Competition Newsletter

COMPETI TIC NEWSLETTi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl H w 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood hearty thank-you must lead off months column have received 26 re sponses individuals phone letter card regarding column June 1990 dealing instructor programs rep resents significant response people requested materials have available Others simply wanted tell have trying get club off dead center am glad thoughts prompt ed some action onor least considera tion ofinstructor programs want spend hulk word allot ment month subject emo tional philosophical psychologicaland will probably get trouble cause can provide opinions have working synopsis current crop rules proposals ef fort combined controversy has swirled around last set proposals prompted some thoughts during long drive down 1-95 world Disney vacation Over years sorts new events add competition scene have de vised Very often have orches National Records Monthly Update following new National Records have processed during month July 1990 IndoorCategory Pennyplane Senior 956 Don DeLoach 5/19/90 IndoorCategory IV Intermediate Stick Senior2853 Don Slusarczyk 6/8/90 ROG Cabin Senior2710 Don Slusarczyk 6/8/90 Easy B Senior1953 Don Slusarczyk 6/7/90 Pennyplane Senior1406 Don Slusarczyk 6/7/90 Limited Pennyplane Senior1226 Don DeLoach 6/7/90 Helicopter Open 1043 Thomas F VaIlee 6/8/90 Contol Line Navy Carrier Class Open 4282 points Peter Mazur 6/24/90 Navy Car rier Class II Open4561 points Peter Ma zur 6/24/90 Outdoor Free Flight P-30 Rubber Senior 2300 Don DeLoach 6/23/90 FiG Coupe Junior302 Zachary Swarts 5/28/90 FiG Coupe Open600 Stanley Buddenbohm 5/28/90 FlJ /2A Power Open600 Randy Archer 5/28/90 OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT SPECTACULAR * AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMA-NFFSOCTOBER 16-20 MID AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCE VILLE ILLINOIS Details Send No10 SASE USOC 4760 N Battin Wichita KS 67220 trated attempt provide entrylevel event intent feed whatever mild interest individual might have competition help make him winner having go full-blown dis tance usually requires high skill lev els some cases heck bunch Continued page 138 US Control Line Teams Fly 1990 World Championships Teams US modelers competed Speed F2A Aerobatics F2B Team Racing F2C Combat F2D Blenod Les Pont Mousson France during period July 914 1990 results summarized below 5 Individual standings 38 entries 1 Carl Dodge USA30201 kilometers per hour 1877 mph 2 Sergei Kostin USSR 30050 kmh 3 Sergei Schelkalin USSR 29825 kmh 12 john Newton USA 28147 kmh 18 William Hughes USA 26728 kmh Team standings 18 nations 1 JSSR 89481 points 2 United Kingdom 87150 points 3 USA 85134 points Aerobatics Individual standings 65 entries 1 Ziang Xiangdong Peoples Replublic China 653550 points 2 Anatoly Kolesnikov USSR64390 points 3 Paul Walker USA64100 points 6 James Casale USA62985 points 7 William Werwage USA62880 points Team standings 25 nations 1 Peoples Re public China192370 points 2 USA 189965 points 3 USSR188140 points Team Racing Individual standings 44 entriesresu Its given fastest heat time/finals time min utes seconds 1 Shabasov/Ivanov USSR3179/6458 2Magli/Pirazzini ltaly3223/7018 3 Voghera/Rossi Italy3185/7321 35 Willoughby/Oge USA4202 38 Hollfelder/Gilott USA4426 40 McCoIlum/Rudner USA4529 Team standings 18 nations 1 USSR 9577 2 Italy10345 3 Austria105O4 11 USA13557 Combat Individual standings 46 entries 1 Viaches lay Belaiev USSR9W/OL 2 Mervyn Jones United Kingdom7W/2L 3 Hen ning Forbech Denmark6W/2L 13 ard Rush USA2W/2L 24 Tom Fluker Jr USA1W/2L 24 Richard Lopez USA 1W/2L Team standings 18 nations 1 USSR11 points 2 Denmark6 points 3 United Kingdoms points 8 USAminus 2 points October 1990 137 Competition Newsletter edited Ros B McMullen AMA 18181 TchnIcaI Director c~ money involvement writers point view scenario doesnt seem work least does effect tem porary have competition scene time will have noted events attempted will find virtually discipline book problem event may designed slow models down simplify open person has interest Now lets guess what going happen take event simple complicated arrow anyone enter Logic suggests person has developed skills gained experience over years will win event other hand work limiting enters event tends keep level competi tion line have attempting new events legislate mediocrity cant doneor least done very well cannot tell person allowed build better model find innovative way approach rules remember dialogue occurred some years ago contest attending time surface detail began show ing up RC Sport Scale models con testant uptight because wasnt get ting score accustomed receiv ing smooth nondetailed models argued intent saw Sport Scale provide entry-level event surface detail should al lowed went explain what should order preserve event pass rule said could use raised depressed detail Sport Scale model felt would rule out panel lines rivets etc Interestingly enough model event finish just smooth glass yet model panel line rivet place just happened builder model absolute whiz airbrush net effect includ ing simulated weathering viewed just few feet away impossible distinguish raised detail Now realize could have word ing rule would say must no representation raised detail am certain can figure some loopholes statement well look back rules propos als developed after new simple event made book attempt try keep simple instances such activity has proved futile least never-ending same concern creates flurries interpretations well lead confusion regarding event would like point out category has tended help prove point am try ing make RC Aerobatics Pattern has maintained skill-level classes years qualify flier equip ment Granted event has undergone some agony regarding what maneuvers dif ferent levels should flying person competes against others having about same skill level gives indi vidual time incentive build interest Continued page 140 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everelt St Rocirlend MA 02370 II Fl Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Ousens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockporl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Gommack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 148th Clevejand OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Gary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commsnder Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI AC ray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgla IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenatein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII eventa except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 52014 Michigan AC Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 44174 FF Paul Shailor 18303 Karen Mt Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candelwood Canton Ml 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 2014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Ellis Hall 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 98816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David LiG 1111 N 54th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St BeanIe WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Saattle WA 98148 AC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other AC xcept Soaring Bold Face Below 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 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27008 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 E Reins Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 98 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 Ill Bill Carper 127 PserI SI Jackson OH 45640 IV Bob Karlsson 706 Bulten Dr Middlelown DE 19705 V David Piatt 1306 itayn NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Biancherd 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 80829 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Orion Ml 48359 Viii Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93814-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI GE Robbert 349 Hitlaboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 Viii Bill Blachoff 7550 Christie Delis, TX 75249 IX Michael Taltman 2014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 x Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livermore GA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matauno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Glsason Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 AndOrra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 2223 Villa Rosa Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 80232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98083 VI John Guenther 31809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 457 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xi Earls Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Eltel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Floriasant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75200 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalis CO 80138 X Robert 5141 PO es 5044 Lee inn Fl 98 Midway Cuy CA 92605 Xl Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leltwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Syosmore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chaiham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II Gsorge Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 iii A Nesaelbrnck 8320 Siusberry 11111 Ct. Cincinnati ON 45245 IV Tam Miller 19130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunternoille NC 28078 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waltinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Ii Horace Hagen 15 Partway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hsrria Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Atfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon GT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Tellord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 20349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 ill Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdaie PA 15683 IV Bob Chsmpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 BordenGreenviile Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 8 Ganary Hill Dr Orion Ml 48359 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamariak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ct E Spanaway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Barttesville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinaley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/n Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th SI Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellumnisi 129 College Furk Dr Crealview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dielz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 5425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wanwing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xl Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th Beattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134S1 Pals Park IL 60484 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 83711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fisk Ln Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie IL 60640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN RC SOARING Dos Edberg 4922 Rochelle Ave Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Wllliamsport PA 17701 AC PYLON Sob Srown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beahar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 138 Model Aviation 1990 United States National Outdoor Free Flight Championships coming Lawrenceville Illinois October 1620 Mid-American Air Center will again host Free Flighters over country Its premier flying site local community cant wait see again AMA VINTAGE October 19 AMA Rulebook Event 701 TM E WGGENT FREE P13GM T MO bELING 14. AB cUT TO HAPPE N AND IFIFI C 3/ information contact Jim OReilly316 744-0851 October 1990 139 T44ttiIaI DWector d1 skills necessary progress top levels competitive field no need position have take acknowledged master unless course wish Other types flying have similar sys tem Helicopter has skill classes place Control Line Precision Aerobatics added same idea last cycle after some years refinement another element whole issue well important try stimulate peoples interest might con sider becoming involved various events Often approach doing make certain can win out set little skill development provide trophies zillion places well trying make event simpler realistic meaningful approach have finished third event felt good about because may have third also dead last since three people event third-place trophy really has lot meaning came during competition noted personal im provement winning over persons beat month before Isnt essence competition Isnt hon ing skills should simply create events negate development skill perhaps introduce elements luck guess concern briefly stated centers around inability stimulate interest event through development simple entry-level competitions As long allow experienced master fly event will achieve goal clubs have already taken action proves point Almost instant Quickie 500 RC Racing event hit rule book lost its entry-level quality As result see sanctioning separate novice expert classes some cont ests Exactly same thing happened year RC Fun Scale number meets re alize society has moved toward concept instant gratification some ways has attempted minimize commitment necessary win Neverthe less still opinion lasting fulfillment results achieving higher levels through skill development have noticed three basic types approaches competition rules govern Group consists individuals dont pay much attention rules people never learn rules fol low kinda like bumper cars amusement park Everyone around people sorta bump proper reference order compete Theyre fun watch contest walk around dazed expression always have question about something everyone else knows settled two problems ago Group two has Changers indi viduals consists two subgroups B Group 2A Loophole Catchers really know rules