COMPETI Tic NEWSLETThi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl U AL m .---U FU R4 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director Bob Underwood month would like focus two subjects concerns some new equip ment either available now may future will help identify what go ing locale far RC frequency activity concerned second subject centers around providing some help Contest Directors completing new re port forms Recent issues Model Aviation have con tained ads Electronic Equipment Bank company located Washington DC area scanner equip ment other related frequency items owned Academy have pur chased through ad EEB fea tured ICOM 7000 receiver own 14 new small hand-held unit AR 1000 Ace Communications con fused Ace R/C Inc Academy has purchased several small units sup plement ICOMs sell about $500 took AR 1000 units Houston Aeromodeling Rally use flight line proved helpful keeping track flying activity case modeler happened have very broadband receiver alerted suspected pager activity fre quency 10 kHz away itial impulse suspect everything 31M faulty battery pack little solid vestigation produced other concerns confirmation pager activity came spectrum analyzer being op erated George Steiner handheld scanner produced information correctly interpreted also indicated problem experience will cer tainly help operators AR 1000 iden tify potential interference AR 1000 has lot memory really need will operate its four AA Ni-Cd batteries day dont push too hours also comes AC adapter/charger can used regu lar AA cells can plugged auto motive cigar lighter socket little sensitive side does have local/ distance settings used local order filter out signals pagers etc Continued page 135 Britain Invites Indoor Scale Fliers lnterscale 91 lnterscale 91 will first open interna tional event Indoor Flying Scale model aircraft individual aeromodelers nations invited enter compete contest scheduled September 22-23 1991 sports complex Uni versity Nottingham England Notting ham pleasant town centrally placed England easily accessible plane rail road automobile flying site modern building hav ing two large halls flying larger 125 x 115 ft smaller 115 x 62 ft Single-occupancy rooms meals avail able university will competitions four classes Indoor Flying Scale models Class 1Rubber Scale 15-second flights minimum Class 2C02/Electric power 15-second flights minimum Class 3Peanut Scale ruber-powered Class 4Pistachio Scale rubber-power ed Postal entries flown proxy fliers allowed class complete set rules entry fees etc write Reg Boor lnterscale 91 103 Crow Hill South Middleton Manchester M24 iLA England UK tel 061-643-4612 CL Aerobatics Team Finals US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids Competitions Department AMA Headquarters bids must received AMA December 31 1990 RC Soaring Team Program Entry Fee Correction program entry fee given pub lished oaring Team Selection Pro gram item page 143 June 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter incorrect correct entry fee $75 US Modelers Well 1989 FF World Cup Meets FAI FF World Cup awards recent innovation Competitors select contests menu such events approved FAI results three best Continued page 134 Indoor Flier Bob Randolph 1990 Team Member say third time charm proved case third time World Champs flierand best effort yet Actually toughest part 4800-mile round trip drive Andy Tagliafi co made hauling teams mod els may recall third 84 Nagoya fourth 86 Cardington years third reversed nega tive trend gives great expec tations 1992 fourth time row US team has won first place No wonder national anthem record used opening ceremony sounded worn out Ha also pleased six official flights exceeded 40 minutes understand no World Championships has ever made three last ap pears have finally set record cant broken score sheet does indi cate Id like tell about some prob lems During practice day muy number model flying very well 1/2-motor test flights indicated fullmotor times 41-42 minutes However would take stress full motor start testing process over number two model ship sur vived two consecutive collisions mini mal damage trying complete Round 3 flight occurred 22/4 min utes two feet top may have cost Silver medal knows Another problem painfully aware tendency model get its nose down late flight under very low power Tenny effect caused loss three minutes flying time finally cured problem before sixth flight changing CC tad Too bad werent seven rounds must admit models proba bly ugliest contest made hundreds test flights 27- 47-fthigh gyms using motors broken zillion motors trying find some good nonbrittle Pirelli rubber Spattered rubber lube caused dozens small cuts mike wings props Fortu Continued page 137 1990 OUTDOOR FREE FUGHT SPECTACULAR {AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMANFFS OCTOBER 16-20 MID- AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCEVILLE ILUNOIS ForDetaiisSd NolOSASEto USOC 4760 N Sattrn WichiU KS 67220 September 1990 133 RESTON VA 22090 [ mpetition IivwIesser edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18161 II perto[mances are awarded through 14th place determine Cup winner four classes FlA Towline Glider FiB Wakefield Rubber FiC Power FlE Slope Soaring 1989 US fliers following performance standings FlAout total 75 fliers world wide seven US modelers follow ing placings 4 Bob lsaacson 53 pt 5 Mafl Gewain 45 pt 19 Pierre Brun 22 pt 20 Lee Hines 20 pt 35 Jim Parker 15 pt 46 Craig Cusick 12 pt 67 Tom Coussens 9 pt Stefan Rumpp Germany win ner third consecutive time per fect score 75 points FiBout total 79 fliers world wide 12 US modelers following placings 1 Norm Furutani 55 pt 8 Bob Piserchio 35 pt 9 joe Foster 35 pt 11 George Xenakis 30 pt 17 jim Quinn 25 pt 30 Ed Turner 20 pt 35 Bob Milligan 19 pt 42 Earl Boteler 12 pt 50 Rich Rohrke 11 pt 52 Walt Ghio 10 pt 64 Bill Gibbons 9 pt 73 Bob White 8 pt FiCout total 74 fliers world wide 14 US modelers following placings 3 Randy Archer 45 pt 20 Ken Phair 22 pt 23 Doug Galbreath 21 pt 33 Terry Kerger 15 pt 34 Roger Simpson 15 pt 39 Ken Oliver 14 pt 43 Bob Water man 13 pt 56 Ray Sahlberg 9 pt 56 Mike Achterberg 9 pt 61 David Anderson 8 pt 61 Dale Mateer 8 pt 68 Bruce Han nah 7 pt 68 Bob Gutai 7 pt 72 john Han nah 6 pt winner Jan Ochman Poland 54 points F1E29 fliers Europe competed No US fliers flew event winner Klaus Salzer Austria 34 points COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkia 19 Everett St Rocidand MA 02370 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockpofl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernacod Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Esst M Weisenbech 4568 W 146th Clevelend OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob NIcks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Csry NC 27511 ACEd Bycrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Relph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mesd 1339 Rensselaer St Jecknonville FL 32205 VI RC C Grsy 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Heule IN 47803 RC Sowing Dale Folkenlng 1544 Darien Lske Dr Dsrien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge SI Arlington HgIs IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfensteln Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except AC entire District except MIchigan Greg Seydel 3625 E loss Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 HIghway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MichIgan AC Wsyne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Paul Shailor 16303 Karen Ml Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashans 43670 Candetwood Csnlon MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St. Denver CO 80219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95528 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mess AZ 85205 XI Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 96178 AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Beettle WA 98148 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other AC AC except Soaring Bold Face Balow IndIcates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt VanGorder 5869 VIctory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SrulI 941 Klmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 TigertalI Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 551 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 289th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Foreat Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 RI 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvitle NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Jos Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Searl 52 Lsngholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 96 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 lIt TBA IV Bob Kartsson 706 Bullen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Plait 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Jos Beshar 196 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 III TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 82nd Place Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 VIII Ratph Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 IX Stan ChIllon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglisfico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Oziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII BIll Biachoff 7550 Chrlstle Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Uvennore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 5576 GInger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Sheilor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jersid Murphy 425 Mess Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Jos Norcrosx PC Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MoCollough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harsood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 85164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 96616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shea 2758 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 X Robert Slit FO Bus 58 8044 tglm PB 84 Midway Cey CA 92855 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 Chairmen Don UndIsy 420 Tupelo Hapervilta IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 896 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chalhan Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10691 lit R Nasaslbreck 6320 biskeny HIlt Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tuni Miller 19130 8ockgraes Garden Fl Huntersvllte NC 20878 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 WallidgIord Ave Athol MA 01331 II Horecs Hagan 15 Paricway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20648 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ass. Latham NY 12110 ItI Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17048 tV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20617 V Gall Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayna Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shelkay 217 Eucfld Ave Scotttiala PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 TIpton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tutlahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodsOn Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Llnsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleavilte OK 74006 IX Jim Moarey RR 2 Box 56 Klnsley KS 67547 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 Bob BeIlsOrnini 139 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanstiowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HitIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gortian, 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holconib 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 96664 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Yeagar 38235 Cestie Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII DIck Ritch 11042 Wsxwing Houston TX 77035 IX Dusne Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 VIsalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75180 IX Rsy Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fisk Ln. Redondo Beach CA 80278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Taniarisk Ln. Missouri City TX 77489 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63378 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spanaway WA 983874714 AC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochetle Ave Irvine CA 92714 AC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 WillIsmaport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradlord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Jos Beahar 196 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Addition List Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMAIIMAA 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published August 1990 edition Competition Newsletter page 134 District VIIIDennis Ba Hinch 2622 Marshall St Sulphur LA 70663 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ LIIdL IIUL dl lULL Lime models being flown would tend make person ner vous knew activity frequency next flying AR 1000 does have field-strength meter definite advantage ICOM 7000 club interested own ing receiver scanner may wish look either two units major events run Academy can take look units will oper ating second new frequency item very inter esting labeled RC Channel Analyzer 72 MHz kinda does job like spectrum analyzer doesnt have re finements capabilities units would have also doesnt cost $30000 reality cant tell what would cost since item have pro totype one-of-a-kind will suppose would like know came possession unit Well couple months ago received phone call Dr James Hauser Boulder CO indicated built device might interest modelers must very candid relate described first impulse think maybe another calls spect can guess some calls go Headquarters Boy wrong have device hand Now wonder what what does extremely simple device op erate has on/off switch slide switch darken LCD screen single knob will tune frequency 72 MHz band What see screen neat lit tle mountain peak-type display shows what transmitter putting out way signal height peak indicates strength signal width shows extent fre quency band transmitter putting out operating five transmitters 20 kHz spacing can see five separate frequencies mountains screen overlapping signals intermodulation its accompanying peaks possible tell whether trans mitter narrow band broadband cases Because limitations im posed small display its limited resolution able discern sidebands accurately enough sticker transmitter although under certain circum stances expert technician may able spot radically broadband transmitters present prototype its important keep word mind 575 x 35 x 15 weighs 13 oz antenna op erates long time nine-volt bat tery screen 60 x 60 pixel graphic LCD display whatever heck means Now have whetted appetite want know get ahold Unless steal have guess out luck would suggest truly interested obtaining such device let us know providing name address club name will turn pass information Dr Hauser What needs determine whether enough interest pursue refining analyzer Maybe shouldnt say but. Experi ence has shown just having scanner device like Dr Jims flying site modifies manner people approach radio problems problems just seem melt away scanner operation Interesting isnt mere fact having scanner operating flight line somehow eliminates interfer ence As interesting aside frequency infor mation Id like take sentence commend George Steiner work has done virtually major events will find George Nats rallies world championships etc will quietlybut very efficientlyoperating transmitter checking impound opera tions have times have gone areas events local modelers expressed great doubt heard planned impound flight line operations reported last year well system worked Dayton worked just well Houston year George uses checkout/check-in system frequency control literally allows person operate impound transmitters going out fliers other person working him George stickers transmitters nonfliers well Hes smo-o-o-th ac curate careful should also noted happening will carrying conver sation half dozen modelers bent becoming educated concerning frequency issues passing interesting theo ries what AMA should doing realize great risk singling out volunteers have seen George action know many events has par ticipated will agree deserves spe cial mention Thank George Steiner few facts about Houston Aeromodel ing Rally 214 flights off six flight stations down what Dayton last yearprobably due least part rather strong winds entire period George Steiner stickered 249 transmitters 211 Gold 38 Silver ad dition five rejected Channel 44 popular 12 pagers identified operating during flying pe riods number 11 10 kHz away frequencies using Other incident related earlier identified no incidents interfer