COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. Croftee MD 21114 V PC0 Charleve Fields 818 Main St. SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC5oaring Donna Dvi, 7409 Atwood Dr HavtsoilleAL35802 FF Wallace Johvsov 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Soaring PC Pattern other RC CL RC leocept Soaring VI Jim Thomerson 13t7 Eileen Collinsoille IL 62234 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 82447 VII John Enert 421 Walnut Lv Apple Valley MN 55124 West PC Leo Roe 8539 Orchid Dr Jenison Ml 48428 lEash CL & FF Debi Imhofg 524 Sinclair NE Oravd Rapids Ml 49503 lEastI VIII John Deatov 6205 Melinda Wautauga TX 76148 PC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Ave. NederlavdTX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 PC Deorge Hunter 6862 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Pt Boo 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polansky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gomes 2241 Noah Sn Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Ave SW Seattle WA 98126 PC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsborg Ravensdale WA 88051 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contett Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Hvnr-y Struck RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Boon 60 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klviber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkivs 3112 B Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chris Mattuno 8576 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintworth Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester MI 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Hoosnon TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Dr Colorado Sprivgs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 2t5 W Santo Ava No21 IA Clovis CA 83612 Xl Ernie Livn 16558-121st Ave. SE Rennon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706268th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnat Sn Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Pon McNally 6118 Barda Ace, Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moneks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 VII James Sieton 4941 Wisconsie Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Lv. Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 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292 630 560 555 Seconds 390 253 148 1144 613 Open sponsored Orange Coast Hobbies 1Joseph MacaySouthfield Ml 2Chris MatsunoSt John MO 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Edmund TurnerPt Worth TX 5Bill GibbonsBoulder CD FF MULVIHILL RUBBER Junior sponsored AMA 1James WatsonIndianola IA 2Mike ClemSand Springs TX 3Melanie SanfordDallas TX Senior sponsored AMA 1David Renken 2Joe Kubina 3Steven Collicont Open sponsored lst-Sthl AMA 6th 1William L Baker 2George Perryman 3Jim OReilly 4Steve Geraghty 5James Bennett 6Duane Renken Ann Arbor Ml Warren Ml Ann Arbor Ml Model Aeronautics Norman OK Valencia CA Wichita KS San Jose CA St Louis MO Ann Arbor MI 1260 1228 1192 1149 1121 Seconds 253 70 63 197 120 81 Publications 665 530 512 360 208 146 PP COUPE DHIVER RUBBER Junior sponsored AMASeconds 1 Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN371 2 Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN357 3 Leonard St JeanCarson City NV277 Senior sponsored AMA 1 Joe KubinaWarren Ml303 2 Steven CollicotsAnn Arbor Ml230 3 David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml25 Open sponsored 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944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. Croftee MD 21114 V PC0 Charleve Fields 818 Main St. SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC5oaring Donna Dvi, 7409 Atwood Dr HavtsoilleAL35802 FF Wallace Johvsov 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Soaring PC Pattern other RC CL RC leocept Soaring VI Jim Thomerson 13t7 Eileen Collinsoille IL 62234 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 82447 VII John Enert 421 Walnut Lv Apple Valley MN 55124 West PC Leo Roe 8539 Orchid Dr Jenison Ml 48428 lEash CL & FF Debi Imhofg 524 Sinclair NE Oravd Rapids Ml 49503 lEastI VIII John Deatov 6205 Melinda Wautauga TX 76148 PC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Ave. NederlavdTX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 PC Deorge Hunter 6862 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Pt Boo 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polansky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gomes 2241 Noah Sn Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Ave SW Seattle WA 98126 PC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsborg Ravensdale WA 88051 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contett Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Hvnr-y Struck RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Boon 60 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klviber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkivs 3112 B Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chris Mattuno 8576 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintworth Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester MI 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Hoosnon TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Dr Colorado Sprivgs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 2t5 W Santo Ava No21 IA Clovis CA 83612 Xl Ernie Livn 16558-121st Ave. SE Rennon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706268th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnat Sn Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Pon McNally 6118 Barda Ace, Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moneks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 VII James Sieton 4941 Wisconsie Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Lv. Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2130 1220 23 480 9290 8072 Open 17342 24160 44430 25198 7150 8476 3080 2401 37520 13 552 12498 Open 21520 29270 50420 30284 8270 811 0 3422 2586 42060 16 300 14552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIIIIV 22470234803752042060 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed 0 Speed Form 40 Jet Speed B Proto Speed B Prof Proto AA Prof Proto FAI Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Junior Senior Open 2:18341:4159 10:0325 10806 14429 16863 16477 n/a 15378 18549 11316 12011 9571 12967 21022 23725 1081312852 1501918083 1770920037 17815n/a n/a20149 1585316683 2049321293 1428615451 Junior 97689622 1496315764 3364037245 3575738078 2349025836 high enter course quickly fly chanically Logically next step pro gram transmitter thereby eliminate pilot completely predict Euro peans technology still delightful toy will first Meanwhile FAI Soaring has moved yond interests US competitors inevitable virtually US manu facturers lamentable simply no market 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2652074500 808012035 26320 6290 2830069040 1200017310 1955088240 122010570 13505210 1156 716014570 Senior 12 590 7520 16 470 6540 19110 7270 13 340 Open 22 28 0 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 5390 13440 31560 7170 62 130 3210 2380 8130 30 520 3490 0230 6110 6570 Category Ill Records Senior 12 550 8510 Junior 7020 5320 5390 4430 4180 9350 1430 2070 9330 12000 5270 4500 31 70 10430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Open 21190 4122 33 540 20000 26000 42000 5030 24 000 3597 3240 4170 4508 America may never argu ment supporting world-class events esoterica top ultimately rains down like gentle dew heaven enrich lives sport fliers below see little value sport flier current crop European missiles bear less re semblance sailpianes Formula race rs reduction maximum wing loading half would reverse trend feel November1979 89 NATS SCALE RESULTS RC PRECISION SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored Toledo Weak Signals 1Robert WischerDelafield WI Piel Beryl 2George 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MN 5David JohnsonPortland OR 6John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 7Paul ByrumKansas City KS RC 2-METER SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Robert McGowanNape CA 2Tom CroftManchester MO 4383 4116 5108 4793 4483 4451 4244 Points 5474 5199 4899 1 st-Sth 5488 5436 5435 5180 5083 5071 5021 Points 1216 1093 Open sponsored Pica Products 1Richard CrowleyAurora CO 2John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 3Leon KincaidPort Richey FL 4Matt SheldonWheatridge CO 5Chuck BrannonCasper WY 1450 1421 1402 1358 1167 RC NOVICE HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored AMA 1st RC Sportsman 2nd 1Tim PetersJennings KS2040 2Walter ThroneSyracuse NY1725 RC INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored RC Sportsman 1Craig HallHuntington Beach CA 2Warren WagnerNo Syracuse NY 3Bruce BuchananWinona MN Points 4200 3825 3375 RC EXPERT HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open 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292 630 560 555 Seconds 390 253 148 1144 613 Open sponsored Orange Coast Hobbies 1Joseph MacaySouthfield Ml 2Chris MatsunoSt John MO 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Edmund TurnerPt Worth TX 5Bill GibbonsBoulder CD FF MULVIHILL RUBBER Junior sponsored AMA 1James WatsonIndianola IA 2Mike ClemSand Springs TX 3Melanie SanfordDallas TX Senior sponsored AMA 1David Renken 2Joe Kubina 3Steven Collicont Open sponsored lst-Sthl AMA 6th 1William L Baker 2George Perryman 3Jim OReilly 4Steve Geraghty 5James Bennett 6Duane Renken Ann Arbor Ml Warren Ml Ann Arbor Ml Model Aeronautics Norman OK Valencia CA Wichita KS San Jose CA St Louis MO Ann Arbor MI 1260 1228 1192 1149 1121 Seconds 253 70 63 197 120 81 Publications 665 530 512 360 208 146 PP COUPE DHIVER RUBBER Junior sponsored AMASeconds 1 Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN371 2 Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN357 3 Leonard St JeanCarson City NV277 Senior sponsored AMA 1 Joe KubinaWarren Ml303 2 Steven CollicotsAnn Arbor Ml230 3 David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml25 Open sponsored 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944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. Croftee MD 21114 V PC0 Charleve Fields 818 Main St. SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC5oaring Donna Dvi, 7409 Atwood Dr HavtsoilleAL35802 FF Wallace Johvsov 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Soaring PC Pattern other RC CL RC leocept Soaring VI Jim Thomerson 13t7 Eileen Collinsoille IL 62234 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 82447 VII John Enert 421 Walnut Lv Apple Valley MN 55124 West PC Leo Roe 8539 Orchid Dr Jenison Ml 48428 lEash CL & FF Debi Imhofg 524 Sinclair NE Oravd Rapids Ml 49503 lEastI VIII John Deatov 6205 Melinda Wautauga TX 76148 PC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Ave. NederlavdTX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 PC Deorge Hunter 6862 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Pt Boo 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polansky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gomes 2241 Noah Sn Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Ave SW Seattle WA 98126 PC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsborg Ravensdale WA 88051 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contett Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Hvnr-y Struck RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Boon 60 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klviber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkivs 3112 B Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chris Mattuno 8576 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintworth Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester MI 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Hoosnon TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Dr Colorado Sprivgs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 2t5 W Santo Ava No21 IA Clovis CA 83612 Xl Ernie Livn 16558-121st Ave. SE Rennon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706268th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnat Sn Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Pon McNally 6118 Barda Ace, Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moneks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 VII James Sieton 4941 Wisconsie Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Lv. Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2130 1220 23 480 9290 8072 Open 17342 24160 44430 25198 7150 8476 3080 2401 37520 13 552 12498 Open 21520 29270 50420 30284 8270 811 0 3422 2586 42060 16 300 14552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIIIIV 22470234803752042060 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed 0 Speed Form 40 Jet Speed B Proto Speed B Prof Proto AA Prof Proto FAI Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Junior Senior Open 2:18341:4159 10:0325 10806 14429 16863 16477 n/a 15378 18549 11316 12011 9571 12967 21022 23725 1081312852 1501918083 1770920037 17815n/a n/a20149 1585316683 2049321293 1428615451 Junior 97689622 1496315764 3364037245 3575738078 2349025836 high enter course quickly fly chanically Logically next step pro gram transmitter thereby eliminate pilot completely predict Euro peans technology still delightful toy will first Meanwhile FAI Soaring has moved yond interests US competitors inevitable virtually US manu facturers lamentable simply no market 16-23-oz wing loadings Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider AMA A-i Towline FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW D Gas 0 Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open 6000 7360 25000 11540 10560 21090 10590 24 000 6390 5597oz 2400 18530 19 040 10000 12 060 31000 4460 44580 7110 Category Records Junior 31090 10200 25000 7530 15270 20000 94 10 23280 4460 2360 1016 13240 Category II Records AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW o Gas o Gas ROW Roc ket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW O Gas O Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior 16 01 0 4530 21450 4350 11360 1290 6140 13 31 0 50530 39460 24340 20 000 28 250 28000 53460 39000 8342oz SeniorOpen 3141041200 1249011140 4702052120 1140013440 2652074500 808012035 26320 6290 2830069040 1200017310 1955088240 122010570 13505210 1156 716014570 Senior 12 590 7520 16 470 6540 19110 7270 13 340 Open 22 28 0 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 5390 13440 31560 7170 62 130 3210 2380 8130 30 520 3490 0230 6110 6570 Category Ill Records Senior 12 550 8510 Junior 7020 5320 5390 4430 4180 9350 1430 2070 9330 12000 5270 4500 31 70 10430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Open 21190 4122 33 540 20000 26000 42000 5030 24 000 3597 3240 4170 4508 America may never argu ment supporting world-class events esoterica top ultimately rains down like gentle dew heaven enrich lives sport fliers below see little value sport flier current crop European missiles bear less re semblance sailpianes Formula race rs reduction maximum wing loading half would reverse trend feel November1979 89 NATS SCALE RESULTS RC PRECISION SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored Toledo Weak Signals 1Robert WischerDelafield WI Piel Beryl 2George RoseLakewood NJ PBS 3Robt Underwood JrSt Louis MO Hiperbipe RC SPORT SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored byToledo Weak Signals 1GeorgeBusoHydeParkNY Piper Navajo 2Ralph N JacksonEndicott NY Windecker Eagle 3Hal ParentiWestchester IL FBF-2 Bearcat 4Robert KarlssonWilmington DE Ryan PT-22 5Bob ViolettClarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II 6Bud AtkinsonBlue Springs MO T-34C 7Dick GrahamBloomfield IA Piper Pawnee 8Sam PisciottaPueblo CO Tony KI-61-1 RC SCALE HELICOPTERS JsO No official flights CL PRECISION SCALE Junior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL P-40 Warhawk Senior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Joe KimAnaheim CA TB-25N 2Paula BayerNorridge IL Bristol MiC 3Peter BauerNorridge IL Shoestring Open sponsored AMA 1Mike GretzMontezuma IA Zlin 526 Akrobat 2Kenneth LongWhittier CA G4M2 Betty 3Keith TrostleUpper Marlboro MO Martin Baker MB5 CL SPORT SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL Gee Bee Sporester Senior sponsored AMA5 1Kathy KirrtAnaheim CA Beechcraft Bonanza V-3S 2Bill BischoffDeerfield IL Cessna Skyland Points 761 7402 7336 Points 1898 178 