COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/02
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/02
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/02
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/02
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/02
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/02
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/02
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
COM PETI TWIM kiMi7 NE WSLETTER9LA ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 815 FIFTEENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 NMPRA SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS NOW OFFICIAL AMA Insurance coverage Pylon Rac ing events now hinges adherence safety rules plus existing safety rules rule book Formula Quarter Midget Following approval Executive Council Novem ber 10 AMA President Earl Witt agree ment RC Contest Board Chairman Joe Friend has directed NMPRA safety re commendations Formula Quarter Midget RC Pylon Racing required AMA sanctioned contests effective January 1 1980 Previously Executive Council amended AMA Safety Code require AMA sanctioned RC Pylon Races ac cordance safety aspects cur rent AMA rules NMPRA-proposed safe ty rules have adopted emergen cy action plus safety rules already rule book must followed order AMA liability insurance effect Sport Pylon Similarly joint action AMA President RC Contest Board Chairman previous rule book recom mendation using Formula FAI Py lon Race courses has changed required either Formula Quarter Midget FAI Pylon courses usedpartic ularly regard spectator distancesfor 1980 AMA sanctioned events emergency actions described above will followed up after publication rat ification vote RC Contest Board Any AMA member wishing affect Outcome vote either pro con should contact district member RC Contest Board soon possible revisions thought necessary such suggestions should sent soon possible RC Contest Board Chair man Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 Assuming ratification emergency actions will become perma nent part AMA rules print ed 1980-81 rule book action may finalized sufficient time printing rule book text new emergency safety rules adopted effect January 11980 follows numbering relative 1978-79 rule book 39 RC Pylon Racing Formula 1 22 Contest Directors event must familiar following safety rules rules must used operation contest Violation safety proce dures may result cancellation AMA sanc tions cancellation 3f CDs license cancellation NMPRA Championship points contestant has violated rules would have earned such con test Safety course item cannot wait rules paperwork During course racing event unforseen situa tion may arise requires immediate con trols Contest Director therefore has authority initiate procedure feels necessary eliminate dangerous sit uation 221 The pit spectator areas must outside minimum distances described race course 222 A protective barrier must No 1 pylon lap counter stand workers stand behind barrier should least 4 ft high made lease 1/2 plywood its equivalent 223 No workers except No 3 pylon judge contestants will Danger Area near No 3 pylon 224 The Ready Area heat after already flying should out course between No 2 No 3 pylons landing aircraft between No 2 No 3 pylons will permitted direction CD Contestants will disqualified heat violation rule 225 Contestants walking across race course during race will disqualified contest Contestants helpers must re main inside course until planes have safely landed 226 The Contest Director ap pointees must monitor location specta tors contestants vehicles insure outside boundaries specified race course outlined AMA Rule Book minimum number people should out course CD Starter should chase anyone out flying area feel does belong 227 Contestants prohibited consistently flying below tops py Ions top pylon uppermost part pylon pole Situations may occur cannot avoid flying below height However deliberate repeated vio lations will grounds disqualification 228 If aircraft damaged during heat such mid air collision hitting pylon continues flying Starter may disqualify contestant opinion aircraft has sustained enough damage make flying unsafe situation con testant must land aircraft immediately af ter notification face automatic disqualifica tion contest contestant dis qualified unsafe flying receives two cuts during heat must pull out race immediately after being personally noti fied face automatic disqualification heat disqualified pilot should land aircraft until remaining aircraft heat have finished racing disqualified aircraft should flown higher altitude out way other aircraft however pilot experiencing radio