COM PETI TW NE WSLETTEK7 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS FLASH LATEST NATS NEWS Details 1976 event devel oped Nats Planning Conference held January 24 Dayton Ohio fol lowing approved AMAs Mats Execu tive Committee submitted AMA Executive Council approval its Febru ary 14 meeting Washington DC Sub ject changes council some significant plans result ing January conference Nats Dates August 1 8 1976 two sites Wright Field portion Wright-Patterson Air Force Base com plex location Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio Springfield Munici pal Airport about 16 miles NE Dayton Wright Field Control Line events plus RC Aerobatics Pylon Scale events except Indoor Springfield outdoor Free Flight events plus BC Soaring Columbus Indoor events Ohio State Fair Coliseum August 1 xtyfive foot ceiling Special Note annual SAM Society Antique Modelers Championships also planned operation conjunction AMA Nationals either Wright Field Springfield follows 1 First Choice subject Air Force approval Wright Field July 31 August 2 Saturday Monday 2 Second choice Springfield August 3 5 Tuesday Thursday either choices radio events would held first two days --the third day AMA RC events will operating Championships eliminated except Category-CL FF Indoor RC Scale Championships retained Individual Grand Club Team Championships drop ped due too problems involving too few participants Events official AMA rule book events same 1975 except 1 Radio Control a Soaring No Scale event will competitions 10minute duration twominute precision tasks August 57 ThursdaySaturday three classes Standard Modified Standard unlim ited b Aerobatics Equal time Nov ice Advanced Expert Master classes 10 trophies plus three Jr/Sr trophies except Masters c Scale AMA Sport classes flown together August 78 Saturday Sunday 2 Free Flight official rule book events Springfield until 430 pm unofficial events Wright Field 59 pm Binocular use authorized Springfield events FAI A2 Power Wakefield accordance World Cham pionships proceduresthis approved FAI International Class Contest official FAI Calendar August 37 TuesdaySaturday 3 Control Line Sport Race added new event Schedule revised mini mize conflicts other events par 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ticularly involving large Junior participation Awards Trophies awarded field event day soon possible after close event no overnight delays trophy distri bution events except BC Aero batics Pylon sponsorships pro vide extra trophies events will have minimun three trophies per event plus AMA medals 4th 5th places Entry Fees Same 1975 Accommodations College dormitories available both Dayton Springfield August 1-B $7 per person per night bed linen included Camping Spring field possible also Wright Field FREE FLIGHT VTO EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION Free Flight Contest Board vot ing late January determine whether emergency action shold taken concern ing elimination VTO launching its increased engine run time compared handlaunching per new rule approved 1975 Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote ef fect 1976 seven four seek ing reversal particularly Dis trict X claim board member did vote according majority wishes modelers see Soapbox Feb ruary issue page 62 additional back ground late1975 poll Dis trict X results compiled VP Alex Chisolm response 4-tol against abolishing VTO launching Under Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals three outcomes possible vote taking place 1 immediate overturning FF Power VTO abolishment requirement publishing abolishment proposal followup ratification vote FF Contest Board four six weeks after publishing 2 no immediate ruling require publishing abolishment pro posal ratification vote determination coming four six weeks later 3 denial abolishment pro posal Options 1 2 both designed provide opportunity time sched ule interested modelers make views known--to FF Contest Board district member preferably writ ing present until/unless new ruling results action pro gress VTO AMA FF Power events elim inated has since Jan 1 per Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote taken 1975 should noted ever possible meets operated VTO launching increas ed engine run long ade quate advance notice contestants however flight performances VTO launching currently cannot considered AMA national record purposes CN 276 [ii WASHINGTON DC 20006 FF CONTEST BOARD SAYS NO TO EXHAUST EXTENS IONS considering whether allow ex haust extensions constant diameter 5 maximum length engine cen terline b constant crosssection 5 maximum length engine center line Free Flight Contest Board has voted allow exhaust extensions per either languages suggested Alternate received four votes favor Districts IV VI X five votes opposed II III V VIII XI abstention VII noresponse IX Alternate b received four votes favor IV V VI X four votes opposed II III VIII XI ab