COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma IA 4 JIm Hoffman Mesa AZ 5 James TateMt Joy PA Mm/Sec6 Jim RettickSt Marys CA Niagara Falls Can8354214 Arthur AdamisinTaylor Ml Sulphur Springs TX92241Best Junior Penndel PADNF Best Senior COMBAT Junior 1 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX Points2 Jason KingHouston TX 38763 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 3796 Senior 35921 Robbie HandyReidawlle NC 3465 3436 1 Norman McFaddenLynnwood WA 2 Mike WillcoxKingrecod Tx 3 Donald CrenfillLake Jackson TX 4 Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX Points5 Philip CartierHummelstown PA 18216 Joseph Fustolo SrStoughton MA SLOW COMBAT 3796 Junior 3721 35711 Dennis CranfillLake Jackson TX 34362 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX 33473 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 4 Thomas DanieleChesapeake VA No Seniors Points Open 8321 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 2 Bill EatillHouston TX 20393 Mike WillcoxKingwood Tx 10184 Greg WoiteckiChicago IL 5Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX 6Christopher ShearerStow OH 30177 Gordy Teachendori Milwaukee WI 3015 2998A COMBAT 2798 or 27641 Matt BinghamMaryville TN 2 Dennis Cranfill Lake Jackson TX 3 Christopher Hess San Antonio TX PoInts Senior 483751 Robbie HandyReidaville NC 2 William Madison Ill Sandaton VA 480001 Open Bill EatillHouaton TX 450002 Mike WilicoxKrngwood Tx 422753 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 4Donald HolbrookCamp Hill PA 1114675Gary HandyReidaville NC 1102506David StewartLa Veen AZ 107967 107733 FAI COMBAT 106817Ages Combined 1064751Mike WilIcoxKingwood TX 1037502Donald CranftllLake Jackson TX 1035753Bill EstillHouston TX ttest Senior Points 47625 46925 46750 4 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 60094 Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can1651 Best Senior5 Anthony DAlesasndroRichboro PA1502 ROG CABIN6 Charles SluasrczykBreckaville OH1435 MinISecNo Juniors SeniorMIn/SecPENNYPLANE 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2118 orMm/Sec 2150open1 Mark RichmondCamiel IN725 1Daniel BelieffSterling VA 20402 Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA539 35432Tony DAlessandroRichboro PA 1253 or 34091 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH1148 3159MANHATTAN CABINa Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA606 No Juniors Mm/SecSeniorMm/Sec 1Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1312 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH6512Joseph KruahWayne PA1219 9353Peter StashlingBaltimore MD1215 300Open4John F MareltDon Mills Cot Can1131 1John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can950 2Joesph KruahWayne PA935 20193WaIter Van GorderCincinnati OH924NOVICE PENNYPLANE 6114Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can735JuniorMIn/Sec 344 EASY B1Mark RichmondCarmel IN741 2 Chris ScumIndian Web CA343 2542 JuniorMIri/Sec Senior 220611 1925 Mark RichmondCarmel IN1018 Don SluasrczykBreckaville OH835 1918 SenIor2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA826 17501 Don SluasrczykBrecksville OH1240 Open PAl INDOOR2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA6261 John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can1054 Patrick ScumMcKees Rocks PA2292 Bob NicholsSouth Meriden CT1035 Ages CombinedMm/Sec Open3 Tony BeckerSun City Canter FL1035 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN74161 Wafter Van GorderCincinnati OH18064 Jim RichmondCarmel IN1015 2Larry CailliauWestlake Vill CA63072 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI17055 Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma IA 4 JIm Hoffman Mesa AZ 5 James TateMt Joy PA Mm/Sec6 Jim RettickSt Marys CA Niagara Falls Can8354214 Arthur AdamisinTaylor Ml Sulphur Springs TX92241Best Junior Penndel PADNF Best Senior COMBAT Junior 1 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX Points2 Jason KingHouston TX 38763 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 3796 Senior 35921 Robbie HandyReidawlle NC 3465 3436 1 Norman McFaddenLynnwood WA 2 Mike WillcoxKingrecod Tx 3 Donald CrenfillLake Jackson TX 4 Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX Points5 Philip CartierHummelstown PA 18216 Joseph Fustolo SrStoughton MA SLOW COMBAT 3796 Junior 3721 35711 Dennis CranfillLake Jackson TX 34362 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX 33473 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 4 Thomas DanieleChesapeake VA No Seniors Points Open 8321 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 2 Bill EatillHouston TX 20393 Mike WillcoxKingwood Tx 10184 Greg WoiteckiChicago IL 5Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX 6Christopher ShearerStow OH 30177 Gordy Teachendori Milwaukee WI 3015 2998A COMBAT 2798 or 27641 Matt BinghamMaryville TN 2 Dennis Cranfill Lake Jackson TX 3 Christopher Hess San Antonio TX PoInts Senior 483751 Robbie HandyReidaville NC 2 William Madison Ill Sandaton VA 480001 Open Bill EatillHouaton TX 450002 Mike WilicoxKrngwood Tx 422753 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 4Donald HolbrookCamp Hill PA 1114675Gary HandyReidaville NC 1102506David StewartLa Veen AZ 107967 107733 FAI COMBAT 106817Ages Combined 1064751Mike WilIcoxKingwood TX 1037502Donald CranftllLake Jackson TX 1035753Bill EstillHouston TX ttest Senior Points 47625 46925 46750 4 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 60094 Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can1651 Best Senior5 Anthony DAlesasndroRichboro PA1502 ROG CABIN6 Charles SluasrczykBreckaville OH1435 MinISecNo Juniors SeniorMIn/SecPENNYPLANE 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2118 orMm/Sec 2150open1 Mark RichmondCamiel IN725 1Daniel BelieffSterling VA 20402 Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA539 35432Tony DAlessandroRichboro PA 1253 or 34091 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH1148 3159MANHATTAN CABINa Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA606 No Juniors Mm/SecSeniorMm/Sec 1Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1312 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH6512Joseph KruahWayne PA1219 9353Peter StashlingBaltimore MD1215 300Open4John F MareltDon Mills Cot Can1131 1John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can950 2Joesph KruahWayne PA935 20193WaIter Van GorderCincinnati OH924NOVICE PENNYPLANE 6114Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can735JuniorMIn/Sec 344 EASY B1Mark RichmondCarmel IN741 2 Chris ScumIndian Web CA343 2542 JuniorMIri/Sec Senior 220611 1925 Mark RichmondCarmel IN1018 Don SluasrczykBreckaville OH835 1918 SenIor2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA826 17501 Don SluasrczykBrecksville OH1240 Open PAl INDOOR2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA6261 John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can1054 Patrick ScumMcKees Rocks PA2292 Bob NicholsSouth Meriden CT1035 Ages CombinedMm/Sec Open3 Tony BeckerSun City Canter FL1035 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN74161 Wafter Van GorderCincinnati OH18064 Jim RichmondCarmel IN1015 2Larry CailliauWestlake Vill CA63072 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI17055 Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma 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Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma IA 4 JIm Hoffman Mesa AZ 5 James TateMt Joy PA Mm/Sec6 Jim RettickSt Marys CA Niagara Falls Can8354214 Arthur AdamisinTaylor Ml Sulphur Springs TX92241Best Junior Penndel PADNF Best Senior COMBAT Junior 1 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX Points2 Jason KingHouston TX 38763 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 3796 Senior 35921 Robbie HandyReidawlle NC 3465 3436 1 Norman McFaddenLynnwood WA 2 Mike WillcoxKingrecod Tx 3 Donald CrenfillLake Jackson TX 4 Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX Points5 Philip CartierHummelstown PA 18216 Joseph Fustolo SrStoughton MA SLOW COMBAT 3796 Junior 3721 35711 Dennis CranfillLake Jackson TX 34362 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX 33473 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 4 Thomas DanieleChesapeake VA No Seniors Points Open 8321 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 2 Bill EatillHouston TX 20393 Mike WillcoxKingwood Tx 10184 Greg WoiteckiChicago IL 5Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX 6Christopher ShearerStow OH 30177 Gordy Teachendori Milwaukee WI 3015 2998A COMBAT 2798 or 27641 Matt BinghamMaryville TN 2 Dennis Cranfill Lake Jackson TX 3 Christopher Hess San Antonio TX PoInts Senior 483751 Robbie HandyReidaville