COMPETITION NEWSLETT2R ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE AtAA RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 very far away important days competition fliers calendarthe first day September have forgotten last day rule proposals can postmarked still included present rules cycle Therefore want have impact rules years 1990-91 have precious little time act miss date will 1992 before can effect specific change some special proce dures During last cycle submitted several proposals may happen again time around although realize some per sons may feel since dont fly much RC Scale competitive basis perhaps shouldnt involved making specific rule proposals am certain might element truth thought other hand days Headquarters during trade shows issue rules constantly part what am called handle some ways possible somewhat objective because receive passionate pleas both sides issues hav ing no vested interest perhaps can easily see forest Also constant con tact parts rule book have unique opportunity afforded other persons preliminary comments concluded let pass some concerns circum stances have occurred since present set rules has formulated ac tually some generated back during last cycle never acted upon Please note have some personal Continued page 116 National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month June 1988 IndoorCategory Ill Ornithopter Senior 613 Don Slusarczyk 5/1/88 IndoorCategory IV Ornithopter Open Al Rohrbaugh 5/14/88 Rc SoaringSlope Duration Junior 4:0249 Matthew Collier 5/15/88 Open 2:1928 Arlie Stoner 5/15/88 Open5:0540 Dale Collier 5/15/88 RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Open 236km Dale Collier 5/15/88 Open 1204km Arlie W Stoner 4/15/88 1 RC Pylon Correction July 1988 announcement RC Py lon Team Selection Finals September 2-4 contained mischievous little er rors gets editor trouble lot stated Contest Director will Chuck Yeager Actually famed test pilot Chuck Yeager AMA Contest Director therefore will running event assured however team selec tion meet will capable hands directed Wayne Yeager World Championship Comments Indoor Team Manager Reports California Indoor fliers have some years now enjoyed definite competitive advantage due monthly practice ses sions 156-ft-high Marine Corps Dirig ible Hangar Tustin Santa Ana Early year however huge doors became broken open position have unable fly since February situation serious setback US team because just started de velopment several new variable-pitch propeller systems required much test ing presented problem AMA staff Team Selection Commit tee quick respond addi tional funds site rental travel expen ses However special practice sessions variable-pitch prop testing progressed 1/2-length test motors before World Champs model boxes hauled safely Johnson City TN home Eastern Ten nessee State UniversityETSU Bud Romaks van rest us flew TnCity Airport must say im pressed beautiful rolling green countryside clean air dorms both convenient comfortable ETSU people dealt accommodating ETSU Minidome outstanding world-class site difficult top real plane-catcher hidden wires strings Both arches infa mous pulley bag rope side grabbed models Unique heatactuated louvers center al though reported sealed plastic produced turbulent airflow literally sucked models up Test flying begin 200 pm Fri Continued page 118 ClAM Report Observers Comments Don Edberg AMA Observer have asked AMA write short piece about attendance April 1988 meeting ClAM Paris important US modelers presum ably because AMA criticized amount money spent sending repre sentatives FAI meetings per ceived lack results same repre sentatives have complained about some problems sent 1988 meeting observe forcefully represent views United States F3B partici pants Since attending meeting can say getting point agreed easy two very strong forces need Bob Randolph countered politics egos both per sonal national politics have number factors including fact US separated ocean core active F3B fliers Europe feel seen outsiders other countries somewhat true World Championship get up speed ideas Europeans already familiar Another political problem faced chairman F3B Sub committee John Grig chairman unable represent USbecause chairman allowed vote problem solved attendance ever US will have send voting member future continue having its views represented As far egos go people familiar difficulties occasionally hard convince someone point national ego involved however As final point would like briefly men tion content discussion held during lunch several different mem bers F3B Subcommittee dis cussing concept organizer-supplied winches person stood up said wont work seemed gen eral agreement opinion until told activities contests run US supplied winches taken granted successful TwoMeter Sailplane contests happened few years ago example F3Blike activities used supplied winches described events other people could almost see lights turning brains sure organizer-supplied winches have quite few problems new limited-power winch rules will open door F3B idea organizer-supplied winches Continued page 118 September 1988 115 Competition Directory Technical Director continued thoughts about proposals items am tempted refrain addressing issues until see whether others might inclined seek changes So goes Remember compila tion other persons ideas plus little inter esting discoveries have personally made cruised through book nine-thousandth time General Section have statement page competition rules creates very interesting situation state contests advertised AMA events specifically implication ex ample FF Class Gas entrants natur ally assume AMA regulations apply deviations must therefore clearly spelled out advance particularly adver tising attract out-of-towners cannot done Contest Calendar Making minor adjustments rules has become ever-increasing practice activity may have caused major problems competition world yet see glimmers problems just low surface Lets use some examples actual prac tice Scale Masters program has em ployed two deviations standard AMA Scale rules quite successfully sev eral years First combine two classes Sport Scale Giant Scale class Se condly limit scale operations som etimes mistakenly referred mechani cal options two rather three listed rule book minor changes have deterred program deviations clearly spelled out advertising everybody have talked subject has no problem concept However mention possibility someone suggesting another type devi ation Scale such requiring rounded safety nut spinneror Con trol Line dispensing requirement safety thong events mandatedthe immediate response Whoa cant allow because safety rules now am certain know ques tion comes mind hear makes decision what basis made what point does combined effect devia tions actually transform event other no longer rule book event words delightful king musical King Tis puzzlement years number people have suggested Criteria Cancellation Con tests has problems Ive deal section CD have found people hold quite different ideas about what means contestant event walking often wind meter let know wind 32 mph whatever im plication reached 40 mph everything automatically come halt practice thats probably true since time models would have blown away look para graph rule book see basic responsibility remains ConContinued page 117 116 Model Aviation CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 247 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RCBill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Eastl M Weisenbach 4588W 146th cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangebarg sc 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC C Gray 201 Halman Salem Rd Tere Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Felkening 1544 Darien Lahe Dr Darien IL 60059 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entire District except Michiganl Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 93014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smhh 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Haster 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80133 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 85628 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah SI Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd Sf Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other RC RC except Soaringl Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Lx Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boo 171 Monchs Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31128 Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 3811a SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 05 19810 V David Plant 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelnon 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 conary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave. Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 50427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawoon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct. Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bus 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Boo 55564 Omaha NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Coatle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Bon #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60546 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member Baa Coast Asstin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 lIt R Hesselbrack 8328 Blueberry Hill Cs Cincinnati ON 45248 IV Stacey Mills Broskoide RI 3 Boo 115 Chnlonesville VA 22901 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoovard Walt Schannard 2594 NOET Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lat ham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 I Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23906 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd. Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Boo 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th CS Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Ellioville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Varna IL 61375 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlessille OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 900 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellusmivi 129 College Park Dr Creatview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanudowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118 W Clond Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Colabasan CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 39235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12900W Ashury P1. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 ViasIla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rster Pierna 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W l34St Palos Park IL 90464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 90210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whilsen #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 2026 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7900 Estepa Dr Tuunga CA 91942 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 12195 Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 Technical Director cominid test Director people seem uncomfortable extremes listed cancellation also recognize certain types models can operate others cannot As ex ample last year Lincoln vie se lected Control Line Radio Control Scale teams first flying day quite windy RC models able com plete round flying Granted comfortable situation possi ble fly other hand Control Line modelsbeing flown same site less 100 ft away RC site simply would stay out end lines Should generate different criteria various events disciplines Perhaps decision-making power should placed contestants hands advising Contest Director What about sanc tioned events contests have persons ask require AMA number upper side right-hand lifting surface As far know goes back builder-of-the-modelrule days Additionally has always form advertisement will im portantly now allows identification model event accident surance claim People have suggested identification issue major con cern just use Safety Code item indicates modelers name address AMA number must modeland forget interesting issue respect situation rule stated page 10 rule book very explicit says models entered competition except ing Indoor Scale models wever look various events will dis cover specific identification plans event check RC Pylon example Which set rules takes precedence say General rule page 10 will have come aid wrestle Helicopter blade right-hand lifting surface Hmmm Free Flight Several questions have raised concerning Free Flight CO2 event have never answered Some per sons have questioned statement pow ered commercially available CO2 engines tanks replacement heads available glow engines allow powered CO2 Everything used effect commercially available fore has generally accepted engines meet rule some per sons have pondered problem second rule concern states ratio between tank volume piston displacement shall ex ceed 130 Most persons seem accus tomed seeing ratios expressed man ner something usually writ ten out form 1130 question has asked mistake book should read 130 have looked up original rule proposal reads just way rule book does leads third problem As under stand using larger converted glow en gine CO2 tank volume 130 times engines piston displace ment can achieve motor run time least three minutes Part 4e rules event states maximum duration recorded flight 2 minutes An other Hmmm couple other quick Free Flight con cerns can mentioned gray area seems exist minds some concerning Jetex event its relationship Safety Code fly event item 8 Code seems take care stating rockets permanently attached per JATO use acceptable Perhaps would wise specifically list Jetex event no question anyones mind Should keep events book never sanctioned Anyone ever hear sanctioned AMA Cub event 119 run per rule book still dont have information explains what category means proposal submitted last time failed feel certain someone Free Flight community could generate proposal would define term category someone calls Headquarters ask various ones listed deter mined can provide answer consistent what Free Flight commu nity believes correct have such requests Indoor greatest source confusion concern Indoor results melding FAI AMA rules clas sifications significant number errors crept Indoor section book last cycle very largest part oc curred FAI-related sections fice fault matter ever principal concern revolves around fact FAI rule cycle techni cally four-year cycle practice changes tend occur yearlyand sometimes twice year under certain circumstances makes administration very difficult re spect AMA contests Logic seems suggest formally corporate FAI rules impact AMA events rule book divorce FAI completely have done other categories minor problem actual naming events particularly peo ple well acquainted times people fly events confused Improvements made during last cycle clarify peo ples minds have questions like rules Microfilm place word microfilm used say few places No microfilm allowed suspect last thought picking nits because members participate very challenging difficult form modeling know ropes Control Line Several items might inclined pass concerning Control Line already have addressed proposal cycle some rules contain terms subject inter pretation true other catego ries well example can find terms like No sharp spinners Someone must make judgement call have potentially sensitive area Control Line rules Several events have statements indicate event ex empt rules other section rule book other document presents interesting exercise au thority levels involved development General section rule bookor perhaps Safety Code RC Aerobatics Everybody turn page 55 hymnal item 65 will find definition safety nut used cover threaded end propeller shaft Question Does describe item commonly refer AMA Safety Nut will find term re quirement other events strangely enough doesnt appear General rules Safety Code other document can locate nebulous little gadget manufactured num ber different companies required over place never identified Does anybody fly event 414 Club Team Fun Fly Careful now before say club does year better check rules carefully because betcha dont RC Pylon Racing Currently sev eral pots boiling community being taken care Contest Board ac tion very interesting feature perhaps should considered quite now have Sport Pylon listed Supplemental event Actually three events since embraces three types models Last cycle added Quickee 500 Pylon Racing Does supplement supplemental anybody still flying Sport Pylon rules RC Helicopter Rule 182 seems indicate record points accumulated competitors various contests around country kept some file AMA Headquarters done type record kept RC Aerobatics Sport Aerobatics Sport Scale cards available Con test Director sign individual maintain Anybody figure out yet what righthand lifting surface Helicopter Scale Anybody ever sanction event 519 Nonflying Scale Once again careful before say Yes Sure club has probably static Scale event bet didnt use rules book call Free Flight Outdoor Flying Scale Gas Flying Scale Nats Cat egory Manager Scale five years never did see Gas model other CO2 saw lot glow engines Ah heck Bob Thats back picking nits RC Sport Scale now has maximum weight limit regardless number en gines 20 lb criteria qualifies model Giant Scale weighs 15 lb Does bother anyone have 16-yearold model weighs 11 lb powered tired old 60 has 51-in wingspan qualifies Giant Its red ugly quarter-scale reinstituted Precision Scale event goes great detail telling figure score using various numbers judges tells break tie Unfortunately doesnt tell whether use flight average best two what determine flight score add static event flown years ago best single flight used Electric We have degree confusion con Continued poge 118 September 1988 117 Technical Director conilnued cerning Electric rules relate other areas book recent phone call asked question What set Free Flight Electric rules should use response along lines Which want use persons confusion centered around whether should use Free Flight Elec tric Electric Electric rules sug gested rather similar another least part gentle man mused whether could use Free Flight Electric Electric Electric B contest course told Yes can wondered might confusing suppose would Enough pondering feel areas need addressed items have brought before have Just dont miss September 1 1988 sub mittal deadline Please understand earlier comments meant sarcastic rather stimulate consideration set rules sometimes growed like Topsy lost elements continuity along way too little refinement often helps Nuf now ClAMIEdburg condnued sport fliers would rather build high-power high-cost winches used necessary Don Edberg chairman AMAs F3B Team Selection Committee ClAM Report F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member item subcommittees agenda proposal France recom mending change method select ing F3C World Champion future World Championships WC proposal initiated because results ob tained second F3C WC Switzerland 1987 flying skills top five con testants closely matched difficult select World Champion French proposal recommended fly-off added top 10% five contestants would compete last day WC proposal specific enough because left out words whichever greater after top 10% five contestants proposal created mixed reactions lengthy discus sion took place polarized subcom mittee members two groups group consisted members expe rience contest organizers other group represented pilots point view pointed out experience Bern quite unique because nearly ideal calm weather prevailed entire contest Without doubt contrib uted strongly very close scores arguments proposal finalists competition can judged under nearly identical weather con ditions judging would