problems must land immediately Starter CD has sole au thority disqualify contestant unsafe flying decision final aircraft sustains landing damage CD will inspect model safety before can flown again flutter detected aircraft contestant must land model must inspected CD before can flown again 229 Hard hats recommended workers contestants pylon course during race 8 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraphs sub-section under paragraph Workmanship must ult damage aircraft entered event cluding back-up models must undergo following safety inspection before con testant accepted recommended safety check conducted time registration 81 Short pieces rubber tubing will used secure devises prevent coming disconnected flight 82 Throttle shut-off will visually spected may functionally tested dur ing contest 83 All screws holding engine mount mount firewall must place secure 84 Receiver battery pack shall protected against vibration accordance radio manufacturers recommendations 85 Washers will used screws holding servos mounting trays also screws holding tray rails washers will approximately same diam eter grommets Servos mounted direct ly rails will also have washers mounting screws addition servo trays will have least extra safety screw necessarily turned down tightly placed tween grommets rear tray prevent tray slipping out grommets flight 86 A keeper collar will push-rods have right angle bend connects servos S-bends ac ceptable clevis used both ends push-rod devises will secured will turn 87 All control surfaces will firm hinge line excess siop dis cretion safety inspector 88 Positive thread type wing bolts screws will secure wing place two-piece aircraft 89 A positive method holding wheel axle will used wheel shall bind 86 Model Aviation Pylon Safety Rules Continued 810 entire aircraft shall inspected Stress cracks 40 RC Pylon RacingQuarter Midget 2 General Add following paragraph under AMA regulations st importance paragraphs under section 39 paragraph 22 pertain safety shall ap ply event 12 Materials Workmanship Add fol lowing paragraph under Workmanship must ult damage paragraphs under Section 39 paragraph 8 pertaining safety inspection shall apply event 41 RC Sport Pylon Racing Change last paragraph Use either Formula Quarter Mid get FAI Pylon Racing course required particularly regard spectator distan ces SCALE BOM RULE Last months report Scale Contest Board actions page 84 inadvertantly omitted boards vote concerning Chairman Claude McCulloughs proposed rewording builder-of-the-model rule applied Scale events proposed rewording ap proved 8 1 1981 US RC SOARING TEAM PROGRAM Ray Marvin Program Chairman FAI RC Soaring Team Selection Pro gram about get underway again select team go World Championships 1981 Tentative plans subject approval participants previous program run current program essentially same manner previous pro gram recommended National Soar ing Society restricted NSS mem bers open AMA members aware program works procedure follows first step enter quarter-finals con test cost will $2500 $500 FAI stamp also required will no additional charge advance semi finals finals process set ting up contest schedule now check area see quarter-finals contest scheduled CD quarter-finals contest will provided program registration forms will able collect FAI stamps AMA memberships contestant registers CD must check valid AMA license FAI stamp collect $2500 program entry fee fill out registration form Following contest CD will com plete contest report names scores entrants regardless standing re port will forwarded entry fees col lected AMA Headquarters immediately up completion contest fees will DIRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I Paul L Penney 8 Charlotte Dr Andover MA 01810 II R Sobrino 87-2688th St Woodhanen Queen, NY 11421 RC Richard Smith 300 Steko Am Rochester NY 14615 RC Lawrence Landy 246 Ontario St Lockport NY 14094 Ill Ken Reber RD 1 Nazareth PA 18064 East M Weisenbach 4568W 146th St Cleoeland OH 44135 West IV Warren Sanders Jr 9735 62nd Ane. College Pk MO 20741 RC Ed Fitawater 1920 Ardeewnod Tee. Crofton MD 21114 V RC0 Charlene Fields 818 Main St SW New Ellinglon SC 29809 RC Soaring Donna Del 7409 Atwood 0, Hungsville AL35802 FF Wallace Johnson 4112 White Acres Rd. Montgomery AL 36106 RC Pylon & Snaring RC Pattern other RC CL RC except Soaring FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I Henry Struck RFD 2 Hamburg Old Lyme CT 06371 II Bradley Bane 60 Lake Ave Lyndonsille NY 14098 III Rudy Klulber 2021 Lakeland Ann. Lakewood OH 44107 IV Joe Boyle Jr 219 Shenandoah Rd. Hampton VA 23361 Vs Bonny Jenkins 3112 C Raines Rd Memphis TN 38118 VI Chrit Matsuno 8576 Ginter St John MO 83114 VII