NC 2 William Madison Ill Sandaton VA 480001 Open Bill EatillHouaton TX 450002 Mike WilicoxKrngwood Tx 422753 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 4Donald HolbrookCamp Hill PA 1114675Gary HandyReidaville NC 1102506David StewartLa Veen AZ 107967 107733 FAI COMBAT 106817Ages Combined 1064751Mike WilIcoxKingwood TX 1037502Donald CranftllLake Jackson TX 1035753Bill EstillHouston TX ttest Senior Points 47625 46925 46750 4 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 60094 Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can1651 Best Senior5 Anthony DAlesasndroRichboro PA1502 ROG CABIN6 Charles SluasrczykBreckaville OH1435 MinISecNo Juniors SeniorMIn/SecPENNYPLANE 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2118 orMm/Sec 2150open1 Mark RichmondCamiel IN725 1Daniel BelieffSterling VA 20402 Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA539 35432Tony DAlessandroRichboro PA 1253 or 34091 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH1148 3159MANHATTAN CABINa Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA606 No Juniors Mm/SecSeniorMm/Sec 1Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1312 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH6512Joseph KruahWayne PA1219 9353Peter StashlingBaltimore MD1215 300Open4John F MareltDon Mills Cot Can1131 1John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can950 2Joesph KruahWayne PA935 20193WaIter Van GorderCincinnati OH924NOVICE PENNYPLANE 6114Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can735JuniorMIn/Sec 344 EASY B1Mark RichmondCarmel IN741 2 Chris ScumIndian Web CA343 2542 JuniorMIri/Sec Senior 220611 1925 Mark RichmondCarmel IN1018 Don SluasrczykBreckaville OH835 1918 SenIor2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA826 17501 Don SluasrczykBrecksville OH1240 Open PAl INDOOR2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA6261 John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can1054 Patrick ScumMcKees Rocks PA2292 Bob NicholsSouth Meriden CT1035 Ages CombinedMm/Sec Open3 Tony BeckerSun City Canter FL1035 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN74161 Wafter Van GorderCincinnati OH18064 Jim RichmondCarmel IN1015 2Larry CailliauWestlake Vill CA63072 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI17055 Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma IA 4 JIm Hoffman Mesa AZ 5 James TateMt Joy PA Mm/Sec6 Jim RettickSt Marys CA Niagara Falls Can8354214 Arthur AdamisinTaylor Ml Sulphur Springs TX92241Best Junior Penndel PADNF Best Senior COMBAT Junior 1 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX Points2 Jason KingHouston TX 38763 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 3796 Senior 35921 Robbie HandyReidawlle NC 3465 3436 1 Norman McFaddenLynnwood WA 2 Mike WillcoxKingrecod Tx 3 Donald CrenfillLake Jackson TX 4 Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX Points5 Philip CartierHummelstown PA 18216 Joseph Fustolo SrStoughton MA SLOW COMBAT 3796 Junior 3721 35711 Dennis CranfillLake Jackson TX 34362 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX 33473 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 4 Thomas DanieleChesapeake VA No Seniors Points Open 8321 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 2 Bill EatillHouston TX 20393 Mike WillcoxKingwood Tx 10184 Greg WoiteckiChicago IL 5Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX 6Christopher ShearerStow OH 30177 Gordy Teachendori Milwaukee WI 3015 2998A COMBAT 2798 or 27641 Matt BinghamMaryville TN 2 Dennis Cranfill Lake Jackson TX 3 Christopher Hess San Antonio TX PoInts Senior 483751 Robbie HandyReidaville NC 2 William Madison Ill Sandaton VA 480001 Open Bill EatillHouaton TX 450002 Mike WilicoxKrngwood Tx 422753 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 4Donald HolbrookCamp Hill PA 1114675Gary HandyReidaville NC 1102506David StewartLa Veen AZ 107967 107733 FAI COMBAT 106817Ages Combined 1064751Mike WilIcoxKingwood TX 1037502Donald CranftllLake Jackson TX 1035753Bill EstillHouston TX ttest Senior Points 47625 46925 46750 4 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 60094 Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can1651 Best Senior5 Anthony DAlesasndroRichboro PA1502 ROG CABIN6 Charles SluasrczykBreckaville OH1435 MinISecNo Juniors SeniorMIn/SecPENNYPLANE 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2118 orMm/Sec 2150open1 Mark RichmondCamiel IN725 1Daniel BelieffSterling VA 20402 Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA539 35432Tony DAlessandroRichboro PA 1253 or 34091 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH1148 3159MANHATTAN CABINa Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA606 No Juniors Mm/SecSeniorMm/Sec 1Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1312 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH6512Joseph KruahWayne PA1219 9353Peter StashlingBaltimore MD1215 300Open4John F MareltDon Mills Cot Can1131 1John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can950 2Joesph KruahWayne PA935 20193WaIter Van GorderCincinnati OH924NOVICE PENNYPLANE 6114Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can735JuniorMIn/Sec 344 EASY B1Mark RichmondCarmel IN741 2 Chris ScumIndian Web CA343 2542 JuniorMIri/Sec Senior 220611 1925 Mark RichmondCarmel IN1018 Don SluasrczykBreckaville OH835 1918 SenIor2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA826 17501 Don SluasrczykBrecksville OH1240 Open PAl INDOOR2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA6261 John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can1054 Patrick ScumMcKees Rocks PA2292 Bob NicholsSouth Meriden CT1035 Ages CombinedMm/Sec Open3 Tony BeckerSun City Canter FL1035 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN74161 Wafter Van GorderCincinnati OH18064 Jim RichmondCarmel IN1015 2Larry CailliauWestlake Vill CA63072 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI17055 Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma 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Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma IA 4 JIm Hoffman Mesa AZ 5 James TateMt Joy PA Mm/Sec6 Jim RettickSt Marys CA Niagara Falls Can8354214 Arthur AdamisinTaylor Ml Sulphur Springs TX92241Best Junior Penndel PADNF Best Senior COMBAT Junior 1 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX Points2 Jason KingHouston TX 38763 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 3796 Senior 35921 Robbie HandyReidawlle NC 3465 3436 1 Norman McFaddenLynnwood WA 2 Mike WillcoxKingrecod Tx 3 Donald CrenfillLake Jackson TX 4 Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX Points5 Philip CartierHummelstown PA 18216 Joseph Fustolo SrStoughton MA SLOW COMBAT 3796 Junior 3721 35711 Dennis CranfillLake Jackson TX 34362 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX 33473 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 4 Thomas DanieleChesapeake VA No Seniors Points Open 8321 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 2 Bill EatillHouston TX 20393 Mike WillcoxKingwood Tx 10184 Greg WoiteckiChicago IL 5Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX 6Christopher ShearerStow OH 30177 Gordy Teachendori Milwaukee WI 3015 2998A COMBAT 2798 or 27641 Matt BinghamMaryville TN 2 Dennis Cranfill Lake Jackson TX 3 Christopher Hess San Antonio TX PoInts Senior 483751 Robbie HandyReidaville NC 2 William Madison Ill Sandaton VA 480001 Open Bill EatillHouaton TX 450002 Mike WilicoxKrngwood Tx 422753 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 4Donald HolbrookCamp Hill PA 1114675Gary HandyReidaville NC 1102506David StewartLa Veen AZ 107967 107733 FAI COMBAT 106817Ages Combined 1064751Mike WilIcoxKingwood TX 1037502Donald CranftllLake Jackson TX 1035753Bill EstillHouston TX ttest Senior Points 47625 46925 46750 4 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 60094 Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can1651 Best Senior5 Anthony DAlesasndroRichboro PA1502 ROG CABIN6 Charles SluasrczykBreckaville OH1435 MinISecNo Juniors SeniorMIn/SecPENNYPLANE 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2118 orMm/Sec 2150open1 Mark RichmondCamiel IN725 1Daniel BelieffSterling VA 20402 Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA539 35432Tony DAlessandroRichboro PA 1253 or 34091 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH1148 3159MANHATTAN CABINa Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA606 No Juniors Mm/SecSeniorMm/Sec 1Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1312 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH6512Joseph KruahWayne PA1219 9353Peter StashlingBaltimore MD1215 300Open4John F MareltDon Mills Cot Can1131 1John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can950 2Joesph KruahWayne PA935 20193WaIter Van GorderCincinnati OH924NOVICE PENNYPLANE 6114Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can735JuniorMIn/Sec 344 EASY B1Mark RichmondCarmel IN741 2 Chris ScumIndian Web CA343 2542 JuniorMIri/Sec Senior 220611 1925 Mark RichmondCarmel IN1018 Don SluasrczykBreckaville OH835 1918 SenIor2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA826 17501 Don SluasrczykBrecksville OH1240 Open PAl INDOOR2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA6261 John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can1054 Patrick ScumMcKees Rocks PA2292 Bob NicholsSouth Meriden CT1035 Ages CombinedMm/Sec Open3 Tony BeckerSun City Canter FL1035 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN74161 Wafter Van GorderCincinnati OH18064 Jim RichmondCarmel IN1015 2Larry CailliauWestlake Vill CA63072 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI17055 Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