well catch lit tle thing some persons group may strive use knowledge create personal edge fortunately simply seek correct rules plug hole 2As important group often innovative free thinkers produce helpful changes structure Group 2B Manipulator Changers too know rules well have hid den agenda designed perpetuate some selfish interest Fortunately group quite small often kept succeeding through concerted ef fort others involved system third group interesting Enjoyers enjoy competi tion really dont care whole heck lot what rules suggest like first group mentioned Indeed people almost always know rules well interested Its just deeply concerned about what way rules go long remain reasonable frame persons tend es pouse philosophy long rules same everyone can monitor what happening rules want compete everything fine guess kinda fit last group far competitive life concerned Oh have suggested some rules changes over years almost always aimed helping plug holes must admit having made some dire predictions cer tain proposals passed competition area almost always wrong pri marily due fact bulk competitors take considered approach problem appears worked out reasonable way closing remember what said out set column pure opinion wouldnt begin think everyone would agree Its little like base ball umpire call first base As long no rule interpretation involved cant wrong waves runner out made judgement call fore cannot wrong Granted runner manager spectator have slightly different judge ment but. Have nice month Soon will whole bunch rules proposals consider Watch themand tell dis trict Contest Board member what think about youre go back read Competition Newslet ter March 1990 issue has formation rules change busi ness works probably care know 1991 F30 Team Selection Program FAI Pylon World Championships Committee District IBob Wallace District IlErnie Nikodem District IllBob Brown District VGreg Doe District VIIWayne Yeager District VIIIBruce Richmond Dis trict XDave Shadel District XITom Strom I PURPOSE 1991 FAI Pylon Team Selection Program shall select three Pylon teams pilot/caller represent United States FAI World Championships 1991 Alternates will also chosen back up team event withdrawal pri mary teams II METHOD team alternates will selected flying single elimination contest ac tual contest date shall determined Team Selection Committee contest shall held time frame between July November year preceding world championship competition Ill QUALIFICATION Any modeler wishing qualify US Pylon team must current US resident member Academy Model Aero nautics possess current FAI stamp Team Selection finals fee $50 shall mailed AMA Headquarters postmarked later thirty 30 days preceding starting day race late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time race IV CONTEST CRITERIA A The team selection finals shall twoday event minimum seven rounds maximum twelve rounds shall flown maximum number rounds shall determined Con test Director beginning first race day poorest heat time shall discarded after five heats second poorest heat time shall discarded af ter ten heats Other scoring de viation contest shall flown under strict accordance current FAt Sporting Code B ProtestsAn informal protest may made writing Contest Director time infraction contes tant satisfied result informal protest formal protest may submitted FAI Jury presiding contest formal protest must submitted writing within hour time original infraction pro test fee $25 shall accompany writ ten protest protest rejected Jury protest fee shall warded team selection Fund protester will repaid protest fee protest allowed C After round itemized score will publicly posted score will clude lap time FAI score posted score will official hour af ter posting D Final ResultsThe results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion last race scores will become official hour after posting after resolution protest No protest may issued pertaining operation Team Selection finals its results after scores have rec ognized official E Official TeamThe official United States team shall comprised pilots first three scoring positions first alternate shall pilot fourth-place score second alternate shall pilot fifth-place score Upon registration World Championship pilot shall designate official caller will official US team F Team ManagerThe team manager shall 140 Model Aviation Trophy Winners 1990 AMA Indoor Nats NFFS US Indoor Champs Grand Champion John Marett Perpetual Trophies Stout indoor Indoor Cabin high time re gardless age Larry Loucka 2747 Stout Commercial Hand-Launched Slick FiD high single flight regardless age Jim Richmond 4220 #206 Easy B Junior/Senior Don Slucarczyk Sr Peter Kearney Sr Jim Buxton Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open John Marett Walt Van Gorder Chuck Stusarczyk Jerry Notin Stan Chitton Andy Tagliafico Jack McGillivray H Henderson Easy B international Bernard Hunt David Yates Mike CoIling #207 Pennyplane JuniorlSenior Don Slusarczyk Sr Don De Loach Sr Peter Kearney Sr Open Lea Garber Chuck Slusarczyk Gordy Wisniewaki John Marelt Doug Bsrber Larry Loucka #205 Manhattan Cabin Combined Ages Larry Loucka Tony DAtlessandro Walt Van Gorder Don Stuaarczyk Sr Joe Krush Ron Ganser #210 Ornithopter Combined Ages Frank Kisser Joe Krush Herb Robbins #209 Helicopter CombIned Ages Tom Vallee John Marett Ron Ganser #202 Intermediate Stick Junior/Senior Don Slusarczylc Sr Peter Kearney Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open Chuck Stusarczyk Stan Chilton Dan Betieff Larry Loucka John Marett Ken Groves Beat Flight 1900 1553 1307 1050 2141 2140 2057 2044 2039 2020 2007 1945 fleas Flight 2042 1645 0934 Beat Flight 1406 1226 1215 1535 1523 1459 1355 1353 1323 fleas Flight 1106 1051 1028 1018 1003 0958 fleas Flight 1430 1139 0944 Beet Flight 1043 0557 0508 Best FlIght 2853 1531 1105 2702 2643 2604 2556 2204 2201 P1 2 3 4 S 6 P1 2 3 P1 2 3 #208 Limited Pennypiane Junior Mark Richmond Senior Don De Loach Don Slusarczyk Peter Kearney Pt Open 1 Bill Henderson 2 Las Garber Cazar Banks RJ Miller Jim Grant John Msrett 2Jim Clem 3Ron Ganser 4 sR&D 6Combined Ages y 8 Chuck Slusarczyk Joe Nuazer P1No-Cal 1CombIned Ages 2 Dave Aronstein Les Garber Chuck Slusarczyk John Marett P1 Ken Groves 2#204 ROG Cabin 3CombIned Ages Larry Loucka Don Slussrczyk Sr Rich Doig 2 3 4 5 6 #201 HandLaunched Stick Junior/Senior Don Slusarczyk Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open Jim Richmond Bob Randolph Rich Doig Larry Loucka Dan Belieff AJI Oltimer Microfilm WH Phillips Tony DAlessandro Joe Krush Federation ROG Individual Results Jim Clam Dave Aronstein Doug Barber D Baird State Results Washington Dave Aron pt stein G Coughtin Andy Tagliafico 2eanut Speed Combined Ages Chuck Markoe 2UnlImited 3 Speed Combined Agea 6T Niad Beat Flight 0822 1136 1104 1031 1346 1323 1322 1309 1256 1253 1253 1231 Best Flight 1416 1227 0911 Best FlIght 0543 0518 0436 0427 0411 Best Flight 2747 2710 2354 Beat Flight 2940 1102 4220 4129 3931 3513 2943 Beat Flight 2445 2313 2239 Beat FlIght 0751 0717 0708 0655 Best Two #212 Hand-Launched Glider Junior PIMark Richmond 1Senior Jim Buxton 1 Don Slusarczyk 2 Don De Loach open Charles Gagliano 1Bernie Beohm 2Chuck Slusarczyk 3Moe Whittemore Randy Klelnert Jass Shepherd Jr 6 7 8Catapult Glider Combined Ages P1Chuck Markos 1Bill Schlarb 2v Garofalo R Schlarb Bob Bienenstein Bob Champine P1 2 3 4 5 Pt 2 3 PI 2 2 3 4 5 P1 2 3 #203 FAi Indoor FiD Bob Randolph Cezar Banks Jim Richmond Rene Butty Laurie Barr Robert Champion #215 Bostonian Combined Ages RJ Miller Bill Henderson Dave Aronstein John Mareft R Boyles Don Lindley Beat Fit 0416 0416 0359 0412 0355 0333 #507 Rubber Scale Combined AgesSubject Ken GrovesFike Dream Jim MillerLacey Don De Loach SrBede BD-4 John BlairZippy Sport #505 Peanut Scale Beat Fit 253 740 541 456 2nd Beat 246 1035012600229501 1142411424228482 95509900194503 793511280192154 660011760183605 721011000182106 Craft pta 37 36 36 37 35 35 Beat 2 Fits 192 190 190 166 186 176 Total Pta 288 286 285 282 279 270 P1 2 3 4 5 6 Totsi 499 6991439 5001041 425861 6716661337 6606501310 6045951199 5175081023 5314901021 496484980 Beet FIt 774 711 706 699 700 686 Best Flight 4129 4058 4219 3527 3403 3238 2nd Beat 0408 0408 0350 0351 0352 0331 Best Flight 900 900 800 900 Beat JunlorlSenior SubjectFit P1Don De Loach1911 Voisin Can1156 1Jim BuxtonNesmith Cougar810 2Don SlusarczykFRED840 3Open 4Jim MillerVoisin Hydro Jack McGillivray Isaacs Fury pi Mike CoIling Bleriot VII Ken Groves Bristol Scout D George Nunez Sopwith Triplane 25391Michael Hines HalOO V-8 Beat Beat Time MPH 719 1192 Beat Best Time Mph 495 1731 P1 Kit Plan Scale Comb AgesModel Ed KonefesFound RJ MillerDGA9 Stu WackartyFound John BlairF-24 P1John SchlagetterF-24 1W EggertFok D7 Beat BestFit FitMax 9696 9696 9595 9494 9393 9090 107010700100010000 128011424122811424 96096009509500 80180107867860 67067006506500 72272207207200 2nd Beat FIt 96 94 95 94 93 86 2ndTot FitFIdel MaxPta 9659 9458 9557 9457 9357 8659 2nd Best 763 700 703 685 671 869 2nd Best 4040 4013 3610 3507 3112 3143 Total 0824 0824 0749 0803 0747 0704 Total 1537 1411 1409 1384 1371 1355 Total 12209 12111 11829 11034 10515 1042 1 CharIsma 115 115 120 115 110 120 2nd AvgScale BeatBest 2PoInts 890 8950 93500 900 9000 81000 720 7600 85000 900 9000 71000 Total 59760 57960 56250 55545 51370 50880 Total 18300 17100 16100 16100 P1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 5 6 Pt 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 selected first three pilots US team team manager must se lected within hour posting final results team manager can caller pilot United States Pylon team V Finances A United States Pyion team expenses cov ered AMA 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days World Championships 2 AMA Will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight major airport nearest team members home nearest city World Championship no direct flight flight arrangements econom ical fare 3Team lodging costs practice maximum three days World Championship site 4Model box transportation up 80% actual cost 5A United States World Champion will funded same manner team member B The official US/FAi Pylon Team Fund will held account AMA Head quarters under control Team Selection Committee entry fees late fees additionai income and/or dona tions shall kept fund C Team Trial Expenses including paid host club shall no 25% entry fees accrued Team Selection finals D The Team Selection Committee shall ailo cate Team Fund monies Continued next page October 1990 141 Best 2nd 2nd FlIght Beat Flight Avg 2 Scale Total Max Fit Max Beat Points Points P1 11560 1148 11460 11520 13500 25020 1 8100 700 7000 7550 9776 17326 2 7175 760 7175 7175 7175 14350 3 C Pylon Program owing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage expenses 4 Team uniforms HQ note 1/90 Cur rently AMA provides team uniforms 5 Expenses approved majority vote current Team Selection Committee E US/FAI Pylon Team monies can spent team expenses team se lection contest VI JURY per AMA Bylaws A An FAI Jury shall appointed AMA Jury shall consist three peo ple shall named and/or ap pointed accordance follow ing B A list nominating least five people shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Council review AMA Executive Council shall select three people act FAI Jury Team Selection fi nals using submitted list guide C The Jury must include least per son paragraph D D AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor AMA delegate particular FAI Subcommittee involved AMA voting del egate person AMA pres ident AMA Executive Director AMA Ex ecutive Vice President chairman associated Team Selection committee E The second third members jury may designated paragraph D may selected list submined Team Selection Commit tee selected paragraph D persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge event being flown F Decisions appointed Jury shall final recourse other au thority US Team Selection Pmgram 1991 FAIIF3C RC Helicopter World Championships I Purpose team selection program 1991 RC Helicopter F3C World Championships will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 exact date time announced soon known Finals shall used select three team members repre sent United States 1991 FAI-F3C World Championships An alternate team member shall also chosen can serve replacement event withdrawal primary members II QUALIFICATION modeler wishes qualify world championship team must mem ber Academy Model Aeronautics AMA possess current FAI stamp avail able AMA HQ $18 enter team selection program program entry fee $20 must paid AMA Headquar ters entrant will receive em bossed performance affidavit form pro gram entry FAI Stamp fees must paid prior entry qualifying contest addition order eligible enter Finals contestant must place up per 50 percent FAI RC Helicopter F3C event 4 contestants at least AMA-sanctioned contest held between April 1 1990 5 business days prior Finals case odd number con testants number qualified pilots shall rounded up ie 7 entries upper 50% shall mean 4 qualified pilots mem bers 1989 team entered qual ifying contest will coiunted determining number qualified pilots program entry form must properly completed signed Contest Direc tor top white copy must forwarded Headquarters Incomplete improperly completed forms may result contes tant being denied entry Finals Any previous World Champion mem bers previous World Championships team except team manager eli gible directly enter Finals provided pay program entry fee $20 Finals fee $50 Ill TEAM SELECTION CONTEST FINALS A GENERALThe actual contest date site shall determined Team Selec tion Committee minimum grace period two months shall maintained between Finals World Championships B ENTRY FEEA Finals entry fee $50 shall mailed AMA Headquarters post marked later thirty days preceding first day Finals late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time contest CD must forward such payments AMA Headquarters C DURATIONThe minimum duration Finals shall two days minimum four rounds shall flown throwaway round exact number rounds shall announced Contest Director before start contest D FLIGHT JUDGESThe flight line judges shall approved Team Selection Committee shall