Phil Klintwornh Jr 715 Rutgers Rd Rochester Ml 48063 VIII Murk Valerius 2302 Pomeran Houston TX 77055 IX Jerald Murphy 2432 Astron Colorado Springs C080906 X Joo Norcross 215W Santa Ana No211 Clovis CA 93612 Xl Ernin Line 16558 121st Ave SE RentonWA 98055 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD I George Higgins P0 Boo 482 North Pembroke MA 02358 II Bill Boss 7706 269th St. New Hyde Park NY 11040 III Laird Jackson 1025 Walnut St Philadelphia PA 19107 IV Ron McNally 8118 Barda Ave Springfield VA 22152 V Doun Hnmstraught PO Box 171 Moocks Corner SC 29461 VI Bob Burek 1758 N Naschez Chicago IL 80635 VII James Sinton 4941 Wisconsin Ace N New Hopo MN 55428 VIII Willians R Lee 3522 Tamerisk Ln Missouri City TX 77459 IX Michael Tallman 3014 Exchange Wichita KS 57217 X Pete Brands 315 S Maria Ave Redondo Beach CA 90277 Xl Dan Rutherford 4705 237th P1 SE. Bothell WA 98011 VI WR Bodzioch Jr. 235w Glade Rd. Palatine IL 80067 RC Ralph White Jr R R 1 Boo 324 Neoga IL 62447 VII John Evert 421 Walnut Lo. Apple Valley MN 551 24 West RCr Len Roe 6539 Orchid Jenison MI 49428 East CL & FF Debi whoff 524 Sinclair NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 East VIII John Deaton 6205 Melinda Dr WausaugaTX 76148 RC Robert J Talley 3112 Lawrence Auc. Nederlond TX 77627 IX Bill Bieda 411 Barker Building Omaha NE 68102 RC George Hunter 6962 S Lamar St. Littleton CO 80123 X Myrtle Coad Rt Son 19 Lower Lake CA 95457 North Lee Polanshy 258 Iris Ave. Goleta CA 93017 South Frank Gowns 2241 Noah St Honolulu HI 96816 HI meets Xl Don Dodd 3406 Belvidere Am. SW Seattle WA 98126 RC Don Miller 24715 Summit-Landsburg Ravensdale WA 98051 Bold Pace Below Indicates Chairman Contest Boaed RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Ed Izzo 483 Fiske St Holliston MA 01746 II Joe Friend 62 Joysan Terr Freehold NJ 07728 III Dave Brown 8534 Hoddleston Cincinnati OH 45236 IV Wayno Abernethy 5221 Marlboro Pike Hillside MD 20027 V J Davis Jr 1813 S Lakeshore Dr Birmingham AL 35216 VI Mike Mueller 1531 Revere Cir Schaumbvrg IL 60193 VII Peter Waters 31219 Kendall Lioonia MI 48154 VIII Win E Thomas 331 SE Rockwood Banlesoille OK 74003 IX Loren Tregellas 3003S Everett Wichita KS 87217 X Bill Northrop Jr 621 W 19th St. Costa Mesa CA 92627 Xl Ralph Brooke 3431S194th Seattle WA 98188 SCALE CONTEST BOARD I Richard Sherman 28 High St Plymouth NH 03264 II Robert Clemens 95 Shoreway Dr Rochester NY 14612 III Edward Wisser 1521 Summit St. McKeesport PA 15130 IV Bob Karlsson 2643 Marsh Rd Wilmington DE 19810 V David PlaIt 6940 NW 15th Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 VI BobIJnderwood4l09ConcordOakDr,St LouisM063128 VII Claude McCullough Box 40 Montezuma IA 50171 VIII William H Irwin 922 Sundown Lane DesotoTX 76115 IX Dean Copeland 7817 Seward St. Omaha NE 68114 X Bill Stroman 12218Dune Sn Norwalk CA 90650 XI Earle Moorhead 275 S View Fl S Salem OR 97302 CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR Don Lindlay 420 Tupelo Naperville IL 60540 held AMA used team travel World Championships contests will run strict accord ance FAI rules order advance semi-finals contestant must attain least 80 per cent winning score after least two complete rounds con testant fails first attempt may enter other quarter-final contest try again contestant qualifies advance semi-finals may chose attend will SIX ten scheduled var ious parts country will held first second weekends July Results semi-final contests will warded program chairman number contestants qualified advance finals semi-final contest will determined according following formula No contestants given semi-final Total contestants semi-finals This number may change based upon vote taken among past participants Contestants will notified eli gible attend finals must notify finals CD plan attend Alter nates will invited attend have qualified unable Finals competi tion will three days will held over Labor Day weekend top fliers will comprise US team should unable attend first alternates finals will invited convention three members preceding team automatically quali fied enter finals may enter no two quarter-finals semi final payment entry fee However scores will used calculate else eligible advance competition have questions about pro gram please feel free write Ray Marvin 2781 South Garfield Denver CO 80210 JANUARY 1 START FOR RULES PROPOSALS Contest Board Procedures provide period January 1 through September 1 other year AMA members may sub mit Basic Proposals add revise exist ing AMA competition rules effect Janu ary 1 two years later new rules announced pages two pre ceding months started proposals submit ted 1978 new cycle accept ing Basic Rules Change Proposals begins Janu ary 1 1980 