COMPETI T w NEWSLETTEF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS AMA 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Pro mth e Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 suspect human animal cannot escape need analyze motives drives result various actions dividual need psychoanalyze others often reveals strong desire address individuals personal makeup risk creating controversy pri mary intent would like explore var ious needs competition flier per ceive Last year used portion column state some thoughts along lines really significant difference tween sport flier competition modeler received few responses column tended make feel too much out line comments Certainly words didnt start fires put out realize easy objective about ones self however please allow writer supply some thoughts about own motivations being competitor Everyone possesses some degree desire win excel What normally choose field desire manifested ran track high school college enjoyed winning know did way enjoy friend very much chess enjoy winning Scale contest now adult again enjoy ment different thap experi enced others other forms endeavor Some persons fulfil behavioral gratifi cation occupations seek best lot office nothing wrong feeling long desire win does become com pulsive drive all-consuming always try win competitor purpose beat everyone else reason have never problem winning Notice did say losing Indeed competitor never lo ses unless allows himself think way winner will rarely return home spend time analyzing won does win can very certain considerable time will spent determin ing Therefore winning becomes learning experience far often does winning number reasons playing competitive game tend change during life individual may range simple need sat isfy ego creating market pro duct No attempt will made pass judgement motives enough simply know various reasons exist Early competitive model life de sire win very strong haunted scoreboard studied flights other com petitors sought advice prac ticed Contests lot work Getting ready contest lot work re member friend trying very hard understand would spend much time money exchange tro phy worth few dollars would need dusted forever didnt understand filling ego learning perfecting new skills have valu able later life feared some becoming compe tition person will tend create frustrations lives will situation Continued page 115 m AMA Juniors Poland Seven young AMA fliers will travel Lezno Poland first-ever Free Flight World Championships Juniors de parture date set August 5 1988 Championships running August 8 through August 15 fliers Martin PelatowskiF1A An sonia CT Matthew GaglianoFlA Floral Park NY Mike KellerFlA FiC Chats worth CA Adam TracyFiB Maple Valley WA Jimmy BuxtonFiB Bethel Park PA Melinda AndersonFiC Mountaintop PA Anthony HutchinsFiC Portland IN team manager Bob Sifleet assisted Fred Anderson Five supporters have also registered accompany team Bill Hutchins Elizabeth Sifleet Gayle Anderson Daniel Tracy Larry Pel atowski World Championships Federa tion Aeronautique Internationale FAI AMA provides certain funding US teams team member will receive uni form cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York departure point Lezno paid contestants team manager Also contestants entry fees event paid AMA Supporters pay own way AMA contribution comes gen eral revenues provided bud get year cover world championship events AMA HQ maintains detailed ac counting funds approved Exec utive Council FAI championships Con tributions funds interested persons organizations wishing further US involvement international competi tion always welcome Additional support US Team ing received other quarters Satellite City Simi CA has already provided almost $1000 retail value Hot Stuff products very generous contribution Bob Bill Hunter helping fliers con struct airplanes contribution worth $400 has received Cel Con Industries Exton PA form bat tery packs special charger handle 50-Hz 220-volt power will flying site Poland Jimmy Buxton being sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh WI EAA sister division AMA National Aeronautic Association AMA has working closely recent months EAA youth programs see Model Aviation July 1988 Team Manager Bob Sifleet Glenrock PA Free Flighter national interna tional fame competed US teams 1959 1969 again 1977 Melinda An derson female member team wish fliers best suc cess also want thank sponsors generous help invite assist ance anyone else would like contribute cause Bids Wanted 1989 FAI Combat Team Trials Site Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1989 US FAI Combat team tri als submit bids opportunity Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other infor mation typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to address question particular site good best Also since team trials does provide funding team will con test itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants bids should sent directly Mich eline Madison AMA HQ As now cut off date bids has estab lished however goal Team Selec tion Committee vote 1988 date place team trials no special forms use ever needed sample bid can ob tained Micheline Madison AMA HQ August 1988 113 U V N a -c C s.- o 0 I C U 2 c E 0 o C C Lf V Dcj aCl CD - C 0 u CUaa O 0 a o ac6 OrO 0 1990-91 Rules Proposals Continue time around giving rules proposals several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter beginning page 113 hope publishing earlier date rather waiting until af ter September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time modelers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-17 William R Nusz Change up per engine size limits Control Line Speed Class B event No 303 cur rent 3051 cu 4028 cu restrict class constant-diameter exhaust ex tensions ie mini-pipes CL-90-18 Barry Baxter Slow Combat De lete airframe amd fuel systems limita tions Impose 7909-mph limit 65 sec two laps aircraft following four proposals CL-90-19 -20 -21 -22 have submitted Precision Aerobatics Advisory Committee PAAC special-interest group As conse quence automatically pass Ini tial Vote CL Contest Board CL-90-19 CE Robbert Eliminate AMA Novice Aerobatics event No 323 CL-90-20 CE Robbert Add Beginner Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event cL-go-21 CE Robbert Add Skill Class Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event CL-90-22 CE Robbert Add Precision Aerobatics Judges Guide adopted PAMPA AMA rule book RC Soaring Proposals 50-90-i Richard L Madden Add another landing option deducts 50 flight points penalty will result flight score less zero landing within 15 ft predetermined spot does occur 50-90-2 Richard L Madden Require winches have some type means dis connect winch power prevent runaway condition situation could cause se rious injury competitors contest per sonnel 50-90-3 Richard L Madden Require towline-retrieval systems equipped control switch activated same hand used reset line retrieve mode prevent acci dental starting line retriever tenders hand contact retrieval line during resetting retrieve modeMore page uS FAI World Records Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27a 28 29 30 31 32a 32b 32c 32d 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SI H S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF DI-CC DU DU DU DU S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC s-CC S-CC S-CC S-CC S-CF/100 S-CF/200 DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC Fl B Fl B Fl B FiB FiC FiC FiC FiC Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F FlA FlA FlA F3A F3A F3A F3A F3B F3B F3B F2A F2A F2A F2A F2A F3A FiD Fl D Fl D Fl D F3B F3B F3C F3C F3C F3C F3C FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3AIs F3A F3AJs F3B F3C F2C F2C F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P I Vivchar C Tchiglitsev V Fiodorov A Belanov Koulakovsky E Boricevitch Yin Chenbai A Doubinetzky A Nazarov G Pelegi P Motekaitis P Motekaitis S Purice VI Titlov S Purice A Pavlov M Milutinovic Z Taus G Benedek C Aghem M Hill M Hill Miakinin & Goukoune A Smolentsev JR Hiner JR Hiner Z Jihe PE Eisner P Halman S Xilin L lipinski C Aghem A Thedo I Richmond I Richmond J Richmond W Sitar SOm course M Michl 200m course E Svoboda M Pruss R Jenneson E Heim D Whitney R Jenneson B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky Zhang Guisheng Jiang Jie Dong Chumlai I Zhidanov Y Zaslavsky R Weber M Hill V Miakinine R Weber M Hill Lin Hanmao G Peszke D Whitney Kuznetzov/Kramaren ko V ShapovalovN Onufrienko Tan Bing T Voitenko I Voitenko W Kuppers C Peszke R Hersperger R Hersperger C Aghem I Tsibisov I Tsibisov R Hersperger R Hersperger CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP YR HA YR CCCP Yu OK HA N N CCCP CCCP N N B C C B CCCP PH N N N OE HA OK CCCP VH D C VH CCCP CCP CCCP CCCP B B B CCCP CCCP N N CCCP N N B SP C CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP D SP HB HB CCCP CCCP HB HB 4/18/86 7/1/62 6/19/64 9/6/87 8/6/52 8/15/52 8/8/82 5/5/81 6/3/68 8/3/74 8/30/75 6/12/70 10/1/65 10/1/63 9/24/63 9/20/70 5/15/60 3/31/62 5/23/48 6/7/87 9/28/83 9/6/70 9/21/71 9/3/83 5/26/84 6/11/82 8/22/84 6/27/87 10/13/86 10/20/84 6/12/72 7/26/86 6/7/87 9/29/84 6/21/79 8/31/79 8/16/77 12/2/81 7/23/79 5/29/87 2/2/80 8/14/86 10/26/86 3/9/80 5/28/87 4/16/86 5/28/87 9/7/87 8/7/82 8/29/82 8/17/82 9/16/87 4/10/81 10/8/77 9/3/67 9/25/71 9/2/77 11/26/84 9/12/82 10/13/82 11/2/86 7/15/83 7/25/82 5/22/87 5/28/87 9/28/86 10/21/85 4/8/86 10/12/86 10/12/86 4/26/87 9/25/85 9/23/85 10/12/86 10/12/86 1:1423 371189km 1732m 18668km/h 6:01 0 378756km 64689m 1799km/h 0:33267 52375m 812m 14423km/h 3:120 91491km 3750m 11612km/h 4:5810 31033km 2364m 22:1931 45523km 8208m 34392km/h 33:3230 14792km/h 19507m 25166km/h 31345km/h 31229km/h 326382km/h 39564km/h 1239km 0:2854 0:3407 0:4443 0:5214 39092km/h 16695km/h 7161km 4:3413 9285km 1640m 13852km/h 72km 0 4945 7927km 1143m 8946km/h 2:2352 130904km 4600m 9807km/h 11:0218 2448km 5651m 29498km/h 508km 242km/h 1856km/h 109153km/h 11272km/h 0:03198 0:06563 5:51 08 5001km 1236m 21145km/h 69km 13974km/h 6:0203 604km 30371m 6696km/h 207km 62243km/h 114 Model Aviation Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 71DUF3E-SOL FW BiestefeldD6/20/843:0454 72DI-SLF3E-SOL 73HF3E-SOL 74S-SLF3E-SOL F WeissgerberD7/5/876222km/h 75DI-CCF3E-SOL PJ HartwigD5/26/86435km 76s-ccF3E-SOL 77DUF3E-COMB Ha Cheng FengB5/26/876:1532 78DI-SLF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI5/23/87148km 79HF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI9/7/87816m 80S-SLF3E-COMB R WinsorC10/26/8610091km/h 81DI-CCF3E-COMB PJ HartwigD7/5/87435km 82S-CCF3E-COMB P ChannonG11/2/8669523km/h DU DurationS-SL Speed straight line DI-SL Distance straight lines-cc Speed closed circuit DI-CC Distance closed circuitS-CF Speed circular flight H Height Reference issue 10 1Oct 1987 updates CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS DISTANCE FLIGHT TYPE OFMETHOD OF ATEMODEL CLASSPROPULSION DURATION STRAIGHTHEIGHTSPEED GOPYLINE GliderFlA171819 Aeroplane FIB Extensible Motor1234 FIG Piston Motor5678 FIB Extensible Motor40414243 ISeaplaneFIG Piston Motor44454647 .FlF Extensible Motor9101112 Helicoptei FlF Piston Motor13141516 DURATION U Indoor FlD Extensible Motor 32 ceIling category less 8 m Modelb ceIling category II 8 m 15 m c ceiling category lIt 15 m 30 m d ceIling category IV over 30 m SPEED SWEPT VOLUME cm3 roplane F2A Piston MotorIAlBIIIII -J U 100 101 251 501 LLccto 250to 500to 1000 2727A28 oReaction Motor30 F2CPiston Motor100 laps 57 laps 58 DISTANCE 1DISTANCE SPEED DURA-IN AHEIGHTNAtNA TION STRAIGHTI CLOSED CLOSED SPEED AeroplaneF3APiston Motor202122 53 LINECIRCUIT CIRCUIT w SesolaneF3A Piston Motor 48495052 mOGilderF3B2425263455 Helicopter F3C Piston Motor 353637383956 z oElectrmotor o5596061626364 0 plane F3E P 65 66 67 68 69 70 SOL 71 72 73 74 75 76 COMB 77 78 79 80 81 82 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY aid REGISTRATION MARKS Algeria Argentina LV LO Australia VH Austria 06 Belgium 00 Bolivia CP Brazil garia L Canada C CF Chile CC China B Colombia HK Cuba CU Cyprus zechoslovakia OK Denmark. OY Egypt quador FederalRepublic Germany nland rance rman Democratic Republic Greece SX Guatemala TG Hungary celand TF India VI Indonesia PK Iraq Vt Iran EP Ireland 1 Israel 4X Italy Jordan JY Democmtic Peoples Republic 01 Korea. P South Korea apan ebanon iechtenstein. HB emblem Luxemburg exico E XC Monaco orocco etherlands FH New Zealand ZI LM Norway Pakistan anama eru oland Portugsi R Romania an Marino h Africa ZS 11 ZU Spain EC Suriname weden SE Switzerland naIl emblem Thailand HG Tunisia urkey nited Kingdom ruguay SAN USSR. VenezusiaYV YugoslaviaYU Zambia9J El AMA Indoor Proposals IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Reduce time re quired make attempt official flight 20 seconds Pennyplane Novice Penny plane Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter Manhattan cabin Scale Proposals SC-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted .1 Made solid sheet. 1 continued bad approached correct way Frustration can creative tool moti vate improvement within individual re member two-hour conversation newcomer Scale competition arena very obvious frustrations reached intolerable level patient re asoning little pep talk convinced him should continue Now person top Scale world enjoying exhilaration competition have experienced high level frustra tion competitive world happened 1978 after qualified US F4C Scale team would going England compete rather serious operation long recovery brought point model completed time drawing short before school out summer teacher long hours being logged workshop After school recessed year sometimes devoting 16-18 hours per day doing redoing portions Hiperbipe dropped bed sleep difficult because too things think about Several things made possible cope situation First loving support wife Next daughters equally supportive Third mod eling friend ever willing share advice quiet patient manner whenever another stumbling block presented itself remember sifting Don Murray basement after model flown Continued page J16 August 1988 115 Technical Director continued box transport finished Don simply smiled once again passed quiet feeling confidence saying words knew could experiences World Cham pionships worth trouble Absolutely Finishing second va3 great impor tant learned great deal about myself others knowledge understanding has helped approach problems people point also created awareness made next two World Championship experiences much easier grew result change began appear character competition mood early 1980s became far less important to win focus contests became people Indeed still tried win really important pects interpersonal relationships could renewed instituted event often noted vast bulk model ing activity centers around sport flier individual competitionoriented course quite true Un less wish count fun-flys competi tion certainly would cases less 10% AMA mem bership flies competitive events reg ular basis significant number work contests however logical ask what small percent age competition-oriented modelers con tributes hobby/sport answers frequently quoted fact competition advan ces technology statement always equated better engines better what evers logic reasoning has shown up virtually form com petitive endeavor Certainly Indianapolis Memorial Day has contributed much valu able information automotive develop ment honesty however dont feel concept important contribu tion competition provides aeromo deling believe key factor compe tition provides individual ertia keeping person hobby/sport supplies challenge person seek new goals study typical club no matter what size may will discover something typical Academy itself newcomer attacks learning stage modeling career relish manifested frequency can found field manner becomes involved club mat ters Once has soloed RC flier begins feel comfortable flying second stage sets often level frustration occurs because diffi cult levels models attempted may suddenly find himself crashing frequently approaches flying greater abandon too passes however find af ter perhaps year two three has become reasonably accomplished flierwith nowhere go challenge has disappeared Saturday/Sunday sessions either become less frequent have taken different tack time spent under shelter concerned social aspects hobby/sport Indeed people watch will notice persons tend show up field model after Unfortu nately dont catch come part ofthat 20%- 25% dropout rate exists hobby/sport would appear some challenge must develop beyond just boring holes sky week after week Sometimes challenge comes form competition other cases hold individual because enjoys people part either social viewpoint perhaps club officer worker often contests case need help person discover means foster desires can re ceive nourishment hobby/sport interested fact after framed column mind received call person told about club program qualifying fliers noted significant number modelers never progressed beyond Solo level Pilot Instructor levels fact seemed point concern club fits known pattern beha vior What can Certainly can promote competition realistic suggest person inclined begin spend hundreds dollars contest order win 10-dollar trophy must want pursue course ac tion order satisfy some need ego otherwise can help individuals levels providing challenges encouragement relating modeling skills Seeking advice very good way bolster egos will often encourage find out order better giver fact will often find best groups around heavily popu lated persons ask what group can give what can give group may come pass de cades down modeling trail such persons will still contributing members group Are old-time competitors still find thrill compete Most certainly As case may have same needs fill still fresh important point however us must find some challenge within aeromodel ing will continue help us learn grow Otherwise will simply gravitate some other interest reach plateau disinterest once again What waste becomes Nuf now ClAM Report F1AIBICIDIEIGIHIJ Free Flight George Xenakis Subcommittee Member 15 ClAM Free Flight proposals cir culated program participants consideration 14 ended up meeting agenda kilograms-to-Newtons proposal included proposed limit 10 meters mete orological indicators referred FF Subcommittee along suggestion banning fixed devices considered class FlA quite lot interest sues evidenced fact got 55 60 votes program participants controversial issues ClAM yes vote 10 14 sues agreed USA vote cluding deletion 20-sec-attempt proposal 20-sec attempt retained classes FiG H J However three contentious ones ClAM vote opposite USA fact ClAM vote proposals vote per country strong program participants votes against comparison follows Delete builder-of-the-model rule US fliers voted 16 Yes 45 No ClAM voted 20 Yes three No No line-cross second attempt US fliers voted 17 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 27 Yes three No RC allowed engine stop DT US fliers voted 19 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 20 Yes five No vote preceding technical meeting similar official ClAM vote did vote come out way Per haps putting forth rationales presented meetings will help understand vote nec essarily agree Only comments favor of proposals present ed following discussion some point discussions arguments against proposals aired Since did hold up vote no point massaging best re view arguments support pro posals order try understand vote came out way Builder-of-the-model rule 1 rule unenforceable No penalties imposed 2 Almost parts FF model can purchased ready-made eg engine pans motor tubes prop hubs/blades wings tail booms 3 Eastern European some Western countries already using molds jigs fixtures identical models can built 4 Some countries provide financial support sporting activities hobbies eg have build own sport equipment its hobby sport 5 being able hand finished model can fly youngster may get captured FF start building own point discussion suggested retain builder-of-the-model rule Juniors delete Open contes tants appeared some interest thought picked up time Possibly pursuing future may able get adopted FiG H j events No line-cross second attempt 1 Competitors starting use rule tactically ie going line-cross launch order get free go 2 Timers have difficult time detecting line-crossings 3 rule complicates timing proced ure ie timing recovery time after linecrossCondnued page 118 116 Model Aviation oi an az o 0 CI CI 31 asoooooo-n--2 .r 09 II ao-o00CS C0 00~C0C0 o C 7 C207'070'C7 0 z-01MM ZZCIMZZCIMM MNMM- WON-CIICM 0CI-00OO J MOO MCI MCI OOMJ0OIIOM II110 HOD 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Endangered Species Rich Neveln AMA 151189 Recent published opinions John 0 Worth Dave Platt Joe Pederson Ron St Jean point up FACT Free Flight presently constituted trouble X Im modeling vet 38 years ser 0 vice Ive started Control Line CL Coin m bat Free Flight RC Power 0 now mostly RC Gliders Im lucky o cause selection Slope sites exists area less half-hours drive away have converted Starduster 900 RC X lowering main center dihedral Ive 0 also built Starduster two-foot flat center section one-foot tip panels 0 low dihedral both worked fine 1976and tried again Reno CO 1985 first item Im opposition x Free Flightbut am opposition o five hours driving round trip required out trim out Free Flight Getting up 400 am weekend test flying fun 0 I remember great times trophy Cl times fun flying 25 years ago izona Im now Northern California coast 0 Arizona desert great trip desert flying site near Phoenix still just Aabout 30 minutes The folks live Nevada Arizona 0 New Mexico Texas have little worries CO about Free Flight dying places open space abundanta luxury X few other places have 0 Then theres item two peo pie talking about Free 0 Flight. mechanical autopilots boardthose six-function timers recall 0 about 10 years ago Maynard Hill wrote CO about electrostatic autopilot about three years ago someone RC Thermal X Soaring used won event 0 entered years Nats read about thermal sniffers company has autopilot turns airplane right lift encountered left theres CO sink devices intended RC Gliders Perhaps youve seen recent micrcom ransmitters Well very few years putert see combined new level oftop dog Free Flight flying getting 0 farther farther away beginner O Just think javelin launch release CO starts six-function power-flight timer after bunt glide onboard computer MU inertial mea surement unit take over wing tip sen sors pick up thermal entry sink com puter can figure angle thermal entry amount right left turn re quired staying thermal toroid maintained wing other ex its thermal slight turn correction made maintain thermal flight after predetermined drift distance computer integrates IMU data direction flight system initiates bee line back launch siteand re sumes wide circling thermal search controls turn penetration-flight elevator camber control would on-board would no control ground BUT would THIS FREE Flight current microcircuit technology type thing just around corner Just technology now separates beginner expert might use difference basis competition cate gories example Maxwell Bassetts motorized airplane declared illegal like tuned pipes have beenthereby stopping muf fler development Free Flight new cat egory initiated Therefore now come item three would give Free Flight following new cat egories Category Zero Radio Control allowed small fields beginners Category Fixed surfaces RC/mechanical timers/fusesfand what have allowed engine cutoff DT Category Two Multifunction timers auto surfaces allowed No reactive systems allowed Category Three Unlimited Autopilots radios ything goes Engine sizes category sizing FAI Power Same now AMA Power Same FAI except autopi lots radios allowed Wed want change muffler rules include Free Flight three meters distance sound level must below danger-to-hearing level Start launch team must wearing hearing protection next comes item four Team flying Ive flown things very small groups pretty much alone thing got Free Flight contests thing so-called team flying worked still works day two pros sup posed win would go fly six 10 ponies underlings theirsplus official timer ponies would flytrying get good airand pros would help HOWEVER pony got good air pro would fly get max would usually win lots contests scheme would effect give pro 70 80 attempts six official flights thing really stops cold Any beginner outsider would see could see would hardly stand chance against lockout system such would try some other eventif stayed modeler people run Free Flight people use system big winners see little chance change What Im thinking just now would propose would lottery combined flight time selections 1 fliers enter lottery establish order picking slots see below 2 As established order lot tery flier picks flight-time slot out say dozen 15-mm slots between 800 am noon next step multiply number flights per flier num ber fliers entered divide result number slots 12 figured four flights per flier 24 fliers would have 4 x 24 12 ans eight con testants fly 15-mm slotperiod would offer chance fly pro entrant time slots num bers etc first guesses use system would organize Free Flight contests groups could freeze out oth ers controlling timer clipboards watches etc similar assignment lottery could done maintain fly-one/time-one tradi tion necessity contests major stumbling block re solved name New Free Flight Its RC its Free Flight because program timers etcso what call Something sounds solid necessary about AMA Power Duration Power Soaring Ive got two models ready fly body holds contest Other Articles Subject Previous Soapbox articles sub ject state Free Flight activity have appeared following editions Competition Newsletter December 1987Richard W Wegener Jaunuary 1988Ron St Jean March 1988Dave Platt April 1988Harry Murphy June 1988Joe Ed Pederson July 1988Bob Hatschek addition Free Flight Duration col umns appearing July September 1987 issues Model Aviation bear subject written Ron St Jean John Worths comments about per ceived decline Free Flight activity US presented Executive Directors View HQ column January 1987 edition AMA News have generated lot heated discussionsome has seen light day 1988 Soapbox letters SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1988 119 CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 OJ 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x ClAM/Pylon Racing cond pears gentlemen willing produce ideas will make FAI Pylon exciting competitive class new rule changes will incor porated 1988 FAI Sporting Code will nothing clarify some current rules Simple effective rules have maintained first rule change clarified defini tion pilot caller caller can now team manager another compet itor same team third party caller must holder FAI li cense must have paid entry fee second rule change adds penalty cut team releases model before drop starters flag Al though may appear rather simplistic necessity world championship compe tition competitors math ematicians scoring procedure has complication removed time sec onds now absolute score need subtract time constant 200 has eliminated Instead competitor highest score being winner lowest score will now win main point discussion within F3D Technical Subcommittee meeting evolv ed around idea creating semifinal final race determination ultimate winner competition par ticular item referred back Sub committee additional study Within next year type system will probably employed F3D consideration NOISE problem within Pylon Racing now recognized entire FAI community 1989 will year Pylon Racers around world establish viable noise regulation fortunate current World Champion Dave Shadel recognizes problem has agreed develop criteria will basis FAI/F3D noise lim itation noise regulation necessary desire race future last Pylon World Championship unofficial world record estab lished Brian Richmond United States team Unfortunately record recognized FAI During up coming year record-class proposal will submitted approval 1989 CLAM meeting next World Championship will allow opportunity go re cord Pylon Team Selection Program has approved Team Selection Race will held Labor Day weekend Weak Signals field near Toledo OH plan compete spectate important race 1988 Pylon Rac ing season See Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member recent past have sent question naires asking opinions proposed rule changes persons closely asso SANCTIONED EVENTS Revised 198849 SanctIon List 0000* 200 nuo 00 000 0*5Ooveo 01000000 00001101000* 01*100402502120100 100010001 101022020OlOOL 0*4014 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00*I0100 0101*1 40010011101 S00l1001o2421C1 0040100001 S00ll0IJollooI0 101 045000 110111101 00000 00001000021110 05101000 00*,vL 101 0520000004IllOrO000010I0I 00002100 00*l1gSI12012 IC 452010900001000205104101 0550005090020000 10000001110000011 02101,g 00001004001 000001011100111 0210*40, 1140021 0210I, 011000 1104001 120010900000 510 0000001100 SOOO 00000 512 000002 0000 SO2 dated FAI events Answers have fluence voting Scale FAI Sub committee meeting preceeds fi nal vote Plenary session Other subcommittee members smaller coun tries use personal contacts tele phone help decide agenda items acceptable Representatives present years sub committee meeting UK USA Switzerland Belgium France Nor way South Africa Finland Although aly USSR have Scale World Cham pionships scheduled 1988 neither represented meeting controversial proposal Switzerland would locate flight judges two meters apart about six feet prevent dis cussion scores collusion influ ence bias group judges An swers questionnaire indicated evenly divided opinion against proposal general competitors favored separation judges have officiating experience voted against wide spacing basis judging er rors could made no conversa tion between judges Most subcommittee members voted against proposal subsequently withdrawn Swiss Scale representative proposal reduce number static judges three accepted number flight judges remains five high low scores deleted means 50/50 balance between flight static scores maintained rea soned static judges consult other therefore no need de letion high low scores Additionally cost-saving World Champion ships organizers eight total judges needed rather 10 past dummy pilot necessary Scale model pilot visible prototype no penalty stip ulated absence pilot rule now changed reduce flight realism Kfactor 10 8 no dummy present pilot must visible both side front effectively rules out paper profile pilot thickness sometimes seen past dummy pilot may present during static judging will taken account drastic reduction complexity bo nuses awarded flight scores be120 Model Aviation 500 O0004001000200200000oo4 51090100050500o4 5000010400000 1101000100lg 00000000 So.01g 0000000 04000 00000909000 000. 