improve cause better comparisons between best pilots flying quicker succession above points quite valid must weighed against negative aspects proposal assume competition round flown four days WC past instituting fly-off will reduce number rounds participants three rounds addition throw away round lowest score down two rounds order determine fly-off participants Therefore strong argument against proposal pilot has some bad luck early rounds has lesser chance recovery Fly-off schemes have tried past inability recover has observed times reduction spectator appeal also real since like lihood someone coming behind win WC significantly reduced overall effect inability recover has resulted decrease contest participa tion certainly desirable out come World Championships en tails expenditure large amounts ef fort money Another argument against accepting proposal fly-off would result contestants leaving WC early cause 90% will have eliminated presents significant prob lem contest organizers because cannot use economies scale get ting discounted hotel meal etc rates also little agreement ex act number pilots should allowed participate fly-off five 10 numbers heavily favored Af ter rather lengthy discussion subcom mittee chairman decided best thing would refer proposal subcommittee further study now onto 1988 FAI/F3C competi tion rules 1986 European Champion ships Toulouse France 1987 World Championships Bern Switzerland suggested chairman hover ing portion 1988 F3C maneuver sched ule significantly less demanding due elimination point maneuvers like Four-Point Pirouette Shovel Observa tion Since new schedule no point maneuvers it suggested easy change would add two fourpoint segments opposite rotation Top Hat maneuver chairman said would submit such proposal 1988 ClAM meeting via subcommittee because would carry weight coming single country agreed very disappointed such pro posal absent 1988 agenda received few weeks prior ClAM meeting plan submit such proposal through AMA 1989 ClAM meeting have suggestions improving 1988 FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Com petition Directory table Com petition Newsletter Youll find under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board need direct response please include SASE Comments/Randolph tconud day May 27 extreme turbulence caused adjacent airconditioned offices made testing impossible until last hour two Contest Day hot muggy proved norm About three out four motors would break before flight got off Cezar Banks logged nice flight 3850 Bud Romak 3344 other flights hung up days end Canada led Jack Mccillivray first place some great flying US team near last place Contest Day Two much success ful us US team member posted longest flight meet flight num ber three Cezar Banks scored outstand ing 4459 using variable-pitch prop proved high-time Kopecky Tro phy winner Steve Brown got impressive 3722 Bud Romak 3540 Flight four produced hang ups both Brown Ro mak Banks van-prop failed switch low pitch clocked 3135 Canada still first place team moving up Steve Brown becoming quite frustrat ed three hang ups complete flight finally concluded 1/2-motor testing no value due ever-increasing buoyancy air big temperature differential altitude would try what call Polish system full-power testing balloon model down failed level off safe altitude During morning test period Con test Day Three Brown got safe 34-mmplus flight friendly team manager stood ball bat ensure noth ing changed next official Actu ally official flight terminated colli sion reflight 3454 moved team first place Meanwhile World Champion Jim Rich mond got best time 4409 pushed Banks back second place Flight five Banks short due loose wing bracing bad ground turbulence Flight six both Richmond Banks proved anticlimactic Jims 3944 did improve score Cezar after breaking several mo tors hooked up have motor-stick fail ure completely destroyed both model chance catch Richmond final results defending World Champion Jim Richmond first placethe new World Champion hes now won ti tle five times Cezar Banks second Jack McGillivray Canada third US team first third time row Canada second Switzerland third AMA NFFS commended putting first-class World Champion ship respect staff people worked provided everything asked forand behalf both team myself special thanks order two assigned flight timers guys really knocked themselves out ensure team got its flights truth hardly time eat visit mens room superior capabilities variable-pitch variable-diameter props clearly demonstrated three medal winners used post flights two seven min utes longer models conventional props should noted however much additional development work re 118 Model Aviation quired improve reliability re peatability great seeing old friends again also making new ones look ward 1990 Indoor World Champion ship know will just exciting wherever may held SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX CO Cottspetition Newsletter will present torte time constroctise arid tfsoughtjirovokrng ideas o crtcisnss AMA roles aod policies affect 0 coirspettloes sore has two sides CN will rindeasor print orempoints hate heen trihositted withirin limits avarlahle space oniqoe ness constnicliseness timelinens arid good taste Deterromriation appnopriatnriess pohlicatron of martens necessity nest solely psiblisher flmrights presented aothor arid diosild riot necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers psihlither shonld W note pohlicatiori rnleschange policychange idea does necessarily mean ittecific proposal has heen presented Coolest 0 Board Esecotive Cooncil appropriate committers soch action resporisihility anthor anyone else interested ohtainiog official action X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX following letter part ongoing debate RC Free Flight Bob Hatscheck mentioned Soapbox letter July 1988 issue has received lot notoriety among Free Flighters have read elsewhere dated No vember 25 1987 hence really should have among first series have printed editor thankful Jim OReilly forwarding copy can keep record straight Free Flight An Open Letter John Worth late Seventies tried hang ra 0 dios Free Flight models drew o lot flak because bit time CO gone after last flurry controversy impression backed off xI thought perhaps gained some insight point view Free mFlight Nats planning session 0.Virginia last October suggested could solve retrieval problem 0 same time-honored method replied blunt tongue-in-cheek fashion because time help thought X kidding out comes same old pro l places NFFS Digest also January 1988 Model Aviation fMore specifically Executive o Directors View HQ column JanCO uary 1988 AMA NewsRMcM John proposal would kill competi x tion Free Flight know have basis 0 of unpleasant experience speak fly some Radio Control enjoy 0. as grand social activity neat able Gentle Lady airborne hand untutored spectator let him CO fly knowing unlikely can get trouble can fix X the gap between scenario competi 0 tion large meet a. m ac quired first radio Gentle Lady 1982 learn fly spring 1983 o of local modelers sponsored 1/2A Tex CO aco series Since flying Free Flight 1984 Bong SAM Champs took /2A x Texaco along flew RC-Assist o What different ball game dif nce called FREQUENCY Bong 0 got line kind barber pole device placed frequency O pin bottoma different pole CO frequency frequency became open again flier pin top pulled flew flier moved up turn flewand right now didnt would have bunch angry fliers yelling addition disadvantages found fliers fid dled system try improve place line Phooey awaiting turn timed Texaco flight turned out contro versial flight turn came up midst intense conversation followed Fi nally broke loose got flight off airborne 15-mm max flight next guy line came over un burdened himself ear fly ing nice guy friend today problem tyranny frequencies problem fre quency problem present flying under circumstances fun So will oppose move forces stick ra dio ship So far have talking about own likes dislikes few other problems factual nature First what about rubber-power Rubber jim OReilly bigger problem Gas far staying field concerned rubberpowered model will carry receiverat least well off-field problem solved running performance class right ground Furthermore have considered ef fect adding radio Free Flights context existing Nats example 1987 Lincoln Nats 395 event entries RC Pattern Pylon Scale events Lincoln Municipal Over Helicopter site 44 event en tries including four Scale Helicopter Sailplane 306 entries including 10 Scale have three RC sites Well because impossible fly two dif ferent events simultaneously same site unless both under single frequency-control system Outdoor Free Flight alone 670 event entries split up two sites Three sites course will assign frequencies like RC Also will have post times RC will standing ready awaiting indications thermal launching frequency prob lem wont permit would seem Free Free Flight refers model ready fly fly we continue prepare limitation might consider problem although would never again able have Free Flight same site RC events problem declining numbers participants Free Flight refer real enough Mr Worth dont dispute solution stamp out Free Flight subject tyranny fre quencies RC different game game choice Finebut game least competition context Free Flight accept solution game will disappear Please dont offer lutions involve receiver Jim OReilly stated cover letter accompanied above has feedback views since time letter originally written late No vember 1987 wishes add fol lowing clarifications First letter about individual taking Free Flight model hanging ra dio could object dont Rather subject under discussion Radio-Assist Radio-DT RadioWhatever solution flying site pro blem rules changes contest special conditions whatever Free Flight contes tants forced go Radio-Assist com pete resulting competition will have totally different character Free Flight familiar John Worth extensive some times acrimonious correspondence follow ing Open Letter Never during cor respondence did John acknowledge point about rubber power ducked issue Nor did acknowledge point about frequency-control systems limit ing freedom flight schedule prac ticed Free Flight contests Yet still banging away same subject Note February 8 1988 answer Bruce Augustus appeared March 88 NFFS Dig est still pushing RC-DT RC-DT still wont work rubber-powered mod el keeping rubber-powered models field still biggest part pro blem Another characteristic whole con troversy may noted Nowhere find Free Flight competition fliers lobbying add RC Free Flight models case proponent Free Flight com petitor John Worth never Ron St Jean hasnt competed years recently came out blast against competition flying So guys backs Anytime wish solve problems can get out Free Flight go RC Sail plane RC-Assist Old-Timer Recently FAI International Committee Aeromodeling ClAM voted allow RC engine cuts RC-DT FiC Free Flight models deplore because dilution pure sport because Pandoras box opens day comes organizers meets sume viable competitors have RC equipment aboard structure meet accordingly fears expressed above will have become reality Impor tant meets will held inadequate sites like Denton NE site 87 Nats meantime am free leave re ceiver off ship ** * * * * * * ** XKEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP 0*FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE* FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT m 0** * * * * * * ** 0 CO 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COMPETITION NEWSLETT2R ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE AtAA RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 very far away important days competition fliers calendarthe first day September have forgotten last day rule proposals can postmarked still included present rules cycle Therefore want have impact rules years 1990-91 have precious little time act miss date will 1992 before can effect specific change some special proce dures During last cycle submitted several proposals may happen again time around although realize some per sons may feel since dont fly much RC Scale competitive basis perhaps shouldnt involved making specific rule proposals am certain might element truth thought other hand days Headquarters during trade shows issue rules constantly part what am called handle some ways possible somewhat objective because receive passionate pleas both sides issues hav ing no vested interest perhaps can easily see forest Also constant con tact parts rule book have unique opportunity afforded other persons preliminary comments concluded let pass some concerns circum stances have occurred since present set rules has formulated ac tually some generated back during last cycle never acted upon Please note have some personal Continued page 116 National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month June 1988 IndoorCategory Ill Ornithopter Senior 613 Don Slusarczyk 5/1/88 IndoorCategory IV Ornithopter Open Al Rohrbaugh 5/14/88 Rc SoaringSlope Duration Junior 4:0249 Matthew Collier 5/15/88 Open 2:1928 Arlie Stoner 5/15/88 Open5:0540 Dale Collier 5/15/88 RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Open 236km Dale Collier 5/15/88 Open 1204km Arlie W Stoner 4/15/88 1 RC Pylon Correction July 1988 announcement RC Py lon Team Selection Finals September 2-4 contained mischievous little er rors gets editor trouble lot stated Contest Director will Chuck Yeager Actually famed test pilot Chuck Yeager AMA Contest Director therefore will running event assured however team selec tion meet will capable hands directed Wayne Yeager World Championship Comments Indoor Team Manager Reports California Indoor fliers have some years now enjoyed definite competitive advantage due monthly practice ses sions 156-ft-high Marine Corps Dirig ible Hangar Tustin Santa Ana Early year however huge doors became broken open position have unable fly since February situation serious setback US team because just started de velopment several new variable-pitch propeller systems required much test ing presented problem AMA staff Team Selection Commit tee quick respond addi tional funds site rental travel expen ses However special practice sessions variable-pitch prop testing progressed 1/2-length test motors before World Champs model boxes hauled safely Johnson City TN home Eastern Ten nessee State UniversityETSU Bud Romaks van rest us flew TnCity Airport must say im pressed beautiful rolling green countryside clean air dorms both convenient comfortable ETSU people dealt accommodating ETSU Minidome outstanding world-class site difficult top real plane-catcher hidden wires strings Both arches infa mous pulley bag rope side grabbed models Unique heatactuated louvers center al though reported sealed plastic produced turbulent airflow literally sucked models up Test flying begin 200 pm Fri Continued page 118 ClAM Report Observers Comments Don Edberg AMA Observer have asked AMA write short piece about attendance April 1988 meeting ClAM Paris important US modelers presum ably because AMA criticized amount money spent sending repre sentatives FAI meetings per ceived lack results same repre sentatives have complained about some problems sent 1988 meeting observe forcefully represent views United States F3B partici pants Since attending meeting can say getting point agreed easy two very strong forces need Bob Randolph countered politics egos both per sonal national politics have number factors including fact US separated ocean core active F3B fliers Europe feel seen outsiders other countries somewhat true World Championship get up speed ideas Europeans already familiar Another political problem faced chairman F3B Sub committee John Grig chairman unable represent USbecause chairman allowed vote problem solved attendance ever US will have send voting member future continue having its views represented As far egos go people familiar difficulties occasionally hard convince someone point national ego involved however As final point would like briefly men tion content discussion held during lunch several different mem bers F3B Subcommittee dis cussing concept organizer-supplied winches person stood up said wont work seemed gen eral agreement opinion until told activities contests run US supplied winches taken granted successful TwoMeter Sailplane contests happened few years ago example F3Blike activities used supplied winches described events other people could almost see lights turning brains sure organizer-supplied winches have quite few problems new limited-power winch rules will open door F3B idea organizer-supplied winches Continued page 118 September 1988 115 Competition Directory Technical Director continued thoughts about proposals items am tempted refrain addressing issues until see whether others might inclined seek changes So goes Remember compila tion other persons ideas plus little inter esting discoveries have personally made cruised through book nine-thousandth time General Section have statement page competition rules creates very interesting situation state contests advertised AMA events specifically implication ex ample FF Class Gas entrants natur ally assume AMA regulations apply deviations must therefore clearly spelled out advance particularly adver tising attract out-of-towners cannot done Contest Calendar Making minor adjustments rules has become ever-increasing practice activity may have caused major problems competition world yet see glimmers problems just low surface Lets use some examples actual prac tice Scale Masters program has em ployed two deviations standard AMA Scale rules quite successfully sev eral years First combine two classes Sport Scale Giant Scale class Se condly limit scale operations som etimes mistakenly referred mechani cal options two rather three listed rule book minor changes have deterred program deviations clearly spelled out advertising everybody have talked subject has no problem concept However mention possibility someone suggesting another type devi ation Scale such requiring rounded safety nut spinneror Con trol Line dispensing requirement safety thong events mandatedthe immediate response Whoa cant allow because safety rules now am certain know ques tion comes mind hear makes decision what basis made what point does combined effect devia tions actually transform event other no longer rule book event words delightful king musical King Tis puzzlement years number people have suggested Criteria Cancellation Con tests has problems Ive deal section CD have found people hold quite different ideas about what means contestant event walking often wind meter let know wind 32 mph whatever im plication reached 40 mph everything automatically come halt practice thats probably true since time models would have blown away look para graph rule book see basic responsibility remains ConContinued page 117 116 Model Aviation CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 247 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RCBill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Eastl M Weisenbach 4588W 146th cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangebarg sc 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC C Gray 201 Halman Salem Rd Tere Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Felkening 1544 Darien Lahe Dr Darien IL 60059 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entire District except Michiganl Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 93014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smhh 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Haster 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80133 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 85628 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah SI Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd Sf Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other RC RC except Soaringl Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Lx Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boo 171 Monchs Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31128 Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 3811a SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 05 19810 V David Plant 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelnon 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 conary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave. Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 50427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawoon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct. Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bus 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Boo 55564 Omaha NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Coatle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Bon #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60546 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member Baa Coast Asstin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 lIt R Hesselbrack 8328 Blueberry Hill Cs Cincinnati ON 45248 IV Stacey Mills Broskoide RI 3 Boo 115 Chnlonesville VA 22901 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoovard Walt Schannard 2594 NOET Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lat ham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 I Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23906 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd. Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Boo 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th CS Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Ellioville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Varna IL 61375 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlessille OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 900 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellusmivi 129 College Park Dr Creatview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanudowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118 W Clond Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Colabasan CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 39235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12900W Ashury P1. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 ViasIla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rster Pierna 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W l34St Palos Park IL 90464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 90210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whilsen #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 2026 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7900 Estepa Dr Tuunga CA 91942 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 12195 Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 Technical Director cominid test Director people seem uncomfortable extremes listed cancellation also recognize certain types models can operate others cannot As ex ample last year Lincoln vie se lected Control Line Radio Control Scale teams first flying day quite windy RC models able com plete round flying Granted comfortable situation possi ble fly other hand Control Line modelsbeing flown same site less 100 ft away RC site simply would stay out end lines Should generate different criteria various events disciplines Perhaps decision-making power should placed contestants hands advising Contest Director What about sanc tioned events contests have persons ask require AMA number upper side right-hand lifting surface As far know goes back builder-of-the-modelrule days Additionally has always form advertisement will im portantly now allows identification model event accident surance claim People have suggested identification issue major con cern just use Safety Code item indicates modelers name address AMA number must modeland forget interesting issue respect situation rule stated page 10 rule book very explicit says models entered competition except ing Indoor Scale models wever look various events will dis cover specific identification plans event check RC Pylon example Which set rules takes precedence say General rule page 10 will have come aid wrestle Helicopter blade right-hand lifting surface Hmmm Free Flight Several questions have raised concerning Free Flight CO2 event have never answered Some per sons have questioned statement pow ered commercially available CO2 engines tanks replacement heads available glow engines allow powered CO2 Everything used effect commercially available fore has generally accepted engines meet rule some per sons have pondered problem second rule concern states ratio between tank volume piston displacement shall ex ceed 130 Most persons seem accus tomed seeing ratios expressed man ner something usually writ ten out form 1130 question has asked mistake book should read 130 have looked up original rule proposal reads just way rule book does leads third problem As under stand using larger converted glow en gine CO2 tank volume 130 times engines piston displace ment can achieve motor run time least three minutes Part 4e rules event states maximum duration recorded flight 2 minutes An other Hmmm couple other quick Free Flight con cerns can mentioned gray area seems exist minds some concerning Jetex event its relationship Safety Code fly event item 8 Code seems take care stating rockets permanently attached per JATO use acceptable Perhaps would wise specifically list Jetex event no question anyones mind Should keep events book never sanctioned Anyone ever hear sanctioned AMA Cub event 119 run per rule book still dont have information explains what category means proposal submitted last time failed feel certain someone Free Flight community could generate proposal would define term category someone calls Headquarters ask various ones listed deter mined can provide answer consistent what Free Flight commu nity believes correct have such requests Indoor greatest source confusion concern Indoor results melding FAI AMA rules clas sifications significant number errors crept Indoor section book last cycle very largest part oc curred FAI-related sections fice fault matter ever principal concern revolves around fact FAI rule cycle techni cally four-year cycle practice changes tend occur yearlyand sometimes twice year under certain circumstances makes administration very difficult re spect AMA contests Logic seems suggest formally corporate FAI rules impact AMA events rule book divorce FAI completely have done other categories minor problem actual naming events particularly peo ple well acquainted times people fly events confused Improvements made during last cycle clarify peo ples minds have questions like rules Microfilm place word microfilm used say few places No microfilm allowed suspect last thought picking nits because members participate very challenging difficult form modeling know ropes Control Line Several items might inclined pass concerning Control Line already have addressed proposal cycle some rules contain terms subject inter pretation true other catego ries well example can find terms like No sharp spinners Someone must make judgement call have potentially sensitive area Control Line rules Several events have statements indicate event ex empt rules other section rule book other document presents interesting exercise au thority levels involved development General section rule bookor perhaps Safety Code RC Aerobatics Everybody turn page 55 hymnal item 65 will find definition safety nut used cover threaded end propeller shaft Question Does describe item commonly refer AMA Safety Nut will find term re quirement other events strangely enough doesnt appear General rules Safety Code other document can locate nebulous little gadget manufactured num ber different companies required over place never identified Does anybody fly event 414 Club Team Fun Fly Careful now before say club does year better check rules carefully because betcha dont RC Pylon Racing Currently sev eral pots boiling community being taken care Contest Board ac tion very interesting feature perhaps should considered quite now have Sport Pylon listed Supplemental event Actually three events since embraces three types models Last cycle added Quickee 500 Pylon Racing Does supplement supplemental anybody still flying Sport Pylon rules RC Helicopter Rule 182 seems indicate record points accumulated competitors various contests around country kept some file AMA Headquarters done type record kept RC Aerobatics Sport Aerobatics Sport Scale cards available Con test Director sign individual maintain Anybody figure out yet what righthand lifting surface Helicopter Scale Anybody ever sanction event 519 Nonflying Scale Once again careful before say Yes Sure club has probably static Scale event bet didnt use rules book call Free Flight Outdoor Flying Scale Gas Flying Scale Nats Cat egory Manager Scale five years never did see Gas model other CO2 saw lot glow engines Ah heck Bob Thats back picking nits RC Sport Scale now has maximum weight limit regardless number en gines 20 lb criteria qualifies model Giant Scale weighs 15 lb Does bother anyone have 16-yearold model weighs 11 lb powered tired old 60 has 51-in wingspan qualifies Giant Its red ugly quarter-scale reinstituted Precision Scale event goes great detail telling figure score using various numbers judges tells break tie Unfortunately doesnt tell whether use flight average best two what determine flight score add static event flown years ago best single flight used Electric We have degree confusion con Continued poge 118 September 1988 117 Technical Director conilnued cerning Electric rules relate other areas book recent phone call asked question What set Free Flight Electric rules should use response along lines Which want use persons confusion centered around whether should use Free Flight Elec tric Electric Electric rules sug gested rather similar another least part gentle man mused whether could use Free Flight Electric Electric Electric B contest course told Yes can wondered might confusing suppose would Enough pondering feel areas need addressed items have brought before have Just dont miss September 1 1988 sub mittal deadline Please understand earlier comments meant sarcastic rather stimulate consideration set rules sometimes growed like Topsy lost elements continuity along way too little refinement often helps Nuf now ClAMIEdburg condnued sport fliers would rather build high-power high-cost winches used necessary Don Edberg chairman AMAs F3B Team Selection Committee ClAM Report F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member item subcommittees agenda proposal France recom mending change method select ing F3C World Champion future World Championships WC proposal initiated because results ob tained second F3C WC Switzerland 1987 flying skills top five con testants closely matched difficult select World Champion French proposal recommended fly-off added top 10% five contestants would compete last day WC proposal specific enough because left out words whichever greater after top 10% five contestants proposal created mixed reactions lengthy discus sion took place polarized subcom mittee members two groups group consisted members expe rience contest organizers other group represented pilots point view pointed out experience Bern quite unique because nearly ideal calm weather prevailed entire contest Without doubt contrib uted strongly very close scores arguments proposal finalists competition can judged under nearly identical weather con ditions judging would improve cause better comparisons between best pilots flying quicker succession above points quite valid must weighed against negative aspects proposal assume competition round flown four days WC past instituting fly-off will reduce number rounds participants three rounds addition throw away round lowest score down two rounds order determine fly-off participants Therefore strong argument against proposal pilot has some bad luck early rounds has lesser chance recovery Fly-off schemes have tried past inability recover has observed times reduction spectator appeal also real since like lihood someone coming behind win WC significantly reduced overall effect inability recover has resulted decrease contest participa tion certainly desirable out come World Championships en tails expenditure large amounts ef fort money Another argument against accepting proposal fly-off would result contestants leaving WC early cause 90% will have eliminated presents significant prob lem contest organizers because cannot use economies scale get ting discounted hotel meal etc rates also little agreement ex act number pilots should allowed participate fly-off five 10 numbers heavily favored Af ter rather lengthy discussion subcom mittee chairman decided best thing would refer proposal subcommittee further study now onto 1988 FAI/F3C competi tion rules 1986 European Champion ships Toulouse France 1987 World Championships Bern Switzerland suggested chairman hover ing portion 1988 F3C maneuver sched ule significantly less demanding due elimination point maneuvers like Four-Point Pirouette Shovel Observa tion Since new schedule no point maneuvers it suggested easy change would add two fourpoint segments opposite rotation Top Hat maneuver chairman said would submit such proposal 1988 ClAM meeting via subcommittee because would carry weight coming single country agreed very disappointed such pro posal absent 1988 agenda received few weeks prior ClAM meeting plan submit such proposal through AMA 1989 ClAM meeting have suggestions improving 1988 FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Com petition Directory table Com petition Newsletter Youll find under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board need direct response please include SASE Comments/Randolph tconud day May 27 extreme turbulence caused adjacent airconditioned offices made testing impossible until last hour two Contest Day hot muggy proved norm About three out four motors would break before flight got off Cezar Banks logged nice flight 3850 Bud Romak 3344 other flights hung up days end Canada led Jack Mccillivray first place some great flying US team near last place Contest Day Two much success ful us US team member posted longest flight meet flight num ber three Cezar Banks scored outstand ing 4459 using variable-pitch prop proved high-time Kopecky Tro phy winner Steve Brown got impressive 3722 Bud Romak 3540 Flight four produced hang ups both Brown Ro mak Banks van-prop failed switch low pitch clocked 3135 Canada still first place team moving up Steve Brown becoming quite frustrat ed three hang ups complete flight finally concluded 1/2-motor testing no value due ever-increasing buoyancy air big temperature differential altitude would try what call Polish system full-power testing balloon model down failed level off safe altitude During morning test period Con test Day Three Brown got safe 34-mmplus flight friendly team manager stood ball bat ensure noth ing changed next official Actu ally official flight terminated colli sion reflight 3454 moved team first place Meanwhile World Champion Jim Rich mond got best time 4409 pushed Banks back second place Flight five Banks short due loose wing bracing bad ground turbulence Flight six both Richmond Banks proved anticlimactic Jims 3944 did improve score Cezar after breaking several mo tors hooked up have motor-stick fail ure completely destroyed both model chance catch Richmond final results defending World Champion Jim Richmond first placethe new World Champion hes now won ti tle five times Cezar Banks second Jack McGillivray Canada third US team first third time row Canada second Switzerland third AMA NFFS commended putting first-class World Champion ship respect staff people worked provided everything asked forand behalf both team myself special thanks order two assigned flight timers guys really knocked themselves out ensure team got its flights truth hardly time eat visit mens room superior capabilities variable-pitch variable-diameter props clearly demonstrated three medal winners used post flights two seven min utes longer models conventional props should noted however much additional development work re 118 Model Aviation quired improve reliability re peatability great seeing old friends again also making new ones look ward 1990 Indoor World Champion ship know will just exciting wherever may held SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX CO Cottspetition Newsletter will present torte time constroctise arid tfsoughtjirovokrng ideas o crtcisnss AMA roles aod policies affect 0 coirspettloes sore has two sides CN will rindeasor print orempoints hate heen trihositted withirin limits avarlahle space oniqoe ness constnicliseness timelinens arid good taste Deterromriation appnopriatnriess pohlicatron of martens necessity nest solely psiblisher flmrights presented aothor arid diosild riot necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers psihlither shonld W note pohlicatiori rnleschange policychange idea does necessarily mean ittecific proposal has heen presented Coolest 0 Board Esecotive Cooncil appropriate committers soch action resporisihility anthor anyone else interested ohtainiog official action X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX following letter part ongoing debate RC Free Flight Bob Hatscheck mentioned Soapbox letter July 1988 issue has received lot notoriety among Free Flighters have read elsewhere dated No vember 25 1987 hence really should have among first series have printed editor thankful Jim OReilly forwarding copy can keep record straight Free Flight An Open Letter John Worth late Seventies tried hang ra 0 dios Free Flight models drew o lot flak because bit time CO gone after last flurry controversy impression backed off xI thought perhaps gained some insight point view Free mFlight Nats planning session 0.Virginia last October suggested could solve retrieval problem 0 same time-honored method replied blunt tongue-in-cheek fashion because time help thought X kidding out comes same old pro l places NFFS Digest also January 1988 Model Aviation fMore specifically Executive o Directors View HQ column JanCO uary 1988 AMA NewsRMcM John proposal would kill competi x tion Free Flight know have basis 0 of unpleasant experience speak fly some Radio Control enjoy 0. as grand social activity neat able Gentle Lady airborne hand untutored spectator let him CO fly knowing unlikely can get trouble can fix X the gap between scenario competi 0 tion large meet a. m ac quired first radio Gentle Lady 1982 learn fly spring 1983 o of local modelers sponsored 1/2A Tex CO aco series Since flying Free Flight 1984 Bong SAM Champs took /2A x Texaco along flew RC-Assist o What different ball game dif nce called FREQUENCY Bong 0 got line kind barber pole device placed frequency O pin bottoma different pole CO frequency frequency became open again flier pin top pulled flew flier moved up turn flewand right now didnt would have bunch angry fliers yelling addition disadvantages found fliers fid dled system try improve place line Phooey awaiting turn timed Texaco flight turned out contro versial flight turn came up midst intense conversation followed Fi nally broke loose got flight off airborne 15-mm max flight next guy line came over un burdened himself ear fly ing nice guy friend today problem tyranny frequencies problem fre quency problem present flying under circumstances fun So will oppose move forces stick ra dio ship So far have talking about own likes dislikes few other problems factual nature First what about rubber-power Rubber jim OReilly bigger problem Gas far staying field concerned rubberpowered model will carry receiverat least well off-field problem solved running performance class right ground Furthermore have considered ef fect adding radio Free Flights context existing Nats example 1987 Lincoln Nats 395 event entries RC Pattern Pylon Scale events Lincoln Municipal Over Helicopter site 