extends through Septem ber 11980 postmark deadline Rules eman ating such proposals will effective January 1 1982 Only proposals submitted standard Rules Change Proposal Form will accepted forms available upon request AMA HQ please include pre-addressed stamped envelope Items included making proposal consist 1 brief sum mary proposed change 2 exact wording proposed rule book 3 logic behind proposed change includ ing alleged shortcomings present rules Three adult AMA members must sign pro posal form must AMA Contest Director February 1980 87 CONTROL UNE SAFETY RULES RATIFIED Novembe 1979 ssue page 86 nounced acceptance several safety pro posals implementation October 1 1979 safety rules enacted im mediate effect either agreement AMA President chairman Con test Board vote Contest Board Contest Board Procedures require ratifica tion vote CB four six weeks after publication actiongiving interested AMA members opportunity state views before final acceptance safety rules ratified detailed below Increase 0 Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 vote propos al also proposals increase Jet Speed Open Y2A Speed pull tests made due fact G-Ioad record speeds exceeds previous test load Increase Jet Speed Pull Test 48 Gs ratified 8 1 Increase Open 4A Speed Pull Test 32 Gs Ratified 8 1 Construction Guidelines Single-Blade Props ratification vote add such guide lines 1980-81 rule book favor 8 1 question whether such guidelines should apply Speed events vs AMA CL events vote 3 Speed 6 AMA CL events guidelines single-blade prop construction thus will apply AMA Control Line events proposal made advice Speed Advisory Committee fa vored adding safe construction guidelines rules opposed outright ban single-blade props voted earlier ratified 1919 RC CONTEST BOARD ACTIVITY SUMMARY Joe Friend Chairman RC Contest Board recent two-year rules-change cycle has just ended new material 1980-81 Official Model Aircraft Regula tions commonly called rule book preparation October 1 addition handling rules-change proposals several other issues proposed ruled ly during past year following list shows major activities Radio Co trol Contest Board since last December 12/1/78 Initial Voting 74 different rules-change proposals 84 Basic Pro posals submitted two transferred Scale Contest Board several identi cal nature results voting ap peared March 1979 issue MA 2/9/79 Several points clarification re garding Sport Biplane rules ques tioned Joe Friend RCCB chairman proposed interpretations accepted 6-0 board will written 1980-81 rule book 3/19/79 new National Records program established RC Sailpianes com posed Frank Ehling inputs National Soaring Society program accepted board 8-1 vote regulations program published September 1979 MA 3/28/79 series Helicopter rules terpretations requested Earl Witt formulated RC Helicopter Advisory Committee passed 8-1 used 1979 Nats published Au gust 1979 MA will written 1980-81 rule book 4/3/79 survey US engine manufac turers importers sent out Joe Friend purpose compiling list engines acceptable under Formula II QM /A Pylon competition rules re plies compiled published Jan uary 1980 issue MA 5/1/79 Eleven Cross-Proposals sub mitted against Basic Proposals passing Initial Vote published May June 1979 MAs Interim Ballot con tained 21 questions including Cross-Pro posals results published Au gust 1979 MA 8/29/79 An emergency proposal formulated Joe Friend Gail Jacobson Wayne Yeager satisfactorily deal QM idle rule issue change eliminating idle requirement accepted 9 1 details published January 1980 MA 9/1/79 Final Vote balloting ac ceptance change proposals 1980-81 rule book took place 40 49 items ballot accepted results pub lished December 1979 MA 9/14/79 response letter RCCB Duane Gall regarding QM engine modifications rule interpretation ballot voted modifications question disallowed vote 7 3 Details issue published January 1980 MA 10/79 An RC Helicopter Judges Guide prepared Helicopter Advisory Commit tee chaired Horace Hagen accepted RCCB announced October 1979 MA complete text maneuver figures published Dave Chesneys col umn September 1979 MA final rule book text probably last major feat undertaken RCCB 1979 additions revisions accom modating 40 accepted change proposals new interpretations extensive Helicopter Judges Guide Soaring Records Program very extensive schedule suggested Joe Friend calls final material submitted AMA HQ December 16 INDOOR TEAM PROGRAM Pete Andrews Award recent ly completed program Erv Rodemsky has voted Indoor Team Selection Committee receive award Pete Andrews trophy outstanding achieve ment especially greatest improvement shown program finalist comparison previ ous programs Team Manager Indoor Team