4fl 0 0070. 400 0002 000019000ono.0041o 00*00000002000. 01090024000400401100 0110000000S0500 0129000 * 0440*0010440 01090000*0004204000040000 0140004020000 010*004000000 01000001010000 0Ifl00o0001%o, 00000004000700 11001 000 000l.OOIOOon.ILOO 020000000 0010* 110401 020RCCI.000020IL00Oo 021005000 S14* 10110000 VOl0 INTERPRETATION OF EVENT LiSTit 101104 means events numbered 102 103 104 flown sepas 101-104 1091070 events nombered 102 103 104 am combined tOt moves oniy 002705 tOt aod 004 ale flown veyarately 101 means events 101 104 combined 040 Oomyetition NOTE To assure qalck response tam send stamped salt-addressed lope listed doottest Director along OequeSt tOr into0000ion about eve letteos eamotbosos B PA immediotnly tollowing date too ve event reter sanction classiPoatlo explained AMA rule book B cares restriction 01 entry same tao events contact person ohoul queried obtain dntails sibly avoid misundestaoding disap ment Iltended petioipant portico considerable 0001091 may involved NOTE T indicates traditional has occurred numbo pears same date place same sponsor came effective last year has brought about reaction assure complex aircraft sufficiently rewarded now some changes K-factors static scor ing system K-factor color reduced 6 3 basis actual color difficult prove creates documentation prob lem both contestant judges Color photos vary printed material fre quently inadequate compensate color-factor reduction surface texture Kfactor now increased 6 8 scale detail K-factor increased 7 8 total K-factor three items re mains same Complex color schemes markings highly detailed models should receive marks reflect both accuracy quan tity Scores should proportionally higher model little detail though prototype may also sparsely detailed proposal Italy return complex ity bonuses old schedule several years ago maximum bonus 35% place present 20% unanimously defeated 5% bonus undercambered wing sections now extended include monoplanes well biplanes Control Line Scale models expected make three laps 450 angle maneuvers model failed achieve angleand always controversy about measurementthe score zero rule now changed allow some variation angle 450 awarded maximum score flying under 300 now receives zero gradations between two angles proposal permit model land adjustment during official flight de feated proposals become effective af ter January 1 1989 Poland has offered host 1990 Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control Previous offers Canada Belgium offered RC Scale F4BIC Scale
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
COMPETI T w NEWSLETTEF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS AMA 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Pro mth e Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 suspect human animal cannot escape need analyze motives drives result various actions dividual need psychoanalyze others often reveals strong desire address individuals personal makeup risk creating controversy pri mary intent would like explore var ious needs competition flier per ceive Last year used portion column state some thoughts along lines really significant difference tween sport flier competition modeler received few responses column tended make feel too much out line comments Certainly words didnt start fires put out realize easy objective about ones self however please allow writer supply some thoughts about own motivations being competitor Everyone possesses some degree desire win excel What normally choose field desire manifested ran track high school college enjoyed winning know did way enjoy friend very much chess enjoy winning Scale contest now adult again enjoy ment different thap experi enced others other forms endeavor Some persons fulfil behavioral gratifi cation occupations seek best lot office nothing wrong feeling long desire win does become com pulsive drive all-consuming always try win competitor purpose beat everyone else reason have never problem winning Notice did say losing Indeed competitor never lo ses unless allows himself think way winner will rarely return home spend time analyzing won does win can very certain considerable time will spent determin ing Therefore winning becomes learning experience far often does winning number reasons playing competitive game tend change during life individual may range simple need sat isfy ego creating market pro duct No attempt will made pass judgement motives enough simply know various reasons exist Early competitive model life de sire win very strong haunted scoreboard studied flights other com petitors sought advice prac ticed Contests lot work Getting ready contest lot work re member friend trying very hard understand would spend much time money exchange tro phy worth few dollars would need dusted forever didnt understand filling ego learning perfecting new skills have valu able later life feared some becoming compe tition person will tend create frustrations lives will situation Continued page 115 m AMA Juniors Poland Seven young AMA fliers will travel Lezno Poland first-ever Free Flight World Championships Juniors de parture date set August 5 1988 Championships running August 8 through August 15 fliers Martin PelatowskiF1A An sonia CT Matthew GaglianoFlA Floral Park NY Mike KellerFlA FiC Chats worth CA Adam TracyFiB Maple Valley WA Jimmy BuxtonFiB Bethel Park PA Melinda AndersonFiC Mountaintop PA Anthony HutchinsFiC Portland IN team manager Bob Sifleet assisted Fred Anderson Five supporters have also registered accompany team Bill Hutchins Elizabeth Sifleet Gayle Anderson Daniel Tracy Larry Pel atowski World Championships Federa tion Aeronautique Internationale FAI AMA provides certain funding US teams team member will receive uni form cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York departure point Lezno paid contestants team manager Also contestants entry fees event paid AMA Supporters pay own way AMA contribution comes gen eral revenues provided bud get year cover world championship events AMA HQ maintains detailed ac counting funds approved Exec utive Council FAI championships Con tributions funds interested persons organizations wishing further US involvement international competi tion always welcome Additional support US Team ing received other quarters Satellite City Simi CA has already provided almost $1000 retail value Hot Stuff products very generous contribution Bob Bill Hunter helping fliers con struct airplanes contribution worth $400 has received Cel Con Industries Exton PA form bat tery packs special charger handle 50-Hz 220-volt power will flying site Poland Jimmy Buxton being sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh WI EAA sister division AMA National Aeronautic Association AMA has working closely recent months EAA youth programs see Model Aviation July 1988 Team Manager Bob Sifleet Glenrock PA Free Flighter national interna tional fame competed US teams 1959 1969 again 1977 Melinda An derson female member team wish fliers best suc cess also want thank sponsors generous help invite assist ance anyone else would like contribute cause Bids Wanted 1989 FAI Combat Team Trials Site Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1989 US FAI Combat team tri als submit bids opportunity Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other infor mation typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to address question particular site good best Also since team trials does provide funding team will con test itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants bids should sent directly Mich eline Madison AMA HQ As now cut off date bids has estab lished however goal Team Selec tion Committee vote 1988 date place team trials no special forms use ever needed sample bid can ob tained Micheline Madison AMA HQ August 1988 113 U V N a -c C s.- o 0 I C U 2 c E 0 o C C Lf V Dcj aCl CD - C 0 u CUaa O 0 a o ac6 OrO 0 1990-91 Rules Proposals Continue time around giving rules proposals several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter beginning page 113 hope publishing earlier date rather waiting until af ter September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time modelers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-17 William R Nusz Change up per engine size limits Control Line Speed Class B event No 303 cur rent 3051 cu 4028 cu restrict class constant-diameter exhaust ex tensions ie mini-pipes CL-90-18 Barry Baxter Slow Combat De lete airframe amd fuel systems limita tions Impose 7909-mph limit 65 sec two laps aircraft following four proposals CL-90-19 -20 -21 -22 have submitted Precision Aerobatics Advisory Committee PAAC special-interest group As conse quence automatically pass Ini tial Vote CL Contest Board CL-90-19 CE Robbert Eliminate AMA Novice Aerobatics event No 323 CL-90-20 CE Robbert Add Beginner Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event cL-go-21 CE Robbert Add Skill Class Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event CL-90-22 CE Robbert Add Precision Aerobatics Judges Guide adopted PAMPA AMA rule book RC Soaring Proposals 50-90-i Richard L Madden Add another landing option deducts 50 flight points penalty will result flight score less zero landing within 15 ft predetermined spot does occur 50-90-2 Richard L Madden Require winches have some type means dis connect winch power prevent runaway condition situation could cause se rious injury competitors contest per sonnel 50-90-3 Richard L Madden Require towline-retrieval systems equipped control switch activated same hand used reset line retrieve mode prevent acci dental starting line retriever tenders hand contact retrieval line during resetting retrieve modeMore page uS FAI World Records Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27a 28 29 30 31 32a 32b 32c 32d 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SI H S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF DI-CC DU DU DU DU S-SL 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Jenneson B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky Zhang Guisheng Jiang Jie Dong Chumlai I Zhidanov Y Zaslavsky R Weber M Hill V Miakinine R Weber M Hill Lin Hanmao G Peszke D Whitney Kuznetzov/Kramaren ko V ShapovalovN Onufrienko Tan Bing T Voitenko I Voitenko W Kuppers C Peszke R Hersperger R Hersperger C Aghem I Tsibisov I Tsibisov R Hersperger R Hersperger CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP YR HA YR CCCP Yu OK HA N N CCCP CCCP N N B C C B CCCP PH N N N OE HA OK CCCP VH D C VH CCCP CCP CCCP CCCP B B B CCCP CCCP N N CCCP N N B SP C CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP D SP HB HB CCCP CCCP HB HB 4/18/86 7/1/62 6/19/64 9/6/87 8/6/52 8/15/52 8/8/82 5/5/81 6/3/68 8/3/74 8/30/75 6/12/70 10/1/65 10/1/63 9/24/63 9/20/70 5/15/60 3/31/62 5/23/48 6/7/87 9/28/83 9/6/70 9/21/71 9/3/83 5/26/84 6/11/82 8/22/84 6/27/87 10/13/86 10/20/84 6/12/72 7/26/86 6/7/87 9/29/84 6/21/79 8/31/79 8/16/77 12/2/81 7/23/79 5/29/87 2/2/80 8/14/86 10/26/86 3/9/80 5/28/87 4/16/86 5/28/87 9/7/87 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75DI-CCF3E-SOL PJ HartwigD5/26/86435km 76s-ccF3E-SOL 77DUF3E-COMB Ha Cheng FengB5/26/876:1532 78DI-SLF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI5/23/87148km 79HF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI9/7/87816m 80S-SLF3E-COMB R WinsorC10/26/8610091km/h 81DI-CCF3E-COMB PJ HartwigD7/5/87435km 82S-CCF3E-COMB P ChannonG11/2/8669523km/h DU DurationS-SL Speed straight line DI-SL Distance straight lines-cc Speed closed circuit DI-CC Distance closed circuitS-CF Speed circular flight H Height Reference issue 10 1Oct 1987 updates CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS DISTANCE FLIGHT TYPE OFMETHOD OF ATEMODEL CLASSPROPULSION DURATION STRAIGHTHEIGHTSPEED GOPYLINE GliderFlA171819 Aeroplane FIB Extensible Motor1234 FIG Piston Motor5678 FIB Extensible Motor40414243 ISeaplaneFIG Piston Motor44454647 .FlF Extensible Motor9101112 Helicoptei FlF Piston Motor13141516 DURATION U Indoor FlD Extensible Motor 32 ceIling category less 8 m Modelb ceIling category II 8 m 15 m c ceiling category lIt 15 m 30 m d ceIling category IV over 30 m SPEED SWEPT VOLUME cm3 roplane F2A Piston MotorIAlBIIIII -J U 100 101 251 501 LLccto 250to 500to 1000 2727A28 oReaction Motor30 F2CPiston Motor100 laps 57 laps 58 DISTANCE 1DISTANCE SPEED DURA-IN AHEIGHTNAtNA TION STRAIGHTI CLOSED CLOSED SPEED AeroplaneF3APiston Motor202122 53 LINECIRCUIT CIRCUIT w SesolaneF3A Piston Motor 48495052 mOGilderF3B2425263455 Helicopter F3C Piston Motor 353637383956 z oElectrmotor o5596061626364 0 plane F3E P 65 66 67 68 69 70 SOL 71 72 73 74 75 76 COMB 77 78 79 80 81 82 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY aid REGISTRATION MARKS Algeria Argentina LV LO Australia VH Austria 06 Belgium 00 Bolivia CP Brazil garia L Canada C CF Chile CC China B Colombia HK Cuba CU Cyprus zechoslovakia OK Denmark. OY Egypt quador FederalRepublic Germany nland rance rman Democratic Republic Greece SX Guatemala TG Hungary celand TF India VI Indonesia PK Iraq Vt Iran EP Ireland 1 Israel 4X Italy Jordan JY Democmtic Peoples Republic 01 Korea. P South Korea apan ebanon iechtenstein. HB emblem Luxemburg exico E XC Monaco orocco etherlands FH New Zealand ZI LM Norway Pakistan anama eru oland Portugsi R Romania an Marino h Africa ZS 11 ZU Spain EC Suriname weden SE Switzerland naIl emblem Thailand HG Tunisia urkey nited Kingdom ruguay SAN USSR. VenezusiaYV YugoslaviaYU Zambia9J El AMA Indoor Proposals IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Reduce time re quired make attempt official flight 20 seconds Pennyplane Novice Penny plane Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter Manhattan cabin Scale Proposals SC-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted .1 Made solid sheet. 1 continued bad approached correct way Frustration can creative tool moti vate improvement within individual re member two-hour conversation newcomer Scale competition arena very obvious frustrations reached intolerable level patient re asoning little pep talk convinced him should continue Now person top Scale world enjoying exhilaration competition have experienced high level frustra tion competitive world happened 1978 after qualified US F4C Scale team would going England compete rather serious operation long recovery brought point model completed time drawing short before school out summer teacher long hours being logged workshop After school recessed year sometimes devoting 16-18 hours per day doing redoing portions Hiperbipe dropped bed sleep difficult because too things think about Several things made possible cope situation First loving support wife Next daughters equally supportive Third mod eling friend ever willing share advice quiet patient manner whenever another stumbling block presented itself remember sifting Don Murray basement after model flown Continued page J16 August 1988 115 Technical Director continued box transport finished Don simply smiled once again passed quiet feeling confidence saying words knew could experiences World Cham pionships worth trouble Absolutely Finishing second va3 great impor tant learned great deal about myself others knowledge understanding has helped approach problems people point also created awareness made next two World Championship experiences much easier grew result change began appear character competition mood early 1980s became far less important to win focus contests became people Indeed still tried win really important pects interpersonal relationships could renewed instituted event often noted vast bulk model ing activity centers around sport flier individual competitionoriented course quite true Un less wish count fun-flys competi tion certainly would cases less 10% AMA mem bership flies competitive events reg ular basis significant number work contests however logical ask what small percent age competition-oriented modelers con tributes hobby/sport answers frequently quoted fact competition advan ces technology statement always equated better engines better what evers logic reasoning has shown up virtually form com petitive endeavor Certainly Indianapolis Memorial Day has contributed much valu able information automotive develop ment honesty however dont feel concept important contribu tion competition provides aeromo deling believe key factor compe tition provides individual ertia keeping person hobby/sport supplies challenge person seek new goals study typical club no matter what size may will discover something typical Academy itself newcomer attacks learning stage modeling career relish manifested frequency can found field manner becomes involved club mat ters Once has soloed RC flier begins feel comfortable flying second stage sets often level frustration occurs because diffi cult levels models attempted may suddenly find himself crashing frequently approaches flying greater abandon too passes however find af ter perhaps year two three has become reasonably accomplished flierwith nowhere go challenge has disappeared Saturday/Sunday sessions either become less frequent have taken different tack time spent under shelter concerned social aspects hobby/sport Indeed people watch will notice persons tend show up field model after Unfortu nately dont catch come part ofthat 20%- 25% dropout rate exists hobby/sport would appear some challenge must develop beyond just boring holes sky week after week Sometimes challenge comes form competition other cases hold individual because enjoys people part either social viewpoint perhaps club officer worker often contests case need help person discover means foster desires can re ceive nourishment hobby/sport interested fact after framed column mind received call person told about club program qualifying fliers noted significant number modelers never progressed beyond Solo level Pilot Instructor levels fact seemed point concern club fits known pattern beha vior What can Certainly can promote competition realistic suggest person inclined begin spend hundreds dollars contest order win 10-dollar trophy must want pursue course ac tion order satisfy some need ego otherwise can help individuals levels providing challenges encouragement relating modeling skills Seeking advice very good way bolster egos will often encourage find out order better giver fact will often find best groups around heavily popu lated persons ask what group can give what can give group may come pass de cades down modeling trail such persons will still contributing members group Are old-time competitors still find thrill compete Most certainly As case may have same needs fill still fresh important point however us must find some challenge within aeromodel ing will continue help us learn grow Otherwise will simply gravitate some other interest reach plateau disinterest once again What waste becomes Nuf now ClAM Report F1AIBICIDIEIGIHIJ Free Flight George Xenakis Subcommittee Member 15 ClAM Free Flight proposals cir culated program participants consideration 14 ended up meeting agenda kilograms-to-Newtons proposal included proposed limit 10 meters mete orological indicators referred FF Subcommittee along suggestion banning fixed devices considered class FlA quite lot interest sues evidenced fact got 55 60 votes program participants controversial issues ClAM yes vote 10 14 sues agreed USA vote cluding deletion 20-sec-attempt proposal 20-sec attempt retained classes FiG H J However three contentious ones ClAM vote opposite USA fact ClAM vote proposals vote per country strong program participants votes against comparison follows Delete builder-of-the-model rule US fliers voted 16 Yes 45 No ClAM voted 20 Yes three No No line-cross second attempt US fliers voted 17 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 27 Yes three No RC allowed engine stop DT US fliers voted 19 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 20 Yes five No vote preceding technical meeting similar official ClAM vote did vote come out way Per haps putting forth rationales presented meetings will help understand vote nec essarily agree Only comments favor of proposals present ed following discussion some point discussions arguments against proposals aired Since did hold up vote no point massaging best re view arguments support pro posals order try understand vote came out way Builder-of-the-model rule 1 rule unenforceable No penalties imposed 2 Almost parts FF model can purchased ready-made eg engine pans motor tubes prop hubs/blades wings tail booms 3 Eastern European some Western countries already using molds jigs fixtures identical models can built 4 Some countries provide financial support sporting activities hobbies eg have build own sport equipment its hobby sport 5 being able hand finished model can fly youngster may get captured FF start building own point discussion suggested retain builder-of-the-model rule Juniors delete Open contes tants appeared some interest thought picked up time Possibly pursuing future may able get adopted FiG H j events No line-cross second attempt 1 Competitors starting use rule tactically ie going line-cross launch order get free go 2 Timers have difficult time detecting line-crossings 3 rule complicates timing proced ure ie timing recovery time after linecrossCondnued page 118 116 Model Aviation oi an az o 0 CI CI 31 asoooooo-n--2 .r 09 II ao-o00CS C0 00~C0C0 o C 7 C207'070'C7 0 z-01MM ZZCIMZZCIMM MNMM- WON-CIICM 0CI-00OO J MOO MCI MCI OOMJ0OIIOM II110 HOD 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Endangered Species Rich Neveln AMA 151189 Recent published opinions John 0 Worth Dave Platt Joe Pederson Ron St Jean point up FACT Free Flight presently constituted trouble X Im modeling vet 38 years ser 0 vice Ive started Control Line CL Coin m bat Free Flight RC Power 0 now mostly RC Gliders Im lucky o cause selection Slope sites exists area less half-hours drive away have converted Starduster 900 RC X lowering main center dihedral Ive 0 also built Starduster two-foot flat center section one-foot tip panels 0 low dihedral both worked fine 1976and tried again Reno CO 1985 first item Im opposition x Free Flightbut am opposition o five hours driving round trip required out trim out Free Flight Getting up 400 am weekend test flying fun 0 I remember great times trophy Cl times fun flying 25 years ago izona Im now Northern California coast 0 Arizona desert great trip desert flying site near Phoenix still just Aabout 30 minutes The folks live Nevada Arizona 0 New Mexico Texas have little worries CO about Free Flight dying places open space abundanta luxury X few other places have 0 Then theres item two peo pie talking about Free 0 Flight. mechanical autopilots boardthose six-function timers recall 0 about 10 years ago Maynard Hill wrote CO about electrostatic autopilot about three years ago someone RC Thermal X Soaring used won event 0 entered years Nats read about thermal sniffers company has autopilot turns airplane right lift encountered left theres CO sink devices intended RC Gliders Perhaps youve seen recent micrcom ransmitters Well very few years putert see combined new level oftop dog Free Flight flying getting 0 farther farther away beginner O Just think javelin launch release CO starts six-function power-flight timer after bunt glide onboard computer MU inertial mea surement unit take over wing tip sen sors pick up thermal entry sink com puter can figure angle thermal entry amount right left turn re quired staying thermal toroid maintained wing other ex its thermal slight turn correction made maintain thermal flight after predetermined drift distance computer integrates IMU data direction flight system initiates bee line back launch siteand re sumes wide circling thermal search controls turn penetration-flight elevator camber control would on-board would no control ground BUT would THIS FREE Flight current microcircuit technology type thing just around corner Just technology now separates beginner expert might use difference basis competition cate gories example Maxwell Bassetts motorized airplane declared illegal like tuned pipes have beenthereby stopping muf fler development Free Flight new cat egory initiated Therefore now come item three would give Free Flight following new cat egories Category Zero Radio Control allowed small fields beginners Category Fixed surfaces RC/mechanical timers/fusesfand what have allowed engine cutoff DT Category Two Multifunction timers auto surfaces allowed No reactive systems allowed Category Three Unlimited Autopilots radios ything goes Engine sizes category sizing FAI Power Same now AMA Power Same FAI except autopi lots radios allowed Wed want change muffler rules include Free Flight three meters distance sound level must below danger-to-hearing level Start launch team must wearing hearing protection next comes item four Team flying Ive flown things very small groups pretty much alone thing got Free Flight contests thing so-called team flying worked still works day two pros sup posed win would go fly six 10 ponies underlings theirsplus official timer ponies would flytrying get good airand pros would help HOWEVER pony got good air pro would fly get max would usually win lots contests scheme would effect give pro 70 80 attempts six official flights thing really stops cold Any beginner outsider would see could see would hardly stand chance against lockout system such would try some other eventif stayed modeler people run Free Flight people use system big winners see little chance change What Im thinking just now would propose would lottery combined flight time