44 event en tries including four Scale Helicopter Sailplane 306 entries including 10 Scale have three RC sites Well because impossible fly two dif ferent events simultaneously same site unless both under single frequency-control system Outdoor Free Flight alone 670 event entries split up two sites Three sites course will assign frequencies like RC Also will have post times RC will standing ready awaiting indications thermal launching frequency prob lem wont permit would seem Free Free Flight refers model ready fly fly we continue prepare limitation might consider problem although would never again able have Free Flight same site RC events problem declining numbers participants Free Flight refer real enough Mr Worth dont dispute solution stamp out Free Flight subject tyranny fre quencies RC different game game choice Finebut game least competition context Free Flight accept solution game will disappear Please dont offer lutions involve receiver Jim OReilly stated cover letter accompanied above has feedback views since time letter originally written late No vember 1987 wishes add fol lowing clarifications First letter about individual taking Free Flight model hanging ra dio could object dont Rather subject under discussion Radio-Assist Radio-DT RadioWhatever solution flying site pro blem rules changes contest special conditions whatever Free Flight contes tants forced go Radio-Assist com pete resulting competition will have totally different character Free Flight familiar John Worth extensive some times acrimonious correspondence follow ing Open Letter Never during cor respondence did John acknowledge point about rubber power ducked issue Nor did acknowledge point about frequency-control systems limit ing freedom flight schedule prac ticed Free Flight contests Yet still banging away same subject Note February 8 1988 answer Bruce Augustus appeared March 88 NFFS Dig est still pushing RC-DT RC-DT still wont work rubber-powered mod el keeping rubber-powered models field still biggest part pro blem Another characteristic whole con troversy may noted Nowhere find Free Flight competition fliers lobbying add RC Free Flight models case proponent Free Flight com petitor John Worth never Ron St Jean hasnt competed years recently came out blast against competition flying So guys backs Anytime wish solve problems can get out Free Flight go RC Sail plane RC-Assist Old-Timer Recently FAI International Committee Aeromodeling ClAM voted allow RC engine cuts RC-DT FiC Free Flight models deplore because dilution pure sport because Pandoras box opens day comes organizers meets sume viable competitors have RC equipment aboard structure meet accordingly fears expressed above will have become reality Impor tant meets will held inadequate sites like Denton NE site 87 Nats meantime am free leave re ceiver off ship ** * * * * * * ** XKEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP 0*FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE* FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT m 0** * * * * * * ** 0 CO 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COMPETITION NEWSLETT2R ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE AtAA RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 very far away important days competition fliers calendarthe first day September have forgotten last day rule proposals can postmarked still included present rules cycle Therefore want have impact rules years 1990-91 have precious little time act miss date will 1992 before can effect specific change some special proce dures During last cycle submitted several proposals may happen again time around although realize some per sons may feel since dont fly much RC Scale competitive basis perhaps shouldnt involved making specific rule proposals am certain might element truth thought other hand days Headquarters during trade shows issue rules constantly part what am called handle some ways possible somewhat objective because receive passionate pleas both sides issues hav ing no vested interest perhaps can easily see forest Also constant con tact parts rule book have unique opportunity afforded other persons preliminary comments concluded let pass some concerns circum stances have occurred since present set rules has formulated ac tually some generated back during last cycle never acted upon Please note have some personal Continued page 116 National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month June 1988 IndoorCategory Ill Ornithopter Senior 613 Don Slusarczyk 5/1/88 IndoorCategory IV Ornithopter Open Al Rohrbaugh 5/14/88 Rc SoaringSlope Duration Junior 4:0249 Matthew Collier 5/15/88 Open 2:1928 Arlie Stoner 5/15/88 Open5:0540 Dale Collier 5/15/88 RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Open 236km Dale Collier 5/15/88 Open 1204km Arlie W Stoner 4/15/88 1 RC Pylon Correction July 1988 announcement RC Py lon Team Selection Finals September 2-4 contained mischievous little er rors gets editor trouble lot stated Contest Director will Chuck Yeager Actually famed test pilot Chuck Yeager AMA Contest Director therefore will running event assured however team selec tion meet will capable hands directed Wayne Yeager World Championship Comments Indoor Team Manager Reports California Indoor fliers have some years now enjoyed definite competitive advantage due monthly practice ses sions 156-ft-high Marine Corps Dirig ible Hangar Tustin Santa Ana Early year however huge doors became broken open position have unable fly since February situation serious setback US team because just started de velopment several new variable-pitch propeller systems required much test ing presented problem AMA staff Team Selection Commit tee quick respond addi tional funds site rental travel expen ses However special practice sessions variable-pitch prop testing progressed 1/2-length test motors before World Champs model boxes hauled safely Johnson City TN home Eastern Ten nessee State UniversityETSU Bud Romaks van rest us flew TnCity Airport must say im pressed beautiful rolling green countryside clean air dorms both convenient comfortable ETSU people dealt accommodating ETSU Minidome outstanding world-class site difficult top real plane-catcher hidden wires strings Both arches infa mous pulley bag rope side grabbed models Unique heatactuated louvers center al though reported sealed plastic produced turbulent airflow literally sucked models up Test flying begin 200 pm Fri Continued page 118 ClAM Report Observers Comments Don Edberg AMA Observer have asked AMA write short piece about attendance April 1988 meeting ClAM Paris important US modelers presum ably because AMA criticized amount money spent sending repre sentatives FAI meetings per ceived lack results same repre sentatives have complained about some problems sent 1988 meeting observe forcefully represent views United States F3B partici pants Since attending meeting can say getting point agreed easy two very strong forces need Bob Randolph countered politics egos both per sonal national politics have number factors including fact US separated ocean core active F3B fliers Europe feel seen outsiders other countries somewhat true World Championship get up speed ideas Europeans already familiar Another political problem faced chairman F3B Sub committee John Grig chairman unable represent USbecause chairman allowed vote problem solved attendance ever US will have send voting member future continue having its views represented As far egos go people familiar difficulties occasionally hard convince someone point national ego involved however As final point would like briefly men tion content discussion held during lunch several different mem bers F3B Subcommittee dis cussing concept organizer-supplied winches person stood up said wont work seemed gen eral agreement opinion until told activities contests run US supplied winches taken granted successful TwoMeter Sailplane contests happened few years ago example F3Blike activities used supplied winches described events other people could almost see lights turning brains sure organizer-supplied winches have quite few problems new limited-power winch rules will open door F3B idea organizer-supplied winches Continued page 118 September 1988 115 Competition Directory Technical Director continued thoughts about proposals items am tempted refrain addressing issues until see whether others might inclined seek changes So goes Remember compila tion other persons ideas plus little inter esting discoveries have personally made cruised through book nine-thousandth time General Section have statement page competition rules creates very interesting situation state contests advertised AMA events specifically implication ex ample FF Class Gas entrants natur ally assume AMA regulations apply deviations must therefore clearly spelled out advance particularly adver tising attract out-of-towners cannot done Contest Calendar Making minor adjustments rules has become ever-increasing practice activity may have caused major problems competition world yet see glimmers problems just low surface Lets use some examples actual prac tice Scale Masters program has em ployed two deviations standard AMA Scale rules quite successfully sev eral years First combine two classes Sport Scale Giant Scale class Se condly limit scale operations som etimes mistakenly referred mechani cal options two rather three listed rule book minor changes have deterred program deviations clearly spelled out advertising everybody have talked subject has no problem concept However mention possibility someone suggesting another type devi ation Scale such requiring rounded safety nut spinneror Con trol Line dispensing requirement safety thong events mandatedthe immediate response Whoa cant allow because safety rules now am certain know ques tion comes mind hear makes decision what basis made what point does combined effect devia tions actually transform event other no longer rule book event words delightful king musical King Tis puzzlement years number people have suggested Criteria Cancellation Con tests has problems Ive deal section CD have found people hold quite different ideas about what means contestant event walking often wind meter let know wind 32 mph whatever im plication reached 40 mph everything automatically come halt practice thats probably true since time models would have blown away look para graph rule book see basic responsibility remains ConContinued page 117 116 Model Aviation CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 247 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RCBill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Eastl M Weisenbach 4588W 146th cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangebarg sc 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC C Gray 201 Halman Salem Rd Tere Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Felkening 1544 Darien Lahe Dr Darien IL 60059 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entire District except Michiganl Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 93014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smhh 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Haster 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80133 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 85628 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah SI Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd Sf Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other RC RC except Soaringl Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Lx Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boo 171 Monchs Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31128 Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 3811a SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 05 19810 V David Plant 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelnon 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 conary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave. Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 50427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawoon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct. Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bus 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Boo 55564 Omaha NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Coatle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Bon #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60546 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member Baa Coast Asstin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 lIt R Hesselbrack 8328 Blueberry Hill Cs Cincinnati ON 45248 IV Stacey Mills Broskoide RI 3 Boo 115 Chnlonesville VA 22901 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoovard Walt Schannard 2594 NOET Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lat ham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 I Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23906 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd. Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Boo 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th CS Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Ellioville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Varna IL 61375 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlessille OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 900 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellusmivi 129 College Park Dr Creatview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanudowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118 W Clond Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Colabasan CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 39235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12900W Ashury P1. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 ViasIla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rster Pierna 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W l34St Palos Park IL 90464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 90210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whilsen #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 2026 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7900 Estepa Dr Tuunga CA 91942 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 12195 Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 Technical Director cominid test Director people seem uncomfortable extremes listed cancellation also recognize certain types models can operate others cannot As ex ample last year Lincoln vie se lected Control Line Radio Control Scale teams first flying day quite windy RC models able com plete round flying Granted comfortable situation possi ble fly other hand Control Line modelsbeing flown same site less 100 ft away RC site simply would stay out end lines Should generate different criteria various events disciplines Perhaps decision-making power should placed contestants hands advising Contest Director What about sanc tioned events contests have persons ask require AMA number upper side right-hand lifting surface As far know goes back builder-of-the-modelrule days Additionally has always form advertisement will im portantly now allows identification model event accident surance claim People have suggested identification issue major con cern just use Safety Code item indicates modelers name address AMA number must modeland forget interesting issue respect situation rule stated page 10 rule book very explicit says models entered competition except ing Indoor Scale models wever look various events will dis cover specific identification plans event check RC Pylon example Which set rules takes precedence say General rule page 10 will have come aid wrestle Helicopter blade right-hand lifting surface Hmmm Free Flight Several questions have raised concerning Free Flight CO2 event have never answered Some per sons have questioned statement pow ered commercially available CO2 engines tanks replacement heads available glow engines allow powered CO2 Everything used effect commercially available fore has generally accepted engines meet rule some per sons have pondered problem second rule concern states ratio between tank volume piston displacement shall ex ceed 130 Most persons seem accus tomed seeing ratios expressed man ner something usually writ ten out form 1130 question has asked mistake book should read 130 have looked up original rule proposal reads just way rule book does leads third problem As under stand using larger converted glow en gine CO2 tank volume 130 times engines piston displace ment can achieve motor run time least three minutes Part 4e rules event states maximum duration recorded flight 2 minutes An other Hmmm couple other quick Free Flight con cerns can mentioned gray area seems exist minds some concerning Jetex event its relationship Safety Code fly event item 8 Code seems take care stating rockets permanently attached per JATO use acceptable Perhaps would wise specifically list Jetex event no question anyones mind Should keep events book never sanctioned Anyone ever hear sanctioned AMA Cub event 119 run per rule book still dont have information explains what category means proposal submitted last time failed feel certain someone Free Flight community could generate proposal would define term category someone calls Headquarters ask various ones listed deter mined can provide answer consistent what Free Flight commu nity believes correct have such requests Indoor greatest source confusion concern Indoor results melding FAI AMA rules clas sifications significant number errors crept Indoor section book last cycle very largest part oc curred FAI-related sections fice fault matter ever principal concern revolves around fact FAI rule cycle techni cally four-year cycle practice changes tend occur yearlyand sometimes twice year under certain circumstances makes administration very difficult re spect AMA contests Logic seems suggest formally corporate FAI rules impact AMA events rule book divorce FAI completely have done other categories minor problem actual naming events particularly peo ple well acquainted times people fly events confused Improvements made during last cycle clarify peo ples minds have questions like rules Microfilm place word microfilm used say few places No microfilm allowed suspect last thought picking nits because members participate very challenging difficult form modeling know ropes Control Line Several items might inclined pass concerning Control Line already have addressed proposal cycle some rules contain terms subject inter pretation true other catego ries well example can find terms like No sharp spinners Someone must make judgement call have potentially sensitive area Control Line rules Several events have statements indicate event ex empt rules other section rule book other document presents interesting exercise au thority levels involved development General section rule bookor perhaps Safety Code RC Aerobatics Everybody turn page 55 hymnal item 65 will find definition safety nut used cover threaded end propeller shaft Question Does describe item commonly refer AMA Safety Nut will find term re quirement other events strangely enough doesnt appear General rules Safety Code other document can locate nebulous little gadget manufactured num ber different companies required over place never identified Does anybody fly event 414 Club Team Fun Fly Careful now before say club does year better check rules carefully because betcha dont RC Pylon Racing Currently sev eral pots boiling community being taken care Contest Board ac tion very interesting feature perhaps should considered quite now have Sport Pylon listed Supplemental event Actually three events since embraces three types models Last cycle added Quickee 500 Pylon Racing Does supplement supplemental anybody still flying Sport Pylon rules RC Helicopter Rule 182 seems indicate record points accumulated competitors various contests around country kept some file AMA Headquarters