporting Code no longer valid limited number latest edition Sporting Code available cost $3 AMA HQ Also available first time 88 AMAs updated version FAI Sporting Code entitled International Aeromodeling Rules book formatted exactly like FAI Sporting Code available no cost AMA HQ Proposed FAI rules must also briefly state reason proposed change sam ple typical imaginary rules propos als given below Back December 1987 Competition Newsletter printed note about forthcoming Free Flight Junior World Cham pionships Juniors mod elers under age 18 years Interested youth advised send application forms fill out return AMA HQ Well quite few young modelers did just roster US Junior Free Flight team members has chosen FF Team Selection Committee approved AMA President World Champi onships will held later year Po land team members alter nates Mike Keller Chatsworth CAF1C FlA Adam Tracy Maple Valley WAF1B Martin Pelatowski Ansonia CTF1A linda Anderson Mountaintop PAF1C An thony Hutchins Portland INF1C Charles Gagliano Floral Park NYF1C alternate jimmy Buxton Bethel Park PAF1B alter nate Bob Sifleet team manager RC Aerobatics Masters Tournament Site Bids Wanted Clubs interested being host 1989 RC Masters Team Selection Finals should document offers writing send AMA HQ Attn Micheline Madi son December 11988 finals will held during three-day period late June early July 1989 Selection site will made among bids vote program fin alists Team Selection Committee sometime after January 1 1989 winning site will announced soon possible thereafter well-prepared site bid will include infor mation relating adequacy fly ing site size surface orientation re spect sun parkin spectator control etc preferred dates desired hold Finals three weekends June 15-18 June 23-26 June 29-July 2 1989 weather statistics club personnel available act assistants least dozen will required contest equipment can provided tents ropes barriers etc com munity backing publicizing event nearby housing entrants judges out-of-town officials other plus factors judges Contest Manager will Continued page 112 June 1988 109 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVERESTON VA 22090 Junior Free Flight World Champs News Submitting FAI Rules Proposals V 51 a- rn C 0- U U0 ac 90 - 5 U -C U 0 _ 0 a0 at a0 50 0 a 0 E0 2 o on US C CU U 0 uE Ut u OE -J - SAMPLE FORM FOR SUBMITTAL OF FAI RULES PROPOSALS Note imaginary proposals EXAMPLE Section 4 para 471 Execution line three delete two level laps substitate three level laps Reason Where no judges clerks recorders em ployed two laps between maneuvers does give judge time consider marking mark flight card accordingly EXAMPLE B Section 4 para 49 tt End Race Sub para 1 Delete 100 circuits 10 kilometers sub stitute 200 circuits 20 kilometers Reason The longer race greater difficulty contest will ensure larger difference time between leading competitors shorter race finish within fractions second another Section paragraph numbers refer FAI Sport log Code nor AMA rule book 1989 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee recently approved 1989 team se lection program unanimous vote program format essentially same 1986-87 program de tails 88-89 program Team selection 1989 RC Aerobatics F3A World Championships will via sin gle team selection contest Masters Tourna ment held spring/summer 1989 exact date site nounced soon known eligible enter Masters Tournament contestant must enter team selec tion program qualify Finals contest follows I Program entry Program entry must made before September 1 1988 sending $15 program entry fee Micheline Madison AMA Headquart ers late entry fee $50 will ac cepted after September 1 until March 1 1989 entry fees will go F3A Team Fund contest entered prior entering program may counted toward qualifying Finals Masters Tournament contestants must have current FAI stamp before attempting qualify II Qualifying Contestants may qualify Finals Masters Tournament following methods a Must enter make least official flight F3A event Turnaround five AMA-sanction ed contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 b Must finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMAsanctioned contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 c Must finish upper 50% F3A event 1988 AMA Nats NOTE 1 The Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament will flown according F3A AMA-produced FAI Sport ing Code available AMA HQ pertains World Championships except amended majority vote Team Selection Committee As example number rounds flown and/or counted typically changed Committee 2 The three team members 1987 F3A team automatically prequali fied 1989 Finals Masters Tour nament upon entering program paying entry fee $15 $50 3 The number contestants qualified contest will rounded up ie seven entered upper 50% would 31/2 would rounded top four contestants members 1987 team en tered contest will counted determining number contestants entered results 4 The Masters team finals entry fee will used according following formu Ia Continued page 112 110 Model Aviation Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Bernice Williams 347 Souihwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 ii Sobrino 8726 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Wiliow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 lii Nelson Gosid 1844 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4588 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West lv Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V AC Ratph Bailey PO Eon 1287 Orangeburg sc 291161287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38108 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville PL 32205 Vt AC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanGorder 5689 victory view Ln cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimbereicke Rd McLean VA 22102 v John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Eon 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06389th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Luird Jackson 1025 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Eon 171 Monckn corner sc 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvdle NY 14098 III Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3113 E Asinee Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shorewey Dr Rochenter NY 14612 III Edward Wiaser 1521 Summit St McKeeuport PA 15131 IV Bob Kurlason 