ence 31M reported either flight line George impound did damage few models observed reported mechani cal engine flameout after landing over shoot pilot error low knife-edge flight probable application wrong rudder Please bear mind six flight sta tions operated random frequen cies assigned no provision other pilot spacing about 18 ft made 31M now second subject Completed ex amples new event report forms ar riving Headquarters greater num bers few comments order help clarify use Contest Directors Report Form 10 Most have correctly filled out New memberships renewals taken event have listed form properly necessary funds cover cluded item minor should noted box upper right part form labeled Earned Membership Credit directions indicate OTHER Con test Directors have assisted should listed area no need place name primary CD listing since bottom sheet along signature Event Participant List Form 11Several persons have asked what happened registration form used include Form 11 registration form Some have taken us task number sheets have included sanction persons have failed note sepa rate sheets needed NUM BERED RULE BOOK events sheet per event events fun-fly type say SAM etc need separate sheet individual event repeat time need use separate Event Participant Lists have numbered rule book event use sheet per num bered event will allow us input indi vidual AMA numbers computer ultimately able identify persons flew rule book event non-rule-book events will fed computer Several reports have seen present prob lem us far inputting data con cerned CD will list 18 entries No entries event space will have five names AMA numbers 30 spaces provided means 13 individ uals will computer having flown event fact did need identify persons flew event Additionally rule book event make sure identify first five winners placing numerals 1 through 5 column labeled Place recognize some types con tests participants name will repeated number times different Participant Lists Free Flight Control Line contests September 1990 135 III0OU -4 I0 --C- _I C MOO S -III ifif o D0 - 0 ~ D 0s0o O D0DC D UC C CC 0~ DC 0 DC UC 0 12C2Cj CCj 0Zr 8~8 C-z 00-4 - C9CJ JC CjO~ 8~00 00UW O 0Z- 00 CC0 C0OCCO CQ O -O _ 3U 3I 3CCCC I 0CCRI 0O0~j20 IUt33sg~3 e - ~0 50 00 UU>o C Cj Coi~ - -o CG COO C 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Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5806 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5809 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale 6 Collier RMAL DURATION Age HIM/B Hald Jr 0:0553 Christopher Ritter Sr No record established Op 1:O024 Walter J Schmoll Jr 0:1001 George Rodrigaez Sr 1:1341 Norman Timba Jr Op S:O0SS Jerry Krainock Jr O:2206 Matthew Coleman Sr 1:2124 Alex Bower Op 853OO Jay Siren JrI:12OS Adam PelIx Sr 1:2124 Alex Sower Op 9:47OO Kalth Kindrick LARED DISTANCE AgeMIlesHeld Jr182Robin Olsen Sr182Dieter Rozek Op293George J Ritter Jr2925Christopher Flitter Sr182Dialer Rozek Op1476Jar7 Krainock Jr2925Chr stopher Riser Sr182Dieter Rozek Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Isenhart Sr1695Ales Bower Op14067Joseph M Wurts EN DISTANCE cAgeMIlesHeld Jr172Rabin Olean Sr24Dieter Rozek Op860Peal J Wiloon Jr2925Christopher Ritter Sr24Dieter Rozek Op17475Jack R Hiner Jr123Brian Isenhart Sr990Alex Bower Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Iseshart Sr1685Aleo Bower Op14067Joseph M Werta SED COURSE DISTANCE AgeKmHeld Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op1294Arlie Stoner Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6890Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale 6 Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier ITUDE Age Feet Held Jr18875 Matthew Collier Sr No record established Op18128Dale E Collier Jr16975Matthew Collier Sr1993Alex Bower Op3100Jack R Niner Jr 30879 Christopher Ritter Sr3045Norman Timba Op3600Jack Hiner Jr4010Scott Christian Sr3048Norman Timbo Op6020Jack Hinar Date Set 5-15-87 7-2S-87 7-23-88 5-15-88 7-2S-87 7-17-88 5-15-88 7-25-87 7-1788 5-15-88 7-25-87 717-88 Data Bet 1-4-87 7-18-88 8-1-86 8-9-81 8-23-81 9-7-60 8-9-81 8-30-82 8-1-82 8-8-81 5-30-82 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 12-27-86 12-27-86 7-26-87 5-30-81 12-27-88 7-25-87 5-30-82 9-3-84 8-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 7-7-88 12-27-86 7-25-87 5-28-89 5-27-84 5-30-81 5-30-82 9-3-84 5-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 10-17-86 7-25-87 8-25-88 10-17-88 7-26-87 7-17-88 10-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 15-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 Date Set 5-7-88 5-7-89 5-7-89 10-4-81 8-14-85 1-18-87 15-4-81 7-27-85 7-28-84 10-4-81 6-11-82 ED Age MPHHald ByDate Set JrNo record established Sr2303Dieter Rozek7-5-87 Op3753Rex B Powell8-11-89 Jr1830Christopher Flitter1-18-87 Sr3076Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8874Jerry Krainoclr10-28-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr4888Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8841Michael Bama9-2-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr5723Ales Bower4-10-83 Op8856Michael Reagan4-15-63 Class C Restricted box checked really shouldnt box should used things like fun-fly events restricting par ticipation event some way such members particular club blonds blue eyes etc Additionally may wish indicate event restricted specific type model instance might fan fly want restrict entry ducted-fan models Please dont tell us restricted list AMA members events sanction re stricted AMA members last Several CDs have reported Ca nadian entrants have convinced since MAAC insurance coverage has set up worldwide $10 Affili ate AMA membership no longer required appears may true fu ture true during calendar year Therefore have participants Can ada event must AMA Affili ate members remainder 1990 Indoor Flier continued nately patches did seem af fect flight performance though tested total Pirelli re sources Andy Faykun Bud Romak Bob Gibbs myself never found really good Pirelli flew both WC Nats small sample great FAI Tan rub ber provided Joe Foster meet also used same 22 x 40 prop flights worked flawlessly able get slow consistent 16-18 minute climbs still level off two feet below beams fly almost constant power winds launch torque control altitude means small nylon screw adjusts high pitch beautifully crafted mod els failed achieve potential tribute mainly insufficient flight test ing home failure use partial test motors small test sites Variable-pitch VP props require enormous amount testing work right opinion cant get over 38 minutes ETSU MiniDome good VP prop unless youre Jim Richmond Finally fliers needed much practice steering Some made real improvement last round always pleasure meet talk old friends can hope coun tries fliers will make next time truly love Indoor models challenge competition World Championship smoothest-running Ive tended reflected expertise good planning AMA NFFS staffs personal thanks everyone worked hard provide successful contest friends provided help assistance guys made 67 years young happy man Im looking forward 1992 FiD World Championships great enthusiasm 1992 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program I Purpose CL Precision Aerobatics Team Selection Program 1992 will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 Fi nals shall used select three team members will represent United States 1992 FAI F2B World Champion ships An alternate team member shall also chosen compete event team member unable fulfill obliga tion II Qualification Only AMA members have purchased current FAI stamp $18 entered team selection program eligible compete position team program entry fee $100 must sent AMA Headquarters postmarked no later 30 days prior finals late entry fee $125 may accepted finals site day prior contest Any fees collected site must warded AMA Headqurters Contest Director immediately after contest Refund requests will honored such request received AMA HQ no later two days prior first day Finals Ill Contest Criteria location date time Finals will announced soon possible Finals contest shall selected vote Team Selection Com mittee among bids submitted AMA HQ Deadline receiving Finals bids AMA HQ December 31 1990 Rules Finals contest shall ac cordance current FAI Sporting Code An FAI jury appointed AMA Execu tive Council shall preside Finals Team Selection Committee shall submit five nominees consideration jury mem bers Nominees must fall within guide lines Standing Rules Bylaws Academy Model AeronauticsFAI Ju ries Team Selections IV Budget entry fees donations will held account AMA Head quarters No 50% total entry fees col lected may used Finals expenses Re quest advancement Finals expenses may permitted approval Team Selection Committee funds must accounted detail accompanied receipts Any reimbursement officials includ ing travel lodging expenses will made AMA HQ after report sub mitted CD accompanied re quest receipts has received ap proval Team Selection Committee possible CD should forecast such reim bursements submit approval Team Selection Committee prior Finals Money remaining team fund may abe used following team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rental 3 Meals official practice days 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee budget must submitted team manager prior disbursement team funds V Team Selection GuidelinesIf Approved AMA Executive Council FAI Team Se lection Guidelines shall take precedence over possible conflicting items con tained program Team Selection Committee voted [81 to present program program participants ratification vote Th pro gram participants approved program vote 12-4 September 1990 137 KSE QUIET Use effective muffler
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
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COMPETI Tic NEWSLETThi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl U AL m .---U FU R4 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director Bob Underwood month would like focus two subjects concerns some new equip ment either available now may future will help identify what go ing locale far RC frequency activity concerned second subject centers around providing some help Contest Directors completing new re port forms Recent issues Model Aviation have con tained ads Electronic Equipment Bank company located Washington DC area scanner equip ment other related frequency items owned Academy have pur chased through ad EEB fea tured ICOM 7000 receiver own 14 new small hand-held unit AR 1000 Ace Communications con fused Ace R/C Inc Academy has purchased several small units sup plement ICOMs sell about $500 took AR 1000 units Houston Aeromodeling Rally use flight line proved helpful keeping track flying activity case modeler happened have very broadband receiver alerted suspected pager activity fre quency 10 kHz away itial impulse suspect everything 31M faulty battery pack little solid vestigation produced other concerns confirmation pager activity came spectrum analyzer being op erated George Steiner handheld scanner produced information correctly interpreted also indicated problem experience will cer tainly help operators AR 1000 iden tify potential interference AR 1000 has lot memory really need will operate its four AA Ni-Cd batteries day dont push too hours also comes AC adapter/charger can used regu lar AA cells can plugged auto motive cigar lighter socket little sensitive side does have local/ distance settings used local order filter out signals pagers etc Continued page 135 Britain Invites Indoor Scale Fliers lnterscale 91 lnterscale 91 will first open interna tional event Indoor Flying Scale model aircraft individual aeromodelers nations invited enter compete contest scheduled September 22-23 1991 sports complex Uni versity Nottingham England Notting ham pleasant town centrally placed England easily accessible plane rail road automobile flying site modern building hav ing two large halls flying larger 125 x 115 ft smaller 115 x 62 ft Single-occupancy rooms meals avail able university will competitions four classes Indoor Flying Scale models Class 1Rubber Scale 15-second flights minimum Class 2C02/Electric power 15-second flights minimum Class 3Peanut Scale ruber-powered Class 4Pistachio Scale rubber-power ed Postal entries flown proxy fliers allowed class complete set rules entry fees etc write Reg Boor lnterscale 91 103 Crow Hill South Middleton Manchester M24 iLA England UK tel 061-643-4612 CL Aerobatics Team Finals US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids Competitions Department AMA Headquarters bids must received AMA December 31 1990 RC Soaring Team Program Entry Fee Correction program entry fee given pub lished oaring Team Selection Pro gram item page 143 June 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter incorrect correct entry fee $75 US Modelers Well 1989 FF World Cup Meets FAI FF World Cup awards recent innovation Competitors select contests menu such events approved FAI results three best Continued page 134 Indoor Flier Bob Randolph 1990 Team Member say third time charm proved case third time World Champs flierand best effort yet Actually toughest part 4800-mile round trip drive Andy Tagliafi co made hauling teams mod els may recall third 84 Nagoya fourth 86 Cardington years third reversed nega tive trend gives great expec tations 1992 fourth time row US team has won first place No wonder national anthem record used opening ceremony sounded worn out Ha also pleased six official flights exceeded 40 minutes understand no World Championships has ever made three last ap pears have finally set record cant broken score sheet does indi cate Id like tell about some prob lems During practice day muy number model flying very well 1/2-motor test flights indicated fullmotor times 41-42 minutes However would take stress full motor start testing process over number two model ship sur vived two consecutive collisions mini mal damage trying complete Round 3 flight occurred 22/4 min utes two feet top may have cost Silver medal knows Another problem painfully aware tendency model get its nose down late flight under very low power Tenny effect caused loss three minutes flying time finally cured problem before sixth flight changing CC tad Too bad werent seven rounds must admit models proba bly ugliest contest made hundreds test flights 27- 47-fthigh gyms using motors broken zillion motors trying find some good nonbrittle Pirelli rubber Spattered rubber lube caused dozens small cuts mike wings props Fortu Continued page 137 1990 OUTDOOR FREE FUGHT SPECTACULAR {AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMANFFS OCTOBER 16-20 MID- AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCEVILLE ILUNOIS ForDetaiisSd NolOSASEto USOC 4760 N Sattrn WichiU KS 67220 September 1990 133 RESTON VA 22090 [ mpetition IivwIesser edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18161 II perto[mances are awarded through 14th place determine Cup winner four classes FlA Towline Glider FiB Wakefield Rubber FiC Power FlE Slope Soaring 1989 US fliers following performance standings FlAout total 75 fliers world wide seven US modelers follow ing placings 4 Bob lsaacson 53 pt 5 Mafl Gewain 45 pt 19 Pierre Brun 22 pt 20 Lee Hines 20 pt 35 Jim Parker 15 pt 46 Craig Cusick 12 pt 67 Tom Coussens 9 pt Stefan Rumpp Germany win ner third consecutive time per fect score 75 points FiBout total 79 fliers world wide 12 US modelers following placings 1 Norm Furutani 55 pt 8 Bob Piserchio 35 pt 9 joe Foster 35 pt 11 George Xenakis 30 pt 17 jim Quinn 25 pt 30 Ed Turner 20 pt 35 Bob Milligan 19 pt 42 Earl Boteler 12 pt 50 Rich Rohrke 11 pt 52 Walt Ghio 10 pt 64 Bill Gibbons 9 pt 73 Bob White 8 pt FiCout total 74 fliers world wide 14 US modelers following placings 3 Randy Archer 45 pt 20 Ken Phair 22 pt 23 Doug Galbreath 21 pt 33 Terry Kerger 15 pt 34 Roger Simpson 15 pt 39 Ken Oliver 14 pt 43 Bob Water man 13 pt 56 Ray Sahlberg 9 pt 56 Mike Achterberg 9 pt 61 David Anderson 8 pt 61 Dale Mateer 8 pt 68 Bruce Han nah 7 pt 68 Bob Gutai 7 pt 72 john Han nah 6 pt winner Jan Ochman Poland 54 points F1E29 fliers Europe competed No US fliers flew event winner Klaus Salzer Austria 34 points COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkia 19 Everett St Rocidand MA 02370 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockpofl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernacod Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Esst M Weisenbech 4568 W 146th Clevelend OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob NIcks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Csry NC 27511 ACEd Bycrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Relph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mesd 1339 Rensselaer St Jecknonville FL 32205 VI RC C Grsy 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Heule IN 47803 RC Sowing Dale Folkenlng 1544 Darien Lske Dr Dsrien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge SI Arlington HgIs IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfensteln Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except AC entire District except MIchigan Greg Seydel 3625 E loss Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 HIghway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MichIgan AC Wsyne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Paul Shailor 16303 Karen Ml Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashans 43670 Candetwood Csnlon MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St. Denver CO 80219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95528 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mess AZ 85205 XI Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 96178 AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Beettle WA 98148 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other AC AC except Soaring Bold Face Balow IndIcates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt VanGorder 5869 VIctory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SrulI 941 Klmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 TigertalI Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 551 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 289th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Foreat Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 RI 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvitle NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Jos Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Searl 52 Lsngholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 96 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 lIt TBA IV Bob Kartsson 706 Bullen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Plait 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Jos Beshar 196 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 III TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 82nd Place Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 VIII Ratph Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 IX Stan ChIllon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglisfico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Oziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII BIll Biachoff 7550 Chrlstle Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Uvennore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 5576 GInger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Sheilor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jersid Murphy 425 Mess Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Jos Norcrosx PC Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MoCollough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harsood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 85164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 96616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shea 2758 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 X Robert Slit FO Bus 58 8044 tglm PB 84 Midway Cey CA 92855 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 Chairmen Don UndIsy 420 Tupelo Hapervilta IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 896 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chalhan Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10691 lit R Nasaslbreck 6320 biskeny HIlt Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tuni Miller 19130 8ockgraes Garden Fl Huntersvllte NC 20878 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 WallidgIord Ave Athol MA 01331 II Horecs Hagan 15 Paricway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20648 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ass. Latham NY 12110 ItI Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17048 tV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20617 V Gall Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayna Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shelkay 217 Eucfld Ave Scotttiala PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 TIpton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tutlahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodsOn Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Llnsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleavilte OK 74006 IX Jim Moarey RR 2 Box 56 Klnsley KS 67547 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 Bob BeIlsOrnini 139 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanstiowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HitIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gortian, 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holconib 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 96664 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Yeagar 38235 Cestie Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII DIck Ritch 11042 Wsxwing Houston TX 77035 IX Dusne Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 VIsalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75180 IX Rsy Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fisk Ln. Redondo Beach CA 80278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Taniarisk Ln. Missouri City TX 77489 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63378 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spanaway WA 983874714 AC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochetle Ave Irvine CA 92714 AC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 WillIsmaport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradlord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Jos Beahar 196 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Addition List Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMAIIMAA 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published August 1990 edition Competition Newsletter page 134 District VIIIDennis Ba Hinch 2622 Marshall St Sulphur LA 70663 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ LIIdL IIUL dl lULL Lime models being flown would tend make person ner vous knew activity frequency next flying AR 1000 does have field-strength meter definite advantage ICOM 7000 club interested own ing receiver scanner may wish look either two units major events run Academy can take look units will oper ating second new frequency item very inter esting labeled RC Channel Analyzer 72 MHz kinda does job like spectrum analyzer doesnt have re finements capabilities units would have also doesnt cost $30000 reality cant tell what would cost since item have pro totype one-of-a-kind will suppose would like know came possession unit Well couple months ago received phone call Dr James Hauser Boulder CO indicated built device might interest modelers must very candid relate described first impulse think maybe another calls spect can guess some calls go Headquarters Boy wrong have device hand Now wonder what what does extremely simple device op erate has on/off switch slide switch darken LCD screen single knob will tune frequency 72 MHz band What see screen neat lit tle mountain peak-type display shows what transmitter putting out way signal height peak indicates strength signal width shows extent fre quency band transmitter putting out operating five transmitters 20 kHz spacing can see five separate frequencies mountains screen overlapping signals intermodulation its accompanying peaks possible tell whether trans mitter narrow band broadband cases Because limitations im posed small display its limited resolution able discern sidebands accurately enough sticker transmitter although under certain circum stances expert technician may able spot radically broadband transmitters present prototype its important keep word mind 575 x 35 x 15 weighs 13 oz antenna op erates long time nine-volt bat tery screen 60 x 60 pixel graphic LCD display whatever heck means Now have whetted appetite want know get ahold Unless steal have guess out luck would suggest truly interested obtaining such device let us know providing name address club name will turn pass information Dr Hauser What needs determine whether enough interest pursue refining analyzer Maybe shouldnt say but. Experi ence has shown just having scanner device like Dr Jims flying site modifies manner people approach radio problems problems just seem melt away scanner operation Interesting isnt mere fact having scanner operating flight line somehow eliminates interfer ence As interesting aside frequency infor mation Id like take sentence commend George Steiner work has done virtually major events will find George Nats rallies world championships etc will quietlybut very efficientlyoperating transmitter checking impound opera tions have times have gone areas events local modelers expressed great doubt heard planned impound flight line operations reported last year well system worked Dayton worked just well Houston year George uses checkout/check-in system frequency control literally allows person operate impound transmitters going out fliers other person working him George stickers transmitters nonfliers well Hes smo-o-o-th ac curate careful should also noted happening will carrying conver sation half dozen modelers bent becoming educated concerning frequency issues passing interesting theo ries what AMA should doing realize great risk singling out volunteers have seen George action know many events has par ticipated will agree deserves spe cial mention Thank George Steiner few facts about Houston Aeromodel ing Rally 214 flights off six flight stations down what Dayton last yearprobably due least part rather strong winds entire period George Steiner stickered 249 transmitters 211 Gold 38 Silver ad dition five rejected Channel 44 popular 12 pagers identified operating during flying pe riods number 11 10 kHz away frequencies using Other incident related earlier identified no incidents interfer ence 31M reported either flight line George impound did damage few models observed reported mechani cal engine flameout after landing over shoot pilot error low knife-edge flight probable application wrong rudder Please bear mind six flight sta tions operated random frequen cies assigned no provision other pilot spacing about 18 ft made 31M now second subject Completed ex amples new event report forms ar riving Headquarters greater num bers few comments order help clarify use Contest Directors Report Form 10 Most have correctly filled out New memberships renewals taken event have listed form properly necessary funds cover cluded item minor should noted box upper right part form labeled Earned Membership Credit directions indicate OTHER Con test Directors have assisted should listed area no need place name primary CD listing since bottom sheet along signature Event Participant List Form 11Several persons have asked what happened registration form used include Form 11 registration form Some have taken us task number sheets have included sanction persons have failed note sepa rate sheets needed NUM BERED RULE BOOK events sheet per event events fun-fly type say SAM etc need separate sheet individual event repeat time need use separate Event Participant Lists have numbered rule book event use sheet per num bered event will allow us input indi vidual AMA numbers computer ultimately able identify persons flew rule book event non-rule-book events will fed computer Several reports have seen present prob lem us far inputting data con cerned CD will list 18 entries No entries event space will have five names AMA numbers 30 spaces provided means 13 individ uals will computer having flown event fact did need identify persons flew event Additionally rule book event make sure identify first five winners placing numerals 1 through 5 column labeled Place recognize some types con tests participants name will repeated number times different Participant Lists Free Flight Control Line contests September 1990 135 III0OU -4 I0 --C- _I C MOO S -III ifif o D0 - 0 ~ D 0s0o O D0DC D UC C CC 0~ DC 0 DC UC 0 12C2Cj CCj 0Zr 8~8 C-z 00-4 - C9CJ JC CjO~ 8~00 00UW O 0Z- 00 CC0 C0OCCO CQ O -O _ 3U 3I 3CCCC I 0CCRI 0O0~j20 IUt33sg~3 e - ~0 50 00 UU>o C Cj Coi~ - -o CG COO C 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Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5806 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5809 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale 6 Collier RMAL DURATION Age HIM/B Hald Jr 0:0553 Christopher Ritter Sr No record established Op 1:O024 Walter J Schmoll Jr 0:1001 George Rodrigaez Sr 1:1341 Norman Timba Jr Op S:O0SS Jerry Krainock Jr O:2206 Matthew Coleman Sr 1:2124 Alex Bower Op 853OO Jay Siren JrI:12OS Adam PelIx Sr 1:2124 Alex Sower Op 9:47OO Kalth Kindrick LARED DISTANCE AgeMIlesHeld Jr182Robin Olsen Sr182Dieter Rozek Op293George J Ritter Jr2925Christopher Flitter Sr182Dialer Rozek Op1476Jar7 Krainock Jr2925Chr stopher Riser Sr182Dieter Rozek Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Isenhart Sr1695Ales Bower Op14067Joseph M Wurts EN DISTANCE cAgeMIlesHeld Jr172Rabin Olean Sr24Dieter Rozek Op860Peal J Wiloon Jr2925Christopher Ritter Sr24Dieter Rozek Op17475Jack R Hiner Jr123Brian Isenhart Sr990Alex Bower Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Iseshart Sr1685Aleo Bower Op14067Joseph M Werta SED COURSE DISTANCE AgeKmHeld Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op1294Arlie Stoner Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6890Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale 6 Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier ITUDE Age Feet Held Jr18875 Matthew Collier Sr No record established Op18128Dale E Collier Jr16975Matthew Collier Sr1993Alex Bower Op3100Jack R Niner Jr 30879 Christopher Ritter Sr3045Norman Timba Op3600Jack Hiner Jr4010Scott Christian Sr3048Norman Timbo Op6020Jack Hinar Date Set 5-15-87 7-2S-87 7-23-88 5-15-88 7-2S-87 7-17-88 5-15-88 7-25-87 7-1788 5-15-88 7-25-87 717-88 Data Bet 1-4-87 7-18-88 8-1-86 8-9-81 8-23-81 9-7-60 8-9-81 8-30-82 8-1-82 8-8-81 5-30-82 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 12-27-86 12-27-86 7-26-87 5-30-81 12-27-88 7-25-87 5-30-82 9-3-84 8-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 7-7-88 12-27-86 7-25-87 5-28-89 5-27-84 5-30-81 5-30-82 9-3-84 5-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 10-17-86 7-25-87 8-25-88 10-17-88 7-26-87 7-17-88 10-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 15-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 Date Set 5-7-88 5-7-89 5-7-89 10-4-81 8-14-85 1-18-87 15-4-81 7-27-85 7-28-84 10-4-81 6-11-82 ED Age MPHHald ByDate Set JrNo record established Sr2303Dieter Rozek7-5-87 Op3753Rex B Powell8-11-89 Jr1830Christopher Flitter1-18-87 Sr3076Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8874Jerry Krainoclr10-28-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr4888Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8841Michael Bama9-2-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr5723Ales Bower4-10-83 Op8856Michael Reagan4-15-63 Class C Restricted box checked really shouldnt box should used things like fun-fly events restricting par ticipation event some way such members particular club blonds blue eyes etc Additionally may wish indicate event restricted specific type model instance might fan fly want restrict entry ducted-fan models Please dont tell us restricted list AMA members events sanction re stricted AMA members last Several CDs have reported Ca nadian entrants have convinced since MAAC insurance coverage has set up worldwide $10 Affili ate AMA membership no longer required appears may true fu ture true during calendar year Therefore have participants Can ada event must AMA Affili ate members remainder 1990 Indoor Flier continued nately patches did seem af fect flight performance though tested total Pirelli re sources Andy Faykun Bud Romak Bob Gibbs myself never found really good Pirelli flew both WC Nats small sample great FAI Tan rub ber provided Joe Foster meet also used same 22 x 40 prop flights worked flawlessly able get slow consistent 16-18 minute climbs still level off two feet below beams fly almost constant power winds launch torque control altitude means small nylon screw adjusts high pitch beautifully crafted mod els failed achieve potential tribute mainly insufficient flight test ing home failure use partial test motors small test sites Variable-pitch VP props require enormous amount testing work right opinion cant get over 38 minutes ETSU MiniDome good VP prop unless youre Jim Richmond Finally fliers needed much practice steering Some made real improvement last round always pleasure meet talk old friends can hope coun tries fliers will make next time truly love Indoor models challenge competition World Championship smoothest-running Ive tended reflected expertise good planning AMA NFFS staffs personal thanks everyone worked hard provide successful contest friends provided help assistance guys made 67 years young happy man Im looking forward 1992 FiD World Championships great enthusiasm 1992 