COMPETIT4QN~ NEWSLETTER~ ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Prom Technical Director W Bob Underwood term stretch very interesting good old dictionary gives whale lot different usages word whether verb noun remember well what high school college track coaches meant used word meant muscles would ache warm-up stride would lengthen kick fin ish Id better lead final length track just before tape stretching accomplish may have caused some physical pain no deep philosophical concerns some stretch problems cause op erationgl philosophical difficulties ever September edition Competi tion Newsletter column explored some little problems dealing rule deviations regarding sanctions question asked far rules can stretched before event loses its identity far rule book concerned addition noted left little no guidance area what apparent safety rule stretched deleted problem came home roost short time ago couple AMA Free Flight contests sanctioned Nothing very seri ous about right Well both cluded deviation AMA rule book builder-of-the-model rule waived Granted no safety concern noted herebut procedural prob lems National Records homolo gated Free Flight events tended change noted Free Flight Contest Board Chairperson Contest Board Coordinator determined approval record set under condi tion such waiver would render sus pect Therefore Headquarters directed inform Contest Director po tential record performances occurred dur Continued page 131 Electroflight World Champs Results 1988 World Electroflight Champion ships conducted Cahokia IL Au gust 14-19 competition electricpowered Sailplanes perform two tasks flight Distance Duration Distance task flown first model must launched climb glide laps possible 150meter course within 180 seconds crafts motor may restarted other climb end switched off plane gliding flight earning point per second Duration/Landing task must com pleted within 300 seconds time model completes Distance task Time spent under power scored Dura tion time one-point-per-second penalty imposed 300-sec time limit over flown Spot landing points 30/15/0 awarded according closely model lands designated spot Twenty-seven pilots 11 nations com peted French Belgian Swedish teams flier other na tions teams three fliers Individual results given first three places US team members results give highest number laps attained Distance task high est Duration/Landing score attained flight total score Seven rounds flown competitor al lowed discard lowest flight score total score sum six best rounds Control Line World Champs Results following sketchy report relates re sults recently concluded Control Line World Championships held Kiev Russia August 5-12 report filed telefax Zurich Switzerland Speed F2A 1Kalmykov USSR 2Schelkalin USSR 3Pitskalev USSR 9Dodge USA 15Nightingale USA 21 Newton USA Team standings 1USSR 2Hungary 3China 4USA Aerobatics F2B 1Xian Dong PRC 2Kolesnikov USSR 3Jianzhong PRC 4Casale USA 5Walker USA 10Baron USA Team standings 1Peoples Republic China 2USSR 3USA flying Team results give total score team member total team score INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS DistJ P1ContextantNationDurTotal 1R FreudenthalerAu s t r i a23/6713881 2U LeodolterSwitzerland23/6663875 3N HubnerW Germany21/6413768 111 BridgemanUSA21/6383548 13Steve NeuUSA20/6223479 20Felix vivasUSA18/5823218 TEAM STANDINGS Team P1 NationMembersScoresTotal 1 AustriaKirsch3717 Freudenthaler3881 Hauer344011038 2 FR Germany Weissgerber3642 Hubner3760 Hitzler353710947 3 Switzerland Andres3445 Luedi3586 Leodolter387510906 4 ItalyPagliano3718 Rizzo3619 Ceccarelli309410431 5 USABridgeman3548 Neu3479 Vivas321810245 6 Netherlands Vis3423 Keim3398 Ruysink336010181 7 AustraliaAdams3195 Pine3170 Sonnerauer364510010 8 United King- Mettam2774 domWinsor2861 Goulette31288763 9 Beg i urnVandoorne35613561 10 FranceLegou33663366 SwedenFliasson15621562 Team Race F2C 1Barkov/Suraev USSR 2Shabashov/ Ivanov USSR 3Nazin/Vorobiev USSR 6HoIlfeld/Giloff USA 22WilIoughby/Oge USA 28McCollum/Knoppi USA Team standings 1USSR 2Peoples Republic China 3Netherlands 4 USA Combat F2D 1Faizov USSR 2Gill UK 3 Nechevkhin USSR 4Fluker USA 9 Kott USA 1 3Stubblefield USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 UK Scale F4B 1Fedosov USSR 2Pavlenko USSR 3Bucatnikov USSR 5 Perez USA 1OAshby USA 11Byron USA Team standings 1USSR 2USA 3 Poland .zzAMA November 1988 127 1988 Nats Sponsors expenses invoived National Model Air plane Championships addition over 700 competition awards other financial considerations rental telephones tables trash pickup etc costs covered sponsorships contest entry fees Without sponsorships entry costs would high discourage participation Nationals has years worlds biggest model meet because joint AMA-industry sharing costs Academy Model Aeronautics therefore proudly gratefully acknowleges thanks following sponsors Ace RIC Inc Airtronics Inc Baltek Corp Carolina-Taffinder Cox I-lobbies Dougs Hobbies Dremel Du-Bro Products Inc Dura-Craft 1988 Nats Statistics Total Entries figure composed preentries on-site late entries Total Indoor Entries207 Total RC Entries1000 Total CL Entries482 Total FE Entries352* * Note Outdoor Free Flight events held except Scale due loss flying site 1988 Nats Special Awards number special awards given Fox Manufacturing Futaba Corporation Carl Goldberg Models Gorham Model Products Great Planes Manufacturing Paul Guillow Inc K&B Manufacturing Model Airplane News Model Shopper Nationals contest Winners receive handsome certificates names engraved trophies remain dis play National Center Aeromodel ing 1988 awards winners Hi johnson Memorial Award Brian Agnew Two-Meter 2080 points Lee Renaud Memorial Award Brian Agnew 6237 points Dan Pruss Memorial Award Florida Soaring Society Team No 26058 points Com posed Brian Agnew 2080 pt John Ag new 2028 pt Raymond [Lee] Montgomery 1950 pt Stout Indoor Trophy James Richmond FAI Stick3812 Pactra Hobbies Peck-Polymers Scale Plans Photo Service SIG Manufacturing Victor Stanzel Company Top Flite Models Tower Hobbies Williams Brothers World Engines Stout Commercial Trophy Don Slusarczyk Senior ROG Cabin2118 Sig Memorial Award Don Slusarczyk 1st Senior ROG Cabin102 points Matty Sullivan junior Achievement Award Rob Edson11 points Eugene Ely Award Presented Navy Carrier Society contestant achieves highest total score three CL Navy Carrier events Awarded Glenn Simpson 1988 Jim Walker Trophy Jim Casale Several other Nats Special Awards espe cially associated Outdoor Free Flight events awarded year Nats Radio Control Results SPORTSMAN PATTERN Ages Combined 1 James McMasters 2 Roger Young 3 Paul Towkach 4 Neal Culiner 5 Jason Shuiman 6 Shane Gray 7 Wendell Burkholder 8 Thomas Andersen 9 Victor Re 10 Mike Baker 11 Bryan Byrd Best Junior Best Senior Texarkana TX Charleston Hgts SC Jacksonville FL Richmond VA Piscataway NJ Chireno TX Stuarts VA Flushing NY Cinncinnati OH Osyton NC Arlington TX Points 4000000 3916298 3839715 3834977 3776599 3769478 3759409 3742772 3740435 3724867 3703836 ADVANCED PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Merle Hyde 2 Floyd Crawford 3 Chuck Wood 4 HE Gene Rodgers 5 David Stake 6 Ronald Mullis 7 Robert Campbell 8 Ronald Hill 11 Dave Lockhart 12 Howard Morin Best Junior Best Senior EXPERT PATTERN Agss Combined 1 Richard Fletcher 2 Bryan Dosey 3 David Snow 4 Johnny Clark 5 David Mertz 6 Bill Jones 12 John Howell Jr 'Best Senior MASTERS PATTERN Agss Combined 1 David Hoppes 2 Bryan Henderson 3 Tyler G Stewart 4 Cliff Atkins 5 Robert Lane 6 Charles R Lewis Yuma AZ Nacogdochas TX Rockville MD Fort Worth TX Ft Walton Bch FL Fayetteville NC Worthington OH Gooas Creek SC Absecon NJ Pembroke Pines FL Port Washington NY Wilmington NC Palatine IL Raleigh