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David Piaft 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 ill Dune Brown 4580 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Ad Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenslein Ave St Louis MO 63119 vil events except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 38256 lone Terrace Cudehy WI 53110 AC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts MI 48077 vIll Randy Randolph PO Eon 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tellmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 x Rolt Erickson 7606 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James Mccarty 18958 Marine view Dr Seattle WA 98168 VI charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 Viii Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Aichardeon TX 75080 IX Stan Chubs 7256 Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 3358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliefico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Temeriak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Gamer PO Boa 573 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Metauno 8576 Ginger Dr SI John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Claweon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 425 Mess Vista Ct colorado Springa CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Eon 65 Hanlord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahelee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Eon 297A Eorden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean copeland PO Eou 55564 Omahs NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2645 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Flarissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemun Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperelile IL 60540 Enecutive council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37385 Member East coast Auslin Leftwich 407 Aubrey 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 Warts TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Ter. Bridgeport CT 08606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Heaseibrock 8320 Blueberry Hill Ct CIncinnatI OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills Breokaide Rt 3 Ecu 115 Ckarlattesnille VA 23501 V John Fuque 724 Diane SI Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Perk Rd. Danvers MA 01923 Ii Horace Hagan 15 Parkway P1 Aed Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schuonerd c/n Welt Scanonerd 2594 NOET Orlenda FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Lutham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latuha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stunhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport Newa VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Eon 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther Rt 3 Eon 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrack PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Welter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Elliaville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Verne IL 61375 VI Charlea W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Reytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crasaley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Cratcher 800 Newport Center Dr Newport Beech CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bab Bellanmini 129 college Perk Dr Creatniew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsmen Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulux Ml 48174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Weywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800W Asbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 VIsalla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rager Pierce 12388 219th Ave Cl 6 5 Banney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pubs Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesqute TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5642 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91807 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunge CA 91042 AC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visalie CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hugen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other AC RC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 1988 Canadian Free Flight Contests Peter Allnutt Toronto FAI Group has sent AMA list 1988 Canadian FF contests June 4-5Spring Contest Open Saturday plus Old-Time Wakefield FAI Sunday Site Canadian Air Force Base Borden near Alliston Ontario July 2-3Toronto District champion ships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden July 23-24Midsummer contest Open Sat urday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 6-7Ontario Championships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 8-14Canadian Nationals events Site Near Brantford Ontario de tails contact MAAC PO Box 9 344 Lake shore Rd E Oakville Ontario L6J 425 Ca nada September 17-18Eastern Canada Open Old-Timer Saturday Open Sunday Site Gananoque Ontario October 1-2Autumn Cup Open Satur day FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden 1988 RC Electric Team Selection Program participate team selection con testant must current AMA member possess current FAI stamp available $10 AMA Headquarters qualify finals contest 1 Submit $15 entry fee AMA Attention M Madison official registration performance-qualification form pro gram details 2 Achieve 450 points accord ance published FAI Sporting Code553 Electric Powered Motor Gliders Qualification must wit nessed CD must sign per formance affidavit order qual ifying flight official 3 Return completed performance qual ification form AMA attention Miche line Madison May 31 1988 three team members Schrameck Charles Neu 1986 F3E team auto matically prequalified 1988 finals upon entering program paying $15 entry fee will also required pay finals entry fee qualify shall invited compete finals contest top three finalists shall comprise US entry 1988 World Championships team shall have team manager will se lected team members after consulta tion chairman Team Selec tion Committee finals fee shall $50 payable AMA HQ postmarked no later 30 days prior finals Requests refunds must received Headquarters no less two days prior finals finals contest site shall determined bid