Selec tion Committee recommends Bill Hulbert 1980 team manager position also endorsed team Hulbert finished fifth Team Finals resignation Domina first runner-up District V Committee Rep Indoor Program entrants AMA District V have voted Jim Richmond recently moved District V become committee repre sentative area Previously posi tion Dr John Martin New Indoor Committee Chairman committee has voted overwhelmingly Jim Richmond chairman Indoor Team Selection Committee 1980-81 Pre viously position Ray Harlan FF TEAM PROGRAM SEMI-FINAL RESULTS current program select US teams 1981 World Championships A-2 Towline Gliders Wakefield Rubber FAI Power seven Semi-Finals held over 1979 Labor Day weekend purpose qualify fliers participate Team Finals held 1980 Qualified Semi-Finalists site location follows Harts Lake Prairie WA A-2 Towline Tom Hutchinson Jim Walters Dale Segle Marc Nagasawa Jim Thornbery Wakefield Rubber Bill Langenberg Eugene Jensen Daniel Tracy John Lenderman FAI Power Charles Martin Keith Martin John Mace Taft CA A-2 Towline Dan Abel Matt Gewain Jeff Livotto Clayton Parker Donald Zink Walt Ghlo James Lueken Bruce Han nah Jr Greg Sussex Ken Bauer J Alberto Dona Wakefield Rubber Joe Foster James Quinn Richard Gildersleeve WJ McCon achie lrv Aker George Xenakis Carl Hermes Tom Medley Albert Hotard FAI Power Walt Ghio Reid Simpson Bill Hartill Marty Thompson Hardy Brodersen Bruce Hannah Jr Kenny Happersett Pensacola FL A-2 Towline James Brad ley Harry Grogan Louis Joyner Wakefield Rubber Rex Hinson Louis Joyner Stanley Smith FAI Power Tom McLaughlan Wallace Johnson Ronald Talley Ft Worth TX A-2 Towline Ed Turner Warren Gillespie Jr Wakefield Rubber CC Johnson Ed Turner Kenneth Wernicke Robert Dunham II FAI Power Al Bisson nette Robert Dunham II Gene Simpson Joe Sb vacek Galeville NY A-2 Towline James Smith Robert Sifleet Robert Hatschek Mark Ar nold Arthur Collard Wakefield Rubber Car rol Allen Jack Minassian Cliff Montplaisir FAI Power Larry Pelatowski Bob Gutai Frank Wolff Robert Sifleet Joe Boyle Dave Rounsaville Bong WI A-2 Towline Willard Smitz William Shailor Richard MacCleery Wake field Rubber Chris Matsuno Marvin Bashaw Willard Smitz Michael Dikovitsky Joe Macay Henry Scheffner Charles Kotila FAI Power Norman Poti Richard Swenson Bob Mattes Chuck Markos George Versaw Denver CO A-2 Towline Bill Gillespie Kenneth Phair Wakefield Rubber Tim Batiuk Bill Gibbons John Gard FAI Power Don McGhee Kenneth Phair Bill Lovins 1979 Team Automatically Qualified Walt Ghio Bob Piserchio Bob White Lee Hines Bob lsaacson Jim Wilson Carl Bogart Doug Gaibreath Roger Simpson Dick Myers CN Note lists following cases did show firsr namesintro ducing possibility mistakes above lists especially cases family partici oat ionContinued page 93 88 Model Aviation X SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX 0 a. Competition News will present time time constructive thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules policies effect competitors issue has two sides CN o will endeavor print viewpoints have submittedwithin limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropri X ateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely publisher o The thoughts presented author should necessarily construed those AMA HO AMA officers publisher should note publication s-change policy-change idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has o presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate committee such action the responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action X 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 0 i2 X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn X 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 0 0 Sn x 0 PAY ATTENTION TO SOUNDS 0 Sn x 0 0 Sn 0 0 Sn x 0 a. 0 Sn x 0 0 0 0 0 Sn RC SAl LPLANE CLASSES through years trying segregate compe COMPARED TO tition airplane class equipment etc eventually settled skill class RUDDER-ONLY PATTERN common denominator Within given skill Al Doig class competitors try tune airplane charac present Soaring class rules controversy teristics gain some advantage over reminds Rudder-Only Intermediate peers differences flying characteristics Multi squabble late SOs Attempts overshadowed skill factor keep Rudder-Only class simple give One thing tends optimize Sailthe beginner chance caused unbelievable plane design size weather sacturmoil airplane control ond day 1974 Dayton DARTS contest configuration regulated attempt 25-knot wind gave less perfect soaring made regulate radio mode specify- conditions Otto Heithecker loaded Chal ing single channel 1959 Nets flew lenger luggage compartment lead raced fully proportional radio own design