stention VII two noresponses IX Since neither proposal re ceived two-thirds favor voting nearest whole number both defeated MORE ON 76 AMA RC PATTERN RULES CM section January MA pro vided basic information about Pattern rules 1976 including new Novice Advanced Expert Master classifica tions instead B D Novice D Expert maneuver schedules derived principally FAI Pattern Master class using complete FAI Pat tern well Kfactors scor ing 1976-77 AMA rule book will contain full rules being prepared written However few missing links still remained some Contest Boards meaning com pletion date could accurately pro jected report thus intended answer questions have asked about new AMA Pattern rulesto hold fort speak Basic maneuvers Novice Advanced Expert patterns will flown according FAI descriptions except maneuver FAI schedule AMA-rule descrip tion 1975 will apply Definitions abbreviated FAI maneuvers Two Point Roll Outside Loop NonRolling Figure N full FAI descriptions portions used deleted Scoring Maneuvers Novice Advanc ed Expert scored 0 10 multiplied Kfactor concerns last maneuver first contact model ground within 100 circle results automatic awarding same number points Spot obtained Landing Time Limits Novice Advanced con testants allotted total nine min utes Expert Master contestants 10 minutes FAI Pattern Rules rules maneuvers particularly applicable Novice Advanced Ex pert Master classes have undergone two sets revisions since 197475 April1976 67 Hore--76 Pattern Rules Cant AMA rule book printed updated FAT rules will new AMA rule book meantime complete pic ture can integrating changes reported March MA page 73 full then-current rules printed September 1975 MA pages 61 62 General Any references made Class Class B Class D/N Class DIE contestant classification shall construed mean Novice Advanced Ex pert Master respectively PATTERN MANEUVER SCHEDULES Al A2 3 74 A5 A6 A7 VS A9 V 10 11 12 NOVICE Takeoff Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Sack Stall Turn Single Immelmann 3 Inside Loops Two-pt Roll Outside Loop 3 Horizontal Rolls Rectangular App Landing Spot Upwind V Downwind Al A2 73 A4 vs A6 77 AS 79 10 12 ADVANCED Takeoff Non-rolling Fig M Cuban 8 Double Issselmann Two-pt Roll Straight Inverted Flt 3 Outside Loops Slow Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MASTER Uses full FAT Pattern Al A2 73 A4 75 AG 77 AS 79 10 711 12 13 14 EXPERT Takeoff Non-rolling Fig N Cuban S Double Issselmann Slow Roll 3 Outside Loops Four-pt Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls FAT Top Nat Rolling 8 Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MAYBE YOU IL ENTER ONE OF THE UPCOMING TEAM PROGRAMS know whats coming up plan have best chance suc ceeding Thats way endeavor including earning place several US World Champion ships Teams article hopefully will help plan better present World Champion ships 11 different kinds model air craftalmost case something everyone-about half held year Normally US teams three members chosen year pre vious World Championships through either singleyear two-year programs Following review what expect note cannot con sidered definite until programs actu ally announced Entry AMA members having FAT stamp permitted beginning level programs additional requirements ing posession models complying rules payment program entry fee used help team travel expenses Radio Control Soaring RC Thermal Soaring World Championship planned Johannesburg South Africa April 1977 US team will chosen 1976 program con sisting Quarter Finals AMA members may participate SemiFinals scoring top 80% Quarter Finals may participate sin gle national Team Finals 36 Semi-Finals may participate top three Team Finals comprise US team Quarter Finals will held during month May 1976 flyer may participate two QFs attempting qualify QF entry fee $25 goes help support team See Contest Calendar Quarter Fi nals locations shown area see club can ganize have AMAsanctioned routine normal manner Soaring Team SemiFinals planned July 4 1976 weekend fol lowing locations Spokane Wash Ft Worth Tax Ft Wayne md Tullahoma Teno Elmira NY Mid-California Teem Finals will Denver Cob over 1976 Labor Day Weekend Note FAT Thermal Soaring Rules will used levels program rules involve tasks Du ration Distance Speed Motorgliders excluded See March MA page 69 additional program details Aerobatics next World Champion ships expected Elagenfurt Austria 1977 although specific dates unknown previous practice holds forth US team will chosen Masters Team Selection Tournament fall 1976 possibly spring 77 admitted Masters will about 30 will have qualified performance previous meets may include 1975 Masters 1976 Nationals pos sibly also program accumulating points meets placed through about midsummer 1976 Details team selection program being worked out between AMA National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA should announcement program de tails pages very soon NSRCA