shall selected Team Se lection Committee interested groups encouraged submit bid hosting soon possible qualifications consideration Bids must postmarked no later March 15 1988 fees collected primarily financ ing USA team Team Selection Committee shall allo cate Team Fund monies fol lowing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage model boxes AMA pays 80% 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee program participants Schedule Deadline qualifications May 31 1988 postmark deadline Deadline bids host finals March 15 1988 postmark deadline Finals contest held during June 1988 date location announced World Championships held August 15-20 1988 Parks Air College Cahokia IL suburb St Louis MO HG Aerobatics Pgm nee4 a up ls fee host club needed cover appropri ate contest expenses b judges partially com pensate travel ex penses c 50% plus remaining host clubs 14 F3A Team Fund held escrow AMA HQ 5 The Masters team finals entry fee must sent AMA HQ no later 15 days before start Masters Tournament 6 All program participants must possession FAI stamp $10 before attempting qualify found have FAI stamp time qualification will dis qualified Masters Site Bid cominued supplied NSRCA and/or USPJA necessary jury shall appointed AMA Executive Council Contest Manager will coordinate local officials respect assignment personnel other contest needs Technical Director continued AMA HQ graciously does mail drop day also Id lost capable help modeling things Frequency Com mittee met March 12 830 am 630 pm interesting issues dis cussed will find synopsis minutes next issue AMA News Several items importance compe tition world considered First pending Executive Council action may neces sary use stickered transmitter sanc tioned competition beginning 1989 Second know little mis understanding concerning stickers re cently reported early year gold sticker now required narrow-band lower-channel operation sanctioned events statement true evoked degree panic competition-land since generally significant waiting time get transmit ter checked stickered can hope everyone now has word gold sticker currently required true however channels 12-34 currently reserved narrow-band transmit ters sanctioned competition although restriction recommended RC fly ing sites raises issue CD determines whether particular transmitter qri say channel 20 narrow-band does have sticker Basically cannot tell unless course happens spectrum analyzer available Since likelihood Frequency Committee has approved interim suggestion declaration form made available CD signing participant would contain statement partic ipant declares knows channel 1234 transmitter narrow-band supplement declaration will development list known transmitters older models either narrowband manufactured years ago currently being narrow-banded service stations will enable CD get bet ter handle things Remember however subject alter native action Executive Council may required have stickered trans mitter sanctioned events beginning Jan uary 1 1989 am making statement time alert possibility such action give much lead time possible Other action Frequency Committee meeting centered around application sticker program information will forthcoming next month Rule proposals filtering being ably handled always Competi tion Director Micheline Madison stage process receipt acknow ledged sent appro priate Contest Board chairman approval placement voting system As usual great variety types proposals presented Some very simple wording changes others broad sweeping changes Its always fun watch thrust proposal Some simply clarify point others seek change very fabric partic ular competition event always makes wonder what specific motive pro poser might Ive contests something happened caused individ ual say should rule sometimes spur-of-themoment items good important proposer consider ramifica tions before proposal fired off Headquarters cycle always seems have really controversial proposal think time around still waiting star performer appear scene Please dont go Out way develop just heck it comes naturally great dont have sure saves lot correspondence Fun-Fly Events section column has evoked bunch correspondence recently Lets continue some suggestions Loops rollsThis staple RC fun-flys jillion variations Continued page 114 112 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Cosnpetition Newsletter will present lens, time time constenctive aod thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA eales policies affect cosopetitors woe has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have ssdeeitted withinn lients availahle space aniqne ness constructiveness tiweliness good taste fleterwination appropriateness publicatioo of matters wast necessity rest solely poblisher tlsoeghts presented anthor shonid necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher shonld note poblicatioo beer mIen-change policy-change idea does necessarily wean specific froposal has presented Cootest Board Esecotive Coancil appropriate coworittee soch action responsihility anthor anyone else interested obtaining official action FF Dead Yet Joe Ed Pederson AMA 103434 John Worth column View HQ January 1988 edition AMA News Dave Platt Soapbox March 1988 edition Competition Newslet ter have given reasons feel FF danger Johns basic thesis retrie val short flights obstacles growth FF Dave echoes retrieval prob lem lays stress threat los ing models looking some axioms FF intend show no way FF grow dramatically using RC Axiom #1 FF IS NOT FOR EVERYONE Axiom #2 ACIRCLING MODEL WILL DRIFT DOWNWIND AT THE NOMINAL SPEED OF THE WIND Axiom #3 NO ONE CAN GET THREEMINUTE MAX IN TWO-MINUTE AIR YOU CANT MAX HAND-LAUNCHED GLIDER IN DEAD AIR Axiom #1 FF everyone believe Doc Martin said Indoor FF isnt everyone Its also true Gas FE isnt everyone among Outdoor FF contestants wont get much crossover Rubber fliers RC could offer advantages us have helped 50 kids build AMA Cubs know odds of staying interested length time Its simple fact FF appeals very few pool people US have interest model airplanes vast majority interested models can control People bypass FF matter CL RC primarily cause want long flights dont want retrieve model want models can climb dive loop roll touch-and-goes having retrieve just added benefit Axiom #2 circling model will drift downwind nominal speed wind Lets put perspective 10-mph breeze model will drift down wind mile six minutesand