five judges used round competition E SCORINGFlight scores shall posted publicly end round posted scores become official hour af ter posting Flights shall scored accord ance 1988 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter rules F PROTESTSProtests must submitted FAI jury presiding contest protest must submitted writing within hour infraction fee $25 shall accompany protest protest re jected jury fee shall warded F3C team fund held es crow AMA HQ protest fee shall returned protester protest al owed stand G FINAL RESULTSThe final results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion contest final scores shall become official hour after conclu sion team selection contest after resolution protest Protests will accepted after scores have de dared official Contest Director H OFFICIAL TEAMThe official US team shall consist pilots three high est scores alternate US team member shall pilot fourth highest score Upon registration world cham pionships team member shall desig nate official mechanic I TEAM MANAGERThe program partici pants shall select team manager major ity vote no later month prior Finals possible due time con straints team manager shall selected unanimously first three team mem bers within hour after conclusion Finals team manager cannot primary team members nor chanic pilot US team j JURYThe FAI jury presiding Finals shall appointed AMA Executive Council jury shall consist three mem bers shall named and/or appointed accordance following 1 A list nominating least five individu als shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Coun cil review Executive Council shall se lect three individuals act FAI Jury team selection contest using submitted list guide 2 The jury must include least per son paragraph 3 3 AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor US representative FAI F3C Sub committee AMA voting delegate per son AMA President AMA Execu tive Director AMA Executive Vice-Presi dent Chairman F3C Team Selection Committee 4 The second third members jury may designated paragraph 3 may selected list submitted Team Selection Committee se lected paragraph 3 persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge FAI F3C competition cate gory 5 Decisions appointed Jury shall final recourse other author ity IV TEAM FINANCES Team expenses covered AMA clude 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days world championships 2 AMA will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight ma jor citys airport nearest team members home nearest city world cham pionships no direct flight flight arrangements economical fare Arrangements made AMAs travel agent 3 Team lodging costs practice maximum three days prior world championships event site 4 Model box transportation up 80% actual cost Boxes transported s excess baggagenot freight remain ing 20% must borne contestant cannot drawn team fund B official USA/F3C team fund will held account AMA Headquarters un der control Team Selection Com mittee entry fees additional income and/or donations shall kept fund C Team Selection Committee shall allo cate team fund monies fol lowing team expenses 142 Model Aviation 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee exclud ing excess baggage 4 Meals during three practice days AMA pays lodging D USA/FAI F3C team fund monies can spent team expenses Fi nals APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submit tedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropriate ness publication of matters must necessity rest solely pub lisher thoughts presented au thor should construed AMA HQ staff AMA officers pub lisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Ex ecutive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Scale Point Deductions. Joe Tschirgi Santa Ana CA Last year pleased read MA Scale Contest Board accepted rule proposal both CL RC categories would apparently reinforce builder-of-themodel BOM rules details lacking new rule would establish list Scale point deductions made use certain prefabricated parts such fiberglass fuselages competition en tries copy 1990-91 Com petition Regulations arrived recently both surprised appalled new rule did bolster BOM rulesit effectively eliminated True new rule establishes list 12 items point deductions replaces old contestant-supplied list prefabri cated parts presumably item list can purchased penal ty adjustment point-values low average contestant will gain points using purchased part example use purchased wheels will lose 015 points Yes thats zero point five 15/100 point Have ever tried make good Scale wheel Most sharp-eyed judges wouldand should take full point off set wheels pro duced shop compared pur chased quality items Additionally list woefully incom plete Wings tail surfaces men tioned Yet fine Scale kits P1NamelCauntry 1James Richmond/1988 W/Ch 2Cezar Banks/USA 3Robert Randolph/USA 4Larry Cailliau/USA SPentti Nore/Finland 6Rene Butty/Switzerland 7Hideyo Enomoto/Japan 8Aurel Moraru/Romania 9Mike Thomas/Canada 10Ron Higgs/Canada 11Peter Kuttler/FR Germany 12Vasile Nicoara/Romania 13Aurel Popa/Romania 14Shigeyoshi Nonaka/Japan 15Jack McGillivray/Canada 16Robert Champion/France 17Guy Cognet/France 18Brian Kenny/United Kingdom 19Bernard Trachez/France 20Harri Raulio/Finland 21Laurie Barr/United Kingdom 22Yoichi lchiyamalJapan 23Leif Englund/Finland 24Robin Bailey/United Kingdom 25Rainer Lotz/FR Germany Rd 1 4318 0650 4023 1241 2606 0816 3819 3352 3111 3436 2930 3340 1029 0710 0536 2959 2310 2806 0649 2346 0917 2541 2841 1403 1924 Rd 2 4215 0054 4120 3921 2801 3953 3842 3609 0028 3334 3416 3420 2801 3114 3521 3351 2723 1409 1008 2904 1535 2731 2436 2602 0733 Rd 3 0230 3849 4114 3743 3802 3758 3815 1509 3452 3624 342 1 3424 3305 3333 1226 2821 2545 0258 1329 0845 2006 2538 1246 2247 1258 Rd 4 3833 4105 4046 3921 3920 3643 3528 3625 3744 1329 3414 3546 3520 3113 0927 0018 3156 3248 2943 1815 2607 2903 2631 2405 2459 Rd 5 4418 4242 4016 3819 3858 1611 3556 3611 0025 3215 3523 1218 2753 3338 0638 3203 1526 1109 2940 2852 3022 1228 2529 2538 1212 Rd 6 0000 1311 4207 1638 3801 0955 3408 3153 3046 3550 3525 3203 3148 3040 3113 1211 3155 0319 3042 1553 2715 2832 0658 0603 2038 Best 2 8736 8347 8327 7842 7818 775 1 7701 7236 7236 7214 7048 7010 6825 6711 6634 6554 6351 6054 6025 5756 5737 5735 5512 5140 4537 Team Results 1 USA 24556 2 Canada 21124 3 Romania2ll11 4 Japan 201 47 5 Finland 191 26 6 France 19010 market molded foam wings least fiberglass wings tail include rivet panel-line detail Further retractable landing gear systems omitted deduction list though can buy fairly certain 10 flight points act demonstrates neither craftsmanship nor ability pilot As rules now stand can purchase completely prefabricated fiberglass kit Spitfire no visible ordnance scale en gine no wheel pants separate en gine cowl deduction points legally en ter AMA Scale contest deduction 275 scale points Aside paying four-figure price kit effort required construct contest entry act joining two wing panels attaching tail fuselage bolting retract gear wing painting assembly Does massive prefabrication meet current BOM rules Let quote portion 4 Scale Builder-Flier Rule found Scale General section rule book Kits containing large amount prefabri cation permissible long final sembly parts painting done builder Machine tools meticulous molding processes can mass-produce models precision cannot achieved skilled craftsmen average home shop completely prefabbed kits currently meet standard proof both possible coming can seen FAI F3B RC Sailplane compe tition factory-produced models reasonable since no points given workmanship fidelity scale 7 United Kingdom 17011 8 FR Germany 11625 9 Switzerland 7751 Before denouncing new Scale rule its effect Scale competition must evalu ated Scale contests remain pop ular spectatorsparticularly model buildersinterest entering Scale competi tion waning 13 Sport Scale Expert entrants 1989 Nats Will relaxation BOM rules result increased entrant lists doubt go very popular Scale funfly uncontests see excellent mod els never seen competition Its lack quality craftsmanship reducing contest entry lists its distaste preparation practice documenta tion etc hassle todays competi tion sport needs healthy industry Will rule increase Scale kit sales Again doubt will result significant crease Competition entrants tiny frac tion total Scale fraternity will never build Scale kits Future Scale contests likely become tests expendable income tests C 0 craftsmanship 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX October 1990 143 Indoor World Championships Results

COMPETI TIC NEWSLETTi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl H w 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood hearty thank-you must lead off months column have received 26 re sponses individuals phone letter card regarding column June 1990 dealing instructor programs rep resents significant response people requested materials have available Others simply wanted tell have trying get club off dead center am glad thoughts prompt ed some action onor least considera tion ofinstructor programs want spend hulk word allot ment month subject emo tional philosophical psychologicaland will probably get trouble cause can provide opinions have working synopsis current crop rules proposals ef fort combined controversy has swirled around last set proposals prompted some thoughts during long drive down 1-95 world Disney vacation Over years sorts new events add competition scene have de vised Very often have orches National Records Monthly Update following new National Records have processed during month July 1990 IndoorCategory Pennyplane Senior 956 Don DeLoach 5/19/90 IndoorCategory IV Intermediate Stick Senior2853 Don Slusarczyk 6/8/90 ROG Cabin Senior2710 Don Slusarczyk 6/8/90 Easy B Senior1953 Don Slusarczyk 6/7/90 Pennyplane Senior1406 Don Slusarczyk 6/7/90 Limited Pennyplane Senior1226 Don DeLoach 6/7/90 Helicopter Open 1043 Thomas F VaIlee 6/8/90 Contol Line Navy Carrier Class Open 4282 points Peter Mazur 6/24/90 Navy Car rier Class II Open4561 points Peter Ma zur 6/24/90 Outdoor Free Flight P-30 Rubber Senior 2300 Don DeLoach 6/23/90 FiG Coupe Junior302 Zachary Swarts 5/28/90 FiG Coupe Open600 Stanley Buddenbohm 5/28/90 FlJ /2A Power Open600 Randy Archer 5/28/90 OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT SPECTACULAR * AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMA-NFFSOCTOBER 16-20 MID AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCE VILLE ILLINOIS Details Send No10 SASE USOC 4760 N Battin Wichita KS 67220 trated attempt provide entrylevel event intent feed whatever mild interest individual might have competition help make him winner having go full-blown dis tance usually requires high skill lev els some cases heck bunch Continued page 138 US Control Line Teams Fly 1990 World Championships Teams US modelers competed Speed F2A Aerobatics F2B Team Racing F2C Combat F2D Blenod Les Pont Mousson France during period July 914 1990 results summarized below 5 Individual standings 38 entries 1 Carl Dodge USA30201 kilometers per hour 1877 mph 2 Sergei Kostin USSR 30050 kmh 3 Sergei Schelkalin USSR 29825 kmh 12 john Newton USA 28147 kmh 18 William Hughes USA 26728 kmh Team standings 18 nations 1 JSSR 89481 points 2 United Kingdom 87150 points 3 USA 85134 points Aerobatics Individual standings 65 entries 1 Ziang Xiangdong Peoples Replublic China 653550 points 2 Anatoly Kolesnikov USSR64390 points 3 Paul Walker USA64100 points 6 James Casale USA62985 points 7 William Werwage USA62880 points Team standings 25 nations 1 Peoples Re public China192370 points 2 USA 189965 points 3 USSR188140 points Team Racing Individual standings 44 entriesresu Its given fastest heat time/finals time min utes seconds 1 Shabasov/Ivanov USSR3179/6458 2Magli/Pirazzini ltaly3223/7018 3 Voghera/Rossi Italy3185/7321 35 Willoughby/Oge USA4202 38 Hollfelder/Gilott USA4426 40 McCoIlum/Rudner USA4529 Team standings 18 nations 1 USSR 9577 2 Italy10345 3 Austria105O4 11 USA13557 Combat Individual standings 46 entries 1 Viaches lay Belaiev USSR9W/OL 2 Mervyn Jones United Kingdom7W/2L 3 Hen ning Forbech Denmark6W/2L 13 ard Rush USA2W/2L 24 Tom Fluker Jr USA1W/2L 24 Richard Lopez USA 1W/2L Team standings 18 nations 1 USSR11 points 2 Denmark6 points 3 United Kingdoms points 8 USAminus 2 points October 1990 137 Competition Newsletter edited Ros B McMullen AMA 18181 TchnIcaI Director c~ money involvement writers point view scenario doesnt seem work least does effect tem porary have competition scene time will have noted events attempted will find virtually discipline book problem event may designed slow models down simplify open person has interest Now lets guess what going happen take event simple complicated arrow anyone enter Logic suggests person has developed skills gained experience over years will win event other hand work limiting enters event tends keep level competi tion line have attempting new events legislate mediocrity cant doneor least done very well cannot tell person allowed build better model find innovative way approach rules remember dialogue occurred some years ago contest attending time surface detail began show ing up RC Sport Scale models con testant uptight because wasnt get ting score accustomed receiv ing smooth nondetailed models argued intent saw Sport Scale provide entry-level event surface detail should al lowed went explain what should order preserve event pass rule said could use raised depressed detail Sport Scale model felt would rule out panel lines rivets etc Interestingly enough model event finish just smooth glass yet model panel line rivet place just happened builder model absolute whiz airbrush net effect includ ing simulated weathering viewed just few feet away impossible distinguish raised detail Now realize could have word ing rule would say must no representation raised detail am certain can figure some loopholes statement well look back rules propos als developed after new simple event made book attempt try keep simple instances such activity has proved futile least never-ending same concern creates flurries interpretations well lead confusion regarding event would like point out category has tended help prove point am try ing make