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program I Purpose CL Precision Aerobatics Team Selection Program 1992 will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 Fi nals shall used select three team members will represent United States 1992 FAI F2B World Champion ships An alternate team member shall also chosen compete event team member unable fulfill obliga tion II Qualification Only AMA members have purchased current FAI stamp $18 entered team selection program eligible compete position team program entry fee $100 must sent AMA Headquarters postmarked no later 30 days prior finals late entry fee $125 may accepted finals site day prior contest Any fees collected site must warded AMA Headqurters Contest Director immediately after contest Refund requests will honored such request received AMA HQ no later two days prior first day Finals Ill Contest Criteria location date time Finals will announced soon possible Finals contest shall selected vote Team Selection Com mittee among bids submitted AMA HQ Deadline receiving Finals bids AMA HQ December 31 1990 Rules Finals contest shall ac cordance current FAI Sporting Code An FAI jury appointed AMA Execu tive Council shall preside Finals Team Selection Committee shall submit five nominees consideration jury mem bers Nominees must fall within guide lines Standing Rules Bylaws Academy Model AeronauticsFAI Ju ries Team Selections IV Budget entry fees donations will held account AMA Head quarters No 50% total entry fees col lected may used Finals expenses Re quest advancement Finals expenses may permitted approval Team Selection Committee funds must accounted detail accompanied receipts Any reimbursement officials includ ing travel lodging expenses will made AMA HQ after report sub mitted CD accompanied re quest receipts has received ap proval Team Selection Committee possible CD should forecast such reim bursements submit approval Team Selection Committee prior Finals Money remaining team fund may abe used following team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rental 3 Meals official practice days 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee budget must submitted team manager prior disbursement team funds V Team Selection GuidelinesIf Approved AMA Executive Council FAI Team Se lection Guidelines shall take precedence over possible conflicting items con tained program Team Selection Committee voted [81 to present program program participants ratification vote Th pro gram participants approved program vote 12-4 September 1990 137 KSE QUIET Use effective muffler
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
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COMPETI Tic NEWSLETThi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl U AL m .---U FU R4 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director Bob Underwood month would like focus two subjects concerns some new equip ment either available now may future will help identify what go ing locale far RC frequency activity concerned second subject centers around providing some help Contest Directors completing new re port forms Recent issues Model Aviation have con tained ads Electronic Equipment Bank company located Washington DC area scanner equip ment other related frequency items owned Academy have pur chased through ad EEB fea tured ICOM 7000 receiver own 14 new small hand-held unit AR 1000 Ace Communications con fused Ace R/C Inc Academy has purchased several small units sup plement ICOMs sell about $500 took AR 1000 units Houston Aeromodeling Rally use flight line proved helpful keeping track flying activity case modeler happened have very broadband receiver alerted suspected pager activity fre quency 10 kHz away itial impulse suspect everything 31M faulty battery pack little solid vestigation produced other concerns confirmation pager activity came spectrum analyzer being op erated George Steiner handheld scanner produced information correctly interpreted also indicated problem experience will cer tainly help operators AR 1000 iden tify potential interference AR 1000 has lot memory really need will operate its four AA Ni-Cd batteries day dont push too hours also comes AC adapter/charger can used regu lar AA cells can plugged auto motive cigar lighter socket little sensitive side does have local/ distance settings used local order filter out signals pagers etc Continued page 135 Britain Invites Indoor Scale Fliers lnterscale 91 lnterscale 91 will first open interna tional event Indoor Flying Scale model aircraft individual aeromodelers nations invited enter compete contest scheduled September 22-23 1991 sports complex Uni versity Nottingham England Notting ham pleasant town centrally placed England easily accessible plane rail road automobile flying site modern building hav ing two large halls flying larger 125 x 115 ft smaller 115 x 62 ft Single-occupancy rooms meals avail able university will competitions four classes Indoor Flying Scale models Class 1Rubber Scale 15-second flights minimum Class 2C02/Electric power 15-second flights minimum Class 3Peanut Scale ruber-powered Class 4Pistachio Scale rubber-power ed Postal entries flown proxy fliers allowed class complete set rules entry fees etc write Reg Boor lnterscale 91 103 Crow Hill South Middleton Manchester M24 iLA England UK tel 061-643-4612 CL Aerobatics Team Finals US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids Competitions Department AMA Headquarters bids must received AMA December 31 1990 RC Soaring Team Program Entry Fee Correction program entry fee given pub lished oaring Team Selection Pro gram item page 143 June 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter incorrect correct entry fee $75 US Modelers Well 1989 FF World Cup Meets FAI FF World Cup awards recent innovation Competitors select contests menu such events approved FAI results three best Continued page 134 Indoor Flier Bob Randolph 1990 Team Member say third time charm proved case third time World Champs flierand best effort yet Actually toughest part 4800-mile round trip drive Andy Tagliafi co made hauling teams mod els may recall third 84 Nagoya fourth 86 Cardington years third reversed nega tive trend gives great expec tations 1992 fourth time row US team has won first place No wonder national anthem record used opening ceremony sounded worn out Ha also pleased six official flights exceeded 40 minutes understand no World Championships has ever made three last ap pears have finally set record cant broken score sheet does indi cate Id like tell about some prob lems During practice day muy number model flying very well 1/2-motor test flights indicated fullmotor times 41-42 minutes However would take stress full motor start testing process over number two model ship sur vived two consecutive collisions mini mal damage trying complete Round 3 flight occurred 22/4 min utes two feet top may have cost Silver medal knows Another problem painfully aware tendency model get its nose down late flight under very low power Tenny effect caused loss three minutes flying time finally cured problem before sixth flight changing CC tad Too bad werent seven rounds must admit models proba bly ugliest contest made hundreds test flights 27- 47-fthigh gyms using motors broken zillion motors trying find some good nonbrittle Pirelli rubber Spattered rubber lube caused dozens small cuts mike wings props Fortu Continued page 137 1990 OUTDOOR FREE FUGHT SPECTACULAR {AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMANFFS OCTOBER 16-20 MID- AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCEVILLE ILUNOIS ForDetaiisSd NolOSASEto USOC 4760 N Sattrn WichiU KS 67220 September 1990 133 RESTON VA 22090 [ mpetition IivwIesser edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18161 II perto[mances are awarded through 14th place determine Cup winner four classes FlA Towline Glider FiB Wakefield Rubber FiC Power FlE Slope Soaring 1989 US fliers following performance standings FlAout total 75 fliers world wide seven US modelers follow ing placings 4 Bob lsaacson 53 pt 5 Mafl Gewain 45 pt 19 Pierre Brun 22 pt 20 Lee Hines 20 pt 35 Jim Parker 15 pt 46 Craig Cusick 12 pt 67 Tom Coussens 9 pt Stefan Rumpp Germany win ner third consecutive time per fect score 75 points FiBout total 79 fliers world wide 12 US modelers following placings 1 Norm Furutani 55 pt 8 Bob Piserchio 35 pt 9 joe Foster 35 pt 11 George Xenakis 30 pt 17 jim Quinn 25 pt 30 Ed Turner 20 pt 35 Bob Milligan 19 pt 42 Earl Boteler 12 pt 50 Rich Rohrke 11 pt 52 Walt Ghio 10 pt 64 Bill Gibbons 9 pt 73 Bob White 8 pt FiCout total 74 fliers world wide 14 US modelers following placings 3 Randy Archer 45 pt 20 Ken Phair 22 pt 23 Doug Galbreath 21 pt 33 Terry Kerger 15 pt 34 Roger Simpson 15 pt 39 Ken Oliver 14 pt 43 Bob Water man 13 pt 56 Ray Sahlberg 9 pt 56 Mike Achterberg 9 pt 61 David Anderson 8 pt 61 Dale Mateer 8 pt 68 Bruce Han nah 7 pt 68 Bob Gutai 7 pt 72 john Han nah 6 pt winner Jan Ochman Poland 54 points F1E29 fliers Europe competed No US fliers flew event winner Klaus Salzer Austria 34 points COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkia 19 Everett St Rocidand MA 02370 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockpofl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernacod Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Esst M Weisenbech 4568 W 146th Clevelend OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob NIcks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Csry NC 27511 ACEd Bycrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Relph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mesd 1339 Rensselaer St Jecknonville FL 32205 VI RC C Grsy 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Heule IN 47803 RC Sowing Dale Folkenlng 1544 Darien Lske Dr Dsrien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge SI Arlington HgIs IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfensteln Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except AC entire District except MIchigan Greg Seydel 3625 E loss Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 HIghway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MichIgan AC Wsyne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Paul Shailor 16303 Karen Ml Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashans 43670 Candetwood Csnlon MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St. Denver CO 80219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95528 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mess AZ 85205 XI Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 96178 AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Beettle WA 98148 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other AC AC except Soaring Bold Face Balow IndIcates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt VanGorder 5869 VIctory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SrulI 941 Klmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 TigertalI Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 551 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 289th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Foreat Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 RI 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvitle NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Jos Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Searl 52 Lsngholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 96 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 lIt TBA IV Bob Kartsson 706 Bullen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Plait 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Jos Beshar 196 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 III TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 82nd Place Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 VIII Ratph Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 IX Stan ChIllon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglisfico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Oziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII BIll Biachoff 7550 Chrlstle Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Uvennore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 5576 GInger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Sheilor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jersid Murphy 425 Mess Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Jos Norcrosx PC Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MoCollough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harsood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 85164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 96616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shea 2758 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 X Robert Slit FO Bus 58 8044 tglm PB 84 Midway Cey CA 92855 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 Chairmen Don UndIsy 420 Tupelo Hapervilta IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 896 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chalhan Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10691 lit R Nasaslbreck 6320 biskeny HIlt Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tuni Miller 19130 8ockgraes Garden Fl Huntersvllte NC 20878 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 WallidgIord Ave Athol MA 01331 II Horecs Hagan 15 Paricway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20648 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ass. Latham NY 12110 ItI Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17048 tV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20617 V Gall Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayna Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shelkay 217 Eucfld Ave Scotttiala PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 TIpton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tutlahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodsOn Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Llnsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleavilte OK 74006 IX Jim Moarey RR 2 Box 56 Klnsley KS 67547 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 Bob BeIlsOrnini 139 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanstiowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HitIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gortian, 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holconib 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 96664 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Yeagar 38235 Cestie Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII DIck Ritch 11042 Wsxwing Houston TX 77035 IX Dusne Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 VIsalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75180 IX Rsy Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fisk Ln. Redondo Beach CA 80278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Taniarisk Ln. Missouri City TX 77489 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63378 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spanaway WA 983874714 AC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochetle Ave Irvine CA 92714 AC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 WillIsmaport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradlord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Jos Beahar 196 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Addition List Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMAIIMAA 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published August 1990 edition Competition Newsletter page 134 District VIIIDennis Ba Hinch 2622 Marshall St Sulphur LA 70663 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ LIIdL IIUL dl lULL Lime models being flown would tend make person ner vous knew activity frequency next flying AR 1000 does have field-strength meter definite advantage ICOM 7000 club interested own ing receiver scanner may wish look either two units major events run Academy can take look units will oper ating second new frequency item very inter esting labeled RC Channel Analyzer 72 MHz kinda does job like spectrum analyzer doesnt have re finements capabilities units would have also doesnt cost $30000 reality cant tell what would cost since item have pro totype one-of-a-kind will suppose would like know came possession unit Well couple months ago received phone call Dr James Hauser Boulder CO indicated built device might interest modelers must very candid relate described first impulse think maybe another calls spect can guess some calls go Headquarters Boy wrong have device hand Now wonder what what does extremely simple device op erate has on/off switch slide switch darken LCD screen single knob will tune frequency 72 MHz band What see screen neat lit tle mountain peak-type display shows what transmitter putting out way signal height peak indicates strength signal width shows extent