four minutes 15-mph wind Now John proposes purpose using RC get long flights assume 10 15 minutes what John meant axi om means two ways get long flights small field average contest weather 10-mph wind say Either radio used position model well upwind during power run radio used model can penetrate well reposition model upwind several times want fly first way build AA Texaco read Radio Control col umn entitled Old-Timers want fly second way build Gentle Lady read Radio Control column subtitled Soaring Daves suggestion use RC move rudder elevator after timed flight begs question servos hooked up rudder elevator can repositioned accurately enough before flight properly trim plane hands-off flying think could done Contest Director would able change max much because Axiom #2 Daves idea using radio DT has some merit Ive often wished could DT early save hitting tree sport personal flying does make sense FE Gas thing regards Axiom #2 flight times will significantly increased using radio DT still feasible way significantly increase FE con test participation shall see ex amine Axiom #3 Axiom #3 No can get three-minute flight two-minute air cant max Hand-Launched Glider dead air What means skill picking air fun damental aspect FE Ones skill catch ing thermals important technical excellence model FFer model does two minutes dead air can beat modeler plane does two minutes forty-five sec onds dead air possesses greater skill picking air thats should Therefore contestant free launch whenever thinks best its no longer FF contest Its crap shoot true Johns Daves sugges tions feasible accom plished goals making FF popular very popularity would cause waiting line get frequency pin Dave said Running Tx impound isnt unaccept able simply wrong cause Axiom #3 moment have impound transmitters youve moved FF contest crap shoot simply no technology can re voke Axioms #1 #2 #3 above talking about problems face EF community must realistic FF isnt everyone numbers will al ways small too early despair FF isnt dead yet positive things happening P-30 has brought people FF would have remained intimidated folding props PeeWee 30 may prove great boost Gas FF OT Nostalgia Gas also helping intimidated Tee Dee 049s Schnuerle-ported screamers VIT take shot tamer form FF Gas Old-Timer movement has brought beauty grace back FF want pure functionalism also receive rather good exposure three national magazines considering small numbers have cottage dustries puffing out kits better quality have ever before available Thanks guys AMA could help reprinting sel ling inexpensive pamphlets articles have previously appeared mag azines such article Adjust High-Powered AMA GAs Free Flight appeared July August 1979 sues Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SO Dave said dont something soon therell nowhere fly Thats bit premature Flying sites real problem current sites remote seriously threatened ur ban sprawl what its worth consider Nats sites AMA has deemed suitable FF last few years Now think what would give us suitable site so-called FF event RC could just picture 89 Nats FF site being 200-yard-square cut out middle corn field C C C 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Technical Director continued generally fit two categories loops and/or rolls done specified amount time length time required specified number loops and/or rolls Both tend work fine except using specified amount time may lead difficult judgement call relative portions loops rolls basic method has worked well involves following rules 1 flight timed moment model leaves ground 2 specified set loops rolls performed usu ally used five loop/roll sets 3 watch stopped model sets down engine running 4 Shortest time wins certain clarify participants what will allow loop roll sometimes get bit unrecognizable careful case becomes judgement call Control Line fliers can easily use part event Guess part may want remind flier put bunch outside loops untwist lines have feeling best plane event would Combat model Engine Le MansThis could used type Power model Free Flight Control Line RC may have run against clock some cases Control Line RC small field basic rules simple 1 pilot starts propeller and/or glow plug hand 2 signal runs 100 ft model puts prop plug etc starts engine takes oft 3 First off wins Now some editorial thoughts Im certain recommend event two rea sons safety element rush ing tends create unsafe condition second reason can wind up some equipment problems crossthread plug strip head Now ask dont recom mend did mention Simple answer tends popular event clubs hadnt mentioned couldnt have passed two concerns 114 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 CA x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 C0 x 0 0 C x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 CA Fly safely fun Nuf now
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COMPE NEWSL ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 stand-up comedian routine used al ways contain least funny thing happened way show joke suspect need begin month line funny thing happened way column wasnt really funny operation March 17 follow ing few comments meant way elicit sympathy rather explain may have encountered little delay response around end March technical standpoint opera tion very interesting simple terms sawed leg half below knee removed small pie-shaped slice straighten out bowed condition caused knee operation 20 years ago feel am currently dragging around enough plas ter redo half walls known world Probably unusual aspect anesthetic elected use new new other three opera tions Ive involved use general esthetic just became bye-bye time slow agonizing awak ening recovery room always attended moaning groaning other equally humiliating stuff time no sleep epi dural application got carry conver sation lasting almost two hours charming lady anesthesiologist could actually feel attendant motion leg operated possible doctor let see problem knee through orthoscope before whacked away brief 20-minute pause recovery room afterward no pain no nausea no fuss Great Unfortunately managed have little problem later back room Its kinda slowing up activity re covery caused technique operation itself case thats response rate slowed down bit after March 17 As am conducting technical stuff bedroom home least until get stitches out plaster counterweight off leg office staff has great feeding calls make home Ms JoAnne Spampinato Executive