IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/09
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IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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requireRegistrar/Scorer213X make up largest part RC its variousan adequate SILENCER order usedHeat Call Up112 divisions same true inanywhere proliferation anti-noise laws Timers4480 will make mandatory could cause Winch Operators44B planes boats cars CL groupsformembership AMA Cycle Operators224w well Furthermore types mufflers a doubling COwhich aveilable dont really silencetheysucceed get job done before harm Impound1120 xare compromise designor some cases happensFrequency Control 202X Total34CO othey simply made up fit engine and0 provide some degree expansion No ef-SPORT SCALE -u 4fective design principles have applied ex-Contest Director101W capt very few monstrousHELP YOURPrizes2020 needCONTEST DIRECTORSRegistrar/Scorer202X As silencing providedyesImpound101 0 some degree does help theDoug AlIredFrequency Control 101 events now occurring local communitiesAt recent meeting subject club- Static Judges303 4 W Owriting anti-noise ordinances calling out 55db sponsored contests discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/09
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IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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requireRegistrar/Scorer213X make up largest part RC its variousan adequate SILENCER order usedHeat Call Up112 divisions same true inanywhere proliferation anti-noise laws Timers4480 will make mandatory could cause Winch Operators44B planes boats cars CL groupsformembership AMA Cycle Operators224w well Furthermore types mufflers a doubling COwhich aveilable dont really silencetheysucceed get job done before harm Impound1120 xare compromise designor some cases happensFrequency Control 202X Total34CO othey simply made up fit engine and0 provide some degree expansion No ef-SPORT SCALE -u 4fective design principles have applied ex-Contest Director101W capt very few monstrousHELP YOURPrizes2020 needCONTEST DIRECTORSRegistrar/Scorer202X As silencing providedyesImpound101 0 some degree does help theDoug AlIredFrequency Control 101 events now occurring local communitiesAt recent meeting subject club- Static Judges303 4 W Owriting anti-noise ordinances calling out 55db sponsored contests discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/09
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IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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requireRegistrar/Scorer213X make up largest part RC its variousan adequate SILENCER order usedHeat Call Up112 divisions same true inanywhere proliferation anti-noise laws Timers4480 will make mandatory could cause Winch Operators44B planes boats cars CL groupsformembership AMA Cycle Operators224w well Furthermore types mufflers a doubling COwhich aveilable dont really silencetheysucceed get job done before harm Impound1120 xare compromise designor some cases happensFrequency Control 202X Total34CO othey simply made up fit engine and0 provide some degree expansion No ef-SPORT SCALE -u 4fective design principles have applied ex-Contest Director101W capt very few monstrousHELP YOURPrizes2020 needCONTEST DIRECTORSRegistrar/Scorer202X As silencing providedyesImpound101 0 some degree does help theDoug AlIredFrequency Control 101 events now occurring local communitiesAt recent meeting subject club- Static Judges303 4 W Owriting anti-noise ordinances calling out 55db sponsored contests discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/09
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IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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requireRegistrar/Scorer213X make up largest part RC its variousan adequate SILENCER order usedHeat Call Up112 divisions same true inanywhere proliferation anti-noise laws Timers4480 will make mandatory could cause Winch Operators44B planes boats cars CL groupsformembership AMA Cycle Operators224w well Furthermore types mufflers a doubling COwhich aveilable dont really silencetheysucceed get job done before harm Impound1120 xare compromise designor some cases happensFrequency Control 202X Total34CO othey simply made up fit engine and0 provide some degree expansion No ef-SPORT SCALE -u 4fective design principles have applied ex-Contest Director101W capt very few monstrousHELP YOURPrizes2020 needCONTEST DIRECTORSRegistrar/Scorer202X As silencing providedyesImpound101 0 some degree does help theDoug AlIredFrequency Control 101 events now occurring local communitiesAt recent meeting subject club- Static Judges303 4 W Owriting anti-noise ordinances calling out 55db sponsored contests discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/09