1757 1751 174 1717 1681 168 Points 2110 36466 27331 21717 5431 7 47551 47384 Points 878 1303 1110 3Tom FlukerGainesville TX Bearcat Open sponsored Fox Mfg Co 1Richard ByronOmaha NE A6M5c Zero 2Mike GretzMontezuma IA Fairchild PT-19 3Richard AleyBloomington MN F4U Corsair INDOOR AMA SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Melanie SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 2Stefanie SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 3Liz SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 Senior sponsored AMA 1Guy LarsenRoanoke TX Martin Baker MB-2 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 3Tom ComparetLos Angeles CA Ryan STA Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaE Windsor NJ Piper Cub Special 2Don SruIlMcLean VA Piper Vagabond 3Greg ThomasRichfield MN Wittman Tailmind 4Charles SotichChicago IL Evans Volksplanr 5Ron RobertiNorman OK Pilatus Porter INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior sponsored Sterling Models 1Melanie Sanford Dallas TX Lacey M-10 2Stefanie Sanford Lacey M-10 3Liz Sanford Lacey M-1D Senior sponsored 1Gay Larsen Heinkel HelOC-VE 2CoIlin Dimaio Cougar 3Glenn Anderson Cougar Open sponsored 1Clarence Mather Davis DA-2A 2Don Srull Dmuine Turbulent 3Bob Willey Pike E 4Ronald Roberti Fike S 5Charles Sotich Evans Volksplane Dallas TX Dallas TX Sterling Models Roanoke TX Los Angeles CA Goshen IN Peck Polymers San Diego CA McLean VA Lincoln NE Norman OK Chicago IL PP OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE Junior sponsored RN Models 1 William Langley Plattesburg MO Wntman Tailwind 1105 1766 1625 1046 Points 1000 960 925 1228 812 650 1750 1544 1502 1422 1 342 Points 992 885 870 1077 1068 825 2094 135S 1 352 1290 1255 Points 95 2Carl LinstramFt Lauderdale PL Nesmith Cougar 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-1 0 Senior sponsored RN Models 1Tom ComparetLos Angeles CA PAMA 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 Open sponsored Paul K Guillow 1Don SrulIMcLean VA Waterman Racer 2Larry KruseLiberal KS 1928 Star Cavalier 3Ron RobertiNorman OK Heinkel 100-0 4Lloyd WoodFlorissant MO Dayton Wright RB-i Racer 5Gregory ThomasRichfield MN Witeman PP OUTDOOR GAS SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Liz SanfordDallas TX SE-S 2Melanie SanfordDallas TX Nieuport 3Stefanie SanfordDallas TX Fokker 0 VII Senior sponsored AMA 1Guy LarsenRoanokeTX Nivuport 17C Open sponsored Cox Hobbies 1Larry KruseLiberal KS LWF Butterfly 2William StromanNorwalk CA Stinson SM-2 Junior 3Carl MillerVeetura CA Taylorcraft 4Jim McNeiIIBirmingham AL Piper Cub 5Duke HornDallas TX Kinner Sporester PP OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Nesmish Cougar 2Michael GilbertLevittown PA Lacey M-10 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom ComparesLos Angeles CA PAMA 2Guy LarsenRoanoke TX Heinkel HelOD-VE 3Glenn AndersonGoshen IN Nesmith Cougar Open sponsored Sterling Models 1William RogersStevens Point WI Nesmith Cougar 2Gregory ThomasRichfield MN Lacey M-10 3Don SrullMcLean VA Crosby CR-4 4Pat CiambrelloLevittown PA Fike B 5Bob WilleyLincoln NE Fike F 5Lloyd WoodFlorissant MO Cartiss Monoplane Fighter NATS RADIO CONTROL RESULTS RC NOVICE PATTERN J5 sponsored Top Flite lst-SthI Ace R/C Inc BthlOthIPoints 1Tim JustFountain Valley CA891 2Scott MurrayOceanside CA887 3Terence FerentinoOrlando FL880 4Kevin CastaingNew Iberia LA862 5Mike McConvilleWestchester OH856 6Larry KramerDyersville IA848 7Daniel CrowwhiteChicago IL831 8Joe BarnesPlainview TX800 9Vernon KramerDyersville IA775 10 Robert CondraIndianapolis IN765 RC ADVANCED PATTERN J5O sponsored Sig Mfg Co lst-SthfAce R/C Inc BthlOshPoints 1Brian CrossleySn Paul MN844 2Jamie StrongPrailville AL834 3Bob PannellKnoxville TN826 4Mark BessSt Louis MO819 90 Model Aviation 5 Roy Speights 6 Lee McDuffee 7 Jerry Voth 8 James Bennett 9 Terry Throckmorton 10 Daniel Sheridan Santa Rosa CA Hamilton OH Moundridge KS Glenview IL Raynown MO Appleton WI 817 777 776 770 765 720 RC EXPERT PATTERN J-S-O sponsored Royal Electronics lstSthI Du bro Products 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CA3035 10 Robert RedmonBartlesville OK2963 RC FORMULA PYLON RACING J-S-O sponsored K&B Mfg lst-Sthl MRC 6thlOshI 1William PmeisGodfrey IL 2David ShadelCarlsbad CA 3Eric MeyersChampaign IL 4Bill GroveTujunga CA 5Jim MoorheadAtlanta GA 6Clay-Barrett TeamFt Worth TX 7John McDermottHickory NC 8Ron OilmanTalare CA Corp Points 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34 732 59 796 600 1332 1184 1177 1112 1092 Points 157 141 86 295 540 441 307 245 242 Points 1087 1030 940 1930 1 52A 1130 1850 1760 1 S76 1422 1412 1412 9Dave PearceGreensboro NC 10 Gary HoverLos Osos CA 1st Senior sponsored AMA 1Eric RistrumSan Diego CA 34 33 33 RC QUARTER MIDGET PYLON J-S-O sponsored Carl Goldberg Modelslst-BthI Pica Products Bth-lOthPoints 1Wayne YeagerRomulus Ml335 2Lyle LarsonMitchell SD32 3Dennis SumnerDearborn Hgts MI31 4Jimmy BartelsCordova TN295 5Kenneth HeatlieWestland Ml29 6Dave PearceGreensboro NC28 7Don PullerMason City IA28 8Richard SteineMinnetonka MN275 9Douglas BrueshaberMinneapolis MN27 10John KilsdonkNortheille Ml27 1st Junior sponsored AMA 1David CohenAnn Arbor Ml20 RC STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1Sam EvensenBallmin MO 2Tim WalkerOklahoma City OK 3Kris BranvonCasper WY Senior spomored AMA 1Allen EppsCountry Club Hills IL Open sponsored AMA 1Ron StanfieldLittle Rock AR 2Bob ThackerSan Clemente CA 3James PorterHudson IA RC MODIFIED STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1 William LangleyPlattesburg MD Points 3636 3179 3084 2184 4959 4597 42D9 Points 1670 Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom CroftManchester MD 2Chad BrannonCasper WY Open sponsored Top Flite Models 1Anthony KayDenser CO 2James JastusSmitheille MO 3Charles PairettOPallon IL 4Carl SharonOklahoma City OK 5Walter HillJackson Ml RC UNLIMITED SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored D Enterprises 1Robert McGowanNapa CA 2Don CameronArvada CO 3Chip PairettOPallon IL Open sponsored Model Airplane News D Enterprises 6th7shI 1Robert DomerDenver CO 2Skip MillerBoulder CO 3Larry JollySanta Ana CA 4Robert HansingMinneapolis MN 5David JohnsonPortland OR 6John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 7Paul ByrumKansas City KS RC 2-METER SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Robert McGowanNape CA 2Tom CroftManchester MO 4383 4116 5108 4793 4483 4451 4244 Points 5474 5199 4899 1 st-Sth 5488 5436 5435 5180 5083 5071 5021 Points 1216 1093 Open sponsored Pica Products 1Richard CrowleyAurora CO 2John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 3Leon KincaidPort Richey FL 4Matt SheldonWheatridge CO 5Chuck BrannonCasper WY 1450 1421 1402 1358 1167 RC NOVICE HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored AMA 1st RC Sportsman 2nd 1Tim PetersJennings KS2040 2Walter ThroneSyracuse NY1725 RC INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored RC Sportsman 1Craig HallHuntington Beach CA 2Warren WagnerNo Syracuse NY 3Bruce BuchananWinona MN Points 4200 3825 3375 RC EXPERT HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open 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Kim 2 Doug Hinckley 3 Dimwit Perkins Open sponsored 1 Al Stegens 2 Warren Kurth 3 Ouay Barber North Olmuted OH North Olmuted OH Dallas TX AMA Anaheim CA Pleasant Hill CA Houston TX Cox Hobbies Cleveland OH Davenport IA North Olmsted OH CL PAl SPEED Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Montgomery Signs 1Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan 2Frank HuntMerced CA 3Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL 4A SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX 2 David BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1 Mary KimAnaheim CA 2 Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 3 Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Pactra Industries 1 Dub JentDallas TX 2 Carl LaymanHouston TX 3 Al StegensCleveland OH 4 Charles LeggCouncil Bluffs IA 5 Nicholas SherLanghorne PA CL SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1David HookyMountain Home PA Senior sponsored AMA 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 2William HughesBolingbrook IL Open sponsored AMA 1Margarido TeamFremont CA 2Nicholas SherLanghorne PA 3Akeshi 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FL103300 4William RabeInJing TX102975 November 1979 91 CL PRECISION AEROBATICSOPEN Cons 5 Terry Puncher 6 Robin Hunt 7 Wynn Paul 8 Norman Whittle 9 Robert Whitely 10Jamw Casale Foster City CA Boundbrook NJ Lexington KY Scott AFB IL Fountain Valley CA Paterson NJ 102400 107625 107400 105950 105875 104600 CL COMBAT Junior sponsored Sullivan Peoducts 1Gregory StombeckRockford IL 2Pat BaldusDes Moines IA 3Rob BaldusDes Moines IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom FlakerGainesville TX 2David GwenNashville TN 3Page PetersonVilla Park IL Open sponsored byMidwest Products lss-Stb AMA 6eh-Sshl 1George Cleveland 2Michael Guthomson 3Peter Plankets 4Will Rogers 5Les Pardue 6Lyle Strombeck 7Ronald Jades BJohn Jo Kenner LA Kingsbury TX Austin MN East Hartford CT Albaqaerctae NM Rockford IL Lubbock TX Van Nuys CA CL PAl COMBAT Junior sponsored AMA 1Christopher ThomasFt Worth TX 2John HessSan Antonio TX Senior sponsored AMA 1Tow FlukerGainesville TX 2Page PetersonVilla Park IL 3David GwenNashville TN Houston 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HornbeckDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA 4Mike WinelandBoulder CD 5Draycott HookyMountainhome PA Senior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn AndersonGoshen IN 2Mark WoodreyBurleson TX 3Billy CarneyJacksonville FL Open sponsored Coy Hobbies llst-Sthl AMA lBth-9thl 1 WilIram Jenkins 2 Charles Markos 3 Richard Bloowquist 4 Donald Abbott 5 Bill Dunlop 6 Mike Hallum 7 Gilbert Morris 8 Sal Taibi 9 Howard Hill Memphis TN Deerfield IL Marshalltown IA Stillwater OK Greensbsrg PA Marshall TX Columbus OH Lakewood CA Backus MN Seconds 422 333 324 265 233 775 600 360 1279 1161 917 600 572 582 469 438 437 Seconds 332 310 280 274 260 360 304 292 16th960 947 477 455 450 430 426 414 406 PP GAS Junior sponsored AMA 1Draycost HookyMountainhome PA 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 4Mike WinelandBoulder CO 5Melinda AndersonGoshen IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Mark WoodreyBurleson TX 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Charles CarneyJacksonville FL Open sponsored Double D llst-Sthl AMA 9th 1Gilbert 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292 630 560 555 Seconds 390 253 148 1144 613 Open sponsored Orange Coast Hobbies 1Joseph MacaySouthfield Ml 2Chris MatsunoSt John MO 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Edmund TurnerPt Worth TX 5Bill GibbonsBoulder CD FF MULVIHILL RUBBER Junior sponsored AMA 1James WatsonIndianola IA 2Mike ClemSand Springs TX 3Melanie SanfordDallas TX Senior sponsored AMA 1David Renken 2Joe Kubina 3Steven Collicont Open sponsored lst-Sthl AMA 6th 1William L Baker 2George Perryman 3Jim OReilly 4Steve Geraghty 5James Bennett 6Duane Renken Ann Arbor Ml Warren Ml Ann Arbor Ml Model Aeronautics Norman OK Valencia CA Wichita KS San Jose CA St Louis MO Ann Arbor MI 1260 1228 1192 1149 1121 Seconds 253 70 63 197 120 81 Publications 665 530 512 360 208 146 PP COUPE DHIVER RUBBER Junior sponsored AMASeconds 1 Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN371 2 Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN357 3 Leonard St JeanCarson City NV277 Senior sponsored AMA 1 Joe KubinaWarren Ml303 2 Steven CollicotsAnn Arbor Ml230 3 David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml25 Open sponsored C Zaic 1st 5thAMA 6th 7th 1 Marvin BashawBettendor IA600 2 Bruce KimballSeattle WA559 3 Ronald RoberniNorman OK542 4 George PerrymanValencia CA512 5 Chris MatsunoSt John MO502 6 Charles MarkosDeerfield IL493 7 Gregory SimonUtica MI478 PP AMA A-i TOWLINE Junior sponsored AMA 1Chuck TrostleUpper Marlboro MD 2Leonard St JeanCarson City NV 3Edward MateChicago IL Senior sponsored AMA 1David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored Mercury Hobbies 1Chris MatsunoSt John MO 2Dwayne HockettWenatchee WA 3William ShailorDetroit Ml 4Keith TrostleUpper Marlboro MD 5William RogersStevens Point WI PP PAl A-i TOWLINE Junior sponsored AMA 1David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Seconds 378 359 150 116 22 534 525 527 526 522 Seconds 439 92 Model Aviation 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA277 3Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN147 Senior No official flights Open sponsored Great Plane Models 1William SchlarbSouth Bend IN580 2William JenkinsMemphis TN541 3Jim OReillyWichita KS485 FF A-2 TOWLINE Junior 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944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. 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Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2130 1220 23 480 9290 8072 Open 17342 24160 44430 25198 7150 8476 3080 2401 37520 13 552 12498 Open 21520 29270 50420 30284 8270 811 0 3422 2586 42060 16 300 14552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIIIIV 22470234803752042060 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed 0 Speed Form 40 Jet Speed B Proto Speed B Prof Proto AA Prof Proto FAI Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Junior Senior Open 2:18341:4159 10:0325 10806 14429 16863 16477 n/a 15378 18549 11316 12011 9571 12967 21022 23725 1081312852 1501918083 1770920037 17815n/a n/a20149 1585316683 2049321293 1428615451 Junior 97689622 1496315764 3364037245 3575738078 2349025836 high enter course quickly fly chanically Logically next step pro gram transmitter thereby eliminate pilot completely predict Euro peans technology still delightful toy will first Meanwhile FAI Soaring has moved yond interests US competitors inevitable virtually US manu facturers lamentable simply no market 16-23-oz wing loadings Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider AMA A-i Towline FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW D Gas 0 Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open 6000 7360 25000 11540 10560 21090 10590 24 000 6390 5597oz 2400 18530 19 040 10000 12 060 31000 4460 44580 7110 Category Records Junior 31090 10200 25000 7530 15270 20000 94 10 23280 4460 2360 1016 13240 Category II Records AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW o Gas o Gas ROW Roc ket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW O Gas O Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior 16 01 0 4530 21450 4350 11360 1290 6140 13 31 0 50530 39460 24340 20 000 28 250 28000 53460 39000 8342oz SeniorOpen 3141041200 1249011140 4702052120 1140013440 2652074500 808012035 26320 6290 2830069040 1200017310 1955088240 122010570 13505210 1156 716014570 Senior 12 590 7520 16 470 6540 19110 7270 13 340 Open 22 28 0 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 5390 13440 31560 7170 62 130 3210 2380 8130 30 520 3490 0230 6110 6570 Category Ill Records Senior 12 550 8510 Junior 7020 5320 5390 4430 4180 9350 1430 2070 9330 12000 5270 4500 31 70 10430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Open 21190 4122 33 540 20000 26000 42000 5030 24 000 3597 3240 4170 4508 America may never argu ment supporting world-class events esoterica top ultimately rains down like gentle dew heaven enrich lives sport fliers below see little value sport flier current crop European missiles bear less re semblance sailpianes Formula race rs reduction maximum wing loading half would reverse trend feel November1979 89 NATS SCALE RESULTS RC PRECISION SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored Toledo Weak Signals 1Robert WischerDelafield WI Piel Beryl 2George RoseLakewood NJ PBS 3Robt Underwood JrSt Louis MO Hiperbipe RC SPORT SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored byToledo Weak Signals 1GeorgeBusoHydeParkNY Piper Navajo 2Ralph N JacksonEndicott NY Windecker Eagle 3Hal ParentiWestchester IL FBF-2 Bearcat 4Robert KarlssonWilmington DE Ryan PT-22 5Bob ViolettClarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II 6Bud AtkinsonBlue Springs MO T-34C 7Dick GrahamBloomfield IA Piper Pawnee 8Sam PisciottaPueblo CO Tony KI-61-1 RC SCALE HELICOPTERS JsO No official flights CL PRECISION SCALE Junior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL P-40 Warhawk Senior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Joe KimAnaheim CA TB-25N 2Paula BayerNorridge IL Bristol MiC 3Peter BauerNorridge IL Shoestring Open sponsored AMA 1Mike GretzMontezuma