selections 1 fliers enter lottery establish order picking slots see below 2 As established order lot tery flier picks flight-time slot out say dozen 15-mm slots between 800 am noon next step multiply number flights per flier num ber fliers entered divide result number slots 12 figured four flights per flier 24 fliers would have 4 x 24 12 ans eight con testants fly 15-mm slotperiod would offer chance fly pro entrant time slots num bers etc first guesses use system would organize Free Flight contests groups could freeze out oth ers controlling timer clipboards watches etc similar assignment lottery could done maintain fly-one/time-one tradi tion necessity contests major stumbling block re solved name New Free Flight Its RC its Free Flight because program timers etcso what call Something sounds solid necessary about AMA Power Duration Power Soaring Ive got two models ready fly body holds contest Other Articles Subject Previous Soapbox articles sub ject state Free Flight activity have appeared following editions Competition Newsletter December 1987Richard W Wegener Jaunuary 1988Ron St Jean March 1988Dave Platt April 1988Harry Murphy June 1988Joe Ed Pederson July 1988Bob Hatschek addition Free Flight Duration col umns appearing July September 1987 issues Model Aviation bear subject written Ron St Jean John Worths comments about per ceived decline Free Flight activity US presented Executive Directors View HQ column January 1987 edition AMA News have generated lot heated discussionsome has seen light day 1988 Soapbox letters SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1988 119 CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 OJ 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x ClAM/Pylon Racing cond pears gentlemen willing produce ideas will make FAI Pylon exciting competitive class new rule changes will incor porated 1988 FAI Sporting Code will nothing clarify some current rules Simple effective rules have maintained first rule change clarified defini tion pilot caller caller can now team manager another compet itor same team third party caller must holder FAI li cense must have paid entry fee second rule change adds penalty cut team releases model before drop starters flag Al though may appear rather simplistic necessity world championship compe tition competitors math ematicians scoring procedure has complication removed time sec onds now absolute score need subtract time constant 200 has eliminated Instead competitor highest score being winner lowest score will now win main point discussion within F3D Technical Subcommittee meeting evolv ed around idea creating semifinal final race determination ultimate winner competition par ticular item referred back Sub committee additional study Within next year type system will probably employed F3D consideration NOISE problem within Pylon Racing now recognized entire FAI community 1989 will year Pylon Racers around world establish viable noise regulation fortunate current World Champion Dave Shadel recognizes problem has agreed develop criteria will basis FAI/F3D noise lim itation noise regulation necessary desire race future last Pylon World Championship unofficial world record estab lished Brian Richmond United States team Unfortunately record recognized FAI During up coming year record-class proposal will submitted approval 1989 CLAM meeting next World Championship will allow opportunity go re cord Pylon Team Selection Program has approved Team Selection Race will held Labor Day weekend Weak Signals field near Toledo OH plan compete spectate important race 1988 Pylon Rac ing season See Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member recent past have sent question naires asking opinions proposed rule changes persons closely asso SANCTIONED EVENTS Revised 198849 SanctIon List 0000* 200 nuo 00 000 0*5Ooveo 01000000 00001101000* 01*100402502120100 100010001 101022020OlOOL 0*4014 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indicated evenly divided opinion against proposal general competitors favored separation judges have officiating experience voted against wide spacing basis judging er rors could made no conversa tion between judges Most subcommittee members voted against proposal subsequently withdrawn Swiss Scale representative proposal reduce number static judges three accepted number flight judges remains five high low scores deleted means 50/50 balance between flight static scores maintained rea soned static judges consult other therefore no need de letion high low scores Additionally cost-saving World Champion ships organizers eight total judges needed rather 10 past dummy pilot necessary Scale model pilot visible prototype no penalty stip ulated absence pilot rule now changed reduce flight realism Kfactor 10 8 no dummy present pilot must visible both side front effectively rules out paper profile pilot thickness sometimes seen past dummy pilot may present during static judging will taken account drastic reduction complexity bo nuses awarded flight scores be120 Model Aviation 500 O0004001000200200000oo4 51090100050500o4 5000010400000 1101000100lg 00000000 So.01g 0000000 04000 00000909000 000. 4fl 0 0070. 400 0002 000019000ono.0041o 00*00000002000. 01090024000400401100 0110000000S0500 0129000 * 0440*0010440 01090000*0004204000040000 0140004020000 010*004000000 01000001010000 0Ifl00o0001%o, 00000004000700 11001 000 000l.OOIOOon.ILOO 020000000 0010* 110401 020RCCI.000020IL00Oo 021005000 S14* 10110000 VOl0 INTERPRETATION OF EVENT LiSTit 101104 means events numbered 102 103 104 flown sepas 101-104 1091070 events nombered 102 103 104 am combined tOt moves oniy 002705 tOt aod 004 ale flown veyarately 101 means events 101 104 combined 040 Oomyetition NOTE To assure qalck response tam send stamped salt-addressed lope listed doottest Director along OequeSt tOr into0000ion about eve letteos eamotbosos B PA immediotnly tollowing date too ve event reter sanction classiPoatlo explained AMA rule book B cares restriction 01 entry same tao events contact person ohoul queried obtain dntails sibly avoid misundestaoding disap ment Iltended petioipant portico considerable 0001091 may involved NOTE T indicates traditional has occurred numbo pears same date place same sponsor came effective last year has brought about reaction assure complex aircraft sufficiently rewarded now some changes K-factors static scor ing system K-factor color reduced 6 3 basis actual color difficult prove creates documentation prob lem both contestant judges Color photos vary printed material fre quently inadequate compensate color-factor reduction surface texture Kfactor now increased 6 8 scale detail K-factor increased 7 8 total K-factor three items re mains same Complex color schemes markings highly detailed models should receive marks reflect both accuracy quan tity Scores should proportionally higher model little detail though prototype may also sparsely detailed proposal Italy return complex ity bonuses old schedule several years ago maximum bonus 35% place present 20% unanimously defeated 5% bonus undercambered wing sections now extended include monoplanes well biplanes Control Line Scale models expected make three laps 450 angle maneuvers model failed achieve angleand always controversy about measurementthe score zero rule now changed allow some variation angle 450 awarded maximum score flying under 300 now receives zero gradations between two angles proposal permit model land adjustment during official flight de feated proposals become effective af ter January 1 1989 Poland has offered host 1990 Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control Previous offers Canada Belgium offered RC Scale F4BIC Scale
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
COMPETI T w NEWSLETTEF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS AMA 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Pro mth e Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 suspect human animal cannot escape need analyze motives drives result various actions dividual need psychoanalyze others often reveals strong desire address individuals personal makeup risk creating controversy pri mary intent would like explore var ious needs competition flier per ceive Last year used portion column state some thoughts along lines really significant difference tween sport flier competition modeler received few responses column tended make feel too much out line comments Certainly words didnt start fires put out realize easy objective about ones self however please allow writer supply some thoughts about own motivations being competitor Everyone possesses some degree desire win excel What normally choose field desire manifested ran track high school college enjoyed winning know did way enjoy friend very much chess enjoy winning Scale contest now adult again enjoy ment different thap experi enced others other forms endeavor Some persons fulfil behavioral gratifi cation occupations seek best lot office nothing wrong feeling long desire win does become com pulsive drive all-consuming always try win competitor purpose beat everyone else reason have never problem winning Notice did say losing Indeed competitor never lo ses unless allows himself think way winner will rarely return home spend time analyzing won does win can very certain considerable time will spent determin ing Therefore winning becomes learning experience far often does winning number reasons playing competitive game tend change during life individual may range simple need sat isfy ego creating market pro duct No attempt will made pass judgement motives enough simply know various reasons exist Early competitive model life de sire win very strong haunted scoreboard studied flights other com petitors sought advice prac ticed Contests lot work Getting ready contest lot work re member friend trying very hard understand would spend much time money exchange tro phy worth few dollars would need dusted forever didnt understand filling ego learning perfecting new skills have valu able later life feared some becoming compe tition person will tend create frustrations lives will situation Continued page 115 m AMA Juniors Poland Seven young AMA fliers will travel Lezno Poland first-ever Free Flight World Championships Juniors de parture date set August 5 1988 Championships running August 8 through August 15 fliers Martin PelatowskiF1A An sonia CT Matthew GaglianoFlA Floral Park NY Mike KellerFlA FiC Chats worth CA Adam TracyFiB Maple Valley WA Jimmy BuxtonFiB Bethel Park PA Melinda AndersonFiC Mountaintop PA Anthony HutchinsFiC Portland IN team manager Bob Sifleet assisted Fred Anderson Five supporters have also registered accompany team Bill Hutchins Elizabeth Sifleet Gayle Anderson Daniel Tracy Larry Pel atowski World Championships Federa tion Aeronautique Internationale FAI AMA provides certain funding US teams team member will receive uni form cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York departure point Lezno paid contestants team manager Also contestants entry fees event paid AMA Supporters pay own way AMA contribution comes gen eral revenues provided bud get year cover world championship events AMA HQ maintains detailed ac counting funds approved Exec utive Council FAI championships Con tributions funds interested persons organizations wishing further US involvement international competi tion always welcome Additional support US Team ing received other quarters Satellite City Simi CA has already provided almost $1000 retail value Hot Stuff products very generous contribution Bob Bill Hunter helping fliers con struct airplanes contribution worth $400 has received Cel Con Industries Exton PA form bat tery packs special charger handle 50-Hz 220-volt power will flying site Poland Jimmy Buxton being sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh WI EAA sister division AMA National Aeronautic Association AMA has working closely recent months EAA youth programs see Model Aviation July 1988 Team Manager Bob Sifleet Glenrock PA Free Flighter national interna tional fame competed US teams 1959 1969 again 1977 Melinda An derson female member team wish fliers best suc cess also want thank sponsors generous help invite assist ance anyone else would like contribute cause Bids Wanted 1989 FAI Combat Team Trials Site Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1989 US FAI Combat team tri als submit bids opportunity Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other infor mation typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to address question particular site good best Also since team trials does provide funding team will con test itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants bids should sent directly Mich eline Madison AMA HQ As now cut off date bids has estab lished however goal Team Selec tion Committee vote 1988 date place team trials no special forms use ever needed sample bid can ob tained Micheline Madison AMA HQ August 1988 113 U V N a -c C s.- o 0 I C U 2 c E 0 o C C Lf V Dcj aCl CD - C 0 u CUaa O 0 a o ac6 OrO 0 1990-91 Rules Proposals Continue time around giving rules proposals several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter beginning page 113 hope publishing earlier date rather waiting until af ter September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time modelers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-17 William R Nusz Change up per engine size limits Control Line Speed Class B event No 303 cur rent 3051 cu 4028 cu restrict class constant-diameter exhaust ex tensions ie mini-pipes CL-90-18 Barry Baxter Slow Combat De lete airframe amd fuel systems limita tions Impose 7909-mph limit 65 sec two laps aircraft following four proposals CL-90-19 -20 -21 -22 have submitted Precision Aerobatics Advisory Committee PAAC special-interest group As conse quence automatically pass Ini tial Vote CL Contest Board CL-90-19 CE Robbert Eliminate AMA Novice Aerobatics event No 323 CL-90-20 CE Robbert Add Beginner Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event cL-go-21 CE Robbert Add Skill Class Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event CL-90-22 CE Robbert Add Precision Aerobatics Judges Guide adopted PAMPA AMA rule book RC Soaring Proposals 50-90-i Richard L Madden Add another landing option deducts 50 flight points penalty will result flight score less zero landing within 15 ft predetermined spot does occur 50-90-2 Richard L Madden Require winches have some type means dis connect winch power prevent runaway condition situation could cause se rious injury competitors contest per sonnel 50-90-3 Richard L Madden Require towline-retrieval systems equipped control switch activated same hand used reset line retrieve mode prevent acci dental starting line retriever tenders hand contact retrieval line during resetting retrieve modeMore page uS FAI World Records Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27a 28 29 30 31 32a 32b 32c 32d 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SI H S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF DI-CC DU DU DU DU S-SL 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Jenneson B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky Zhang Guisheng Jiang Jie Dong Chumlai I Zhidanov Y Zaslavsky R Weber M Hill V Miakinine R Weber M Hill Lin Hanmao G Peszke D Whitney Kuznetzov/Kramaren ko V ShapovalovN Onufrienko Tan Bing T Voitenko I Voitenko W Kuppers C Peszke R Hersperger R Hersperger C Aghem I Tsibisov I Tsibisov R Hersperger R Hersperger CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP YR HA YR CCCP Yu OK HA N N CCCP CCCP N N B C C B CCCP PH N N N OE HA OK CCCP VH D C VH CCCP CCP CCCP CCCP B B B CCCP CCCP N N CCCP N N B SP C CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP D SP HB HB CCCP CCCP HB HB 4/18/86 7/1/62 6/19/64 9/6/87 8/6/52 8/15/52 8/8/82 5/5/81 6/3/68 8/3/74 8/30/75 6/12/70 10/1/65 10/1/63 9/24/63 9/20/70 5/15/60 3/31/62 5/23/48 6/7/87 9/28/83 9/6/70 9/21/71 9/3/83 5/26/84 6/11/82 8/22/84 6/27/87 10/13/86 10/20/84 6/12/72 7/26/86 6/7/87 9/29/84 6/21/79 8/31/79 8/16/77 12/2/81 7/23/79 5/29/87 2/2/80 8/14/86 10/26/86 3/9/80 5/28/87 4/16/86 5/28/87 9/7/87 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75DI-CCF3E-SOL PJ HartwigD5/26/86435km 76s-ccF3E-SOL 77DUF3E-COMB Ha Cheng FengB5/26/876:1532 78DI-SLF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI5/23/87148km 79HF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI9/7/87816m 80S-SLF3E-COMB R WinsorC10/26/8610091km/h 81DI-CCF3E-COMB PJ HartwigD7/5/87435km 82S-CCF3E-COMB P ChannonG11/2/8669523km/h DU DurationS-SL Speed straight line DI-SL Distance straight lines-cc Speed closed circuit DI-CC Distance closed circuitS-CF Speed circular flight H Height Reference issue 10 1Oct 1987 updates CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS DISTANCE FLIGHT TYPE OFMETHOD OF ATEMODEL CLASSPROPULSION DURATION STRAIGHTHEIGHTSPEED GOPYLINE GliderFlA171819 Aeroplane FIB Extensible Motor1234 FIG Piston Motor5678 FIB Extensible Motor40414243 ISeaplaneFIG Piston Motor44454647 .FlF Extensible Motor9101112 Helicoptei FlF Piston Motor13141516 DURATION U Indoor FlD Extensible Motor 32 ceIling category less 8 m Modelb ceIling category II 8 m 15 m c ceiling category lIt 15 m 30 m d ceIling category IV over 30 m SPEED SWEPT VOLUME cm3 roplane F2A Piston MotorIAlBIIIII -J U 100 101 251 501 LLccto 250to 500to 1000 2727A28 oReaction Motor30 F2CPiston Motor100 laps 57 laps 58 DISTANCE 1DISTANCE SPEED DURA-IN AHEIGHTNAtNA TION STRAIGHTI CLOSED CLOSED SPEED AeroplaneF3APiston Motor202122 53 LINECIRCUIT CIRCUIT w SesolaneF3A Piston Motor 48495052 mOGilderF3B2425263455 Helicopter F3C Piston Motor 353637383956 z oElectrmotor o5596061626364 0 plane F3E P 65 66 67 68 69 70 SOL 71 72 73 74 75 76 COMB 77 78 79 80 81 82 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY aid REGISTRATION MARKS Algeria Argentina LV LO Australia VH Austria 06 Belgium 00 Bolivia CP Brazil garia L Canada C CF Chile CC China B Colombia HK Cuba CU Cyprus zechoslovakia OK Denmark. OY Egypt quador FederalRepublic Germany nland rance rman Democratic Republic Greece SX Guatemala TG Hungary celand TF India VI Indonesia PK Iraq Vt Iran EP Ireland 1 Israel 4X Italy Jordan JY Democmtic Peoples Republic 01 Korea. P South Korea apan ebanon iechtenstein. HB emblem Luxemburg exico E XC Monaco orocco etherlands FH New Zealand ZI LM Norway Pakistan anama eru oland Portugsi R Romania an Marino h Africa ZS 11 ZU Spain EC Suriname weden SE Switzerland naIl emblem Thailand HG Tunisia urkey nited Kingdom ruguay SAN USSR. VenezusiaYV YugoslaviaYU Zambia9J El AMA Indoor Proposals IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Reduce time re quired make attempt official flight 20 seconds Pennyplane Novice Penny plane Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter Manhattan cabin Scale Proposals SC-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted .1 Made solid sheet. 1 continued bad approached correct way Frustration can creative tool moti vate improvement within individual re member two-hour conversation newcomer Scale competition arena very obvious frustrations reached intolerable level patient re asoning little pep talk convinced him should continue Now person top Scale world enjoying exhilaration competition have experienced high level frustra tion competitive world happened 1978 after qualified US F4C Scale team would going England compete rather serious operation long recovery brought point model completed time drawing short before school out summer teacher long hours being logged workshop After school recessed year sometimes devoting 16-18 hours per day doing redoing portions Hiperbipe dropped bed sleep difficult because too things think about Several things made possible cope situation First loving support wife Next daughters equally supportive Third mod eling friend ever willing share advice quiet patient manner whenever another stumbling block presented itself remember sifting Don Murray basement after model flown Continued page J16 August 1988 115 Technical Director continued box transport finished Don simply smiled once again passed quiet feeling confidence saying words knew could experiences World Cham pionships worth trouble Absolutely Finishing second va3 great impor tant learned great deal about myself others knowledge understanding has helped approach problems people point also created awareness made next two World Championship experiences much easier grew result change began appear character competition mood early 1980s became far less important to win focus contests became people Indeed still tried win really important pects interpersonal relationships could renewed instituted event often noted vast bulk model ing activity centers around sport flier individual competitionoriented course quite true Un less wish count fun-flys competi tion certainly would cases less 10% AMA mem bership flies competitive events reg ular basis significant number work contests however logical ask what small percent age competition-oriented modelers con tributes hobby/sport answers frequently quoted fact competition advan ces technology statement always equated better engines better what evers logic reasoning has shown up virtually form com petitive endeavor Certainly Indianapolis Memorial Day has contributed much valu able information automotive develop ment honesty however dont feel concept important contribu tion competition provides aeromo deling believe key factor compe tition provides individual ertia keeping person hobby/sport supplies challenge person seek new goals study typical club no matter what size may will discover something typical Academy itself newcomer attacks learning stage modeling career relish manifested frequency can found field manner becomes involved club mat ters Once has soloed RC flier begins feel comfortable flying second stage sets often level frustration occurs because diffi cult levels models attempted may suddenly find himself crashing frequently approaches flying greater abandon too passes however find af ter perhaps year two three has become reasonably accomplished flierwith nowhere go challenge has disappeared Saturday/Sunday sessions either become less frequent have taken different tack time spent under shelter concerned social aspects hobby/sport Indeed people watch will notice persons tend show up field model after Unfortu nately dont catch come part ofthat 20%- 25% dropout rate exists hobby/sport would appear some challenge must develop beyond just boring holes sky week after week Sometimes challenge comes form competition other cases hold individual because enjoys people part either social viewpoint perhaps club officer worker often contests case need help person discover means foster desires can re ceive nourishment hobby/sport interested fact after framed column mind received call person told about club program qualifying fliers noted significant number modelers never progressed beyond Solo level Pilot Instructor levels fact seemed point concern club fits known pattern beha vior What can Certainly can promote competition realistic suggest person inclined begin spend hundreds dollars contest order win 10-dollar trophy must want pursue course ac tion order satisfy some need ego otherwise can help individuals levels providing challenges encouragement relating modeling skills Seeking advice very good way bolster egos will often encourage find out order better giver fact will often find best groups around heavily popu lated persons ask what group can give what can give group may come pass de cades down modeling trail such persons will still contributing members group Are old-time competitors still find thrill compete Most certainly As case may have same needs fill still fresh important point however us must find some challenge within aeromodel ing will continue help us learn grow Otherwise will simply gravitate some other interest reach plateau disinterest once again What waste becomes Nuf now ClAM Report F1AIBICIDIEIGIHIJ Free Flight George Xenakis Subcommittee Member 15 ClAM Free Flight proposals cir culated program participants consideration 14 ended up meeting agenda kilograms-to-Newtons proposal included proposed limit 10 meters mete orological indicators referred FF Subcommittee along suggestion banning fixed devices considered class FlA quite lot interest sues evidenced fact got 55 60 votes program participants controversial issues ClAM yes vote 10 14 sues agreed USA vote cluding deletion 20-sec-attempt proposal 20-sec attempt retained classes FiG H J However three contentious ones ClAM vote opposite USA fact ClAM vote proposals vote per country strong program participants votes against comparison follows Delete builder-of-the-model rule US fliers voted 16 Yes 45 No ClAM voted 20 Yes three No No line-cross second attempt US fliers voted 17 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 27 Yes three No RC allowed engine stop DT US fliers voted 19 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 20 Yes five No vote preceding technical meeting similar official ClAM vote did vote come out way Per haps putting forth rationales presented meetings will help understand vote nec essarily agree Only comments favor of proposals present ed following discussion some point discussions arguments against proposals aired Since did hold up vote no point massaging best re view arguments support pro posals order try understand vote came out way Builder-of-the-model rule 1 rule unenforceable No penalties imposed 2 Almost parts FF model can purchased ready-made eg engine pans motor tubes prop hubs/blades wings tail booms 3 Eastern European some Western countries already using molds jigs fixtures identical models can built 4 Some countries provide financial support sporting activities hobbies eg have build own sport equipment its hobby sport 5 being able hand finished model can fly youngster may get captured FF start building own point discussion suggested retain builder-of-the-model rule Juniors delete Open contes tants appeared some interest thought picked up time Possibly pursuing future may able get adopted FiG H j events No line-cross second attempt 1 Competitors starting use rule tactically ie going line-cross launch order get free go 2 Timers have difficult time detecting line-crossings 3 rule complicates timing proced ure ie timing recovery time after linecrossCondnued page 118 116 Model Aviation oi an az o 0 CI CI 31 asoooooo-n--2 .r 09 II ao-o00CS C0 00~C0C0 o C 7 C207'070'C7 0 z-01MM ZZCIMZZCIMM MNMM- WON-CIICM 0CI-00OO J MOO MCI MCI OOMJ0OIIOM II110 HOD 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Endangered Species Rich Neveln AMA 151189 Recent published opinions John 0 Worth Dave Platt Joe Pederson Ron St Jean point up FACT Free Flight presently constituted trouble X Im modeling vet 38 years ser 0 vice Ive started Control Line CL Coin m bat Free Flight RC Power 0 now mostly RC Gliders Im lucky o cause selection Slope sites exists area less half-hours drive away have converted Starduster 900 RC X lowering main center dihedral Ive 0 also built Starduster two-foot flat center section one-foot tip panels 0 low dihedral both worked fine 1976and tried again Reno CO 1985 first item Im opposition x Free Flightbut am opposition o five hours driving round trip required out trim out Free Flight Getting up 400 am weekend test flying fun 0 I remember great times trophy Cl times fun flying 25 years ago izona Im now Northern California coast 0 Arizona desert great trip desert flying site near Phoenix still just Aabout 30 minutes The folks live Nevada Arizona 0 New Mexico Texas have little worries CO about Free Flight dying places open space abundanta luxury X few other places have 0 Then theres item two peo pie talking about Free 0 Flight. mechanical autopilots boardthose six-function timers recall 0 about 10 years ago Maynard Hill wrote CO about electrostatic autopilot about three years ago someone RC Thermal X Soaring used won event 0 entered years Nats read about thermal sniffers company has autopilot turns airplane right lift encountered left theres CO sink devices intended RC Gliders Perhaps youve seen recent micrcom ransmitters Well very few years putert see combined new level oftop