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IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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requireRegistrar/Scorer213X make up largest part RC its variousan adequate SILENCER order usedHeat Call Up112 divisions same true inanywhere proliferation anti-noise laws Timers4480 will make mandatory could cause Winch Operators44B planes boats cars CL groupsformembership AMA Cycle Operators224w well Furthermore types mufflers a doubling COwhich aveilable dont really silencetheysucceed get job done before harm Impound1120 xare compromise designor some cases happensFrequency Control 202X Total34CO othey simply made up fit engine and0 provide some degree expansion No ef-SPORT SCALE -u 4fective design principles have applied ex-Contest Director101W capt very few monstrousHELP YOURPrizes2020 needCONTEST DIRECTORSRegistrar/Scorer202X As silencing providedyesImpound101 0 some degree does help theDoug AlIredFrequency Control 101 events now occurring local communitiesAt recent meeting subject club- Static Judges303 4 W Owriting anti-noise ordinances calling out 55db sponsored contests discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/09
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IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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requireRegistrar/Scorer213X make up largest part RC its variousan adequate SILENCER order usedHeat Call Up112 divisions same true inanywhere proliferation anti-noise laws Timers4480 will make mandatory could cause Winch Operators44B planes boats cars CL groupsformembership AMA Cycle Operators224w well Furthermore types mufflers a doubling COwhich aveilable dont really silencetheysucceed get job done before harm Impound1120 xare compromise designor some cases happensFrequency Control 202X Total34CO othey simply made up fit engine and0 provide some degree expansion No ef-SPORT SCALE -u 4fective design principles have applied ex-Contest Director101W capt very few monstrousHELP YOURPrizes2020 needCONTEST DIRECTORSRegistrar/Scorer202X As silencing providedyesImpound101 0 some degree does help theDoug AlIredFrequency Control 101 events now occurring local communitiesAt recent meeting subject club- Static Judges303 4 W Owriting anti-noise ordinances calling out 55db sponsored contests discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/09
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IA RC CONTEST BOARD ENACTS RC SAILPLANE RECORDS IMMEDIATELY proposal National Soaring So ciety creation National AMA Record categories RC Sailpianes Radio Con trol Contest Board has voted immediate August 1 adoption record catego ries plus related rules procedures means flights made after August 1 accordance rules pro vided AMA RC Soaring Record Trials Sanc tion has applied granted elig ible AMA National Record recognition proposal National Soaring Records mainly work Don Clark acting behalf NSS assistance AMA Technical Director Frank Ehling action accordance Con test Board Procedures pertaining Interpre tations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals Alternatives considered immediate enactment requiring ratification vote four six weeks after publication B no immedi ate enactment require publication proposal vote four six weeks later immediate enactment called vote C denial action five RC Contest Board members voting Joe Friend Dist II Fred Gregg IV P T Waters VII William E Thomas VIII Ralph Brooke Xl response unanimous im mediate enactment Prior vote described above draft proposal circulated among RC Contest Board RC Soaring Rules Ad visory Committee response favor quicker normal action implement ing RC Soaring National Records sev eral revisions suggested separate ques tion asked time ABC vote described above concerning acceptance revisions response RCCB members voted unanimous ac ceptance article constitutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands approximately August 1 ratifica tion vote RCCB expected take place between September land September15 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Radio Control Contest Board member September 1 1979 AMA Sanction Procedure procedure obtaining AMA sanc tion AMA RC Soaring Record Trials bit different regular AMA Record Trials due specialize nature RC Soaring record categories first step write AMA HQ Application Individual RC Soaring Sanction completed signed AMA Contest Director returned AMA l-IQ fee $200 anticipated trials will involve single individual single record category Rules AMA National RecordsRC Sailpianes following records will recognized Classes Standard B Modi fied Standard C Unlimited D Two-Meter 1 Duration 2 Thermal Duration 3 Declared Distance 4 Open Distance 5 Closed Course Distance 6 Altitude 7 Speed General Rules record claims must made US citizens members Academy Model Aeronautics An AMA sanction re quired attempts Multiple records class single