sentiment currently appears favor de laying Masters Team Selection Tourna ment until spring 1977 help ensure readytogo team such scheduling possible Austrians schedule World Champion ships sufficiently late year Scale Two teams involved Radio Control Control Line US Teams chosen 1975 Nationals Scale World Championships held Bolange Sweden June 18-25 1976 Re cent practice has select team mem bers based solely upon National Contest performance continues 1978 US team members will chosen 1977 Nationals England has offered host 1978 Scale World Cham pionships No pre-qualification ex pected required entry Scale Team Program Mats Uncer tain yet question whether AMA FAT rules will used Mats team selectionthis expected resolved soon potential par ticipants can have maximum advance time appropriate model design building Control Line Three teams involved Speed Aero batics Team Racing US teams 1976 World Championships Netherlands July 7-12 have already selected Unlike previous years 1975 Speed Aerobatics Team Racing pro grams went separate ways although similarity no pre qualificaiton needed entry Team Finals Single sites used Aerobatics Team Racing Team Finals Speed used two sitesOhio C&lifornia 1978 Control Line World Championships may held US England likely US teams will chosen 1977 singlesite Team Finals perhaps separate ones category though doss seem some sentiment grouping together again possible connec tion Mats may entered prior qualification Free Flight Three teams involved Power Wake field Rubber Nordic A2 Gliders program already progress select team members 1977 World Championships location unknown remains national Team Finals 1976 qualified local Qualifying Trials regional Semi-Finals both 1975 possible now others enter program selecting 1977 team members program remains unchanged se lection 1979 team members will begin local Qualifying Trials members may participate early 1977 midsummer progress Semi Finals about Labor Day 1977 qualifiers QTs may particiapte conclude singlesite Team Fi nals about Labor Day 1978 qualifiers SemiFinals may par ticipate Indoor US team has already chosen 1976 World Championships Cardington England August 2S30 program picking 1976 team volved Regional Meets everyone could compete quali fiers carried forward points single site Team Finals selection team members based upon Regional Meet points Team Finals points although weighted favor latter next program selecting 1978 US Indoor Team may alter bal ance between Regional Meet points Team Finals points and/or may determine team members upon flight time rather points seems likely two levels competition--Regional Meets single national Team Finals will maintained justpast program 1976 team operated completely 1975 1978 team selection ap pears sentiment spreading program over two years view holds forth likely Region al Meets 1978 program will run 1976 Team Finals 1977 Horizon Control Line Combat has approved World Championship status though will Combat NC 1976 expected will scheduled soon Miniature Aircraft Combat Assn MACA expected instrumental drafting team selection program Other World Championships offing too distant future-RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters seeming likely reach status comes pass plus Combat existing World Championships will number 14concluded next page 68 Model Aviation As noted ClAM meeting report last month April 1976 Bureau FAI officers meeting will consider changes improve balance number World Championships year num ber competitors participating per coun try Thus timetable used discuss ing US team programs may changed Also because number World Cham pionships per year already have grown yond ability nations field teams support adequately possibility World Championships third year basis instead other year being considered FAI SUPPORTERS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Organizers World Championships categories typically provide housing meals during contest period sometimes transportaion flying site team members manager press representatives team rooters known supporters taken care team members manager entry fee press reps sup porters can usually share arrange ments registering paying fee through national aero clubs AMA case USA aeromodel ing events person can make own arrangements independent orgainzer AMA course may re sult attendance spectator privileges social izing aspects attending WC Sometimes World Champs organizer can accommodate limited number sup porters per country case families US team members may given priority others within allowed number being registered dateofrequest basis cases also details concerning supporter arrangements particular World Champs known far enough advance spread word Thus whenever AMA member thinks may wish sup porter World Champs has scheduled its best tell AMA HQ early full particulars can sent available now think may interested go up coming World Championships listed pages last month