RC Aerobatics Pattern has maintained skill-level classes years qualify flier equip ment Granted event has undergone some agony regarding what maneuvers dif ferent levels should flying person competes against others having about same skill level gives indi vidual time incentive build interest Continued page 140 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everelt St Rocirlend MA 02370 II Fl Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Ousens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockporl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Gommack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 148th Clevejand OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Gary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commsnder Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI AC ray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgla IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenatein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII eventa except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 52014 Michigan AC Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 44174 FF Paul Shailor 18303 Karen Mt Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candelwood Canton Ml 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 2014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Ellis Hall 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 98816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David LiG 1111 N 54th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St BeanIe WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Saattle WA 98148 AC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other AC xcept Soaring Bold Face Below 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 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27008 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 E Reins Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 98 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 Ill Bill Carper 127 PserI SI Jackson OH 45640 IV Bob Karlsson 706 Bulten Dr Middlelown DE 19705 V David Piatt 1306 itayn NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Biancherd 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 80829 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Orion Ml 48359 Viii Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93814-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI GE Robbert 349 Hitlaboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 Viii Bill Blachoff 7550 Christie Delis, TX 75249 IX Michael Taltman 2014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 x Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livermore GA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matauno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Glsason Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 AndOrra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 2223 Villa Rosa Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 80232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98083 VI John Guenther 31809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 457 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xi Earls Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Eltel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Floriasant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75200 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalis CO 80138 X Robert 5141 PO es 5044 Lee inn Fl 98 Midway Cuy CA 92605 Xl Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leltwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Syosmore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chaiham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II Gsorge Berko PO Boa 2010 Tarrytown NY 10591 iii A Nesaelbrnck 8320 Siusberry 11111 Ct. Cincinnati ON 45245 IV Tam Miller 19130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunternoille NC 28078 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waltinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Ii Horace Hagen 15 Partway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hsrria Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Atfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon GT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Tellord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 20349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 ill Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdaie PA 15683 IV Bob Chsmpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 BordenGreenviile Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 8 Ganary Hill Dr Orion Ml 48359 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamariak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ct E Spanaway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Barttesville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinaley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/n Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th SI Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellumnisi 129 College Furk Dr Crealview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dielz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 5425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wanwing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xl Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th Beattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134S1 Pals Park IL 60484 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 83711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fisk Ln Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie IL 60640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN RC SOARING Dos Edberg 4922 Rochelle Ave Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Wllliamsport PA 17701 AC PYLON Sob Srown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beahar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 138 Model Aviation 1990 United States National Outdoor Free Flight Championships coming Lawrenceville Illinois October 1620 Mid-American Air Center will again host Free Flighters over country Its premier flying site local community cant wait see again AMA VINTAGE October 19 AMA Rulebook Event 701 TM E WGGENT FREE P13GM T MO bELING 14. AB cUT TO HAPPE N AND IFIFI C 3/ information contact Jim OReilly316 744-0851 October 1990 139 T44ttiIaI DWector d1 skills necessary progress top levels competitive field no need position have take acknowledged master unless course wish Other types flying have similar sys tem Helicopter has skill classes place Control Line Precision Aerobatics added same idea last cycle after some years refinement another element whole issue well important try stimulate peoples interest might con sider becoming involved various events Often approach doing make certain can win out set little skill development provide trophies zillion places well trying make event simpler realistic meaningful approach have finished third event felt good about because may have third also dead last since three people event third-place trophy really has lot meaning came during competition noted personal im provement winning over persons beat month before Isnt essence competition Isnt hon ing skills should simply create events negate development skill perhaps introduce elements luck guess concern briefly stated centers around inability stimulate interest event through development simple entry-level competitions As long allow experienced master fly event will achieve goal clubs have already taken action proves point Almost instant Quickie 500 RC Racing event hit rule book lost its entry-level quality As result see sanctioning separate novice expert classes some cont ests Exactly same thing happened year RC Fun Scale number meets re alize society has moved toward concept instant gratification some ways has attempted minimize commitment necessary win Neverthe less still opinion lasting fulfillment results achieving higher levels through skill development have noticed three basic types approaches competition rules govern Group consists individuals dont pay much attention rules people never learn rules fol low kinda like bumper cars amusement park Everyone around people sorta bump proper reference order compete Theyre fun watch contest walk around dazed expression always have question about something everyone else knows settled two problems ago Group two has Changers indi viduals consists two subgroups B Group 2A Loophole Catchers really know rules well catch lit tle thing some persons group may strive use knowledge create personal edge fortunately simply seek correct rules plug hole 2As important group often innovative free thinkers produce helpful changes structure Group 2B Manipulator Changers too know rules well have hid den agenda designed perpetuate some selfish interest Fortunately group quite small often kept succeeding through concerted ef fort others involved system third group interesting Enjoyers enjoy competi tion really dont care whole heck lot what rules suggest like first group mentioned Indeed people almost always know rules well interested Its just deeply concerned about what way rules go long remain reasonable frame persons tend es pouse philosophy long rules same everyone can monitor what happening rules want compete everything fine guess kinda fit last group far competitive life concerned Oh have suggested some rules changes over years almost always aimed helping plug holes must admit having made some dire predictions cer tain proposals passed competition area almost always wrong pri marily due fact bulk competitors take considered approach problem appears worked out reasonable way closing remember what said out set column pure opinion wouldnt begin think everyone would agree Its little like base ball umpire call first base As long no rule interpretation involved cant wrong waves runner out made judgement call fore cannot wrong Granted runner manager spectator have slightly different judge ment but. Have nice month Soon will whole bunch rules proposals consider Watch themand tell dis trict Contest Board member what think about youre go back read Competition Newslet ter March 1990 issue has formation rules change busi ness works probably care know 1991 F30 Team Selection Program FAI Pylon World Championships Committee District IBob Wallace District IlErnie Nikodem District IllBob Brown District VGreg Doe District VIIWayne Yeager District VIIIBruce Richmond Dis trict XDave Shadel District XITom Strom I PURPOSE 1991 FAI Pylon Team Selection Program shall select three Pylon teams pilot/caller represent United States FAI World Championships 1991 Alternates will also chosen back up team event withdrawal pri mary teams II METHOD team alternates will selected flying single elimination contest ac tual contest date shall determined Team Selection Committee contest shall held time frame between July November year preceding world championship competition Ill QUALIFICATION Any modeler wishing qualify US Pylon team must current US resident member Academy Model Aero nautics possess current FAI stamp Team Selection finals fee $50 shall mailed AMA Headquarters postmarked later thirty 30 days preceding starting day race late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time race IV CONTEST CRITERIA A The team selection finals shall twoday event minimum seven rounds maximum twelve rounds shall flown maximum number rounds shall determined Con test Director beginning first race day poorest heat time shall discarded after five heats second poorest heat time shall discarded af ter ten heats Other scoring de viation contest shall flown under strict accordance current FAt Sporting Code B ProtestsAn informal protest may made writing Contest Director time infraction contes tant satisfied result informal protest formal protest may submitted FAI Jury presiding contest formal protest must submitted writing within hour time original infraction pro test fee $25 shall accompany writ ten protest protest rejected Jury protest fee shall warded team selection Fund protester will repaid protest fee protest allowed C After round itemized score will publicly posted score will clude lap time FAI score posted score will official hour af ter posting D Final ResultsThe results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion last race scores will become official hour after posting after resolution protest No protest may issued pertaining operation Team Selection finals its results after scores have rec ognized official E Official TeamThe official United States team shall comprised pilots first three scoring positions first alternate shall pilot fourth-place score second alternate shall pilot fifth-place score Upon registration World Championship pilot shall designate official caller will official US team F Team ManagerThe team manager shall 140 Model Aviation Trophy Winners 1990 AMA Indoor Nats NFFS US Indoor Champs Grand Champion John Marett Perpetual Trophies Stout indoor Indoor Cabin high time re gardless age Larry Loucka 2747 Stout Commercial Hand-Launched Slick FiD high single flight regardless age Jim Richmond 4220 #206 Easy B Junior/Senior Don Slucarczyk Sr Peter Kearney Sr Jim Buxton Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open John Marett Walt Van Gorder Chuck Stusarczyk Jerry Notin Stan Chitton Andy Tagliafico Jack McGillivray H Henderson Easy B international Bernard Hunt David Yates Mike CoIling #207 Pennyplane JuniorlSenior Don Slusarczyk Sr Don De Loach Sr Peter Kearney Sr Open Lea Garber Chuck Slusarczyk Gordy Wisniewaki John Marelt Doug Bsrber Larry Loucka #205 Manhattan Cabin Combined Ages Larry Loucka Tony DAtlessandro Walt Van Gorder Don Stuaarczyk Sr Joe Krush Ron Ganser #210 Ornithopter Combined Ages Frank Kisser Joe Krush Herb Robbins #209 Helicopter CombIned Ages Tom Vallee John Marett Ron Ganser #202 Intermediate Stick Junior/Senior Don Slusarczylc Sr Peter Kearney Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open Chuck Stusarczyk Stan Chilton Dan Betieff Larry Loucka John Marett Ken Groves Beat Flight 1900 1553 1307 1050 2141 2140 2057 2044 2039 2020 2007 1945 fleas Flight 2042 1645 0934 Beat Flight 1406 1226 1215 1535 