NC Derwood MD Naples FL Columbus OH Spartanburg SC Bedford TX Laurel MD Peachtree OW GA Savannah GA Dallas TX 3985100 3943156 3891308 3879146 3853903 3836265 3815858 37940 3740639 3735418 Points 2948376 2943460 2943378 2920851 2912520 2912359 1847151 Points 2990663 2971327 2916946 2914942 2896724 2862198 FAI PATTERN Ages Combined 1 Chip Hyde 2 ivan Kristensen 3 David Von Linsowe 4 Michael McConville 5 Dean Koger 6 Guique Somenzini 7 Chris Lakin 8 Eddie Edwards 9 Bill Cunningham 10 Greg Marsden Best Senior QUICKIE 500 PYLON Ages Combined 1 Henry Bartle 2 Dub Jeff 3 Ken Heatlie 4 Dennis Sumner 5 Jerry L Salisbury 8 Peter R Bergstmm 7 Jeasica ThurroB 8 Doug Whiteaker 9 Gail Jacobson 10 Peter T Waters 11 Craig Grunkemeyer 12 Bob Nickle 39 Dan Kane Jr 43 Peter J Waters Best Junior Best Senior FORMULA PYLON Ages Combined 1 Brian Richmond 2 David Shadel 3 Henry Bartle 4 Bruce Richmond 5 Michael Helsel 6 Dub Jeit 7 Dave Pearce 8 Paul L Benezra 9 John McDermott 46 Peter J Waters Beet Junior QUARTER MIDGET PYLON Ages Combined 1 Gali Jacobson 2 Henry Bartle 3 Dave Laisha Yuma AZ Gusiph Ont Can Mt Moms Ml West Chester OH Xenia OH Argentina Springfield MO Australia Broken Arrow OK Burlington Con Santa Ana CA Humble TX Weetland Ml Westiand Ml Hickory NC Spanaway WA South Windsor CT Mt Juliet TN College Park GA Northville Ml Gahanna OH Hermoas Beach CA Chicago IL Northville Ml Cocoa FL Carlsbad CA Santa Ana CA Dallas TX Walnut CA Humble TX Greensboro NC Jonesboro GA Hickory NC Northville Mi College Park GA Santa Ana CA Lemoyne PA Points 3000000 2981084 2855504 2779746 2779711 2772296 2761346 2760346 2747990 2742691 Points 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 12 11 Points 28 28 28 27 25 24 24 23 22 2 Points 20 20 20 4 Robert Brogdon 5 Dennis Sumner 6 Richard Moreland 7 Al Grove 8 Ken Heatlie 41 PeterJWaters 22 Dan Kane Jr Best Junior Best Senior FAI PYLON Ages Combined 1 Dub Jett 2 Brian Richmond 3 Bruce Richmond 4 Henry Battle 5 Bob Wallace NOVICE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Chad OLeary 2 Yasunobu Muraki 3 Barry Wehrung 4 Michael Cuasnelli 5 Richard Slutz 6 Man Hurst 7 Gary Stonecypher Best Senior Marietta GA Westland Ml Edgewater MD Wayne PA Westland Ml Northville Ml Chicago IL Humble TX Cocoa FL Dallas TX Santa Ana CA Avon CT Carmel IN Lawrenceville GA Ottaville PA Collinaville IL Wilmington DE St Louis MO Eatontown NJ Rcewell GA Riverdale GA Harsden CT Strafford CT Greenwood SC Greenwood SC Winier Garden FL Orlando FL Orlando FL Bryan TX Bryan TX 1000 Oaks CA Manchester CT INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Wes Sugga 2 Jim Himes 3 Lance R Murphy 4 Fred Schneider 5 Terry McCurry 6 Stan Stockrsan FAI HELICOPTER Ages Combined 1 Clifford Hiatt 2 Ted Schoonard 3 Tim Schoonard 4 Curtis Youngblood 5 Dave Youngblood 6 Robert Gorham 15 Christopher Cheyer 'Best Senior 128 Model Aviation 20 19 18 17 17 4 11 Points 62216 61646 60395 60272 59757 Points 325 323 317 311 308 304 301 Points 349 338 328 328 322 307 PoInts 6500 6095 6080 6075 5950 5720 4240 STANDARD SAILPLANE Junior 1Rob EdaonParker CO 2Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 3Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1Sean ErnatN Pain Beach FL 2John SzittaiNorton OH 3Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY Open 1Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 2Teny EdmondaIowa City IA 3Tom TookDwight IL 4Don HarriaWeaterville OH 5Ron StanfieldMaumeile AR 8Howard P KellerGreenville SC 7John B McCulloughRaleigh NC 8John GunaaulluaSt Peteraburg FL 9Robert McGowanFremont CA 10Joe RuminakiFairview NC itJim ThomaaHolland Mi 12Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL 13WS Blanchard JrHampton Va 14Luja MunguiaStanford CT 15Frank StickleLake Ridge VA UNLIMITED SAILPLANE Points or 1532 1 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA 15222 Rob EdaonParker CO 11073 Robert KodeySan Diego CA Senior 1658 1 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY 15582 Sean EmatN Palm Beach FL 13503 John SzittaiNorton OH Open 2079 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyera FL 20752 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA 20733 Dave JohnaonPortland OR 20664 WS Blanchard JrHampton VA 20615 Jim ThomaaHolland Ml 20526 Allen L WhiteRouzerville PA 20197 John AgnewFt Meyera FL 19888 Tom TookDwight IL 19419 Don HarriaWeaterville OH 191510 Jack CaahWaikemville MD 191411 Paul CarleonLawrenceville IL 190912 Donald ThompaonRookville MD 189313 Bernie ColemanCharlotte NC 188814 Robert McGowanFremont CA 188415 Robert ChampineNewport Newa VA 16 Ray MontgomeryW Palm Beach FL TWO-METER SAILPLANE Points orPoints 1733 1 Robert KodeySan Diego CA1312 10512 Rob EdaonParker CO1220 8013 Blayne ChaatainHollywood CA1094 Senior 1782 1 Sean ErnatN Palm Beach FL1762 17792 John SzittaiNorton OH1492 16843 Robert F TeaeoCollege Point NY1351 Open 2078 1 Brian AgnewFt Meyers FL2080 2077 2 WS Blanchard JrHampton Va2018 20743 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA1978 20644 David StonePeneacola FL1966 20395 Dave JohnaonPortland OR1906 20346 Steven JohnaonAnoka MN1900 2028 7 Vic TyberElizabeth City NC1892 2006 8 Troy LawickiInterboohen Ml1892 19979 Don HarriaWeaterville OH1878 197910 Tom NeileonMilwaukie OR1878 197711 Tom BrightbillPortland OR1886 196712 Jack CaahWalkersville MD1881 196313 Edwin WilaonLouiaville KY1843 196214 Irvin G AkerCompton CA1831 1953 1950 Nats Scale ResultsINDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors FF OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 2 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 3 Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 4 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml FF OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2 Dave ReeaGoidaboro NC 3 William PaaaarelliJericho NY 4 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 5 Paul BoyanowakiAllen Park Ml 6 Richard SchneiderMarietta GA FFGAS SCALE No Juniors No Seniors Open 1Larry KruaeLiberal KS 2Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 3Harold HowardDale City VA 4Joaeph ScuroW Mifflin PA INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior 1 Jeffrey S AdamlainTaylor MI 2 Jeff PlaxamanNewport Newa VA Senior 1 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1 Jack McGillivrayToronto Ont Can 2 Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 3 Larry KruaeLiberal KS 4 Kenneth GroveaUnionville 5 Richard MacEnteePalmetto FL No Seniors Open 1Dave ReeaGoldaboro NC 2Larry KruaeLiberal KS Points3Jamea MillerCincinnati OH 195054Kenneth GroveaUnionville 18890 14405 CL PRECISION SCALE 13550 11890 No Juniors No Seniors Open 1 Charlea Bauer Norridge IL Points CL SPORT SCALE 15757 No Juniors 15148 No Seniors 14372Open 148611 Ed RhoadaCinna NJ 125432 Richard SchneiderMarietta CA 117413 Charlea ReeveaPaducah KY 4 Michael Welahana Femdale Ml CL FAI SCALE Ages Combined Points1 Julie AbelFloriaxant MO 637002 Clancy ArnoldIndianapolia IN 542003 Dale CampbellNewton NC 49250 47850 RC SPORTSMAN SPORT SCALE Ages Combined 1 Chauncey DanceStanford CT Points2 Richard DrakeShrewabury MA 113853John HaySaraaota FL 86154John E CogleKenneth City FL 5John ChapiaSeaford DE 6Nelaon CaatleWeatbrook ME 1213414Steve ChapiaSeaford DE Beat Senior 21940 21835RC EXPERT SPORT SCALE 20210 Combined 18000 1 Wayne SiewertMinneapolia MN 171952 Curtia YeagleN Lauderdale FL 3 Tom DylLaurel Springa NJ17567 4 Jeff FoleyRaleigh NC17534 5 Chariea T NelaonBerlin MA17517 Points RC GIANT SCALE 16100Ages CombinedPoints 159101Charlie ChambersCoral Springa FL18434 156872 William CarperJackaon OH18166 156173 Thomax CzikkN Merrick NY17567 4 Neil SnodgraaaChurchville MD17450 5 Mark HarrellMt Juliet TN17217 6 Wayne KnightParkland FL17201 7 William SeizierMilleraville MD17017 PointsRC PRECISION SCALE 292Ages CombinedPoints 1 John N DormanFt Walton Bch FL592 2 Richard C AllenEndicoti NY479 3 Dennia HernandezHollia NY411 Points RC FAI SCALE 17433Ages Combined 172831 Stephen SaugerTroy Ml 169002 George RoaeLakewood NJ 160833 Ralph JackaonEndicoti NY Points 349535 344780 331508 RC SPORT SCALE SAILPLANES Points 2862 CombinedPoints 2570 1 Ed WhyteWyoming Ml188 2521 2 Don GoughnourRed Lion PA179 3 Roland KernCoral Gablea FL175 4 Terry EdmondaIowa City IA173 5 Robert ElliottBedford TX169 Points6 Jim ThomaxHolland MI166 15817 15584 15534RC SCALE HELICOPTER isosi CombinedPoints 14667 1 Don ChapmanDayton OH20535 144342 Michael RobinaWoodbridge VA19815 131513 Weldon FreemanMt Pleaaant TX14490 RC FAI LARGE SCALE PointsAges Combined 1800014 Ralph JackaonEndicoff NY 1780024 Claude McCullough Montezuma IA Points 32245 30540 2 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 3 George W Brown IllStaten laland NY 4 Jamea VaneantPenndel PA