dog Free Flight flying getting 0 farther farther away beginner O Just think javelin launch release CO starts six-function power-flight timer after bunt glide onboard computer MU inertial mea surement unit take over wing tip sen sors pick up thermal entry sink com puter can figure angle thermal entry amount right left turn re quired staying thermal toroid maintained wing other ex its thermal slight turn correction made maintain thermal flight after predetermined drift distance computer integrates IMU data direction flight system initiates bee line back launch siteand re sumes wide circling thermal search controls turn penetration-flight elevator camber control would on-board would no control ground BUT would THIS FREE Flight current microcircuit technology type thing just around corner Just technology now separates beginner expert might use difference basis competition cate gories example Maxwell Bassetts motorized airplane declared illegal like tuned pipes have beenthereby stopping muf fler development Free Flight new cat egory initiated Therefore now come item three would give Free Flight following new cat egories Category Zero Radio Control allowed small fields beginners Category Fixed surfaces RC/mechanical timers/fusesfand what have allowed engine cutoff DT Category Two Multifunction timers auto surfaces allowed No reactive systems allowed Category Three Unlimited Autopilots radios ything goes Engine sizes category sizing FAI Power Same now AMA Power Same FAI except autopi lots radios allowed Wed want change muffler rules include Free Flight three meters distance sound level must below danger-to-hearing level Start launch team must wearing hearing protection next comes item four Team flying Ive flown things very small groups pretty much alone thing got Free Flight contests thing so-called team flying worked still works day two pros sup posed win would go fly six 10 ponies underlings theirsplus official timer ponies would flytrying get good airand pros would help HOWEVER pony got good air pro would fly get max would usually win lots contests scheme would effect give pro 70 80 attempts six official flights thing really stops cold Any beginner outsider would see could see would hardly stand chance against lockout system such would try some other eventif stayed modeler people run Free Flight people use system big winners see little chance change What Im thinking just now would propose would lottery combined flight time selections 1 fliers enter lottery establish order picking slots see below 2 As established order lot tery flier picks flight-time slot out say dozen 15-mm slots between 800 am noon next step multiply number flights per flier num ber fliers entered divide result number slots 12 figured four flights per flier 24 fliers would have 4 x 24 12 ans eight con testants fly 15-mm slotperiod would offer chance fly pro entrant time slots num bers etc first guesses use system would organize Free Flight contests groups could freeze out oth ers controlling timer clipboards watches etc similar assignment lottery could done maintain fly-one/time-one tradi tion necessity contests major stumbling block re solved name New Free Flight Its RC its Free Flight because program timers etcso what call Something sounds solid necessary about AMA Power Duration Power Soaring Ive got two models ready fly body holds contest Other Articles Subject Previous Soapbox articles sub ject state Free Flight activity have appeared following editions Competition Newsletter December 1987Richard W Wegener Jaunuary 1988Ron St Jean March 1988Dave Platt April 1988Harry Murphy June 1988Joe Ed Pederson July 1988Bob Hatschek addition Free Flight Duration col umns appearing July September 1987 issues Model Aviation bear subject written Ron St Jean John Worths comments about per ceived decline Free Flight activity US presented Executive Directors View HQ column January 1987 edition AMA News have generated lot heated discussionsome has seen light day 1988 Soapbox letters SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1988 119 CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 OJ 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x ClAM/Pylon Racing cond pears gentlemen willing produce ideas will make FAI Pylon exciting competitive class new rule changes will incor porated 1988 FAI Sporting Code will nothing clarify some current rules Simple effective rules have maintained first rule change clarified defini tion pilot caller caller can now team manager another compet itor same team third party caller must holder FAI li cense must have paid entry fee second rule change adds penalty cut team releases model before drop starters flag Al though may appear rather simplistic necessity world championship compe tition competitors math ematicians scoring procedure has complication removed time sec onds now absolute score need subtract time constant 200 has eliminated Instead competitor highest score being winner lowest score will now win main point discussion within F3D Technical Subcommittee meeting evolv ed around idea creating semifinal final race determination ultimate winner competition par ticular item referred back Sub committee additional study Within next year type system will probably employed F3D consideration NOISE problem within Pylon Racing now recognized entire FAI community 1989 will year Pylon Racers around world establish viable noise regulation fortunate current World Champion Dave Shadel recognizes problem has agreed develop criteria will basis FAI/F3D noise lim itation noise regulation necessary desire race future last Pylon World Championship unofficial world record estab lished Brian Richmond United States team Unfortunately record recognized FAI During up coming year record-class proposal will submitted approval 1989 CLAM meeting next World Championship will allow opportunity go re cord Pylon Team Selection Program has approved Team Selection Race will held Labor Day weekend Weak Signals field near Toledo OH plan compete spectate important race 1988 Pylon Rac ing season See Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member recent past have sent question naires asking opinions proposed rule changes persons closely asso SANCTIONED EVENTS Revised 198849 SanctIon List 0000* 200 nuo 00 000 0*5Ooveo 01000000 00001101000* 01*100402502120100 100010001 101022020OlOOL 0*4014 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00*I0100 0101*1 40010011101 S00l1001o2421C1 0040100001 S00ll0IJollooI0 101 045000 110111101 00000 00001000021110 05101000 00*,vL 101 0520000004IllOrO000010I0I 00002100 00*l1gSI12012 IC 452010900001000205104101 0550005090020000 10000001110000011 02101,g 00001004001 000001011100111 0210*40, 1140021 0210I, 011000 1104001 120010900000 510 0000001100 SOOO 00000 512 000002 0000 SO2 dated FAI events Answers have fluence voting Scale FAI Sub committee meeting preceeds fi nal vote Plenary session Other subcommittee members smaller coun tries use personal contacts tele phone help decide agenda items acceptable Representatives present years sub committee meeting UK USA Switzerland Belgium France Nor way South Africa Finland Although aly USSR have Scale World Cham pionships scheduled 1988 neither represented meeting controversial proposal Switzerland would locate flight judges two meters apart about six feet prevent dis cussion scores collusion influ ence bias group judges An swers questionnaire indicated evenly divided opinion against proposal general competitors favored separation judges have officiating experience voted against wide spacing basis judging er rors could made no conversa tion between judges Most subcommittee members voted against proposal subsequently withdrawn Swiss Scale representative proposal reduce number static judges three accepted number flight judges remains five high low scores deleted means 50/50 balance between flight static scores maintained rea soned static judges consult other therefore no need de letion high low scores Additionally cost-saving World Champion ships organizers eight total judges needed rather 10 past dummy pilot necessary Scale model pilot visible prototype no penalty stip ulated absence pilot rule now changed reduce flight realism Kfactor 10 8 no dummy present pilot must visible both side front effectively rules out paper profile pilot thickness sometimes seen past dummy pilot may present during static judging will taken account drastic reduction complexity bo nuses awarded flight scores be120 Model Aviation 500 O0004001000200200000oo4 51090100050500o4 5000010400000 1101000100lg 00000000 So.01g 0000000 04000 00000909000 000. 4fl 0 0070. 400 0002 000019000ono.0041o 00*00000002000. 01090024000400401100 0110000000S0500 0129000 * 0440*0010440 01090000*0004204000040000 0140004020000 010*004000000 01000001010000 0Ifl00o0001%o, 00000004000700 11001 000 000l.OOIOOon.ILOO 020000000 0010* 110401 020RCCI.000020IL00Oo 021005000 S14* 10110000 VOl0 INTERPRETATION OF EVENT LiSTit 101104 means events numbered 102 103 104 flown sepas 101-104 1091070 events nombered 102 103 104 am combined tOt moves oniy 002705 tOt aod 004 ale flown veyarately 101 means events 101 104 combined 040 Oomyetition NOTE To assure qalck response tam send stamped salt-addressed lope listed doottest Director along OequeSt tOr into0000ion about eve letteos eamotbosos B PA immediotnly tollowing date too ve event reter sanction classiPoatlo explained AMA rule book B cares restriction 01 entry same tao events contact person ohoul queried obtain dntails sibly avoid misundestaoding disap ment Iltended petioipant portico considerable 0001091 may involved NOTE T indicates traditional has occurred numbo pears same date place same sponsor came effective last year has brought about reaction assure complex aircraft sufficiently rewarded now some changes K-factors static scor ing system K-factor color reduced 6 3 basis actual color difficult prove creates documentation prob lem both contestant judges Color photos vary printed material fre quently inadequate compensate color-factor reduction surface texture Kfactor now increased 6 8 scale detail K-factor increased 7 8 total K-factor three items re mains same Complex color schemes markings highly detailed models should receive marks reflect both accuracy quan tity Scores should proportionally higher model little detail though prototype may also sparsely detailed proposal Italy return complex ity bonuses old schedule several years ago maximum bonus 35% place present 20% unanimously defeated 5% bonus undercambered wing sections now extended include monoplanes well biplanes Control Line Scale models expected make three laps 450 angle maneuvers model failed achieve angleand always controversy about measurementthe score zero rule now changed allow some variation angle 450 awarded maximum score flying under 300 now receives zero gradations between two angles proposal permit model land adjustment during official flight de feated proposals become effective af ter January 1 1989 Poland has offered host 1990 Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control Previous offers Canada Belgium offered RC Scale F4BIC Scale
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
COMPETI T w NEWSLETTEF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS AMA 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Pro mth e Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 suspect human animal cannot escape need analyze motives drives result various actions dividual need psychoanalyze others often reveals strong desire address individuals personal makeup risk creating controversy pri mary intent would like explore var ious needs competition flier per ceive Last year used portion column state some thoughts along lines really significant difference tween sport flier competition modeler received few responses column tended make feel too much out line comments Certainly words didnt start fires put out realize easy objective about ones self however please allow writer supply some thoughts about own motivations being competitor Everyone possesses some degree desire win excel What normally choose field desire manifested ran track high school college enjoyed winning know did way enjoy friend very much chess enjoy winning Scale contest now adult again enjoy ment different thap experi enced others other forms endeavor Some persons fulfil behavioral gratifi cation occupations seek best lot office nothing wrong feeling long desire win does become com pulsive drive all-consuming always try win competitor purpose beat everyone else reason have never problem winning Notice did say losing Indeed competitor never lo ses unless allows himself think way winner will rarely return home spend time analyzing won does win can very certain considerable time will spent determin ing Therefore winning becomes learning experience far often does winning number reasons playing competitive game tend change during life individual may range simple need sat isfy ego creating market pro duct No attempt will made pass judgement motives enough simply know various reasons exist Early competitive model life de sire win very strong haunted scoreboard studied flights other com petitors sought advice prac ticed Contests lot work Getting ready contest lot work re member friend trying very hard understand would spend much time money exchange tro phy worth few dollars would need dusted forever didnt understand filling ego learning perfecting new skills have valu able later life feared some becoming compe tition person will tend create frustrations lives will situation Continued page 115 m AMA Juniors Poland Seven young AMA fliers will travel Lezno Poland first-ever Free Flight World Championships Juniors de parture date set August 5 1988 Championships running August 8 through August 15 fliers Martin PelatowskiF1A An sonia CT Matthew GaglianoFlA Floral Park NY Mike KellerFlA FiC Chats worth CA Adam TracyFiB Maple Valley WA Jimmy BuxtonFiB Bethel Park PA Melinda AndersonFiC Mountaintop PA Anthony HutchinsFiC Portland IN team manager Bob Sifleet assisted Fred Anderson Five supporters have also registered accompany team Bill Hutchins Elizabeth Sifleet Gayle Anderson Daniel Tracy Larry Pel atowski World Championships Federa tion Aeronautique Internationale FAI AMA provides certain funding US teams team member will receive uni form cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York departure point Lezno paid contestants team manager Also contestants entry fees event paid AMA Supporters pay own way AMA contribution comes gen eral revenues provided bud get year cover world championship events AMA HQ maintains detailed ac counting funds approved Exec utive Council FAI championships Con tributions funds interested persons organizations wishing further US involvement international competi tion always welcome Additional support US Team ing received other quarters Satellite City Simi CA has already provided almost $1000 retail value Hot Stuff products very generous contribution Bob Bill Hunter helping fliers con struct airplanes contribution worth $400 has received Cel Con Industries Exton PA form bat tery packs special charger handle 50-Hz 220-volt power will flying site Poland Jimmy Buxton being sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh WI EAA sister division AMA National Aeronautic Association AMA has working closely recent months EAA youth programs see Model Aviation July 1988 Team Manager Bob Sifleet Glenrock PA Free Flighter national interna tional fame competed US teams 1959 1969 again 1977 Melinda An derson female member team wish fliers best suc cess also want thank sponsors generous help invite assist ance anyone else would like contribute cause Bids Wanted 1989 FAI Combat Team Trials Site Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1989 US FAI Combat team tri als submit bids opportunity Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other infor mation typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to address question particular site good best Also since team trials does provide funding team will con test itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants bids should sent directly Mich eline Madison AMA HQ As now cut off date bids has estab lished however goal Team Selec tion Committee vote 1988 date place team trials no special forms use ever needed sample bid can ob tained Micheline Madison AMA HQ August 1988 113 U V N a -c C s.- o 0 I C U 2 c E 0 o C C Lf V Dcj aCl CD - C 0 u CUaa O 0 a o ac6 OrO 0 1990-91 Rules Proposals Continue time around giving rules proposals several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter beginning page 113 hope publishing earlier date rather waiting until af ter September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time modelers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-17 William R Nusz Change up per engine size limits Control Line Speed Class B event No 303 cur rent 3051 cu 4028 cu restrict class constant-diameter exhaust ex tensions ie mini-pipes CL-90-18 Barry Baxter Slow Combat De lete airframe amd fuel systems limita tions Impose 7909-mph limit 65 sec two laps aircraft following four proposals CL-90-19 -20 -21 -22 have submitted Precision Aerobatics Advisory Committee PAAC special-interest group As conse quence automatically pass Ini tial Vote CL Contest Board CL-90-19 CE Robbert Eliminate AMA Novice Aerobatics event No 323 CL-90-20 CE Robbert Add Beginner Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event cL-go-21 CE Robbert Add Skill Class Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event CL-90-22 CE Robbert Add Precision Aerobatics Judges Guide adopted PAMPA AMA rule book RC Soaring Proposals 50-90-i Richard L Madden Add another landing option deducts 50 flight points penalty will result flight score less zero landing within 15 ft predetermined spot does occur 50-90-2 Richard L Madden Require winches have some type means dis connect winch power prevent runaway condition situation could cause se rious injury competitors contest per sonnel 50-90-3 Richard L Madden Require towline-retrieval systems equipped control switch activated same hand used reset line retrieve mode prevent acci dental starting line retriever tenders hand contact retrieval line during resetting retrieve modeMore page uS FAI World Records Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27a 28 29 30 31 32a 32b 32c 32d 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SI H S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF DI-CC DU DU DU DU S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC s-CC S-CC S-CC S-CC S-CF/100 S-CF/200 DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC Fl B Fl B Fl B FiB FiC FiC FiC FiC Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F FlA FlA FlA F3A F3A F3A F3A F3B F3B F3B F2A F2A F2A F2A F2A F3A FiD Fl D Fl D Fl D F3B F3B F3C F3C F3C F3C F3C FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3AIs F3A F3AJs F3B F3C F2C F2C F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P I Vivchar C Tchiglitsev V Fiodorov A Belanov Koulakovsky E Boricevitch Yin Chenbai A Doubinetzky A Nazarov G Pelegi P Motekaitis P Motekaitis S Purice VI Titlov S Purice A Pavlov M Milutinovic Z Taus G Benedek C Aghem M Hill M Hill Miakinin & Goukoune A Smolentsev JR Hiner JR Hiner Z Jihe PE Eisner P Halman S Xilin L lipinski C Aghem A Thedo I Richmond I Richmond J Richmond W Sitar SOm course M Michl 200m course E Svoboda M Pruss R Jenneson E Heim D Whitney R Jenneson B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky Zhang Guisheng Jiang Jie Dong Chumlai I Zhidanov Y Zaslavsky R Weber M Hill V Miakinine R Weber M Hill Lin Hanmao G Peszke D Whitney Kuznetzov/Kramaren ko V ShapovalovN Onufrienko Tan Bing T Voitenko I Voitenko W Kuppers C Peszke R Hersperger R Hersperger C Aghem I Tsibisov I Tsibisov R Hersperger R Hersperger CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP YR HA YR CCCP Yu OK HA N N CCCP CCCP N N B C C B CCCP PH N N N OE HA OK CCCP VH D C VH CCCP CCP CCCP CCCP B B B CCCP CCCP N N CCCP N N B SP C CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP D SP HB HB CCCP CCCP HB HB 4/18/86 7/1/62 6/19/64 9/6/87 8/6/52 8/15/52 8/8/82 5/5/81 6/3/68 8/3/74 8/30/75 6/12/70 10/1/65 10/1/63 9/24/63 9/20/70 5/15/60 3/31/62 5/23/48 6/7/87 9/28/83 9/6/70 9/21/71 9/3/83 5/26/84 6/11/82 8/22/84 6/27/87 10/13/86 10/20/84 6/12/72 7/26/86 6/7/87 9/29/84 6/21/79 8/31/79 8/16/77 12/2/81 7/23/79 5/29/87 2/2/80 8/14/86 10/26/86 3/9/80 5/28/87 4/16/86 5/28/87 9/7/87 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75DI-CCF3E-SOL PJ HartwigD5/26/86435km 76s-ccF3E-SOL 77DUF3E-COMB Ha Cheng FengB5/26/876:1532 78DI-SLF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI5/23/87148km 79HF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI9/7/87816m 80S-SLF3E-COMB R WinsorC10/26/8610091km/h 81DI-CCF3E-COMB PJ HartwigD7/5/87435km 82S-CCF3E-COMB P ChannonG11/2/8669523km/h DU DurationS-SL Speed straight line DI-SL Distance straight lines-cc Speed closed circuit DI-CC Distance closed circuitS-CF Speed circular flight H Height Reference issue 10 1Oct 1987 updates CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS DISTANCE FLIGHT TYPE OFMETHOD OF ATEMODEL CLASSPROPULSION DURATION STRAIGHTHEIGHTSPEED GOPYLINE GliderFlA171819 Aeroplane FIB Extensible Motor1234 FIG Piston Motor5678 FIB Extensible Motor40414243 ISeaplaneFIG Piston Motor44454647 .FlF Extensible Motor9101112 Helicoptei FlF Piston Motor13141516 DURATION U Indoor FlD Extensible Motor 32 ceIling category less 8 m Modelb ceIling category II 8 m 15 m c ceiling category lIt 15 m 30 m d ceIling category IV over 30 m SPEED SWEPT VOLUME cm3 roplane F2A Piston MotorIAlBIIIII -J U 100 101 251 501 LLccto 250to 500to 1000 2727A28 oReaction Motor30 F2CPiston Motor100 laps 57 laps 58 DISTANCE 1DISTANCE SPEED DURA-IN AHEIGHTNAtNA TION STRAIGHTI CLOSED CLOSED SPEED AeroplaneF3APiston Motor202122 53 LINECIRCUIT CIRCUIT w SesolaneF3A Piston Motor 48495052 mOGilderF3B2425263455 Helicopter F3C Piston Motor 353637383956 z oElectrmotor o5596061626364 0 plane F3E P 65 66 67 68 69 70 SOL 71 72 73 74 75 76 COMB 77 78 79 80 81 82 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY aid REGISTRATION MARKS Algeria Argentina LV LO Australia VH Austria 06 Belgium 00 Bolivia CP Brazil garia L Canada C CF Chile CC China B Colombia HK Cuba CU Cyprus zechoslovakia OK Denmark. OY Egypt quador FederalRepublic Germany nland rance rman Democratic Republic Greece SX Guatemala TG Hungary celand TF India VI Indonesia PK Iraq Vt Iran EP Ireland 1 Israel 4X Italy Jordan JY Democmtic Peoples Republic 01 Korea. P South Korea apan ebanon iechtenstein. HB emblem Luxemburg exico E XC Monaco orocco etherlands FH New Zealand ZI LM Norway Pakistan anama eru oland Portugsi R Romania an Marino h Africa ZS 11 ZU Spain EC Suriname weden SE Switzerland naIl emblem Thailand HG Tunisia urkey nited Kingdom ruguay SAN USSR. VenezusiaYV YugoslaviaYU Zambia9J El AMA Indoor Proposals IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Reduce time re quired make attempt official flight 20 seconds Pennyplane Novice Penny plane Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter Manhattan cabin Scale Proposals SC-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted .1 Made solid sheet. 1 continued bad approached correct way Frustration can creative tool moti vate improvement within individual re member two-hour conversation newcomer Scale competition arena very obvious frustrations reached intolerable level patient re asoning little pep talk convinced him should continue Now person top Scale world enjoying exhilaration competition have experienced high level frustra tion competitive world happened 1978 after qualified US F4C Scale team would going England compete rather serious operation long recovery brought point model completed time drawing short before school out summer teacher long hours being logged workshop After school recessed year sometimes devoting 16-18 hours per day doing redoing portions Hiperbipe dropped bed sleep difficult because too things think about Several things made possible cope situation First loving support wife Next daughters equally supportive Third mod eling friend ever willing share advice quiet patient manner whenever another stumbling block presented itself remember sifting Don Murray basement after model flown Continued page J16 August 1988 115 Technical Director continued box transport finished Don simply smiled once again passed quiet feeling confidence saying words knew could experiences World Cham pionships worth trouble Absolutely Finishing second va3 great impor tant learned great deal about myself others knowledge understanding has helped approach problems people point also created awareness made next two World Championship experiences much easier grew result change began appear character competition mood early 1980s became far less important to win focus contests became people Indeed still tried win really important pects interpersonal relationships could renewed instituted event often noted vast bulk model ing activity centers around sport flier individual competitionoriented course quite true Un less wish count fun-flys competi tion certainly would cases less 10% AMA mem bership flies competitive events reg ular basis significant number work contests however logical ask what small percent age competition-oriented modelers con tributes hobby/sport answers frequently quoted fact competition advan ces technology statement always equated better engines better what evers logic reasoning has shown up virtually form com petitive endeavor Certainly Indianapolis Memorial Day has contributed much valu able information automotive develop ment honesty however dont feel concept important contribu tion competition provides aeromo deling believe key factor compe tition provides individual ertia keeping person hobby/sport supplies challenge person seek new goals study typical club no matter what size may will discover something typical Academy itself newcomer attacks learning stage modeling career relish manifested frequency can found field manner becomes involved club mat ters Once has soloed RC flier begins feel comfortable flying second stage sets often level frustration occurs because diffi cult levels models attempted may suddenly find himself crashing frequently approaches flying greater abandon too passes however find af ter perhaps year two three has become reasonably accomplished flierwith nowhere go challenge has disappeared Saturday/Sunday sessions either become less frequent have taken different tack time spent under shelter concerned social aspects hobby/sport Indeed people watch will notice persons tend show up field model after Unfortu nately dont catch come part ofthat 20%- 25% dropout rate exists hobby/sport would appear some challenge must develop beyond just boring holes sky week after week Sometimes challenge comes form competition other cases hold individual because enjoys people part either social viewpoint perhaps club officer worker often contests case need help person discover means foster desires can re ceive nourishment hobby/sport interested fact after framed column mind received call person told about club program qualifying fliers noted significant number modelers never progressed beyond Solo level Pilot Instructor levels fact seemed point concern club fits known pattern beha vior What can Certainly can promote competition realistic suggest person inclined begin spend hundreds dollars contest order win 10-dollar trophy must want pursue course ac tion order satisfy some need ego otherwise can help individuals levels providing challenges encouragement relating modeling skills Seeking advice very good way bolster egos will often encourage find out order better giver fact will often find best groups around heavily popu lated persons ask what group can give what can give group may come pass de cades down modeling trail such persons will still contributing members group Are old-time competitors still find thrill compete Most certainly As case may have same needs fill still fresh important point however us must find some challenge within aeromodel ing will continue help us learn grow Otherwise will simply gravitate some