1523 1459 1355 1353 1323 fleas Flight 1106 1051 1028 1018 1003 0958 fleas Flight 1430 1139 0944 Beet Flight 1043 0557 0508 Best FlIght 2853 1531 1105 2702 2643 2604 2556 2204 2201 P1 2 3 4 S 6 P1 2 3 P1 2 3 #208 Limited Pennypiane Junior Mark Richmond Senior Don De Loach Don Slusarczyk Peter Kearney Pt Open 1 Bill Henderson 2 Las Garber Cazar Banks RJ Miller Jim Grant John Msrett 2Jim Clem 3Ron Ganser 4 sR&D 6Combined Ages y 8 Chuck Slusarczyk Joe Nuazer P1No-Cal 1CombIned Ages 2 Dave Aronstein Les Garber Chuck Slusarczyk John Marett P1 Ken Groves 2#204 ROG Cabin 3CombIned Ages Larry Loucka Don Slussrczyk Sr Rich Doig 2 3 4 5 6 #201 HandLaunched Stick Junior/Senior Don Slusarczyk Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open Jim Richmond Bob Randolph Rich Doig Larry Loucka Dan Belieff AJI Oltimer Microfilm WH Phillips Tony DAlessandro Joe Krush Federation ROG Individual Results Jim Clam Dave Aronstein Doug Barber D Baird State Results Washington Dave Aron pt stein G Coughtin Andy Tagliafico 2eanut Speed Combined Ages Chuck Markoe 2UnlImited 3 Speed Combined Agea 6T Niad Beat Flight 0822 1136 1104 1031 1346 1323 1322 1309 1256 1253 1253 1231 Best Flight 1416 1227 0911 Best FlIght 0543 0518 0436 0427 0411 Best Flight 2747 2710 2354 Beat Flight 2940 1102 4220 4129 3931 3513 2943 Beat Flight 2445 2313 2239 Beat FlIght 0751 0717 0708 0655 Best Two #212 Hand-Launched Glider Junior PIMark Richmond 1Senior Jim Buxton 1 Don Slusarczyk 2 Don De Loach open Charles Gagliano 1Bernie Beohm 2Chuck Slusarczyk 3Moe Whittemore Randy Klelnert Jass Shepherd Jr 6 7 8Catapult Glider Combined Ages P1Chuck Markos 1Bill Schlarb 2v Garofalo R Schlarb Bob Bienenstein Bob Champine P1 2 3 4 5 Pt 2 3 PI 2 2 3 4 5 P1 2 3 #203 FAi Indoor FiD Bob Randolph Cezar Banks Jim Richmond Rene Butty Laurie Barr Robert Champion #215 Bostonian Combined Ages RJ Miller Bill Henderson Dave Aronstein John Mareft R Boyles Don Lindley Beat Fit 0416 0416 0359 0412 0355 0333 #507 Rubber Scale Combined AgesSubject Ken GrovesFike Dream Jim MillerLacey Don De Loach SrBede BD-4 John BlairZippy Sport #505 Peanut Scale Beat Fit 253 740 541 456 2nd Beat 246 1035012600229501 1142411424228482 95509900194503 793511280192154 660011760183605 721011000182106 Craft pta 37 36 36 37 35 35 Beat 2 Fits 192 190 190 166 186 176 Total Pta 288 286 285 282 279 270 P1 2 3 4 5 6 Totsi 499 6991439 5001041 425861 6716661337 6606501310 6045951199 5175081023 5314901021 496484980 Beet FIt 774 711 706 699 700 686 Best Flight 4129 4058 4219 3527 3403 3238 2nd Beat 0408 0408 0350 0351 0352 0331 Best Flight 900 900 800 900 Beat JunlorlSenior SubjectFit P1Don De Loach1911 Voisin Can1156 1Jim BuxtonNesmith Cougar810 2Don SlusarczykFRED840 3Open 4Jim MillerVoisin Hydro Jack McGillivray Isaacs Fury pi Mike CoIling Bleriot VII Ken Groves Bristol Scout D George Nunez Sopwith Triplane 25391Michael Hines HalOO V-8 Beat Beat Time MPH 719 1192 Beat Best Time Mph 495 1731 P1 Kit Plan Scale Comb AgesModel Ed KonefesFound RJ MillerDGA9 Stu WackartyFound John BlairF-24 P1John SchlagetterF-24 1W EggertFok D7 Beat BestFit FitMax 9696 9696 9595 9494 9393 9090 107010700100010000 128011424122811424 96096009509500 80180107867860 67067006506500 72272207207200 2nd Beat FIt 96 94 95 94 93 86 2ndTot FitFIdel MaxPta 9659 9458 9557 9457 9357 8659 2nd Best 763 700 703 685 671 869 2nd Best 4040 4013 3610 3507 3112 3143 Total 0824 0824 0749 0803 0747 0704 Total 1537 1411 1409 1384 1371 1355 Total 12209 12111 11829 11034 10515 1042 1 CharIsma 115 115 120 115 110 120 2nd AvgScale BeatBest 2PoInts 890 8950 93500 900 9000 81000 720 7600 85000 900 9000 71000 Total 59760 57960 56250 55545 51370 50880 Total 18300 17100 16100 16100 P1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 5 6 Pt 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 selected first three pilots US team team manager must se lected within hour posting final results team manager can caller pilot United States Pylon team V Finances A United States Pyion team expenses cov ered AMA 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days World Championships 2 AMA Will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight major airport nearest team members home nearest city World Championship no direct flight flight arrangements econom ical fare 3Team lodging costs practice maximum three days World Championship site 4Model box transportation up 80% actual cost 5A United States World Champion will funded same manner team member B The official US/FAi Pylon Team Fund will held account AMA Head quarters under control Team Selection Committee entry fees late fees additionai income and/or dona tions shall kept fund C Team Trial Expenses including paid host club shall no 25% entry fees accrued Team Selection finals D The Team Selection Committee shall ailo cate Team Fund monies Continued next page October 1990 141 Best 2nd 2nd FlIght Beat Flight Avg 2 Scale Total Max Fit Max Beat Points Points P1 11560 1148 11460 11520 13500 25020 1 8100 700 7000 7550 9776 17326 2 7175 760 7175 7175 7175 14350 3 C Pylon Program owing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage expenses 4 Team uniforms HQ note 1/90 Cur rently AMA provides team uniforms 5 Expenses approved majority vote current Team Selection Committee E US/FAI Pylon Team monies can spent team expenses team se lection contest VI JURY per AMA Bylaws A An FAI Jury shall appointed AMA Jury shall consist three peo ple shall named and/or ap pointed accordance follow ing B A list nominating least five people shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Council review AMA Executive Council shall select three people act FAI Jury Team Selection fi nals using submitted list guide C The Jury must include least per son paragraph D D AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor AMA delegate particular FAI Subcommittee involved AMA voting del egate person AMA pres ident AMA Executive Director AMA Ex ecutive Vice President chairman associated Team Selection committee E The second third members jury may designated paragraph D may selected list submined Team Selection Commit tee selected paragraph D persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge event being flown F Decisions appointed Jury shall final recourse other au thority US Team Selection Pmgram 1991 FAIIF3C RC Helicopter World Championships I Purpose team selection program 1991 RC Helicopter F3C World Championships will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 exact date time announced soon known Finals shall used select three team members repre sent United States 1991 FAI-F3C World Championships An alternate team member shall also chosen can serve replacement event withdrawal primary members II QUALIFICATION modeler wishes qualify world championship team must mem ber Academy Model Aeronautics AMA possess current FAI stamp avail able AMA HQ $18 enter team selection program program entry fee $20 must paid AMA Headquar ters entrant will receive em bossed performance affidavit form pro gram entry FAI Stamp fees must paid prior entry qualifying contest addition order eligible enter Finals contestant must place up per 50 percent FAI RC Helicopter F3C event 4 contestants at least AMA-sanctioned contest held between April 1 1990 5 business days prior Finals case odd number con testants number qualified pilots shall rounded up ie 7 entries upper 50% shall mean 4 qualified pilots mem bers 1989 team entered qual ifying contest will coiunted determining number qualified pilots program entry form must properly completed signed Contest Direc tor top white copy must forwarded Headquarters Incomplete improperly completed forms may result contes tant being denied entry Finals Any previous World Champion mem bers previous World Championships team except team manager eli gible directly enter Finals provided pay program entry fee $20 Finals fee $50 Ill TEAM SELECTION CONTEST FINALS A GENERALThe actual contest date site shall determined Team Selec tion Committee minimum grace period two months shall maintained between Finals World Championships B ENTRY FEEA Finals entry fee $50 shall mailed AMA Headquarters post marked later thirty days preceding first day Finals late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time contest CD must forward such payments AMA Headquarters C DURATIONThe minimum duration Finals shall two days minimum four rounds shall flown throwaway round exact number rounds shall announced Contest Director before start contest D FLIGHT JUDGESThe flight line judges shall approved Team Selection Committee shall five judges used round competition E SCORINGFlight scores shall posted publicly end round posted scores become official hour af ter posting Flights shall scored accord ance 1988 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter rules F PROTESTSProtests must submitted FAI jury presiding contest protest must submitted writing within hour infraction fee $25 shall accompany protest protest re jected jury fee shall warded F3C team fund held es crow AMA HQ protest fee shall returned protester protest al owed stand G FINAL RESULTSThe final results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion contest final scores shall become official hour after conclu sion team selection contest after resolution protest Protests will accepted after scores have de dared official Contest Director H OFFICIAL TEAMThe official US team shall consist pilots three high est scores alternate US team member shall pilot fourth highest score Upon registration world cham pionships team member shall desig nate official mechanic I TEAM MANAGERThe program partici pants shall select team manager major ity vote no later month prior Finals possible due time con straints team manager shall selected unanimously first three team mem bers within hour after conclusion Finals team manager cannot primary team members nor chanic pilot US team j JURYThe FAI jury presiding Finals shall appointed AMA Executive Council jury shall consist three mem bers shall named and/or appointed accordance following 1 A list nominating least five individu als shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Coun cil review Executive Council shall se lect three individuals act FAI Jury team selection contest using submitted list guide 2 The jury must include least per son paragraph 3 3 AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor US representative FAI F3C Sub committee AMA voting delegate per son AMA President AMA Execu tive Director AMA Executive Vice-Presi dent Chairman F3C Team Selection Committee 4 The second third members jury may designated paragraph 3 may selected list submitted Team Selection Committee se lected paragraph 3 persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge FAI F3C competition cate gory 5 Decisions appointed Jury shall final recourse other author ity IV TEAM FINANCES Team expenses covered AMA clude 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days world championships 2 AMA will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight ma jor citys airport nearest team members home nearest city world cham pionships no direct flight flight arrangements economical fare Arrangements made AMAs travel agent 3 Team lodging costs practice maximum three days prior world championships event site 4 Model box transportation up 80% actual cost Boxes transported s excess baggagenot freight remain ing 20% must borne contestant cannot drawn team fund B official USA/F3C team fund will held account AMA Headquarters un der control Team Selection Com mittee entry fees additional income and/or donations shall kept fund C Team Selection Committee shall allo cate team fund monies fol lowing team expenses 142 Model Aviation 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee exclud ing excess baggage 4 Meals during three practice days AMA pays lodging D USA/FAI F3C team fund monies can spent team expenses Fi nals APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submit tedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropriate ness publication of matters must necessity rest solely pub lisher thoughts presented au thor should construed AMA HQ staff AMA officers pub lisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Ex ecutive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Scale Point Deductions. Joe Tschirgi Santa Ana CA Last year pleased read MA Scale Contest Board accepted rule proposal both CL RC categories would apparently reinforce builder-of-themodel BOM rules details lacking new rule would establish list Scale point deductions made use certain prefabricated parts such fiberglass fuselages competition en tries copy 1990-91 Com petition Regulations arrived recently both surprised appalled new rule did bolster BOM rulesit effectively eliminated True new rule establishes list 12 items point deductions replaces old contestant-supplied list prefabri cated parts presumably item list can purchased penal ty adjustment point-values low average contestant will gain points using purchased part example use purchased wheels will lose 015 points Yes thats zero point five 15/100 point Have ever tried make good Scale wheel Most sharp-eyed judges wouldand should take full point off set wheels pro duced shop compared pur chased quality items Additionally list woefully incom plete Wings tail surfaces men tioned Yet fine Scale kits P1NamelCauntry 1James Richmond/1988 W/Ch 2Cezar Banks/USA 3Robert Randolph/USA 4Larry Cailliau/USA SPentti Nore/Finland 6Rene Butty/Switzerland 7Hideyo Enomoto/Japan 8Aurel Moraru/Romania 9Mike Thomas/Canada 10Ron Higgs/Canada 11Peter Kuttler/FR Germany 12Vasile Nicoara/Romania 13Aurel Popa/Romania 14Shigeyoshi Nonaka/Japan 15Jack McGillivray/Canada 16Robert Champion/France 17Guy Cognet/France 18Brian Kenny/United Kingdom 19Bernard Trachez/France 20Harri Raulio/Finland 21Laurie Barr/United Kingdom 22Yoichi lchiyamalJapan 23Leif Englund/Finland 24Robin Bailey/United Kingdom 25Rainer Lotz/FR Germany Rd 1 4318 0650 4023 1241 2606 0816 3819 3352 3111 3436 2930 3340 1029 0710 0536 2959 2310 2806 0649 2346 0917 2541 2841 1403 1924 Rd 2 4215 0054 4120 3921 2801 3953 3842 3609 0028 3334 3416 3420 2801 3114 3521 3351 2723 1409 1008 2904 1535 2731 2436 2602 0733 Rd 3 0230 3849 4114 3743 3802 3758 3815 1509 