half mile down-wind maxed big wave Rudder-Only plane arguing rules cranked reflex flaps put nose down did exclude technique used Finally scooted home precision landing everyone threw up hands single- winning flight An Olympic trying same axis-only contests won using multi- tactic last seen disappearing behind channel reed radios slow-roll fast-roll apartment complex light air Olympic buttons rull-range control overly could fly rings around Challenger powerful up-thrusted engines gave up- It seems after background elevator control Rudder-Only rules went class objective allow beginners out control advent reliable compete grouping skill Sailplane low cost proportional radios Rudder-Only size makes sense pure size aircraft died does price beginner youngster out big difference however be- Unlimited-size airplane fiber tween Rudder-Only power class glass fuselage added servos flaps spoilStandard now 2-Meter Sailplane class ers etc really runs costs up certainly vehicle attract beginners contests has proven things hot shot pilot did stay Rud- needed win der-Only long really difficult tell If indeed need class system observation what maneuver sup- should based skill accomplishment posed hot shot soon graduated equipment used LSF has set precedence Multi somewhat easier dis- area LSF levels have no requirement tinguish three rolls three not-too-planar size Sailplane type equipment loops Rudder-Only became populated objective Standard land dedicated Rudder-Only fliers trying im- 2-Meter class really accommodate prove breed sport fliers too beginner better find out what really serious about contest flying always Ive never heard other strong reason present guy never could get hang of Reprinted Journal Torrey serious beginner could begin placing Pines Gulls RC Soaring Society Inc contests rather quickly soon moved Multi Standard class Sailplane event almost contest has high population experts experts see no reason fly 12ft ships bells whistles can well small simple case point 1975 SOAR Nats Ten out first 20 places Standard class ships three points separated first Stan dard first Unlimited August 1975 issue Sailplane Warren Tiahrt asks true some contestants flew Unlimited Standard birds because felt easier did just want beat big bird did think landing important gave Standard plane advantage total score Southern Cal ifornia flier among top 20 SOAR said fliers using Standard planes Unlimited because percentage talented fliers Standard class makes chances better Unlimited Indeed now have rules against flying Standard planes Unlimited class things can Standard class beginners Lets load expert ships pound lead right three months would come back design would turn ad vantage Pattern competition rules went Ed Cocciola ever listen airplane Sure everyone listens engine tell its too rich too lean mean ever listen WHOLE AIRPLANE may miss some very important trouble warn ings could very well save airplane crashing airplane good flying condi tion gives off total sound should get familiar because sound changes nearly always means trouble brew ing trouble may obvious could hard find causes ig nore youre way crash instance last Saturday Compensa tor started singing new song know Im supposed deafbut its selective hearing checked hinges landing gear muffler pulled engine see mounting bolts loose Nothing moved started againsame unfamiliar sound time looked real close engine compartment after removed muffler rear mounting -bolt worked loose yet engine felt tight point airplane can tell things like following going wrong 1 Engine bolts loose broken 2 Muffler coming off 3 Hinges coming out 4 Cracks airframe 5 Flutter control surfaces turn causes servo gears strip airplane sings different tune better heed start looking problem will end up singing new tuneTHE BLUES Reprinted Cedar Rapids IA Logbook ARE YOU HITCHHIKER thumb hitchhiker says furnish gas car attend repairs upkeep supply insurance Ill ride you have accident Ill sue damages sounds pretty one-sided won ders hitchhikers club members seem say go meetings serve board commit tees paper work study issues pay bills take care things need doing Ill just go along ride expect help need Ill expect somebody wave Magic Wand have field fertilized rolled mowed want fly Im asked help Ill too busy doing something else things dont Suit fancy dont get way will com plain criticize probably get out hitchhike another group HITCHHIKER DRIVER WHICH KIND OF MEMBER ARE YOU Reprinted newsletter Fly ing Circuits Inc Ft Wayne IN CARE WITH GASOLINE FUELS big birds stay think thats great Much has said about acci dents believe is exaggerated very big 32-lb plane 50 mph has same kinetic energy 8-lb Pattern ship 100 mph ore 2-az bullet