flight may tempted proylded sanctions obtained task minimum two officials must witness record attempt Both officials must AMA members least two must current AMA Contest Di rector Initial record claims will have no starting minimums After initial records established subsequent records must simply better existing records Team effort permitted record tempts However pilot will per mitted model must meet following speci fications Maximum surface area combined wing horizontal stab projected areas 150 din2 2325 sq maximum flying weight500 kg 11 lb 0368 oz surface loadingfrom 12 75 g/dm2 395 2457 oz/sq ft model may hand-launched launched means line hand tow histart winch maximum launch length 300m 985 ft 3 Hi-start can combination elastic line stretched length launching cannot exceed 300m 984 ft 3 towline must have pen nant parachute suitable size color enable officials determine towline re lease occurs No other type form launch permitted launch equipment must ground based Once released launch no other propulsion model permitted Special Rules Duration ng flight starts release model launch device stops model touches ground solid ground-based object disappears timekeepers sight five minutes point landing must within 300m 984 ft 3 launch point time taken two* timekeepers regis tered times must within 1% other lowest reading considered official Thermal Duration flight shall sustained thermal lift over essentially flat ground no time shall model fly slope lift loss height between start ing landing points both Duration Thermal Duration cannot exceed lOOm 328 ft 1 Declared Open Distance Con tinued page 96 September 1979 89 NE WSLET ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 US team 1979 RC Aerobatics World Champioruhips chosen Calms OH June 23-24 consists L-R Dave Brown Dean Koger Mark Radcliff manager Don Lowe Full report next month World Champs South Africa September 24-29 1919 US CONTROL UNE CHAMPION SHIPS EBB BROWN JR Good news bad news good news meet will held again next year about same time says Bill Pardue master organizer past seven yearsof three have AMA AAAA championship sanctions Announce ments will come later managing field CDs next years big CL event bad news can summed up two statements Boy rained lot year Can get gas Yes did rain bunch over June 16-17 dates 1979 us Control Line Championships plenty gas stations open lines Winston-Salem NC event held Still weather gas question might have affected attendance 158 contestants did show just couple down last year everybody put lots flights Sunday Sport Scale won Keith Trostle 1/10th full size Martin Bake MB5 Has 0560 power 42 span 45 fuselage All-up weight 6i lbs Features shock absorbing gear flaps working control column/toot pedals Thee two photos Mike Byrne Dave Hemetraught left releases original retractgeer Stunter Elwood Bellshown gear retracted center extended right Retracts actuated Tatone timer springs manner similar described Dick Mathis August 1978 MA Wheels up speeds 2 sec per lap 90 Model Aviation chief moving force behind US CL Chempiouhlps has Bill Pardue left shown chatting Chuck Foreman AMA District IV VP big contest slated under new reins next year Good attendance despite rain gas scare rain backed off justaslightdrizzle anybody wants know what Control Line flying about contest make spectator Try get Friday afternoon before meet begins watch through Sunday youll see virtually kind CL model Official flights started 9 AM Saturday classes Speed also FAI Team Racing After Team Racing preliminary heats Perkins/Aibritton fastest time 355 10 kilometers followed Kelly/ Parent Canada Vansant/Vansant 20 km finals Perkins/Aibritton looked winner early race Cana dians took first place hardware going distance 8 minutes 3414 seconds Charles Lieber New jersey set FAI Speed pace early 148 mphwhich held through contest Lieber member US World Champs team last year Sam Burke Canadian artist flew very unusual semi-scale FAI Speed ship pretty fast clip 142 mph Slow Combat circle goodly number entries able bat tle finish before rains came new face Combat Gary Fentress long known best pit men racing events Good good Gary took second Open bested Mack Henry Fast Combat Phil Cartier jousted best Mike Taliman came Kansas take second FAI Combat Mack Henry Gary Fentress Phil Left This box shows welltravelled Team Racers should go belongs Canadians Dave Kelly Ken Parent firstused ther own RAM engines Center Doc Jackson warming up newest 320gram lightweight FAI Team Racer Right Walt Perkins newest un flown FAI TR modified lightened Nelson 15 diesel Except Canadians TR entrants used Nelsons Above The Langlois/Hurlocker/Huff 0 Speed model gets load fuel before record breaking flight 19816 mph Right record model head removed mini-piped OPS ABC Rev-Up 9-12 September 1979 91 Left About half trophies Nicel Right Dick Tyndall Mack Henry IL-B kneeling before Combet match Mack tops both Slow PAl quite feat Left One Les