3452 3624 342 1 3424 3305 3333 1226 2821 2545 0258 1329 0845 2006 2538 1246 2247 1258 Rd 4 3833 4105 4046 3921 3920 3643 3528 3625 3744 1329 3414 3546 3520 3113 0927 0018 3156 3248 2943 1815 2607 2903 2631 2405 2459 Rd 5 4418 4242 4016 3819 3858 1611 3556 3611 0025 3215 3523 1218 2753 3338 0638 3203 1526 1109 2940 2852 3022 1228 2529 2538 1212 Rd 6 0000 1311 4207 1638 3801 0955 3408 3153 3046 3550 3525 3203 3148 3040 3113 1211 3155 0319 3042 1553 2715 2832 0658 0603 2038 Best 2 8736 8347 8327 7842 7818 775 1 7701 7236 7236 7214 7048 7010 6825 6711 6634 6554 6351 6054 6025 5756 5737 5735 5512 5140 4537 Team Results 1 USA 24556 2 Canada 21124 3 Romania2ll11 4 Japan 201 47 5 Finland 191 26 6 France 19010 market molded foam wings least fiberglass wings tail include rivet panel-line detail Further retractable landing gear systems omitted deduction list though can buy fairly certain 10 flight points act demonstrates neither craftsmanship nor ability pilot As rules now stand can purchase completely prefabricated fiberglass kit Spitfire no visible ordnance scale en gine no wheel pants separate en gine cowl deduction points legally en ter AMA Scale contest deduction 275 scale points Aside paying four-figure price kit effort required construct contest entry act joining two wing panels attaching tail fuselage bolting retract gear wing painting assembly Does massive prefabrication meet current BOM rules Let quote portion 4 Scale Builder-Flier Rule found Scale General section rule book Kits containing large amount prefabri cation permissible long final sembly parts painting done builder Machine tools meticulous molding processes can mass-produce models precision cannot achieved skilled craftsmen average home shop completely prefabbed kits currently meet standard proof both possible coming can seen FAI F3B RC Sailplane compe tition factory-produced models reasonable since no points given workmanship fidelity scale 7 United Kingdom 17011 8 FR Germany 11625 9 Switzerland 7751 Before denouncing new Scale rule its effect Scale competition must evalu ated Scale contests remain pop ular spectatorsparticularly model buildersinterest entering Scale competi tion waning 13 Sport Scale Expert entrants 1989 Nats Will relaxation BOM rules result increased entrant lists doubt go very popular Scale funfly uncontests see excellent mod els never seen competition Its lack quality craftsmanship reducing contest entry lists its distaste preparation practice documenta tion etc hassle todays competi tion sport needs healthy industry Will rule increase Scale kit sales Again doubt will result significant crease Competition entrants tiny frac tion total Scale fraternity will never build Scale kits Future Scale contests likely become tests expendable income tests C 0 craftsmanship 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX October 1990 143 Indoor World Championships Results

COMPETI TIC NEWSLETTi ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS hAl H w 1810 SAMUEL MORSE DRIVE RESTON VA 22090 Note Technical Director W Bob Underwood hearty thank-you must lead off months column have received 26 re sponses individuals phone letter card regarding column June 1990 dealing instructor programs rep resents significant response people requested materials have available Others simply wanted tell have trying get club off dead center am glad thoughts prompt ed some action onor least considera tion ofinstructor programs want spend hulk word allot ment month subject emo tional philosophical psychologicaland will probably get trouble cause can provide opinions have working synopsis current crop rules proposals ef fort combined controversy has swirled around last set proposals prompted some thoughts during long drive down 1-95 world Disney vacation Over years sorts new events add competition scene have de vised Very often have orches National Records Monthly Update following new National Records have processed during month July 1990 IndoorCategory Pennyplane Senior 956 Don DeLoach 5/19/90 IndoorCategory IV Intermediate Stick Senior2853 Don Slusarczyk 6/8/90 ROG Cabin Senior2710 Don Slusarczyk 6/8/90 Easy B Senior1953 Don Slusarczyk 6/7/90 Pennyplane Senior1406 Don Slusarczyk 6/7/90 Limited Pennyplane Senior1226 Don DeLoach 6/7/90 Helicopter Open 1043 Thomas F VaIlee 6/8/90 Contol Line Navy Carrier Class Open 4282 points Peter Mazur 6/24/90 Navy Car rier Class II Open4561 points Peter Ma zur 6/24/90 Outdoor Free Flight P-30 Rubber Senior 2300 Don DeLoach 6/23/90 FiG Coupe Junior302 Zachary Swarts 5/28/90 FiG Coupe Open600 Stanley Buddenbohm 5/28/90 FlJ /2A Power Open600 Randy Archer 5/28/90 OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT SPECTACULAR * AMA NATIONALS COMBINED WITH UNITED STATES OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AMA-NFFSOCTOBER 16-20 MID AMERICAN AIR CENTER LAWRENCE VILLE ILLINOIS Details Send No10 SASE USOC 4760 N Battin Wichita KS 67220 trated attempt provide entrylevel event intent feed whatever mild interest individual might have competition help make him winner having go full-blown dis tance usually requires high skill lev els some cases heck bunch Continued page 138 US Control Line Teams Fly 1990 World Championships Teams US modelers competed Speed F2A Aerobatics F2B Team Racing F2C Combat F2D Blenod Les Pont Mousson France during period July 914 1990 results summarized below 5 Individual standings 38 entries 1 Carl Dodge USA30201 kilometers per hour 1877 mph 2 Sergei Kostin USSR 30050 kmh 3 Sergei Schelkalin USSR 29825 kmh 12 john Newton USA 28147 kmh 18 William Hughes USA 26728 kmh Team standings 18 nations 1 JSSR 89481 points 2 United Kingdom 87150 points 3 USA 85134 points Aerobatics Individual standings 65 entries 1 Ziang Xiangdong Peoples Replublic China 653550 points 2 Anatoly Kolesnikov USSR64390 points 3 Paul Walker USA64100 points 6 James Casale USA62985 points 7 William Werwage USA62880 points Team standings 25 nations 1 Peoples Re public China192370 points 2 USA 189965 points 3 USSR188140 points Team Racing Individual standings 44 entriesresu Its given fastest heat time/finals time min utes seconds 1 Shabasov/Ivanov USSR3179/6458 2Magli/Pirazzini ltaly3223/7018 3 Voghera/Rossi Italy3185/7321 35 Willoughby/Oge USA4202 38 Hollfelder/Gilott USA4426 40 McCoIlum/Rudner USA4529 Team standings 18 nations 1 USSR 9577 2 Italy10345 3 Austria105O4 11 USA13557 Combat Individual standings 46 entries 1 Viaches lay Belaiev USSR9W/OL 2 Mervyn Jones United Kingdom7W/2L 3 Hen ning Forbech Denmark6W/2L 13 ard Rush USA2W/2L 24 Tom Fluker Jr USA1W/2L 24 Richard Lopez USA 1W/2L Team standings 18 nations 1 USSR11 points 2 Denmark6 points 3 United Kingdoms points 8 USAminus 2 points October 1990 137 Competition Newsletter edited Ros B McMullen AMA 18181 TchnIcaI Director c~ money involvement writers point view scenario doesnt seem work least does effect tem porary have competition scene time will have noted events attempted will find virtually discipline book problem event may designed slow models down simplify open person has interest Now lets guess what going happen take event simple complicated arrow anyone enter Logic suggests person has developed skills gained experience over years will win event other hand work limiting enters event tends keep level competi tion line have attempting new events legislate mediocrity cant doneor least done very well cannot tell person allowed build better model find innovative way approach rules remember dialogue occurred some years ago contest attending time surface detail began show ing up RC Sport Scale models con testant uptight because wasnt get ting score accustomed receiv ing smooth nondetailed models argued intent saw Sport Scale provide entry-level event surface detail should al lowed went explain what should order preserve event pass rule said could use raised depressed detail Sport Scale model felt would rule out panel lines rivets etc Interestingly enough model event finish just smooth glass yet model panel line rivet place just happened builder model absolute whiz airbrush net effect includ ing simulated weathering viewed just few feet away impossible distinguish raised detail Now realize could have word ing rule would say must no representation raised detail am certain can figure some loopholes statement well look back rules propos als developed after new simple event made book attempt try keep simple instances such activity has proved futile least never-ending same concern creates flurries interpretations well lead confusion regarding event would like point out category has tended help prove point am try ing make RC Aerobatics Pattern has maintained skill-level classes years qualify flier equip ment Granted event has undergone some agony regarding what maneuvers dif ferent levels should flying person competes against others having about same skill level gives indi vidual time incentive build interest Continued page 140 COMPETITION DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Robert Wilkie 19 Everelt St Rocirlend MA 02370 II Fl Sobrino 87-26 88th St Woodhaven Ousens NY 11421 RC Ernest Nikodem 407 Willow St Lockporl NY 14094 RC Bill Fuori 28 Fernwood Dr Gommack NY 11725 Ill Nelson Gould 1944 5 Idaho St Allentown PA 18103 East M Weisenbach 4568W 148th Clevejand OH 44135 West IV CL & FF Bob Nicks 1211 Brookgreen Dr Gary NC 27511 RCEd Byerley 200 Commsnder Cove Stafford VA 22554 V RC Ralph Bailey PO Box 1287 Orangeburg SC 29116-1287 FF W Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 CL Joseph Mead 1339 Renasaleer St Jacksonville FL 32205 VI AC ray 201 Hulman Salem Rd Terre Haute IN 47803 RC Soaring Dale Folkening 1544 Darien Lake Dr Darien IL 60559 CL WR Bodzioch Jr 1800 Trail Ridge St Arlinglon Hgla IL 60004 FF Jim Bennett 324 Helfenatein Ave St Louis MO 63119 VII eventa except AC entire District except Michigan Greg Seydel 3825 B Ions Terrace Cudahy WI 53110 RC Leon Cordy N4503 Highway 55 Chilton WI 52014 Michigan AC Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 44174 FF Paul Shailor 18303 Karen Mt Clemens Ml 48044 CL Mark Warwashana 43670 Candelwood Canton Ml 48187 VIII Randy Randolph PO Box 271048 Dallas TX 75227 lx Mike Tallman 2014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 RC Judy Gerken 2069 South Raleigh St Denver CO 80219 x Ellis Hall 5543 Willow Oak Way Fair Oaks CA 95628 No Harry Apoian 27704 Saddle Rd Rolling Hills CA 80274 So Frank Games 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 98816 Hawaii Utah Arizona David LiG 1111 N 54th St #53 Mesa AZ 85205 Xl Dick Salter 7217 So 133rd St BeanIe WA 98178 RC WT Bill Smith 10825 44th Ave SW Saattle WA 98148 AC Pylon & SoaringRC Pattern & eli other AC xcept Soaring Bold Face Below 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 Ill Walt VanGorder 5669 Victory View Ln Cincinnati OH 45233 IV Don Srull 941 Kimberwicke Rd McLean VA 22102 V John Martin 2180 Tigerlail Miami FL 33133 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PO Box 561 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1100 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Wayne Foster 101 Forest Dr Advance NC 27008 V Dave Hematraught P0 Boa 171 Moncks Corner SC 29461 FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck 294 Rt 156 Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 80 Lake Ave Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny JenkIns 3112 E Reins Rd Memphis TN 38118 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I liv Sean 52 Langholm Dr Nashua NH 03060 II Robert Clemens 98 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14812 Ill Bill Carper 127 PserI SI Jackson OH 45640 IV Bob Karlsson 706 Bulten Dr Middlelown DE 19705 V David Piatt 1306 itayn NW Palm Bay FL 32907 ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD I Nelson Whitman PO Box 415 East Falmouth MA 02536 II Joe Beshar 156 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 Ill TBA IV Woody Biancherd 1733 Beach Rd Hampton VA 23664 V Robert Nelson 390 San Jose Winter Haven FL 33884 VI Charlie Sotich 3851 W 62nd Place Chicago IL 80829 VII Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Dr Orion Ml 48359 Viii Ralph Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 IX Stan Chilton 725 B Lincoln Wichita KS 672113302 X Clarence Mather 2358 Tam OShanter Ave Bishop CA 93814-1944 Xl Andy Tagliafico 650-B Taybin Rd NW Salem OR 97304 VI GE Robbert 349 Hitlaboro Ave Lexington KY 40511 VII Larry Dziak 2019 Strange St Stevens Point WI 54481 Viii Bill Blachoff 7550 Christie Delis, TX 75249 IX Michael Taltman 2014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 x Vic Garner PO Box 573 Livermore GA 94550 Xl John Thompson 1520 Anthony Ave Cottage Grove OR 97424 VI Chris Matauno 8576 Ginger Dr St John MO 63114 VII Bill Shailor 2317 Glsason Avenue Royal Oak Ml 48073 VIII Russ Snyder 114 AndOrra universal City TX 78148 IX Jerald Murphy 2223 Villa Rosa Colorado Springs CO 80904 X Joe Norcross P0 Box 65 Hanford CA 80232 Xl Kevin Collins 2320 Sahalee Dr B Redmond WA 98083 VI John Guenther 31809 Borden-Greenville Rd Borden IN 47106 VII Claude McCullough RR 1 Box 457 Montezuma IA 80171 VIII Ernest Harwood 2711 English Chase Arlington TX 76016 IX Dean Copeland 11629 Ruggles St Omaha NE 68164 X Jim McDonald 856 Burr Davis CA 95616 Xi Earls Moorhead 2545 Phippa Cr NE Salem OR 97305 VI Cal Eltel 3 Castle Dr RR 2 Floriasant MO 83034 VII Keith Shaw 2756 Elmwood Ann Arbor Ml 48104 VIII Frank Korman 5834 Goodwin Dallas TX 75200 IX Byron Blakeslee 3134 Winnebago Dr Sadalis CO 80138 X Robert 5141 PO es 5044 Lee inn Fl 98 Midway Cuy CA 92605 Xl Bernard Cawley 29838 48th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD Chairman Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie IL 60540 Member East Coast Austin Leltwich 407 Aubrey Rd Richmond VA 23229 Member Central Lee Webster 1000 Syosmore Manchester TN 37355 Member West Coast Bill Northrop 898 West 16th St Newport Beach CA 92663 Member South Glenn Gresens 10224 Kenlee Dr Baton Rouge LA 70815 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARDS AEROBATICS I Scott Melville 100 Chaiham Terr Bridgeport CT 06606 II Gsorge 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Cincinnati ON 45245 IV Tam Miller 19130 Brookgreen Garden Fl Hunternoille NC 28078 V John Fuqus 