B SPEED MPHNo Juniors 759No Seniors Open 76521 Nicholee SherLanghorne PA 88962 Wianiewaki TeamBeilflower CA 88653 Robert MathiaonPortsmouth VA 4 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan Senior 1Todd LeeTopeka KS 2Sharon C YbanezRoanoke VA 3Jane JohnaonRookford IL Open 1Nicholan SherLanghome PA13714D SPEED 2Chariea LeggCouncil Bluffa IA12321 3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN11635 4Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan11024 1 Akeahi KuaumotoMinami-Ku Japan 5Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH107092 Wianiewaki TeamBeliflower CA 3 Thoman BrownStaten laland NY SPEED4 Nicholaa SherLanghorne PA MPH5 Frank GarzonCantral lalip NY Eaton OH65116 Neddie L MorraIndianapolia IN Junior 1 Michael Byrd No Seniors Open 1 Nicholax SherLanghome PA PROFILE PROTO Junior 1 7571 Michael Byrd Eaton OH 17201 or 18847 157001 Todd LeeTopeka KS 2 Sharon C Ybanez Roanoke VA 3 Jane Johnaon Rookford IL 7407 7383 6562 Open 1Warren KurthDavenport IA10180 2Al StegenaOlmated Twp OH9821 MPH3Tom HartvigaenTullahoma TN9445 204104 Chria MontaginoCleveland OH9440 19108 18335 FORMULA 40 17697 uniors SeniorMPH MPH1 Randy RitchHouaton TX14090 20777Open 204931 Wianiewaki TeamBellitower CA16288 204932 Ted BlackMellon IL16000 202653 Glenn LeeBatavia IL15524 202394 Jamee W RickettaSioux Fats SD15484 202165 Nicholax SherLanghorne PA15378 JET SPEED MPHNo Juniors 6380 No Seniors November 1988 129 Nats Contml Line Results SPEED Junior 1 Michael Byrd Eaton OH Open MPHPAl TEAM RACE 1 Neddle L MorrisIndianapolis IN19948Age Combined 2 Charles L SerieLebanon IN187621 Dave Kelly 3 Ted BlackMattoon IL187232 Mike Grab 4 C & M TeamVirginia Beach VA182303 Glen Vansant PAl SPEEDCARRIER Age CombInedMPH 1 Glen VansantPenndel PA10953 SeIIOS 2 Edwin GiffordMt LaureL NJ10321 Open RAT RACE1 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL No JunIors2 Marc WarwashanaCanton MI SeniorMiiVSec3 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Michael ShahanPoway CA510275 Joseph OzialoNorth Haven CT 2Todd BallardLouisville KY70821 OpenCARRIER II 1Steve DebordSan Diego CA43924 uniors 2Howard ShahanPoway CA44414 or 3Flobert K Fogg IISen Diego CA44724 1 Jason DoakVirginia Beach VA 4Mike GrabSulphur Spnngs TX45288 5John BallerdLouisville KY45388 1 Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA SLOW RAT RACE2 Richard L PerryElisworth AFB SD No Juniors3 John G CeatiglioniHamden CT 4 Joseph DzialoNorth Haven CT SeniorMinISecGabe ManfrediPort St Lucre FL 1 Todd BallardLouisville KY80006 Open PROFILE CARRIER 1 John BallardLouisville KY53643Junior 2 Vic GarnerLivermora CA542221 Dan Swartzendruber New Carrollton MD 3 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI548 Senior MOUSE RACE1 Jane JohnsonRocklord IL JuniorMinISec2 Jason DoskVirginia Beach VA 1 Mark WilliamsHouston TX63374Open 2 Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD949631 Peter 0 MazurAurora IL 3 Chad HillHaworth NJ34 Laps2 Herbert PatrickPhiladelphia PA Senior3 Marc WarwashanaCanton Ml 4 Gary HullLakewood OH 1Jane JohnsonRockford IL54498s Glenn SimpsonWorcester MA 2Wm Waggoner JrGreenville NC55558 3Todd LeeTopeka KS55709PRECISION AEROBATICS Open or 1Wayne FosterAdvance NC500791 Arthur W AdanilsinTaylor Ml 2Karyn FosterAdvance NC506182 Scott CastleberryWoodatock GA 3Jerry KasmerBaltimore MD52251 or 4Melvin SchuetteAubum KS53418 5Sheldon C YbanezRoanoke VA540061 Nathaniel GiffordNew Bedford MA 6Blair MonagleMaple Shade NJ548472 Todd LeeTopeka KS David GiesekeArlington TX SCALE RACE JuniorMm/Sect James CasalePaterson NJ 1Dan SwartzendruberNew Carrollton MD1511342 Paul WalkerLakewood CA 2Adrian AvantNew Carrollton MD1814383 Terry FancherFoster City CA Senior4 Wintrad UrlnowaldUttle Ferry NJ 5 Kazuhiro MinatoTorrance CA 1 Michael ShahanPoway CA 603886 Bob WhitelyFountain Valley CA 2 Todd BallardLouisville KY100 Laps7 Frank McMillanSan Antonio TX Sharon C YbanezRosnoke VA8 Robert BaronLos Angeles CA Open 1 Lawrence DziakStevens Point WI 541 67ADVANCED PRECISION AEROBATICS 2 Richard LembertPort Orange FL551 37 Combined 3 John BallardLouisville KY 55350 1 Nathaniel GiffardNew Bedford MA 4 Robert K Fogg IISan Diego CA609062 John DavisNew Palestine IN 5 Bill BiachoffDallas TX 637343 Mike PrattMontezuma IA 4 JIm Hoffman Mesa AZ 5 James TateMt Joy PA Mm/Sec6 Jim RettickSt Marys CA Niagara Falls Can8354214 Arthur AdamisinTaylor Ml Sulphur Springs TX92241Best Junior Penndel PADNF Best Senior COMBAT Junior 1 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX Points2 Jason KingHouston TX 38763 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 3796 Senior 35921 Robbie HandyReidawlle NC 3465 3436 1 Norman McFaddenLynnwood WA 2 Mike WillcoxKingrecod Tx 3 Donald CrenfillLake Jackson TX 4 Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX Points5 Philip CartierHummelstown PA 18216 Joseph Fustolo SrStoughton MA SLOW COMBAT 3796 Junior 3721 35711 Dennis CranfillLake Jackson TX 34362 Christopher HessSan Antonio TX 33473 Joseph FustoloStoughton MA 4 Thomas DanieleChesapeake VA No Seniors Points Open 8321 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 2 Bill EatillHouston TX 20393 Mike WillcoxKingwood Tx 10184 Greg WoiteckiChicago IL 5Dave HeathCorpus Christi TX 6Christopher ShearerStow OH 30177 Gordy Teachendori Milwaukee WI 3015 2998A COMBAT 2798 or 27641 Matt BinghamMaryville TN 2 Dennis Cranfill Lake Jackson TX 3 Christopher Hess San Antonio TX PoInts Senior 483751 Robbie HandyReidaville NC 2 William Madison Ill Sandaton VA 480001 Open Bill EatillHouaton TX 450002 Mike WilicoxKrngwood Tx 422753 Donald CranfillLake Jackson TX 4Donald HolbrookCamp Hill PA 1114675Gary HandyReidaville NC 1102506David StewartLa Veen AZ 107967 107733 FAI COMBAT 106817Ages Combined 1064751Mike WilIcoxKingwood TX 1037502Donald CranftllLake Jackson TX 1035753Bill EstillHouston TX ttest Senior Points 47625 46925 46750 4 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 60094 Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can1651 Best Senior5 Anthony DAlesasndroRichboro PA1502 ROG CABIN6 Charles SluasrczykBreckaville OH1435 MinISecNo Juniors SeniorMIn/SecPENNYPLANE 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2118 orMm/Sec 2150open1 Mark RichmondCamiel IN725 1Daniel BelieffSterling VA 20402 Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA539 35432Tony DAlessandroRichboro PA 1253 or 34091 Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH1148 3159MANHATTAN CABINa Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA606 No Juniors Mm/SecSeniorMm/Sec 1Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1312 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH6512Joseph KruahWayne PA1219 9353Peter StashlingBaltimore MD1215 300Open4John F MareltDon Mills Cot Can1131 1John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can950 2Joesph KruahWayne PA935 20193WaIter Van GorderCincinnati OH924NOVICE PENNYPLANE 6114Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can735JuniorMIn/Sec 344 EASY B1Mark RichmondCarmel IN741 2 Chris ScumIndian Web CA343 2542 JuniorMIri/Sec Senior 220611 1925 Mark RichmondCarmel IN1018 Don SluasrczykBreckaville OH835 1918 SenIor2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA826 17501 Don SluasrczykBrecksville OH1240 Open PAl INDOOR2 Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA6261 John F MarettDon Mills Ont Can1054 Patrick ScumMcKees Rocks PA2292 Bob NicholsSouth Meriden CT1035 Ages CombinedMm/Sec Open3 Tony BeckerSun City Canter FL1035 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN74161 Wafter Van GorderCincinnati OH18064 Jim RichmondCarmel IN1015 2Larry CailliauWestlake Vill CA63072 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI17055 Tom lacobellisWhite Plains NY1015 3Richard DoigPontiac Ml60283 Jim RichmondCannel IN16576 Gordon J WisniewakiGreenville WI1006 130 Model Aviation Nats Indoor Results HAND LAUNCH STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH Open 1Jim RichmondCsrrnel IN 2Richard DolgPontiac Ml 3Daniel BelieffSterling VA INTERMEDIATE STICK Junior 1Mark RichmondCannel IN 2Chris ScuroIndian Wells CA Senior 1Don SlusarczykBreckaville OH 2Jim BuxtonBethel Park PA 3Patrick ScuroMcKees Rocks PA Open 1Jim RichmondCarmel IN 2Daniel BelieffSterling VA 3Philip R KlelnertBaltimore MD 4Joseph KrushWayne PA 5Kenneth GrovesUnionville Ont Can 44775 44100 43550 88467 Seconds Newport Newa VA686 Alafora Sweden277 Haworth NJ242 Senior 1 Jim Buxton 2 Don Sluaarczyk 3 Patrick Scuro Bethel Park PA Breckaville Cl-I McKeea Rocka PA Open 9731 Gerald Plaaaman 9522 Charlea Sluaarcz4 5643 Philip R Kleinert 4 Daniel Behalf 5 Michael Scuro AMA VintageFirst Time Nats joe Beshar Event Director new AMA Vintage event combines Free Flight RC-Assist competition