Beer Srs Speed ships dont know onehewas2nd ABand D Right Larry Lauer fiaw thu original built-up wing 2nd Advenced Aerobatics ST 46 Cartier 1-2-3 FAI Combat flown Sunday afternoon weather cleared bit drew big crowd around fence Noon Saturday start Navy Carrier events Scale Racing Goodyear hour brought rain An insidious rain Pete Mazur almost set record low score Class Carrier 9888 points Last year very little Carrier activity year flew six hours allottedin rain Beginner-Intermediate Precision Aero batics fliers must have tough time five feet off asphalt 60 mph inverted rain John Easley took first place Goodyear rain like Spa auto racing entries fly elimina tion heats would have taken long time everybody voted go just 160-lap final timeand turned out speeds phenomenal John Ballard first covered 10 miles driving rain just 5 minutes 51 seconds Look up last years Nats winning time dont think thats fast Ballard three pit stops averaged 102 mph Sunday Speed fliers came out force pit area crowded 9 AM 5 PM record set slow air 19816 mph Class D Langlois/ HurlockerlHuff team Glenn Lee came close Formula 40 breaking own 168 mph record 166 mph effort Lots flying lots fun lots trophies Rat Racing saw two relative newcomers Senior age fliers beat comers John Wolfe first 438 Steve 92 Model Aviation Above Another view Nashville Slow Rat belonging Glenn Fultz Sr Below George CaIdwell launches Mouse Racer Strieter handle CaIdwell 2nd Mouse good way get started Stunt profile model such mu tuown uegunner Intermediate James Knapp Nice trim enhances models appearance Left Speed circle ready area Center Thats younger VanSants forget whether name James Glen pull-testing 9 Proto Speed Speed pit area busy day Sunday Right Bobby Oge flew sweptwing job big tank Class II Mouse Racing Above Mike Tallman handily won 34A Mouse Racing going 200 laps 9107 Left Thats Glenn Fultz Jr Nashville Slow Rats showing vividly streamlined board tank chicken-hopper other side Below Unusual elliptical planform Slow Rat flown Swindell Tate used K&B 58 Nashville Rats mostly used OPS 36 Left Front end Stan Powells original won Expert Precision Aerobatics Note deflection tubing added Martine muffler keep gunk off modaland pressure tap tank K&B 40 power Right Gene Martine original foamwing Stunter Homemade 3blade prop Reece second 446 both Macon GA John Wolfe incidentally took home Outstanding Junior-Senior Award Slow Rat event belongs Nash ville Rats Larry Hill Marshall Busby Paul Tune 1-2-3 Half-A Mouse Scale Racing must lot funespecially heats mix big guys short ones authors four-year-old daughter said wants try gets bigger George Caidwell Walkersville MD took 1AA Scale Racing third year row Jr-Sr Jeff Horneff won half minute beating John Denny beat Bill Friday just two seconds V2A Mouse Racing Class II Chris Scott Lit tle White Mouse fameAugust 1978 Model Aviation came first Greg Hemingway se cond Bill Friday third Open Mouse Mike Taliman came first using very unusual prop TD 049 Kelly 7 x 6 Goodyear trimmed down fast George CaIdwell came se cond Thornton Jones third Advanced Expert Precision Aerobatics fliers fared better weather ginner-Intermediates did Saturday Stan Powell first also best ap pearance points Dave Hemstraught se cond Keith Trostle PAMPA president third Trostle first Sport Scale Martin-Baker British carrier plane taxied took off after landing taxied udgesyep Control Line Continued page 96 September 1979 93 Left Glenn Lees Formula 40 clocked 16675 mph very close national record Center team LangloislHuff/hurlockerl holds Jet Speed record 21293 mph clocked 19838 Winston-Salem See Super Burp December 1978 MA Right Raul Diez re cently Cuba flew FAI showni B Speed US CL Championships Control Line what big Taft extravaganza FF Above Left uanaaian am 5WKO Tiew ruauustic looking plane full tuned pipe single blade prop 2nd FAI Speed Above Right John Camps 3rd place FAI NASA winglets Below Left Nick Sher readies Rossi 65 D Speed entry didnt get official clocking law Riaht Quay Barber third nIece Speed model X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas orContests may have missed job 4criticisms AMA rules policies affect competitors iasue has two sides CNbut numbers close enough make theo O will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available point takes people put contest X space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri- CD has enough help can good eness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher O The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed job forced either lack vol- 0 AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication unteers volunteers dont show use -g 4rules-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has beana pick-up crew field everything suffers W 0 Opresented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action isHELP YOUR CDS CIthe responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action