Assistant Continued page 112 Modelers wishing submit proposals FAI international competition rules re minded current AMA procedures handling proposals require sent AMA HQ first addressed attention Micheline Madison must received August 22 1988 no official AMA FAI form submitting such proposals however proposal submission must refer ap propriate sections paragraphs FAI Sporting Code rule book using numbering system found Code Members should note 1979 edition FAI Sporting Code no longer valid limited number latest edition Sporting Code available cost $3 AMA HQ Also available first time 88 AMAs updated version FAI Sporting Code entitled International Aeromodeling Rules book formatted exactly like FAI Sporting Code available no cost AMA HQ Proposed FAI rules must also briefly state reason proposed change sam ple typical imaginary rules propos als given below Back December 1987 Competition Newsletter printed note about forthcoming Free Flight Junior World Cham pionships Juniors mod elers under age 18 years Interested youth advised send application forms fill out return AMA HQ Well quite few young modelers did just roster US Junior Free Flight team members has chosen FF Team Selection Committee approved AMA President World Champi onships will held later year Po land team members alter nates Mike Keller Chatsworth CAF1C FlA Adam Tracy Maple Valley WAF1B Martin Pelatowski Ansonia CTF1A linda Anderson Mountaintop PAF1C An thony Hutchins Portland INF1C Charles Gagliano Floral Park NYF1C alternate jimmy Buxton Bethel Park PAF1B alter nate Bob Sifleet team manager RC Aerobatics Masters Tournament Site Bids Wanted Clubs interested being host 1989 RC Masters Team Selection Finals should document offers writing send AMA HQ Attn Micheline Madi son December 11988 finals will held during three-day period late June early July 1989 Selection site will made among bids vote program fin alists Team Selection Committee sometime after January 1 1989 winning site will announced soon possible thereafter well-prepared site bid will include infor mation relating adequacy fly ing site size surface orientation re spect sun parkin spectator control etc preferred dates desired hold Finals three weekends June 15-18 June 23-26 June 29-July 2 1989 weather statistics club personnel available act assistants least dozen will required contest equipment can provided tents ropes barriers etc com munity backing publicizing event nearby housing entrants judges out-of-town officials other plus factors judges Contest Manager will Continued page 112 June 1988 109 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVERESTON VA 22090 Junior Free Flight World Champs News Submitting FAI Rules Proposals V 51 a- rn C 0- U U0 ac 90 - 5 U -C U 0 _ 0 a0 at a0 50 0 a 0 E0 2 o on US C CU U 0 uE Ut u OE -J - SAMPLE FORM FOR SUBMITTAL OF FAI RULES PROPOSALS Note imaginary proposals EXAMPLE Section 4 para 471 Execution line three delete two level laps substitate three level laps Reason Where no judges clerks recorders em ployed two laps between maneuvers does give judge time consider marking mark flight card accordingly EXAMPLE B Section 4 para 49 tt End Race Sub para 1 Delete 100 circuits 10 kilometers sub stitute 200 circuits 20 kilometers Reason The longer race greater difficulty contest will ensure larger difference time between leading competitors shorter race finish within fractions second another Section paragraph numbers refer FAI Sport log Code nor AMA rule book 1989 RC Aerobatics Team Selection Program RC Aerobatics Team Selection Com mittee recently approved 1989 team se lection program unanimous vote program format essentially same 1986-87 program de tails 88-89 program Team selection 1989 RC Aerobatics F3A World Championships will via sin gle team selection contest Masters Tourna ment held spring/summer 1989 exact date site nounced soon known eligible enter Masters Tournament contestant must enter team selec tion program qualify Finals contest follows I Program entry Program entry must made before September 1 1988 sending $15 program entry fee Micheline Madison AMA Headquart ers late entry fee $50 will ac cepted after September 1 until March 1 1989 entry fees will go F3A Team Fund contest entered prior entering program may counted toward qualifying Finals Masters Tournament contestants must have current FAI stamp before attempting qualify II Qualifying Contestants may qualify Finals Masters Tournament following methods a Must enter make least official flight F3A event Turnaround five AMA-sanction ed contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 b Must finish upper 50% F3A event least two AMAsanctioned contests between March 1 1988 March 1 1989 c Must finish upper 50% F3A event 1988 AMA Nats NOTE 1 The Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament will flown according F3A AMA-produced FAI Sport ing Code available AMA HQ pertains World Championships except amended majority vote Team Selection Committee As example number rounds flown and/or counted typically changed Committee 2 The three team members 1987 F3A team automatically prequali fied 1989 Finals Masters Tour nament upon entering program paying entry fee $15 $50 3 The number contestants qualified contest will rounded up ie seven entered upper 50% would 31/2 would rounded top four contestants members 1987 team en tered contest will counted determining number contestants entered results 4 The Masters team finals entry fee will used according following formu Ia Continued page 112 110 Model Aviation Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS Bernice Williams 347 Souihwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 ii Sobrino 8726 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Wiliow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 lii Nelson Gosid 1844 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4588 W 148th Cleveland OH 44135 West lv Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byarley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V AC Ratph Bailey PO Eon 1287 Orangeburg sc 291161287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38108 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Rensselaer St Jacksonville PL 32205 Vt AC C Gray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fulkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 80559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 60004 INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt vanGorder 5689 victory view Ln cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimbereicke Rd McLean VA 22102 v John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Eon 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06389th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Luird Jackson 1025 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bardu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Eon 171 Monckn corner sc 29481 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvdle NY 14098 III Rudy Kluiber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3113 E Asinee Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr. Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shorewey Dr Rochenter NY 14612 III Edward Wiaser 1521 Summit St McKeeuport PA 15131 IV Bob Kurlason 2643 Marsh Rd. Wilmington DE 19810 V David Piaft 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beaker 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 ill Dune Brown 4580 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 48013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Ad Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenslein Ave St Louis MO 63119 vil events except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 38256 lone Terrace Cudehy WI 53110 AC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 53014 Michigan RC Wayne Veeger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts MI 48077 vIll Randy Randolph PO Eon 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tellmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC George Hunter 8962 5 Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 x Rolt Erickson 7606 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95828 No Harry Apojan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 98178 AC James Mccarty 18958 Marine view Dr Seattle WA 98168 VI charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055 Viii Ralph Bud Tenny Boa 545 Aichardeon TX 75080 IX Stan Chubs 7256 Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 3358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliefico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Temeriak Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallmen 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Gamer PO Boa 573 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Metauno 8576 Ginger Dr SI John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Claweon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jeruld Murphy 425 Mess Vista Ct colorado Springa CO 80804 X Joe Norcross P0 Eon 65 Hanlord CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahelee Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Eon 297A Eorden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean copeland PO Eou 55564 Omahs NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2645 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr AR 2 Flarissant MO 63034 VII Keith Skew 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winklemun Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Boa #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperelile IL 60540 Enecutive council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37385 Member East coast Auslin Leftwich 407 Aubrey 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 Warts TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Ter. Bridgeport CT 08606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 Ill Heaseibrock 8320 Blueberry Hill Ct CIncinnatI OH 45248 IV Stacey Mills Breokaide Rt 3 Ecu 115 Ckarlattesnille VA 23501 V John Fuque 724 Diane SI Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Perk Rd. Danvers MA 01923 Ii Horace Hagan 15 Parkway P1 Aed Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20646 V Tim Schuonerd c/n Welt Scanonerd 2594 NOET Orlenda FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Settler 41 Perry Ave Lutham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latuha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stunhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tiplon Rd Newport Newa VA 23608 V Charles Anderson PO Eon 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther Rt 3 Eon 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrack PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Welter Perkins 3421 SE 28th Ct Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Elliaville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Verne IL 61375 VI Charlea W Reed 5408 Woodnon Rd Reytown MO 64133 VII Brian Crasaley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey AR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Cratcher 800 Newport Center Dr Newport Beech CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bab Bellanmini 129 college Perk Dr Creatniew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Saline KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorhem 23961 Craftsmen Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xi Jerry Hobcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Geger 6425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Dr Romulux Ml 48174 VIII Dick Aitch 11042 Weywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800W Asbury P1 Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18018 Ave 288 VIsalla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rager Pierce 12388 219th Ave Cl 6 5 Banney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pubs Park IL 80464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesqute TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 5642 Whitsett #2 N Hollywood CA 91807 Xl Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7000 Estepe Dr Tujunge CA 91042 AC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visalie CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oredell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hugen 15 Parkway P1. Red Bank NJ 07701 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other AC RC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 1988 Canadian Free Flight Contests Peter Allnutt Toronto FAI Group has sent AMA list 1988 Canadian FF contests June 4-5Spring Contest Open Saturday plus Old-Time Wakefield FAI Sunday Site Canadian Air Force Base Borden near Alliston Ontario July 2-3Toronto District champion ships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden July 23-24Midsummer contest Open Sat