nominal muzzle velocity would prefer take chances big bird easier dodge hit energy dissipated over larger area larger period time realistic measure energy involved same 100-lb kid 10-speed bike 25 mph however two additional areas caution should concern ourselves flying big ships basic de sign gasoline fire have previously men tioned servo loads push-rods servo power re quirements hinge loads etc us aware design considerationsbut little has said gasoline fire poten tial big planes Ouadra-pow ered powered other gasoline engines 3-and-i fuel used engines quite flammable compared familiar glow fuel addition fuel home-mixed right off bat area volvement us have never con cerned before Fire safety rules no dark secret lit tle would gained repeating -them What want remind po tential hazard exists ask use care mixing storing using gasoline fuel Reprinted newsletter Thundervolts RC Club Inc Schenectady NY SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX February 1980 89 Sn 0 -o w 0 X 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 0 x Sn 0 -g 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -u w 0 X Sn 0 0 w 0 x 0 0 w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 x Sn 0 0 w 0 X Sn 0 -v w 0 x Sn 0 -g w 0 X Sn 0 -u w 0 x big event go fast turn left crowd held October 19-22 1979 Las Vegas saw Bob Root take first place faster time flyoff Ron Gilman achieved heat races Bill Hager ITS BEEN busy season lot Pylon fli ers started out 1979 visions going NMPRA Championship seasons end year event Las Vegas NV familiar NMPRA Championship may interested knowing fliers qualify compete must NMPRA AMA member either finish top 20% fliers NMPRA district NMPRA officer finish top 10 same year AMA Nats idea get best Pylon fliers country gether big showdown year proved best attended yet over 110 people qualified 87 pilots showed up registration Friday October 19 The planes safety-checked scale judged takeoff positions best-finish airplane picked-a plane such excel lent workmanship outshine about 150 others years best-finish plane built Gary McPike NMPRA vice-presi dent Western District Top A race can won lost right start Some helpers shove plane hard start airborne instant leaves hand Left Four fliers helpers line just prior starting 90second clock Chilly mornings brought out jacketsshed later day Above Ron Gilman end Bob Root start up flyoff first place race horse start used Right L-R Ron Gilman 2nd Bill Bennett Circus-Circus Hotel helped sponsor race Bob Root 1st Weather Las Vegas fantastic week preceding race Friday about noon winds picked up weather took turn worse Satur day morning still no change winds gusting over 50 mph such high winds much blowing sand race postponed Saturday-Sunday SundayMonday Unfortunately few fliers couldnt stay over through Monday returned home banquet went planned Satur day evening Sahara food accommodations great Besides fel lowship highlight evening presentation NMPRA Top 20 Awards based point accumulations races season long fliers win lot races get top 20 First place went Dave Shadel California second Brian Richmond Atlanta GA third Bill Preis years Nats winner Godfrey IL fourth Guy Johnson Canada fifth Jim Booker Boise ID seems district contributed fliers Top 20 means action spread around 1979 NMPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS P1 Name/State 1 Bob Root/CA 2 Ron Gilman/CA 3 Gary Howr/CA 4 Bill Preis/IL 5 Kent Nogy/CA 6 Pete Reed/CT 7 John Jennings/TX 8 Jerry Boyce/CA 9 Ed Hotelling/CA 10 Mike Helsel/CT 11 EdAllen/CA 12 Rusty Van Baren/CA 13 Harley Condra/CA 14 Charles Bentz/CA 15 Eric Myers/IL 16 Tom Christopher/CA 17 Tom Castellano/NY 18 Guy Johnson/Can 19 Bill Hager/TX 20 Bob Wallace/CT Airplane/Engine Stinger/ST DeNight Special/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Little Toni/ST LR1 A/ST Minnow/ST Polecat/K&B Polecat/K&B Polecat/ST Little Toni/ST Little Toni/ST DeNight Special/ST PtsBest Heat 32 32 121 2 1161 311202 301229 291212 281252 271212 271236 261253 251193 251193 251240 251223 231232 231181 221184 221187 221209 221222 221293 bunch tired workers days end did great job As author says cant thank enough Truth matter couldnt have meets February 1980 91 top five L-R Kent Nogyfifth Bill PreisfourthGary Hover third Ron Gilmansecond Bob Root first pictures Bill Hager NMPRA Champs continued pretty good Waiting day begin races certainly paid off Sunday morning winds died down two days per fect weather temperature pleasant 70 80 degrees both days almost no wind exciting races days end Ron Gilman Bob Root Eric Myers Tom Christopher Gary Hover tied first place large group fli ers right heels west Coast guys seemd right home Vegas took some others quite adjust dry weather