CL World Champs Supporters Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association has fixed supporter press fee DFl35O $13125 current exchange rates Control Line World Championships Speed Aero batics Team Racing Utrecht Nether lands Included meals lodging com mence dinner July 7 end breakfast July 12 Lodging will various conference centers vicin ity Utrecht mainly two four room transportation places contest site will provided official competi tiOn days July 9 19 11 interested being supporters CL World Champs should notify AMA HQ immdediately information number involved can passed payment supporter fee must AMA HQ May 1 1976 PAl Combat Open International Weve heard few AMA members plan ning attend participate Open International CL Combat Contest Rotterdam Netherlands July 3-4 just before World Championships Most have gotten information firsthand group organizing Rotterdam contest others may wish attend should write AMA HQ partic ulars understand total entry numbers will limited un likely would entries US could accomodated Actually would good idea everyone planning attend Open ternational CL Combat Contest let AMA Hg know way possibility would exist someone organize low er cost group airline fare although organization would need someone actually planning go rather AMA HQ AMA HQ could serve focal point information regarding interested participation TWO-THIRDS IN CB VOTING Recent inquiries have made whether seven votes out 11 constitutes twothirds vote required passage proposals before Contest Boards-those inquiring noting seven out 11 really 636% 666% connection CN must profess being guilty sometimes reporting Contest Board actions stating full condition passage provided Contest Board Procedures majority voting nearest whole number shall used such 7 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 etc. PRUSS RE-ELECTED LSF PRESIDENT 46% League Silent Flights nearly 1800 members voting MAs RC Soaring Columnist Dan Pruss LSF/060 has reelected president 19761977 Also elected Dr Barbara Hanson LSF/25D vice-president John Nielsen LSF/240 secretary Frank Deis LSF/4B9 treasurer LEF has members US also 19 other countries CONTEST CALENDAR EVENT CODES TO CHANGE years Contest Calendar has used numbers identify competition events spacesaving measure more events added list letters tacked onto num bers provide identity new events changing designations preexisting ones worked okay recent times letter designations getting up f new rules came effect 1976 few new classifications completely compatible previous numbering lettering added up being time re-code different events problem existed new events directly parallel old events though necessary therefore contact Contest Directors having RC events ascertain just competitions having according new sched ule Unfortunately wasnt enough time CDs respond allow us revise Contest Calendar codes issue target have work done time next months Contest Calendar Contest Directors have sent new meet sanction application forms new event codes hoped will use instead earlier forms ease transition NEW-CATEGORY FA RULES Below following pages Provisional rules adopted PAl Com mittee International Aeromodeling ClAM during its December 1975 meeting RC Electric Power Models Stand off Scale Models also included flight portion proposed PAl rules RC Helicopters questions concerning definition Melicopters plus power weight limits referred Heli copter Subcommittee additional study rules recommended study also trial use Results trial use should sent AMA HQ indi cating beth good bad points pro ide guidance future revisions rules AMA HQ will forward copies such reports US members sub committee involved others may useful FAI RC ELECTRICPOWER RULES PROVISIONAL 1 Definition RC ElectroPowered Mod els Model airplane lift generated aerodynamic forces acting surfaces remaining fixed during flight except control surfaces performs maneuvers controlled pi lot ground using radio control connection propulsion model effect ed fixed snap-on propellers driven electric motor can regulated during flight power pack motors should have fixed connection ground another model air Re charging power pack Solar Cells during flight permitted over April 1976 69 Model Airport Utreoht Nether lands site 1976 Control Line World Championships Speed Aerobatics Team Racing FAI RC Eleotrics Cont 2 Prefabrication Model Permitted plane assembled builder prefabricated parts builder installs equipment Per mitted models completely pre fabricated require few minutes unskilled efforts completion complete ready-tofly models have built person other pilot 3 General Characteristics RCElectro Powered Models Maximum surface area 150 din2 2325 sq ins Maximum total weight 5 kg 11023 lbs Minimum loading 12 gr/dm2 395 oze per sq ft Maximum loading 75 gr/dm2 2451 ozs per sq ft 4 Number Helpers pilot per mitted 1 helper 5 Number Flights competitor has right three 3 official flights 6 TakeOff take-off