724 Diane St Niceville FL 32578 HELICOPTER I Randy King 59 Waltinglord Ave Athol MA 01331 Ii Horace Hagen 15 Partway Pt Red Bank NJ 07701 Ill Bill Curtis 218 Vernon Rd Greenville PA 16125 IV Robert F Hsrria Rt 3 257 Estevez Rd La Plata MD 20646 V Tim Schoonard 802 Atfred Orlando FL 32810 RACING I Pete Reed 49 Anvil Dr Avon GT 06001 II Adam Sattler 41 Perry Ave Latham NY 12110 Ill Dave Lataha 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA 17043 IV Cliff Tellord 7417 Arrowood Rd. Bethesda MD 20817 V Gail Jacobson 2205 Britley Terrace College Park GA 20349 SOARING I Fritz Bien 41 Saw Mill Rd Concord MA 01742 Ii Doug Stout 12A Mayne Ave Stanhope NJ 07874 ill Gene Shelkey 217 Euclid Ave Scottdaie PA 15683 IV Bob Chsmpine 205 Tipton Rd Newport News VA 23806 V Charles Anderson PO Box 305 Tullahoma TN 37388 SCALE John Guenther 21609 BordenGreenviile Rd Borden IN 47106 INDOOR Richard Doig 8 Ganary Hill Dr Orion Ml 48359 FREE FLIGHT Bob Sifleet RD 3 Box 56 Glenrock PA 17327 CL SPEED & TEAM RACE Bill Lee 3522 Tamariak Ln Missouri City TX 77459 CL COMBAT Gary Frost 13 Castlewood Cl St Peters MO 63376 CL AEROBATICS Pete Bergstrom 4219 201st Ct E Spanaway WA 98387-6714 VI Charles W Reed 5408 Woodson Rd Raytown MO 64133 VII David von Linsowe 7093 B Dodge Rd Mt Morris Mi 48458 VIII William Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Barttesville OK 74006 IX Jim Mowrey RR 2 Box 56 Kinaley KS 67547 X Craig Millet c/n Gibson Dunn & Cruicher 800 Newport Canter Dr Suite 700 Newport Beach CA 92660 Xl Charles Davenport 14415 SE 268th SI Kent WA 98042 VI Bob Bellumnisi 129 College Furk Dr Crealview Hills KY 41017 VII Roy Dielz 12450 Lanadowne Detroit Ml 48224 VIII Dave Youngblood 1212 Barak Bryan TX 77802 IX Don Vineyard 205 5 HilIdale Salina KS 67401-3209 X Robert Gorham 23561 Craftsman Rd Calabasas CA 91302 Xl Jerry Holcomb 1010 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver WA 98684 VI Jim Gager 5425 Auburn Rd Ft Wayne IN 46825-3031 VII Wayne Yasger 38235 Castle Dr Romulus MI 48174 VIII Dick Ritch 11042 Wanwing Houston TX 77038 IX Duane Gall 12800 W Asbury Pt Lakemood CO 80228 X Gary Hover 16016 Ave 288 Visalia CA 93277-9757 Xl Tom Strom 1420 SW 160th Beattle WA 98116 VI Stan Watson 10414W 134S1 Pals Park IL 60484 VII Al Scidmore 8013 Dorsett Dr Madison WI 83711 VIII Pancho Morris 2715 Eastbrook Dr Mesquite TX 75150 IX Ray Marvin 2781 5 Garfield Denver CO 80210 X Randy Spencer 2617 Fisk Ln Redondo Beach CA 80278 Xl Dave Johnson 3826 NE 90th Ave Portland OR 97220 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindley 420 Tupelo Napervilie IL 60640 FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN RC SOARING Dos Edberg 4922 Rochelle Ave Irvine CA 92714 RC AEROBATICS Larry Phillips RD 1 Box 544 Wllliamsport PA 17701 AC PYLON Sob Srown 1255 High St Bradford PA 16701 AC ELECTRIC Joe Beahar 198 Merritt Dr Oradell NJ 07649 RC HELICOPTER Horace Hagen 15 Parkway P1 Red Bank NJ 07701 138 Model Aviation 1990 United States National Outdoor Free Flight Championships coming Lawrenceville Illinois October 1620 Mid-American Air Center will again host Free Flighters over country Its premier flying site local community cant wait see again AMA VINTAGE October 19 AMA Rulebook Event 701 TM E WGGENT FREE P13GM T MO bELING 14. AB cUT TO HAPPE N AND IFIFI C 3/ information contact Jim OReilly316 744-0851 October 1990 139 T44ttiIaI DWector d1 skills necessary progress top levels competitive field no need position have take acknowledged master unless course wish Other types flying have similar sys tem Helicopter has skill classes place Control Line Precision Aerobatics added same idea last cycle after some years refinement another element whole issue well important try stimulate peoples interest might con sider becoming involved various events Often approach doing make certain can win out set little skill development provide trophies zillion places well trying make event simpler realistic meaningful approach have finished third event felt good about because may have third also dead last since three people event third-place trophy really has lot meaning came during competition noted personal im provement winning over persons beat month before Isnt essence competition Isnt hon ing skills should simply create events negate development skill perhaps introduce elements luck guess concern briefly stated centers around inability stimulate interest event through development simple entry-level competitions As long allow experienced master fly event will achieve goal clubs have already taken action proves point Almost instant Quickie 500 RC Racing event hit rule book lost its entry-level quality As result see sanctioning separate novice expert classes some cont ests Exactly same thing happened year RC Fun Scale number meets re alize society has moved toward concept instant gratification some ways has attempted minimize commitment necessary win Neverthe less still opinion lasting fulfillment results achieving higher levels through skill development have noticed three basic types approaches competition rules govern Group consists individuals dont pay much attention rules people never learn rules fol low kinda like bumper cars amusement park Everyone around people sorta bump proper reference order compete Theyre fun watch contest walk around dazed expression always have question about something everyone else knows settled two problems ago Group two has Changers indi viduals consists two subgroups B Group 2A Loophole Catchers really know rules well catch lit tle thing some persons group may strive use knowledge create personal edge fortunately simply seek correct rules plug hole 2As important group often innovative free thinkers produce helpful changes structure Group 2B Manipulator Changers too know rules well have hid den agenda designed perpetuate some selfish interest Fortunately group quite small often kept succeeding through concerted ef fort others involved system third group interesting Enjoyers enjoy competi tion really dont care whole heck lot what rules suggest like first group mentioned Indeed people almost always know rules well interested Its just deeply concerned about what way rules go long remain reasonable frame persons tend es pouse philosophy long rules same everyone can monitor what happening rules want compete everything fine guess kinda fit last group far competitive life concerned Oh have suggested some rules changes over years almost always aimed helping plug holes must admit having made some dire predictions cer tain proposals passed competition area almost always wrong pri marily due fact bulk competitors take considered approach problem appears worked out reasonable way closing remember what said out set column pure opinion wouldnt begin think everyone would agree Its little like base ball umpire call first base As long no rule interpretation involved cant wrong waves runner out made judgement call fore cannot wrong Granted runner manager spectator have slightly different judge ment but. Have nice month Soon will whole bunch rules proposals consider Watch themand tell dis trict Contest Board member what think about youre go back read Competition Newslet ter March 1990 issue has formation rules change busi ness works probably care know 1991 F30 Team Selection Program FAI Pylon World Championships Committee District IBob Wallace District IlErnie Nikodem District IllBob Brown District VGreg Doe District VIIWayne Yeager District VIIIBruce Richmond Dis trict XDave Shadel District XITom Strom I PURPOSE 1991 FAI Pylon Team Selection Program shall select three Pylon teams pilot/caller represent United States FAI World Championships 1991 Alternates will also chosen back up team event withdrawal pri mary teams II METHOD team alternates will selected flying single elimination contest ac tual contest date shall determined Team Selection Committee contest shall held time frame between July November year preceding world championship competition Ill QUALIFICATION Any modeler wishing qualify US Pylon team must current US resident member Academy Model Aero nautics possess current FAI stamp Team Selection finals fee $50 shall mailed AMA Headquarters postmarked later thirty 30 days preceding starting day race late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time race IV CONTEST CRITERIA A The team selection finals shall twoday event minimum seven rounds maximum twelve rounds shall flown maximum number rounds shall determined Con test Director beginning first race day poorest heat time shall discarded after five heats second poorest heat time shall discarded af ter ten heats Other scoring de viation contest shall flown under strict accordance current FAt Sporting Code B ProtestsAn informal protest may made writing Contest Director time infraction contes tant satisfied result informal protest formal protest may submitted FAI Jury presiding contest formal protest must submitted writing within hour time original infraction pro test fee $25 shall accompany writ ten protest protest rejected Jury protest fee shall warded team selection Fund protester will repaid protest fee protest allowed C After round itemized score will publicly posted score will clude lap time FAI score posted score will official hour af ter posting D Final ResultsThe results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion last race scores will become official hour after posting after resolution protest No protest may issued pertaining operation Team Selection finals its results after scores have rec ognized official E Official TeamThe official United States team shall comprised pilots first three scoring positions first alternate shall pilot fourth-place score second alternate shall pilot fifth-place score Upon registration World Championship pilot shall designate official caller will official US team F Team ManagerThe team manager shall 140 Model Aviation Trophy Winners 1990 AMA Indoor Nats NFFS US Indoor Champs Grand Champion John Marett Perpetual Trophies Stout indoor Indoor Cabin high time re gardless age Larry Loucka 2747 Stout Commercial Hand-Launched Slick FiD high single flight regardless age Jim Richmond 4220 #206 Easy B Junior/Senior Don Slucarczyk Sr Peter Kearney Sr Jim Buxton Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open John Marett Walt Van Gorder Chuck Stusarczyk Jerry Notin Stan Chitton Andy Tagliafico Jack McGillivray H Henderson Easy B international Bernard Hunt David Yates Mike CoIling #207 Pennyplane JuniorlSenior Don Slusarczyk Sr Don De Loach Sr Peter Kearney Sr Open Lea Garber Chuck Slusarczyk Gordy Wisniewaki John Marelt Doug Bsrber Larry Loucka #205 Manhattan Cabin Combined Ages Larry Loucka Tony DAtlessandro Walt Van Gorder Don Stuaarczyk Sr Joe Krush Ron Ganser #210 Ornithopter Combined Ages Frank Kisser Joe Krush Herb Robbins #209 Helicopter CombIned Ages Tom Vallee John Marett Ron Ganser #202 Intermediate Stick Junior/Senior Don Slusarczylc Sr Peter Kearney Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open Chuck Stusarczyk Stan Chilton Dan Betieff Larry Loucka John Marett Ken Groves Beat Flight 1900 1553 1307 1050 2141 2140 2057 2044 2039 2020 2007 1945 fleas Flight 2042 1645 0934 Beat Flight 1406 1226 1215 1535 1523 1459 1355 1353 1323 fleas Flight 1106 1051 1028 1018 1003 0958 fleas Flight 1430 1139 0944 Beet Flight 1043 0557 0508 Best FlIght 2853 1531 1105 2702 2643 2604 2556 2204 2201 P1 2 3 4 S 6 P1 2 3 P1 2 3 #208 Limited Pennypiane Junior Mark Richmond Senior Don De Loach Don Slusarczyk Peter Kearney Pt Open 1 Bill Henderson 2 Las Garber Cazar Banks RJ Miller Jim Grant John Msrett 2Jim Clem 3Ron Ganser 4 sR&D 6Combined Ages y 8 Chuck Slusarczyk Joe Nuazer P1No-Cal 1CombIned Ages 2 Dave Aronstein Les Garber Chuck Slusarczyk John Marett P1 Ken Groves 2#204 ROG Cabin 3CombIned Ages Larry Loucka Don Slussrczyk Sr Rich Doig 2 3 4 5 6 #201 HandLaunched Stick Junior/Senior Don Slusarczyk Sr Mark Richmond Jr Open Jim Richmond Bob Randolph Rich Doig Larry Loucka Dan Belieff AJI Oltimer Microfilm WH Phillips Tony DAlessandro Joe Krush Federation ROG Individual Results Jim Clam Dave Aronstein Doug Barber D Baird State Results Washington Dave Aron pt stein G Coughtin Andy Tagliafico 2eanut Speed Combined Ages Chuck Markoe 2UnlImited 3 Speed Combined Agea 6T Niad Beat Flight 0822 1136 1104 1031 1346 1323 1322 1309 1256 1253 1253 1231 Best Flight 1416 1227 0911 Best FlIght 0543 0518 0436 0427 0411 Best Flight 2747 2710 2354 Beat Flight 2940 1102 4220 4129 3931 3513 2943 Beat Flight 2445 2313 2239 Beat FlIght 0751 0717 0708 0655 Best Two #212 Hand-Launched Glider Junior PIMark Richmond 1Senior Jim Buxton 1 Don Slusarczyk 2 Don De Loach open Charles Gagliano 1Bernie Beohm 2Chuck Slusarczyk 3Moe Whittemore Randy Klelnert Jass Shepherd Jr 6 7 8Catapult Glider Combined Ages P1Chuck Markos 1Bill Schlarb 2v Garofalo R Schlarb Bob Bienenstein Bob Champine P1 2 3 4 5 Pt 2 3 PI 2 2 3 4 5 P1 2 3 #203 FAi Indoor FiD Bob Randolph Cezar Banks Jim Richmond Rene Butty Laurie Barr Robert Champion #215 Bostonian Combined Ages RJ Miller Bill Henderson Dave Aronstein John Mareft R Boyles Don Lindley Beat Fit 0416 0416 0359 0412 0355 0333 #507 Rubber Scale Combined AgesSubject Ken GrovesFike Dream Jim MillerLacey Don De Loach SrBede BD-4 John BlairZippy Sport #505 Peanut Scale Beat Fit 253 740 541 456 2nd Beat 246 1035012600229501 1142411424228482 95509900194503 793511280192154 660011760183605 721011000182106 Craft pta 37 36 36 37 35 35 Beat 2 Fits 192 190 190 166 186 176 Total Pta 288 286 285 282 279 270 P1 2 3 4 5 6 Totsi 499 6991439 5001041 425861 6716661337 6606501310 6045951199 5175081023 5314901021 496484980 Beet FIt 774 711 706 699 700 686 Best Flight 4129 4058 4219 3527 3403 3238 2nd Beat 0408 0408 0350 0351 0352 0331 Best Flight 900 900 800 900 Beat JunlorlSenior SubjectFit P1Don De Loach1911 Voisin Can1156 1Jim BuxtonNesmith Cougar810 2Don SlusarczykFRED840 3Open 4Jim MillerVoisin Hydro Jack McGillivray Isaacs Fury pi Mike CoIling Bleriot VII Ken Groves Bristol Scout D George Nunez Sopwith Triplane 25391Michael Hines HalOO V-8 Beat Beat Time MPH 719 1192 Beat Best Time Mph 495 1731 P1 Kit Plan Scale Comb AgesModel Ed KonefesFound RJ MillerDGA9 Stu WackartyFound John BlairF-24 P1John SchlagetterF-24 1W EggertFok D7 Beat BestFit