fre quency band transmitter putting out operating five transmitters 20 kHz spacing can see five separate frequencies mountains screen overlapping signals intermodulation its accompanying peaks possible tell whether trans mitter narrow band broadband cases Because limitations im posed small display its limited resolution able discern sidebands accurately enough sticker transmitter although under certain circum stances expert technician may able spot radically broadband transmitters present prototype its important keep word mind 575 x 35 x 15 weighs 13 oz antenna op erates long time nine-volt bat tery screen 60 x 60 pixel graphic LCD display whatever heck means Now have whetted appetite want know get ahold Unless steal have guess out luck would suggest truly interested obtaining such device let us know providing name address club name will turn pass information Dr Hauser What needs determine whether enough interest pursue refining analyzer Maybe shouldnt say but. Experi ence has shown just having scanner device like Dr Jims flying site modifies manner people approach radio problems problems just seem melt away scanner operation Interesting isnt mere fact having scanner operating flight line somehow eliminates interfer ence As interesting aside frequency infor mation Id like take sentence commend George Steiner work has done virtually major events will find George Nats rallies world championships etc will quietlybut very efficientlyoperating transmitter checking impound opera tions have times have gone areas events local modelers expressed great doubt heard planned impound flight line operations reported last year well system worked Dayton worked just well Houston year George uses checkout/check-in system frequency control literally allows person operate impound transmitters going out fliers other person working him George stickers transmitters nonfliers well Hes smo-o-o-th ac curate careful should also noted happening will carrying conver sation half dozen modelers bent becoming educated concerning frequency issues passing interesting theo ries what AMA should doing realize great risk singling out volunteers have seen George action know many events has par ticipated will agree deserves spe cial mention Thank George Steiner few facts about Houston Aeromodel ing Rally 214 flights off six flight stations down what Dayton last yearprobably due least part rather strong winds entire period George Steiner stickered 249 transmitters 211 Gold 38 Silver ad dition five rejected Channel 44 popular 12 pagers identified operating during flying pe riods number 11 10 kHz away frequencies using Other incident related earlier identified no incidents interfer ence 31M reported either flight line George impound did damage few models observed reported mechani cal engine flameout after landing over shoot pilot error low knife-edge flight probable application wrong rudder Please bear mind six flight sta tions operated random frequen cies assigned no provision other pilot spacing about 18 ft made 31M now second subject Completed ex amples new event report forms ar riving Headquarters greater num bers few comments order help clarify use Contest Directors Report Form 10 Most have correctly filled out New memberships renewals taken event have listed form properly necessary funds cover cluded item minor should noted box upper right part form labeled Earned Membership Credit directions indicate OTHER Con test Directors have assisted should listed area no need place name primary CD listing since bottom sheet along signature Event Participant List Form 11Several persons have asked what happened registration form used include Form 11 registration form Some have taken us task number sheets have included sanction persons have failed note sepa rate sheets needed NUM BERED RULE BOOK events sheet per event events fun-fly type say SAM etc need separate sheet individual event repeat time need use separate Event Participant Lists have numbered rule book event use sheet per num bered event will allow us input indi vidual AMA numbers computer ultimately able identify persons flew rule book event non-rule-book events will fed computer Several reports have seen present prob lem us far inputting data con cerned CD will list 18 entries No entries event space will have five names AMA numbers 30 spaces provided means 13 individ uals will computer having flown event fact did need identify persons flew event Additionally rule book event make sure identify first five winners placing numerals 1 through 5 column labeled Place recognize some types con tests participants name will repeated number times different Participant Lists Free Flight Control Line contests September 1990 135 III0OU -4 I0 --C- _I C MOO S -III ifif o D0 - 0 ~ D 0s0o O D0DC D UC C CC 0~ DC 0 DC UC 0 12C2Cj CCj 0Zr 8~8 C-z 00-4 - C9CJ JC CjO~ 8~00 00UW O 0Z- 00 CC0 C0OCCO CQ O -O _ 3U 3I 3CCCC I 0CCRI 0O0~j20 IUt33sg~3 e - ~0 50 00 UU>o C Cj Coi~ - -o CG COO C 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Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5806 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5809 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale 6 Collier RMAL DURATION Age HIM/B Hald Jr 0:0553 Christopher Ritter Sr No record established Op 1:O024 Walter J Schmoll Jr 0:1001 George Rodrigaez Sr 1:1341 Norman Timba Jr Op S:O0SS Jerry Krainock Jr O:2206 Matthew Coleman Sr 1:2124 Alex Bower Op 853OO Jay Siren JrI:12OS Adam PelIx Sr 1:2124 Alex Sower Op 9:47OO Kalth Kindrick LARED DISTANCE AgeMIlesHeld Jr182Robin Olsen Sr182Dieter Rozek Op293George J Ritter Jr2925Christopher Flitter Sr182Dialer Rozek Op1476Jar7 Krainock Jr2925Chr stopher Riser Sr182Dieter Rozek Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Isenhart Sr1695Ales Bower Op14067Joseph M Wurts EN DISTANCE cAgeMIlesHeld Jr172Rabin Olean Sr24Dieter Rozek Op860Peal J Wiloon Jr2925Christopher Ritter Sr24Dieter Rozek Op17475Jack R Hiner Jr123Brian Isenhart Sr990Alex Bower Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Iseshart Sr1685Aleo Bower Op14067Joseph M Werta SED COURSE DISTANCE AgeKmHeld Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op1294Arlie Stoner Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6890Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale 6 Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier ITUDE Age Feet Held Jr18875 Matthew Collier Sr No record established Op18128Dale E Collier Jr16975Matthew Collier Sr1993Alex Bower Op3100Jack R Niner Jr 30879 Christopher Ritter Sr3045Norman Timba Op3600Jack Hiner Jr4010Scott Christian Sr3048Norman Timbo Op6020Jack Hinar Date Set 5-15-87 7-2S-87 7-23-88 5-15-88 7-2S-87 7-17-88 5-15-88 7-25-87 7-1788 5-15-88 7-25-87 717-88 Data Bet 1-4-87 7-18-88 8-1-86 8-9-81 8-23-81 9-7-60 8-9-81 8-30-82 8-1-82 8-8-81 5-30-82 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 12-27-86 12-27-86 7-26-87 5-30-81 12-27-88 7-25-87 5-30-82 9-3-84 8-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 7-7-88 12-27-86 7-25-87 5-28-89 5-27-84 5-30-81 5-30-82 9-3-84 5-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 10-17-86 7-25-87 8-25-88 10-17-88 7-26-87 7-17-88 10-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 15-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 Date Set 5-7-88 5-7-89 5-7-89 10-4-81 8-14-85 1-18-87 15-4-81 7-27-85 7-28-84 10-4-81 6-11-82 ED Age MPHHald ByDate Set JrNo record established Sr2303Dieter Rozek7-5-87 Op3753Rex B Powell8-11-89 Jr1830Christopher Flitter1-18-87 Sr3076Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8874Jerry Krainoclr10-28-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr4888Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8841Michael Bama9-2-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr5723Ales Bower4-10-83 Op8856Michael Reagan4-15-63 Class C Restricted box checked really shouldnt box should used things like fun-fly events restricting par ticipation event some way such members particular club blonds blue eyes etc Additionally may wish indicate event restricted specific type model instance might fan fly want restrict entry ducted-fan models Please dont tell us restricted list AMA members events sanction re stricted AMA members last Several CDs have reported Ca nadian entrants have convinced since MAAC insurance coverage has set up worldwide $10 Affili ate AMA membership no longer required appears may true fu ture true during calendar year Therefore have participants Can ada event must AMA Affili ate members remainder 1990 Indoor Flier continued nately patches did seem af fect flight performance though tested total Pirelli re sources Andy Faykun Bud Romak Bob Gibbs myself never found really good Pirelli flew both WC Nats small sample great FAI Tan rub ber provided Joe Foster meet also used same 22 x 40 prop flights worked flawlessly able get slow consistent 16-18 minute climbs still level off two feet below beams fly almost constant power winds launch torque control altitude means small nylon screw adjusts high pitch beautifully crafted mod els failed achieve potential tribute mainly insufficient flight test ing home failure use partial test motors small test sites Variable-pitch VP props require enormous amount testing work right opinion cant get over 38 minutes ETSU MiniDome good VP prop unless youre Jim Richmond Finally fliers needed much practice steering Some made real improvement last round always pleasure meet talk old friends can hope coun tries fliers will make next time truly love Indoor models challenge competition World Championship smoothest-running Ive tended reflected expertise good planning AMA NFFS staffs personal thanks everyone worked hard provide successful contest friends provided help assistance guys made 67 years young happy man Im looking forward 1992 FiD World Championships great enthusiasm 1992 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program I Purpose CL Precision Aerobatics Team Selection Program 1992 will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 Fi nals shall used select three team members will represent United States 1992 FAI F2B World Champion ships An alternate team member shall also chosen compete event team member unable fulfill obliga tion II Qualification Only AMA members have purchased current FAI stamp $18 entered team selection program eligible compete position team program entry fee $100 must sent AMA Headquarters postmarked no later 30 days prior finals late entry fee $125 may accepted finals site day prior contest Any fees collected site must warded AMA Headqurters Contest Director immediately after contest Refund requests will honored such request received AMA HQ no later two days prior first day Finals Ill Contest Criteria location date time Finals will announced soon possible Finals contest shall selected vote Team Selection Com mittee among bids submitted AMA HQ Deadline receiving Finals bids AMA HQ December 31 1990 Rules Finals contest shall ac cordance current FAI Sporting Code An FAI jury appointed AMA Execu tive Council shall preside Finals Team Selection Committee shall submit five nominees consideration jury mem bers Nominees must fall within guide lines Standing Rules Bylaws Academy Model AeronauticsFAI Ju ries Team Selections IV Budget entry fees donations will held account AMA Head quarters No 50% total entry fees col lected may used Finals expenses Re quest advancement Finals expenses may permitted approval Team Selection Committee funds must accounted detail accompanied receipts Any reimbursement officials includ ing travel lodging expenses will made AMA HQ after report sub mitted CD accompanied re quest receipts has received ap proval Team Selection Committee possible CD should forecast such reim bursements submit approval Team Selection Committee prior Finals Money remaining team fund may abe used following team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rental 3 Meals official practice days 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee budget must submitted team manager prior disbursement team funds V Team Selection GuidelinesIf Approved AMA Executive Council FAI Team Se lection Guidelines shall take precedence over possible conflicting items con tained program Team Selection Committee voted [81 to present program program participants ratification vote Th pro gram participants approved program vote 12-4 September 1990 137 KSE QUIET Use effective muffler
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
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COMPETI Tic NEWSLETThi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl U AL m .---U FU R4 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director Bob Underwood month would like focus two subjects concerns some new equip ment either available now may future will help identify what go ing locale far RC frequency activity concerned second subject centers around providing some help Contest Directors completing new re port forms Recent issues Model Aviation have con tained ads Electronic Equipment Bank company located Washington DC area scanner equip ment other related frequency items owned Academy have pur chased through ad EEB fea tured ICOM 7000 receiver own 14 new small hand-held unit AR 1000 Ace Communications con fused Ace R/C Inc Academy has purchased several small units sup plement ICOMs sell about $500 took AR 1000 units Houston Aeromodeling Rally use flight line proved helpful keeping track flying activity case modeler happened have very broadband receiver alerted suspected pager activity fre quency 10 kHz away itial impulse suspect everything 31M faulty battery pack little solid vestigation produced other concerns confirmation pager activity came spectrum analyzer being op erated George Steiner handheld scanner produced information correctly interpreted also indicated problem experience will cer tainly help operators AR 1000 iden tify potential interference AR 1000 has lot memory really need will operate its four AA Ni-Cd batteries day dont push too hours also comes AC adapter/charger can used regu lar AA cells can plugged auto motive cigar lighter socket little sensitive side does have local/ distance settings used local order filter out signals pagers etc Continued page 135 Britain Invites Indoor Scale Fliers lnterscale 91 lnterscale 91 will first open interna tional event Indoor Flying Scale model aircraft individual aeromodelers nations invited enter compete contest scheduled September 22-23 1991 sports complex Uni versity Nottingham England Notting ham pleasant town centrally placed England easily accessible plane rail road automobile flying site modern building hav ing two large halls flying larger 125 x 115 ft smaller 115 x 62 ft Single-occupancy rooms meals avail able university will competitions four classes Indoor Flying Scale models Class 1Rubber Scale 15-second flights minimum Class 2C02/Electric power 15-second flights minimum Class 3Peanut Scale ruber-powered Class 4Pistachio Scale rubber-power ed Postal entries flown proxy fliers allowed class complete set rules entry fees etc write Reg Boor lnterscale 91 103 Crow Hill South Middleton Manchester M24 iLA England UK tel 061-643-4612 CL Aerobatics Team Finals US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids Competitions Department AMA Headquarters bids must received AMA December 31 1990 RC Soaring Team Program Entry Fee Correction program entry fee given pub lished oaring Team Selection Pro gram item page 143 June 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter incorrect correct entry fee $75 US Modelers Well 1989 FF World Cup Meets FAI FF World Cup awards recent innovation Competitors select contests menu such events approved FAI results three best Continued page 134 Indoor Flier Bob Randolph 1990 Team Member say third time charm proved case third time World Champs flierand best effort yet Actually toughest part 4800-mile round trip drive Andy Tagliafi co made hauling teams mod els may recall third 84 Nagoya fourth 86 Cardington years third reversed nega tive trend gives great expec tations 1992 fourth time row US team has won first place No wonder national anthem record used opening ceremony sounded worn out Ha also pleased six official flights exceeded 40 minutes understand no World Championships has ever made three last ap pears have finally set record cant broken score sheet does indi cate Id like tell about some prob lems During practice day muy number model flying very well 1/2-motor test flights indicated fullmotor times 41-42 minutes However would take stress full motor start testing process over number two model ship sur vived two consecutive collisions mini mal damage trying complete Round 3 flight occurred 22/4 min utes two feet top may have cost Silver medal knows Another problem painfully aware tendency model get its nose down late flight under very low power Tenny effect caused loss three minutes flying time finally cured problem before sixth flight changing CC tad Too bad werent seven rounds