done type record kept RC Aerobatics Sport Aerobatics Sport Scale cards available Con test Director sign individual maintain Anybody figure out yet what righthand lifting surface Helicopter Scale Anybody ever sanction event 519 Nonflying Scale Once again careful before say Yes Sure club has probably static Scale event bet didnt use rules book call Free Flight Outdoor Flying Scale Gas Flying Scale Nats Cat egory Manager Scale five years never did see Gas model other CO2 saw lot glow engines Ah heck Bob Thats back picking nits RC Sport Scale now has maximum weight limit regardless number en gines 20 lb criteria qualifies model Giant Scale weighs 15 lb Does bother anyone have 16-yearold model weighs 11 lb powered tired old 60 has 51-in wingspan qualifies Giant Its red ugly quarter-scale reinstituted Precision Scale event goes great detail telling figure score using various numbers judges tells break tie Unfortunately doesnt tell whether use flight average best two what determine flight score add static event flown years ago best single flight used Electric We have degree confusion con Continued poge 118 September 1988 117 Technical Director conilnued cerning Electric rules relate other areas book recent phone call asked question What set Free Flight Electric rules should use response along lines Which want use persons confusion centered around whether should use Free Flight Elec tric Electric Electric rules sug gested rather similar another least part gentle man mused whether could use Free Flight Electric Electric Electric B contest course told Yes can wondered might confusing suppose would Enough pondering feel areas need addressed items have brought before have Just dont miss September 1 1988 sub mittal deadline Please understand earlier comments meant sarcastic rather stimulate consideration set rules sometimes growed like Topsy lost elements continuity along way too little refinement often helps Nuf now ClAMIEdburg condnued sport fliers would rather build high-power high-cost winches used necessary Don Edberg chairman AMAs F3B Team Selection Committee ClAM Report F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member item subcommittees agenda proposal France recom mending change method select ing F3C World Champion future World Championships WC proposal initiated because results ob tained second F3C WC Switzerland 1987 flying skills top five con testants closely matched difficult select World Champion French proposal recommended fly-off added top 10% five contestants would compete last day WC proposal specific enough because left out words whichever greater after top 10% five contestants proposal created mixed reactions lengthy discus sion took place polarized subcom mittee members two groups group consisted members expe rience contest organizers other group represented pilots point view pointed out experience Bern quite unique because nearly ideal calm weather prevailed entire contest Without doubt contrib uted strongly very close scores arguments proposal finalists competition can judged under nearly identical weather con ditions judging would improve cause better comparisons between best pilots flying quicker succession above points quite valid must weighed against negative aspects proposal assume competition round flown four days WC past instituting fly-off will reduce number rounds participants three rounds addition throw away round lowest score down two rounds order determine fly-off participants Therefore strong argument against proposal pilot has some bad luck early rounds has lesser chance recovery Fly-off schemes have tried past inability recover has observed times reduction spectator appeal also real since like lihood someone coming behind win WC significantly reduced overall effect inability recover has resulted decrease contest participa tion certainly desirable out come World Championships en tails expenditure large amounts ef fort money Another argument against accepting proposal fly-off would result contestants leaving WC early cause 90% will have eliminated presents significant prob lem contest organizers because cannot use economies scale get ting discounted hotel meal etc rates also little agreement ex act number pilots should allowed participate fly-off five 10 numbers heavily favored Af ter rather lengthy discussion subcom mittee chairman decided best thing would refer proposal subcommittee further study now onto 1988 FAI/F3C competi tion rules 1986 European Champion ships Toulouse France 1987 World Championships Bern Switzerland suggested chairman hover ing portion 1988 F3C maneuver sched ule significantly less demanding due elimination point maneuvers like Four-Point Pirouette Shovel Observa tion Since new schedule no point maneuvers it suggested easy change would add two fourpoint segments opposite rotation Top Hat maneuver chairman said would submit such proposal 1988 ClAM meeting via subcommittee because would carry weight coming single country agreed very disappointed such pro posal absent 1988 agenda received few weeks prior ClAM meeting plan submit such proposal through AMA 1989 ClAM meeting have suggestions improving 1988 FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Com petition Directory table Com petition Newsletter Youll find under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board need direct response please include SASE Comments/Randolph tconud day May 27 extreme turbulence caused adjacent airconditioned offices made testing impossible until last hour two Contest Day hot muggy proved norm About three out four motors would break before flight got off Cezar Banks logged nice flight 3850 Bud Romak 3344 other flights hung up days end Canada led Jack Mccillivray first place some great flying US team near last place Contest Day Two much success ful us US team member posted longest flight meet flight num ber three Cezar Banks scored outstand ing 4459 using variable-pitch prop proved high-time Kopecky Tro phy winner Steve Brown got impressive 3722 Bud Romak 3540 Flight four produced hang ups both Brown Ro mak Banks van-prop failed switch low pitch clocked 3135 Canada still first place team moving up Steve Brown becoming quite frustrat ed three hang ups complete flight finally concluded 1/2-motor testing no value due ever-increasing buoyancy air big temperature differential altitude would try what call Polish system full-power testing balloon model down failed level off safe altitude During morning test period Con test Day Three Brown got safe 34-mmplus flight friendly team manager stood ball bat ensure noth ing changed next official Actu ally official flight terminated colli sion reflight 3454 moved team first place Meanwhile World Champion Jim Rich mond got best time 4409 pushed Banks back second place Flight five Banks short due loose wing bracing bad ground turbulence Flight six both Richmond Banks proved anticlimactic Jims 3944 did improve score Cezar after breaking several mo tors hooked up have motor-stick fail ure completely destroyed both model chance catch Richmond final results defending World Champion Jim Richmond first placethe new World Champion hes now won ti tle five times Cezar Banks second Jack McGillivray Canada third US team first third time row Canada second Switzerland third AMA NFFS commended putting first-class World Champion ship respect staff people worked provided everything asked forand behalf both team myself special thanks order two assigned flight timers guys really knocked themselves out ensure team got its flights truth hardly time eat visit mens room superior capabilities variable-pitch variable-diameter props clearly demonstrated three medal winners used post flights two seven min utes longer models conventional props should noted however much additional development work re 118 Model Aviation quired improve reliability re peatability great seeing old friends again also making new ones look ward 1990 Indoor World Champion ship know will just exciting wherever may held SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX CO Cottspetition Newsletter will present torte time constroctise arid tfsoughtjirovokrng ideas o crtcisnss AMA roles aod policies affect 0 coirspettloes sore has two sides CN will rindeasor print orempoints hate heen trihositted withirin limits avarlahle space oniqoe ness constnicliseness timelinens arid good taste Deterromriation appnopriatnriess pohlicatron of martens necessity nest solely psiblisher flmrights presented aothor arid diosild riot necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers psihlither shonld W note pohlicatiori rnleschange policychange idea does necessarily mean ittecific proposal has heen presented Coolest 0 Board Esecotive Cooncil appropriate committers soch action resporisihility anthor anyone else interested ohtainiog official action X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX following letter part ongoing debate RC Free Flight Bob Hatscheck mentioned Soapbox letter July 1988 issue has received lot notoriety among Free Flighters have read elsewhere dated No vember 25 1987 hence really should have among first series have printed editor thankful Jim OReilly forwarding copy can keep record straight Free Flight An Open Letter John Worth late Seventies tried hang ra 0 dios Free Flight models drew o lot flak because bit time CO gone after last flurry controversy impression backed off xI thought perhaps gained some insight point view Free mFlight Nats planning session 0.Virginia last October suggested could solve retrieval problem 0 same time-honored method replied blunt tongue-in-cheek fashion because time help thought X kidding out comes same old pro l places NFFS Digest also January 1988 Model Aviation fMore specifically Executive o Directors View HQ column JanCO uary 1988 AMA NewsRMcM John proposal would kill competi x tion Free Flight know have basis 0 of unpleasant experience speak fly some Radio Control enjoy 0. as grand social activity neat able Gentle Lady airborne hand untutored spectator let him CO fly knowing unlikely can get trouble can fix X the gap between scenario competi 0 tion large meet a. m ac quired first radio Gentle Lady 1982 learn fly spring 1983 o of local modelers sponsored 1/2A Tex CO aco series Since flying Free Flight 1984 Bong SAM Champs took /2A x Texaco along flew RC-Assist o What different ball game dif nce called FREQUENCY Bong 0 got line kind barber pole device placed frequency O pin bottoma different pole CO frequency frequency became open again flier pin top pulled flew flier moved up turn flewand right now didnt would have bunch angry fliers yelling addition disadvantages found fliers fid dled system try improve place line Phooey awaiting turn timed Texaco flight turned out contro versial flight turn came up midst intense conversation followed Fi nally broke loose got flight off airborne 15-mm max flight next guy line came over un burdened himself ear fly ing nice guy friend today problem tyranny frequencies problem fre quency problem present flying under circumstances fun So will oppose move forces stick ra dio ship So far have talking about own likes dislikes few other problems factual nature First what about rubber-power Rubber jim OReilly bigger problem Gas far staying field concerned rubberpowered model will carry receiverat least well off-field problem solved running performance class right ground Furthermore have considered ef fect adding radio Free Flights context existing Nats example 1987 Lincoln Nats 395 event entries RC Pattern Pylon Scale events Lincoln Municipal Over Helicopter site 44 event en tries including four Scale Helicopter Sailplane 306 entries including 10 Scale have three RC sites Well because impossible fly two dif ferent events simultaneously same site unless both under single frequency-control system Outdoor Free Flight alone 670 event entries split up two sites Three sites course will assign frequencies like RC Also will have post times RC will standing ready awaiting indications thermal launching frequency prob lem wont permit would seem Free Free Flight refers model ready fly fly we continue prepare limitation might consider problem although would never again able have Free Flight same site RC events problem declining numbers participants Free Flight refer real enough Mr Worth dont dispute solution stamp out Free Flight subject tyranny fre quencies RC different game game choice Finebut game least competition context Free Flight accept solution game will disappear Please dont offer lutions involve receiver Jim OReilly stated cover letter accompanied above has feedback views since time letter originally written late No vember 1987 wishes add fol lowing clarifications First letter about individual taking Free Flight model hanging ra dio could object dont Rather subject under discussion Radio-Assist Radio-DT RadioWhatever solution flying site pro blem rules changes contest special conditions whatever Free Flight contes tants forced go Radio-Assist com pete resulting competition will have totally different character Free Flight familiar John Worth extensive some times acrimonious correspondence follow ing Open Letter Never during cor respondence did John acknowledge point about rubber power ducked issue Nor did acknowledge point about frequency-control systems limit ing freedom flight schedule prac ticed Free Flight contests Yet still banging away same subject Note February 8 1988 answer Bruce Augustus appeared March 88 NFFS Dig est still pushing RC-DT RC-DT still wont work rubber-powered mod el keeping rubber-powered models field still biggest part pro blem Another characteristic whole con troversy may noted Nowhere find Free Flight competition fliers lobbying add RC Free Flight models case proponent Free Flight com petitor John Worth never Ron St Jean hasnt competed years recently came out blast against competition flying So guys backs Anytime wish solve problems can get out Free Flight go RC Sail plane RC-Assist Old-Timer Recently FAI International Committee Aeromodeling ClAM voted allow RC engine cuts RC-DT FiC Free Flight models deplore because dilution pure sport because Pandoras box opens day comes organizers meets sume viable competitors have RC equipment aboard structure meet accordingly fears expressed above will have become reality Impor tant meets will held inadequate sites like Denton NE site 87 Nats meantime am free leave re ceiver off ship ** * * * * * * ** XKEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP 0*FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE* FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT m 0** * * * * * * ** 0 CO 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COMPETITION NEWSLETT2R ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE AtAA RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 very far away important days competition fliers calendarthe first day September have forgotten last day rule proposals can postmarked still included present rules cycle Therefore want have impact rules years 1990-91 have precious little time act miss date will 1992 before can effect specific change some special proce dures During last cycle submitted several proposals may happen again time around although realize some per sons may feel since dont fly much RC Scale competitive basis perhaps shouldnt involved making specific rule proposals am certain might element truth thought other hand days Headquarters during trade shows issue rules constantly part what am called handle some ways possible somewhat objective because receive passionate pleas both sides issues hav ing no vested interest perhaps can easily see forest Also constant con tact parts rule book have unique opportunity afforded other persons preliminary comments concluded let pass some concerns circum stances have occurred since present set rules has formulated ac tually some generated back during last cycle never acted upon Please note have some personal Continued page 116 National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month June 1988 IndoorCategory Ill Ornithopter Senior 613 Don Slusarczyk 5/1/88 IndoorCategory IV Ornithopter Open Al Rohrbaugh 5/14/88 Rc SoaringSlope Duration Junior 4:0249 Matthew Collier 5/15/88 Open 2:1928 Arlie Stoner 5/15/88 Open5:0540 Dale Collier 5/15/88 RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Open 236km Dale Collier 5/15/88 Open 1204km Arlie W Stoner 4/15/88 1 RC Pylon Correction July 1988 announcement RC Py lon Team Selection Finals September 2-4 contained mischievous little er rors gets editor trouble lot stated Contest Director will Chuck Yeager Actually famed test pilot Chuck Yeager AMA Contest Director therefore will running event assured however team selec tion meet will capable hands directed Wayne Yeager World Championship Comments Indoor Team Manager Reports California Indoor fliers have some years now enjoyed definite competitive advantage due monthly practice ses sions 156-ft-high Marine Corps Dirig ible Hangar Tustin Santa Ana Early year however huge doors became broken open position have unable fly since February situation serious setback US team because just started de velopment several new variable-pitch propeller systems required much test ing presented problem AMA staff Team Selection Commit tee quick respond addi tional funds site rental travel expen ses However special practice sessions variable-pitch prop testing progressed 1/2-length test motors before World Champs model boxes hauled safely Johnson City TN home Eastern Ten nessee State UniversityETSU Bud Romaks van rest us flew TnCity Airport must say im pressed beautiful rolling green countryside clean air dorms both convenient comfortable ETSU people dealt accommodating ETSU Minidome outstanding world-class site difficult top real plane-catcher hidden wires strings Both arches infa mous pulley bag rope side grabbed models Unique heatactuated louvers center al though reported sealed plastic produced turbulent airflow literally sucked models up Test flying begin 200 pm Fri Continued page 118 ClAM Report Observers Comments Don Edberg AMA Observer have asked AMA write short piece about attendance April 1988 meeting ClAM Paris important US modelers presum ably because AMA criticized amount money spent sending repre sentatives FAI meetings per ceived lack results same repre sentatives have complained about some problems sent 1988 meeting observe forcefully represent views United States F3B partici pants Since attending meeting can say getting point agreed easy two very strong forces need Bob Randolph countered politics egos both per sonal national politics have number factors including fact US separated ocean core active F3B fliers Europe feel seen outsiders other countries somewhat true World Championship get up speed ideas Europeans already familiar Another political problem faced chairman F3B Sub committee John Grig chairman unable represent USbecause chairman allowed vote problem solved attendance ever US will have send voting member future continue having its views represented As far egos go people familiar difficulties occasionally hard convince someone point national ego involved however As final point would like briefly men tion content discussion held during lunch several different mem bers F3B Subcommittee dis cussing concept organizer-supplied winches person stood up said wont work seemed gen eral agreement opinion until told activities contests run US supplied winches taken granted successful TwoMeter Sailplane contests happened few years ago example F3Blike activities used supplied winches described events other people could almost see lights turning brains sure organizer-supplied winches have quite few problems new limited-power winch rules will open door F3B idea organizer-supplied winches Continued page 118 September 1988 115 Competition Directory Technical Director continued thoughts about proposals items am tempted refrain addressing issues until see whether others might inclined seek changes So goes Remember compila tion other persons ideas plus little