XIhnpower Requirements Basic Relief0 ACrewCrewTotal NCERS TO COPEthat manufacturers smarter us PYLON RACEW 0 0 c WITH 55 DB ORDINANCES why cant come up will Contest Director 1 0 1 perform least well mine60 db Prizes 2 0 2 C, XDan Hoffmanlittle RPM loss have no doubt thatField Set Up2020 0 Springfield PAthey can willif keepRegistrar/Scorer202 A-g 4 e has lost fields othergoingFueler101w okinds 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discussed quicklyFlight Judges3360 COAwe deep troublebecame obvious interest high Flight Scorers112X XIn own town ordinance imminent along Fritz Bien endorsed applica- Flight Call Up112o Odue Juneand itdoesstatethe55dblevel tionsofthreewould-benewCDsRunners1010 So anyone testing running setting up forThe success failure CDs contest Total21 -u w 4 flight vibration checking radio servo ac- directly proportional amount Note new club members 0 0 otion engine etc own back-quality help takes put contestnovice flier helping few contests greatX yard will liable $2500 fine first of-Generally easy CD get away learn compete also funro fensel As said deep troublel commitment help ANY contest often fun actually flying 0 As parent organization AMA hasyou get someone agree help usu- novice first compete youll A-g 4 ducked issue years no news ally reluctance harder really nervous Its easier know whet W 0 Omost members over few years NOISEget actually show up day expect major factor field lossesnot neces-contest Doesnt apply same few inted Flight Log newsletter Xsarily itself noise doescheerfully volunteer show up helpthe Charles River RCers Editor N Kaufman 0attract attention does annoy rea-This difficulty getting help major rea Ason other reasons brought up pro-son some experienced COs reluc test existence flying field thetant put contestW 00 protest action 90% fatal usall because ght reason hard getx x our noise attracted attention got op- help people just dont realize Co O position going So have cured volunteers needed run various WOR RI ED ABOUT 0 lem source contests Possibly also reason people CONTEST FUTURE urge AMA club AMA make commitment help fail 0 to get ball manufacturers honor commitment realizing over 30 might able re0 develop variety silencers goodbind CD placedmember Good Old Days youX X inexpensive well-designed esthetic suite- too club membership has fair- under 30 may have read about am CO 00 bility concealable wont break ly large turnover Some us older members pushing 50 some fondest memories bank needs them just dont get know new two three times year Dad would U 0Engines predominately side-portedmembers wed like because old age take model plane contest aint0 precludes attachment muffler-creeping paralysis etc dont ask help no such thing anymore feel modelx silencer adaptor bulk com-because dont know ask PLEASEaviation hobby lost something its passing Cplex shapeand cost try bury silencerall new members previous non- 9 magazines proclaimed Buz-0 engine compartment tough jobhelpers contests jobs diffi-zard Bombshell wins Natswith 44 mm-flight unless build own efforts acult can easily taught field onToday read about John Doe winning theW Odisaster aluminum solder melted thethe day contest CDs need yourNets 975 points hobby became a0 bolted design leaked after much an-helpsport may never sameX xguish trial did finally get bolted gas- embers new old know what ge hobby sport plane 0keted double stage monstrosity tucked awayit takes run contest made followingcontest pilot contest etc move Ain nose Contender Now know people-power list some favorite CRRC wrong direction feel poor atten- 4w 0 SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX X 94 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dance recent meets bears out fact cares see what color Supertiger-pow ered Pole Cat wins Pylon event what color glass/foam Curare Webra Pipe wins Pattern event Spin buttons roll tonsnext year pre-programmed flight outfit seems headed right direction glider boys way have things set up glider must operate several events speed soar ing ability cross-country capabilities measured wonder present World Champ RC planes could 3-ounce fuel limit 15-second free fight demonstration requirement imposed official flight Pylon Pattern see near future contest know today will have withered vine lack interest participation whatever replaces will have lot whether hobby survives hope format 1980 Nats make right moves Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Schenectady NY FOOLISH RIVALRY dard special rule attach sanc tion contests wish limit use nitro Everyone would know mean ing phrase no further explanation would necessary following pro posed Limited Nitro Rule Fast Slow commerciallyavail able fuel 10% 1-5% nitromethane content may used contest management will provide fuel original factory con tainer quantity gallon per 10 en tries entry will charged one-tenth cost gallon addition regular entry fee timer will