must exe cuted either ground hand launching kind start may changed during meeting provided competitors have same change handlaunching permitted con testant helper will execute model immediate ground use starting devices 7 Definition Attempt attempt a The pilot announces start re spectively takeoff maneuver b The model starts taxi-run c The pilot hand-launched model d the model fails start within five 5 minutes allowed competi tor 8 Number Attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt official flight NH An attempt can repeated organizers judges discretion reason outside control competitor organizers model fails make start 9 Definition Official Flight official flight tempt made whatever result repetition official flight permitted following rea sons occur a Take-off possible due safety reasons b Take-off possible due cir cumstances outside control competitor must have proved organizers c When no scoring made rea sons outside control competi tor NH takeoff maneuver must repeated immediately fruitless tempts upon personnel request competitor after official flights 10 Marking maneuver may award ed points judges dur ing flights scoring flights start a Releasing model hand launching performed b When model starts roll ground scoring flights will stopped a The model fails start within time allowed pilot b The model touches ground obstruction connected ground c When jettisoning occurs d When official flight com pleted No scoring will made following ready use same contest belong another pilot accordance general rules characteristic models b When model started wrong sequence permission c Competitor fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights occur d Pilot fails start obligated starting area use two 2 helpers e Pick up transmitter before second call announced begins start before called f Occupies starting area before second cell announced trans mitter switchedon before announcement g Pilot fails start within three 3 minutes time allowed called official flight h Repetition start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j When hand launching effected ground startdevices used k When pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot seen judges 11 Classification final classi fication will determined ag gregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final result will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal f ishing time contest No attempts permitted results fly-off shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected 12 Judging a The organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero-Clubs ClAM rotation system equiva lent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b There shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediatly before World Championship 13 Organization NC ElectroFlight Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalities order starting various countries competitors will estab lished means draw before start contest Competitors must called five 5 minutes before required oc cupy starting area organizer must provide radio monitor pur pose detecting possible interference 14 Schedule Maneuvers electric motors will started model hand-launched model must fly around two 2 turning-points turning-point flagman will posted gives signal model has turned around turning points two 2 times model now must climb until motors will slow down must switchedoff after three 3 minutes flight Now model will glide must reach landing circle 50 m di ameter flight shall completed within eight 8 minutes 141 Marking competitor will receive 1 point second flight until maximum points eight 8 minutes 480 points have ac cumulated flight exceeds 480 seconds point per second will de ducted 480 pts 142 Landing model should touch ground center landing cir cle will made deduction five 5 points meter distance center point may result maximum 125 lost points model touches ground 25 meters away center point model fails landing circle Provided pilot earned 480 points flight model touched ground outside landing circle remaining 355 points will credited pilot 100 m 275 m landing circle 50 m dia 143 When motors model switchedon beyond regular motor running time three 3 minutes fore landing maneuver announced disqualification competitor will take place time between announce ment landing maneuver start maneuver shall exceed 10 seconds 144 Landing Approach Landing Maneuver 1441 landing approach should commenced model flying wind model glides smoothly ap proximately 10 seconds 1442 model should end its back direction approach should deviate left right 90 degrees maneuver must downgraded zero 0 model ends back maximum de viation left right exceeds 180 de grees 15 Schedule Maneuvers Electric MotorPowered Aerobatic Models 151 Every flight must completed five5 minutes 11Hand launchingK 1 lla Takeoff groundK 2 12Two 2 slow rollsK 2 13Two 2 inside loopsK 1 14Low fly over ground motor offK 1 15Cuban eightK 