urday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 6-7Ontario Championships Open Saturday FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden August 8-14Canadian Nationals events Site Near Brantford Ontario de tails contact MAAC PO Box 9 344 Lake shore Rd E Oakville Ontario L6J 425 Ca nada September 17-18Eastern Canada Open Old-Timer Saturday Open Sunday Site Gananoque Ontario October 1-2Autumn Cup Open Satur day FAI Sunday Site CAFB Borden 1988 RC Electric Team Selection Program participate team selection con testant must current AMA member possess current FAI stamp available $10 AMA Headquarters qualify finals contest 1 Submit $15 entry fee AMA Attention M Madison official registration performance-qualification form pro gram details 2 Achieve 450 points accord ance published FAI Sporting Code553 Electric Powered Motor Gliders Qualification must wit nessed CD must sign per formance affidavit order qual ifying flight official 3 Return completed performance qual ification form AMA attention Miche line Madison May 31 1988 three team members Schrameck Charles Neu 1986 F3E team auto matically prequalified 1988 finals upon entering program paying $15 entry fee will also required pay finals entry fee qualify shall invited compete finals contest top three finalists shall comprise US entry 1988 World Championships team shall have team manager will se lected team members after consulta tion chairman Team Selec tion Committee finals fee shall $50 payable AMA HQ postmarked no later 30 days prior finals Requests refunds must received Headquarters no less two days prior finals finals contest site shall determined bid shall selected Team Se lection Committee interested groups encouraged submit bid hosting soon possible qualifications consideration Bids must postmarked no later March 15 1988 fees collected primarily financ ing USA team Team Selection Committee shall allo cate Team Fund monies fol lowing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage model boxes AMA pays 80% 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee program participants Schedule Deadline qualifications May 31 1988 postmark deadline Deadline bids host finals March 15 1988 postmark deadline Finals contest held during June 1988 date location announced World Championships held August 15-20 1988 Parks Air College Cahokia IL suburb St Louis MO HG Aerobatics Pgm nee4 a up ls fee host club needed cover appropri ate contest expenses b judges partially com pensate travel ex penses c 50% plus remaining host clubs 14 F3A Team Fund held escrow AMA HQ 5 The Masters team finals entry fee must sent AMA HQ no later 15 days before start Masters Tournament 6 All program participants must possession FAI stamp $10 before attempting qualify found have FAI stamp time qualification will dis qualified Masters Site Bid cominued supplied NSRCA and/or USPJA necessary jury shall appointed AMA Executive Council Contest Manager will coordinate local officials respect assignment personnel other contest needs Technical Director continued AMA HQ graciously does mail drop day also Id lost capable help modeling things Frequency Com mittee met March 12 830 am 630 pm interesting issues dis cussed will find synopsis minutes next issue AMA News Several items importance compe tition world considered First pending Executive Council action may neces sary use stickered transmitter sanc tioned competition beginning 1989 Second know little mis understanding concerning stickers re cently reported early year gold sticker now required narrow-band lower-channel operation sanctioned events statement true evoked degree panic competition-land since generally significant waiting time get transmit ter checked stickered can hope everyone now has word gold sticker currently required true however channels 12-34 currently reserved narrow-band transmit ters sanctioned competition although restriction recommended RC fly ing sites raises issue CD determines whether particular transmitter qri say channel 20 narrow-band does have sticker Basically cannot tell unless course happens spectrum analyzer available Since likelihood Frequency Committee has approved interim suggestion declaration form made available CD signing participant would contain statement partic ipant declares knows channel 1234 transmitter narrow-band supplement declaration will development list known transmitters older models either narrowband manufactured years ago currently being narrow-banded service stations will enable CD get bet ter handle things Remember however subject alter native action Executive Council may required have stickered trans mitter sanctioned events beginning Jan uary 1 1989 am making statement time alert possibility such action give much lead time possible Other action Frequency Committee meeting centered around application sticker program information will forthcoming next month Rule proposals filtering being ably handled always Competi tion Director Micheline Madison stage process receipt acknow ledged sent appro priate Contest Board chairman approval placement voting system As usual great variety types proposals presented Some very simple wording changes others broad sweeping changes Its always fun watch thrust proposal Some simply clarify point others seek change very fabric partic ular competition event always makes wonder what specific motive pro poser might Ive contests something happened caused individ ual say should rule sometimes spur-of-themoment items good important proposer consider ramifica tions before proposal fired off Headquarters cycle always seems have really controversial proposal think time around still waiting star performer appear scene Please dont go Out way develop just heck it comes naturally great dont have sure saves lot correspondence Fun-Fly Events section column has evoked bunch correspondence recently Lets continue some suggestions Loops rollsThis staple RC fun-flys jillion variations Continued page 114 112 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Cosnpetition Newsletter will present lens, time time constenctive aod thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA eales policies affect cosopetitors woe has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have ssdeeitted withinn lients availahle space aniqne ness constructiveness tiweliness good taste fleterwination appropriateness publicatioo of matters wast necessity rest solely poblisher tlsoeghts presented anthor shonid necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers publisher shonld note poblicatioo beer mIen-change policy-change idea does necessarily wean specific froposal has presented Cootest Board Esecotive Coancil appropriate coworittee soch action responsihility anthor anyone else interested obtaining official action FF Dead Yet Joe Ed Pederson AMA 103434 John Worth column View HQ January 1988 edition AMA News Dave Platt Soapbox March 1988 edition Competition Newslet ter have given reasons feel FF danger Johns basic thesis retrie val short flights obstacles growth FF Dave echoes retrieval prob lem lays stress threat los ing models looking some axioms FF intend show no way FF grow dramatically using RC Axiom #1 FF IS NOT FOR EVERYONE Axiom #2 ACIRCLING MODEL WILL DRIFT DOWNWIND AT THE NOMINAL SPEED OF THE WIND Axiom #3 NO ONE CAN GET THREEMINUTE MAX IN TWO-MINUTE AIR YOU CANT MAX HAND-LAUNCHED GLIDER IN DEAD AIR Axiom #1 FF everyone believe Doc Martin said Indoor FF isnt everyone Its also true Gas FE isnt everyone among Outdoor FF contestants wont get much crossover Rubber fliers RC could offer advantages us have helped 50 kids build AMA Cubs know odds of staying interested length time Its simple fact FF appeals very few pool people US have interest model airplanes vast majority interested models can control People bypass FF matter CL RC primarily cause want long flights dont want retrieve model want models can climb dive loop roll touch-and-goes having retrieve just added benefit Axiom #2 circling model will drift downwind nominal speed wind Lets put perspective 10-mph breeze model will drift down wind mile six minutesand four minutes 15-mph wind Now John proposes purpose using RC get long flights assume 10 15 minutes what John meant axi om means two ways get long flights small field average contest weather 10-mph wind say Either radio used position model well upwind during power run radio used model can penetrate well reposition model upwind several times want fly first way build AA Texaco read Radio Control col umn entitled Old-Timers want fly second way build Gentle Lady read Radio Control column subtitled Soaring Daves suggestion use RC move rudder elevator after timed flight begs question servos hooked up rudder elevator can repositioned accurately enough before flight properly trim plane hands-off flying think could done Contest Director would able change max much because Axiom #2 Daves idea using radio DT has some merit Ive often wished could DT early save hitting tree sport personal flying does make sense FE Gas thing regards Axiom #2 flight times will significantly increased using radio DT still feasible way significantly increase FE con test participation shall see ex amine Axiom #3 Axiom #3 No can get three-minute flight two-minute air cant max Hand-Launched Glider dead air What means skill picking air fun damental aspect FE Ones skill catch ing thermals important technical excellence model FFer model does two minutes dead air can beat modeler plane does two minutes forty-five sec onds dead air possesses greater skill picking air thats should Therefore contestant free launch whenever thinks best its no longer FF contest Its crap shoot true Johns Daves sugges tions feasible accom plished goals making FF popular very popularity would cause waiting line get frequency pin Dave said Running Tx impound isnt unaccept able simply wrong cause Axiom #3 moment have impound transmitters youve moved FF contest crap shoot simply no technology can re voke Axioms #1 #2 #3 above talking about problems face EF community must realistic FF isnt everyone numbers will al ways small too early despair FF isnt dead yet positive things happening P-30 has brought people FF would have remained intimidated folding props PeeWee 30 may prove great boost Gas FF OT Nostalgia Gas also helping intimidated Tee Dee 049s Schnuerle-ported screamers VIT take shot tamer form FF Gas Old-Timer movement has brought beauty grace back FF want pure functionalism also receive rather good exposure three national magazines considering small numbers have cottage dustries puffing out kits better quality have ever before available Thanks guys AMA could help reprinting sel ling inexpensive pamphlets articles have previously appeared mag azines such article Adjust High-Powered AMA GAs Free Flight appeared July August 1979 sues Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SO Dave said dont something soon therell nowhere fly Thats bit premature Flying sites real problem current sites remote seriously threatened ur ban sprawl what its worth consider Nats sites AMA has deemed suitable FF last few years Now think what would give us suitable site so-called FF event RC could just picture 89 Nats FF site being 200-yard-square cut out middle corn field C C C 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBO Technical Director continued generally fit two categories loops and/or rolls done specified amount time length time required specified number loops and/or rolls Both tend work fine except using specified amount time may lead difficult judgement call relative portions loops rolls basic method has worked well involves following rules 1 flight timed moment model leaves ground 2 specified set loops rolls performed usu ally used five loop/roll sets 3 watch stopped model sets down engine running 4 Shortest time wins certain clarify participants what will allow loop roll sometimes get bit unrecognizable careful case becomes judgement call Control Line fliers can easily use part event Guess part may want remind flier put bunch outside loops untwist lines have feeling best plane event would Combat model Engine Le MansThis could used type Power model Free Flight Control Line RC may have run against clock some cases Control Line RC small field basic rules simple 1 pilot starts propeller and/or glow plug hand 2 signal runs 100 ft model puts prop plug etc starts engine takes oft 3 First off wins Now some editorial thoughts Im certain recommend event two rea sons safety element rush ing tends create unsafe condition second reason can wind up some equipment problems crossthread plug strip head Now ask dont recom mend did mention Simple answer tends popular event clubs hadnt mentioned couldnt have passed two concerns 114 Model Aviation x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 0 CA x 0 0 0 C x 0 0 C0 x 0 0 C x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 C x 0 0 CA x 0 0 CA Fly safely fun Nuf now