other interest reach plateau disinterest once again What waste becomes Nuf now ClAM Report F1AIBICIDIEIGIHIJ Free Flight George Xenakis Subcommittee Member 15 ClAM Free Flight proposals cir culated program participants consideration 14 ended up meeting agenda kilograms-to-Newtons proposal included proposed limit 10 meters mete orological indicators referred FF Subcommittee along suggestion banning fixed devices considered class FlA quite lot interest sues evidenced fact got 55 60 votes program participants controversial issues ClAM yes vote 10 14 sues agreed USA vote cluding deletion 20-sec-attempt proposal 20-sec attempt retained classes FiG H J However three contentious ones ClAM vote opposite USA fact ClAM vote proposals vote per country strong program participants votes against comparison follows Delete builder-of-the-model rule US fliers voted 16 Yes 45 No ClAM voted 20 Yes three No No line-cross second attempt US fliers voted 17 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 27 Yes three No RC allowed engine stop DT US fliers voted 19 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 20 Yes five No vote preceding technical meeting similar official ClAM vote did vote come out way Per haps putting forth rationales presented meetings will help understand vote nec essarily agree Only comments favor of proposals present ed following discussion some point discussions arguments against proposals aired Since did hold up vote no point massaging best re view arguments support pro posals order try understand vote came out way Builder-of-the-model rule 1 rule unenforceable No penalties imposed 2 Almost parts FF model can purchased ready-made eg engine pans motor tubes prop hubs/blades wings tail booms 3 Eastern European some Western countries already using molds jigs fixtures identical models can built 4 Some countries provide financial support sporting activities hobbies eg have build own sport equipment its hobby sport 5 being able hand finished model can fly youngster may get captured FF start building own point discussion suggested retain builder-of-the-model rule Juniors delete Open contes tants appeared some interest thought picked up time Possibly pursuing future may able get adopted FiG H j events No line-cross second attempt 1 Competitors starting use rule tactically ie going line-cross launch order get free go 2 Timers have difficult time detecting line-crossings 3 rule complicates timing proced ure ie timing recovery time after linecrossCondnued page 118 116 Model Aviation oi an az o 0 CI CI 31 asoooooo-n--2 .r 09 II ao-o00CS C0 00~C0C0 o C 7 C207'070'C7 0 z-01MM ZZCIMZZCIMM MNMM- WON-CIICM 0CI-00OO J MOO MCI MCI OOMJ0OIIOM II110 HOD 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Endangered Species Rich Neveln AMA 151189 Recent published opinions John 0 Worth Dave Platt Joe Pederson Ron St Jean point up FACT Free Flight presently constituted trouble X Im modeling vet 38 years ser 0 vice Ive started Control Line CL Coin m bat Free Flight RC Power 0 now mostly RC Gliders Im lucky o cause selection Slope sites exists area less half-hours drive away have converted Starduster 900 RC X lowering main center dihedral Ive 0 also built Starduster two-foot flat center section one-foot tip panels 0 low dihedral both worked fine 1976and tried again Reno CO 1985 first item Im opposition x Free Flightbut am opposition o five hours driving round trip required out trim out Free Flight Getting up 400 am weekend test flying fun 0 I remember great times trophy Cl times fun flying 25 years ago izona Im now Northern California coast 0 Arizona desert great trip desert flying site near Phoenix still just Aabout 30 minutes The folks live Nevada Arizona 0 New Mexico Texas have little worries CO about Free Flight dying places open space abundanta luxury X few other places have 0 Then theres item two peo pie talking about Free 0 Flight. mechanical autopilots boardthose six-function timers recall 0 about 10 years ago Maynard Hill wrote CO about electrostatic autopilot about three years ago someone RC Thermal X Soaring used won event 0 entered years Nats read about thermal sniffers company has autopilot turns airplane right lift encountered left theres CO sink devices intended RC Gliders Perhaps youve seen recent micrcom ransmitters Well very few years putert see combined new level oftop dog Free Flight flying getting 0 farther farther away beginner O Just think javelin launch release CO starts six-function power-flight timer after bunt glide onboard computer MU inertial mea surement unit take over wing tip sen sors pick up thermal entry sink com puter can figure angle thermal entry amount right left turn re quired staying thermal toroid maintained wing other ex its thermal slight turn correction made maintain thermal flight after predetermined drift distance computer integrates IMU data direction flight system initiates bee line back launch siteand re sumes wide circling thermal search controls turn penetration-flight elevator camber control would on-board would no control ground BUT would THIS FREE Flight current microcircuit technology type thing just around corner Just technology now separates beginner expert might use difference basis competition cate gories example Maxwell Bassetts motorized airplane declared illegal like tuned pipes have beenthereby stopping muf fler development Free Flight new cat egory initiated Therefore now come item three would give Free Flight following new cat egories Category Zero Radio Control allowed small fields beginners Category Fixed surfaces RC/mechanical timers/fusesfand what have allowed engine cutoff DT Category Two Multifunction timers auto surfaces allowed No reactive systems allowed Category Three Unlimited Autopilots radios ything goes Engine sizes category sizing FAI Power Same now AMA Power Same FAI except autopi lots radios allowed Wed want change muffler rules include Free Flight three meters distance sound level must below danger-to-hearing level Start launch team must wearing hearing protection next comes item four Team flying Ive flown things very small groups pretty much alone thing got Free Flight contests thing so-called team flying worked still works day two pros sup posed win would go fly six 10 ponies underlings theirsplus official timer ponies would flytrying get good airand pros would help HOWEVER pony got good air pro would fly get max would usually win lots contests scheme would effect give pro 70 80 attempts six official flights thing really stops cold Any beginner outsider would see could see would hardly stand chance against lockout system such would try some other eventif stayed modeler people run Free Flight people use system big winners see little chance change What Im thinking just now would propose would lottery combined flight time selections 1 fliers enter lottery establish order picking slots see below 2 As established order lot tery flier picks flight-time slot out say dozen 15-mm slots between 800 am noon next step multiply number flights per flier num ber fliers entered divide result number slots 12 figured four flights per flier 24 fliers would have 4 x 24 12 ans eight con testants fly 15-mm slotperiod would offer chance fly pro entrant time slots num bers etc first guesses use system would organize Free Flight contests groups could freeze out oth ers controlling timer clipboards watches etc similar assignment lottery could done maintain fly-one/time-one tradi tion necessity contests major stumbling block re solved name New Free Flight Its RC its Free Flight because program timers etcso what call Something sounds solid necessary about AMA Power Duration Power Soaring Ive got two models ready fly body holds contest Other Articles Subject Previous Soapbox articles sub ject state Free Flight activity have appeared following editions Competition Newsletter December 1987Richard W Wegener Jaunuary 1988Ron St Jean March 1988Dave Platt April 1988Harry Murphy June 1988Joe Ed Pederson July 1988Bob Hatschek addition Free Flight Duration col umns appearing July September 1987 issues Model Aviation bear subject written Ron St Jean John Worths comments about per ceived decline Free Flight activity US presented Executive Directors View HQ column January 1987 edition AMA News have generated lot heated discussionsome has seen light day 1988 Soapbox letters SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1988 119 CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 OJ 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x ClAM/Pylon Racing cond pears gentlemen willing produce ideas will make FAI Pylon exciting competitive class new rule changes will incor porated 1988 FAI Sporting Code will nothing clarify some current rules Simple effective rules have maintained first rule change clarified defini tion pilot caller caller can now team manager another compet itor same team third party caller must holder FAI li cense must have paid entry fee second rule change adds penalty cut team releases model before drop starters flag Al though may appear rather simplistic necessity world championship compe tition competitors math ematicians scoring procedure has complication removed time sec onds now absolute score need subtract time constant 200 has eliminated Instead competitor highest score being winner lowest score will now win main point discussion within F3D Technical Subcommittee meeting evolv ed around idea creating semifinal final race determination ultimate winner competition par ticular item referred back Sub committee additional study Within next year type system will probably employed F3D consideration NOISE problem within Pylon Racing now recognized entire FAI community 1989 will year Pylon Racers around world establish viable noise regulation fortunate current World Champion Dave Shadel recognizes problem has agreed develop criteria will basis FAI/F3D noise lim itation noise regulation necessary desire race future last Pylon World Championship unofficial world record estab lished Brian Richmond United States team Unfortunately record recognized FAI During up coming year record-class proposal will submitted approval 1989 CLAM meeting next World Championship will allow opportunity go re cord Pylon Team Selection Program has approved Team Selection Race will held Labor Day weekend Weak Signals field near Toledo OH plan compete spectate important race 1988 Pylon Rac ing season See Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member recent past have sent question naires asking opinions proposed rule changes persons closely asso SANCTIONED EVENTS Revised 198849 SanctIon List 0000* 200 nuo 00 000 0*5Ooveo 01000000 00001101000* 01*100402502120100 100010001 101022020OlOOL 0*4014 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00*I0100 0101*1 40010011101 S00l1001o2421C1 0040100001 S00ll0IJollooI0 101 045000 110111101 00000 00001000021110 05101000 00*,vL 101 0520000004IllOrO000010I0I 00002100 00*l1gSI12012 IC 452010900001000205104101 0550005090020000 10000001110000011 02101,g 00001004001 000001011100111 0210*40, 1140021 0210I, 011000 1104001 120010900000 510 0000001100 SOOO 00000 512 000002 0000 SO2 dated FAI events Answers have fluence voting Scale FAI Sub committee meeting preceeds fi nal vote Plenary session Other subcommittee members smaller coun tries use personal contacts tele phone help decide agenda items acceptable Representatives present years sub committee meeting UK USA Switzerland Belgium France Nor way South Africa Finland Although aly USSR have Scale World Cham pionships scheduled 1988 neither represented meeting controversial proposal Switzerland would locate flight judges two meters apart about six feet prevent dis cussion scores collusion influ ence bias group judges An swers questionnaire indicated evenly divided opinion against proposal general competitors favored separation judges have officiating experience voted against wide spacing basis judging er rors could made no conversa tion between judges Most subcommittee members voted against proposal subsequently withdrawn Swiss Scale representative proposal reduce number static judges three accepted number flight judges remains five high low scores deleted means 50/50 balance between flight static scores maintained rea soned static judges consult other therefore no need de letion high low scores Additionally cost-saving World Champion ships organizers eight total judges needed rather 10 past dummy pilot necessary Scale model pilot visible prototype no penalty stip ulated absence pilot rule now changed reduce flight realism Kfactor 10 8 no dummy present pilot must visible both side front effectively rules out paper profile pilot thickness sometimes seen past dummy pilot may present during static judging will taken account drastic reduction complexity bo nuses awarded flight scores be120 Model Aviation 500 O0004001000200200000oo4 51090100050500o4 5000010400000 1101000100lg 00000000 So.01g 0000000 04000 00000909000 000. 4fl 0 0070. 400 0002 000019000ono.0041o 00*00000002000. 01090024000400401100 0110000000S0500 0129000 * 0440*0010440 01090000*0004204000040000 0140004020000 010*004000000 01000001010000 0Ifl00o0001%o, 00000004000700 11001 000 000l.OOIOOon.ILOO 020000000 0010* 110401 020RCCI.000020IL00Oo 021005000 S14* 10110000 VOl0 INTERPRETATION OF EVENT LiSTit 101104 means events numbered 102 103 104 flown sepas 101-104 1091070 events nombered 102 103 104 am combined tOt moves oniy 002705 tOt aod 004 ale flown veyarately 101 means events 101 104 combined 040 Oomyetition NOTE To assure qalck response tam send stamped salt-addressed lope listed doottest Director along OequeSt tOr into0000ion about eve letteos eamotbosos B PA immediotnly tollowing date too ve event reter sanction classiPoatlo explained AMA rule book B cares restriction 01 entry same tao events contact person ohoul queried obtain dntails sibly avoid misundestaoding disap ment Iltended petioipant portico considerable 0001091 may involved NOTE T indicates traditional has occurred numbo pears same date place same sponsor came effective last year has brought about reaction assure complex aircraft sufficiently rewarded now some changes K-factors static scor ing system K-factor color reduced 6 3 basis actual color difficult prove creates documentation prob lem both contestant judges Color photos vary printed material fre quently inadequate compensate color-factor reduction surface texture Kfactor now increased 6 8 scale detail K-factor increased 7 8 total K-factor three items re mains same Complex color schemes markings highly detailed models should receive marks reflect both accuracy quan tity Scores should proportionally higher model little detail though prototype may also sparsely detailed proposal Italy return complex ity bonuses old schedule several years ago maximum bonus 35% place present 20% unanimously defeated 5% bonus undercambered wing sections now extended include monoplanes well biplanes Control Line Scale models expected make three laps 450 angle maneuvers model failed achieve angleand always controversy about measurementthe score zero rule now changed allow some variation angle 450 awarded maximum score flying under 300 now receives zero gradations between two angles proposal permit model land adjustment during official flight de feated proposals become effective af ter January 1 1989 Poland has offered host 1990 Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control Previous offers Canada Belgium offered RC Scale F4BIC Scale
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
COMPETI T w NEWSLETTEF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS AMA 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Pro mth e Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 suspect human animal cannot escape need analyze motives drives result various actions dividual need psychoanalyze others often reveals strong desire address individuals personal makeup risk creating controversy pri mary intent would like explore var ious needs competition flier per ceive Last year used portion column state some thoughts along lines really significant difference tween sport flier competition modeler received few responses column tended make feel too much out line comments Certainly words didnt start fires put out realize easy objective about ones self however please allow writer supply some thoughts about own motivations being competitor Everyone possesses some degree desire win excel What normally choose field desire manifested ran track high school college enjoyed winning know did way enjoy friend very much chess enjoy winning Scale contest now adult again enjoy ment different thap experi enced others other forms endeavor Some persons fulfil behavioral gratifi cation occupations seek best lot office nothing wrong feeling long desire win does become com pulsive drive all-consuming always try win competitor purpose beat everyone else reason have never problem winning Notice did say losing Indeed competitor never lo ses unless allows himself think way winner will rarely return home spend time analyzing won does win can very certain considerable time will spent determin ing Therefore winning becomes learning experience far often does winning number reasons playing competitive game tend change during life individual may range simple need sat isfy ego creating market pro duct No attempt will made pass judgement motives enough simply know various reasons exist Early competitive model life de sire win very strong haunted scoreboard studied flights other com petitors sought advice prac ticed Contests lot work Getting ready contest lot work re member friend trying very hard understand would spend much time money exchange tro phy worth few dollars would need dusted forever didnt understand filling ego learning perfecting new skills have valu able later life feared some becoming compe tition person will tend create frustrations lives will situation Continued page 115 m AMA Juniors Poland Seven young AMA fliers will travel Lezno Poland first-ever Free Flight World Championships Juniors de parture date set August 5 1988 Championships running August 8 through August 15 fliers Martin PelatowskiF1A An sonia CT Matthew GaglianoFlA Floral Park NY Mike KellerFlA FiC Chats worth CA Adam TracyFiB Maple Valley WA Jimmy BuxtonFiB Bethel Park PA Melinda AndersonFiC Mountaintop PA Anthony HutchinsFiC Portland IN team manager Bob Sifleet assisted Fred Anderson Five supporters have also registered accompany team Bill Hutchins Elizabeth Sifleet Gayle Anderson Daniel Tracy Larry Pel atowski World Championships Federa tion Aeronautique Internationale FAI AMA provides certain funding US teams team member will receive uni form cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York departure point Lezno paid contestants team manager Also contestants entry fees event paid AMA Supporters pay own way AMA contribution comes gen eral revenues provided bud get year cover world championship events AMA HQ maintains detailed ac counting funds approved Exec utive Council FAI championships Con tributions funds interested persons organizations wishing further US involvement international competi tion always welcome Additional support US Team ing received other quarters Satellite City Simi CA has already provided almost $1000 retail value Hot Stuff products very generous contribution Bob Bill Hunter helping fliers con struct airplanes contribution worth $400 has received Cel Con Industries Exton PA form bat tery packs special charger handle 50-Hz 220-volt power will flying site Poland Jimmy Buxton being sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh WI EAA sister division AMA National Aeronautic Association AMA has working closely recent months EAA youth programs see Model Aviation July 1988 Team Manager Bob Sifleet Glenrock PA Free Flighter national interna tional fame competed US teams 1959 1969 again 1977 Melinda An derson female member team wish fliers best suc cess also want thank sponsors generous help invite assist ance anyone else would like contribute cause Bids Wanted 1989 FAI Combat Team Trials Site Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1989 US FAI Combat team tri als submit bids opportunity Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other infor mation typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to address question particular site good best Also since team trials does provide funding team will con test itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants bids should sent directly Mich eline Madison AMA HQ As now cut off date bids has estab lished however goal Team Selec tion Committee vote 1988 date place team trials no special forms use ever needed sample bid can ob tained Micheline Madison AMA HQ August 1988 113 U V N a -c C s.- o 0 I C U 2 c E 0 o C C Lf V Dcj aCl CD - C 0 u CUaa O 0 a o ac6 OrO 0 1990-91 Rules Proposals Continue time around giving rules proposals several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter beginning page 113 hope publishing earlier date rather waiting until af ter September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time modelers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-17 William R Nusz Change up per engine size limits Control Line Speed Class B event No 303 cur rent 3051 cu 4028 cu restrict class constant-diameter exhaust ex tensions ie mini-pipes CL-90-18 Barry Baxter Slow Combat De lete airframe amd fuel systems limita tions Impose 7909-mph limit 65 sec two laps aircraft following four proposals CL-90-19 -20 -21 -22 have submitted Precision Aerobatics Advisory Committee PAAC special-interest group As conse quence automatically pass Ini tial Vote CL Contest Board CL-90-19 CE Robbert Eliminate AMA Novice Aerobatics event No 323 CL-90-20 CE Robbert Add Beginner Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event cL-go-21 CE Robbert Add Skill Class Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event CL-90-22 CE Robbert Add Precision Aerobatics Judges Guide adopted PAMPA AMA rule book RC Soaring Proposals 50-90-i Richard L Madden Add another landing option deducts 50 flight points penalty will result flight score less zero landing within 15 ft predetermined spot does occur 50-90-2 Richard L Madden Require winches have some type means dis connect winch power prevent runaway condition situation could cause se rious injury competitors contest per sonnel 50-90-3 Richard L Madden Require towline-retrieval systems equipped control switch activated same hand used reset line retrieve mode prevent acci dental starting line retriever tenders hand contact retrieval line during resetting retrieve modeMore page uS FAI World Records Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27a 28 29 30 31 32a 32b 32c 32d 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SI H S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF DI-CC DU DU DU DU S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC s-CC S-CC S-CC S-CC S-CF/100 S-CF/200 DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC Fl B Fl B Fl B FiB FiC FiC FiC FiC Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F FlA FlA FlA F3A F3A F3A F3A F3B F3B F3B F2A F2A F2A F2A F2A F3A FiD Fl D Fl D Fl D F3B F3B F3C F3C F3C F3C F3C FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3AIs F3A F3AJs F3B F3C F2C F2C F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P I Vivchar C Tchiglitsev V Fiodorov A Belanov Koulakovsky E Boricevitch Yin Chenbai A Doubinetzky A Nazarov G Pelegi P Motekaitis P Motekaitis S Purice VI Titlov S Purice A Pavlov M Milutinovic Z Taus G Benedek C Aghem M Hill M Hill Miakinin & Goukoune A Smolentsev JR Hiner JR Hiner Z Jihe PE Eisner P Halman S Xilin L lipinski C Aghem A Thedo I Richmond I Richmond J Richmond W Sitar SOm course M Michl 200m course E Svoboda M Pruss R Jenneson E Heim D Whitney R Jenneson B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky Zhang Guisheng Jiang Jie Dong Chumlai I Zhidanov Y Zaslavsky R Weber M Hill V Miakinine R Weber M Hill Lin Hanmao G Peszke D Whitney Kuznetzov/Kramaren ko V ShapovalovN Onufrienko Tan Bing T Voitenko I Voitenko W Kuppers C Peszke R Hersperger R Hersperger C Aghem I Tsibisov I Tsibisov R Hersperger R Hersperger CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP YR HA YR CCCP Yu OK HA N N CCCP CCCP N N B C C B CCCP PH N N N OE HA OK CCCP VH D C VH CCCP CCP CCCP CCCP B B B CCCP CCCP N N CCCP N N B SP C CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP D SP HB HB CCCP CCCP HB HB 4/18/86 7/1/62 6/19/64 9/6/87 8/6/52 8/15/52 8/8/82 5/5/81 6/3/68 8/3/74 8/30/75 6/12/70 10/1/65 10/1/63 9/24/63 9/20/70 5/15/60 3/31/62 5/23/48 6/7/87 9/28/83 9/6/70 9/21/71 9/3/83 5/26/84 6/11/82 8/22/84 6/27/87 10/13/86 10/20/84 6/12/72 7/26/86 6/7/87 9/29/84 6/21/79 8/31/79 8/16/77 12/2/81 7/23/79 5/29/87 2/2/80 8/14/86 10/26/86 3/9/80 5/28/87 4/16/86 5/28/87 9/7/87 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75DI-CCF3E-SOL PJ HartwigD5/26/86435km 76s-ccF3E-SOL 77DUF3E-COMB Ha Cheng FengB5/26/876:1532 78DI-SLF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI5/23/87148km 79HF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI9/7/87816m 80S-SLF3E-COMB R WinsorC10/26/8610091km/h 81DI-CCF3E-COMB PJ HartwigD7/5/87435km 82S-CCF3E-COMB P ChannonG11/2/8669523km/h DU DurationS-SL Speed straight line DI-SL Distance straight lines-cc Speed closed circuit DI-CC Distance closed circuitS-CF Speed circular flight H Height Reference issue 10 1Oct 1987 updates CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS DISTANCE FLIGHT TYPE OFMETHOD OF ATEMODEL CLASSPROPULSION DURATION STRAIGHTHEIGHTSPEED GOPYLINE GliderFlA171819 Aeroplane FIB Extensible Motor1234 FIG Piston Motor5678 FIB Extensible Motor40414243 ISeaplaneFIG Piston Motor44454647 .FlF Extensible Motor9101112 Helicoptei FlF Piston Motor13141516 DURATION U Indoor FlD Extensible Motor 32 ceIling category less 8 m Modelb ceIling category II 8 m 15 m c ceiling category lIt 15 m 30 m d ceIling category IV over 30 m SPEED SWEPT VOLUME cm3 roplane F2A Piston MotorIAlBIIIII -J U 100 101 251 501 LLccto 250to 500to 1000 2727A28 oReaction Motor30 F2CPiston Motor100 laps 57 laps 58 DISTANCE 1DISTANCE SPEED DURA-IN AHEIGHTNAtNA TION STRAIGHTI CLOSED CLOSED SPEED AeroplaneF3APiston Motor202122 53 LINECIRCUIT CIRCUIT w SesolaneF3A Piston Motor 48495052 mOGilderF3B2425263455 Helicopter F3C Piston Motor 353637383956 z oElectrmotor o5596061626364 0 plane F3E P 65 66 67 68 69 70 SOL 71 72 73 74 75 76 COMB 77 78 79 80 81 82 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY aid REGISTRATION MARKS Algeria Argentina LV LO Australia VH Austria 06 Belgium 00 Bolivia CP Brazil garia L Canada C CF Chile CC China B Colombia HK Cuba CU Cyprus zechoslovakia OK Denmark. OY Egypt quador FederalRepublic Germany nland rance rman Democratic Republic Greece SX Guatemala TG Hungary celand TF India VI Indonesia PK Iraq Vt Iran EP Ireland 1 Israel 4X Italy Jordan JY Democmtic Peoples Republic 01 Korea. P South Korea apan ebanon iechtenstein. HB emblem Luxemburg exico E XC Monaco orocco etherlands FH New Zealand ZI LM Norway Pakistan anama eru oland Portugsi R Romania an Marino h Africa ZS 11 ZU Spain EC Suriname weden SE Switzerland naIl emblem Thailand HG Tunisia urkey nited Kingdom ruguay SAN USSR. VenezusiaYV YugoslaviaYU Zambia9J El AMA Indoor Proposals IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Reduce time re quired make attempt official flight 20 seconds Pennyplane Novice Penny plane Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter Manhattan cabin Scale Proposals SC-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted .1 Made solid sheet. 