responsible checking fuel tanks fueling devices empty other fuels before start match Timers will charge fuel can flier Any excess fuel will awarded contestants according locally prearranged plan event fuel shortage remaining competitors will split cost additional gallon fuel nitro price does actually go outta sight suggest clubs CDs consider using limited nitro rule will save everyone lot money fuel plugs motors Excerpted MACA Newsletter Editor Ben Sasnett WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUNIOR Harry Murphy per week allowance would buy lot home entertainment form balsa sticks glue could do-this-thing moms bread board same time listen Captain Midnight Sky King Jack Armstrong family radio Schooling majority era ceased after high school full-time job following relatively inexpen sive hobby modeling could still supported ensuing years permitting acquisition engine two replace rubber bands model power AMA membership 20000 admittedly very large percentage its members Jr/Sr age group Today although AMA membership now numbers 70000 Jr/Sr percentage shamefully low situation apparently worries AMAs current well-meaning Leader members 70000 strong increas ing daily yet must worry future modeling endangered lest wa round up kidsl Hmmmm rather difficult item sell remainder gang isnt So what real situation writer suggests Jr/Sr candi date today confronted too other well-organized diversions confine himself back-room workshop whittling balsa wood TV requires undivided tention did radio should make school basketball team days can always go out gymnastics wrestling myriad other well-organized school activi ties nothing else may feel obligated also watch kid sister girlfriend play bas ketball couple nights waek well summers taken up Little League baseballvarious camps swim clubs etc Throw motorcycle craze go-carts Jr Achieve ment Explorer Scouts umpteen other possibilities Finally formal schooling now ends 4-8 years later did 3540 years ago sum total reveals todays kid sim ply aint got time build model airplane until has made through confusions diversions temptations afforded modern-day youth modeling interest soars certainly no particular contribution being made Jr/Sr age group creasing interest originating Apparent ly uninterested 13-18-year-old Jr/Sr being replaced 25-30-year-old rookies also augmented 55 plus-year-old senior rookies former have passed through teenage obstacle course beginning place life insomesemblance order whereas latter finding aero modeling relaxing hobby approach ing retirement years activity held little time such luxuries rookies causing AMA hobby grow spite diminishing ranks evasive Jr/Sr contingent So please have patience Old Dad Junior will along directlya bit tardier may think appropriate measured desires about 10-15 yearsl Oh yes chances may also somewhat disappointed find ma jority rookies may prefer cut teeth 5-channel OS 40-powered Falcon rather likeness first Baby ROG still retain rudder pressed between pages ageworn scrapbookbut least thankful Junior finally made flying field though may now anywhere between ages 25 65 Did make point Reprinted CIA former news letter Central Indiana Aeromodelers x 0 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 a4 0 ci x 0 0 4 0 U XArlie Preezler 0 m a. 4 0 0 x 0 4 0 Cd x 0 a4 0 U x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 C, x 0 a4 0 C x LIMITED NITRO RULE IDEA FOR CLCOMBAT 0 U x 0 4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 0 x 0 a4 0 o SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX dont suppose dumb rivalry between RC types CL FF will ever end sure wish would Lodi seem have good mutual understanding frequently read about RC being complex sophisticated event have also often asked come prefer Control Line RC answer dont What per sonally prefer world model aeronau tics competitive CL Precision Aerobatics choice between CL Combat RC Scale would personally choose RC Scale between RC Helicopters FAI Free Flight would personally choose FF event personal choices am knocking anyone selection would different selection Sport RC enjoy honest guys no harder install RC servo CL bellcrank FF timer got volved ukie Combat youd soon over whelmed degree sophistication incor porated simple machines years Id like able stop defend ing everyone everybody elseit pub licto should bedirecting ourefforts Reprinted Headwind bulletin Lodi CA Model Association Paul Smith St&ling Hgts Ml have heard three sources nitro methane verge large price hike true potential speed will governed primarily amount money competi tor willing able spend fuel Obvi ously will have adverse effect Com bat Due time rules cycle could put nitro ban rule book before 1982 CN Except quicker normal action possible via Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals As temporary fix could write stanThe destiny model aviation general very bleak unless can soon interest Jr/Sr age participants bleat