inter esting discoveries have personally made cruised through book nine-thousandth time General Section have statement page competition rules creates very interesting situation state contests advertised AMA events specifically implication ex ample FF Class Gas entrants natur ally assume AMA regulations apply deviations must therefore clearly spelled out advance particularly adver tising attract out-of-towners cannot done Contest Calendar Making minor adjustments rules has become ever-increasing practice activity may have caused major problems competition world yet see glimmers problems just low surface Lets use some examples actual prac tice Scale Masters program has em ployed two deviations standard AMA Scale rules quite successfully sev eral years First combine two classes Sport Scale Giant Scale class Se condly limit scale operations som etimes mistakenly referred mechani cal options two rather three listed rule book minor changes have deterred program deviations clearly spelled out advertising everybody have talked subject has no problem concept However mention possibility someone suggesting another type devi ation Scale such requiring rounded safety nut spinneror Con trol Line dispensing requirement safety thong events mandatedthe immediate response Whoa cant allow because safety rules now am certain know ques tion comes mind hear makes decision what basis made what point does combined effect devia tions actually transform event other no longer rule book event words delightful king musical King Tis puzzlement years number people have suggested Criteria Cancellation Con tests has problems Ive deal section CD have found people hold quite different ideas about what means contestant event walking often wind meter let know wind 32 mph whatever im plication reached 40 mph everything automatically come halt practice thats probably true since time models would have blown away look para graph rule book see basic responsibility remains ConContinued page 117 116 Model Aviation CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 247 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RCBill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Eastl M Weisenbach 4588W 146th cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangebarg sc 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC C Gray 201 Halman Salem Rd Tere Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Felkening 1544 Darien Lahe Dr Darien IL 60059 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entire District except Michiganl Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 93014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smhh 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Haster 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80133 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 85628 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah SI Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd Sf Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other RC RC except Soaringl Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Lx Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boo 171 Monchs Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31128 Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 3811a SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 05 19810 V David Plant 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelnon 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 conary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave. Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 50427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawoon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct. Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bus 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Boo 55564 Omaha NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Coatle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Bon #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60546 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member Baa Coast Asstin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 lIt R Hesselbrack 8328 Blueberry Hill Cs Cincinnati ON 45248 IV Stacey Mills Broskoide RI 3 Boo 115 Chnlonesville VA 22901 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoovard Walt Schannard 2594 NOET Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lat ham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 I Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23906 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd. Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Boo 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th CS Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Ellioville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Varna IL 61375 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlessille OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 900 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellusmivi 129 College Park Dr Creatview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanudowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118 W Clond Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Colabasan CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 39235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12900W Ashury P1. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 ViasIla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rster Pierna 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W l34St Palos Park IL 90464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 90210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whilsen #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 2026 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7900 Estepa Dr Tuunga CA 91942 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 12195 Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 Technical Director cominid test Director people seem uncomfortable extremes listed cancellation also recognize certain types models can operate others cannot As ex ample last year Lincoln vie se lected Control Line Radio Control Scale teams first flying day quite windy RC models able com plete round flying Granted comfortable situation possi ble fly other hand Control Line modelsbeing flown same site less 100 ft away RC site simply would stay out end lines Should generate different criteria various events disciplines Perhaps decision-making power should placed contestants hands advising Contest Director What about sanc tioned events contests have persons ask require AMA number upper side right-hand lifting surface As far know goes back builder-of-the-modelrule days Additionally has always form advertisement will im portantly now allows identification model event accident surance claim People have suggested identification issue major con cern just use Safety Code item indicates modelers name address AMA number must modeland forget interesting issue respect situation rule stated page 10 rule book very explicit says models entered competition except ing Indoor Scale models wever look various events will dis cover specific identification plans event check RC Pylon example Which set rules takes precedence say General rule page 10 will have come aid wrestle Helicopter blade right-hand lifting surface Hmmm Free Flight Several questions have raised concerning Free Flight CO2 event have never answered Some per sons have questioned statement pow ered commercially available CO2 engines tanks replacement heads available glow engines allow powered CO2 Everything used effect commercially available fore has generally accepted engines meet rule some per sons have pondered problem second rule concern states ratio between tank volume piston displacement shall ex ceed 130 Most persons seem accus tomed seeing ratios expressed man ner something usually writ ten out form 1130 question has asked mistake book should read 130 have looked up original rule proposal reads just way rule book does leads third problem As under stand using larger converted glow en gine CO2 tank volume 130 times engines piston displace ment can achieve motor run time least three minutes Part 4e rules event states maximum duration recorded flight 2 minutes An other Hmmm couple other quick Free Flight con cerns can mentioned gray area seems exist minds some concerning Jetex event its relationship Safety Code fly event item 8 Code seems take care stating rockets permanently attached per JATO use acceptable Perhaps would wise specifically list Jetex event no question anyones mind Should keep events book never sanctioned Anyone ever hear sanctioned AMA Cub event 119 run per rule book still dont have information explains what category means proposal submitted last time failed feel certain someone Free Flight community could generate proposal would define term category someone calls Headquarters ask various ones listed deter mined can provide answer consistent what Free Flight commu nity believes correct have such requests Indoor greatest source confusion concern Indoor results melding FAI AMA rules clas sifications significant number errors crept Indoor section book last cycle very largest part oc curred FAI-related sections fice fault matter ever principal concern revolves around fact FAI rule cycle techni cally four-year cycle practice changes tend occur yearlyand sometimes twice year under certain circumstances makes administration very difficult re spect AMA contests Logic seems suggest formally corporate FAI rules impact AMA events rule book divorce FAI completely have done other categories minor problem actual naming events particularly peo ple well acquainted times people fly events confused Improvements made during last cycle clarify peo ples minds have questions like rules Microfilm place word microfilm used say few places No microfilm allowed suspect last thought picking nits because members participate very challenging difficult form modeling know ropes Control Line Several items might inclined pass concerning Control Line already have addressed proposal cycle some rules contain terms subject inter pretation true other catego ries well example can find terms like No sharp spinners Someone must make judgement call have potentially sensitive area Control Line rules Several events have statements indicate event ex empt rules other section rule book other document presents interesting exercise au thority levels involved development General section rule bookor perhaps Safety Code RC Aerobatics Everybody turn page 55 hymnal item 65 will find definition safety nut used cover threaded end propeller shaft Question Does describe item commonly refer AMA Safety Nut will find term re quirement other events strangely enough doesnt appear General rules Safety Code other document can locate nebulous little gadget manufactured num ber different companies required over place never identified Does anybody fly event 414 Club Team Fun Fly Careful now before say club does year better check rules carefully because betcha dont RC Pylon Racing Currently sev eral pots boiling community being taken care Contest Board ac tion very interesting feature perhaps should considered quite now have Sport Pylon listed Supplemental event Actually three events since embraces three types models Last cycle added Quickee 500 Pylon Racing Does supplement supplemental anybody still flying Sport Pylon rules RC Helicopter Rule 182 seems indicate record points accumulated competitors various contests around country kept some file AMA Headquarters done type record kept RC Aerobatics Sport Aerobatics Sport Scale cards available Con test Director sign individual maintain Anybody figure out yet what righthand lifting surface Helicopter Scale Anybody ever sanction event 519 Nonflying Scale Once again careful before say Yes Sure club has probably static Scale event bet didnt use rules book call Free Flight Outdoor Flying Scale Gas Flying Scale Nats Cat egory Manager Scale five years never did see Gas model other CO2 saw lot glow engines Ah heck Bob Thats back picking nits RC Sport Scale now has maximum weight limit regardless number en gines 20 lb criteria qualifies model Giant Scale weighs 15 lb Does bother anyone have 16-yearold model weighs 11 lb powered tired old 60 has 51-in wingspan qualifies Giant Its red ugly quarter-scale reinstituted Precision Scale event goes great detail telling figure score using various numbers judges tells break tie Unfortunately doesnt tell whether use flight average best two what determine flight score add static event flown years ago best single flight used Electric We have degree confusion con Continued poge 118 September 1988 117 Technical Director conilnued cerning Electric rules relate other areas book recent phone call asked question What set Free Flight Electric rules should use response along lines Which want use persons confusion centered around whether should use Free Flight Elec tric Electric Electric rules sug gested rather similar another least part gentle man mused whether could use Free Flight Electric Electric Electric B contest course told Yes can wondered might confusing suppose would Enough pondering feel areas need addressed items have brought before have Just dont miss September 1 1988 sub mittal deadline Please understand earlier comments meant sarcastic rather stimulate consideration set rules sometimes growed like Topsy lost elements continuity along way too little refinement often helps Nuf now ClAMIEdburg condnued sport fliers would rather build high-power high-cost winches used necessary Don Edberg chairman AMAs F3B Team Selection Committee ClAM Report F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member item subcommittees agenda proposal France recom mending change method select ing F3C World Champion future World Championships WC proposal initiated because results ob tained second F3C WC Switzerland 1987 flying skills top five con testants closely matched difficult select World Champion French proposal recommended fly-off added top 10% five contestants would compete last day WC proposal specific enough because left out words whichever greater after top 10% five contestants proposal created mixed reactions lengthy discus sion took place polarized subcom mittee members two groups group consisted members expe rience contest organizers other group represented pilots point view pointed out experience Bern quite unique because nearly ideal calm weather prevailed entire contest Without doubt contrib uted strongly very close scores arguments proposal finalists competition can judged under nearly identical weather con ditions judging would improve cause better comparisons between best pilots flying quicker succession above points quite valid must weighed against negative aspects proposal assume competition round flown four days WC past instituting fly-off will reduce number rounds participants three rounds addition throw away round lowest score down two rounds order determine fly-off participants Therefore strong argument against proposal pilot has some bad luck early rounds has lesser chance recovery Fly-off schemes have tried past inability recover has observed times reduction spectator appeal also real since like lihood someone coming behind win WC significantly reduced overall effect inability recover has resulted decrease contest participa tion certainly desirable out come World Championships en tails expenditure large amounts ef fort money Another argument against accepting proposal fly-off would result contestants leaving WC early cause 90% will have eliminated presents significant prob lem contest organizers because cannot use economies scale get ting discounted hotel meal etc rates also little agreement ex act number pilots should allowed participate fly-off five 10 numbers heavily favored Af ter rather lengthy discussion subcom mittee chairman decided best thing would refer proposal subcommittee further study now onto 1988 FAI/F3C competi tion rules 1986 European Champion ships Toulouse France 1987 World Championships Bern Switzerland suggested chairman hover ing portion 1988 F3C maneuver sched ule significantly less demanding due elimination point maneuvers like Four-Point Pirouette Shovel Observa tion Since new schedule no point maneuvers it suggested easy change would add two fourpoint segments opposite rotation Top Hat maneuver chairman said would submit such proposal 1988 ClAM meeting via subcommittee because would carry weight coming single country agreed very disappointed such pro posal absent 1988 agenda received few weeks prior ClAM meeting plan submit such proposal through AMA 1989 ClAM meeting have suggestions improving 1988 FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Com petition Directory table Com petition Newsletter Youll find under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board need direct response please include SASE Comments/Randolph tconud day May 27 extreme turbulence caused adjacent airconditioned offices made testing impossible until last hour two Contest Day hot muggy proved norm About three out four motors would break before flight got off Cezar Banks logged nice flight 3850 Bud Romak 3344 other flights hung up days end Canada led Jack Mccillivray first place some great flying US team near last place Contest Day Two much success ful us US team member posted longest flight meet flight num ber three Cezar Banks scored outstand ing 4459 using variable-pitch prop proved high-time Kopecky Tro phy winner Steve Brown got impressive 3722 Bud Romak 3540 Flight four produced hang ups both Brown Ro mak Banks van-prop failed switch low pitch clocked 3135 Canada still first place team moving up Steve Brown becoming quite frustrat ed three hang ups complete flight finally concluded 1/2-motor testing no value due ever-increasing buoyancy air big temperature differential altitude would try what call Polish system full-power testing balloon model down failed level off safe altitude During morning test period Con test Day Three Brown got safe 34-mmplus flight friendly team manager stood ball bat ensure noth ing changed next official Actu ally official flight terminated colli sion reflight 3454 moved team first place Meanwhile World Champion Jim Rich mond got best time 4409 pushed Banks back second place Flight five Banks short due loose wing bracing bad ground turbulence Flight six both Richmond Banks proved anticlimactic Jims 3944 did improve score Cezar after breaking several mo tors hooked up have motor-stick fail ure completely destroyed both model chance catch Richmond final results defending World Champion Jim Richmond first placethe new World Champion hes now won ti tle five times Cezar Banks second Jack McGillivray Canada third US team first third time row Canada second Switzerland third AMA NFFS commended putting first-class World Champion ship respect staff people worked provided everything asked forand behalf both team myself special thanks order two assigned flight timers guys really knocked themselves out ensure team got its flights truth hardly time eat visit mens room superior capabilities variable-pitch variable-diameter props clearly demonstrated three medal winners used post flights two seven min utes longer models conventional props should noted however much additional development work re 118 Model Aviation quired improve reliability re peatability great seeing old friends again also making new ones look ward 1990 Indoor World Champion ship know will just exciting wherever may held SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX CO Cottspetition Newsletter will present torte time constroctise arid tfsoughtjirovokrng ideas o crtcisnss AMA roles aod policies affect 0 coirspettloes sore has two sides CN will rindeasor print orempoints hate heen trihositted withirin limits avarlahle space oniqoe ness constnicliseness timelinens arid good taste Deterromriation appnopriatnriess pohlicatron of martens necessity nest solely psiblisher flmrights presented aothor