one-on-one basis flown un official event 1988 AMA Nationals AMA Vintage added Special Event 1988-89 Competition Regula tions Event No 701 under authority Special Events Contest Board event allows use RC Free Flight does preclude use unassisted Free Flight provides fly ing two modes one-on-one basis event based SAMs Old-Timer Free Flight limited-engine-run classes B C ignition engines Use on-board RC permitted during engine run including engine shutoff purposes dethermalizing can include steer ing model back launch site Offi cial flight time ends flier uses RC function after engine cutoff choice whether fly Free Flight mechanical engine timer DT actua tion use RC-Assist choice contestant maximum flight-time limit set Contest Director ex pected Free Flight limit type engine used restricted three choices original ignition engines newly manufac tured replicas old ignition engines glow engines converted ignition opera tion Maximum allowable engine runs dependent previously mentioned cat egories engine 20 17 14 sec onds respectively Original engines models limited designed kitted published prior December 31 1942 though Outdoor Free Flight events Nationals cancelled last minute because drawal permission property own ers allow use available fields official Free Flight sites AMA Vintage event held successfully very modest area Old-Timer-based event solves cur rent power plant struggle rampant SAM limiting engines ignition types very powerful modern-day en gines felt belong modern Free Flight Power modelsnot Old-Timer types limited availability ignition en gines factor allowing reproductions converted glow engines used engine-run handicap makes simple mat ter interested modeler acquire power plant separation seems exist between Free Flighters Radio Con trol enthusiasts eliminated both fly event one-on-one basis RC Assist allowed some problems associ ated use limited-size flying sites eliminated Modelers interested type flying should look up simple rules AMA rule book under Event No 701 excit ing joyful event fly could pave way modern Free Flight Power corporate use RC-Assist interest shown event its inau gural appearance encouraging turnout contestants under ad verse conditions having no official Out door Free Flight Nats visitors came out flying site spectators positive com ments Although number entries below expectation because fact Free Flighters stayed away Nats year felt results very encouraging contestants used RC-Asslst AMA FE_ FLIONT ing such event would ap proved Contest Director elected rein state builder model rule under condition far can rules stretched before no longer fit definition rule book event Safety paramount issue consider could what issue death what local Control Line con test wanted waive line diameter sizes various events event happened Speed could safety problem certainly would present same type record homologa tion difficulty elected go smaller Ine diameter sizes Please understand used simply example cant imagine CD running event doing specific thing zillion possibilities within rule book structure deviations allowed quite often should noted events devi ate standard rule book terminol Continued page 132 November 1988 131 HI GLIDER Junior 1 Jeff Plasaman 2 Fredrik Silverin 3 Chad I-fill Newport Newa VA Breckaville OH Batimore MD Sterling VA Indian Wella CA 1129 1107 964 883 811 AMA Vintage Event Director Joe Beshar R presents third-place plaque Englands Ken Hinton Ken flew RC-assist Playboy Senior left foreground Above Joe gives first-place award Murvil Lipsey L came way Texas Tidewater VA Nats R Everett Woodman INew Jersey receives third-place award Plane Zipper ThchnicaI ogy necessarily bad thing means Often experimentation oc curs develops proposed rule changes create much better event original Such experiments become trialby-error situation much better prov ing ground lofty mental issue simply thinking about what might improve event proving mind suggested very careful considera tion given ramifications changes assure fully under stood everyone involved violate safety procedural concerns vantage point appear two options can consider re spect rule book comes subject deviations First can simply state deviations rules made stretching event can no longer sanctioned classifica tion must listed C event fun flys fly-ins etc sanction requests events already supposed con tain information dealing safety con cerns type flying done Regular rule book events generally incorporate safety concerns within rule structure rather suspect such ruling would terribly popular Therefore consider second proposal would allow rule de viations would make subject review order determine whether raise safety concerns present procedural problems such record homologation issue mentioned earlier practical appli cation such program would too hard institute personal viewpoint occa sions function Contest Director am always little uncomfortable stretch ing rules instances changes advertised advance live fear someone didnt get word will disappointedor worse yet unable competewhen get event attended contest year removed timing feature event Continued page 133 Competition Directory CONTEST COORDINATORS I Bernice Williams 347 Southwicl Rd Westfield MA 01085 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockport NY 14094 RC Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr. Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St. Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568 W 148th Qeveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandem Jr 9735 52nd Ave college Park MD 20741 RC Ed Byerley 200 commander cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Boa 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renssalaer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI RC ray 201 Hidman Salem Rd Term Haste IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Fn8ening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr. 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgts IL 60004RC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & other RCRC except Soaring Bold Face Below Indicates Cheimnen context Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd. Wayland MA 01778 It Doug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Oncinnati 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 Boa 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1026 Walnut St. Philadelphia PA 19107 tV Ron McNally 6118 Berdu Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hemstraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 It Bradley Base 60 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joa Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23351 V Bonny Jenklna 3112 E Ralnes Rd Memphis TN 38118 FF Jim Bennett 224 Heltenstein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except RC entIre District except MIchIgan Greg Seydel 3625 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chihon WI 53014 MIchIgan RC Wayne Veager 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 CL 8FF Paul Smith 11112 Dill Dr Sterling Hgts Ml 48077 VIII Randy Randolph PO Boy 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike TalIman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC George Hunter 6962 5 Lamar St. Latlston co 80123 X Rolt Erickson 7506 Widgeon Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Gomes 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Xl Dick Saher 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 56178 RC James McCarty 18956 Marine View Dr Seattle WA 98166 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicego IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 48055 VIII Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 E Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Tagliatico p50-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97204 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII James Sinton 6829 Medicine Lane Rd Golden Valley MN 55427 VIII William Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Llvennore CA 94850 Xl John Thompson 1505 Ash Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matnuno 5576 Ginger Dr St John MO 82114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Clawnon Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Mark Valerius 1627 Oveitand Pass Sugarland TX 77478 IX Jerald Murphy 425 Mesa VixIa Cl colorado Springs CO 80804 X Joa Norcross P0 Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr E Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther RI 3 Boa 297A Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MuColloagh RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Buddy Irwin 922 Sundown Lx Dettoto TX 75115 IX Dean Copeland PO Box 55664 Omaha NE 681550584 