FitMax 9696 9696 9595 9494 9393 9090 107010700100010000 128011424122811424 96096009509500 80180107867860 67067006506500 72272207207200 2nd Beat FIt 96 94 95 94 93 86 2ndTot FitFIdel MaxPta 9659 9458 9557 9457 9357 8659 2nd Best 763 700 703 685 671 869 2nd Best 4040 4013 3610 3507 3112 3143 Total 0824 0824 0749 0803 0747 0704 Total 1537 1411 1409 1384 1371 1355 Total 12209 12111 11829 11034 10515 1042 1 CharIsma 115 115 120 115 110 120 2nd AvgScale BeatBest 2PoInts 890 8950 93500 900 9000 81000 720 7600 85000 900 9000 71000 Total 59760 57960 56250 55545 51370 50880 Total 18300 17100 16100 16100 P1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 5 6 Pt 2 3 4 5 6 P1 2 3 4 selected first three pilots US team team manager must se lected within hour posting final results team manager can caller pilot United States Pylon team V Finances A United States Pyion team expenses cov ered AMA 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days World Championships 2 AMA Will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight major airport nearest team members home nearest city World Championship no direct flight flight arrangements econom ical fare 3Team lodging costs practice maximum three days World Championship site 4Model box transportation up 80% actual cost 5A United States World Champion will funded same manner team member B The official US/FAi Pylon Team Fund will held account AMA Head quarters under control Team Selection Committee entry fees late fees additionai income and/or dona tions shall kept fund C Team Trial Expenses including paid host club shall no 25% entry fees accrued Team Selection finals D The Team Selection Committee shall ailo cate Team Fund monies Continued next page October 1990 141 Best 2nd 2nd FlIght Beat Flight Avg 2 Scale Total Max Fit Max Beat Points Points P1 11560 1148 11460 11520 13500 25020 1 8100 700 7000 7550 9776 17326 2 7175 760 7175 7175 7175 14350 3 C Pylon Program owing team expenses 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Excess baggage expenses 4 Team uniforms HQ note 1/90 Cur rently AMA provides team uniforms 5 Expenses approved majority vote current Team Selection Committee E US/FAI Pylon Team monies can spent team expenses team se lection contest VI JURY per AMA Bylaws A An FAI Jury shall appointed AMA Jury shall consist three peo ple shall named and/or ap pointed accordance follow ing B A list nominating least five people shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Council review AMA Executive Council shall select three people act FAI Jury Team Selection fi nals using submitted list guide C The Jury must include least per son paragraph D D AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor AMA delegate particular FAI Subcommittee involved AMA voting del egate person AMA pres ident AMA Executive Director AMA Ex ecutive Vice President chairman associated Team Selection committee E The second third members jury may designated paragraph D may selected list submined Team Selection Commit tee selected paragraph D persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge event being flown F Decisions appointed Jury shall final recourse other au thority US Team Selection Pmgram 1991 FAIIF3C RC Helicopter World Championships I Purpose team selection program 1991 RC Helicopter F3C World Championships will use single team-selection contest Finals held spring/summer 1991 exact date time announced soon known Finals shall used select three team members repre sent United States 1991 FAI-F3C World Championships An alternate team member shall also chosen can serve replacement event withdrawal primary members II QUALIFICATION modeler wishes qualify world championship team must mem ber Academy Model Aeronautics AMA possess current FAI stamp avail able AMA HQ $18 enter team selection program program entry fee $20 must paid AMA Headquar ters entrant will receive em bossed performance affidavit form pro gram entry FAI Stamp fees must paid prior entry qualifying contest addition order eligible enter Finals contestant must place up per 50 percent FAI RC Helicopter F3C event 4 contestants at least AMA-sanctioned contest held between April 1 1990 5 business days prior Finals case odd number con testants number qualified pilots shall rounded up ie 7 entries upper 50% shall mean 4 qualified pilots mem bers 1989 team entered qual ifying contest will coiunted determining number qualified pilots program entry form must properly completed signed Contest Direc tor top white copy must forwarded Headquarters Incomplete improperly completed forms may result contes tant being denied entry Finals Any previous World Champion mem bers previous World Championships team except team manager eli gible directly enter Finals provided pay program entry fee $20 Finals fee $50 Ill TEAM SELECTION CONTEST FINALS A GENERALThe actual contest date site shall determined Team Selec tion Committee minimum grace period two months shall maintained between Finals World Championships B ENTRY FEEA Finals entry fee $50 shall mailed AMA Headquarters post marked later thirty days preceding first day Finals late entry fee $100 may paid Contest Director up hour before advertised starting time contest CD must forward such payments AMA Headquarters C DURATIONThe minimum duration Finals shall two days minimum four rounds shall flown throwaway round exact number rounds shall announced Contest Director before start contest D FLIGHT JUDGESThe flight line judges shall approved Team Selection Committee shall five judges used round competition E SCORINGFlight scores shall posted publicly end round posted scores become official hour af ter posting Flights shall scored accord ance 1988 FAI/F3C RC Helicopter rules F PROTESTSProtests must submitted FAI jury presiding contest protest must submitted writing within hour infraction fee $25 shall accompany protest protest re jected jury fee shall warded F3C team fund held es crow AMA HQ protest fee shall returned protester protest al owed stand G FINAL RESULTSThe final results shall posted within one-half hour con clusion contest final scores shall become official hour after conclu sion team selection contest after resolution protest Protests will accepted after scores have de dared official Contest Director H OFFICIAL TEAMThe official US team shall consist pilots three high est scores alternate US team member shall pilot fourth highest score Upon registration world cham pionships team member shall desig nate official mechanic I TEAM MANAGERThe program partici pants shall select team manager major ity vote no later month prior Finals possible due time con straints team manager shall selected unanimously first three team mem bers within hour after conclusion Finals team manager cannot primary team members nor chanic pilot US team j JURYThe FAI jury presiding Finals shall appointed AMA Executive Council jury shall consist three mem bers shall named and/or appointed accordance following 1 A list nominating least five individu als shall submitted Team Selec tion Committee AMA Executive Coun cil review Executive Council shall se lect three individuals act FAI Jury team selection contest using submitted list guide 2 The jury must include least per son paragraph 3 3 AMA President AMA Technical Direc tor US representative FAI F3C Sub committee AMA voting delegate per son AMA President AMA Execu tive Director AMA Executive Vice-Presi dent Chairman F3C Team Selection Committee 4 The second third members jury may designated paragraph 3 may selected list submitted Team Selection Committee se lected paragraph 3 persons designated must have demonstrated knowledge FAI F3C competition cate gory 5 Decisions appointed Jury shall final recourse other author ity IV TEAM FINANCES Team expenses covered AMA clude 1 Entry fees including lodging meals duration official days world championships 2 AMA will pay lowest available amount direct coach flight ma jor citys airport nearest team members home nearest city world cham pionships no direct flight flight arrangements economical fare Arrangements made AMAs travel agent 3 Team lodging costs practice maximum three days prior world championships event site 4 Model box transportation up 80% actual cost Boxes transported s excess baggagenot freight remain ing 20% must borne contestant cannot drawn team fund B official USA/F3C team fund will held account AMA Headquarters un der control Team Selection Com mittee entry fees additional income and/or donations shall kept fund C Team Selection Committee shall allo cate team fund monies fol lowing team expenses 142 Model Aviation 1 Travel expenses paid AMA 2 Vehicle rentals 3 Expenses approved majority vote Team Selection Committee exclud ing excess baggage 4 Meals during three practice days AMA pays lodging D USA/FAI F3C team fund monies can spent team expenses Fi nals APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive thoughtprovoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will endeavor print viewpoints have submit tedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropriate ness publication of matters must necessity rest solely pub lisher thoughts presented au thor should construed AMA HQ staff AMA officers pub lisher should note publication rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Ex ecutive Council appropriate committee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action Scale Point Deductions. Joe Tschirgi Santa Ana CA Last year pleased read MA Scale Contest Board accepted rule proposal both CL RC categories would apparently reinforce builder-of-themodel BOM rules details lacking new rule would establish list Scale point deductions made use certain prefabricated parts such fiberglass fuselages competition en tries copy 1990-91 Com petition Regulations arrived recently both surprised appalled new rule did bolster BOM rulesit effectively eliminated True new rule establishes list 12 items point deductions replaces old contestant-supplied list prefabri cated parts presumably item list can purchased penal ty adjustment point-values low average contestant will gain points using purchased part example use purchased wheels will lose 015 points Yes thats zero point five 15/100 point Have ever tried make good Scale wheel Most sharp-eyed judges wouldand should take full point off set wheels pro duced shop compared pur chased quality items Additionally list woefully incom plete Wings tail surfaces men tioned Yet fine Scale kits P1NamelCauntry 1James Richmond/1988 W/Ch 2Cezar Banks/USA 3Robert Randolph/USA 4Larry Cailliau/USA SPentti Nore/Finland 6Rene Butty/Switzerland 7Hideyo Enomoto/Japan 8Aurel Moraru/Romania 9Mike Thomas/Canada 10Ron Higgs/Canada 11Peter Kuttler/FR Germany 12Vasile Nicoara/Romania 13Aurel Popa/Romania 14Shigeyoshi Nonaka/Japan 15Jack McGillivray/Canada 16Robert Champion/France 17Guy Cognet/France 18Brian Kenny/United Kingdom 19Bernard Trachez/France 20Harri Raulio/Finland 21Laurie Barr/United Kingdom 22Yoichi lchiyamalJapan 23Leif Englund/Finland 24Robin Bailey/United Kingdom 25Rainer Lotz/FR Germany Rd 1 4318 0650 4023 1241 2606 0816 3819 3352 3111 3436 2930 3340 1029 0710 0536 2959 2310 2806 0649 2346 0917 2541 2841 1403 1924 Rd 2 4215 0054 4120 3921 2801 3953 3842 3609 0028 3334 3416 3420 2801 3114 3521 3351 2723 1409 1008 2904 1535 2731 2436 2602 0733 Rd 3 0230 3849 4114 3743 3802 3758 3815 1509 3452 3624 342 1 3424 3305 3333 1226 2821 2545 0258 1329 0845 2006 2538 1246 2247 1258 Rd 4 3833 4105 4046 3921 3920 3643 3528 3625 3744 1329 3414 3546 3520 3113 0927 0018 3156 3248 2943 1815 2607 2903 2631 2405 2459 Rd 5 4418 4242 4016 3819 3858 1611 3556 3611 0025 3215 3523 1218 2753 3338 0638 3203 1526 1109 2940 2852 3022 1228 2529 2538 1212 Rd 6 0000 1311 4207 1638 3801 0955 3408 3153 3046 3550 3525 3203 3148 3040 3113 1211 3155 0319 3042 1553 2715 2832 0658 0603 2038 Best 2 8736 8347 8327 7842 7818 775 1 7701 7236 7236 7214 7048 7010 6825 6711 6634 6554 6351 6054 6025 5756 5737 5735 5512 5140 4537 Team Results 1 USA 24556 2 Canada 21124 3 Romania2ll11 4 Japan 201 47 5 Finland 191 26 6 France 19010 market molded foam wings least fiberglass wings tail include rivet panel-line detail Further retractable landing gear systems omitted deduction list though can buy fairly certain 10 flight points act demonstrates neither craftsmanship nor ability pilot As rules now stand can purchase completely prefabricated fiberglass kit Spitfire no visible ordnance scale en gine no wheel pants separate en gine cowl deduction points legally en ter AMA Scale contest deduction 275 scale points Aside paying four-figure price kit effort required construct contest entry act joining two wing panels attaching tail fuselage bolting retract gear wing painting assembly Does massive prefabrication meet current BOM rules Let quote portion 4 Scale Builder-Flier Rule found Scale General section rule book Kits containing large amount prefabri cation permissible long final sembly parts painting done builder Machine tools meticulous molding processes can mass-produce models precision cannot achieved skilled craftsmen average home shop completely prefabbed kits currently meet standard proof both possible coming can seen FAI F3B RC Sailplane compe tition factory-produced models reasonable since no points given workmanship fidelity scale 7 United Kingdom 17011 8 FR Germany 11625 9 Switzerland 7751 Before denouncing new Scale rule its effect Scale competition must evalu ated Scale contests remain pop ular spectatorsparticularly model buildersinterest entering Scale competi tion waning 13 Sport Scale Expert entrants 1989 Nats Will relaxation BOM rules result increased entrant lists doubt go very popular Scale funfly uncontests see excellent mod els never seen competition Its lack quality craftsmanship reducing contest entry lists its distaste preparation practice documenta tion etc hassle todays competi tion sport needs healthy industry Will rule increase Scale kit sales Again doubt will result significant crease Competition entrants tiny frac tion total Scale fraternity will never build Scale kits Future Scale contests likely become tests expendable income tests C 0 craftsmanship 0 w 0 x CO 0 w 0 x APBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX October 1990 143 Indoor World Championships Results