1 continued bad approached correct way Frustration can creative tool moti vate improvement within individual re member two-hour conversation newcomer Scale competition arena very obvious frustrations reached intolerable level patient re asoning little pep talk convinced him should continue Now person top Scale world enjoying exhilaration competition have experienced high level frustra tion competitive world happened 1978 after qualified US F4C Scale team would going England compete rather serious operation long recovery brought point model completed time drawing short before school out summer teacher long hours being logged workshop After school recessed year sometimes devoting 16-18 hours per day doing redoing portions Hiperbipe dropped bed sleep difficult because too things think about Several things made possible cope situation First loving support wife Next daughters equally supportive Third mod eling friend ever willing share advice quiet patient manner whenever another stumbling block presented itself remember sifting Don Murray basement after model flown Continued page J16 August 1988 115 Technical Director continued box transport finished Don simply smiled once again passed quiet feeling confidence saying words knew could experiences World Cham pionships worth trouble Absolutely Finishing second va3 great impor tant learned great deal about myself others knowledge understanding has helped approach problems people point also created awareness made next two World Championship experiences much easier grew result change began appear character competition mood early 1980s became far less important to win focus contests became people Indeed still tried win really important pects interpersonal relationships could renewed instituted event often noted vast bulk model ing activity centers around sport flier individual competitionoriented course quite true Un less wish count fun-flys competi tion certainly would cases less 10% AMA mem bership flies competitive events reg ular basis significant number work contests however logical ask what small percent age competition-oriented modelers con tributes hobby/sport answers frequently quoted fact competition advan ces technology statement always equated better engines better what evers logic reasoning has shown up virtually form com petitive endeavor Certainly Indianapolis Memorial Day has contributed much valu able information automotive develop ment honesty however dont feel concept important contribu tion competition provides aeromo deling believe key factor compe tition provides individual ertia keeping person hobby/sport supplies challenge person seek new goals study typical club no matter what size may will discover something typical Academy itself newcomer attacks learning stage modeling career relish manifested frequency can found field manner becomes involved club mat ters Once has soloed RC flier begins feel comfortable flying second stage sets often level frustration occurs because diffi cult levels models attempted may suddenly find himself crashing frequently approaches flying greater abandon too passes however find af ter perhaps year two three has become reasonably accomplished flierwith nowhere go challenge has disappeared Saturday/Sunday sessions either become less frequent have taken different tack time spent under shelter concerned social aspects hobby/sport Indeed people watch will notice persons tend show up field model after Unfortu nately dont catch come part ofthat 20%- 25% dropout rate exists hobby/sport would appear some challenge must develop beyond just boring holes sky week after week Sometimes challenge comes form competition other cases hold individual because enjoys people part either social viewpoint perhaps club officer worker often contests case need help person discover means foster desires can re ceive nourishment hobby/sport interested fact after framed column mind received call person told about club program qualifying fliers noted significant number modelers never progressed beyond Solo level Pilot Instructor levels fact seemed point concern club fits known pattern beha vior What can Certainly can promote competition realistic suggest person inclined begin spend hundreds dollars contest order win 10-dollar trophy must want pursue course ac tion order satisfy some need ego otherwise can help individuals levels providing challenges encouragement relating modeling skills Seeking advice very good way bolster egos will often encourage find out order better giver fact will often find best groups around heavily popu lated persons ask what group can give what can give group may come pass de cades down modeling trail such persons will still contributing members group Are old-time competitors still find thrill compete Most certainly As case may have same needs fill still fresh important point however us must find some challenge within aeromodel ing will continue help us learn grow Otherwise will simply gravitate some other interest reach plateau disinterest once again What waste becomes Nuf now ClAM Report F1AIBICIDIEIGIHIJ Free Flight George Xenakis Subcommittee Member 15 ClAM Free Flight proposals cir culated program participants consideration 14 ended up meeting agenda kilograms-to-Newtons proposal included proposed limit 10 meters mete orological indicators referred FF Subcommittee along suggestion banning fixed devices considered class FlA quite lot interest sues evidenced fact got 55 60 votes program participants controversial issues ClAM yes vote 10 14 sues agreed USA vote cluding deletion 20-sec-attempt proposal 20-sec attempt retained classes FiG H J However three contentious ones ClAM vote opposite USA fact ClAM vote proposals vote per country strong program participants votes against comparison follows Delete builder-of-the-model rule US fliers voted 16 Yes 45 No ClAM voted 20 Yes three No No line-cross second attempt US fliers voted 17 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 27 Yes three No RC allowed engine stop DT US fliers voted 19 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 20 Yes five No vote preceding technical meeting similar official ClAM vote did vote come out way Per haps putting forth rationales presented meetings will help understand vote nec essarily agree Only comments favor of proposals present ed following discussion some point discussions arguments against proposals aired Since did hold up vote no point massaging best re view arguments support pro posals order try understand vote came out way Builder-of-the-model rule 1 rule unenforceable No penalties imposed 2 Almost parts FF model can purchased ready-made eg engine pans motor tubes prop hubs/blades wings tail booms 3 Eastern European some Western countries already using molds jigs fixtures identical models can built 4 Some countries provide financial support sporting activities hobbies eg have build own sport equipment its hobby sport 5 being able hand finished model can fly youngster may get captured FF start building own point discussion suggested retain builder-of-the-model rule Juniors delete Open contes tants appeared some interest thought picked up time Possibly pursuing future may able get adopted FiG H j events No line-cross second attempt 1 Competitors starting use rule tactically ie going line-cross launch order get free go 2 Timers have difficult time detecting line-crossings 3 rule complicates timing proced ure ie timing recovery time after linecrossCondnued page 118 116 Model Aviation oi an az o 0 CI CI 31 asoooooo-n--2 .r 09 II ao-o00CS C0 00~C0C0 o C 7 C207'070'C7 0 z-01MM ZZCIMZZCIMM MNMM- WON-CIICM 0CI-00OO J MOO MCI MCI OOMJ0OIIOM II110 HOD 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Endangered Species Rich Neveln AMA 151189 Recent published opinions John 0 Worth Dave Platt Joe Pederson Ron St Jean point up FACT Free Flight presently constituted trouble X Im modeling vet 38 years ser 0 vice Ive started Control Line CL Coin m bat Free Flight RC Power 0 now mostly RC Gliders Im lucky o cause selection Slope sites exists area less half-hours drive away have converted Starduster 900 RC X lowering main center dihedral Ive 0 also built Starduster two-foot flat center section one-foot tip panels 0 low dihedral both worked fine 1976and tried again Reno CO 1985 first item Im opposition x Free Flightbut am opposition o five hours driving round trip required out trim out Free Flight Getting up 400 am weekend test flying fun 0 I remember great times trophy Cl times fun flying 25 years ago izona Im now Northern California coast 0 Arizona desert great trip desert flying site near Phoenix still just Aabout 30 minutes The folks live Nevada Arizona 0 New Mexico Texas have little worries CO about Free Flight dying places open space abundanta luxury X few other places have 0 Then theres item two peo pie talking about Free 0 Flight. mechanical autopilots boardthose six-function timers recall 0 about 10 years ago Maynard Hill wrote CO about electrostatic autopilot about three years ago someone RC Thermal X Soaring used won event 0 entered years Nats read about thermal sniffers company has autopilot turns airplane right lift encountered left theres CO sink devices intended RC Gliders Perhaps youve seen recent micrcom ransmitters Well very few years putert see combined new level oftop dog Free Flight flying getting 0 farther farther away beginner O Just think javelin launch release CO starts six-function power-flight timer after bunt glide onboard computer MU inertial mea surement unit take over wing tip sen sors pick up thermal entry sink com puter can figure angle thermal entry amount right left turn re quired staying thermal toroid maintained wing other ex its thermal slight turn correction made maintain thermal flight after predetermined drift distance computer integrates IMU data direction flight system initiates bee line back launch siteand re sumes wide circling thermal search controls turn penetration-flight elevator camber control would on-board would no control ground BUT would THIS FREE Flight current microcircuit technology type thing just around corner Just technology now separates beginner expert might use difference basis competition cate gories example Maxwell Bassetts motorized airplane declared illegal like tuned pipes have beenthereby stopping muf fler development Free Flight new cat egory initiated Therefore now come item three would give Free Flight following new cat egories Category Zero Radio Control allowed small fields beginners Category Fixed surfaces RC/mechanical timers/fusesfand what have allowed engine cutoff DT Category Two Multifunction timers auto surfaces allowed No reactive systems allowed Category Three Unlimited Autopilots radios ything goes Engine sizes category sizing FAI Power Same now AMA Power Same FAI except autopi lots radios allowed Wed want change muffler rules include Free Flight three meters distance sound level must below danger-to-hearing level Start launch team must wearing hearing protection next comes item four Team flying Ive flown things very small groups pretty much alone thing got Free Flight contests thing so-called team flying worked still works day two pros sup posed win would go fly six 10 ponies underlings theirsplus official timer ponies would flytrying get good airand pros would help HOWEVER pony got good air pro would fly get max would usually win lots contests scheme would effect give pro 70 80 attempts six official flights thing really stops cold Any beginner outsider would see could see would hardly stand chance against lockout system such would try some other eventif stayed modeler people run Free Flight people use system big winners see little chance change What Im thinking just now would propose would lottery combined flight time selections 1 fliers enter lottery establish order picking slots see below 2 As established order lot tery flier picks flight-time slot out say dozen 15-mm slots between 800 am noon next step multiply number flights per flier num ber fliers entered divide result number slots 12 figured four flights per flier 24 fliers would have 4 x 24 12 ans eight con testants fly 15-mm slotperiod would offer chance fly pro entrant time slots num bers etc first guesses use system would organize Free Flight contests groups could freeze out oth ers controlling timer clipboards watches etc similar assignment lottery could done maintain fly-one/time-one tradi tion necessity contests major stumbling block re solved name New Free Flight Its RC its Free Flight because program timers etcso what call Something sounds solid necessary about AMA Power Duration Power Soaring Ive got two models ready fly body holds contest Other Articles Subject Previous Soapbox articles sub ject state Free Flight activity have appeared following editions Competition Newsletter December 1987Richard W Wegener Jaunuary 1988Ron St Jean March 1988Dave Platt April 1988Harry Murphy June 1988Joe Ed Pederson July 1988Bob Hatschek addition Free Flight Duration col umns appearing July September 1987 issues Model Aviation bear subject written Ron St Jean John Worths comments about per ceived decline Free Flight activity US presented Executive Directors View HQ column January 1987 edition AMA News have generated lot heated discussionsome has seen light day 1988 Soapbox letters SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1988 119 CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 OJ 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x ClAM/Pylon Racing cond pears gentlemen willing produce ideas will make FAI Pylon exciting competitive class new rule changes will incor porated 1988 FAI Sporting Code will nothing clarify some current rules Simple effective rules have maintained first rule change clarified defini tion pilot caller caller can now team manager another compet itor same team third party caller must holder FAI li cense must have paid entry fee second rule change adds penalty cut team releases model before drop starters flag Al though may appear rather simplistic necessity world championship compe tition competitors math ematicians scoring procedure has complication removed time sec onds now absolute score need subtract time constant 200 has eliminated Instead competitor highest score being winner lowest score will now win main point discussion within F3D Technical Subcommittee meeting evolv ed around idea creating semifinal final race determination ultimate winner competition par ticular item referred back Sub committee additional study Within next year type system will probably employed F3D consideration NOISE problem within Pylon Racing now recognized entire FAI community 1989 will year Pylon Racers around world establish viable noise regulation fortunate current World Champion Dave Shadel recognizes problem has agreed develop criteria will basis FAI/F3D noise lim itation noise regulation necessary desire race future last Pylon World Championship unofficial world record estab lished Brian Richmond United States team Unfortunately record recognized FAI During up coming year record-class proposal will submitted approval 1989 CLAM meeting next World Championship will allow opportunity go re cord Pylon Team Selection Program has approved Team Selection Race will held Labor Day weekend Weak Signals field near Toledo OH plan compete spectate important race 1988 Pylon Rac ing season See Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member recent past have sent question naires asking opinions proposed rule changes persons closely asso SANCTIONED EVENTS Revised 198849 SanctIon List 0000* 200 nuo 00 000 0*5Ooveo 01000000 00001101000* 01*100402502120100 100010001 101022020OlOOL 0*4014 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00*I0100 0101*1 40010011101 S00l1001o2421C1 0040100001 S00ll0IJollooI0 101 045000 110111101 00000 00001000021110 05101000 00*,vL 101 0520000004IllOrO000010I0I 00002100 00*l1gSI12012 IC 452010900001000205104101 0550005090020000 10000001110000011 02101,g 00001004001 000001011100111 0210*40, 1140021 0210I, 011000 1104001 120010900000 510 0000001100 SOOO 00000 512 000002 0000 SO2 dated FAI events Answers have fluence voting Scale FAI Sub committee meeting preceeds fi nal vote Plenary session Other subcommittee members smaller coun tries use personal contacts tele phone help decide agenda items acceptable Representatives present years sub committee meeting UK USA Switzerland Belgium France Nor way South Africa Finland Although aly USSR have Scale World Cham pionships scheduled 1988 neither represented meeting controversial proposal Switzerland would locate flight judges two meters apart about six feet prevent dis cussion scores collusion influ ence bias group judges An swers questionnaire indicated evenly divided opinion against proposal general competitors favored separation judges have officiating experience voted against wide spacing basis judging er rors could made no conversa tion between judges Most subcommittee members voted against proposal subsequently withdrawn Swiss Scale representative proposal reduce number static judges three accepted number flight judges remains five high low scores deleted means 50/50 balance between flight static scores maintained rea soned static judges consult other therefore no need de letion high low scores Additionally cost-saving World Champion ships organizers eight total judges needed rather 10 past dummy pilot necessary Scale model pilot visible prototype no penalty stip ulated absence pilot rule now changed reduce flight realism Kfactor 10 8 no dummy present pilot must visible both side front effectively rules out paper profile pilot thickness sometimes seen past dummy pilot may present during static judging will taken account drastic reduction complexity bo nuses awarded flight scores be120 Model Aviation 500 O0004001000200200000oo4 51090100050500o4 5000010400000 1101000100lg 00000000 So.01g 0000000 04000 00000909000 000. 4fl 0 0070. 400 0002 000019000ono.0041o 00*00000002000. 01090024000400401100 0110000000S0500 0129000 * 0440*0010440 01090000*0004204000040000 0140004020000 010*004000000 01000001010000 0Ifl00o0001%o, 00000004000700 11001 000 000l.OOIOOon.ILOO 020000000 0010* 110401 020RCCI.000020IL00Oo 021005000 S14* 10110000 VOl0 INTERPRETATION OF EVENT LiSTit 101104 means events numbered 102 103 104 flown sepas 101-104 1091070 events nombered 102 103 104 am combined tOt moves oniy 002705 tOt aod 004 ale flown veyarately 101 means events 101 104 combined 040 Oomyetition NOTE To assure qalck response tam send stamped salt-addressed lope listed doottest Director along OequeSt tOr into0000ion about eve letteos eamotbosos B PA immediotnly tollowing date too ve event reter sanction classiPoatlo explained AMA rule book B cares restriction 01 entry same tao events contact person ohoul queried obtain dntails sibly avoid misundestaoding disap ment Iltended petioipant portico considerable 0001091 may involved NOTE T indicates traditional has occurred numbo pears same date place same sponsor came effective last year has brought about reaction assure complex aircraft sufficiently rewarded now some changes K-factors static scor ing system K-factor color reduced 6 3 basis actual color difficult prove creates documentation prob lem both contestant judges Color photos vary printed material fre quently inadequate compensate color-factor reduction surface texture Kfactor now increased 6 8 scale detail K-factor increased 7 8 total K-factor three items re mains same Complex color schemes markings highly detailed models should receive marks reflect both accuracy quan tity Scores should proportionally higher model little detail though prototype may also sparsely detailed proposal Italy return complex ity bonuses old schedule several years ago maximum bonus 35% place present 20% unanimously defeated 5% bonus undercambered wing sections now extended include monoplanes well biplanes Control Line Scale models expected make three laps 450 angle maneuvers model failed achieve angleand always controversy about measurementthe score zero rule now changed allow some variation angle 450 awarded maximum score flying under 300 now receives zero gradations between two angles proposal permit model land adjustment during official flight de feated proposals become effective af ter January 1 1989 Poland has offered host 1990 Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control Previous offers Canada Belgium offered RC Scale F4BIC Scale
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
COMPETI T w NEWSLETTEF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS AMA 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Pro mth e Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 suspect human animal cannot escape need analyze motives drives result various actions dividual need psychoanalyze others often reveals strong desire address individuals personal makeup risk creating controversy pri mary intent would like explore var ious needs competition flier per ceive Last year used portion column state some thoughts along lines really significant difference tween sport flier competition modeler received few responses column tended make feel too much out line comments Certainly words didnt start fires put out realize easy objective about ones self however please allow writer supply some thoughts about own motivations being competitor Everyone possesses some degree desire win excel What normally choose field desire manifested ran track high school college enjoyed winning know did way enjoy friend very much chess enjoy winning Scale contest now adult again enjoy ment different thap experi enced others other forms endeavor Some persons fulfil behavioral gratifi cation occupations seek best lot office nothing wrong feeling long desire win does become com pulsive drive all-consuming always try win competitor purpose beat everyone else reason have never problem winning Notice did say losing Indeed competitor never lo ses unless allows himself think way winner will rarely return home spend time analyzing won does win can very certain considerable time will spent determin ing Therefore winning becomes learning experience far often does winning number reasons playing competitive game tend change during life individual may range simple need sat isfy ego creating market pro duct No attempt will made pass judgement motives enough simply know various reasons exist Early competitive model life de sire win very strong haunted scoreboard studied flights other com petitors sought advice prac ticed Contests lot work Getting ready contest lot work re member friend trying very hard understand would spend much time money exchange tro phy worth few dollars would need dusted forever didnt understand filling ego learning perfecting new skills have valu able later life feared some becoming compe tition person will tend create frustrations lives will situation Continued page 115 m AMA Juniors Poland Seven young AMA fliers will travel Lezno Poland first-ever Free Flight World Championships Juniors de parture date set August 5 1988 Championships running August 8 through August 15 fliers Martin PelatowskiF1A An sonia CT Matthew GaglianoFlA Floral Park NY Mike KellerFlA FiC Chats worth CA Adam TracyFiB Maple Valley WA Jimmy BuxtonFiB Bethel Park PA Melinda AndersonFiC Mountaintop PA Anthony HutchinsFiC Portland IN team manager Bob Sifleet assisted Fred Anderson Five supporters have also registered accompany team Bill Hutchins Elizabeth Sifleet Gayle Anderson Daniel Tracy Larry Pel atowski World Championships Federa tion Aeronautique Internationale FAI AMA provides certain funding US teams team member will receive uni form cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York departure point Lezno paid contestants team manager Also contestants entry fees event paid AMA Supporters pay own way AMA contribution comes gen eral revenues provided bud get year cover world championship events AMA HQ maintains detailed ac counting funds approved Exec utive Council FAI championships Con tributions funds interested persons organizations wishing further US involvement international competi tion always welcome Additional support US Team ing received other quarters Satellite City Simi CA has already provided almost $1000 retail value Hot Stuff products very generous contribution Bob Bill Hunter helping fliers con struct airplanes contribution worth $400 has received Cel Con Industries Exton PA form bat tery packs special charger handle 50-Hz 220-volt power will flying site Poland Jimmy Buxton being sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh WI EAA sister division AMA National Aeronautic Association AMA has working closely recent months EAA youth programs see Model Aviation July 1988 Team Manager Bob Sifleet Glenrock PA Free Flighter national interna tional fame competed US teams 1959 1969 again 1977 Melinda An derson female member team wish fliers best suc cess also want thank sponsors generous help invite assist ance anyone else would like contribute cause Bids Wanted 1989 FAI Combat Team Trials Site Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1989 US FAI Combat team tri als submit bids opportunity Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other infor mation typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to address question particular site good best Also since team trials does provide funding team will con test itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants bids should sent directly Mich eline Madison AMA HQ As now cut off date bids has estab lished however goal Team Selec tion Committee vote 1988 date place team trials no special forms use ever needed sample bid can ob tained Micheline Madison AMA HQ August 1988 113 U V N a -c C s.