prophets doom Well maybe Anywey no seems contesting concernor least publicly Heretofore formal efforts interest Jr/Srs have generally failed produced little positive overall effect Therefore few years aeromodeling will have itl~ Right NawI writer doesnt think really basis fretting about What follows reporters opinion can decide yourself holds water bucket First prophets anyway Most elders initially became terested modeling during youth consequently quite reasonable under stand concern unless abundance new blood soon interjected various branches modeling fraternity ie RC CL FF Indoor etci similar age elders acquired initial inter ett aeromodeling will surely eventually die vine Please understand much merit attempting get youngsters interested modeling know father teaches son son matures etc However problem ap pears although modern-day dad may still quite willing utmost Jr simply available dad may bit befuddled sons apparent disinterest 35-40 years ago constructive kid may have possessed athletic ability make school basketball team comparatively limitd number outlets expend free-time energies As recall choices either Boy Scouts Soap Box Derby model airplanes flight-of-man new quite fas cinating inspiring challenging 25c 0 0 -u w 0 x 0 0 -u w 0 X 0 0 -U w 0 x Ci 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x ci 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -u w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 0 w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -U w 0 x 0 0 3 -g w 0 x September 1979 95 US CL CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued page 93 Kudos Pat Amy Pardue reg istration table constantly tabulated posted results Mrs Martin Mrs Cleveland always kept racing events going Triad Model Masters long hours toil made possible 1979 us Control Line Championships author regrets mal-operation camera resulted less variety pic tures intended appreciates partial fill-in pictures Mike Byrne Keith Trostle LAST CALL FOR FAI RULES PROPOSALS full meeting ClAM known Plenary Meeting scheduled Paris November 29-30 1979 Only items agenda can considered AMA members items agenda must state specific change wanted quoting paragraph numbers rules briefly reasons should submit time reach AMA HQ no later September 1 1979 NSRCA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAFE FLYiNG IS NO ACCIDENT RC SOARING RECORDS Continued page 89 tance claimed shall straight line between launch landing points meas ured map scale least 1 100000 distance up 50 km 31 mi 364 ft 384 1 200000 over 50 km point landing model first touches ground Declared Distance pilot must indicate writing before flight place model will land actual point landing must within radius 300m 984 ft 3 point dicated record task shall longest straight line distance between start ing finishing locations shall irre spective locations Open Dtance no declared goal required Closed Course Distance ance claimed shall resulting adding completed passes over straight base lOOm 328 ft 1 during continuous flight Distance traveled outside course considered fractions circuit will included Altitude mum height model above ground launch point may measured barograph carried either model aircraft following never rising above model theodolites ground An official observer must present aircraft following model full description methods equip ment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accuracy equipment competence operators landing point model must 300m 984 ft 3 launch point Speed urement course shall triangle leg lOOm 328 ft 1 start-finish line shall perpendicular legs intersect same leg its center During continuous flight model must make pass completely around outside triangular course altitude requirement model must below SOm 164 fi 05 enters course Timing model entering leaving course must done two* offi cials operating timing devices capable read ings least 1/100 sec difference tween duplicate readings shall exceed 1/50 second full description methods equipment used must submitted claim containing sufficient proof accur acy equipment competence operators Any launch will permitted meets current FAI rules flier will have two minutes complete task release launch line ending completion speed run * third timer may used third time observed official record time will middle reading long three timers within twice two-reading tolerance limits quoted above further apart two closest readings shall used spec ified above program initiated year Na tional Society Radio Controlled Aerobatics NSRCA under direction James H Vanderbeck NSRCA President will result selection eight NSRCA District Cham pions events program fol lows districts NSRCA AMA District announced District II September 15-16 Richmond VA CD George Preston District III September 29-30 Orlando FL CD Wayne Potter District IV September 1-2 Celina OH CD Forest Yocum District V August 25-26 St Louis MO CDTom Walker District VI