2 16TurnK 1 17Landing approachK 1 18Landing 30 circle landing gearK 1 70 Model Aviation reasons a When model used al 19 Landing 30 m circle landing gear 16 Landing Approach Landing para 144 landing devices permitted FAI TRIAL RC HELICOPTER RULES Number helpers pilot permit ted 1 helper Number flights competitor has right three 3 official flights final classification will deter mined aggregate sum two 2 flights Definition attempt attempt a The pilot announces start starting line passed b Model fails commence start maneuver within five 5 minutes al lowed competitor c When pilot officially called commence start fails nounce start maneuver within five 5 minutes allowed competitor Number attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt flight NH An attempt can repeated organizer judges discretion unforeseen reason out side control competitor organizers model fails start Definition Official Flight There official flight attempt made whatever result An attempt can repeated a Start possible due safety reasons b Unforeseen reasons outside con trol competitor occur subject official proof c The flight scored rea sons outside control competitor NH Repetition flight due above reasons may take place imme diately after attempt during official flights discretion officials after official flights competitors Marking maneuver may awarded judges during flight scoring will commence start line passed time allowed pilot overdue maneuver may awarded marks between 0 10 marks multiplied coefficient varies difficulty maneuver competitor will receive five 5 points model passes slalom gate Additional five 5 points may awarded elegance maneu ver model pass gate perfect flight through gates may awarded 10 points total number points awarded pilot slalom must divided 10 round off before points mul tiplied K-Factor No Scoring Will Made Following Reasons a Use model already used same contest belonging other pilot accordance general characteristic models b Starting permission wrong sequence c Fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights d Fails start obligated start ing area use two 2 help ers a Pickup transmitter before first call pronounced begins start K f Pilot occupies starting area before second announcement g Pilot fails start within five 5 minutes time allowed called official flight h Pilot repeats start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j transmitter controlled pilot somebody else k pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot clear ly seen judges Classification final classification will determined aggregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final re sult will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal finishing time contest No attempts permitted result flyoff shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected Judging organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero Clubs ClAM rotation system equiv alent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediately before WC Organization Radio-Controlled Helicop ter Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalties order starting various countries competitors will established means draw before start contest Competitors must have called five 5 minutes advance before required occupy starting area organizer must provide radio mon itor purpose detecting possi ble interference contest site Helicopter events must surrounded fence wiremesh least two 2 meters high insure safety spectators Park Ferme competitors must have sufficient clearance area flight demon stration stand-by field required front Park Ferme Helicopters can takeoff return aimline has passed flight completed Schedule Maneuvers respective maneuvers consisting single maneu vers combined group maneuvers part starting landing processes segregated function time basis scoring maneuvers must performed right sequence 1 attempt permitted NH excepted above slalom line outlined Pattern B several attempts permitted unless gates have passed success maneuvers must performed accordance prescrib ed instructions drawings Only course model specified during its flight longitudinal axis model maneuvers group maneuvers must announced competitor helper respective maneuvers must have commenced within 1 minute time after announcement Ho announcement required combined group maneu vers performed scoring competitor will cease engine model stops running crash occurs airfield demonstra tion flights slalom lines will dimensioned accordance draw ings CN presently avail able schedule maneuvers segregated two 2 classes B class programs may separately announced performed scored discretion organizers Preferably program may practiced per formance contests selection best pilots however expressed prior contest announce ment program must executed within six 6 minutes time consists fol lowing maneuvers Description Maneuvers Helicopter Category 1 Upright takeoff starting circle approximately 2m high