must admit models proba bly ugliest contest made hundreds test flights 27- 47-fthigh gyms using motors broken zillion motors trying find some good nonbrittle Pirelli rubber Spattered rubber lube caused dozens small cuts mike wings props Fortu Continued page 137 1990 OUTDOOR FREE FUGHT SPECTACULAR {AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMANFFS OCTOBER 16-20 MID- AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCEVILLE ILUNOIS ForDetaiisSd NolOSASEto USOC 4760 N Sattrn WichiU KS 67220 September 1990 133 RESTON VA 22090 [ mpetition IivwIesser edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18161 II perto[mances are awarded through 14th place determine Cup winner four classes FlA Towline Glider FiB Wakefield Rubber FiC Power FlE Slope Soaring 1989 US fliers following performance standings FlAout total 75 fliers world wide seven US modelers follow ing placings 4 Bob lsaacson 53 pt 5 Mafl Gewain 45 pt 19 Pierre Brun 22 pt 20 Lee Hines 20 pt 35 Jim Parker 15 pt 46 Craig Cusick 12 pt 67 Tom Coussens 9 pt Stefan Rumpp Germany win ner third consecutive time per fect score 75 points FiBout total 79 fliers world wide 12 US modelers following placings 1 Norm Furutani 55 pt 8 Bob Piserchio 35 pt 9 joe Foster 35 pt 11 George Xenakis 30 pt 17 jim Quinn 25 pt 30 Ed Turner 20 pt 35 Bob Milligan 19 pt 42 Earl Boteler 12 pt 50 Rich Rohrke 11 pt 52 Walt Ghio 10 pt 64 Bill Gibbons 9 pt 73 Bob White 8 pt FiCout total 74 fliers world wide 14 US modelers following placings 3 Randy Archer 45 pt 20 Ken Phair 22 pt 23 Doug Galbreath 21 pt 33 Terry Kerger 15 pt 34 Roger Simpson 15 pt 39 Ken Oliver 14 pt 43 Bob Water man 13 pt 56 Ray Sahlberg 9 pt 56 Mike Achterberg 9 pt 61 David Anderson 8 pt 61 Dale Mateer 8 pt 68 Bruce Han nah 7 pt 68 Bob Gutai 7 pt 72 john Han nah 6 pt winner Jan Ochman Poland 54 points F1E29 fliers Europe competed No US fliers flew event winner Klaus Salzer Austria 34 points COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkia 19 Everett St Rocidand MA 02370 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockpofl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernacod Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Esst M Weisenbech 4568 W 146th Clevelend OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob NIcks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Csry NC 27511 ACEd Bycrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Relph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mesd 1339 Rensselaer St Jecknonville FL 32205 VI RC C Grsy 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Heule IN 47803 RC Sowing Dale Folkenlng 1544 Darien Lske Dr Dsrien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge SI Arlington HgIs IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfensteln Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except AC entire District except MIchigan Greg Seydel 3625 E loss Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 HIghway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MichIgan AC Wsyne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Paul Shailor 16303 Karen Ml Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashans 43670 Candetwood Csnlon MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St. Denver CO 80219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95528 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mess AZ 85205 XI Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 96178 AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Beettle WA 98148 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other AC AC except Soaring Bold Face Balow IndIcates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt VanGorder 5869 VIctory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SrulI 941 Klmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 TigertalI Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 551 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 289th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Foreat Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 RI 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvitle NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Jos Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Searl 52 Lsngholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 96 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 lIt TBA IV Bob Kartsson 706 Bullen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Plait 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Jos Beshar 196 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 III TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 82nd Place Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 VIII Ratph Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 IX Stan ChIllon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglisfico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Oziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII BIll Biachoff 7550 Chrlstle Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X VIc Garner PO Box 573 Uvennore CA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matsuno 5576 GInger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Sheilor 2317 Clawson Avenue Royal Oak MI 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 Andorra Universal City TX 78148 IX Jersid Murphy 425 Mess Vista Cl Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Jos Norcrosx PC Box 55 Hanford CA 93232 XI Kevin Collins 2320 Sahales Dr B Redmond WA 98053 VI John Guenther 21809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude MoCollough RR 1 Box 487 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harsood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 78016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 85164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 96616 XI Earle Moorhead 2545 Phipps Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Ettel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Florissant MO 63034 VII Keith Shea 2758 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75206 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sedalla CO 80135 X Robert Slit FO Bus 58 8044 tglm PB 84 Midway Cey CA 92855 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 Chairmen Don UndIsy 420 Tupelo Hapervilta IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 896 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chalhan Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10691 lit R Nasaslbreck 6320 biskeny HIlt Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tuni Miller 19130 8ockgraes Garden Fl Huntersvllte NC 20878 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 WallidgIord Ave Athol MA 01331 II Horecs Hagan 15 Paricway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20648 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ass. Latham NY 12110 ItI Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17048 tV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20617 V Gall Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayna Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shelkay 217 Eucfld Ave Scotttiala PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 TIpton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tutlahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodsOn Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Llnsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleavilte OK 74006 IX Jim Moarey RR 2 Box 56 Klnsley KS 67547 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 Bob BeIlsOrnini 139 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanstiowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HitIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gortian, 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holconib 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 96664 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Yeagar 38235 Cestie Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII DIck Ritch 11042 Wsxwing Houston TX 77035 IX Dusne Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 VIsalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75180 IX Rsy Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fisk Ln. Redondo Beach CA 80278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Taniarisk Ln. Missouri City TX 77489 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63378 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spanaway WA 983874714 AC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochetle Ave Irvine CA 92714 AC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 WillIsmaport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradlord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Jos Beahar 196 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Addition List Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMAIIMAA 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published August 1990 edition Competition Newsletter page 134 District VIIIDennis Ba Hinch 2622 Marshall St Sulphur LA 70663 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ LIIdL IIUL dl lULL Lime models being flown would tend make person ner vous knew activity frequency next flying AR 1000 does have field-strength meter definite advantage ICOM 7000 club interested own ing receiver scanner may wish look either two units major events run Academy can take look units will oper ating second new frequency item very inter esting labeled RC Channel Analyzer 72 MHz kinda does job like spectrum analyzer doesnt have re finements capabilities units would have also doesnt cost $30000 reality cant tell what would cost since item have pro totype one-of-a-kind will suppose would like know came possession unit Well couple months ago received phone call Dr James Hauser Boulder CO indicated built device might interest modelers must very candid relate described first impulse think maybe another calls spect can guess some calls go Headquarters Boy wrong have device hand Now wonder what what does extremely simple device op erate has on/off switch slide switch darken LCD screen single knob will tune frequency 72 MHz band What see screen neat lit tle mountain peak-type display shows what transmitter putting out way signal height peak indicates strength signal width shows extent fre quency band transmitter putting out operating five transmitters 20 kHz spacing can see five separate frequencies mountains screen overlapping signals intermodulation its accompanying peaks possible tell whether trans mitter narrow band broadband cases Because limitations im posed small display its limited resolution able discern sidebands accurately enough sticker transmitter although under certain circum stances expert technician may able spot radically broadband transmitters present prototype its important keep word mind 575 x 35 x 15 weighs 13 oz antenna op erates long time nine-volt bat tery screen 60 x 60 pixel graphic LCD display whatever heck means Now have whetted appetite want know get ahold Unless steal have guess out luck would suggest truly interested obtaining such device let us know providing name address club name will turn pass information Dr Hauser What needs determine whether enough interest pursue refining analyzer Maybe shouldnt say but. Experi ence has shown just having scanner device like Dr Jims flying site modifies manner people approach radio problems problems just seem melt away scanner operation Interesting isnt mere fact having scanner operating flight line somehow eliminates interfer ence As interesting aside frequency infor mation Id like take sentence commend George Steiner work has done virtually major events will find George Nats rallies world championships etc will quietlybut very efficientlyoperating transmitter checking impound opera tions have times have gone areas events local modelers expressed great doubt heard planned impound flight line operations reported last year well system worked Dayton worked just well Houston year George uses checkout/check-in system frequency control literally allows person operate impound transmitters going out fliers other person working him George stickers transmitters nonfliers well Hes smo-o-o-th ac curate careful should also noted happening will carrying conver sation half dozen modelers bent becoming educated concerning frequency issues passing interesting theo ries what AMA should doing realize great risk singling out volunteers have seen George action know many events has par ticipated will agree deserves spe cial mention Thank George Steiner few facts about Houston Aeromodel ing Rally 214 flights off six flight stations down what Dayton last yearprobably due least part rather strong winds entire period George Steiner stickered 249 transmitters 211 Gold 38 Silver ad dition five rejected Channel 44 popular 12 pagers identified operating during flying pe riods number 11 10 kHz away frequencies using Other incident related earlier identified no incidents interfer ence 31M reported either flight line George impound did damage few models observed reported mechani cal engine flameout after landing over shoot pilot error low knife-edge flight probable application wrong rudder Please bear mind six flight sta tions operated random frequen cies assigned no provision other pilot spacing about 18 ft made 31M now second subject Completed ex amples new event report forms ar riving Headquarters greater num bers few comments order help clarify use Contest Directors Report Form 10 Most have correctly filled out New memberships renewals taken event have listed form properly necessary funds cover cluded item minor should noted box upper right part form labeled Earned Membership Credit directions indicate OTHER Con test Directors have assisted should listed area no need place name primary CD listing since bottom sheet along signature Event Participant List Form 11Several persons have asked what happened registration form used include Form 11 registration form Some have taken us task number sheets have included sanction persons have failed note sepa rate sheets needed NUM BERED RULE BOOK events sheet per event events fun-fly type say SAM etc need separate sheet individual event repeat time need use separate Event Participant Lists have numbered rule book event use sheet per num bered event will allow us input indi vidual AMA numbers computer ultimately able identify persons flew rule book event non-rule-book events will fed computer Several reports have seen present prob lem us far inputting data con cerned CD will list 18 entries No entries event space will have five names AMA numbers 30 spaces provided means 13 individ uals will computer having flown event fact did need identify persons flew event Additionally rule book event make sure identify first five winners placing numerals 1 through 5 column labeled Place recognize some types con tests participants name will repeated number times different Participant Lists Free Flight Control Line contests September 1990 135 III0OU -4 I0 --C- _I C MOO S -III ifif o D0 - 0 ~ D 0s0o O D0DC D UC C CC 0~ DC 0 DC UC 0 12C2Cj CCj 0Zr 8~8 C-z 00-4 - C9CJ JC CjO~ 8~00 00UW O 0Z- 00 CC0 C0OCCO CQ O -O _ 3U 3I 3CCCC I 0CCRI 0O0~j20 IUt33sg~3 e - ~0 50 00 UU>o C Cj Coi~ - -o CG COO C 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Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5806 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5809 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale 6 Collier RMAL DURATION Age HIM/B Hald Jr 0:0553 Christopher Ritter Sr No record established Op 1:O024 Walter J Schmoll Jr 0:1001 George Rodrigaez Sr 1:1341 Norman Timba Jr Op S:O0SS Jerry Krainock Jr O:2206 Matthew Coleman Sr 1:2124 Alex Bower Op 853OO Jay Siren JrI:12OS Adam PelIx Sr 1:2124 Alex Sower Op 9:47OO Kalth Kindrick LARED DISTANCE AgeMIlesHeld Jr182Robin Olsen Sr182Dieter Rozek Op293George J Ritter Jr2925Christopher Flitter Sr182Dialer Rozek Op1476Jar7 Krainock Jr2925Chr stopher Riser Sr182Dieter Rozek Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Isenhart Sr1695Ales Bower Op14067Joseph M Wurts EN DISTANCE cAgeMIlesHeld Jr172Rabin Olean Sr24Dieter Rozek Op860Peal J Wiloon Jr2925Christopher Ritter Sr24Dieter Rozek Op17475Jack R Hiner Jr123Brian Isenhart Sr990Alex Bower Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Iseshart Sr1685Aleo Bower Op14067Joseph M Werta SED COURSE DISTANCE AgeKmHeld Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op1294Arlie Stoner Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6890Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale 6 Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier ITUDE Age Feet Held Jr18875 Matthew Collier Sr No record established Op18128Dale E Collier Jr16975Matthew Collier Sr1993Alex Bower Op3100Jack R Niner Jr 30879 Christopher Ritter Sr3045Norman Timba Op3600Jack Hiner Jr4010Scott Christian Sr3048Norman Timbo Op6020Jack Hinar Date Set 5-15-87 7-2S-87 7-23-88 5-15-88 7-2S-87 7-17-88 