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune St Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Irv Searl 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemeos 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St McKeespoff PA 15131 IV Bob Kadoxon 2643 Marsh Rd Wlmington DE 15610 V David PlaB 8560 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Boa 415 East Falmouth MA 02535 II Jos Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 III Dave Brown 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 IV Woody Blenchard 1733 Beach Rd. Hampton VA 23884 V Robert Nelson 380 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33880 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chalnnan Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Napervllle IL 60540 Executive Council rep Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member East Coast Austin Lettwich 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 Scott Melville 100 Chatham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II George Berko PO Box 867 Glenwood Lndg NY 11547 Ill R Neexelbrock 6330 Blueberry HIll Ct Oncineeli ON 45245 IV Turn Miller 5020 Arcadde Rd Ftafftsev NC 27040 V John Fuqua 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shxw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Kenneth Martin 7210 Winkleman Houston TX 77083-4340 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 X Robert 511ff PO Box #9 Midway City CA 92655 XI Mitch Poling 1519 NE 98th St Seattle WA 98115 VI Chades 55 Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 94133 VII Brian Crossley 4740 Lorinda Dr. St Paul MN 55126 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Roclrwood Bertleuville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinsley KS 67947 X Craig Millet Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 800 Newport Center Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 XI Charles Davenport 14415 SE 266th St Kent WA 98042 VI Sob Belluomini 129 College Park Dr Crestxiew Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12480 Lanodowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Steve Mintz 2 Bluebird St New Orleans LA 70124 IX Don Vineyard 1118W Clond Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98694 HELICOPTER I Ernie Huber 19 Beaver Park Rd Danvers MA 01923 II Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd. Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hams Rt 3 257 Eslevez Rd. La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schesnard clx Walt Schoovard 2594 NOBT Odasdo FL 32804 RACING I Pste Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 III Dave Latsha 1141 Columbus Ave Lernoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Teltord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 Ill Gene Shelkey 217 EuclId Ave Scottdele PA 15683 IV Bob Champine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Boo 305 Tullahoma TN 37355 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Llndley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALEAC SOARING John Guenther Rt 3 Box 297A Borden IN 47106Don Edberg 7000 Entapa Dr. Tuunga CA 91042 INDOORRC AEROBATICS Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr. Pontiac Ml 48055James Kimbro 1219 B Ferguson Visslia CA 93291 FREE FLIGHTLarry Phillips 2158 Walton Blvd Rochester Ml 48063 Bill Gibbons 7422 Club House Rd Boulder CO 80301RC PYLON Bob Sitteet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrnck PA 17327Bob Brown 1255 High St ttradtord PA 16701 CL SPEED & TEAM RACERC ELECTRIC Bill Lee 3522 Tarnarisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459Joe Beshar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 CL COMBATAC HELICOPTER Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Ct St Peters MO 63376Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Fl Red Bunk NJ 07701 CL AEROBATICS Bill Zimmer 808 Walnut Box 72 Varna IL 61375 Vt Jim Gager 9425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yesger 38235 Castle Dr. Romulus Ml 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11942 Waywing Houston TX 77035 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Anbury P1 Lukewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 VisalIa CA 93277-9757 Xl Reger Fierce 12308 21 9th Ave Cl B B axeney Lake WA 98390 Vt Stan Wstson 19414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60454 VII Al Scidmore 5013 Dorseg Dr. Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr. Mesquite TX 75180 IX Ray Marvin 2761 5 Gartield Denver CO 80210 X Jerry Krainock 3210 Darby Ct #102 Sirni Valley CA 93063 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 132 Model Aviation Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMA/IMAA program qualify large models 55-100 lb demonstra tion flights AMA-sanctioned events volves use inspectors oversee qualifications such aircraft approve/certify complying safe practices As date fol lowing persons have applied posi tion have selected Acad emy perform task inspector District IllRichard C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 District VIIAlbert H Doerr Rt 1 Box 3039 Baldwin MI 49304 Charles Eck lund 4520 5 Camrose Ave New Berlin WI 53151 Roger D Smith 4525 Hillview Shores Dr Clarkston MI 48016 District XJohn C Fitchett 109 Aegean Way Vacaville CA 95687 Telephone 707/448-4659 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Technical Director ge mentioned advance advertising logic taking out time factor allow contest re laxed laid back knowledge deletion rule did result changing finishing order contes tants possibility certainly existed Such concerns raise interesting issues both contestant Contest Director good chance issue rule deviations will addressed during rule cycle can hope will able develop satisfactory means approaching problem Changing subjects National Fun-Fly Nats have come gone may still much written about events would like call attention very important detail tends over looked rhetoric RC portions events hundredseven thousands flights occurred little no prob lems far radios interference concerned wonder because strict frequency control Could becauseflight stations assigned Does fact equipment checked see working properly have anything fact events went smoothly cries terference aint got Hardly week goes phone call AMA member indicating have problems frequencies field Through asking questions al always possible determine problem interference rather lack frequency discipline proper operating procedures Picture will following classic ex amples 1 caller relates interfer ence field waiting take off model went high throttle took off promptly crashed out control re lated everything worked fine after crash Now details gained after several minutes questions crash occurred during fun-fly seven models al ready air seven pilots stand ing small box end runway see picture clanking anten nas callers model just taxied out onto taxiway turned onto runway poised directly under seven antennas over 10 ft away caller transmitter some 30 ft away model seven noisemakers between him mo del engine went high throttle model took off crashed wonderdo suppose field procedures caused crashor interfer ence generally defined 2 consider two calls about year apart different areas asking AMA would mediate assign blame case models shot down fields time used no formal frequency control system two fields gener ally used pin system just few regulars flying didnt Guess newcomer came along interjected system second field used pin system sanctioned event day following sanctioned event pin system still out being used anybody except person flew field infrequently Guess got shot down risk making judgements feel both cases system lack fault easy-to-manage frequency control sys tems available try operate RC field difficult understand fly public site have no way easily providing place keep pin system use will vandalized ways providing control have passed along couple over last few years pictures follow show system used club called RC Fields Inc located Metairie LA Bob Neider group passed along information would strongly urge club de velop frequency control plan using have ex periencing interference problems check over system using possible bugs Along give careful consider ation Frequency Committee recom mendations printed Member ship Manual pages 9-11 Flying can come much enjoyable structured system exists control vari ous elements make safe flying last thought time pre paration new Membership Manual several occasions have asked suggestions improving document Consider last call 1989 version limitations about what can included dont shy suggest ing never knowyou might have very best idea ever Nuf now Portrait Record john Hunton Nicholas Sher set