followed continuous descent forward flight perform landing landing square K Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed vertical descent touch ground K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing starts slip left right maintaining con stant altitude K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing followed forward backward hover K Straight forward takeoff landing square climb appr 1Dm high performs full circle flight di ameter circle should appr 50 meters left right ends climbing flight direction has changed 180 de grees continuously descends forwarding landing square perform landing forward direction K Takeoff stabilizing backward flight starting circle verti cal landing K scription Maneuvers Helicopter Category B maneuvers should executed within 10 minutes final official call 1 Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed continuous de scent forward flight perform land ing landing square K Upright takeoff hover performs full cicle right full circle left hover upright landing K Forward takeoff straight flight perform turn performs turn returns landing CM K-Factor maneuver stated 4 Flight along four legs field square performing sideward April 1976 71 FAI Helicopters Cant backward flight including slip K Takeoff climbing rotat ing three times around vertical axis performs foward landing K Forward takeoff pick up weight f light slalom starting point will stabilize K When Helicopter has stabilized will start slalom along slalom line must pass 10 gates total will stabilize above starting landing point Hose Helicopter may held always wind slalom flight performed K Helicopter will set down weight landing landing square K tal number points Category points Category B points Definition Expressions 1 Landing Square square surface 2X2m marked ground wooden board same size mounted ground approximately 35cm high 2 Starting Point circle 2m diameter located middle of four legs 12X12 square Helicopter may take off four circles accordance wind direction also possibil ity competitor change another circle during flight ever will downgraded judges 3 upright Vertical Takeoff Take off landing square vertical direction 4 upright Vertical Landing Op posite 3 landing square 5 Forward Takeoff Takeoff ward direction landing square steady angle elevation between 20 SO degrees 6 Forward Landing An approach forward direction slope between 20 50 degrees 7 Slalom Square size slalom square l8Xl8m starting point located middle leg Six gates out nine gates installed slalom square such manner respectively two gates represent angle go degrees other gates im width l50m high poles used demarcate gates should soft material protection rotor blades Helicopter Balsa 8 Towing Line line pickup slalom weight mounted both sides fuselage dis tance fuselage lowest point stressed line shall ex ceed 60cm 9 Slalom weight weight truncatedcone shaped furnished hook top weight pickup towing line weight made Styrofoam material following specifications upper diameter m lower diameter m weight approxi mately grams FAI CL & RC STAND-OFF SCALE RULES PROVISIONAL Object promote event flying scale model aircraft static judg ing simple does require de tailed expert appraisal model rules intended help begin ners become acquainted PAl Continued page 76 NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF FEBRUARY 2 1976 Indoor AMA 4Is~ BOG stick Paper Stick ML stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAl Stick Pennyplane Cat Juniorsenior 50425114 723011580 924013446 43247100 04622174 22264320 05141262 10241136 924013440 5205288 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 5296 15 13 2 18 21 2 11 41 8 00550 6208 0300 1500 18210 Senior 10 33 2 19342 24190 15422 5202 4478 1302 2098 24 13 0 Indoor AMA Ceilina Cat III BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Melicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 9172 13 52 4 27 120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27120 Indoor PAl Ceilina cats 22 470 Control Line Sodurance 1/2A speed Speed B Speed C Speed 13 Speed Formula 40 Jet Speed 8 Proto Speed B Prof Proto 1/2A Proto II Senior 12110 19 41 0 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 8560 aces combfl 12100 15 23 0 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 4284 Open 15 53 2 23190 34 57 0 23194 6328 7318 5152 2228 32210 Open 21520 27 300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 IIIIV 234803221041430 Junior 0 9215 H/A 18549 Senior 0 4100 11107 17234 18435 16522 H/A 11570 20493 Control Line Cont Junior 1/2A Prof Proto Jr PAZ Speed12967 MC Class MC Class II MC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Junior FAI Power7360 Wakefield16390 Coupe DHiver11540 ML Glider8160 A-i Towline21090 A2 Towline19140 PayloadCargo1/2A Gas BOW Gas BOW 5 Gas BOW C Gas BOW Bocket Onlim Bub BOW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter l/2A Gas ROW Gas BOW 5 Gas ROW C Gas BOW