5-15-88 7-25-87 7-1788 5-15-88 7-25-87 717-88 Data Bet 1-4-87 7-18-88 8-1-86 8-9-81 8-23-81 9-7-60 8-9-81 8-30-82 8-1-82 8-8-81 5-30-82 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 12-27-86 12-27-86 7-26-87 5-30-81 12-27-88 7-25-87 5-30-82 9-3-84 8-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 7-7-88 12-27-86 7-25-87 5-28-89 5-27-84 5-30-81 5-30-82 9-3-84 5-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 10-17-86 7-25-87 8-25-88 10-17-88 7-26-87 7-17-88 10-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 15-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 Date Set 5-7-88 5-7-89 5-7-89 10-4-81 8-14-85 1-18-87 15-4-81 7-27-85 7-28-84 10-4-81 6-11-82 ED Age MPHHald ByDate Set JrNo record established Sr2303Dieter Rozek7-5-87 Op3753Rex B Powell8-11-89 Jr1830Christopher Flitter1-18-87 Sr3076Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8874Jerry Krainoclr10-28-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr4888Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8841Michael Bama9-2-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr5723Ales Bower4-10-83 Op8856Michael Reagan4-15-63 Class C Restricted box checked really shouldnt box should used things like fun-fly events restricting par ticipation event some way such members particular club blonds blue eyes etc Additionally may wish indicate event restricted specific type model instance might fan fly want restrict entry ducted-fan models Please dont tell us restricted list AMA members events sanction re stricted AMA members last Several CDs have reported Ca nadian entrants have convinced since MAAC insurance coverage has set up worldwide $10 Affili ate AMA membership no longer required appears may true fu ture true during calendar year Therefore have participants Can ada event must AMA Affili ate members remainder 1990 Indoor Flier continued nately patches did seem af fect flight performance though tested total Pirelli re sources Andy Faykun Bud Romak Bob Gibbs myself never found really good Pirelli flew both WC Nats small sample great FAI Tan rub ber provided Joe Foster meet also used same 22 x 40 prop flights worked flawlessly able get slow consistent 16-18 minute climbs still level off two feet below beams fly almost constant power winds launch torque control altitude means small nylon screw adjusts high pitch beautifully crafted mod els failed achieve potential tribute mainly insufficient flight test ing home failure use partial test motors small test sites Variable-pitch VP props require enormous amount testing work right opinion cant get over 38 minutes ETSU MiniDome good VP prop unless youre Jim Richmond Finally fliers needed much practice steering Some made real improvement last round always pleasure meet talk old friends can hope coun tries fliers will make next time truly love Indoor models challenge competition World Championship smoothest-running Ive tended reflected expertise good planning AMA NFFS staffs personal thanks everyone worked hard provide successful contest friends provided help assistance guys made 67 years young happy man Im looking forward 1992 FiD World Championships great enthusiasm 1992 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program I Purpose CL Precision Aerobatics Team Selection Program 1992 will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 Fi nals shall used select three team members will represent United States 1992 FAI F2B World Champion ships An alternate team member shall also chosen compete event team member unable fulfill obliga tion II Qualification Only AMA members have purchased current FAI stamp $18 entered team selection program eligible compete position team program entry fee $100 must sent AMA Headquarters postmarked no later 30 days prior finals late entry fee $125 may accepted finals site day prior contest Any fees collected site must warded AMA Headqurters Contest Director immediately after contest Refund requests will honored such request received AMA HQ no later two days prior first day Finals Ill Contest Criteria location date time Finals will announced soon possible Finals contest shall selected vote Team Selection Com mittee among bids submitted AMA HQ Deadline receiving Finals bids AMA HQ December 31 1990 Rules Finals contest shall ac cordance current FAI Sporting Code An FAI jury appointed AMA Execu tive Council shall preside Finals Team Selection Committee shall submit five nominees consideration jury mem bers Nominees must fall within guide lines Standing Rules Bylaws Academy Model AeronauticsFAI Ju ries Team Selections IV Budget entry fees donations will held account AMA Head quarters No 50% total entry fees col lected may used Finals expenses Re quest advancement Finals expenses may permitted approval Team Selection Committee funds must accounted detail accompanied receipts Any reimbursement officials includ ing travel lodging expenses will made AMA HQ after report sub mitted CD accompanied re quest receipts has received ap proval Team Selection Committee possible CD should forecast such reim bursements submit approval Team Selection Committee prior Finals Money remaining team fund may abe used following team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rental 3 Meals official practice days 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee budget must submitted team manager prior disbursement team funds V Team Selection GuidelinesIf Approved AMA Executive Council FAI Team Se lection Guidelines shall take precedence over possible conflicting items con tained program Team Selection Committee voted [81 to present program program participants ratification vote Th pro gram participants approved program vote 12-4 September 1990 137 KSE QUIET Use effective muffler
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/09
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COMPETI Tic NEWSLETThi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl U AL m .---U FU R4 U 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE Note Technical Director Bob Underwood month would like focus two subjects concerns some new equip ment either available now may future will help identify what go ing locale far RC frequency activity concerned second subject centers around providing some help Contest Directors completing new re port forms Recent issues Model Aviation have con tained ads Electronic Equipment Bank company located Washington DC area scanner equip ment other related frequency items owned Academy have pur chased through ad EEB fea tured ICOM 7000 receiver own 14 new small hand-held unit AR 1000 Ace Communications con fused Ace R/C Inc Academy has purchased several small units sup plement ICOMs sell about $500 took AR 1000 units Houston Aeromodeling Rally use flight line proved helpful keeping track flying activity case modeler happened have very broadband receiver alerted suspected pager activity fre quency 10 kHz away itial impulse suspect everything 31M faulty battery pack little solid vestigation produced other concerns confirmation pager activity came spectrum analyzer being op erated George Steiner handheld scanner produced information correctly interpreted also indicated problem experience will cer tainly help operators AR 1000 iden tify potential interference AR 1000 has lot memory really need will operate its four AA Ni-Cd batteries day dont push too hours also comes AC adapter/charger can used regu lar AA cells can plugged auto motive cigar lighter socket little sensitive side does have local/ distance settings used local order filter out signals pagers etc Continued page 135 Britain Invites Indoor Scale Fliers lnterscale 91 lnterscale 91 will first open interna tional event Indoor Flying Scale model aircraft individual aeromodelers nations invited enter compete contest scheduled September 22-23 1991 sports complex Uni versity Nottingham England Notting ham pleasant town centrally placed England easily accessible plane rail road automobile flying site modern building hav ing two large halls flying larger 125 x 115 ft smaller 115 x 62 ft Single-occupancy rooms meals avail able university will competitions four classes Indoor Flying Scale models Class 1Rubber Scale 15-second flights minimum Class 2C02/Electric power 15-second flights minimum Class 3Peanut Scale ruber-powered Class 4Pistachio Scale rubber-power ed Postal entries flown proxy fliers allowed class complete set rules entry fees etc write Reg Boor lnterscale 91 103 Crow Hill South Middleton Manchester M24 iLA England UK tel 061-643-4612 CL Aerobatics Team Finals US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Committee requests site bids final team-selection contest desired time frame finals spring/summer 1991 Clubs willing host finals should submit bids Competitions Department AMA Headquarters bids must received AMA December 31 1990 RC Soaring Team Program Entry Fee Correction program entry fee given pub lished oaring Team Selection Pro gram item page 143 June 1990 edi tion Competition Newsletter incorrect correct entry fee $75 US Modelers Well 1989 FF World Cup Meets FAI FF World Cup awards recent innovation Competitors select contests menu such events approved FAI results three best Continued page 134 Indoor Flier Bob Randolph 1990 Team Member say third time charm proved case third time World Champs flierand best effort yet Actually toughest part 4800-mile round trip drive Andy Tagliafi co made hauling teams mod els may recall third 84 Nagoya fourth 86 Cardington years third reversed nega tive trend gives great expec tations 1992 fourth time row US team has won first place No wonder national anthem record used opening ceremony sounded worn out Ha also pleased six official flights exceeded 40 minutes understand no World Championships has ever made three last ap pears have finally set record cant broken score sheet does indi cate Id like tell about some prob lems During practice day muy number model flying very well 1/2-motor test flights indicated fullmotor times 41-42 minutes However would take stress full motor start testing process over number two model ship sur vived two consecutive collisions mini mal damage trying complete Round 3 flight occurred 22/4 min utes two feet top may have cost Silver medal knows Another problem painfully aware tendency model get its nose down late flight under very low power Tenny effect caused loss three minutes flying time finally cured problem before sixth flight changing CC tad Too bad werent seven rounds must admit models proba bly ugliest contest made hundreds test flights 27- 47-fthigh gyms using motors broken zillion motors trying find some good nonbrittle Pirelli rubber Spattered rubber lube caused dozens small cuts mike wings props Fortu Continued page 137 1990 OUTDOOR FREE FUGHT SPECTACULAR {AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMANFFS OCTOBER 16-20 MID- AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCEVILLE ILUNOIS ForDetaiisSd NolOSASEto USOC 4760 N Sattrn WichiU KS 67220 September 1990 133 RESTON VA 22090 [ mpetition IivwIesser edited Ross B McMullen AMA 18161 II perto[mances are awarded through 14th place determine Cup winner four classes FlA Towline Glider FiB Wakefield Rubber FiC Power FlE Slope Soaring 1989 US fliers following performance standings FlAout total 75 fliers world wide seven US modelers follow ing placings 4 Bob lsaacson 53 pt 5 Mafl Gewain 45 pt 19 Pierre Brun 22 pt 20 Lee Hines 20 pt 35 Jim Parker 15 pt 46 Craig Cusick 12 pt 67 Tom Coussens 9 pt Stefan Rumpp Germany win ner third consecutive time per fect score 75 points FiBout total 79 fliers world wide 12 US modelers following placings 1 Norm Furutani 55 pt 8 Bob Piserchio 35 pt 9 joe Foster 35 pt 11 George Xenakis 30 pt 17 jim Quinn 25 pt 30 Ed Turner 20 pt 35 Bob Milligan 19 pt 42 Earl Boteler 12 pt 50 Rich Rohrke 11 pt 52 Walt Ghio 10 pt 64 Bill Gibbons 9 pt 73 Bob White 8 pt FiCout total 74 fliers world wide 14 US modelers following placings 3 Randy Archer 45 pt 20 Ken Phair 22 pt 23 Doug Galbreath 21 pt 33 Terry Kerger 15 pt 34 Roger Simpson 15 pt 39 Ken Oliver 14 pt 43 Bob Water man 13 pt 56 Ray Sahlberg 9 pt 56 Mike Achterberg 9 pt 61 David Anderson 8 pt 61 Dale Mateer 8 pt 68 Bruce Han nah 7 pt 68 Bob Gutai 7 pt 72 john Han nah 6 pt winner Jan Ochman Poland 54 points F1E29 fliers Europe competed No US fliers flew event winner Klaus Salzer Austria 34 points COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkia 19 Everett St Rocidand MA 02370 II R Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockpofl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernacod Dr Commack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 S Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 Esst M Weisenbech 4568 W 146th Clevelend OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob NIcks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Csry NC 27511 ACEd Bycrlsy 200 Commander Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Relph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29118-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 38106 CL Joseph Mesd 1339 Rensselaer St Jecknonville FL 32205 VI RC C Grsy 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Heule IN 47803 RC Sowing Dale Folkenlng 1544 Darien Lske Dr Dsrien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge SI Arlington HgIs IL 80004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfensteln Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII events except AC entire District except MIchigan Greg Seydel 3625 E loss Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 AC Leon Cordy N4503 HIghway 55 Chilton WI 53014 MichIgan AC Wsyne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 FF Paul Shailor 16303 Karen Ml Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashans 43670 Candetwood Csnlon MI 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Bos 271048 Dallas TX 75227 IX Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 AC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St. Denver CO 80219 X Ellis HaIl 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95528 No Harry Apoiss 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David Litt 1111 N 64th St #53 Mess AZ 85205 XI Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St Seattle WA 96178 AC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Beettle WA 98148 AC Pylon & Soaring RC Pattern & alt other AC AC except Soaring Bold Face Balow IndIcates Chairman Contest Board INDOOR CONTEST BOARD I Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 II Doug Barber 148 Stratton House Maple Shade NJ 08052 III Walt VanGorder 5869 VIctory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don SrulI 941 Klmberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 TigertalI Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 551 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 77-06 289th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Foreat Dr Advance NC 27006 V Dave Hematraught P0 Box 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 RI 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonvitle NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Jos Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkins 3112 E Ralnes Ad Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I lrv Searl 52 Lsngholm Dr Nashua NH 03080 II Robert Clemens 96 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 lIt TBA IV Bob Kartsson 706 Bullen Dr Middletown DE 19709 V David Plait 1306 Havre NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Jos Beshar 196 Merritt Dr Oradelt NJ 07649 III TBA IV Woody Blanchard 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 82nd Place Chicago IL 80629 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 VIII Ratph Bud Tenny Box 545 RIchardson TX 75080 IX Stan ChIllon 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 67211-3302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93514-1944 Xl Andy Taglisfico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI CE Robbert 349 Hillsboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Oziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 VIII BIll Biachoff 7550 Chrlstle Dallas TX 75249 IX Michael Tallman 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Cey CA 92855 XI Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 Chairmen Don UndIsy 420 Tupelo Hapervilta IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leftwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Sycamore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 896 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70615 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chalhan Terr Bridgeport CT 06806 II George Berko PO Box 2010 Tarrytown NY 10691 lit R Nasaslbreck 6320 biskeny HIlt Ct CIncInnatI ON 45248 IV Tuni Miller 19130 8ockgraes Garden Fl Huntersvllte NC 20878 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 WallidgIord Ave Athol MA 01331 II Horecs Hagan 15 