- o 0 I C U 2 c E 0 o C C Lf V Dcj aCl CD - C 0 u CUaa O 0 a o ac6 OrO 0 1990-91 Rules Proposals Continue time around giving rules proposals several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter beginning page 113 hope publishing earlier date rather waiting until af ter September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time modelers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-17 William R Nusz Change up per engine size limits Control Line Speed Class B event No 303 cur rent 3051 cu 4028 cu restrict class constant-diameter exhaust ex tensions ie mini-pipes CL-90-18 Barry Baxter Slow Combat De lete airframe amd fuel systems limita tions Impose 7909-mph limit 65 sec two laps aircraft following four proposals CL-90-19 -20 -21 -22 have submitted Precision Aerobatics Advisory Committee PAAC special-interest group As conse quence automatically pass Ini tial Vote CL Contest Board CL-90-19 CE Robbert Eliminate AMA Novice Aerobatics event No 323 CL-90-20 CE Robbert Add Beginner Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event cL-go-21 CE Robbert Add Skill Class Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event CL-90-22 CE Robbert Add Precision Aerobatics Judges Guide adopted PAMPA AMA rule book RC Soaring Proposals 50-90-i Richard L Madden Add another landing option deducts 50 flight points penalty will result flight score less zero landing within 15 ft predetermined spot does occur 50-90-2 Richard L Madden Require winches have some type means dis connect winch power prevent runaway condition situation could cause se rious injury competitors contest per sonnel 50-90-3 Richard L Madden Require towline-retrieval systems equipped control switch activated same hand used reset line retrieve mode prevent acci dental starting line retriever tenders hand contact retrieval line during resetting retrieve modeMore page uS FAI World Records Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27a 28 29 30 31 32a 32b 32c 32d 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SI H S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF DI-CC DU DU DU DU S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC s-CC S-CC S-CC S-CC S-CF/100 S-CF/200 DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC DU DI-SL H S-SL DI-CC S-CC Fl B Fl B Fl B FiB FiC FiC FiC FiC Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F Fl F FlA FlA FlA F3A F3A F3A F3A F3B F3B F3B F2A F2A F2A F2A F2A F3A FiD Fl D Fl D Fl D F3B F3B F3C F3C F3C F3C F3C FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s FiB/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F1C/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3A/s F3AIs F3A F3AJs F3B F3C F2C F2C F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-S F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P F3E-P I Vivchar C Tchiglitsev V Fiodorov A Belanov Koulakovsky E Boricevitch Yin Chenbai A Doubinetzky A Nazarov G Pelegi P Motekaitis P Motekaitis S Purice VI Titlov S Purice A Pavlov M Milutinovic Z Taus G Benedek C Aghem M Hill M Hill Miakinin & Goukoune A Smolentsev JR Hiner JR Hiner Z Jihe PE Eisner P Halman S Xilin L lipinski C Aghem A Thedo I Richmond I Richmond J Richmond W Sitar SOm course M Michl 200m course E Svoboda M Pruss R Jenneson E Heim D Whitney R Jenneson B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky Zhang Guisheng Jiang Jie Dong Chumlai I Zhidanov Y Zaslavsky R Weber M Hill V Miakinine R Weber M Hill Lin Hanmao G Peszke D Whitney Kuznetzov/Kramaren ko V ShapovalovN Onufrienko Tan Bing T Voitenko I Voitenko W Kuppers C Peszke R Hersperger R Hersperger C Aghem I Tsibisov I Tsibisov R Hersperger R Hersperger CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP YR HA YR CCCP Yu OK HA N N CCCP CCCP N N B C C B CCCP PH N N N OE HA OK CCCP VH D C VH CCCP CCP CCCP CCCP B B B CCCP CCCP N N CCCP N N B SP C CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP D SP HB HB CCCP CCCP HB HB 4/18/86 7/1/62 6/19/64 9/6/87 8/6/52 8/15/52 8/8/82 5/5/81 6/3/68 8/3/74 8/30/75 6/12/70 10/1/65 10/1/63 9/24/63 9/20/70 5/15/60 3/31/62 5/23/48 6/7/87 9/28/83 9/6/70 9/21/71 9/3/83 5/26/84 6/11/82 8/22/84 6/27/87 10/13/86 10/20/84 6/12/72 7/26/86 6/7/87 9/29/84 6/21/79 8/31/79 8/16/77 12/2/81 7/23/79 5/29/87 2/2/80 8/14/86 10/26/86 3/9/80 5/28/87 4/16/86 5/28/87 9/7/87 8/7/82 8/29/82 8/17/82 9/16/87 4/10/81 10/8/77 9/3/67 9/25/71 9/2/77 11/26/84 9/12/82 10/13/82 11/2/86 7/15/83 7/25/82 5/22/87 5/28/87 9/28/86 10/21/85 4/8/86 10/12/86 10/12/86 4/26/87 9/25/85 9/23/85 10/12/86 10/12/86 1:1423 371189km 1732m 18668km/h 6:01 0 378756km 64689m 1799km/h 0:33267 52375m 812m 14423km/h 3:120 91491km 3750m 11612km/h 4:5810 31033km 2364m 22:1931 45523km 8208m 34392km/h 33:3230 14792km/h 19507m 25166km/h 31345km/h 31229km/h 326382km/h 39564km/h 1239km 0:2854 0:3407 0:4443 0:5214 39092km/h 16695km/h 7161km 4:3413 9285km 1640m 13852km/h 72km 0 4945 7927km 1143m 8946km/h 2:2352 130904km 4600m 9807km/h 11:0218 2448km 5651m 29498km/h 508km 242km/h 1856km/h 109153km/h 11272km/h 0:03198 0:06563 5:51 08 5001km 1236m 21145km/h 69km 13974km/h 6:0203 604km 30371m 6696km/h 207km 62243km/h 114 Model Aviation Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 71DUF3E-SOL FW BiestefeldD6/20/843:0454 72DI-SLF3E-SOL 73HF3E-SOL 74S-SLF3E-SOL F WeissgerberD7/5/876222km/h 75DI-CCF3E-SOL PJ HartwigD5/26/86435km 76s-ccF3E-SOL 77DUF3E-COMB Ha Cheng FengB5/26/876:1532 78DI-SLF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI5/23/87148km 79HF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI9/7/87816m 80S-SLF3E-COMB R WinsorC10/26/8610091km/h 81DI-CCF3E-COMB PJ HartwigD7/5/87435km 82S-CCF3E-COMB P ChannonG11/2/8669523km/h DU DurationS-SL Speed straight line DI-SL Distance straight lines-cc Speed closed circuit DI-CC Distance closed circuitS-CF Speed circular flight H Height Reference issue 10 1Oct 1987 updates CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS DISTANCE FLIGHT TYPE OFMETHOD OF ATEMODEL CLASSPROPULSION DURATION STRAIGHTHEIGHTSPEED GOPYLINE GliderFlA171819 Aeroplane FIB Extensible Motor1234 FIG Piston Motor5678 FIB Extensible Motor40414243 ISeaplaneFIG Piston Motor44454647 .FlF Extensible Motor9101112 Helicoptei FlF Piston Motor13141516 DURATION U Indoor FlD Extensible Motor 32 ceIling category less 8 m Modelb ceIling category II 8 m 15 m c ceiling category lIt 15 m 30 m d ceIling category IV over 30 m SPEED SWEPT VOLUME cm3 roplane F2A Piston MotorIAlBIIIII -J U 100 101 251 501 LLccto 250to 500to 1000 2727A28 oReaction Motor30 F2CPiston Motor100 laps 57 laps 58 DISTANCE 1DISTANCE SPEED DURA-IN AHEIGHTNAtNA TION STRAIGHTI CLOSED CLOSED SPEED AeroplaneF3APiston Motor202122 53 LINECIRCUIT CIRCUIT w SesolaneF3A Piston Motor 48495052 mOGilderF3B2425263455 Helicopter F3C Piston Motor 353637383956 z oElectrmotor o5596061626364 0 plane F3E P 65 66 67 68 69 70 SOL 71 72 73 74 75 76 COMB 77 78 79 80 81 82 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY aid REGISTRATION MARKS Algeria Argentina LV LO Australia VH Austria 06 Belgium 00 Bolivia CP Brazil garia L Canada C CF Chile CC China B Colombia HK Cuba CU Cyprus zechoslovakia OK Denmark. OY Egypt quador FederalRepublic Germany nland rance rman Democratic Republic Greece SX Guatemala TG Hungary celand TF India VI Indonesia PK Iraq Vt Iran EP Ireland 1 Israel 4X Italy Jordan JY Democmtic Peoples Republic 01 Korea. P South Korea apan ebanon iechtenstein. HB emblem Luxemburg exico E XC Monaco orocco etherlands FH New Zealand ZI LM Norway Pakistan anama eru oland Portugsi R Romania an Marino h Africa ZS 11 ZU Spain EC Suriname weden SE Switzerland naIl emblem Thailand HG Tunisia urkey nited Kingdom ruguay SAN USSR. VenezusiaYV YugoslaviaYU Zambia9J El AMA Indoor Proposals IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Reduce time re quired make attempt official flight 20 seconds Pennyplane Novice Penny plane Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter Manhattan cabin Scale Proposals SC-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted .1 Made solid sheet. 1 continued bad approached correct way Frustration can creative tool moti vate improvement within individual re member two-hour conversation newcomer Scale competition arena very obvious frustrations reached intolerable level patient re asoning little pep talk convinced him should continue Now person top Scale world enjoying exhilaration competition have experienced high level frustra tion competitive world happened 1978 after qualified US F4C Scale team would going England compete rather serious operation long recovery brought point model completed time drawing short before school out summer teacher long hours being logged workshop After school recessed year sometimes devoting 16-18 hours per day doing redoing portions Hiperbipe dropped bed sleep difficult because too things think about Several things made possible cope situation First loving support wife Next daughters equally supportive Third mod eling friend ever willing share advice quiet patient manner whenever another stumbling block presented itself remember sifting Don Murray basement after model flown Continued page J16 August 1988 115 Technical Director continued box transport finished Don simply smiled once again passed quiet feeling confidence saying words knew could experiences World Cham pionships worth trouble Absolutely Finishing second va3 great impor tant learned great deal about myself others knowledge understanding has helped approach problems people point also created awareness made next two World Championship experiences much easier grew result change began appear character competition mood early 1980s became far less important to win focus contests became people Indeed still tried win really important pects interpersonal relationships could renewed instituted event often noted vast bulk model ing activity centers around sport flier individual competitionoriented course quite true Un less wish count fun-flys competi tion certainly would cases less 10% AMA mem bership flies competitive events reg ular basis significant number work contests however logical ask what small percent age competition-oriented modelers con tributes hobby/sport answers frequently quoted fact competition advan ces technology statement always equated better engines better what evers logic reasoning has shown up virtually form com petitive endeavor Certainly Indianapolis Memorial Day has contributed much valu able information automotive develop ment honesty however dont feel concept important contribu tion competition provides aeromo deling believe key factor compe tition provides individual ertia keeping person hobby/sport supplies challenge person seek new goals study typical club no matter what size may will discover something typical Academy itself newcomer attacks learning stage modeling career relish manifested frequency can found field manner becomes involved club mat ters Once has soloed RC flier begins feel comfortable flying second stage sets often level frustration occurs because diffi cult levels models attempted may suddenly find himself crashing frequently approaches flying greater abandon too passes however find af ter perhaps year two three has become reasonably accomplished flierwith nowhere go challenge has disappeared Saturday/Sunday sessions either become less frequent have taken different tack time spent under shelter concerned social aspects hobby/sport Indeed people watch will notice persons tend show up field model after Unfortu nately dont catch come part ofthat 20%- 25% dropout rate exists hobby/sport would appear some challenge must develop beyond just boring holes sky week after week Sometimes challenge comes form competition other cases hold individual because enjoys people part either social viewpoint perhaps club officer worker often contests case need help person discover means foster desires can re ceive nourishment hobby/sport interested fact after framed column mind received call person told about club program qualifying fliers noted significant number modelers never progressed beyond Solo level Pilot Instructor levels fact seemed point concern club fits known pattern beha vior What can Certainly can promote competition realistic suggest person inclined begin spend hundreds dollars contest order win 10-dollar trophy must want pursue course ac tion order satisfy some need ego otherwise can help individuals levels providing challenges encouragement relating modeling skills Seeking advice very good way bolster egos will often encourage find out order better giver fact will often find best groups around heavily popu lated persons ask what group can give what can give group may come pass de cades down modeling trail such persons will still contributing members group Are old-time competitors still find thrill compete Most certainly As case may have same needs fill still fresh important point however us must find some challenge within aeromodel ing will continue help us learn grow Otherwise will simply gravitate some other interest reach plateau disinterest once again What waste becomes Nuf now ClAM Report F1AIBICIDIEIGIHIJ Free Flight George Xenakis Subcommittee Member 15 ClAM Free Flight proposals cir culated program participants consideration 14 ended up meeting agenda kilograms-to-Newtons proposal included proposed limit 10 meters mete orological indicators referred FF Subcommittee along suggestion banning fixed devices considered class FlA quite lot interest sues evidenced fact got 55 60 votes program participants controversial issues ClAM yes vote 10 14 sues agreed USA vote cluding deletion 20-sec-attempt proposal 20-sec attempt retained classes FiG H J However three contentious ones ClAM vote opposite USA fact ClAM vote proposals vote per country strong program participants votes against comparison follows Delete builder-of-the-model rule US fliers voted 16 Yes 45 No ClAM voted 20 Yes three No No line-cross second attempt US fliers voted 17 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 27 Yes three No RC allowed engine stop DT US fliers voted 19 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 20 Yes five No vote preceding technical meeting similar official ClAM vote did vote come out way Per haps putting forth rationales presented meetings will help understand vote nec essarily agree Only comments favor of proposals present ed following discussion some point discussions arguments against proposals aired Since did hold up vote no point massaging best re view arguments support pro posals order try understand vote came out way Builder-of-the-model rule 1 rule unenforceable No penalties imposed 2 Almost parts FF model can purchased ready-made eg engine pans motor tubes prop hubs/blades wings tail booms 3 Eastern European some Western countries already using molds jigs fixtures identical models can built 4 Some countries provide financial support sporting activities hobbies eg have build own sport equipment its hobby sport 5 being able hand finished model can fly youngster may get captured FF start building own point discussion suggested retain builder-of-the-model rule Juniors delete Open contes tants appeared some interest thought picked up time Possibly pursuing future may able get adopted FiG H j events No line-cross second attempt 1 Competitors starting use rule tactically ie going line-cross launch order get free go 2 Timers have difficult time detecting line-crossings 3 rule complicates timing proced ure ie timing recovery time after linecrossCondnued page 118 116 Model Aviation oi an az o 0 CI CI 31 asoooooo-n--2 .r 09 II ao-o00CS C0 00~C0C0 o C 7 C207'070'C7 0 z-01MM ZZCIMZZCIMM MNMM- WON-CIICM 0CI-00OO J MOO MCI MCI OOMJ0OIIOM II110 HOD 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Endangered Species Rich Neveln AMA 151189 Recent published opinions John 0 Worth Dave Platt Joe Pederson Ron St Jean point up FACT Free Flight presently constituted trouble X Im modeling vet 38 years ser 0 vice Ive started Control Line CL Coin m bat Free Flight RC Power 0 now mostly RC Gliders Im lucky o cause selection Slope sites exists area less half-hours drive away have converted Starduster 900 RC X lowering main center dihedral Ive 0 also built Starduster two-foot flat center section one-foot tip panels 0 low dihedral both worked fine 1976and tried again Reno CO 1985 first item Im opposition x Free Flightbut am opposition o five hours driving round trip required out trim out Free Flight Getting up 400 am weekend test flying fun 0 I remember great times trophy Cl times fun flying 25 years ago izona Im now Northern California coast 0 Arizona desert great trip desert flying site near Phoenix still just Aabout 30 minutes The folks live Nevada Arizona 0 New Mexico Texas have little worries CO about Free Flight dying places open space abundanta luxury X few other places have 0 Then theres item two peo pie talking about Free 0 Flight. mechanical autopilots boardthose six-function timers recall 0 about 10 years ago Maynard Hill wrote CO about electrostatic autopilot about three years ago someone RC Thermal X Soaring used won event 0 entered years Nats read about thermal sniffers company has autopilot turns airplane right lift encountered left theres CO sink devices intended RC Gliders Perhaps youve seen recent micrcom ransmitters Well very few years putert see combined new level oftop dog Free Flight flying getting 0 farther farther away beginner O Just think javelin launch release CO starts six-function power-flight timer after bunt glide onboard computer MU inertial mea surement unit take over wing tip sen sors pick up thermal entry sink com puter can figure angle thermal entry amount right left turn re quired staying thermal toroid maintained wing other ex its thermal slight turn correction made maintain thermal flight after predetermined drift distance computer integrates IMU data direction flight system initiates bee line back launch siteand re sumes wide circling thermal search controls turn penetration-flight elevator camber control would on-board would no control ground BUT would THIS FREE Flight current microcircuit technology type thing just around corner Just technology now separates beginner expert might use difference basis competition cate gories example Maxwell Bassetts motorized airplane declared illegal like tuned pipes have beenthereby stopping muf fler development Free Flight new cat egory initiated Therefore now come item three would give Free Flight following new cat egories Category Zero Radio Control allowed small fields beginners Category Fixed surfaces RC/mechanical timers/fusesfand what have allowed engine cutoff DT Category Two Multifunction timers auto surfaces allowed No reactive systems allowed Category Three Unlimited Autopilots radios ything goes Engine sizes category sizing FAI Power Same now AMA Power Same FAI except autopi lots radios allowed Wed want change muffler rules include Free Flight three meters distance sound level must below danger-to-hearing level Start launch team must wearing hearing protection next comes item four Team flying Ive flown things very small groups pretty much alone thing got Free Flight contests thing so-called team flying worked still works day two pros sup posed win would go fly six 10 ponies underlings theirsplus official timer ponies would flytrying get good airand pros would help HOWEVER pony got good air pro would fly get max would usually win lots contests scheme would effect give pro 70 80 attempts six official flights thing really stops cold Any beginner outsider would see could see would hardly stand chance against lockout system such would try some other eventif stayed modeler people run Free Flight people use system big winners see little chance change What Im thinking just now would propose would lottery combined flight time selections 1 fliers enter lottery establish order picking slots see below 2 As established order lot tery flier picks flight-time slot out say dozen 15-mm slots between 800 am noon next step multiply number flights per flier num ber fliers entered divide result number slots 12 figured four flights per flier 24 fliers would have 4 x 24 12 ans eight con testants fly 15-mm slotperiod would offer chance fly pro entrant time slots num bers etc first guesses use system would organize Free Flight contests groups could freeze out oth ers controlling timer clipboards watches etc similar assignment lottery could done maintain fly-one/time-one tradi tion necessity contests major stumbling block re solved name New Free Flight Its RC its Free Flight because program timers etcso what call Something sounds solid necessary about AMA Power Duration Power Soaring Ive got two models ready fly body holds contest Other Articles Subject Previous Soapbox articles sub ject state Free Flight activity have appeared following editions Competition Newsletter December 1987Richard W Wegener Jaunuary 1988Ron St Jean March 1988Dave Platt April 1988Harry Murphy June 1988Joe Ed Pederson July 1988Bob Hatschek addition Free Flight Duration col umns appearing July September 1987 issues Model Aviation bear subject written Ron St Jean John Worths comments about per ceived decline Free Flight activity US presented Executive Directors View HQ column January 1987 edition AMA News have generated lot heated discussionsome has seen light day 1988 Soapbox letters SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1988 119 CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 OJ 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x ClAM/Pylon Racing cond pears gentlemen willing produce ideas will make FAI Pylon exciting competitive class new rule changes will incor porated 1988 FAI Sporting Code will nothing clarify some current rules Simple effective rules have maintained first rule change clarified defini tion pilot caller caller can now team manager another compet itor same team third party caller must holder FAI li cense must have paid entry fee second rule change adds penalty cut team releases model before drop starters flag Al though may appear rather simplistic necessity world championship compe tition competitors math ematicians scoring procedure has complication removed time sec onds now absolute score need subtract time constant 200 has eliminated Instead competitor highest score being winner lowest score will now win main point discussion within F3D Technical Subcommittee meeting evolv ed around idea creating semifinal final race determination ultimate winner competition par ticular item referred back Sub committee additional study Within next year type system will probably employed F3D consideration NOISE problem within Pylon Racing now recognized entire FAI community 1989 will year Pylon Racers around world establish viable noise regulation fortunate current World Champion Dave Shadel recognizes problem has agreed develop criteria will basis FAI/F3D noise lim itation noise regulation necessary desire race future last Pylon World Championship unofficial world record estab lished Brian Richmond United States team Unfortunately record recognized FAI During up coming year record-class proposal will submitted approval 1989 CLAM meeting next World Championship will allow opportunity go re cord Pylon Team Selection Program has approved Team Selection Race will held Labor Day weekend Weak Signals field near Toledo OH plan compete spectate important race 1988 Pylon Rac ing season See Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member recent past have sent question naires asking opinions proposed rule changes persons closely asso SANCTIONED EVENTS Revised 198849 SanctIon List 0000* 200 nuo 00 000 0*5Ooveo 01000000 00001101000* 01*100402502120100 100010001 101022020OlOOL 0*4014 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00*I0100 0101*1 40010011101 S00l1001o2421C1 0040100001 S00ll0IJollooI0 101 045000 110111101 00000 00001000021110 05101000 00*,vL 101 0520000004IllOrO000010I0I 00002100 00*l1gSI12012 IC 452010900001000205104101 0550005090020000 10000001110000011 02101,g 00001004001 000001011100111 0210*40, 1140021 0210I, 011000 1104001 120010900000 510 0000001100 SOOO 00000 512 000002 0000 SO2 dated FAI events Answers have fluence voting Scale FAI Sub committee meeting preceeds fi nal vote Plenary session Other subcommittee members smaller coun tries use personal contacts tele phone help decide agenda items acceptable Representatives present years sub committee meeting UK USA Switzerland Belgium France Nor way South Africa Finland Although aly USSR have Scale World Cham pionships scheduled 1988 neither represented meeting controversial proposal Switzerland would locate flight judges two meters apart about six feet prevent dis cussion scores collusion influ ence bias group judges An swers questionnaire indicated evenly divided opinion against proposal general competitors favored separation judges have officiating experience voted against wide spacing basis judging er rors could made no conversa tion between judges Most subcommittee members voted against proposal subsequently withdrawn Swiss Scale representative proposal reduce number static judges three accepted number flight judges remains five high low scores deleted means 50/50 balance between flight static scores maintained rea soned static judges consult other therefore no need de letion high low scores Additionally cost-saving World Champion ships organizers eight total judges needed rather 10 past dummy pilot necessary Scale model pilot visible prototype no penalty stip ulated absence pilot rule now changed reduce flight realism Kfactor 10 8 no dummy present pilot must visible both side front effectively rules out paper profile pilot thickness sometimes seen past dummy pilot may present during static judging will taken account drastic reduction complexity bo nuses awarded flight scores be120 Model Aviation 500 O0004001000200200000oo4 51090100050500o4 5000010400000 1101000100lg 00000000 So.01g 0000000 04000 00000909000 000. 4fl 0 0070. 400 0002 000019000ono.0041o 00*00000002000. 01090024000400401100 0110000000S0500 0129000 * 0440*0010440 01090000*0004204000040000 0140004020000 010*004000000 01000001010000 0Ifl00o0001%o, 00000004000700 11001 000 000l.OOIOOon.ILOO 020000000 0010* 110401 020RCCI.000020IL00Oo 021005000 S14* 10110000 VOl0 INTERPRETATION OF EVENT LiSTit 101104 means events numbered 102 103 104 flown sepas 101-104 1091070 events nombered 102 103 104 am combined tOt moves oniy 002705 tOt aod 004 ale flown veyarately 101 means events 101 104 combined 040 Oomyetition NOTE To assure qalck response tam send stamped salt-addressed lope listed doottest Director along OequeSt tOr into0000ion about eve letteos eamotbosos B PA immediotnly tollowing date too ve event reter sanction classiPoatlo explained AMA rule book B cares restriction 01 entry same tao events contact person ohoul queried obtain dntails sibly avoid misundestaoding disap ment Iltended petioipant portico considerable 0001091 may involved NOTE T indicates traditional has occurred numbo pears same date place same sponsor came effective last year has brought about reaction assure complex aircraft sufficiently rewarded now some changes K-factors static scor ing system K-factor color reduced 6 3 basis actual color difficult prove creates documentation prob lem both contestant judges Color photos vary printed material fre quently inadequate compensate color-factor reduction surface texture Kfactor now increased 6 8 scale detail K-factor increased 7 8 total K-factor three items re mains same Complex color schemes markings highly detailed models should receive marks reflect both accuracy quan tity Scores should proportionally higher model little detail though prototype may also sparsely detailed proposal Italy return complex ity bonuses old schedule several years ago maximum bonus 35% place present 20% unanimously defeated 5% bonus undercambered wing sections now extended include monoplanes well biplanes Control Line Scale models expected make three laps 450 angle maneuvers model failed achieve angleand always controversy about measurementthe score zero rule now changed allow some variation angle 450 awarded maximum score flying under 300 now receives zero gradations between two angles proposal permit model land adjustment during official flight de feated proposals become effective af ter January 1 1989 Poland has offered host 1990 Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control Previous offers Canada Belgium offered RC Scale F4BIC Scale
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/08
Page Numbers: 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