IA Zlin 526 Akrobat 2Kenneth LongWhittier CA G4M2 Betty 3Keith TrostleUpper Marlboro MO Martin Baker MB5 CL SPORT SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL Gee Bee Sporester Senior sponsored AMA5 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2Stefanie Sanford Lacey M-10 3Liz Sanford Lacey M-1D Senior sponsored 1Gay Larsen Heinkel HelOC-VE 2CoIlin Dimaio Cougar 3Glenn Anderson Cougar Open sponsored 1Clarence Mather Davis DA-2A 2Don Srull Dmuine Turbulent 3Bob Willey Pike E 4Ronald Roberti Fike S 5Charles Sotich Evans Volksplane Dallas TX Dallas TX Sterling Models Roanoke TX Los Angeles CA Goshen IN Peck Polymers San Diego CA McLean VA Lincoln NE Norman OK Chicago IL PP OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE Junior sponsored RN Models 1 William Langley Plattesburg MO Wntman Tailwind 1105 1766 1625 1046 Points 1000 960 925 1228 812 650 1750 1544 1502 1422 1 342 Points 992 885 870 1077 1068 825 2094 135S 1 352 1290 1255 Points 95 2Carl LinstramFt Lauderdale PL Nesmith Cougar 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-1 0 Senior sponsored RN Models 1Tom ComparetLos Angeles CA PAMA 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 Open sponsored Paul K Guillow 1Don SrulIMcLean VA Waterman Racer 2Larry KruseLiberal KS 1928 Star Cavalier 3Ron RobertiNorman OK 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CA3035 10 Robert RedmonBartlesville OK2963 RC FORMULA PYLON RACING J-S-O sponsored K&B Mfg lst-Sthl MRC 6thlOshI 1William PmeisGodfrey IL 2David ShadelCarlsbad CA 3Eric MeyersChampaign IL 4Bill GroveTujunga CA 5Jim MoorheadAtlanta GA 6Clay-Barrett TeamFt Worth TX 7John McDermottHickory NC 8Ron OilmanTalare CA Corp Points 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34 732 59 796 600 1332 1184 1177 1112 1092 Points 157 141 86 295 540 441 307 245 242 Points 1087 1030 940 1930 1 52A 1130 1850 1760 1 S76 1422 1412 1412 9Dave PearceGreensboro NC 10 Gary HoverLos Osos CA 1st Senior sponsored AMA 1Eric RistrumSan Diego CA 34 33 33 RC QUARTER MIDGET PYLON J-S-O sponsored Carl Goldberg Modelslst-BthI Pica Products Bth-lOthPoints 1Wayne YeagerRomulus Ml335 2Lyle LarsonMitchell SD32 3Dennis SumnerDearborn Hgts MI31 4Jimmy BartelsCordova TN295 5Kenneth HeatlieWestland Ml29 6Dave PearceGreensboro NC28 7Don PullerMason City IA28 8Richard SteineMinnetonka MN275 9Douglas BrueshaberMinneapolis MN27 10John KilsdonkNortheille Ml27 1st Junior sponsored AMA 1David CohenAnn Arbor Ml20 RC STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1Sam EvensenBallmin MO 2Tim WalkerOklahoma City OK 3Kris BranvonCasper WY Senior spomored AMA 1Allen EppsCountry Club Hills IL Open sponsored AMA 1Ron StanfieldLittle Rock AR 2Bob ThackerSan Clemente CA 3James PorterHudson IA RC MODIFIED STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1 William LangleyPlattesburg MD Points 3636 3179 3084 2184 4959 4597 42D9 Points 1670 Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom CroftManchester MD 2Chad BrannonCasper WY Open sponsored Top Flite Models 1Anthony KayDenser CO 2James JastusSmitheille MO 3Charles PairettOPallon IL 4Carl SharonOklahoma City OK 5Walter HillJackson Ml RC UNLIMITED SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored D Enterprises 1Robert McGowanNapa CA 2Don CameronArvada CO 3Chip PairettOPallon IL Open sponsored Model Airplane News D Enterprises 6th7shI 1Robert DomerDenver CO 2Skip MillerBoulder CO 3Larry JollySanta Ana CA 4Robert HansingMinneapolis MN 5David JohnsonPortland OR 6John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 7Paul ByrumKansas City KS RC 2-METER SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Robert McGowanNape CA 2Tom CroftManchester MO 4383 4116 5108 4793 4483 4451 4244 Points 5474 5199 4899 1 st-Sth 5488 5436 5435 5180 5083 5071 5021 Points 1216 1093 Open sponsored Pica Products 1Richard CrowleyAurora CO 2John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 3Leon KincaidPort Richey FL 4Matt SheldonWheatridge CO 5Chuck BrannonCasper WY 1450 1421 1402 1358 1167 RC NOVICE HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored AMA 1st RC Sportsman 2nd 1Tim PetersJennings KS2040 2Walter ThroneSyracuse NY1725 RC INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored RC Sportsman 1Craig HallHuntington Beach CA 2Warren WagnerNo Syracuse NY 3Bruce BuchananWinona MN Points 4200 3825 3375 RC EXPERT HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open 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Junior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn Fultz 2 Randy Wheeler 3 Aaron Ascher Senior sponsored 1 David Omen 2 Doug Harris 3 Ron Esman Open sponsored Bthl 1 Larry Hill 2 Paul Tune 3 W R Lee 4 John Ballard 5 Ronald Esman 6 Dick Stubblefield 6 Mike Wheeler 5 4630 54859 6 03 01 60924 61982 63268 Min/Sec 5 39 60 62825 7041 5 5 1670 6 09 06 63842 AMA 6th 4 4973 4 5351 4 5775 5 1635 5 17 30 5 17 53 Mm/Sec Cincinnati OH70186 MesquiteTX 71149 Riverside CA 71318 AMA Nashville TN 54174 Bethany OK 61142 Houston TX 71054 Progress Mfg Co lst-SnhAMA Murfreesboro TN Nolenseille TN Missouri City TX Louisville KY Houston TX Houston TX Mesquite TX CL B PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Ovay BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior No official flights 53194 53592 54023 6 0085 89 laps 73 laps 73 laps MPH 11593 Open sponsored H B Engines 1Wisnieveski TeamBellflower CA 2Frank KellyLong Beach CA 3Thomas LavermanChicago IL CL YuA PROFILE PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Ouay Barber 2 David Barber 3 Mike Clem Senior sponsored 1 Joe Kim 2 Doug Hinckley 3 Dimwit Perkins Open sponsored 1 Al Stegens 2 Warren Kurth 3 Ouay Barber North Olmuted OH North Olmuted OH Dallas TX AMA Anaheim CA Pleasant Hill CA Houston TX Cox Hobbies Cleveland OH Davenport IA North Olmsted OH CL PAl SPEED Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Montgomery Signs 1Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan 2Frank HuntMerced CA 3Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL 4A SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX 2 David BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1 Mary KimAnaheim CA 2 Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 3 Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Pactra Industries 1 Dub JentDallas TX 2 Carl LaymanHouston TX 3 Al StegensCleveland OH 4 Charles LeggCouncil Bluffs IA 5 Nicholas SherLanghorne PA CL SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1David HookyMountain Home PA Senior sponsored AMA 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 2William HughesBolingbrook IL Open sponsored AMA 1Margarido TeamFremont CA 2Nicholas SherLanghorne PA 3Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan CL B SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Quay BarberNorth Olmseed OH 13453 13249 10755 MPH 8807 8705 8471 8353 7293 7264 9731 9715 7947 MPH 13166 13774 13533 12581 MPH 8634 7528 10329 8916 8560 12478 12043 111 20 9779 8617 MPH 10364 14605 8667 17301 17185 16283 MPH 12504 Min/Sec 6388 1 6 5438 72025 Senior No official flights Open sponsored byBaltek Balsalite Corp 1Carl LaymanHouston TX 2Wisniemski TeamBelIf lower CA 3Frank HuntMerced CA 4Dub JettDallas TX 5Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL C SPEED Junior sponsored Fusite Gb Bee 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmsted Senior sponsored Fasite Gb Bee 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX CL D SPEED5 Open sponsored Midwest Model Supply 1Glenn LeeBatavia IL 2Thomas LavermanChicago IL 3Nicholas SherLaughorne PA 4Akeshi KusumotoPushimi Japan 5Wisniemuki TeamBellflomer CA CL FORMULA 40 SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmuted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1William HughesBolingbrook IL 2Anthony 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FL103300 4William RabeInJing TX102975 November 1979 91 CL PRECISION AEROBATICSOPEN Cons 5 Terry Puncher 6 Robin Hunt 7 Wynn Paul 8 Norman Whittle 9 Robert Whitely 10Jamw Casale Foster City CA Boundbrook NJ Lexington KY Scott AFB IL Fountain Valley CA Paterson NJ 102400 107625 107400 105950 105875 104600 CL COMBAT Junior sponsored Sullivan Peoducts 1Gregory StombeckRockford IL 2Pat BaldusDes Moines IA 3Rob BaldusDes Moines IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom FlakerGainesville TX 2David GwenNashville TN 3Page PetersonVilla Park IL Open sponsored byMidwest Products lss-Stb AMA 6eh-Sshl 1George Cleveland 2Michael Guthomson 3Peter Plankets 4Will Rogers 5Les Pardue 6Lyle Strombeck 7Ronald Jades BJohn Jo Kenner LA Kingsbury TX Austin MN East Hartford CT Albaqaerctae NM Rockford IL Lubbock TX Van Nuys CA CL PAl COMBAT Junior sponsored AMA 1Christopher ThomasFt Worth TX 2John HessSan Antonio TX Senior sponsored AMA 1Tow FlukerGainesville TX 2Page PetersonVilla Park IL 3David GwenNashville TN Houston 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944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. Croftee MD 21114 V PC0 Charleve Fields 818 Main St. SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC5oaring Donna Dvi, 7409 Atwood Dr HavtsoilleAL35802 FF Wallace Johvsov 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Soaring PC Pattern other RC CL RC leocept Soaring VI Jim Thomerson 13t7 Eileen Collinsoille IL 62234 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 82447 VII John Enert 421 Walnut Lv Apple Valley MN 55124 West PC Leo Roe 8539 Orchid Dr Jenison Ml 48428 lEash CL & FF Debi Imhofg 524 Sinclair NE Oravd Rapids Ml 49503 lEastI VIII John Deatov 6205 Melinda Wautauga TX 76148 PC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Ave. NederlavdTX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 PC Deorge Hunter 6862 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Pt Boo 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polansky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gomes 2241 Noah Sn Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Ave SW Seattle WA 98126 PC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsborg Ravensdale WA 88051 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contett Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Hvnr-y Struck RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Boon 60 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klviber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkivs 3112 B Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chris Mattuno 8576 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintworth Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester MI 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Hoosnon TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Dr Colorado Sprivgs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 2t5 W Santo Ava No21 IA Clovis CA 83612 Xl Ernie Livn 16558-121st Ave. SE Rennon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706268th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnat Sn Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Pon McNally 6118 Barda Ace, Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moneks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 VII James Sieton 4941 Wisconsie Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Lv. Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 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944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. Croftee MD 21114 V PC0 Charleve Fields 818 Main St. SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC5oaring Donna Dvi, 7409 Atwood Dr HavtsoilleAL35802 FF Wallace Johvsov 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Soaring PC Pattern other RC CL RC leocept Soaring VI Jim Thomerson 13t7 Eileen Collinsoille IL 62234 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 82447 VII John Enert 421 Walnut Lv Apple Valley MN 55124 West PC Leo Roe 8539 Orchid Dr Jenison Ml 48428 lEash CL & FF Debi Imhofg 524 Sinclair NE Oravd Rapids Ml 49503 lEastI VIII John Deatov 6205 Melinda Wautauga TX 76148 PC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Ave. NederlavdTX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 PC Deorge Hunter 6862 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Pt Boo 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polansky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gomes 2241 Noah Sn Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Ave SW Seattle WA 98126 PC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsborg Ravensdale WA 88051 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contett Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Hvnr-y Struck RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Boon 60 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klviber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkivs 3112 B Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chris Mattuno 8576 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintworth Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester MI 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Hoosnon TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Dr Colorado Sprivgs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 2t5 W Santo Ava No21 IA Clovis CA 83612 Xl Ernie Livn 16558-121st Ave. SE Rennon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706268th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnat Sn Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Pon McNally 6118 Barda Ace, Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moneks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 VII James Sieton 4941 Wisconsie Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Lv. Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 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RoseLakewood NJ PBS 3Robt Underwood JrSt Louis MO Hiperbipe RC SPORT SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored byToledo Weak Signals 1GeorgeBusoHydeParkNY Piper Navajo 2Ralph N JacksonEndicott NY Windecker Eagle 3Hal ParentiWestchester IL FBF-2 Bearcat 4Robert KarlssonWilmington DE Ryan PT-22 5Bob ViolettClarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II 6Bud AtkinsonBlue Springs MO T-34C 7Dick GrahamBloomfield IA Piper Pawnee 8Sam PisciottaPueblo CO Tony KI-61-1 RC SCALE HELICOPTERS JsO No official flights CL PRECISION SCALE Junior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL P-40 Warhawk Senior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Joe KimAnaheim CA TB-25N 2Paula BayerNorridge IL Bristol MiC 3Peter BauerNorridge IL Shoestring Open sponsored AMA 1Mike GretzMontezuma IA Zlin 526 Akrobat 2Kenneth LongWhittier CA G4M2 Betty 3Keith TrostleUpper Marlboro MO Martin Baker MB5 CL SPORT SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL Gee Bee Sporester Senior sponsored AMA5 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CA3035 10 Robert RedmonBartlesville OK2963 RC FORMULA PYLON RACING J-S-O sponsored K&B Mfg lst-Sthl MRC 6thlOshI 1William PmeisGodfrey IL 2David ShadelCarlsbad CA 3Eric MeyersChampaign IL 4Bill GroveTujunga CA 5Jim MoorheadAtlanta GA 6Clay-Barrett TeamFt Worth TX 7John McDermottHickory NC 8Ron OilmanTalare CA Corp Points 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34 732 59 796 600 1332 1184 1177 1112 1092 Points 157 141 86 295 540 441 307 245 242 Points 1087 1030 940 1930 1 52A 1130 1850 1760 1 S76 1422 1412 1412 9Dave PearceGreensboro NC 10 Gary HoverLos Osos CA 1st Senior sponsored AMA 1Eric RistrumSan Diego CA 34 33 33 RC QUARTER MIDGET PYLON J-S-O sponsored Carl Goldberg Modelslst-BthI Pica Products Bth-lOthPoints 1Wayne YeagerRomulus Ml335 2Lyle LarsonMitchell SD32 3Dennis SumnerDearborn Hgts MI31 4Jimmy BartelsCordova TN295 5Kenneth HeatlieWestland Ml29 6Dave PearceGreensboro NC28 7Don PullerMason City IA28 8Richard SteineMinnetonka MN275 9Douglas BrueshaberMinneapolis MN27 10John KilsdonkNortheille Ml27 1st Junior sponsored AMA 1David CohenAnn Arbor Ml20 RC STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1Sam EvensenBallmin MO 2Tim WalkerOklahoma City OK 3Kris BranvonCasper WY Senior spomored AMA 1Allen EppsCountry Club Hills IL Open sponsored AMA 1Ron StanfieldLittle Rock AR 2Bob ThackerSan Clemente CA 3James PorterHudson IA RC MODIFIED STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1 William LangleyPlattesburg MD Points 3636 3179 3084 2184 4959 4597 42D9 Points 1670 Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom CroftManchester MD 2Chad BrannonCasper WY Open sponsored Top Flite Models 1Anthony KayDenser CO 2James JastusSmitheille MO 3Charles PairettOPallon IL 4Carl SharonOklahoma City