arid diosild riot necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers psihlither shonld W note pohlicatiori rnleschange policychange idea does necessarily mean ittecific proposal has heen presented Coolest 0 Board Esecotive Cooncil appropriate committers soch action resporisihility anthor anyone else interested ohtainiog official action X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX following letter part ongoing debate RC Free Flight Bob Hatscheck mentioned Soapbox letter July 1988 issue has received lot notoriety among Free Flighters have read elsewhere dated No vember 25 1987 hence really should have among first series have printed editor thankful Jim OReilly forwarding copy can keep record straight Free Flight An Open Letter John Worth late Seventies tried hang ra 0 dios Free Flight models drew o lot flak because bit time CO gone after last flurry controversy impression backed off xI thought perhaps gained some insight point view Free mFlight Nats planning session 0.Virginia last October suggested could solve retrieval problem 0 same time-honored method replied blunt tongue-in-cheek fashion because time help thought X kidding out comes same old pro l places NFFS Digest also January 1988 Model Aviation fMore specifically Executive o Directors View HQ column JanCO uary 1988 AMA NewsRMcM John proposal would kill competi x tion Free Flight know have basis 0 of unpleasant experience speak fly some Radio Control enjoy 0. as grand social activity neat able Gentle Lady airborne hand untutored spectator let him CO fly knowing unlikely can get trouble can fix X the gap between scenario competi 0 tion large meet a. m ac quired first radio Gentle Lady 1982 learn fly spring 1983 o of local modelers sponsored 1/2A Tex CO aco series Since flying Free Flight 1984 Bong SAM Champs took /2A x Texaco along flew RC-Assist o What different ball game dif nce called FREQUENCY Bong 0 got line kind barber pole device placed frequency O pin bottoma different pole CO frequency frequency became open again flier pin top pulled flew flier moved up turn flewand right now didnt would have bunch angry fliers yelling addition disadvantages found fliers fid dled system try improve place line Phooey awaiting turn timed Texaco flight turned out contro versial flight turn came up midst intense conversation followed Fi nally broke loose got flight off airborne 15-mm max flight next guy line came over un burdened himself ear fly ing nice guy friend today problem tyranny frequencies problem fre quency problem present flying under circumstances fun So will oppose move forces stick ra dio ship So far have talking about own likes dislikes few other problems factual nature First what about rubber-power Rubber jim OReilly bigger problem Gas far staying field concerned rubberpowered model will carry receiverat least well off-field problem solved running performance class right ground Furthermore have considered ef fect adding radio Free Flights context existing Nats example 1987 Lincoln Nats 395 event entries RC Pattern Pylon Scale events Lincoln Municipal Over Helicopter site 44 event en tries including four Scale Helicopter Sailplane 306 entries including 10 Scale have three RC sites Well because impossible fly two dif ferent events simultaneously same site unless both under single frequency-control system Outdoor Free Flight alone 670 event entries split up two sites Three sites course will assign frequencies like RC Also will have post times RC will standing ready awaiting indications thermal launching frequency prob lem wont permit would seem Free Free Flight refers model ready fly fly we continue prepare limitation might consider problem although would never again able have Free Flight same site RC events problem declining numbers participants Free Flight refer real enough Mr Worth dont dispute solution stamp out Free Flight subject tyranny fre quencies RC different game game choice Finebut game least competition context Free Flight accept solution game will disappear Please dont offer lutions involve receiver Jim OReilly stated cover letter accompanied above has feedback views since time letter originally written late No vember 1987 wishes add fol lowing clarifications First letter about individual taking Free Flight model hanging ra dio could object dont Rather subject under discussion Radio-Assist Radio-DT RadioWhatever solution flying site pro blem rules changes contest special conditions whatever Free Flight contes tants forced go Radio-Assist com pete resulting competition will have totally different character Free Flight familiar John Worth extensive some times acrimonious correspondence follow ing Open Letter Never during cor respondence did John acknowledge point about rubber power ducked issue Nor did acknowledge point about frequency-control systems limit ing freedom flight schedule prac ticed Free Flight contests Yet still banging away same subject Note February 8 1988 answer Bruce Augustus appeared March 88 NFFS Dig est still pushing RC-DT RC-DT still wont work rubber-powered mod el keeping rubber-powered models field still biggest part pro blem Another characteristic whole con troversy may noted Nowhere find Free Flight competition fliers lobbying add RC Free Flight models case proponent Free Flight com petitor John Worth never Ron St Jean hasnt competed years recently came out blast against competition flying So guys backs Anytime wish solve problems can get out Free Flight go RC Sail plane RC-Assist Old-Timer Recently FAI International Committee Aeromodeling ClAM voted allow RC engine cuts RC-DT FiC Free Flight models deplore because dilution pure sport because Pandoras box opens day comes organizers meets sume viable competitors have RC equipment aboard structure meet accordingly fears expressed above will have become reality Impor tant meets will held inadequate sites like Denton NE site 87 Nats meantime am free leave re ceiver off ship ** * * * * * * ** XKEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP 0*FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE* FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT m 0** * * * * * * ** 0 CO 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COMPETITION NEWSLETT2R ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE AtAA RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood CompuServe 76117167 very far away important days competition fliers calendarthe first day September have forgotten last day rule proposals can postmarked still included present rules cycle Therefore want have impact rules years 1990-91 have precious little time act miss date will 1992 before can effect specific change some special proce dures During last cycle submitted several proposals may happen again time around although realize some per sons may feel since dont fly much RC Scale competitive basis perhaps shouldnt involved making specific rule proposals am certain might element truth thought other hand days Headquarters during trade shows issue rules constantly part what am called handle some ways possible somewhat objective because receive passionate pleas both sides issues hav ing no vested interest perhaps can easily see forest Also constant con tact parts rule book have unique opportunity afforded other persons preliminary comments concluded let pass some concerns circum stances have occurred since present set rules has formulated ac tually some generated back during last cycle never acted upon Please note have some personal Continued page 116 National Records following new National Records have processed approved during month June 1988 IndoorCategory Ill Ornithopter Senior 613 Don Slusarczyk 5/1/88 IndoorCategory IV Ornithopter Open Al Rohrbaugh 5/14/88 Rc SoaringSlope Duration Junior 4:0249 Matthew Collier 5/15/88 Open 2:1928 Arlie Stoner 5/15/88 Open5:0540 Dale Collier 5/15/88 RC SoaringClosed Course Distance Open 236km Dale Collier 5/15/88 Open 1204km Arlie W Stoner 4/15/88 1 RC Pylon Correction July 1988 announcement RC Py lon Team Selection Finals September 2-4 contained mischievous little er rors gets editor trouble lot stated Contest Director will Chuck Yeager Actually famed test pilot Chuck Yeager AMA Contest Director therefore will running event assured however team selec tion meet will capable hands directed Wayne Yeager World Championship Comments Indoor Team Manager Reports California Indoor fliers have some years now enjoyed definite competitive advantage due monthly practice ses sions 156-ft-high Marine Corps Dirig ible Hangar Tustin Santa Ana Early year however huge doors became broken open position have unable fly since February situation serious setback US team because just started de velopment several new variable-pitch propeller systems required much test ing presented problem AMA staff Team Selection Commit tee quick respond addi tional funds site rental travel expen ses However special practice sessions variable-pitch prop testing progressed 1/2-length test motors before World Champs model boxes hauled safely Johnson City TN home Eastern Ten nessee State UniversityETSU Bud Romaks van rest us flew TnCity Airport must say im pressed beautiful rolling green countryside clean air dorms both convenient comfortable ETSU people dealt accommodating ETSU Minidome outstanding world-class site difficult top real plane-catcher hidden wires strings Both arches infa mous pulley bag rope side grabbed models Unique heatactuated louvers center al though reported sealed plastic produced turbulent airflow literally sucked models up Test flying begin 200 pm Fri Continued page 118 ClAM Report Observers Comments Don Edberg AMA Observer have asked AMA write short piece about attendance April 1988 meeting ClAM Paris important US modelers presum ably because AMA criticized amount money spent sending repre sentatives FAI meetings per ceived lack results same repre sentatives have complained about some problems sent 1988 meeting observe forcefully represent views United States F3B partici pants Since attending meeting can say getting point agreed easy two very strong forces need Bob Randolph countered politics egos both per sonal national politics have number factors including fact US separated ocean core active F3B fliers Europe feel seen outsiders other countries somewhat true World Championship get up speed ideas Europeans already familiar Another political problem faced chairman F3B Sub committee John Grig chairman unable represent USbecause chairman allowed vote problem solved attendance ever US will have send voting member future continue having its views represented As far egos go people familiar difficulties occasionally hard convince someone point national ego involved however As final point would like briefly men tion content discussion held during lunch several different mem bers F3B Subcommittee dis cussing concept organizer-supplied winches person stood up said wont work seemed gen eral agreement opinion until told activities contests run US supplied winches taken granted successful TwoMeter Sailplane contests happened few years ago example F3Blike activities used supplied winches described events other people could almost see lights turning brains sure organizer-supplied winches have quite few problems new limited-power winch rules will open door F3B idea organizer-supplied winches Continued page 118 September 1988 115 Competition Directory Technical Director continued thoughts about proposals items am tempted refrain addressing issues until see whether others might inclined seek changes So goes Remember compila tion other persons ideas plus little inter esting discoveries have personally made cruised through book nine-thousandth time General Section have statement page competition rules creates very interesting situation state contests advertised AMA events specifically implication ex ample FF Class Gas entrants natur ally assume AMA regulations apply deviations must therefore clearly spelled out advance particularly adver tising attract out-of-towners cannot done Contest Calendar Making minor adjustments rules has become ever-increasing practice activity may have caused major problems competition world yet see glimmers problems just low surface Lets use some examples actual prac tice Scale Masters program has em ployed two deviations standard AMA Scale rules quite successfully sev eral years First combine two classes Sport Scale Giant Scale class Se condly limit scale operations som etimes mistakenly referred mechani cal options two rather three listed rule book minor changes have deterred program deviations clearly spelled out advertising everybody have talked subject has no problem concept However mention possibility someone suggesting another type devi ation Scale such requiring rounded safety nut spinneror Con trol Line dispensing requirement safety thong events mandatedthe immediate response Whoa cant allow because safety rules now am certain know ques tion comes mind hear makes decision what basis made what point does combined effect devia tions actually transform event other no longer rule book event words delightful king musical King Tis puzzlement years number people have suggested Criteria Cancellation Con tests has problems Ive deal section CD have found people hold quite different ideas about what means contestant event walking often wind meter let know wind 32 mph whatever im plication reached 40 mph everything automatically come halt practice thats probably true since time models would have blown away look para graph rule book see basic responsibility remains ConContinued page 117 116 Model Aviation CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 247 Southwick Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RCBill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Eastl M Weisenbach 4588W 146th cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 v RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangebarg sc 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC C Gray 201 Halman Salem Rd Tere Haute IN 47803 RC Searing Dale Felkening 1544 Darien Lahe Dr Darien IL 60059 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlington Hgts IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenstein Ave St Louis MO 83119 vIl events except RC entire District except Michiganl Greg Seydel 3625 E lone Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 93014 Michigan RC Wayne Yeager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL & FF Paul Smhh 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boa 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Haster 6962 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80133 X Roll Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Pair Oaks CA 85628 No Harry Apolan 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 90274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah SI Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd Sf Seattle WA 98178 RC James McCarty 18958 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 RC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & other RC RC except Soaringl Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Lx Cincinnati OH 45238 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 6118 Bards Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boo 171 Monchs Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 31128 Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 3811a SCALE CONTEST BOARD I in Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeesport PA 15131 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 05 19810 V David Plant 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelnon 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 60629 VII Richard Doig 6 conary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 935141944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 1616 Meadowthorpe Ave. Leninglon KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 50427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Enchange Wichita KS 67217 X Vic Garner PO Box 873 LIvermore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawoon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Overland Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa Vista Ct. Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Bus 65 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther Rt 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Boa 487 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Ln DeSoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Boo 55564 Omaha NE 68155-0564 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Coatle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Sham 2756 Blmmood Ann Arhor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert Sliff PO Bon #9 Midway City CA 92655 Xl Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60546 Esecutive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member Baa Coast Asstin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member central Bruce Norman 3417 Creston Ave. Ft Worth TX 76133 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I L Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko 8 Bowden Lane Glen Head NY 11545 lIt R Hesselbrack 8328 Blueberry Hill Cs Cincinnati ON 45248 IV Stacey Mills Broskoide RI 3 Boo 115 Chnlonesville VA 22901 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen iS Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoovard Walt Schannard 2594 NOET Orlando FL 32804 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr. Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Lat ham NY 12110 Ill Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bias 41 Saw Mill Rd. Concord MA 01742 I Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdale PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd. Newport News VA 23906 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80540 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 FREE FLIGHT Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd. Boulder CO 80301 Bob Sifleet RD 3 Boo 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Walter Perkins 3421 SE 28th CS Ocala FL 32671 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 1256 Cindy Dr Ellioville MO 63011 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 508 Walnut Boa 72 Varna IL 61375 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlessille OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Boa 56 Kinsley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/u Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 900 Newport Center Dr Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellusmivi 129 College Park Dr Creatview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanudowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118 W Clond Sauna KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Colabasan CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave. Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yeager 39235 Castle Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12900W Ashury P1. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 ViasIla CA 93277-9757 Xl Rster Pierna 12308 219th Ave Ct 5 E Bonney Lake WA 98390 VI Stan Watson 10414W l34St Palos Park IL 90464 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorsett Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 90210 X Jerry Krainock 5942 Whilsen #2 N Hollywood CA 91607 Xl Dave Johnson 2026 NE 90th Ave. Portland OR 97220 RC SOARING Don Edberg 7900 Estepa Dr Tuunga CA 91942 RC AEROBATICS James Kimbro 12195 Ferguson Visalia CA 93291 Larry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 RC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 RC ELECTRIC Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bank NJ 07701 Technical Director cominid test Director people seem uncomfortable extremes listed cancellation also recognize certain types models can operate others cannot As ex ample last year Lincoln vie se lected Control Line Radio Control Scale teams first flying day quite windy RC models able com plete round flying Granted comfortable situation possi ble fly other hand Control Line modelsbeing flown same site less 100 ft away RC site simply would stay out end lines Should generate different criteria various events disciplines Perhaps decision-making power should placed contestants hands advising Contest Director What about sanc tioned events contests have persons ask require AMA number upper side right-hand lifting surface As far know goes back builder-of-the-modelrule days Additionally has always form advertisement will im portantly now allows identification model event accident surance claim People have suggested identification issue major con cern just use Safety Code item indicates modelers name address AMA number must modeland forget interesting issue respect situation rule stated page 10 rule book very explicit says models entered competition except ing Indoor Scale models wever look various events will dis cover specific identification plans event check RC Pylon example Which set rules takes precedence say General rule page 10 will have come aid wrestle Helicopter blade right-hand lifting surface Hmmm Free Flight Several questions have raised concerning Free Flight CO2 event have never answered Some per sons have questioned statement pow ered commercially available CO2 engines tanks replacement heads available glow engines allow powered CO2 Everything used effect commercially available fore has generally accepted engines meet rule some per sons have pondered problem second rule concern states ratio between tank volume piston displacement shall ex ceed 130 Most persons seem accus tomed seeing ratios expressed man ner something usually writ ten out form 1130 question has asked mistake book should read 130 have looked up original rule proposal reads just way rule book does leads third problem As under stand using larger converted glow en gine CO2 tank volume 130 times engines piston displace ment can achieve motor run time least three minutes Part 4e rules event states maximum duration recorded flight 2 minutes An other Hmmm couple other quick Free Flight con cerns can mentioned gray area seems exist minds some concerning Jetex event its relationship Safety Code fly event item 8 Code seems take care stating rockets permanently attached per JATO use acceptable Perhaps would wise specifically list Jetex event no question anyones mind Should keep events book never sanctioned Anyone ever hear sanctioned AMA Cub event 119 run per rule book still dont have information explains what category means proposal submitted last time failed feel certain someone Free Flight community could generate proposal would define term category someone calls Headquarters ask various ones listed deter mined can provide answer consistent what Free Flight commu nity believes correct have such requests Indoor greatest source confusion concern Indoor results melding FAI AMA rules clas sifications significant number errors crept Indoor section book last cycle very largest part oc curred FAI-related sections fice fault matter ever principal concern revolves around fact FAI rule cycle techni cally four-year cycle practice changes tend occur yearlyand sometimes twice year under certain circumstances makes administration very difficult re spect AMA contests Logic seems suggest formally corporate FAI rules impact AMA events rule book divorce FAI completely have done other categories minor problem actual naming events particularly peo ple well acquainted times people fly events confused Improvements made during last cycle clarify peo ples minds have questions like rules Microfilm place word microfilm used say few places No microfilm allowed suspect last thought picking nits because members participate very challenging difficult form modeling know ropes Control Line Several items might inclined pass concerning Control Line already have addressed proposal cycle some rules contain terms subject inter pretation true other catego ries well example can find terms like No sharp spinners Someone must make judgement call have potentially sensitive area Control Line rules Several events have statements indicate event ex empt rules other section rule book other document presents interesting exercise au thority levels involved development General section rule bookor perhaps Safety Code RC Aerobatics Everybody turn page 55 hymnal item 65 will find definition safety nut used cover threaded end propeller shaft Question Does describe item commonly refer AMA Safety Nut will find term re quirement other events strangely enough doesnt appear General rules Safety Code other document can locate nebulous little gadget manufactured num ber different companies required over place never identified Does anybody fly event 414 Club Team Fun Fly Careful now before say club does year better check rules carefully because betcha dont RC Pylon Racing Currently sev eral pots boiling community being taken care Contest Board ac tion very interesting feature perhaps should considered quite now have Sport Pylon listed Supplemental event Actually three events since embraces three types models Last cycle added Quickee 500 Pylon Racing Does supplement supplemental anybody still flying Sport Pylon rules RC Helicopter Rule 182 seems indicate record points accumulated competitors various contests around country kept some file AMA Headquarters done type record kept RC Aerobatics Sport Aerobatics Sport Scale cards available Con test Director sign individual maintain Anybody figure out yet what righthand lifting surface Helicopter Scale Anybody ever sanction event 519 Nonflying Scale Once again careful before say Yes Sure club has probably static Scale event bet didnt use rules book call Free Flight Outdoor Flying Scale Gas Flying Scale Nats Cat egory Manager Scale five years never did see Gas model other CO2 saw lot glow engines Ah heck Bob Thats back picking nits RC Sport Scale now has maximum weight limit regardless number en gines 20 lb criteria qualifies model Giant Scale weighs 15 lb Does bother anyone have 16-yearold model weighs 11 lb powered tired old 60 has 51-in wingspan qualifies Giant Its red ugly quarter-scale reinstituted Precision Scale event goes great detail telling figure score using various numbers judges tells break tie Unfortunately doesnt tell whether use flight average best two what determine flight score add static event flown years ago best single flight used Electric We have degree confusion con Continued poge 118 September 1988 117 Technical Director conilnued cerning Electric rules relate other areas book recent phone call asked question What set Free Flight Electric rules should use response along lines Which want use persons confusion centered around whether should use Free Flight Elec tric Electric Electric rules sug gested rather similar another least part gentle man mused whether could use Free Flight Electric Electric Electric B contest course told Yes can wondered might confusing suppose would Enough pondering feel areas need addressed items have brought before have Just dont miss September 1 1988 sub mittal deadline Please understand earlier comments meant sarcastic rather stimulate consideration set rules sometimes growed like Topsy lost elements continuity along way too little refinement often helps Nuf now ClAMIEdburg condnued sport fliers would rather build high-power high-cost winches used necessary Don Edberg chairman AMAs F3B Team Selection Committee ClAM Report F3C RC Helicopters Horace Hagen Subcommittee Member item subcommittees agenda proposal France recom mending change method select ing F3C World Champion future World Championships WC proposal initiated because results ob tained second F3C WC Switzerland 1987 flying skills top five con testants closely matched difficult select World Champion French proposal recommended fly-off added top 10% five contestants would compete last day WC proposal specific enough because left out words whichever greater after top 10% five contestants proposal created mixed reactions lengthy discus sion took place polarized subcom mittee members two groups group consisted members expe rience contest organizers other group represented pilots point view pointed out experience Bern quite unique because nearly ideal calm weather prevailed entire contest Without doubt contrib uted strongly very close scores arguments proposal finalists competition can judged under nearly identical weather con ditions judging would improve cause better comparisons between best pilots flying quicker succession above points quite valid must weighed against negative aspects proposal assume competition round flown four days WC past instituting fly-off will reduce number rounds participants three rounds addition throw away round lowest score down two rounds order determine fly-off participants Therefore strong argument against proposal pilot has some bad luck early rounds has lesser chance recovery Fly-off schemes have tried past inability recover has observed times reduction spectator appeal also real since like lihood someone coming behind win WC significantly reduced overall effect inability recover has resulted decrease contest participa tion certainly desirable out come World Championships en tails expenditure large amounts ef fort money Another argument against accepting proposal fly-off would result contestants leaving WC early cause 90% will have eliminated presents significant prob lem contest organizers because cannot use economies scale get ting discounted hotel meal etc rates also little agreement ex act number pilots should allowed participate fly-off five 10 numbers heavily favored Af ter rather lengthy discussion subcom mittee chairman decided best thing would refer proposal subcommittee further study now onto 1988 FAI/F3C competi tion rules 1986 European Champion ships Toulouse France 1987 World Championships Bern Switzerland suggested chairman hover ing portion 1988 F3C maneuver sched ule significantly less demanding due elimination point maneuvers like Four-Point Pirouette Shovel Observa tion Since new schedule no point maneuvers it suggested easy change would add two fourpoint segments opposite rotation Top Hat maneuver chairman said would submit such proposal 1988 ClAM meeting via subcommittee because would carry weight coming single country agreed very disappointed such pro posal absent 1988 agenda received few weeks prior ClAM meeting plan submit such proposal through AMA 1989 ClAM meeting have suggestions improving 1988 FAI F3C rules please forward address provided Com petition Directory table Com petition Newsletter Youll find under heading AMA RC Helicopter Contest Board need direct response please include SASE Comments/Randolph tconud day May 27 extreme turbulence caused adjacent airconditioned offices made testing impossible until last hour two Contest Day hot muggy proved norm About three out four motors would break before flight got off Cezar Banks logged nice flight 3850 Bud Romak 3344 other flights hung up days end Canada led Jack Mccillivray first place some great flying US team near last place Contest Day Two much success ful us US team member posted longest flight meet flight num ber three Cezar Banks scored outstand ing 4459 using variable-pitch prop proved high-time Kopecky Tro phy winner Steve Brown got impressive 3722 Bud Romak 3540 Flight four produced hang ups both Brown Ro mak Banks van-prop failed switch low pitch clocked 3135 Canada still first place team moving up Steve Brown becoming quite frustrat ed three hang ups complete flight finally concluded 1/2-motor testing no value due ever-increasing buoyancy air big temperature differential altitude would try what call Polish system full-power testing balloon model down failed level off safe altitude During morning test period Con test Day Three Brown got safe 34-mmplus flight friendly team manager stood ball bat ensure noth ing changed next official Actu ally official flight terminated colli sion reflight 3454 moved team first place Meanwhile World Champion Jim Rich mond got best time 4409 pushed Banks back second place Flight five Banks short due loose wing bracing bad ground turbulence Flight six both Richmond Banks proved anticlimactic Jims 3944 did improve score Cezar after breaking several mo tors hooked up have motor-stick fail ure completely destroyed both model chance catch Richmond final results defending World Champion Jim Richmond first placethe new World Champion hes now won ti tle five times Cezar Banks second Jack McGillivray Canada third US team first third time row Canada second Switzerland third AMA NFFS commended putting first-class World Champion ship respect staff people worked provided everything asked forand behalf both team myself special thanks order two assigned flight timers guys really knocked themselves out ensure team got its flights truth hardly time eat visit mens room superior capabilities variable-pitch variable-diameter props clearly demonstrated three medal winners used post flights two seven min utes longer models conventional props should noted however much additional development work re 118 Model Aviation quired improve reliability re peatability great seeing old friends again also making new ones look ward 1990 Indoor World Champion ship know will just exciting wherever may held SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX CO Cottspetition Newsletter will present torte time constroctise arid tfsoughtjirovokrng ideas o crtcisnss AMA roles aod policies affect 0 coirspettloes sore has two sides CN will rindeasor print orempoints hate heen trihositted withirin limits avarlahle space oniqoe ness constnicliseness timelinens arid good taste Deterromriation appnopriatnriess pohlicatron of martens necessity nest solely psiblisher flmrights presented aothor arid diosild riot necessarily constroed AMA HQ AMA officers psihlither shonld W note pohlicatiori rnleschange policychange idea does necessarily mean ittecific proposal has heen presented Coolest 0 Board Esecotive Cooncil appropriate committers soch action resporisihility anthor anyone else interested ohtainiog official action X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX following letter part ongoing debate RC Free Flight Bob Hatscheck mentioned Soapbox letter July 1988 issue has received lot notoriety among Free Flighters have read elsewhere dated No vember 25 1987 hence really should have among first series have printed editor thankful Jim OReilly forwarding copy can keep record straight Free Flight An Open Letter John Worth late Seventies tried hang ra 0 dios Free Flight models drew o lot flak because bit time CO gone after last flurry controversy impression backed off xI thought perhaps gained some insight point view Free mFlight Nats planning session 0.Virginia last October suggested could solve retrieval problem 0 same time-honored method replied blunt tongue-in-cheek fashion because time help thought X kidding out comes same old pro l places NFFS Digest also January 1988 Model Aviation fMore specifically Executive o Directors View HQ column JanCO uary 1988 AMA NewsRMcM John proposal would kill competi x tion Free Flight know have basis 0 of unpleasant experience speak fly some Radio Control enjoy 0. as grand social activity neat able Gentle Lady airborne hand untutored spectator let him CO fly knowing unlikely can get trouble can fix X the gap between scenario competi 0 tion large meet a. m ac quired first radio Gentle Lady 1982 learn fly spring 1983 o of local modelers sponsored 1/2A Tex CO aco series Since flying Free Flight 1984 Bong SAM Champs took /2A x Texaco along flew RC-Assist o What different ball game dif nce called FREQUENCY Bong 0 got line kind barber pole device placed frequency O pin bottoma different pole CO frequency frequency became open again flier pin top pulled flew flier moved up turn flewand right now didnt would have bunch angry fliers yelling addition disadvantages found fliers fid dled system try improve place line Phooey awaiting turn timed Texaco flight turned out contro versial flight turn came up midst intense conversation followed Fi nally broke loose got flight off airborne 15-mm max flight next guy line came over un burdened himself ear fly ing nice guy friend today problem tyranny frequencies problem fre quency problem present flying under circumstances fun So will oppose move forces stick ra dio ship So far have talking about own likes dislikes few other problems factual nature First what about rubber-power Rubber jim OReilly bigger problem Gas far staying field concerned rubberpowered model will carry receiverat least well off-field problem solved running performance class right ground Furthermore have considered ef fect adding radio Free Flights context existing Nats example 1987 Lincoln Nats 395 event entries RC Pattern Pylon Scale events Lincoln Municipal Over Helicopter site 44 event en tries including four Scale Helicopter Sailplane 306 entries including 10 Scale have three RC sites Well because impossible fly two dif ferent events simultaneously same site unless both under single frequency-control system Outdoor Free Flight alone 670 event entries split up two sites Three sites course will assign frequencies like RC Also will have post times RC will standing ready awaiting indications thermal launching frequency prob lem wont permit would seem Free Free Flight refers model ready fly fly we continue prepare limitation might consider problem although would never again able have Free Flight same site RC events problem declining numbers participants Free Flight refer real enough Mr Worth dont dispute solution stamp out Free Flight subject tyranny fre quencies RC different game game choice Finebut game least competition context Free Flight accept solution game will disappear Please dont offer lutions involve receiver Jim OReilly stated cover letter accompanied above has feedback views since time letter originally written late No vember 1987 wishes add fol lowing clarifications First letter about individual taking Free Flight model hanging ra dio could object dont Rather subject under discussion Radio-Assist Radio-DT RadioWhatever solution flying site pro blem rules changes contest special conditions whatever Free Flight contes tants forced go Radio-Assist com pete resulting competition will have totally different character Free Flight familiar John Worth extensive some times acrimonious correspondence follow ing Open Letter Never during cor respondence did John acknowledge point about rubber power ducked issue Nor did acknowledge point about frequency-control systems limit ing freedom flight schedule prac ticed Free Flight contests Yet still banging away same subject Note February 8 1988 answer Bruce Augustus appeared March 88 NFFS Dig est still pushing RC-DT RC-DT still wont work rubber-powered mod el keeping rubber-powered models field still biggest part pro blem Another characteristic whole con troversy may noted Nowhere find Free Flight competition fliers lobbying add RC Free Flight models case proponent Free Flight com petitor John Worth never Ron St Jean hasnt competed years recently came out blast against competition flying So guys backs Anytime wish solve problems can get out Free Flight go RC Sail plane RC-Assist Old-Timer Recently FAI International Committee Aeromodeling ClAM voted allow RC engine cuts RC-DT FiC Free Flight models deplore because dilution pure sport because Pandoras box opens day comes organizers meets sume viable competitors have RC equipment aboard structure meet accordingly fears expressed above will have become reality Impor tant meets will held inadequate sites like Denton NE site 87 Nats meantime am free leave re ceiver off ship ** * * * * * * ** XKEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP 0*FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE* FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT FREE KEEP FREE FLIGHT m 0** * * * * * * ** 0 CO 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