COMPETI T w NEWSLETTEF ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS AMA 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Pro mth e Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 761171 67 suspect human animal cannot escape need analyze motives drives result various actions dividual need psychoanalyze others often reveals strong desire address individuals personal makeup risk creating controversy pri mary intent would like explore var ious needs competition flier per ceive Last year used portion column state some thoughts along lines really significant difference tween sport flier competition modeler received few responses column tended make feel too much out line comments Certainly words didnt start fires put out realize easy objective about ones self however please allow writer supply some thoughts about own motivations being competitor Everyone possesses some degree desire win excel What normally choose field desire manifested ran track high school college enjoyed winning know did way enjoy friend very much chess enjoy winning Scale contest now adult again enjoy ment different thap experi enced others other forms endeavor Some persons fulfil behavioral gratifi cation occupations seek best lot office nothing wrong feeling long desire win does become com pulsive drive all-consuming always try win competitor purpose beat everyone else reason have never problem winning Notice did say losing Indeed competitor never lo ses unless allows himself think way winner will rarely return home spend time analyzing won does win can very certain considerable time will spent determin ing Therefore winning becomes learning experience far often does winning number reasons playing competitive game tend change during life individual may range simple need sat isfy ego creating market pro duct No attempt will made pass judgement motives enough simply know various reasons exist Early competitive model life de sire win very strong haunted scoreboard studied flights other com petitors sought advice prac ticed Contests lot work Getting ready contest lot work re member friend trying very hard understand would spend much time money exchange tro phy worth few dollars would need dusted forever didnt understand filling ego learning perfecting new skills have valu able later life feared some becoming compe tition person will tend create frustrations lives will situation Continued page 115 m AMA Juniors Poland Seven young AMA fliers will travel Lezno Poland first-ever Free Flight World Championships Juniors de parture date set August 5 1988 Championships running August 8 through August 15 fliers Martin PelatowskiF1A An sonia CT Matthew GaglianoFlA Floral Park NY Mike KellerFlA FiC Chats worth CA Adam TracyFiB Maple Valley WA Jimmy BuxtonFiB Bethel Park PA Melinda AndersonFiC Mountaintop PA Anthony HutchinsFiC Portland IN team manager Bob Sifleet assisted Fred Anderson Five supporters have also registered accompany team Bill Hutchins Elizabeth Sifleet Gayle Anderson Daniel Tracy Larry Pel atowski World Championships Federa tion Aeronautique Internationale FAI AMA provides certain funding US teams team member will receive uni form cap three shirts windbreaker pants set patches addition air fare New York departure point Lezno paid contestants team manager Also contestants entry fees event paid AMA Supporters pay own way AMA contribution comes gen eral revenues provided bud get year cover world championship events AMA HQ maintains detailed ac counting funds approved Exec utive Council FAI championships Con tributions funds interested persons organizations wishing further US involvement international competi tion always welcome Additional support US Team ing received other quarters Satellite City Simi CA has already provided almost $1000 retail value Hot Stuff products very generous contribution Bob Bill Hunter helping fliers con struct airplanes contribution worth $400 has received Cel Con Industries Exton PA form bat tery packs special charger handle 50-Hz 220-volt power will flying site Poland Jimmy Buxton being sponsored Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh WI EAA sister division AMA National Aeronautic Association AMA has working closely recent months EAA youth programs see Model Aviation July 1988 Team Manager Bob Sifleet Glenrock PA Free Flighter national interna tional fame competed US teams 1959 1969 again 1977 Melinda An derson female member team wish fliers best suc cess also want thank sponsors generous help invite assist ance anyone else would like contribute cause Bids Wanted 1989 FAI Combat Team Trials Site Combat Team Selection Committee Chair man Gary Frost would like clubs interested hosting 1989 US FAI Combat team tri als submit bids opportunity Basically bid should include dates place name host club name Contest Director Other infor mation typically contest flyers also helpful theme bid should promote its acceptance good way to address question particular site good best Also since team trials does provide funding team will con test itself self-funding will require additional funds generates participants bids should sent directly Mich eline Madison AMA HQ As now cut off date bids has estab lished however goal Team Selec tion Committee vote 1988 date place team trials no special forms use ever needed sample bid can ob tained Micheline Madison AMA HQ August 1988 113 U V N a -c C s.- o 0 I C U 2 c E 0 o C C Lf V Dcj aCl CD - C 0 u CUaa O 0 a o ac6 OrO 0 1990-91 Rules Proposals Continue time around giving rules proposals several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter beginning page 113 hope publishing earlier date rather waiting until af ter September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time modelers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline other Septem ber 1 1988 cutoff submittal new proposals schedule Initial Vote Contest Boards will occur De cember 1 1988 complete explanation Contest Board procedures refer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-17 William R Nusz Change up per engine size limits Control Line Speed Class B event No 303 cur rent 3051 cu 4028 cu restrict class constant-diameter exhaust ex tensions ie mini-pipes CL-90-18 Barry Baxter Slow Combat De lete airframe amd fuel systems limita tions Impose 7909-mph limit 65 sec two laps aircraft following four proposals CL-90-19 -20 -21 -22 have submitted Precision Aerobatics Advisory Committee PAAC special-interest group As conse quence automatically pass Ini tial Vote CL Contest Board CL-90-19 CE Robbert Eliminate AMA Novice Aerobatics event No 323 CL-90-20 CE Robbert Add Beginner Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event cL-go-21 CE Robbert Add Skill Class Aer obatics developed PAMPA AMA rule book Supplemental event CL-90-22 CE Robbert Add Precision Aerobatics Judges Guide adopted PAMPA AMA rule book RC Soaring Proposals 50-90-i Richard L Madden Add another landing option deducts 50 flight points penalty will result flight score less zero landing within 15 ft predetermined spot does occur 50-90-2 Richard L Madden Require winches have some type means dis connect winch power prevent runaway condition situation could cause se rious injury competitors contest per sonnel 50-90-3 Richard L Madden Require towline-retrieval systems equipped control switch activated same hand used reset line retrieve mode prevent acci dental starting line retriever tenders hand contact retrieval line during resetting retrieve modeMore page uS FAI World Records Rec RecRecord No TypeClassRecord HolderNation DatePerformance 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27a 28 29 30 31 32a 32b 32c 32d 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SL H DU DI-SL H S-SL DU DI-SI H S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF S-CF DI-CC DU DU DU DU S-SL 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Jenneson B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky B Krasnorutsky Zhang Guisheng Jiang Jie Dong Chumlai I Zhidanov Y Zaslavsky R Weber M Hill V Miakinine R Weber M Hill Lin Hanmao G Peszke D Whitney Kuznetzov/Kramaren ko V ShapovalovN Onufrienko Tan Bing T Voitenko I Voitenko W Kuppers C Peszke R Hersperger R Hersperger C Aghem I Tsibisov I Tsibisov R Hersperger R Hersperger CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP CCCP CCCP YR HA YR CCCP Yu OK HA N N CCCP CCCP N N B C C B CCCP PH N N N OE HA OK CCCP VH D C VH CCCP CCP CCCP CCCP B B B CCCP CCCP N N CCCP N N B SP C CCCP CCCP B CCCP CCCP D SP HB HB CCCP CCCP HB HB 4/18/86 7/1/62 6/19/64 9/6/87 8/6/52 8/15/52 8/8/82 5/5/81 6/3/68 8/3/74 8/30/75 6/12/70 10/1/65 10/1/63 9/24/63 9/20/70 5/15/60 3/31/62 5/23/48 6/7/87 9/28/83 9/6/70 9/21/71 9/3/83 5/26/84 6/11/82 8/22/84 6/27/87 10/13/86 10/20/84 6/12/72 7/26/86 6/7/87 9/29/84 6/21/79 8/31/79 8/16/77 12/2/81 7/23/79 5/29/87 2/2/80 8/14/86 10/26/86 3/9/80 5/28/87 4/16/86 5/28/87 9/7/87 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75DI-CCF3E-SOL PJ HartwigD5/26/86435km 76s-ccF3E-SOL 77DUF3E-COMB Ha Cheng FengB5/26/876:1532 78DI-SLF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI5/23/87148km 79HF3E-COMB T VoitenkoCCCI9/7/87816m 80S-SLF3E-COMB R WinsorC10/26/8610091km/h 81DI-CCF3E-COMB PJ HartwigD7/5/87435km 82S-CCF3E-COMB P ChannonG11/2/8669523km/h DU DurationS-SL Speed straight line DI-SL Distance straight lines-cc Speed closed circuit DI-CC Distance closed circuitS-CF Speed circular flight H Height Reference issue 10 1Oct 1987 updates CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS DISTANCE FLIGHT TYPE OFMETHOD OF ATEMODEL CLASSPROPULSION DURATION STRAIGHTHEIGHTSPEED GOPYLINE GliderFlA171819 Aeroplane FIB Extensible Motor1234 FIG Piston Motor5678 FIB Extensible Motor40414243 ISeaplaneFIG Piston Motor44454647 .FlF Extensible Motor9101112 Helicoptei FlF Piston Motor13141516 DURATION U Indoor FlD Extensible Motor 32 ceIling category less 8 m Modelb ceIling category II 8 m 15 m c ceiling category lIt 15 m 30 m d ceIling category IV over 30 m SPEED SWEPT VOLUME cm3 roplane F2A Piston MotorIAlBIIIII -J U 100 101 251 501 LLccto 250to 500to 1000 2727A28 oReaction Motor30 F2CPiston Motor100 laps 57 laps 58 DISTANCE 1DISTANCE SPEED DURA-IN AHEIGHTNAtNA TION STRAIGHTI CLOSED CLOSED SPEED AeroplaneF3APiston Motor202122 53 LINECIRCUIT CIRCUIT w SesolaneF3A Piston Motor 48495052 mOGilderF3B2425263455 Helicopter F3C Piston Motor 353637383956 z oElectrmotor o5596061626364 0 plane F3E P 65 66 67 68 69 70 SOL 71 72 73 74 75 76 COMB 77 78 79 80 81 82 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY aid REGISTRATION MARKS Algeria Argentina LV LO Australia VH Austria 06 Belgium 00 Bolivia CP Brazil garia L Canada C CF Chile CC China B Colombia HK Cuba CU Cyprus zechoslovakia OK Denmark. OY Egypt quador FederalRepublic Germany nland rance rman Democratic Republic Greece SX Guatemala TG Hungary celand TF India VI Indonesia PK Iraq Vt Iran EP Ireland 1 Israel 4X Italy Jordan JY Democmtic Peoples Republic 01 Korea. P South Korea apan ebanon iechtenstein. HB emblem Luxemburg exico E XC Monaco orocco etherlands FH New Zealand ZI LM Norway Pakistan anama eru oland Portugsi R Romania an Marino h Africa ZS 11 ZU Spain EC Suriname weden SE Switzerland naIl emblem Thailand HG Tunisia urkey nited Kingdom ruguay SAN USSR. VenezusiaYV YugoslaviaYU Zambia9J El AMA Indoor Proposals IND-90-1 DJ Lindley Reduce time re quired make attempt official flight 20 seconds Pennyplane Novice Penny plane Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter Manhattan cabin Scale Proposals SC-90-3 DJ Lindley Revise Peanut Scale score sheet such second item part D changed Sheeted par tially sheeted .1 Made solid sheet. 1 continued bad approached correct way Frustration can creative tool moti vate improvement within individual re member two-hour conversation newcomer Scale competition arena very obvious frustrations reached intolerable level patient re asoning little pep talk convinced him should continue Now person top Scale world enjoying exhilaration competition have experienced high level frustra tion competitive world happened 1978 after qualified US F4C Scale team would going England compete rather serious operation long recovery brought point model completed time drawing short before school out summer teacher long hours being logged workshop After school recessed year sometimes devoting 16-18 hours per day doing redoing portions Hiperbipe dropped bed sleep difficult because too things think about Several things made possible cope situation First loving support wife Next daughters equally supportive Third mod eling friend ever willing share advice quiet patient manner whenever another stumbling block presented itself remember sifting Don Murray basement after model flown Continued page J16 August 1988 115 Technical Director continued box transport finished Don simply smiled once again passed quiet feeling confidence saying words knew could experiences World Cham pionships worth trouble Absolutely Finishing second va3 great impor tant learned great deal about myself others knowledge understanding has helped approach problems people point also created awareness made next two World Championship experiences much easier grew result change began appear character competition mood early 1980s became far less important to win focus contests became people Indeed still tried win really important pects interpersonal relationships could renewed instituted event often noted vast bulk model ing activity centers around sport flier individual competitionoriented course quite true Un less wish count fun-flys competi tion certainly would cases less 10% AMA mem bership flies competitive events reg ular basis significant number work contests however logical ask what small percent age competition-oriented modelers con tributes hobby/sport answers frequently quoted fact competition advan ces technology statement always equated better engines better what evers logic reasoning has shown up virtually form com petitive endeavor Certainly Indianapolis Memorial Day has contributed much valu able information automotive develop ment honesty however dont feel concept important contribu tion competition provides aeromo deling believe key factor compe tition provides individual ertia keeping person hobby/sport supplies challenge person seek new goals study typical club no matter what size may will discover something typical Academy itself newcomer attacks learning stage modeling career relish manifested frequency can found field manner becomes involved club mat ters Once has soloed RC flier begins feel comfortable flying second stage sets often level frustration occurs because diffi cult levels models attempted may suddenly find himself crashing frequently approaches flying greater abandon too passes however find af ter perhaps year two three has become reasonably accomplished flierwith nowhere go challenge has disappeared Saturday/Sunday sessions either become less frequent have taken different tack time spent under shelter concerned social aspects hobby/sport Indeed people watch will notice persons tend show up field model after Unfortu nately dont catch come part ofthat 20%- 25% dropout rate exists hobby/sport would appear some challenge must develop beyond just boring holes sky week after week Sometimes challenge comes form competition other cases hold individual because enjoys people part either social viewpoint perhaps club officer worker often contests case need help person discover means foster desires can re ceive nourishment hobby/sport interested fact after framed column mind received call person told about club program qualifying fliers noted significant number modelers never progressed beyond Solo level Pilot Instructor levels fact seemed point concern club fits known pattern beha vior What can Certainly can promote competition realistic suggest person inclined begin spend hundreds dollars contest order win 10-dollar trophy must want pursue course ac tion order satisfy some need ego otherwise can help individuals levels providing challenges encouragement relating modeling skills Seeking advice very good way bolster egos will often encourage find out order better giver fact will often find best groups around heavily popu lated persons ask what group can give what can give group may come pass de cades down modeling trail such persons will still contributing members group Are old-time competitors still find thrill compete Most certainly As case may have same needs fill still fresh important point however us must find some challenge within aeromodel ing will continue help us learn grow Otherwise will simply gravitate some other interest reach plateau disinterest once again What waste becomes Nuf now ClAM Report F1AIBICIDIEIGIHIJ Free Flight George Xenakis Subcommittee Member 15 ClAM Free Flight proposals cir culated program participants consideration 14 ended up meeting agenda kilograms-to-Newtons proposal included proposed limit 10 meters mete orological indicators referred FF Subcommittee along suggestion banning fixed devices considered class FlA quite lot interest sues evidenced fact got 55 60 votes program participants controversial issues ClAM yes vote 10 14 sues agreed USA vote cluding deletion 20-sec-attempt proposal 20-sec attempt retained classes FiG H J However three contentious ones ClAM vote opposite USA fact ClAM vote proposals vote per country strong program participants votes against comparison follows Delete builder-of-the-model rule US fliers voted 16 Yes 45 No ClAM voted 20 Yes three No No line-cross second attempt US fliers voted 17 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 27 Yes three No RC allowed engine stop DT US fliers voted 19 Yes 39 No ClAM voted 20 Yes five No vote preceding technical meeting similar official ClAM vote did vote come out way Per haps putting forth rationales presented meetings will help understand vote nec essarily agree Only comments favor of proposals present ed following discussion some point discussions arguments against proposals aired Since did hold up vote no point massaging best re view arguments support pro posals order try understand vote came out way Builder-of-the-model rule 1 rule unenforceable No penalties imposed 2 Almost parts FF model can purchased ready-made eg engine pans motor tubes prop hubs/blades wings tail booms 3 Eastern European some Western countries already using molds jigs fixtures identical models can built 4 Some countries provide financial support sporting activities hobbies eg have build own sport equipment its hobby sport 5 being able hand finished model can fly youngster may get captured FF start building own point discussion suggested retain builder-of-the-model rule Juniors delete Open contes tants appeared some interest thought picked up time Possibly pursuing future may able get adopted FiG H j events No line-cross second attempt 1 Competitors starting use rule tactically ie going line-cross launch order get free go 2 Timers have difficult time detecting line-crossings 3 rule complicates timing proced ure ie timing recovery time after linecrossCondnued page 118 116 Model Aviation oi an az o 0 CI CI 31 asoooooo-n--2 .r 09 II ao-o00CS C0 00~C0C0 o C 7 C207'070'C7 0 z-01MM ZZCIMZZCIMM MNMM- WON-CIICM 0CI-00OO J MOO MCI MCI OOMJ0OIIOM II110 HOD 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Endangered Species Rich Neveln AMA 151189 Recent published opinions John 0 Worth Dave Platt Joe Pederson Ron St Jean point up FACT Free Flight presently constituted trouble X Im modeling vet 38 years ser 0 vice Ive started Control Line CL Coin m bat Free Flight RC Power 0 now mostly RC Gliders Im lucky o cause selection Slope sites exists area less half-hours drive away have converted Starduster 900 RC X lowering main center dihedral Ive 0 also built Starduster two-foot flat center section one-foot tip panels 0 low dihedral both worked fine 1976and tried again Reno CO 1985 first item Im opposition x Free Flightbut am opposition o five hours driving round trip required out trim out Free Flight Getting up 400 am weekend test flying fun 0 I remember great times trophy Cl times fun flying 25 years ago izona Im now Northern California coast 0 Arizona desert great trip desert flying site near Phoenix still just Aabout 30 minutes The folks live Nevada Arizona 0 New Mexico Texas have little worries CO about Free Flight dying places open space abundanta luxury X few other places have 0 Then theres item two peo pie talking about Free 0 Flight. mechanical autopilots boardthose six-function timers recall 0 about 10 years ago Maynard Hill wrote CO about electrostatic autopilot about three years ago someone RC Thermal X Soaring used won event 0 entered years Nats read about thermal sniffers company has autopilot turns airplane right lift encountered left theres CO sink devices intended RC Gliders Perhaps youve seen recent micrcom ransmitters Well very few years putert see combined new level oftop dog Free Flight flying getting 0 farther farther away beginner O Just think javelin launch release CO starts six-function power-flight timer after bunt glide onboard computer MU inertial mea surement unit take over wing tip sen sors pick up thermal entry sink com puter can figure angle thermal entry amount right left turn re quired staying thermal toroid maintained wing other ex its thermal slight turn correction made maintain thermal flight after predetermined drift distance computer integrates IMU data direction flight system initiates bee line back launch siteand re sumes wide circling thermal search controls turn penetration-flight elevator camber control would on-board would no control ground BUT would THIS FREE Flight current microcircuit technology type thing just around corner Just technology now separates beginner expert might use difference basis competition cate gories example Maxwell Bassetts motorized airplane declared illegal like tuned pipes have beenthereby stopping muf fler development Free Flight new cat egory initiated Therefore now come item three would give Free Flight following new cat egories Category Zero Radio Control allowed small fields beginners Category Fixed surfaces RC/mechanical timers/fusesfand what have allowed engine cutoff DT Category Two Multifunction timers auto surfaces allowed No reactive systems allowed Category Three Unlimited Autopilots radios ything goes Engine sizes category sizing FAI Power Same now AMA Power Same FAI except autopi lots radios allowed Wed want change muffler rules include Free Flight three meters distance sound level must below danger-to-hearing level Start launch team must wearing hearing protection next comes item four Team flying Ive flown things very small groups pretty much alone thing got Free Flight contests thing so-called team flying worked still works day two pros sup posed win would go fly six 10 ponies underlings theirsplus official timer ponies would flytrying get good airand pros would help HOWEVER pony got good air pro would fly get max would usually win lots contests scheme would effect give pro 70 80 attempts six official flights thing really stops cold Any beginner outsider would see could see would hardly stand chance against lockout system such would try some other eventif stayed modeler people run Free Flight people use system big winners see little chance change What Im thinking just now would propose would lottery combined flight time selections 1 fliers enter lottery establish order picking slots see below 2 As established order lot tery flier picks flight-time slot out say dozen 15-mm slots between 800 am noon next step multiply number flights per flier num ber fliers entered divide result number slots 12 figured four flights per flier 24 fliers would have 4 x 24 12 ans eight con testants fly 15-mm slotperiod would offer chance fly pro entrant time slots num bers etc first guesses use system would organize Free Flight contests groups could freeze out oth ers controlling timer clipboards watches etc similar assignment lottery could done maintain fly-one/time-one tradi tion necessity contests major stumbling block re solved name New Free Flight Its RC its Free Flight because program timers etcso what call Something sounds solid necessary about AMA Power Duration Power Soaring Ive got two models ready fly body holds contest Other Articles Subject Previous Soapbox articles sub ject state Free Flight activity have appeared following editions Competition Newsletter December 1987Richard W Wegener Jaunuary 1988Ron St Jean March 1988Dave Platt April 1988Harry Murphy June 1988Joe Ed Pederson July 1988Bob Hatschek addition Free Flight Duration col umns appearing July September 1987 issues Model Aviation bear subject written Ron St Jean John Worths comments about per ceived decline Free Flight activity US presented Executive Directors View HQ column January 1987 edition AMA News have generated lot heated discussionsome has seen light day 1988 Soapbox letters SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX August 1988 119 CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x CO 0 OJ 0 x CO 0 -a w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x ClAM/Pylon Racing cond pears gentlemen willing produce ideas will make FAI Pylon exciting competitive class new rule changes will incor porated 1988 FAI Sporting Code will nothing clarify some current rules Simple effective rules have maintained first rule change clarified defini tion pilot caller caller can now team manager another compet itor same team third party caller must holder FAI li cense must have paid entry fee second rule change adds penalty cut team releases model before drop starters flag Al though may appear rather simplistic necessity world championship compe tition competitors math ematicians scoring procedure has complication removed time sec onds now absolute score need subtract time constant 200 has eliminated Instead competitor highest score being winner lowest score will now win main point discussion within F3D Technical Subcommittee meeting evolv ed around idea creating semifinal final race determination ultimate winner competition par ticular item referred back Sub committee additional study Within next year type system will probably employed F3D consideration NOISE problem within Pylon Racing now recognized entire FAI community 1989 will year Pylon Racers around world establish viable noise regulation fortunate current World Champion Dave Shadel recognizes problem has agreed develop criteria will basis FAI/F3D noise lim itation noise regulation necessary desire race future last Pylon World Championship unofficial world record estab lished Brian Richmond United States team Unfortunately record recognized FAI During up coming year record-class proposal will submitted approval 1989 CLAM meeting next World Championship will allow opportunity go re cord Pylon Team Selection Program has approved Team Selection Race will held Labor Day weekend Weak Signals field near Toledo OH plan compete spectate important race 1988 Pylon Rac ing season See Bob Wischer Subcommittee Member recent past have sent question naires asking opinions proposed rule changes persons closely asso SANCTIONED EVENTS Revised 198849 SanctIon List 0000* 200 nuo 00 000 0*5Ooveo 01000000 00001101000* 01*100402502120100 100010001 101022020OlOOL 0*4014 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indicated evenly divided opinion against proposal general competitors favored separation judges have officiating experience voted against wide spacing basis judging er rors could made no conversa tion between judges Most subcommittee members voted against proposal subsequently withdrawn Swiss Scale representative proposal reduce number static judges three accepted number flight judges remains five high low scores deleted means 50/50 balance between flight static scores maintained rea soned static judges consult other therefore no need de letion high low scores Additionally cost-saving World Champion ships organizers eight total judges needed rather 10 past dummy pilot necessary Scale model pilot visible prototype no penalty stip ulated absence pilot rule now changed reduce flight realism Kfactor 10 8 no dummy present pilot must visible both side front effectively rules out paper profile pilot thickness sometimes seen past dummy pilot may present during static judging will taken account drastic reduction complexity bo nuses awarded flight scores be120 Model Aviation 500 O0004001000200200000oo4 51090100050500o4 5000010400000 1101000100lg 00000000 So.01g 0000000 04000 00000909000 000. 4fl 0 0070. 400 0002 000019000ono.0041o 00*00000002000. 01090024000400401100 0110000000S0500 0129000 * 0440*0010440 01090000*0004204000040000 0140004020000 010*004000000 01000001010000 0Ifl00o0001%o, 00000004000700 11001 000 000l.OOIOOon.ILOO 020000000 0010* 110401 020RCCI.000020IL00Oo 021005000 S14* 10110000 VOl0 INTERPRETATION OF EVENT LiSTit 101104 means events numbered 102 103 104 flown sepas 101-104 1091070 events nombered 102 103 104 am combined tOt moves oniy 002705 tOt aod 004 ale flown veyarately 101 means events 101 104 combined 040 Oomyetition NOTE To assure qalck response tam send stamped salt-addressed lope listed doottest Director along OequeSt tOr into0000ion about eve letteos eamotbosos B PA immediotnly tollowing date too ve event reter sanction classiPoatlo explained AMA rule book B cares restriction 01 entry same tao events contact person ohoul queried obtain dntails sibly avoid misundestaoding disap ment Iltended petioipant portico considerable 0001091 may involved NOTE T indicates traditional has occurred numbo pears same date place same sponsor came effective last year has brought about reaction assure complex aircraft sufficiently rewarded now some changes K-factors static scor ing system K-factor color reduced 6 3 basis actual color difficult prove creates documentation prob lem both contestant judges Color photos vary printed material fre quently inadequate compensate color-factor reduction surface texture Kfactor now increased 6 8 scale detail K-factor increased 7 8 total K-factor three items re mains same Complex color schemes markings highly detailed models should receive marks reflect both accuracy quan tity Scores should proportionally higher model little detail though prototype may also sparsely detailed proposal Italy return complex ity bonuses old schedule several years ago maximum bonus 35% place present 20% unanimously defeated 5% bonus undercambered wing sections now extended include monoplanes well biplanes Control Line Scale models expected make three laps 450 angle maneuvers model failed achieve angleand always controversy about measurementthe score zero rule now changed allow some variation angle 450 awarded maximum score flying under 300 now receives zero gradations between two angles proposal permit model land adjustment during official flight de feated proposals become effective af ter January 1 1989 Poland has offered host 1990 Scale World Championships both Control Line Radio Control Previous offers Canada Belgium offered RC Scale F4BIC Scale