announced District VII September 8-9 Las Vegas NV CD Don Weitz District VIII August 25-26 Auburn WA CD Charles Danvenport Rules/Awards First place winner class will receive special NSRCA shirt will have em broidered district date winners name Second third places will receive certificates contests will open AMA member wishes fly com pete NSRCA prizes honor being NSRCA District Champion en trant must member NSRCA mem berships available contests Entry fees will $200 over above regular con test fees Entrants must reside NSRCA districts compete eligible championships Example may live California District Champion Michi gan California NSRCA District VII Michigan District IV 96 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Prol L Prrrrnny 8 charIot, Arl,orrr MA 01910 II H Sobrino 97-26 881 5 Woodhaoor NY 11421 RC Riclrard Srorh 300 51dm Am Rho,, NY 14615 RC Lawrerrce Lorrdy 246 Orrtarro St Lockyor, NY 14094 Ill Kerr AcOrn AD 1 Naarerh PA 18064 IE,rJ M Worcorrlrach 4568W 1461 St. Cleelnnd OH 44135 Westl IV Warerr Sanders Jr 9735 52nd An College Pk MD 20741 Ac Ed Prlawater 474 rodor Dr CrowrrrIle MO 21032 V Rc charIe Field 618 Main St SW Ncw Elhogron SC 29809 Ac Soaring Owinna Deic 7408 Atwood Dr Horrlcllo AL 35802 FE Wallace Jolrrrcwr 4112 White Aae Rd Monrt9omery AL 36106 AC Pylon & Soarir Ac Pattern arind niher AC CL arei AC omwpr Scm lining FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I leroy Straci, RED 2 Hanrborg Old Lyre cr06371 II Bradley Ba,. 80 Lake An. Lyrindonorlie NY 14088 Ill Andy lotber 2021 Lakelarind Am Lakewood OH 44107 IV J. Boyle 1, 219 Stinenarrdonlr 141 H rlrtorr VA 23361 V dowry lenkrnc 31126 Aaorc Ar, Mernylr, IN 38118 VI ci, Meteano 8576 Gerger St John MO 83114 VII Pini Kl,rlwortn Jr 715 Aor9rc Rd Roclrminnr MI 48063 VIII Mak Varemoc 2302 Pocrotar Hoocton IX 77055 IX inlaId Morphy 2432 Actron Dr colorado Syrrr8c CO 80906 X icr Nocroc 215W Santa Ann No21 IA Clonic CA 93612 Xl Erroe Lrnn 16558- 121cr Ann SE Rernton WA 98065 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I Goorge Hrggorc P0 Boo 482 Nn,h Pembroke MA 02358 II 911 Boc, 77-06 28916 St. New Hyde Irark NY 11040 III Land Jncltsnn 523 Meadowbronk Sr Oarrl PA 18067 IV lIon McI4eIIy 6118 Barda Ace Sprinetreld VA 22152 V Ii, Hnrnslraoglrt PO Bin 171 Moinrooc Crrrnnr Sc 29461 VI Brrlr Borclt 6248W School Corcago IL 00641 VII mores Srntoo 4841 Wncnnrrirr An. N New 11010 MN 55428 vIll Winllram Lne 3522 Tanrerisi Lint Minceonri cry TX 77459 IX MichoI Tallman 3014 Enchonge Wrolota KS 67217 X Pete Brarrdr 315 S Maria Ann Redondo Boach CA 90277 Xl On, Rotherlord 4705 23711 P1 SE 11 WA 98011 VI mm TIotrtercon 1317 tile,, Collinmincorllo IL 62234 AC Ralph Jr. A Boo 324 Nooaa IL 62447 VII Jolt, toert 421 Walrtot Lo Apylo Valloy MN 56124 Went AC Len An 6539 OrcInd Dr Jtrrrcrr MI 49428 lEasrI CL & FE 06 Irninholt 524 Sorcinair NE Ortrrd Rnyrdt MI 49503 East VIII John Deainor 505 Cornorerce Sr Frrt WorlIr TX 76102 AC Robert 3 TaIley 3112 Lawtertca Ate Nenlnrlanrl yx 77627 IX Bill Bietia 411 Barker Boilding Ortinalta NE 69102 AC George Horttct 8962S Lamar St Lrttleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Boo 19 Lowe LoIe CA 95457 North Lee Polarreky 258 Ito Aoe. Golda CA 83017 Sooth FramE Goat 2241 Noah St Hororlolo HI 96919 HI neetel Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belojdcte A, SW Soaltle WA 98126 RC Do, Miller 24715 Snmmit-Larntclrotg lInnenmelnle WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Icdicate Cheirma Coeceet Board RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed lOno 483 Enke St. Hollieton MA 01746 II Joe Priced 62 Joycan 7, Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dane Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cirrcrrrnati OH 45236 IV Wayrre Abnrrrettry 5221 Marlboro Prlre Hrllcolo MD 20037 V i Denic Jr 1B13S Lakeshore Dr Bitrtrirrglrartr AL 35218 VI Mrke Moellor 1531 Ace, Co Schaottrtrorg IL 60193 VII Pole Waler 31219 Kerdall Lroorrrn MI 48154 VIII Writ 6 Thorrrac 331 St Rockenood Bar rIecoillo OK 74003 IX Loron Trerjella 3003S teerert Wichrta KS 67217 X Bill Northrop 621 W 196 5, Coda Men, CA 92927 Xl Ralph Brook 3431 5 19416 Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Archard Sherrrrarr 28 High Sr Plywoorlr NH 03264 II Robert Clerrrerrt 95 Slroreomay Dr Roctnorter NY 14612 Ill Edward Wrccor 1521 Snmmrr SI. McKecltorr PA 15130 IV BoIr Karlncort 2643 March Ad. Wilrnrrootorr DL 19810 V Omnid PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Laoderrlale FL 33313 VI Bob Urrder wood 4109 Corroord Oak Dr Sr Lonic MO 63128 VII Cleede lrrtcCnIIoagI, Boe 40 Moerennete IA 60171 VIII Wrlliarrr H Irwirr 922 Srrrdown Lame Decrinto tX 15115 IX Onar Coyttlarrd 7817 Seward Sr. Onralra NE 88114 X Bill Sinrornar 12218 Dome St Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhend 275S Vrew El S. Seleor OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Doe Liedley 420 Tepelo Netaercill IL 80640