Paricway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 III Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Harris RI 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plate MD 20648 V Tim Schoonard 802 Alfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon CT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ass. Latham NY 12110 ItI Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17048 tV Cliff Telford 7417 Arrowood Rd Bethesda MD 20617 V Gall Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 30349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 II Doug Stout 12A Mayna Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 III Gene Shelkay 217 Eucfld Ave Scotttiala PA 15883 IV Bob Champine 205 TIpton Rd Newport News VA 23606 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tutlahoma TN 37388 VI Charles W Reed 5408 WoodsOn Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Llnsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartleavilte OK 74006 IX Jim Moarey RR 2 Box 56 Klnsley KS 67547 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 Bob BeIlsOrnini 139 College Park Dr Crestview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dietz 12450 Lanstiowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HitIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gortian, 23961 Craftsman Rd Calabesas CA 91302 XI Jerry Holconib 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 96664 VI Jim Gager 8425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 48825-3031 VII Wayne Yeagar 38235 Cestie Dr Romulus Ml 48174 VIII DIck Ritch 11042 Wsxwing Houston TX 77035 IX Dusne Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt. Lakewood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 18016 Ave 288 VIsalia CA 93277-9757 XI Tom Strom 1420 SW 180th Seattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134 St Pals Park IL 60464 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 53711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Easlbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75180 IX Rsy Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2917 Fisk Ln. Redondo Beach CA 80278 XI Dave Johnson 3526 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 80840 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN SCALE John Guenther 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Pontiac Ml 46055 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Taniarisk Ln. Missouri City TX 77489 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63378 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Cl B Spanaway WA 983874714 AC SOARING Don Edberg 4922 Rochetle Ave Irvine CA 92714 AC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 WillIsmaport PA 17701 AC PYLON Bob Brown 1255 High St Bradlord PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Jos Beahar 196 Merritt Dr. Oradell NJ 07649 AC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 134 Model Aviation Addition List Experimental RC Aircraft Inspectors joint AMAIIMAA 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 following individual has added complete list inspectors published August 1990 edition Competition Newsletter page 134 District VIIIDennis Ba Hinch 2622 Marshall St Sulphur LA 70663 Additional information concerning program may obtained con tacting Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ Attention CDs list aircraft approved under program can obtained Technical Director Bob Under wood AMA HQ LIIdL IIUL dl lULL Lime models being flown would tend make person ner vous knew activity frequency next flying AR 1000 does have field-strength meter definite advantage ICOM 7000 club interested own ing receiver scanner may wish look either two units major events run Academy can take look units will oper ating second new frequency item very inter esting labeled RC Channel Analyzer 72 MHz kinda does job like spectrum analyzer doesnt have re finements capabilities units would have also doesnt cost $30000 reality cant tell what would cost since item have pro totype one-of-a-kind will suppose would like know came possession unit Well couple months ago received phone call Dr James Hauser Boulder CO indicated built device might interest modelers must very candid relate described first impulse think maybe another calls spect can guess some calls go Headquarters Boy wrong have device hand Now wonder what what does extremely simple device op erate has on/off switch slide switch darken LCD screen single knob will tune frequency 72 MHz band What see screen neat lit tle mountain peak-type display shows what transmitter putting out way signal height peak indicates strength signal width shows extent fre quency band transmitter putting out operating five transmitters 20 kHz spacing can see five separate frequencies mountains screen overlapping signals intermodulation its accompanying peaks possible tell whether trans mitter narrow band broadband cases Because limitations im posed small display its limited resolution able discern sidebands accurately enough sticker transmitter although under certain circum stances expert technician may able spot radically broadband transmitters present prototype its important keep word mind 575 x 35 x 15 weighs 13 oz antenna op erates long time nine-volt bat tery screen 60 x 60 pixel graphic LCD display whatever heck means Now have whetted appetite want know get ahold Unless steal have guess out luck would suggest truly interested obtaining such device let us know providing name address club name will turn pass information Dr Hauser What needs determine whether enough interest pursue refining analyzer Maybe shouldnt say but. Experi ence has shown just having scanner device like Dr Jims flying site modifies manner people approach radio problems problems just seem melt away scanner operation Interesting isnt mere fact having scanner operating flight line somehow eliminates interfer ence As interesting aside frequency infor mation Id like take sentence commend George Steiner work has done virtually major events will find George Nats rallies world championships etc will quietlybut very efficientlyoperating transmitter checking impound opera tions have times have gone areas events local modelers expressed great doubt heard planned impound flight line operations reported last year well system worked Dayton worked just well Houston year George uses checkout/check-in system frequency control literally allows person operate impound transmitters going out fliers other person working him George stickers transmitters nonfliers well Hes smo-o-o-th ac curate careful should also noted happening will carrying conver sation half dozen modelers bent becoming educated concerning frequency issues passing interesting theo ries what AMA should doing realize great risk singling out volunteers have seen George action know many events has par ticipated will agree deserves spe cial mention Thank George Steiner few facts about Houston Aeromodel ing Rally 214 flights off six flight stations down what Dayton last yearprobably due least part rather strong winds entire period George Steiner stickered 249 transmitters 211 Gold 38 Silver ad dition five rejected Channel 44 popular 12 pagers identified operating during flying pe riods number 11 10 kHz away frequencies using Other incident related earlier identified no incidents interfer ence 31M reported either flight line George impound did damage few models observed reported mechani cal engine flameout after landing over shoot pilot error low knife-edge flight probable application wrong rudder Please bear mind six flight sta tions operated random frequen cies assigned no provision other pilot spacing about 18 ft made 31M now second subject Completed ex amples new event report forms ar riving Headquarters greater num bers few comments order help clarify use Contest Directors Report Form 10 Most have correctly filled out New memberships renewals taken event have listed form properly necessary funds cover cluded item minor should noted box upper right part form labeled Earned Membership Credit directions indicate OTHER Con test Directors have assisted should listed area no need place name primary CD listing since bottom sheet along signature Event Participant List Form 11Several persons have asked what happened registration form used include Form 11 registration form Some have taken us task number sheets have included sanction persons have failed note sepa rate sheets needed NUM BERED RULE BOOK events sheet per event events fun-fly type say SAM etc need separate sheet individual event repeat time need use separate Event Participant Lists have numbered rule book event use sheet per num bered event will allow us input indi vidual AMA numbers computer ultimately able identify persons flew rule book event non-rule-book events will fed computer Several reports have seen present prob lem us far inputting data con cerned CD will list 18 entries No entries event space will have five names AMA numbers 30 spaces provided means 13 individ uals will computer having flown event fact did need identify persons flew event Additionally rule book event make sure identify first five winners placing numerals 1 through 5 column labeled Place recognize some types con tests participants name will repeated number times different Participant Lists Free Flight Control Line contests September 1990 135 III0OU -4 I0 --C- _I C MOO S -III ifif o D0 - 0 ~ D 0s0o O D0DC D UC C CC 0~ DC 0 DC UC 0 12C2Cj CCj 0Zr 8~8 C-z 00-4 - C9CJ JC CjO~ 8~00 00UW O 0Z- 00 CC0 C0OCCO CQ O -O _ 3U 3I 3CCCC I 0CCRI 0O0~j20 IUt33sg~3 e - ~0 50 00 UU>o C Cj Coi~ - -o CG COO C 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Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5806 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale E Collier Jr 4:0248 Matthew Collier Sr 2:5809 Dieter Rozek Op 120804 Dale 6 Collier RMAL DURATION Age HIM/B Hald Jr 0:0553 Christopher Ritter Sr No record established Op 1:O024 Walter J Schmoll Jr 0:1001 George Rodrigaez Sr 1:1341 Norman Timba Jr Op S:O0SS Jerry Krainock Jr O:2206 Matthew Coleman Sr 1:2124 Alex Bower Op 853OO Jay Siren JrI:12OS Adam PelIx Sr 1:2124 Alex Sower Op 9:47OO Kalth Kindrick LARED DISTANCE AgeMIlesHeld Jr182Robin Olsen Sr182Dieter Rozek Op293George J Ritter Jr2925Christopher Flitter Sr182Dialer Rozek Op1476Jar7 Krainock Jr2925Chr stopher Riser Sr182Dieter Rozek Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Isenhart Sr1695Ales Bower Op14067Joseph M Wurts EN DISTANCE cAgeMIlesHeld Jr172Rabin Olean Sr24Dieter Rozek Op860Peal J Wiloon Jr2925Christopher Ritter Sr24Dieter Rozek Op17475Jack R Hiner Jr123Brian Isenhart Sr990Alex Bower Op3876Jerry Krainock Jr4463Brian Iseshart Sr1685Aleo Bower Op14067Joseph M Werta SED COURSE DISTANCE AgeKmHeld Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op1294Arlie Stoner Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6890Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale 6 Collier Jr324George Rodriguez Sr6980Dieter Rozek Op24800Dale E Collier ITUDE Age Feet Held Jr18875 Matthew Collier Sr No record established Op18128Dale E Collier Jr16975Matthew Collier Sr1993Alex Bower Op3100Jack R Niner Jr 30879 Christopher Ritter Sr3045Norman Timba Op3600Jack Hiner Jr4010Scott Christian Sr3048Norman Timbo Op6020Jack Hinar Date Set 5-15-87 7-2S-87 7-23-88 5-15-88 7-2S-87 7-17-88 5-15-88 7-25-87 7-1788 5-15-88 7-25-87 717-88 Data Bet 1-4-87 7-18-88 8-1-86 8-9-81 8-23-81 9-7-60 8-9-81 8-30-82 8-1-82 8-8-81 5-30-82 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 12-27-86 12-27-86 7-26-87 5-30-81 12-27-88 7-25-87 5-30-82 9-3-84 8-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 7-22-87 7-25-87 7-7-88 12-27-86 7-25-87 5-28-89 5-27-84 5-30-81 5-30-82 9-3-84 5-22-81 5-28-88 Date Set 10-17-86 7-25-87 8-25-88 10-17-88 7-26-87 7-17-88 10-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 15-17-86 7-25-87 7-17-88 Date Set 5-7-88 5-7-89 5-7-89 10-4-81 8-14-85 1-18-87 15-4-81 7-27-85 7-28-84 10-4-81 6-11-82 ED Age MPHHald ByDate Set JrNo record established Sr2303Dieter Rozek7-5-87 Op3753Rex B Powell8-11-89 Jr1830Christopher Flitter1-18-87 Sr3076Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8874Jerry Krainoclr10-28-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr4888Richard Simpeon8-28-82 Op8841Michael Bama9-2-84 Jr1830Christopher Riser1-18-87 Sr5723Ales Bower4-10-83 Op8856Michael Reagan4-15-63 Class C Restricted box checked really shouldnt box should used things like fun-fly events restricting par ticipation event some way such members particular club blonds blue eyes etc Additionally may wish indicate event restricted specific type model instance might fan fly want restrict entry ducted-fan models Please dont tell us restricted list AMA members events sanction re stricted AMA members last Several CDs have reported Ca nadian entrants have convinced since MAAC insurance coverage has set up worldwide $10 Affili ate AMA membership no longer required appears may true fu ture true during calendar year Therefore have participants Can ada event must AMA Affili ate members remainder 1990 Indoor Flier continued nately patches did seem af fect flight performance though tested total Pirelli re sources Andy Faykun Bud Romak Bob Gibbs myself never found really good Pirelli flew both WC Nats small sample great FAI Tan rub ber provided Joe Foster meet also used same 22 x 40 prop flights worked flawlessly able get slow consistent 16-18 minute climbs still level off two feet below beams fly almost constant power winds launch torque control altitude means small nylon screw adjusts high pitch beautifully crafted mod els failed achieve potential tribute mainly insufficient flight test ing home failure use partial test motors small test sites Variable-pitch VP props require enormous amount testing work right opinion cant get over 38 minutes ETSU MiniDome good VP prop unless youre Jim Richmond Finally fliers needed much practice steering Some made real improvement last round always pleasure meet talk old friends can hope coun tries fliers will make next time truly love Indoor models challenge competition World Championship smoothest-running Ive tended reflected expertise good planning AMA NFFS staffs personal thanks everyone worked hard provide successful contest friends provided help assistance guys made 67 years young happy man Im looking forward 1992 FiD World Championships great enthusiasm 1992 US FAI CL Aerobatics Team Selection Program I Purpose CL Precision Aerobatics Team Selection Program 1992 will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 Fi nals shall used select three team members will represent United States 1992 FAI F2B World Champion ships An alternate team member shall also chosen compete event team member unable fulfill obliga tion II Qualification Only AMA members have purchased current FAI stamp $18 entered team selection program eligible compete position team program entry fee $100 must sent AMA Headquarters postmarked no later 30 days prior finals late entry fee $125 may accepted finals site day prior contest Any fees collected site must warded AMA Headqurters Contest Director immediately after contest Refund requests will honored such request received AMA HQ no later two days prior first day Finals Ill Contest Criteria location date time Finals will announced soon possible Finals contest shall selected vote Team Selection Com mittee among bids submitted AMA HQ Deadline receiving Finals bids AMA HQ December 31 1990 Rules Finals contest shall ac cordance current FAI Sporting Code An FAI jury appointed AMA Execu tive Council shall preside Finals Team Selection Committee shall submit five nominees consideration jury mem bers Nominees must fall within guide lines Standing Rules Bylaws Academy Model AeronauticsFAI Ju ries Team Selections IV Budget entry fees donations will held account AMA Head quarters No 50% total entry fees col lected may used Finals expenses Re quest advancement Finals expenses may permitted approval Team Selection Committee funds must accounted detail accompanied receipts Any reimbursement officials includ ing travel lodging expenses will made AMA HQ after report sub mitted CD accompanied re quest receipts has received ap proval Team Selection Committee possible CD should forecast such reim bursements submit approval Team Selection Committee prior Finals Money remaining team fund may abe used following team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rental 3 Meals official practice days 4 Other expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee budget must submitted team manager prior disbursement team funds V Team Selection GuidelinesIf Approved AMA Executive Council FAI Team Se lection Guidelines shall take precedence over possible conflicting items con tained program Team Selection Committee voted [81 to present program program participants ratification vote Th pro gram participants approved program vote 12-4 September 1990 137 KSE QUIET Use effective muffler