OK 5Walter HillJackson Ml RC UNLIMITED SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored D Enterprises 1Robert McGowanNapa CA 2Don CameronArvada CO 3Chip PairettOPallon IL Open sponsored Model Airplane News D Enterprises 6th7shI 1Robert DomerDenver CO 2Skip MillerBoulder CO 3Larry JollySanta Ana CA 4Robert HansingMinneapolis 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Junior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn Fultz 2 Randy Wheeler 3 Aaron Ascher Senior sponsored 1 David Omen 2 Doug Harris 3 Ron Esman Open sponsored Bthl 1 Larry Hill 2 Paul Tune 3 W R Lee 4 John Ballard 5 Ronald Esman 6 Dick Stubblefield 6 Mike Wheeler 5 4630 54859 6 03 01 60924 61982 63268 Min/Sec 5 39 60 62825 7041 5 5 1670 6 09 06 63842 AMA 6th 4 4973 4 5351 4 5775 5 1635 5 17 30 5 17 53 Mm/Sec Cincinnati OH70186 MesquiteTX 71149 Riverside CA 71318 AMA Nashville TN 54174 Bethany OK 61142 Houston TX 71054 Progress Mfg Co lst-SnhAMA Murfreesboro TN Nolenseille TN Missouri City TX Louisville KY Houston TX Houston TX Mesquite TX CL B PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Ovay BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior No official flights 53194 53592 54023 6 0085 89 laps 73 laps 73 laps MPH 11593 Open sponsored H B Engines 1Wisnieveski TeamBellflower CA 2Frank KellyLong Beach CA 3Thomas LavermanChicago IL CL YuA PROFILE PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Ouay Barber 2 David Barber 3 Mike Clem Senior sponsored 1 Joe Kim 2 Doug Hinckley 3 Dimwit Perkins Open sponsored 1 Al Stegens 2 Warren Kurth 3 Ouay Barber North Olmuted OH North Olmuted OH Dallas TX AMA Anaheim CA Pleasant Hill CA Houston TX Cox Hobbies Cleveland OH Davenport IA North Olmsted OH CL PAl SPEED Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Montgomery Signs 1Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan 2Frank HuntMerced CA 3Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL 4A SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX 2 David BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1 Mary KimAnaheim CA 2 Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 3 Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Pactra Industries 1 Dub JentDallas TX 2 Carl LaymanHouston TX 3 Al StegensCleveland OH 4 Charles LeggCouncil Bluffs IA 5 Nicholas SherLanghorne PA CL SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1David HookyMountain Home PA Senior sponsored AMA 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 2William HughesBolingbrook IL Open sponsored AMA 1Margarido TeamFremont CA 2Nicholas SherLanghorne PA 3Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan CL B SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Quay BarberNorth Olmseed OH 13453 13249 10755 MPH 8807 8705 8471 8353 7293 7264 9731 9715 7947 MPH 13166 13774 13533 12581 MPH 8634 7528 10329 8916 8560 12478 12043 111 20 9779 8617 MPH 10364 14605 8667 17301 17185 16283 MPH 12504 Min/Sec 6388 1 6 5438 72025 Senior No official flights Open sponsored byBaltek Balsalite Corp 1Carl LaymanHouston TX 2Wisniemski TeamBelIf lower CA 3Frank HuntMerced CA 4Dub JettDallas TX 5Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL C SPEED Junior sponsored Fusite Gb Bee 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmsted Senior sponsored Fasite Gb Bee 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX CL D SPEED5 Open sponsored Midwest Model Supply 1Glenn LeeBatavia IL 2Thomas LavermanChicago IL 3Nicholas SherLaughorne PA 4Akeshi KusumotoPushimi Japan 5Wisniemuki TeamBellflomer CA CL FORMULA 40 SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmuted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1William HughesBolingbrook IL 2Anthony 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Damon Corp 1William JenkinsMemphis TN 2William BakerNorman OK 3Bruce PatonColorado Springs CO 4William StromanNorwalk CA 5David BenepeFt Worth TX Seconds 75 47 7 54 107 73 65 62 62 Seconds 360 171 160 150 511 501 442 331 249 NATS INDOOR RESULTS INDOOR AMA STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren MI 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Scan ChiltonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Daniel BelieffSykeseille MD 4Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 5William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PAPER STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren MI 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChiltonWichita KS 2Dan DominaB Windsor NJ 3Charlie SotichChicago IL 4Daniel BelieffSykmville MD 5Ronald RobertiNorman OK INDOOR CABIN Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX Min/Sec 1100 640 4 50 944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. Croftee MD 21114 V PC0 Charleve Fields 818 Main St. SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC5oaring Donna Dvi, 7409 Atwood Dr HavtsoilleAL35802 FF Wallace Johvsov 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Soaring PC Pattern other RC CL RC leocept Soaring VI Jim Thomerson 13t7 Eileen Collinsoille IL 62234 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 82447 VII John Enert 421 Walnut Lv Apple Valley MN 55124 West PC Leo Roe 8539 Orchid Dr Jenison Ml 48428 lEash CL & FF Debi Imhofg 524 Sinclair NE Oravd Rapids Ml 49503 lEastI VIII John Deatov 6205 Melinda Wautauga TX 76148 PC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Ave. NederlavdTX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 PC Deorge Hunter 6862 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Pt Boo 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polansky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gomes 2241 Noah Sn Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Ave SW Seattle WA 98126 PC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsborg Ravensdale WA 88051 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contett Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Hvnr-y Struck RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Boon 60 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klviber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkivs 3112 B Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chris Mattuno 8576 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintworth Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester MI 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Hoosnon TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Dr Colorado Sprivgs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 2t5 W Santo Ava No21 IA Clovis CA 83612 Xl Ernie Livn 16558-121st Ave. SE Rennon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706268th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnat Sn Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Pon McNally 6118 Barda Ace, Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moneks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 VII James Sieton 4941 Wisconsie Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Lv. Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2130 1220 23 480 9290 8072 Open 17342 24160 44430 25198 7150 8476 3080 2401 37520 13 552 12498 Open 21520 29270 50420 30284 8270 811 0 3422 2586 42060 16 300 14552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIIIIV 22470234803752042060 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed 0 Speed Form 40 Jet Speed B Proto Speed B Prof Proto AA Prof Proto FAI Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Junior Senior Open 2:18341:4159 10:0325 10806 14429 16863 16477 n/a 15378 18549 11316 12011 9571 12967 21022 23725 1081312852 1501918083 1770920037 17815n/a n/a20149 1585316683 2049321293 1428615451 Junior 97689622 1496315764 3364037245 3575738078 2349025836 high enter course quickly fly chanically Logically next step pro gram transmitter thereby eliminate pilot completely predict Euro peans technology still delightful toy will first Meanwhile FAI Soaring has moved yond interests US competitors inevitable virtually US manu facturers lamentable simply no market 16-23-oz wing loadings Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider AMA A-i Towline FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW D Gas 0 Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open 6000 7360 25000 11540 10560 21090 10590 24 000 6390 5597oz 2400 18530 19 040 10000 12 060 31000 4460 44580 7110 Category Records Junior 31090 10200 25000 7530 15270 20000 94 10 23280 4460 2360 1016 13240 Category II Records AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW o Gas o Gas ROW Roc ket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW O Gas O Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior 16 01 0 4530 21450 4350 11360 1290 6140 13 31 0 50530 39460 24340 20 000 28 250 28000 53460 39000 8342oz SeniorOpen 3141041200 1249011140 4702052120 1140013440 2652074500 808012035 26320 6290 2830069040 1200017310 1955088240 122010570 13505210 1156 716014570 Senior 12 590 7520 16 470 6540 19110 7270 13 340 Open 22 28 0 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 5390 13440 31560 7170 62 130 3210 2380 8130 30 520 3490 0230 6110 6570 Category Ill Records Senior 12 550 8510 Junior 7020 5320 5390 4430 4180 9350 1430 2070 9330 12000 5270 4500 31 70 10430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Open 21190 4122 33 540 20000 26000 42000 5030 24 000 3597 3240 4170 4508 America may never argu ment supporting world-class events esoterica top ultimately rains down like gentle dew heaven enrich lives sport fliers below see little value sport flier current crop European missiles bear less re semblance sailpianes Formula race rs reduction maximum wing loading half would reverse trend feel November1979 89 NATS SCALE RESULTS RC PRECISION SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored Toledo Weak Signals 1Robert WischerDelafield WI Piel Beryl 2George RoseLakewood NJ PBS 3Robt Underwood JrSt Louis MO Hiperbipe RC SPORT SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored byToledo Weak Signals 1GeorgeBusoHydeParkNY Piper Navajo 2Ralph N JacksonEndicott NY Windecker Eagle 3Hal ParentiWestchester IL FBF-2 Bearcat 4Robert KarlssonWilmington DE Ryan PT-22 5Bob ViolettClarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II 6Bud AtkinsonBlue Springs MO T-34C 7Dick GrahamBloomfield IA Piper Pawnee 8Sam PisciottaPueblo CO Tony KI-61-1 RC SCALE HELICOPTERS JsO No official flights CL PRECISION SCALE Junior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL P-40 Warhawk Senior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Joe KimAnaheim CA TB-25N 2Paula BayerNorridge IL Bristol MiC 3Peter BauerNorridge IL Shoestring Open sponsored AMA 1Mike GretzMontezuma IA Zlin 526 Akrobat 2Kenneth LongWhittier CA G4M2 Betty 3Keith TrostleUpper Marlboro MO Martin Baker MB5 CL SPORT SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL Gee Bee Sporester Senior sponsored AMA5 1Kathy KirrtAnaheim CA Beechcraft Bonanza V-3S 2Bill BischoffDeerfield IL Cessna Skyland Points 761 7402 7336 Points 1898 178 1757 1751 174 1717 1681 168 Points 2110 36466 27331 21717 5431 7 47551 47384 Points 878 1303 1110 3Tom FlukerGainesville TX Bearcat Open sponsored Fox Mfg Co 1Richard ByronOmaha NE A6M5c Zero 2Mike GretzMontezuma IA Fairchild PT-19 3Richard AleyBloomington MN F4U Corsair INDOOR AMA SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Melanie SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 2Stefanie SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 3Liz SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 Senior sponsored AMA 1Guy LarsenRoanoke TX Martin Baker MB-2 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 3Tom ComparetLos Angeles CA Ryan STA Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaE Windsor NJ Piper Cub Special 2Don SruIlMcLean VA Piper Vagabond 3Greg ThomasRichfield MN Wittman Tailmind 4Charles SotichChicago IL Evans Volksplanr 5Ron RobertiNorman OK Pilatus Porter INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior sponsored Sterling Models 1Melanie Sanford Dallas TX Lacey M-10 2Stefanie Sanford Lacey M-10 3Liz Sanford Lacey M-1D Senior sponsored 1Gay Larsen Heinkel HelOC-VE 2CoIlin Dimaio Cougar 3Glenn Anderson Cougar Open sponsored 1Clarence Mather Davis DA-2A 2Don Srull Dmuine Turbulent 3Bob Willey Pike E 4Ronald Roberti Fike S 5Charles Sotich Evans Volksplane Dallas TX Dallas TX Sterling Models Roanoke TX Los Angeles CA Goshen IN Peck Polymers San Diego CA McLean VA Lincoln NE Norman OK Chicago IL PP OUTDOOR RUBBER SCALE Junior sponsored RN Models 1 William Langley Plattesburg MO Wntman Tailwind 1105 1766 1625 1046 Points 1000 960 925 1228 812 650 1750 1544 1502 1422 1 342 Points 992 885 870 1077 1068 825 2094 135S 1 352 1290 1255 Points 95 2Carl LinstramFt Lauderdale PL Nesmith Cougar 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-1 0 Senior sponsored RN Models 1Tom ComparetLos Angeles CA PAMA 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 Open sponsored Paul K Guillow 1Don SrulIMcLean VA Waterman Racer 2Larry KruseLiberal KS 1928 Star Cavalier 3Ron RobertiNorman OK Heinkel 100-0 4Lloyd WoodFlorissant MO Dayton Wright RB-i Racer 5Gregory ThomasRichfield MN Witeman PP OUTDOOR GAS SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Liz SanfordDallas TX SE-S 2Melanie SanfordDallas TX Nieuport 3Stefanie SanfordDallas TX Fokker 0 VII Senior sponsored AMA 1Guy LarsenRoanokeTX Nivuport 17C Open sponsored Cox Hobbies 1Larry KruseLiberal KS LWF Butterfly 2William StromanNorwalk CA Stinson SM-2 Junior 3Carl MillerVeetura CA Taylorcraft 4Jim McNeiIIBirmingham AL Piper Cub 5Duke HornDallas TX Kinner Sporester PP OUTDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Nesmish Cougar 2Michael GilbertLevittown PA Lacey M-10 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom ComparesLos Angeles CA PAMA 2Guy LarsenRoanoke TX Heinkel HelOD-VE 3Glenn AndersonGoshen IN Nesmith Cougar Open sponsored Sterling Models 1William RogersStevens Point WI Nesmith Cougar 2Gregory ThomasRichfield MN Lacey M-10 3Don SrullMcLean VA Crosby CR-4 4Pat CiambrelloLevittown PA Fike B 5Bob WilleyLincoln NE Fike F 5Lloyd WoodFlorissant MO Cartiss Monoplane Fighter NATS RADIO CONTROL RESULTS RC NOVICE PATTERN J5 sponsored Top Flite lst-SthI Ace R/C Inc BthlOthIPoints 1Tim JustFountain Valley CA891 2Scott MurrayOceanside CA887 3Terence FerentinoOrlando FL880 4Kevin CastaingNew Iberia LA862 5Mike McConvilleWestchester OH856 6Larry KramerDyersville IA848 7Daniel CrowwhiteChicago IL831 8Joe BarnesPlainview TX800 9Vernon KramerDyersville IA775 10 Robert CondraIndianapolis IN765 RC ADVANCED PATTERN J5O sponsored Sig Mfg Co lst-SthfAce R/C Inc BthlOshPoints 1Brian CrossleySn Paul MN844 2Jamie StrongPrailville AL834 3Bob PannellKnoxville TN826 4Mark BessSt Louis MO819 90 Model Aviation 5 Roy Speights 6 Lee McDuffee 7 Jerry Voth 8 James Bennett 9 Terry Throckmorton 10 Daniel Sheridan Santa Rosa CA Hamilton OH Moundridge KS Glenview IL Raynown MO Appleton WI 817 777 776 770 765 720 RC EXPERT PATTERN J-S-O sponsored Royal Electronics lstSthI Du bro Products 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CA3035 10 Robert RedmonBartlesville OK2963 RC FORMULA PYLON RACING J-S-O sponsored K&B Mfg lst-Sthl MRC 6thlOshI 1William PmeisGodfrey IL 2David ShadelCarlsbad CA 3Eric MeyersChampaign IL 4Bill GroveTujunga CA 5Jim MoorheadAtlanta GA 6Clay-Barrett TeamFt Worth TX 7John McDermottHickory NC 8Ron OilmanTalare CA Corp Points 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34 732 59 796 600 1332 1184 1177 1112 1092 Points 157 141 86 295 540 441 307 245 242 Points 1087 1030 940 1930 1 52A 1130 1850 1760 1 S76 1422 1412 1412 9Dave PearceGreensboro NC 10 Gary HoverLos Osos CA 1st Senior sponsored AMA 1Eric RistrumSan Diego CA 34 33 33 RC QUARTER MIDGET PYLON J-S-O sponsored Carl Goldberg Modelslst-BthI Pica Products Bth-lOthPoints 1Wayne YeagerRomulus Ml335 2Lyle LarsonMitchell SD32 3Dennis SumnerDearborn Hgts MI31 4Jimmy BartelsCordova TN295 5Kenneth HeatlieWestland Ml29 6Dave PearceGreensboro NC28 7Don PullerMason City IA28 8Richard SteineMinnetonka MN275 9Douglas BrueshaberMinneapolis MN27 10John KilsdonkNortheille Ml27 1st Junior sponsored AMA 1David CohenAnn Arbor Ml20 RC STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1Sam EvensenBallmin MO 2Tim WalkerOklahoma City OK 3Kris BranvonCasper WY Senior spomored AMA 1Allen EppsCountry Club Hills IL Open sponsored AMA 1Ron StanfieldLittle Rock AR 2Bob ThackerSan Clemente CA 3James PorterHudson IA RC MODIFIED STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1 William LangleyPlattesburg MD Points 3636 3179 3084 2184 4959 4597 42D9 Points 1670 Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom CroftManchester MD 2Chad BrannonCasper WY Open sponsored Top Flite Models 1Anthony KayDenser CO 2James JastusSmitheille MO 3Charles PairettOPallon IL 4Carl SharonOklahoma City OK 5Walter HillJackson Ml RC UNLIMITED SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored D Enterprises 1Robert McGowanNapa CA 2Don CameronArvada CO 3Chip PairettOPallon IL Open sponsored Model Airplane News D Enterprises 6th7shI 1Robert DomerDenver CO 2Skip MillerBoulder CO 3Larry JollySanta Ana CA 4Robert HansingMinneapolis MN 5David JohnsonPortland OR 6John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 7Paul ByrumKansas City KS RC 2-METER SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Robert McGowanNape CA 2Tom CroftManchester MO 4383 4116 5108 4793 4483 4451 4244 Points 5474 5199 4899 1 st-Sth 5488 5436 5435 5180 5083 5071 5021 Points 1216 1093 Open sponsored Pica Products 1Richard CrowleyAurora CO 2John GunsaullusSt Petersburg FL 3Leon KincaidPort Richey FL 4Matt SheldonWheatridge CO 5Chuck BrannonCasper WY 1450 1421 1402 1358 1167 RC NOVICE HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored AMA 1st RC Sportsman 2nd 1Tim PetersJennings KS2040 2Walter ThroneSyracuse NY1725 RC INTERMEDIATE HELICOPTER Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored RC Sportsman 1Craig HallHuntington Beach CA 2Warren WagnerNo Syracuse NY 3Bruce BuchananWinona MN Points 4200 3825 3375 RC EXPERT HELICOPTERPoints Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored AMA 1 Mike Mas Altamonte Springs FL 13830 2Larry JollySanta Ana CA11280 3Peyton EnldeLafayette LA8755 NATS CONTROL LINE RESULTS CL SCALE RACING Junior sponsored AMA 1Glenn PultzCincinnati OH 2Randy WheelerMesquite TX 3Marc RoheWichita KS Senior sponsored AMA 1Doug HarrisBethany OK54972 2Tom FlukerGainesville TX64624 3William HughesBolingbrook IL65200 Open sponsored PhShirts lstSth AMA6th 1W R LeeMissouri City TX Louisville KY Gainesville TX Salinas CA Stevens Point WI Kenner LA 2 John Ballard 3 Thomas Fluker 4 Tim Gillont 5 Lawrence Dziak 6 George Cleveland CL RAT RACE Junior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn Fultz 2 Marc Rohe 3 Randy Wheeler Senior sponsored 1 David Omen 2 William Hughes 3 Tom Fluker Open sponsored 1 Ronald Esman 2 Tim Gillott 3 Paul Tune 4 Kerry Turner 5 Jim Ong 6 W R Lee Cincinnati OH Wichita KS Mesquite TX AMA Nashville TN Bolingbrook IL Gainesville TX Grish Bros llst-Sthl Houston TX Salinas CA Nolenseille TN Dallas TX Pineville LA Missouri City TX CL SLOW RAT RACE Junior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn Fultz 2 Randy Wheeler 3 Aaron Ascher Senior sponsored 1 David Omen 2 Doug Harris 3 Ron Esman Open sponsored Bthl 1 Larry Hill 2 Paul Tune 3 W R Lee 4 John Ballard 5 Ronald Esman 6 Dick Stubblefield 6 Mike Wheeler 5 4630 54859 6 03 01 60924 61982 63268 Min/Sec 5 39 60 62825 7041 5 5 1670 6 09 06 63842 AMA 6th 4 4973 4 5351 4 5775 5 1635 5 17 30 5 17 53 Mm/Sec Cincinnati OH70186 MesquiteTX 71149 Riverside CA 71318 AMA Nashville TN 54174 Bethany OK 61142 Houston TX 71054 Progress Mfg Co lst-SnhAMA Murfreesboro TN Nolenseille TN Missouri City TX Louisville KY Houston TX Houston TX Mesquite TX CL B PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Ovay BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior No official flights 53194 53592 54023 6 0085 89 laps 73 laps 73 laps MPH 11593 Open sponsored H B Engines 1Wisnieveski TeamBellflower CA 2Frank KellyLong Beach CA 3Thomas LavermanChicago IL CL YuA PROFILE PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Ouay Barber 2 David Barber 3 Mike Clem Senior sponsored 1 Joe Kim 2 Doug Hinckley 3 Dimwit Perkins Open sponsored 1 Al Stegens 2 Warren Kurth 3 Ouay Barber North Olmuted OH North Olmuted OH Dallas TX AMA Anaheim CA Pleasant Hill CA Houston TX Cox Hobbies Cleveland OH Davenport IA North Olmsted OH CL PAl SPEED Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Montgomery Signs 1Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan 2Frank HuntMerced CA 3Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL 4A SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX 2 David BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1 Mary KimAnaheim CA 2 Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 3 Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Pactra Industries 1 Dub JentDallas TX 2 Carl LaymanHouston TX 3 Al StegensCleveland OH 4 Charles LeggCouncil Bluffs IA 5 Nicholas SherLanghorne PA CL SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1David HookyMountain Home PA Senior sponsored AMA 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 2William HughesBolingbrook IL Open sponsored AMA 1Margarido TeamFremont CA 2Nicholas SherLanghorne PA 3Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan CL B SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Quay BarberNorth Olmseed OH 13453 13249 10755 MPH 8807 8705 8471 8353 7293 7264 9731 9715 7947 MPH 13166 13774 13533 12581 MPH 8634 7528 10329 8916 8560 12478 12043 111 20 9779 8617 MPH 10364 14605 8667 17301 17185 16283 MPH 12504 Min/Sec 6388 1 6 5438 72025 Senior No official flights Open sponsored byBaltek Balsalite Corp 1Carl LaymanHouston TX 2Wisniemski TeamBelIf lower CA 3Frank HuntMerced CA 4Dub JettDallas TX 5Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL C SPEED Junior sponsored Fusite Gb Bee 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmsted Senior sponsored Fasite Gb Bee 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX CL D SPEED5 Open sponsored Midwest Model Supply 1Glenn LeeBatavia IL 2Thomas LavermanChicago IL 3Nicholas SherLaughorne PA 4Akeshi KusumotoPushimi Japan 5Wisniemuki TeamBellflomer CA CL FORMULA 40 SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmuted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1William HughesBolingbrook IL 2Anthony SmedleyAlbuquerque NM Open sponsored K&B Engines 1Glenn LeeBatavia IL 2Gene HempelGarland TX 3Robert OgeSt Charles IL 4Wisniemski TeamBelIf lower CA 5Morton TeamDallas TX CL JET SPEED Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX Open sponsored Nico Engraving 1C W DavisDallas TX 2Dimmitt PerkinsHouston TX 3Frank MarcenaroFt Worth TX 19643 19621 19223 191 01 18341 MPH 14846 OH10839 16847 MPH 20149 19729 19473 19389 18530 MPH 13899 13264 14493 12007 16699 15405 15248 15190 14969 MPH 15565 20400 19970 19389 CL PRECISION AEROBATICS Junior sponsored Sullivan ProductsPoints 1Andrew HarrissiadisPompton Plains NJ42900 2Kenneth PurzyckiLake Parsippany NJ38750 3Jim McClellanMurlingame CA34825 Senior sponsored Sullican Products 1David FitzgeraldSen Mateo CA47375 2Kevin CapitanelliFairfield NJ45050 3Andrew BlankVernona NJ42800 Open sponsored Pettit Paint Co 1st-SIb AMA 6th-i 0th 1Bob GiesekeIrving TX104225 2William WermageMiddleburg Hgts OH103600 3Les McDonaldMiami FL103300 4William RabeInJing TX102975 November 1979 91 CL PRECISION AEROBATICSOPEN Cons 5 Terry Puncher 6 Robin Hunt 7 Wynn Paul 8 Norman Whittle 9 Robert Whitely 10Jamw Casale Foster City CA Boundbrook NJ Lexington KY Scott AFB IL Fountain Valley CA Paterson NJ 102400 107625 107400 105950 105875 104600 CL COMBAT Junior sponsored Sullivan Peoducts 1Gregory StombeckRockford IL 2Pat BaldusDes Moines IA 3Rob BaldusDes Moines IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom FlakerGainesville TX 2David GwenNashville TN 3Page PetersonVilla Park IL Open sponsored byMidwest Products lss-Stb AMA 6eh-Sshl 1George Cleveland 2Michael Guthomson 3Peter Plankets 4Will Rogers 5Les Pardue 6Lyle Strombeck 7Ronald Jades BJohn Jo Kenner LA Kingsbury TX Austin MN East Hartford CT Albaqaerctae NM Rockford IL Lubbock TX Van Nuys CA CL PAl COMBAT Junior sponsored AMA 1Christopher ThomasFt Worth TX 2John HessSan Antonio TX Senior sponsored AMA 1Tow FlukerGainesville TX 2Page PetersonVilla Park IL 3David GwenNashville TN Houston TX Sellersburg IN Keener LA Seattle WA Kingsbury TX Houston TX Open sponsored Hobby Hideaway lsg-SthAMA 6th 1Dick Stubblefield 2Gary Fentress 3George Cleveland 4Phillip Granderson 5Michael Guthomson 6Sherwood Buckstaff CL SLOW COMBAT Junior sponsored Sullivan Products 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Gregory StrombeckRockford IL 3Rob BaldusDes Moines IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom FlukerGainesville TX 2David GwenNashville TN 3Paul HartlaubCincinnati OH Open sponsored World Engines lst-Sth AMA 6th8th 1Marvin Denny 2Dick Stubblefield 3Michael Guthomson 4Joseph Ambrose 5Joseph King 6James Mathis 7Eddie Thomas 8William Hess CL PAl TEAM RACING J-SO sponsored Sullivan Products 1Tim GillottSalinas CA 2Jackson/NelsonPhiladelphia PA 3Willoughby/OgeBensenville IL CL NAVY CARRIER Junior No official flights Wichita KS Houston TX Kingsbury TX Brooklyn Park MN Baton Rouge LA Maitland FL Ft Worth TX San Antonio TX Mm/Sec 80512 84365 90999 Points Senior sponsored AMA 1 Louis MatustikSt Louis MD Open sponsored Paul K Guillow 1 Peter MazurAurora IL 2 Bob ReynoldsTucsonAZ 3 Paul KegelFargo ND 4 George CoxMemphis TN 5 Alberto SprauveJamaica NY CL NAVY CARRIER II Junior No official flights Senior sponsored byAMA 1Louis MatuntikSt Louis MO Open sponsored Sig Mfg Co 1Peter MazurAurora IL 2Bob ReynoldsTucson AZ 3Paul KegelFargo ND 4Bob HawkAlbuquerque NM 5James FrederickFlorissant MO CL PROFILE CARRIER Junior sponsored AMA 1Marc Rohe Wichita KS Senior sponsored AMA 1Louis Matustik 2Paul Hartlaub 3Margaret Voitik Open sponsored AMA 6th 1Frank Kelly 2Peter Mazur 3Leroy Cordes 4Harry Higley 5David Rolley 6George Voitik St Louis MG Cincinnati OH Evanston IL Harry Higley & Suns Long Beach CA Aurora IL Chicago IL Glenwood IL Denver CO Evanston IL 21498 35710 32960 32348 31002 25575 Points 33411 35180 34220 32999 23769 22936 Points 8056 21371 18483 6403 lstStIs 24134 24006 23662 23314 21577 21560 NATS FREE FLIGHT RESULTS PP NA GAS Junior sponsored Midwest Model Prod 1John RenkenAnn Arbor Ml 2J C HornbeckDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA 4Mike WinelandBoulder CD 5Draycott HookyMountainhome PA Senior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn AndersonGoshen IN 2Mark WoodreyBurleson TX 3Billy CarneyJacksonville FL Open sponsored Coy Hobbies llst-Sthl AMA lBth-9thl 1 WilIram Jenkins 2 Charles Markos 3 Richard Bloowquist 4 Donald Abbott 5 Bill Dunlop 6 Mike Hallum 7 Gilbert Morris 8 Sal Taibi 9 Howard Hill Memphis TN Deerfield IL Marshalltown IA Stillwater OK Greensbsrg PA Marshall TX Columbus OH Lakewood CA Backus MN Seconds 422 333 324 265 233 775 600 360 1279 1161 917 600 572 582 469 438 437 Seconds 332 310 280 274 260 360 304 292 16th960 947 477 455 450 430 426 414 406 PP GAS Junior sponsored AMA 1Draycost HookyMountainhome PA 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 4Mike WinelandBoulder CO 5Melinda AndersonGoshen IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Mark WoodreyBurleson TX 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Charles CarneyJacksonville FL Open sponsored Double D llst-Sthl AMA 9th 1Gilbert Robbins 2Gilbert Morris 3Anthony Italiano 4Jerry Bahula 5Bob Boyer 6Richard Bloomquist 7Kit Gerhart 8Edward Riley 9Larry McFarland PP B GAS Junior sponsored 1Kevin Loeffler 2Draycott Hooke 3John Renken Senior sponsored 1Mark Woodrey 2Charles Carney 3Billy Carney Anderson IN Columbus OH Brookfield WI Omaha NE San Diego CA Marshalltown IA Kokomo IN Niles IL Arlington TX AMA Norman OK Mountainhome PA Ann Arbor Ml AMA Burleson TX Jacksonville FL Jacksonville FL Open sponsored Damon Corp 1Gilbert MorrisColumbus OH 2SalTaibiLakewoodCA Seconds 330 116 22 355 342 138 600 398 3 Mike Hallum 4 Edward Riley 5 Anthony Italiano 6 William Schlarb 7 David Benepe Garland TX Niles IL Brookfield WI South Bend IN Ft Worth TX PP C GAS Junior sponsored AMA 1J C HornbeckDallas TX 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bradley FulmerMishamaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 2Charles CarneyJacksonville FL 3Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored Satellite City Hot Stuff 5th AMA 6th 7th 1Robert MattesSt Charles MO 2Robert LoefflerNorman OK 3Gilbert MorrisColumbus OH 4Richard CoxaltAnderson IN 5Paul MarshSouth Bend IN 6D WinelandBoulder CO 7Toby BlizzardPhoenix AZ PP D GAS Junior No official llrghts Senior sponsored AMA 1Charles CarneyJacksonville FL 2Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored Sig Mfg Co 1Toby BlizzardPhoenix AZ 2Robert LoefllerNorman OK 3Sal TaibiLakewood CA 4Jim ClewSand Springs TX 5Jim McNeillBirmingham AL PP PAl POWER5 Junior sponsored AMA 1Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 2Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored AMA 1Robert MattesSt Charles MO 2Al BissonnetteOklahoma City OK 3Charles MarkosDeerfield IL PP WAKEFIELD RUBBER Junior sponsored AMA 1Landon MorrisMuscatine IA 2John RenkenAnn Arbor Ml 3Joe OlibarriMuscatine IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml 360 339 336 294 267 Seconds 283 267 170 457 416 207 1st 1 560 1440 1055 820 553 476 467 Seconds 327 227 685 651 544 469 463 Seconds 193 179 292 630 560 555 Seconds 390 253 148 1144 613 Open sponsored Orange Coast Hobbies 1Joseph MacaySouthfield Ml 2Chris MatsunoSt John MO 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Edmund TurnerPt Worth TX 5Bill GibbonsBoulder CD FF MULVIHILL RUBBER Junior sponsored AMA 1James WatsonIndianola IA 2Mike ClemSand Springs TX 3Melanie SanfordDallas TX Senior sponsored AMA 1David Renken 2Joe Kubina 3Steven Collicont Open sponsored lst-Sthl AMA 6th 1William L Baker 2George Perryman 3Jim OReilly 4Steve Geraghty 5James Bennett 6Duane Renken Ann Arbor Ml Warren Ml Ann Arbor Ml Model Aeronautics Norman OK Valencia CA Wichita KS San Jose CA St Louis MO Ann Arbor MI 1260 1228 1192 1149 1121 Seconds 253 70 63 197 120 81 Publications 665 530 512 360 208 146 PP COUPE DHIVER RUBBER Junior sponsored AMASeconds 1 Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN371 2 Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN357 3 Leonard St JeanCarson City NV277 Senior sponsored AMA 1 Joe KubinaWarren Ml303 2 Steven CollicotsAnn Arbor Ml230 3 David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml25 Open sponsored 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PP ROCKET POWER Junior sponsored Polks Model Craft Hobbies 1Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 2David TurgeonSpring Valley CA 3John RenkenAnn Arbor Ml Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored Diverse Development 1Charlie SotichChicago IL 2Lee CampbellSt Joseph MI 200 190 182 154 282 241 201 AMA 480 443 441 400 359 357 333 Seconds 105 46 9 Seconds 242 181 3William Jenkins 4William Rogers 5Charles Puckett Memphis TN174 Stevens Point WI128 Mt Vernon IL122 PP PAYLOAD Junior sponsored AMA 1Draycott HookeMountainhome PA 2J C HorebeckDallas TX 3Leonard St JeanCarson City NV Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored Sterling Models 1Fred AndersonGoshen IN 2Lee CampbellSt Joseph Ml 3Charles PuckettMt Vernon IL 4Clayton HornbeckDallas TX 5Russell SnyderUniversal City TX PP ELECTRIC POWER Junior sponsored Damon Corp 1J C HornbeckDallas TX 2Liz SanfordDallas TX Senior sponsored Astro Flight 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA 2Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored Damon Corp 1William JenkinsMemphis TN 2William BakerNorman OK 3Bruce PatonColorado Springs CO 4William StromanNorwalk CA 5David BenepeFt Worth TX Seconds 75 47 7 54 107 73 65 62 62 Seconds 360 171 160 150 511 501 442 331 249 NATS INDOOR RESULTS INDOOR AMA STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren MI 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Scan ChiltonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Daniel BelieffSykeseille MD 4Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 5William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PAPER STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren MI 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChiltonWichita KS 2Dan DominaB Windsor NJ 3Charlie SotichChicago IL 4Daniel BelieffSykmville MD 5Ronald RobertiNorman OK INDOOR CABIN Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX Min/Sec 1100 640 4 50 944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/11