quite few zeros Sunday Most fliers sorted out problems time Mondaya day filled great races No won race Monday easy As drew near end Eric Myers Tom Christopher fell wayside en gine problemsleaving Ron Gilman Gary Hover Bob Root tied first Towards end day Ron Gilman Gary Hover flew same heat Gilman won leaving Bob Root tied first remained until close contest three different flyoffs first 10th though 13th between Mike Helsel Ed Allen Rusty Van Baren Harley Condra flyoff no less exciting days racing four planes another entire race Mike Helsel won 1241 next came Ed Alien 1245 Rusty Van Baren Har ley Condra next flyoff between John Jen nings Jerry Boyce 7th 8th place Jennings won Next everyone waiting forthe flyoff first place between 92 Model Aviation Note different expressions callers concentrate race L-R Jeff Bertken calling Kent Nogy Dave Shadel calling Gary McPike Dave Shadel Gary McPike 1-RI Brown Bag Minnow took Best Finish necessary Pylon Race ritual identification models benefit distant scatter pylon judges planes same prototype similar coloring extreme care proper identification prevents possibility calling cuts wrong plane Pit area busy everyone preps next race Eric Myers Bob Brogdon foreground Ron Gilman Bob Root Gilman point favored because posted contests fast time 1 161 However past experience has shown fliers pull out stops flyoffs no excep tion Bob Ron neck neck throughout whole race Ron trying last-lap lunge catch Bob called fur cut Bob Root won race time 1141 proving being crowned 1979 NMPRA Championship winner no fluke race brought out some old faces Bob Whit Stockwell Both have involved Pylon Racing almost since its start Bob did super job announcing Sunday giving lap-by-lap comments about race would super contest could have someone like microphone Unfor tunately think something tend overlook could done would certainly promote eventwhat better time race Drew Telford youngster race Everyone better watch out him dads ability engines reflexes someone Drews age wont long before top competitor No stops think about prepara tions race size Bob Chuck Smith started planning arrangements summer 1978 Im sure can speak fliers saying race well done Im equally sure everyone hoping chance return Las Vegas thanks Walt Schroder Circus Circus parts sponsorship event Next years race should held some Florida Some fliers already getting ready 1980 season planning trip Florida about may join NMPRA 1980 sending dues $1 300 Bill Hager NMPRA President 4622 Bridgeport Dr Gar land IX 75043 FF Team Program Continued page 88 following extracted Sep tember 20 report program participants Ed Turner chairman FF Team Selec tion Program Committee Don Zipoy CD Northwest FAI FF Semi-Finals reports Nordic entry down about 40% last cycle Wakefield didnt change Power up 100% Weather worst can remember Ive running events over 15 years Rained three days periods partial clearing Delayed start Power event two hours due heavy rain shortened onehour rounds last four rounds Nordic day flown rain varying intensity Thermal lift however surprisingly good Air poorest Wakefield day three rounds rain Tom MeLaughian reports Pensacola excellent weather conditions considering pending hurricanes Gulf Only model left field boundar ies round times reflect downs round WD McCormick reports Ft Worth flew holes site afford favorable chase conditions Weather great Texas because hurricanes tropical storms Gulf seem have made weather very weird Thermals good until 5-6 pm time wind came up therm als nearly nonexistant George Batiuk reported Denver days started good wind just kept creasing rest day Wakefield day elected fly last round John Gard also did after 2-mile chase 7th round losing ship later found lucky day indeed Overall number entries less previous years definite les sening interest/participants three events am sure general economy decline has major factor Also increased expense some cases near non-avail ability top-grade equipment jRossi-Cox en gines Also lack participation needto-fly FAI events between Semi-Final next program especially affecting non-final qualifiers time proposal create interest offer Finals Berth non-qualified Semi-Finalists being processed through FAI FF Committee Should become effective program future programs suitable announcements will made February 1 980 93 Jerry Boyce built Toni lust Las Vegas race decorations testify Placed 8th Bob Stockwell Mike announcing race son Whit looks Bob does super job describing what goes onvery helpful spec tators Both have factors Pylon Above Bob Root wife Cathy did very fine calling flyoff Bob finish first fastest time 1141 Below Rus ty Van Baren calling Ron Gilman second flyoff regular heats Gilman fast time 1161