existing /2A Control Line Speed record back 1980 has justly proud old record 13211 mph lasted years 1988 Tidewater AMA National Championships held Chesapeake VA no expecting anything great come out Speed events because air always humid heavy muggy Nicks conventionally configured 1/2A Speed model stood out other finely-crafted airplanes masterpiece its own right sported single-bladed counterbalanced propeller resonant exhaust system Nick asked George Brown III fly model him since anticipated perlap rate under 15 sec too quick now Nick handle Besides Slugger Brown best Timers spectators become accus tomed earlier flights day seeing model started mechanic adjust needle valve model released take off its dollysometimes using up full lap become airborne partic ularly tuned exhaust system Nicks model did Usually model did come up pipe until after lap air Nick started model launched im mediately rolled few feet left dolly came up pipe what seemed instantaneous manner George wrist pylons cradle plane really moving unbelievably short time three mandatory preparatory laps counted off seven-lap timing run made new National CL Speed Record just set engine seemed running little rich Nick congratulated heartily peers initial flurry excitement died down everyone realized new record official until could backed-up another flight within five mph new record Failure achieve such feat past killed sup posed records Attention refocused Nick see would respond pres sure Would successfully meet backup-flight rule Would engine last another flight Would weather condi tions same Would lean mix ture little answer Nick last question No well just leave like backup flight began inauspiciously Nick having some trouble getting highly modified Cox Tee Dee 049 engine started did start launched airborne very quickly again time however something different George did drop arm pylon cradle Official timing could started until did George waiting engine come lean out flying high waited two laps dropped pylon Officials began count down three stabilizing laps about start watches George brought wrist up out pylon cradle still waiting Didnt feel just right Continued page 134 November 1988 133 Speed Record conunued George would say later went right back cradle though countdown timing run began again official laps began time no sign engine being rich right George flying down deck now engine howling well over 30000 rpm Would screaming engine hold together pace extra laps George flown would enough fuel com plete timing run Could George take tremendous stress another run fast soon Could George stay mo del enough time anyone ask themselves questions everyone felt thought over second flight within five mph new record 486-mph differential therefore backup flight substantiated new record 13328 mph made official new record did last long though backup flight 486 mph FASTER first flight set NEW record 13714 mph first flight became backup flight re cord So new record /2A Speed now 13714 mph belongs Nick Sher will probably last many years Special notes interested 1/2A Speed Racing After setting record Mr Sher break down engine measurements assure within displace ment limits fine Later kind enough show few us what done Cox Tee Dee Following items can remember 1 main crankshaft bearing reamed out bronze insert installed 2 other parts stock except cylinder head 3 cylinder machined un ported blank obtained Kustom Krafts manship bottom cylinder/crankcase mating ring machined off Schnuerle ports cut completely through cyl inder wall ring brazed around en tire lower cylinder area seal ports stabilize threaded area An adapter tuned pipe made slide over ring cylinder spacer used adjust port timing raising lowering cyl inder crankcase 4 GloBee retaining ring cylinder head used machined Cox plug fit retainer Nick claims longevity Cox ball-and-socket con necting rod-to-piston joint attributable special cylinder head treatment modifies Cox plugs combustion chamber enough clearance broken glow plug element accom plishes machining inside face Cox plug very large flat small element chamber lets him use plenty piston clearance plug claims people overcompress Cox engines 5 Other installation details amazing a No cooling air except glow plug top fin b No air venturi intake Makes needle settings irregular engine just draws air interior fuselage 6 Everything meticulously clean No nonsense Third Pacific FF Champs 1990 third Pacific Free Flight Champion ships scheduled February 45 1990 Carterton New Zealand meet FAI Open International Contest also first World Cup event 1990 Competition open individuals holding valid FAI Sporting Licenses Entry fee $NZ 20 per event US modelers might consider attend ing contest should know two big meets scheduled very shortly before PFFC North Island EF Cham pionships Rangitaiki center North Island January 27-28 1990 will conducted relaxed friendly manner includes FAI Open Mini classes NZ Aeromodeling National Championships De cember 29 1988 through January 2 1990 Christchurch South Island F1AIB/C classes run FAI Open International regulations final World Cup events 1989 NZ Nats fer 50 events including over 20 FF other attractions cul tural sporting entertainment nature dur ing period 1990 New Zealands 150th anniversary its founding Dominion occasion features 1990 Domin ion Gamesthe British Commonwealths equivalent Olympicsto held Jan uary 24-February 3 around city Aukland further information please con tact Rod Lewis 17 Walters Rd Mt Albert Aukland 3 NZ Telephone 00649-606396 1990-91 Rules Proposals continue give rules propos als several groups group per issue first group printed July 1988 edition Competition Newsletter ginning page 113 second group August issue beginning page 114 third group October issue ginning page 124 hope publishing pro posals earlier date rather waiting until after September cutoff date proposals have arrived AMA HQ will give time model ers study make views known Contest Boards next deadline schedule itial Vote Contest Boards will oc cur December 1 1988 complete ex planation Contest Board procedures re fer April 1988 issue pages 116-119 results Initial Vote will printed March 1989 issue Control Line Proposals CL-90-25 Frank E Wiliams Add Quickie Rat Race Provisional event purpose provide racing event may easily flown three up employs rel atively inexpensive easily constructed CL racing models encourage pro mote success average CL flier CL Racing competition Models would re stricted profile fuselage types having com pletely exposed control systems 04028cu-in engines front-intake single bypass port no ABC/AAC no variable-area carbure tors no tuned pipes exhaust extensions venturis bore 0305 less spraybar 0155-in diameter Fuel would standard 10%-nitromethane contestsupplied CL-90-26 Frank E Williams modified version CL-90-25 Engine venturi bores restricted according age-class flier 025 Juniors 0285 Sen iors 0305 Open shown lap times fiunction venturi bore smaller bore slower plane Proposed bore sizes attempt match maximum racing speeds antic ipated capabilities pilots CL-90-27 Stewart Willoughby Establish National Record categories AMA FAI Racing events CL-90-28 Paul M Smith Add provisions clearing line tangles involving safety strap Fast Slow 1AA Combat sin gle flying aircraft shall permitted per form maneuvers such loops figure eights line tangle being cleared During condition flying model shall score air time mechanics shall permitted enter flying circle pilot downed model must immedi ately remove wrist strap assist fly ing pilot clear line tangle CL-90-29 Paul M Smith Establish policy penalties wrist strap violations Esssentially requires continuous use strap maintaining hold control handle during time engine run ning model airborne Failure will result minimum score flight disqualification event question depending circumstances CL-90-30 Paul M Smith Permit en gines started planes launched up two minutes prior start Combat events No air time would accrued prior go signal CL-90-31 Paul M Smith Eliminate rea sons ending Combat match except kill Fast 1/2A rules Event 325 CL Combat delete paragraphs 81d/e/f 93/31/32 94 95 portion 91 deals timing interval between crash due midair collision determination flyability planes proposal will effectively make AMA match procedure similar FAI rules will also bring AMA rule book alignment way event ac tually flown local level areas CL-90-32 Paul M Smith Ban carbon fiber fiberglass boron epoxy similar propel lers Combat Add new paragraph rules Event 325 CL Combat 33 Propellers Only mass-produced wood molded plas tic nylon propellers may used Home made limited-production carbon fiber fiberglass boron polyester epoxy-type propellers prohibited Proposer states Continued page 140 134 Model Aviation