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM NE WSLETTE ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 1979 HATS RESULTS Succeeding pages show event win ners top placers Below special award winners 1979 National Contest Sterling Models Memorial Award Scale static points category qualifying official flight Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion Jim Walker Trophy winner ISO CL Pre cision Aerobatics flyoff excluding appear ance points Bob Gieseke Irving TX McNeill Cup high time regardless age FAI Power Bob Mattes St Charles MO Mulvihill Trophy high time regardless age William L Baker Norman OK Tulsa Glue Dobbers Trophy high time re gardless age Outdoor HL Glider Lar ry Sargent Burbank CA Stout Indoor Trophy high time regardless age Indoor Cabin Dan Domina E Wind sor NJ Stout Commercial Trophy high time regard less age AMA FAI Indoor Stick Stan Chilton Wichita KS Dick Black Trophy high time regardless age Coupe dHiver Marvin Bashaw Bet tendorf IA Air Force Assn Award Best military scale model Hal Parenti Westchester IL F8F2 Bearcat Best Scale Flight Achievement Awards pre sented National Association Scale Aeromodelers RC Sport Scale Bob Violett Clarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II RC Precision Scale Steve Sauger Troy MI Lockheed Orion CL Sport Scale Kathy Kim Anaheim CA Beech Bonanza CL Precision Scale Kenneth Long Whit tier CA G4M2 Betty Outdoor FF Tom Comparet Los Angeles CA PAMA Bob Haight Las Vegas NV Bellanca WB2 Miss Columbia 32-G OPEN 1/2A SPEED PULL TEST EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Afte conferr ng agreement AMA President Earl Witt also Speed Ad visory Committee SAC Chairman Gene Hempel CLCB Chairman Ron McNally nounces immediate enactment enforce ment October 1 safety proposal crease pull test Open age division Class Speed 25 Gs 32 Gs nominal 1 0-oz model increases pull 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW test 1575 pounds rule book table 20 pounds pull Gs present record speeds exceeds 25G pull test Gene Hempel initially suggested safety proposal Ron McNally wrote actual proposal order get safety proposal process started time results action included next AMA rule book Contest Board Procedures provide im mediate acceptance implementation safety proposals either 1 agreement AMA president appropriate Contest Board chairman 2 vote entire Contest Board concerned either case procedures require actions published ratification vote Contest Board take place four six weeks later ratification required emergency action become permanent part ficial rules Open Speed pull test 32 Gs effective soon published avail able AMA membership article consti tutes publication required Contest Board Procedures issue expected readers hands October 1 1979 date effective enforcement set October 1 1979 ratification vote set November 1 1979 wishing af fect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board members No vember 1 1979 OTHER CL SAFETY RULES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY D Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test Increased 48 Gs Ef fective Date October 1 1979 Contest Board Procedures provide quicker normal consideration imple mentation proposals pertaining interpre tations safety and/or emergency AMA president chairman appropri ate Contest Board jointly can rule such pioposals ruling can vote appropriate Contest Board rulings increase Class D Speed Jet Speed pull tests 48 times models weight effective October 1 1979 provide guidelines approved construction single-blade pro pellers resulted vote Control Line Contest Board seven 11 members responding deadline Districts II III IV V VI VIII IX o Speed Pull Test 48 Gs CB voting unanimous increasing pull test emergency basis subquestion immediate enactment/enforce ment increased pull test vs B publish ing proposal first voting four WASHINGTON DC 20005 six weeks later concerning immediate enact ment/enforcement majority Districts II III IV VI VIII favored option two districts V IX favored delayed ac tion per B proposal well increase jet Speed pull test 48 Gs resulted meeting CL Speed fliers 1979 Nats basis G-Ioad record speeds exceeds test 40 Gs Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs Although CB voting separate D Speed results district district identical proposals origin reasoning also identical Guidelines Single-Blade Props proposal advice Speed Advisory Committee favored ad ding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban voted earlier ratified Voting six favor proposal Dist VI opposed actual guidelines included proposal finalized guidelines will need approved CL Contest Board Assuming acceptance guidelines will take effect 1980-81 AMA rule book distributed Ratification Vote Come addition publishing actions concern ing interpretations safety and/or emergency rules changes Contest Board Procedures also require ratification vote concerned Contest Board four six weeks following publication issue expected readers hands approximately October 1 ratification vote expected take place November 1 Anyone wishing affect outcome ratification vote pro con should state views district Control Line Contest Board member prior Novem ber 11979 INDOOR COMMITTEEMAN FOR AMA 01ST XI Ray Harlan Indoor Program Chmn unanimous vote Indoor team se lection participants District XI has elected Dave Hagen representative door Committee welcomes Dave hopes lot activity will forthcoming area Hopes up get Seattle King Dome flying site might prove finest high-ceiling Indoor site world Dave can reached 19957 5 Redland Road Oregon City OR 97045 Telephone 503 631-7373 86 Model Aviation DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobnivo 87-26 88th St. Woodhaven Queens NY 11421 PC0 Richard Smith 300 Steko Ave. Rodnntner NY 14615 RC Lawrence Lundy 246 Ontario St. Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA t8064 East M Weisenbach 4588W 148th St Cleveland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sandnrs Jr 9735 52nd Ave. College Pk MD 20741 RC Ed Pitzmater 1920 Ardenmood Tnr. Croftee MD 21114 V PC0 Charleve Fields 818 Main St. SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC5oaring Donna Dvi, 7409 Atwood Dr HavtsoilleAL35802 FF Wallace Johvsov 4112 White Acres Rd Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Soaring PC Pattern other RC CL RC leocept Soaring VI Jim Thomerson 13t7 Eileen Collinsoille IL 62234 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 82447 VII John Enert 421 Walnut Lv Apple Valley MN 55124 West PC Leo Roe 8539 Orchid Dr Jenison Ml 48428 lEash CL & FF Debi Imhofg 524 Sinclair NE Oravd Rapids Ml 49503 lEastI VIII John Deatov 6205 Melinda Wautauga TX 76148 PC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Ave. NederlavdTX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 PC Deorge Hunter 6862 S Lamar St Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Pt Boo 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polansky 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gomes 2241 Noah Sn Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Ave SW Seattle WA 98126 PC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsborg Ravensdale WA 88051 Bold Face Below Indicates Chairman Contett Board FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Hvnr-y Struck RPD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Boon 60 Lake Ave. Lyndonville NY 14098 Ill Rudy Klviber 2021 Lakeland Ave Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd Hampton VA 23361 V Bonny Jenkivs 3112 B Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chris Mattuno 8576 Ginger St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintworth Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester MI 48063 VIII Mark Valerius 2302 Pomeran Dr. Hoosnon TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Dr Colorado Sprivgs CO 80906 X Joe Norcross 2t5 W Santo Ava No21 IA Clovis CA 83612 Xl Ernie Livn 16558-121st Ave. SE Rennon WA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins PD Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706268th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 Ill Laird Jackson 1025 Walnat Sn Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Pon McNally 6118 Barda Ace, Springfield VA 22152 V Dave Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moneks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burch 1758 N Natchez Chicago IL 60635 VII James Sieton 4941 Wisconsie Ave N New Hope MN 55428 VIII William R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Lv. Missouri CityTX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 67217 X Penn Brandt 315 S Maria Ave. Redoedo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dun Rutherford 4705 237th P1 56 Bothell WA 98011 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Teen Freehold NJ 07728 Ill Dave Brown 8534 Huddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayne Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813S Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir. Schaumbung IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Livonia MI 48154 VIII Win P Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Bartlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Eserent Wichita KS 67217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 18th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymooth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Pochesner NY 14612 Ill Edward Wisser 1521 Summin St. McKenspont PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington 06 19810 V Daxid Plant 6940 NW 15th Pt Luaderdale FL 33313 VI Bob Undermood4109 Concord Oaks Or. St Louis MO 631 2B VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Mossezama IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane Desoto TX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218 Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 Xl Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOAPO COOPDIIJATOP Don Lindley 420 Tapelo Napeneille IL 60640 CHANGES TO RULE BOOK SANCTIONED COMPE TITION SECTION Contest Boards responsIble revisions updating AMA rule book AMA Executive Council has re sponsibility classes AMA sanctioned competitions Section 1 its April meet ing year Executive Council considered changes section next rule book proposed District VI Vice-Pres ident Horrace Cain motion made accepted called rewrite proposal submission mail ballot rewrite ballot distributed under date May 31 response Executive Council favor seven two Voting approval Districts II IV VI Xl President Executive Director Opposed Districts IX X text revised rules Section 1 follows same material will printed 1980-8 1 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions Contest Directors may ap plying early 1980 sanctions should note new rules order determine proper category effective January 11980 2 SANCTIONED COMPETITION Acad emy Model Aeronautics will sanction following types model activity Demonstr tion Record Trial Class Contest Class B Contest Class AA Contest Class AAA Con test Class AAAA Contest AMA-Sponsored National International Contests contests part AMA team selection programs Class AA AAA AAAA Contests will no preferences pri orities extended participants geographical organizational cultural social basis Neither will maximum limit registrants Any such restrictions automat ically relegate activity other classifications activities will conduc ted licensed Contest Directors according official regulations Note Liability protection site own ers and/or sponsors Connection AMA sanctioned events may obtained AMA HQ extra cost above sanction fees However such protection may already effect reason AMA charter club programcheck first 11 OFFICIAL MEDALS AMA shall available clubs organizations awards achievements model aeronautics medals shall available engrav ing date may used other contests may returned AMA credit refund Medals have en graved damaged may returned Gold finish medals will signify first place silver fin ish medals will signify second placeand bronze finish medals will signify other places Re quests medals will made appropri ately noting boxes sanction application form payment medals must ac company sanction application Shipment medals will made AMA HQ within five days receipt order payment delivery other parcel post desired applicant must include instructions effect payment extra charges must also included payment medals extra postal charges included application medals will shipped COD Medals returned refund credit must accompanied instructions must postage pre-paid 2 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION sanc tion applications except AMA-sponsored National International Contests finals meets AMA team selection programs must submitted Contest Director Academy Model Aeronautics appro priate district Contest Coordinator no year no less 30 days before proposed contest date Record Trials Demonstration event applications may made little 20 days before proposed date sanction fees must accompany sanction application Applications sanc tions next calendar year must beaccom panied evidence CD has paid fees year entitled free member ship next year otherwise next years fees must enclosed application Contest Coordinator will forward sanction application fees AMA HQ no date conflicts exist 21 Rain dates recognized AMA should contest cancelled due inclement weather original sanction may renewed will considered valid new date has cleared district Contest Coordinator AMA HQ notified 22 A sanction can issued con tinuous dates least full day separates events separate sanctions must obtained 23 In case traditional meets per Contest Coordinator Guidelines sanction ap plications must submitted March 15 3 CLASSIFICATION OF SANCTIONED CONTEST determine class meet number events factor events counted events published current AMA model aircraft regulations rule book events include known Official Provisional Sup plemental Other non-official events may held violate safety provisions official events permit models sim ilar weight size power such events counted meet classifications As guide Contest Directors Contest Coordinators events listed AMA sanction application may counted line application considered separate event Contests Record Trials classified follows 31 DEMONSTRATION Flight activity performed small group fliers before crowd spectators primarily purposes instruction and/or publicity addition regular form sanction application brief description events flown special safety precautions must includ ed Headquarters will grant sanction preparations meet approval will ify event director district Contest Co ordinator 32 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN CON JUNCTION WITH REGULAR CONTEST events described current official model aircraft regulations flown other Fun Fly Demonstration de scription events special safe ty precautions must included sanction application Headquarters will com municate through Contest Coordinator suggested additional safety requirements Special Events will counted de termining Contest Class status 33 RECORD TRIALS Competition con ducted solely purpose prpviding op portunity facilities attempts estab lish surpass existing Official model aircraft records no awards provided win ners attempting establish records fliers Record Trials competition shall permit ted flights possible flights scored according highest fastest single flight time no limitations shall placed order flights categories scored basis total flight time three official flights attempt establish record shall consist complete series three official flights no flight flights series shall combined flight flights another series scoring purposes first flight contest series assumed start record attempt start other record attempts contest record trials must declared prior first flight attempt 34 CLASS B CONTEST Same Class except entry restricted prefer ence priority given members club clubs organization affiliated AMA residents confined area such city countyor registration restricted some maximum number 341 Entry contest may restricted area club membership invitational basis may also restricted members November 1979 87 Sec 1 Changes Cont particular industry service essen tial however restrictions spelled out detail application sanction Contest Coordinator may decide whether conflicts exist example armed forces contest would conflict civili contest Similarly manufacturers invita tional would conflict club contest will listed Class B Contests No protected drawing area criteria will applied Class B Contests 35 CLASS CONTEST contest unrestricted entry AMA members may may offer awards organized get-together modelers fellowship mutu 51 interests and/or good will may may offer formal flying competition Class Contest may composed AMA rule book events special events fun fly events combination thereof 36 CLASS AA CONTEST contest entry unrestricted AMA members provides least four sets im portant awards through two places Class AA Contest must include least two events listed current model aircraft reg ulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events pur pose 37 CLASS AAA CONTEST State re gional championships entry unre stricted AMA members pro vides least 12 sets important awards through three places event least two events having separate Junior and/or Senior categories Examples event combinations meet criteria four events divided separate Jr Sr Open age classessix events Jr-Sr combined Open age classeseight events four have least two age classes 10 events two have least two age classes Other combinations pos sible authorized provide least 12 sets awards least two sets going age classes lower Open Class AAA Contest must include least three events list ed current model aircraft regulations Separate age classes event will counted separate events purpose 38 CLASS AAAA CONTEST national championship event designated contest within its primary area activity once per year basissuch annual Free Flight Championships designated National Free Flight Societythe annual Radio Control Pylon Championships designated Na tional Miniature Pylon Racing Association etc contest coordinating purposes such meets shall have protected drawing area equivalent AAA contests 39 AMA SPONSORED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ex clusive sanction class events specifically approved AMA Execu tive Council budgeted operation AMA fundssuch annual AMA National Model Airplane Championships AMA-host ed World Championships etc Such meets shall have protected drawing area no AAA AAAA Contest shall sanctioned anywhere country same dates AA Contests may sanctioned least 1000 miles awayany exceptions Executive Council approval 310 FAI TEAM SELECTION CONTEST such contests specific purpose qualifying participants AMA official teams World Championships shall sanctioned normal manner except finals meets AMA team selection programs automatically shall sanctioned made known AMA Headquarters remainder section no further changes RC SOARING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Last months Model viation carried indepth report event MAs contribut ing editor RC Soaring Dan Pruss Dan also team manager US contingentof ficially consisting fliers Skip Miller Terry Koplan Steven Work plus Dave Thornburg team assistant hand-tower CN usu ally asks US team members provide brief reports own personal experiences highlights eventsand frequently have imparted valuable advice future US teams Reports US RC Soaring team members received time issue follows Report Skip Miller US Teem Member 9th Place 2nd World Championships RC Soar ing history now departed Europe realizing much learn World Champs Amay Belgium edu cational experience say least wont go details major magazines will have thorough top notch coverage have some advice pursuing F3B trail ship must able turn 10 seconds speed minimum Although can have grand old time flying float ers USA time next World Champs occur suspect someone will turn ing speed times 8-sec area US team averaged three three half seconds slower fast times lost roughly 250 300 points per round per man Thats 750 900 points lost per task cannot tolerated world class com petition advised Someone will show up US team selection finals 9-sec ship Other shortcomings speed US team did excellent job flying Steve Terry Dan Dave Bill Meesh personally thank job well-done certainly did fly ships limit also want thank team support ers both private commercial especially Lee Barbara Renaud organizing US team fund decals patches AMA membership aiding team dollars compete world level out no team goes anywhere Thank Report Steve Work US Teem Member 19th Place time attend contest ends up ing learning experience thing else RC Soaring World Champion ships representatives large part worlds Soaring population learning experience max saw individuals working teams teams well-practiced F3B competition models designed built using higher levels technology pilots controlling WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TAFTCAUSA first time event US since 19541 Dates ere October 3-9 actual competitions October 6-8 Nordic A-2 FlA Saturday October 6 Wakefield FiB Sunday October 7 FAI Power FiCI Monday October 8 Betherel Marked differences sailplanes top three winners 1979 RC Soaring World Championships vivid picture Right Left Wackerle Austria 1st Decker Ger 2nd Spavins South Africa 3rd Wackerles Deckers wings both fiberglass over foam formed highly-developed moldSpavins conventional construction Spans entrants such Skip Millers Aquila Grande 3000mm range Wackerles Dassel just 2155mm span Some look reducing max loading and/or increasing du ration task 10 minutes changing current high speed trends Dan Pruss photo aircraft finesse people over world getting along life-long friends word saw professionals action Europe part F3B will see Sailplane contest Euro peans decided several years ago FAI com petition its though US has what consider best group Soaring pilots world must still put energy FAI program want World Champions again Report Terry Koplan US Team Member 23rd Place team team watch flight American made timed countries just officials Teamwork utmost importance team worked flawlessly together practice sessions paid off both before got Belgium plus Belgium just before contest started planes inferior much competition able exceed expectations of com petitors working together South Af rican team won competition excel lent teamwork good airplanesplus good breaks something team didnt have Practice theme contest South African team first three days Belgium other team came field daily practice almost having contests team American South African would show up first field leave last fact day ar rived flying site 900 morning Belgians told us South Af ricans flying since 430 just left have breakfast course wasnt true gives idea what went experience fantastic Meet ing other modelers over world something Ill never forget true modelers wanting show off little secrets gadgets invented went Turin ltalyon business after wards Italian team members insist ed taking airport leav ing brought him some special molds showing plus bottle wine enjoy Without going further an try next US FA RC Soaring World Championships team means must worth Report Dave Thornburg US Team Assistant years World Champs eyeopener US team really hadnt changed tactics aircraft significant ly since South African W/C two years ago Europeans As consequence out-launched out-flown outteamed numberof other countries Skip Steve Terry made very few mistakes simply didnt have competitive equipment Foam fiberglass Keviar clearly future F3B balsa spruce passe may possible win 81 organic model odds decidedly against Austrian team deserves full credit finding exploiting what some loophole F3B rules 23-oz maxi mum wing loading 16 ounces per square foot Speed Distance become mere mechanical tasks little need pi loting skill beyond quick reflexesjust launch NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF 8/31/19 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Junior ROG Stick5042 Paper Stick7382 HLStick9240 ROG Cabin4324 Autogiro1062 Helicopter2226 Ornithopter HL Glider1024 FAI Stick9240 Pennyplane7382 Nov Pennyplane6388 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II Junior 9374 16 01 0 18 21 2 11418 3536 6208 ROG Stick Paper Stick HL Stick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pennyp lane Nov Pennyplane 2104 18210 11110 11110 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat Ill ROG Stick Paper Stick HLStick ROG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter HL Glider FAI Stick Pen nypla ne Nov Pennyplane Junior 9172 15540 27120 12290 2198 1428 2072 27120 11054 11054 Senior 12144 14 376 22 56 1 7100 2174 4320 1136 22 561 9140 5190 Senior 11090 19 342 29310 15 422 5202 4478 2326 29310 10038 4410 Senior 15514 20098 35540 19 474 6082 3280 2134 35540 13 122 Open 12 100 16 008 22216 17 494 4190 10 360 2130 1220 23 480 9290 8072 Open 17342 24160 44430 25198 7150 8476 3080 2401 37520 13 552 12498 Open 21520 29270 50420 30284 8270 811 0 3422 2586 42060 16 300 14552 Indoor FAI Ceiling Categories ages comb IIIIIIIV 22470234803752042060 Control Line Endurance /2A Speed Speed B Speed C Speed 0 Speed Form 40 Jet Speed B Proto Speed B Prof Proto AA Prof Proto FAI Speed NC Class NC Class II NC Profile Junior Senior Open 2:18341:4159 10:0325 10806 14429 16863 16477 n/a 15378 18549 11316 12011 9571 12967 21022 23725 1081312852 1501918083 1770920037 17815n/a n/a20149 1585316683 2049321293 1428615451 Junior 97689622 1496315764 3364037245 3575738078 2349025836 high enter course quickly fly chanically Logically next step pro gram transmitter thereby eliminate pilot completely predict Euro peans technology still delightful toy will first Meanwhile FAI Soaring has moved yond interests US competitors inevitable virtually US manu facturers lamentable simply no market 16-23-oz wing loadings Outdoor Free Flight Elec Power FAI Power Wakefield Coupe dHiver HL Glider AMA A-i Towline FAI A-i Towline A-2 Towline Payload Cargo AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW D Gas 0 Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior Senior Open 6000 7360 25000 11540 10560 21090 10590 24 000 6390 5597oz 2400 18530 19 040 10000 12 060 31000 4460 44580 7110 Category Records Junior 31090 10200 25000 7530 15270 20000 94 10 23280 4460 2360 1016 13240 Category II Records AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW o Gas o Gas ROW Roc ket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter AA Gas AA Gas ROW Gas Gas ROW B Gas B Gas ROW C Gas C Gas ROW O Gas O Gas ROW Rocket Mulv Rubber Mulv Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Junior 16 01 0 4530 21450 4350 11360 1290 6140 13 31 0 50530 39460 24340 20 000 28 250 28000 53460 39000 8342oz SeniorOpen 3141041200 1249011140 4702052120 1140013440 2652074500 808012035 26320 6290 2830069040 1200017310 1955088240 122010570 13505210 1156 716014570 Senior 12 590 7520 16 470 6540 19110 7270 13 340 Open 22 28 0 9590 30000 7490 36000 6270 35580 5390 13440 31560 7170 62 130 3210 2380 8130 30 520 3490 0230 6110 6570 Category Ill Records Senior 12 550 8510 Junior 7020 5320 5390 4430 4180 9350 1430 2070 9330 12000 5270 4500 31 70 10430 66 190 9000 4040 8000 Open 21190 4122 33 540 20000 26000 42000 5030 24 000 3597 3240 4170 4508 America may never argu ment supporting world-class events esoterica top ultimately rains down like gentle dew heaven enrich lives sport fliers below see little value sport flier current crop European missiles bear less re semblance sailpianes Formula race rs reduction maximum wing loading half would reverse trend feel November1979 89 NATS SCALE RESULTS RC PRECISION SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored Toledo Weak Signals 1Robert WischerDelafield WI Piel Beryl 2George RoseLakewood NJ PBS 3Robt Underwood JrSt Louis MO Hiperbipe RC SPORT SCALE Junior No official flights Senior No official flights Open sponsored byToledo Weak Signals 1GeorgeBusoHydeParkNY Piper Navajo 2Ralph N JacksonEndicott NY Windecker Eagle 3Hal ParentiWestchester IL FBF-2 Bearcat 4Robert KarlssonWilmington DE Ryan PT-22 5Bob ViolettClarksburg MD A-4N Skyhawk II 6Bud AtkinsonBlue Springs MO T-34C 7Dick GrahamBloomfield IA Piper Pawnee 8Sam PisciottaPueblo CO Tony KI-61-1 RC SCALE HELICOPTERS JsO No official flights CL PRECISION SCALE Junior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL P-40 Warhawk Senior sponsored Hobbypoxy Products 1Joe KimAnaheim CA TB-25N 2Paula BayerNorridge IL Bristol MiC 3Peter BauerNorridge IL Shoestring Open sponsored AMA 1Mike GretzMontezuma IA Zlin 526 Akrobat 2Kenneth LongWhittier CA G4M2 Betty 3Keith TrostleUpper Marlboro MO Martin Baker MB5 CL SPORT SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Matthew BayerNorridge IL Gee Bee Sporester Senior sponsored AMA5 1Kathy KirrtAnaheim CA Beechcraft Bonanza V-3S 2Bill BischoffDeerfield IL Cessna Skyland Points 761 7402 7336 Points 1898 178 1757 1751 174 1717 1681 168 Points 2110 36466 27331 21717 5431 7 47551 47384 Points 878 1303 1110 3Tom FlukerGainesville TX Bearcat Open sponsored Fox Mfg Co 1Richard ByronOmaha NE A6M5c Zero 2Mike GretzMontezuma IA Fairchild PT-19 3Richard AleyBloomington MN F4U Corsair INDOOR AMA SCALE Junior sponsored AMA 1Melanie SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 2Stefanie SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 3Liz SanfordDallas TX Lacey M-10 Senior sponsored AMA 1Guy LarsenRoanoke TX Martin Baker MB-2 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Lacey M-10 3Tom ComparetLos Angeles CA Ryan STA Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaE Windsor NJ Piper Cub Special 2Don SruIlMcLean VA Piper Vagabond 3Greg ThomasRichfield MN Wittman Tailmind 4Charles SotichChicago IL Evans Volksplanr 5Ron RobertiNorman OK Pilatus Porter INDOOR PEANUT SCALE Junior sponsored Sterling Models 1Melanie Sanford Dallas TX Lacey M-10 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CA3035 10 Robert RedmonBartlesville OK2963 RC FORMULA PYLON RACING J-S-O sponsored K&B Mfg lst-Sthl MRC 6thlOshI 1William PmeisGodfrey IL 2David ShadelCarlsbad CA 3Eric MeyersChampaign IL 4Bill GroveTujunga CA 5Jim MoorheadAtlanta GA 6Clay-Barrett TeamFt Worth TX 7John McDermottHickory NC 8Ron OilmanTalare CA Corp Points 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34 732 59 796 600 1332 1184 1177 1112 1092 Points 157 141 86 295 540 441 307 245 242 Points 1087 1030 940 1930 1 52A 1130 1850 1760 1 S76 1422 1412 1412 9Dave PearceGreensboro NC 10 Gary HoverLos Osos CA 1st Senior sponsored AMA 1Eric RistrumSan Diego CA 34 33 33 RC QUARTER MIDGET PYLON J-S-O sponsored Carl Goldberg Modelslst-BthI Pica Products Bth-lOthPoints 1Wayne YeagerRomulus Ml335 2Lyle LarsonMitchell SD32 3Dennis SumnerDearborn Hgts MI31 4Jimmy BartelsCordova TN295 5Kenneth HeatlieWestland Ml29 6Dave PearceGreensboro NC28 7Don PullerMason City IA28 8Richard SteineMinnetonka MN275 9Douglas BrueshaberMinneapolis MN27 10John KilsdonkNortheille Ml27 1st Junior sponsored AMA 1David CohenAnn Arbor Ml20 RC STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1Sam EvensenBallmin MO 2Tim WalkerOklahoma City OK 3Kris BranvonCasper WY Senior spomored AMA 1Allen EppsCountry Club Hills IL Open sponsored AMA 1Ron StanfieldLittle Rock AR 2Bob ThackerSan Clemente CA 3James PorterHudson IA RC MODIFIED STANDARD SAILPLANES Junior sponsored AMA 1 William LangleyPlattesburg MD Points 3636 3179 3084 2184 4959 4597 42D9 Points 1670 Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom CroftManchester MD 2Chad BrannonCasper WY Open sponsored Top Flite Models 1Anthony KayDenser CO 2James JastusSmitheille MO 3Charles PairettOPallon IL 4Carl SharonOklahoma City OK 5Walter HillJackson Ml RC UNLIMITED SAILPLANES Junior No official flights Senior sponsored D Enterprises 1Robert McGowanNapa CA 2Don CameronArvada CO 3Chip PairettOPallon IL Open sponsored Model Airplane News D Enterprises 6th7shI 1Robert DomerDenver CO 2Skip MillerBoulder CO 3Larry JollySanta Ana CA 4Robert HansingMinneapolis 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Junior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn Fultz 2 Randy Wheeler 3 Aaron Ascher Senior sponsored 1 David Omen 2 Doug Harris 3 Ron Esman Open sponsored Bthl 1 Larry Hill 2 Paul Tune 3 W R Lee 4 John Ballard 5 Ronald Esman 6 Dick Stubblefield 6 Mike Wheeler 5 4630 54859 6 03 01 60924 61982 63268 Min/Sec 5 39 60 62825 7041 5 5 1670 6 09 06 63842 AMA 6th 4 4973 4 5351 4 5775 5 1635 5 17 30 5 17 53 Mm/Sec Cincinnati OH70186 MesquiteTX 71149 Riverside CA 71318 AMA Nashville TN 54174 Bethany OK 61142 Houston TX 71054 Progress Mfg Co lst-SnhAMA Murfreesboro TN Nolenseille TN Missouri City TX Louisville KY Houston TX Houston TX Mesquite TX CL B PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Ovay BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior No official flights 53194 53592 54023 6 0085 89 laps 73 laps 73 laps MPH 11593 Open sponsored H B Engines 1Wisnieveski TeamBellflower CA 2Frank KellyLong Beach CA 3Thomas LavermanChicago IL CL YuA PROFILE PROTO SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Ouay Barber 2 David Barber 3 Mike Clem Senior sponsored 1 Joe Kim 2 Doug Hinckley 3 Dimwit Perkins Open sponsored 1 Al Stegens 2 Warren Kurth 3 Ouay Barber North Olmuted OH North Olmuted OH Dallas TX AMA Anaheim CA Pleasant Hill CA Houston TX Cox Hobbies Cleveland OH Davenport IA North Olmsted OH CL PAl SPEED Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Montgomery Signs 1Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan 2Frank HuntMerced CA 3Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL 4A SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX 2 David BarberNorth Olmsted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1 Mary KimAnaheim CA 2 Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 3 Doug HinckleyPleasant Hill CA Open sponsored Pactra Industries 1 Dub JentDallas TX 2 Carl LaymanHouston TX 3 Al StegensCleveland OH 4 Charles LeggCouncil Bluffs IA 5 Nicholas SherLanghorne PA CL SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1David HookyMountain Home PA Senior sponsored AMA 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX 2William HughesBolingbrook IL Open sponsored AMA 1Margarido TeamFremont CA 2Nicholas SherLanghorne PA 3Akeshi KusumotoFushimi Japan CL B SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Quay BarberNorth Olmseed OH 13453 13249 10755 MPH 8807 8705 8471 8353 7293 7264 9731 9715 7947 MPH 13166 13774 13533 12581 MPH 8634 7528 10329 8916 8560 12478 12043 111 20 9779 8617 MPH 10364 14605 8667 17301 17185 16283 MPH 12504 Min/Sec 6388 1 6 5438 72025 Senior No official flights Open sponsored byBaltek Balsalite Corp 1Carl LaymanHouston TX 2Wisniemski TeamBelIf lower CA 3Frank HuntMerced CA 4Dub JettDallas TX 5Glenn LeeBatavia IL CL C SPEED Junior sponsored Fusite Gb Bee 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmsted Senior sponsored Fasite Gb Bee 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX CL D SPEED5 Open sponsored Midwest Model Supply 1Glenn LeeBatavia IL 2Thomas LavermanChicago IL 3Nicholas SherLaughorne PA 4Akeshi KusumotoPushimi Japan 5Wisniemuki TeamBellflomer CA CL FORMULA 40 SPEED Junior sponsored AMA 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Quay BarberNorth Olmuted OH Senior sponsored AMA 1William HughesBolingbrook IL 2Anthony SmedleyAlbuquerque NM Open sponsored K&B Engines 1Glenn LeeBatavia IL 2Gene HempelGarland TX 3Robert OgeSt Charles IL 4Wisniemski TeamBelIf lower CA 5Morton TeamDallas TX CL JET SPEED Junior No official flights Senior sponsored AMA 1Dimmie PerkinsHouston TX Open sponsored Nico Engraving 1C W DavisDallas TX 2Dimmitt PerkinsHouston TX 3Frank MarcenaroFt Worth TX 19643 19621 19223 191 01 18341 MPH 14846 OH10839 16847 MPH 20149 19729 19473 19389 18530 MPH 13899 13264 14493 12007 16699 15405 15248 15190 14969 MPH 15565 20400 19970 19389 CL PRECISION AEROBATICS Junior sponsored Sullivan ProductsPoints 1Andrew HarrissiadisPompton Plains NJ42900 2Kenneth PurzyckiLake Parsippany NJ38750 3Jim McClellanMurlingame CA34825 Senior sponsored Sullican Products 1David FitzgeraldSen Mateo CA47375 2Kevin CapitanelliFairfield NJ45050 3Andrew BlankVernona NJ42800 Open sponsored Pettit Paint Co 1st-SIb AMA 6th-i 0th 1Bob GiesekeIrving TX104225 2William WermageMiddleburg Hgts OH103600 3Les McDonaldMiami FL103300 4William RabeInJing TX102975 November 1979 91 CL PRECISION AEROBATICSOPEN Cons 5 Terry Puncher 6 Robin Hunt 7 Wynn Paul 8 Norman Whittle 9 Robert Whitely 10Jamw Casale Foster City CA Boundbrook NJ Lexington KY Scott AFB IL Fountain Valley CA Paterson NJ 102400 107625 107400 105950 105875 104600 CL COMBAT Junior sponsored Sullivan Peoducts 1Gregory StombeckRockford IL 2Pat BaldusDes Moines IA 3Rob BaldusDes Moines IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom FlakerGainesville TX 2David GwenNashville TN 3Page PetersonVilla Park IL Open sponsored byMidwest Products lss-Stb AMA 6eh-Sshl 1George Cleveland 2Michael Guthomson 3Peter Plankets 4Will Rogers 5Les Pardue 6Lyle Strombeck 7Ronald Jades BJohn Jo Kenner LA Kingsbury TX Austin MN East Hartford CT Albaqaerctae NM Rockford IL Lubbock TX Van Nuys CA CL PAl COMBAT Junior sponsored AMA 1Christopher ThomasFt Worth TX 2John HessSan Antonio TX Senior sponsored AMA 1Tow FlukerGainesville TX 2Page PetersonVilla Park IL 3David GwenNashville TN Houston TX Sellersburg IN Keener LA Seattle WA Kingsbury TX Houston TX Open sponsored Hobby Hideaway lsg-SthAMA 6th 1Dick Stubblefield 2Gary Fentress 3George Cleveland 4Phillip Granderson 5Michael Guthomson 6Sherwood Buckstaff CL SLOW COMBAT Junior sponsored Sullivan Products 1Glenn FultzCincinnati OH 2Gregory StrombeckRockford IL 3Rob BaldusDes Moines IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Tom FlukerGainesville TX 2David GwenNashville TN 3Paul HartlaubCincinnati OH Open sponsored World Engines lst-Sth AMA 6th8th 1Marvin Denny 2Dick Stubblefield 3Michael Guthomson 4Joseph Ambrose 5Joseph King 6James Mathis 7Eddie Thomas 8William Hess CL PAl TEAM RACING J-SO sponsored Sullivan Products 1Tim GillottSalinas CA 2Jackson/NelsonPhiladelphia PA 3Willoughby/OgeBensenville IL CL NAVY CARRIER Junior No official flights Wichita KS Houston TX Kingsbury TX Brooklyn Park MN Baton Rouge LA Maitland FL Ft Worth TX San Antonio TX Mm/Sec 80512 84365 90999 Points Senior sponsored AMA 1 Louis MatustikSt Louis MD Open sponsored 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HornbeckDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA 4Mike WinelandBoulder CD 5Draycott HookyMountainhome PA Senior sponsored AMA 1 Glenn AndersonGoshen IN 2Mark WoodreyBurleson TX 3Billy CarneyJacksonville FL Open sponsored Coy Hobbies llst-Sthl AMA lBth-9thl 1 WilIram Jenkins 2 Charles Markos 3 Richard Bloowquist 4 Donald Abbott 5 Bill Dunlop 6 Mike Hallum 7 Gilbert Morris 8 Sal Taibi 9 Howard Hill Memphis TN Deerfield IL Marshalltown IA Stillwater OK Greensbsrg PA Marshall TX Columbus OH Lakewood CA Backus MN Seconds 422 333 324 265 233 775 600 360 1279 1161 917 600 572 582 469 438 437 Seconds 332 310 280 274 260 360 304 292 16th960 947 477 455 450 430 426 414 406 PP GAS Junior sponsored AMA 1Draycost HookyMountainhome PA 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 4Mike WinelandBoulder CO 5Melinda AndersonGoshen IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Mark WoodreyBurleson TX 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Charles CarneyJacksonville FL Open sponsored Double D llst-Sthl AMA 9th 1Gilbert Robbins 2Gilbert Morris 3Anthony Italiano 4Jerry Bahula 5Bob Boyer 6Richard Bloomquist 7Kit Gerhart 8Edward Riley 9Larry McFarland PP B GAS Junior sponsored 1Kevin Loeffler 2Draycott Hooke 3John Renken Senior sponsored 1Mark Woodrey 2Charles Carney 3Billy Carney Anderson IN Columbus OH Brookfield WI Omaha NE San Diego CA Marshalltown IA Kokomo IN Niles IL Arlington TX AMA Norman OK Mountainhome PA Ann Arbor Ml AMA Burleson TX Jacksonville FL Jacksonville FL Open sponsored Damon Corp 1Gilbert MorrisColumbus OH 2SalTaibiLakewoodCA Seconds 330 116 22 355 342 138 600 398 3 Mike Hallum 4 Edward Riley 5 Anthony Italiano 6 William Schlarb 7 David Benepe Garland TX Niles IL Brookfield WI South Bend IN Ft Worth TX PP C GAS Junior sponsored AMA 1J C HornbeckDallas TX 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bradley FulmerMishamaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 2Charles CarneyJacksonville FL 3Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored Satellite City Hot Stuff 5th AMA 6th 7th 1Robert MattesSt Charles MO 2Robert LoefflerNorman OK 3Gilbert MorrisColumbus OH 4Richard CoxaltAnderson IN 5Paul MarshSouth Bend IN 6D WinelandBoulder CO 7Toby BlizzardPhoenix AZ PP D GAS Junior No official llrghts Senior sponsored AMA 1Charles CarneyJacksonville FL 2Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored Sig Mfg Co 1Toby BlizzardPhoenix AZ 2Robert LoefllerNorman OK 3Sal TaibiLakewood CA 4Jim ClewSand Springs TX 5Jim McNeillBirmingham AL PP PAl POWER5 Junior sponsored AMA 1Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 2Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored AMA 1Robert MattesSt Charles MO 2Al BissonnetteOklahoma City OK 3Charles MarkosDeerfield IL PP WAKEFIELD RUBBER Junior sponsored AMA 1Landon MorrisMuscatine IA 2John RenkenAnn Arbor Ml 3Joe OlibarriMuscatine IA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml 360 339 336 294 267 Seconds 283 267 170 457 416 207 1st 1 560 1440 1055 820 553 476 467 Seconds 327 227 685 651 544 469 463 Seconds 193 179 292 630 560 555 Seconds 390 253 148 1144 613 Open sponsored Orange Coast Hobbies 1Joseph MacaySouthfield Ml 2Chris MatsunoSt John MO 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Edmund TurnerPt Worth TX 5Bill GibbonsBoulder CD FF MULVIHILL RUBBER Junior sponsored AMA 1James WatsonIndianola IA 2Mike ClemSand Springs TX 3Melanie SanfordDallas TX Senior sponsored AMA 1David Renken 2Joe Kubina 3Steven Collicont Open sponsored lst-Sthl AMA 6th 1William L Baker 2George Perryman 3Jim OReilly 4Steve Geraghty 5James Bennett 6Duane Renken Ann Arbor Ml Warren Ml Ann Arbor Ml Model Aeronautics Norman OK Valencia CA Wichita KS San Jose CA St Louis MO Ann Arbor MI 1260 1228 1192 1149 1121 Seconds 253 70 63 197 120 81 Publications 665 530 512 360 208 146 PP COUPE DHIVER RUBBER Junior sponsored AMASeconds 1 Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN371 2 Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN357 3 Leonard St JeanCarson City NV277 Senior sponsored AMA 1 Joe KubinaWarren Ml303 2 Steven CollicotsAnn Arbor Ml230 3 David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml25 Open sponsored C Zaic 1st 5thAMA 6th 7th 1 Marvin BashawBettendor IA600 2 Bruce KimballSeattle WA559 3 Ronald RoberniNorman OK542 4 George PerrymanValencia CA512 5 Chris MatsunoSt John MO502 6 Charles MarkosDeerfield IL493 7 Gregory SimonUtica MI478 PP AMA A-i TOWLINE Junior sponsored AMA 1Chuck TrostleUpper Marlboro MD 2Leonard St JeanCarson City NV 3Edward MateChicago IL Senior sponsored AMA 1David RenkenAnn Arbor Ml 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored Mercury Hobbies 1Chris MatsunoSt John MO 2Dwayne HockettWenatchee WA 3William ShailorDetroit Ml 4Keith TrostleUpper Marlboro MD 5William RogersStevens Point WI PP PAl A-i TOWLINE Junior sponsored AMA 1David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Seconds 378 359 150 116 22 534 525 527 526 522 Seconds 439 92 Model Aviation 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA277 3Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN147 Senior No official flights Open sponsored Great Plane Models 1William SchlarbSouth Bend IN580 2William JenkinsMemphis TN541 3Jim OReillyWichita KS485 FF A-2 TOWLINE Junior sponsored AMASeconds 1Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FLB79 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA752 3Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN444 Senior sponsored AMA 1Jon WatsonIndianola IA1072 2John Pomroyslip NY1033 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA652 Open sponsored Mercury Hobbies lstSthAMA 6th 1Dale GewainCerritos CA1260 1William ShailorDetroit Ml1260 2Dale SegleWenatchee WA1219 3Chuck MarkosDeerfield IL1210 4Steve GeraghtySan Jose CA1157 5Ron RobertiNorman OK1079 6Jim WatsonDes Moines IA1024 PP HL GLIDERS Junior sponsored AMASeconds 1 Mary JenkinsMemphis TN210 2Phillip RogersStevens Point WI 3Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 4David TurgeonSpring Valley CA 5Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Dan AbelFlorissant MD 2Craig DunlopGreensburg PA 3Collins DiMaioLos Angeles CA Open sponsored Balsek Balsalite lst-Sth Bsh-7sh 1Larry Sargent 2Michael Stoy 3Robert Dunham 4Larry McFarland 5Gerald Guiles BBob Boyer 7William Schlarb Burbank CA Woodridge IL Tulsa GK Arlington TX National City CA San Diego CA South Bend IN PP ROCKET POWER Junior sponsored Polks Model Craft Hobbies 1Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 2David TurgeonSpring Valley CA 3John RenkenAnn Arbor Ml Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored Diverse Development 1Charlie SotichChicago IL 2Lee CampbellSt Joseph MI 200 190 182 154 282 241 201 AMA 480 443 441 400 359 357 333 Seconds 105 46 9 Seconds 242 181 3William Jenkins 4William Rogers 5Charles Puckett Memphis TN174 Stevens Point WI128 Mt Vernon IL122 PP PAYLOAD Junior sponsored AMA 1Draycott HookeMountainhome PA 2J C HorebeckDallas TX 3Leonard St JeanCarson City NV Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored Sterling Models 1Fred AndersonGoshen IN 2Lee CampbellSt Joseph Ml 3Charles PuckettMt Vernon IL 4Clayton HornbeckDallas TX 5Russell SnyderUniversal City TX PP ELECTRIC POWER Junior sponsored Damon Corp 1J C HornbeckDallas TX 2Liz SanfordDallas TX Senior sponsored Astro Flight 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA 2Greg BenepeFt Worth TX Open sponsored Damon Corp 1William JenkinsMemphis TN 2William BakerNorman OK 3Bruce PatonColorado Springs CO 4William StromanNorwalk CA 5David BenepeFt Worth TX Seconds 75 47 7 54 107 73 65 62 62 Seconds 360 171 160 150 511 501 442 331 249 NATS INDOOR RESULTS INDOOR AMA STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Susan BrownStone Mountain GA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren MI 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Scan ChiltonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Daniel BelieffSykeseille MD 4Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 5William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PAPER STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren MI 2Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChiltonWichita KS 2Dan DominaB Windsor NJ 3Charlie SotichChicago IL 4Daniel BelieffSykmville MD 5Ronald RobertiNorman OK INDOOR CABIN Junior sponsored AMA 1 Mike ClewDallas TX Min/Sec 1100 640 4 50 944 234 2715 2613 2341 2340 2255 Mm/Sec 1234 645 536 336 232 1750 1417 13385 1236 1113 Mm ISec 556 2Bryan FulmerMishawaka IN 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml Open sponsored AMA 1Dan DominaEWindsor NJ 2Robert DunhamTulsa OK 3Robert Dunham JrTulsa OK INDOOR PAl STICK Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Susan BrownStone Mountain GA 3Carl LinstrumFt Lauderdale FL Senior sponsored AMA 1Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Clarence MatherSan Diego CA 2Dan DominaE Windsor NJ 3William ShailorDetroit Ml INDOOR PENNYPLANE Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike ClewDallas TX 2Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN 3Bryan FalmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Richard HardcastleBallwin MO 307 302 9187 1626 1528 940 Mm/Sec 2314 1030 715 236 5127 4826 4800 Min/Sec 6504 5340 5256 6234 5158 0232 11270 2 Gordon Wisniewski 3 John Oleary 4 Bob Boyer 5 James Clem Greendale WI Bloomington MN San Diego CA Dallas TX INDOOR EASY B Junior sponsored AMA 1Mike Clew Dallas TX 2Kevin LoefflerNorman OK 3Bradley FulmerMishawaka IN Senior sponsored AMA 1Collie DimaloLos Angeles CA 2Billy CarneyJacksonville FL 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan ChilsonWichita KS 2Clarence MasherSan Diego CA 3Richard HardcastleBaliwin MO 4Ronald RobersiNorman OK 5Edmund TurnerFt Worth TX INDOOR HL GLIDER Junior sponsored AMA 1Bryan PalmerMishawaka IN 2Mike ClewDallas TX 3David TurgeonSpring Valley CA Senior sponsored AMA 1Joe KubinaWarren Ml 2Collin DimaloLos Angeles CA 3Peter BrownStone Mountain GA Open sponsored AMA 1Stan StoyWoodridge IL 2Michael StoyWoodridge IL 3Robert DunhamTulsa OK 4Paul ShailorDetroit Ml 5Anthony VaughanEdmond OK 6Dale SegleWenatchee WA 1979 HATS ENTRIES No Contestants No Mechanics GRAND TOTAL Entries Event Indoor 76 Entrants Stick Paper Stick Cabin FAI Stick Pen nyplane Easy B HL Glider AMA Scale Peanut Scale Control Line 263 Scale Racing Rat Racing Slow Rat Race B Proto Speed NA Prof Proto JrSrOpenTotal 6580644789 1 59 948 631019 731020 41712 52916 841123 941730 1152339 531018 551525 Entrants 97 66 45 11 45 28 23 24 6 8 44 35 33 B 17 PAl Speed NA Speed Speed B Speed C Speed Jr/Sr D Speed Op Form 40 Speed Jet Speed Aerobatics Combat PAl Combat Slow Combat FAI Team Racing Precision Scale Sport Scale Carrier Carrier II Profile Carrier 156 331016 12912 211316 224 1313 221115 1910 465666 736272 232328 845365 11011 14813 171422 21012 21214 242430 Radio Control Entrants Novice Pattern311 Advanced Pattern3 Eapert Pattern4 Master Pattern2 Precision Scale Sport Scale Form PylonS %Midget Pylon15 61 33 24 26 6 47 51 40 75 36 28 28 6 47 56 46 Stand Sailplane Mod Ltd Sailplane Unlim Sailplane 2-Meter Sailplane Novice Helicopter Intermed Helicopter Bepers Helicopter Scale Helicopter Outdoor Free Flight NA Gas Gas B Gas C Gas O Gas PAl Power Wakefield Muleihill Rubber Coupe dRiver A-i Towhee A-2 Towline HL Glider Rocket Power AMA Rubber Scale AMA Gas Scale Peanut Scale Payload Electric Power November 1979 93 10168 6440 6317 6277 Mm/Sec 6542 6455 5432 7274 4570 2346 16 49 8 14 221 13510 10202 1060 Win/Sec 840 750 718 768 684 464 982 940 932 912 910 906 4112 1216 636 322 2 13 4 176 Entrants 141161 131056 8737 5835 1319 217 5217 10431 9534 10425 6324 18939 3119 4214 3313 8517 6117 2310 17 19 42 25 2 4 4 86 79 52 51 23 10 24 45 48 39 33 86 23 20 19 30 24 15