Rocket Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Open 5 0948 12011 17384 19347 N/A 20037 11876 20400 JIJMIOR OHLy Senior225n Only 2Line 1381817141 -33995 34204 20407 Senior 18530 18030 10000 12060 31000 44 58 0 Category Records JuniorSenior 6310 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 200008080 52606440 411012000 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Executive Council appropriate com mittee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action INDOOR MA STEERING RULE Jean Pailet Glen Head NY use prohibition steering during AMAevent flights deserves thought ful consideration have recently two sanctioned Records Trials Indoor models metropolitan New York area subject discussed may attended respect prohibiting steering two forthcoming Indoor Meets spring result unani mous agreement steering should banned virtually flyers concerned multitude balloons tethers would disrupt flying aid As CD both planned contests will therefore enforcing following special ruling Steering prohibited AMAevent flights unless formal recordat tempt declared record attempt declared elapsed time prior first balloon/tether contact will accepted official contest flight running Indoor AMA Rub ber events should consider enforcing such ruling ght mind will innocent bystander con testant flight disrupted some elses steering attempts RC-CAN WARTER MIDGEFS GROW UP Leonard Wiederhoeft camp Hill Pa original concept oft-repeated intent rules Quarter Midgets may have revised realistic thinking idea local club could hold races everyone would have equal chance winner lit tle effort vanished realization competition event ab solute equal chance decide win ner drawing straws would way go challenge trying best class now name game since QM national event AMA recognizing official event says grown up vari ety rules being used across coun try prove confused issue ability being able resolve con fusion will determine true status Quarter Midget 1973 effort made get ganized under NMPRA Volunteer ficers throughout country rep resenting districts unfortu nately flyers too busy trying get racing going own areas pay much attention national effort order induce others try QM fit various field conditions hodgepodge rules resulted problem now must solved Sim ple deduction would indicate standard set rules would mean everyone would trying develop airplane would competitive Peoria well Podunk fault AMA NMPRA pre sent state affairs Neither fault different area groups simply case Organization ing ready before flyers themselves Jimmy Durantes famous oneliner Everyone wants get de act might better restated Everybody SHOULD get de act contestants begin ning travel long distances attend race imperative unified set rules agreed upon before next rules proposal deadline cN June 1 1976postmark] terested parties helping get prob lem sorted out nationally goal Quarter Midget becoming full-blown rac ing event someones stepchild can reached Quarter Midget racing will grown up Note very searching questionnaire being prepared sound out racing organization opinions possible before June 1 deadline Anyone can obtain questionnaire complete return will receive computerized analysis over US questionnaire write George link 8028 222 St Jamaica NY 11427 TO MUFFLE OR NOT TO MUFFLE original Constitution dated few years back us realized day sight come mufflers might become necessity insure harmony neighbors Although time no neighbors being less boondocks heartily recommended en couraged membership use since noise did represent problem time mandatory present location heavy residential area nevertheless closer public have before complaint seem have encountered seems mere presence anything else reference sound being irritable like mosquito mosquitoes too loud personally think usual efforts considerate might require quieten down mosquitoes wherever possible will bear thing Id like say regarding muf flers Since seems almost forgone shall have make use mufflers mandatory before long wish point out thing sanctioned contests use mufflers must So what happens can purchase worthless bit metal hang engine Presto e legal Nut same muffler used attempt pacify irate neigh bor neighbors ears would still assailed much noise before fact went legal wouldnt con cern him bit still hears much noise before So case way thinking going use mufflers must use quieten engine just comply rul ing allows use device fits rule does nothing prublem Excuse soap box lets make useful ruling should decide mufflers will mandatory use excuse does nothing about noise point plenty mufflers market nothing way noise abatement others effective although some power loss Reprinted Pekin RC Hews Pekin RC Club edited MD Lowery RC AEROBATICS AND VIDEO USPJA US Pattern Judges Asso video camera Unit went Las Vegas filmed entire circus circus Tourna ment champions--from start finish including banquet Walt Schroder inducted AMA Hall Fame Congratulations Walt Doing honors Prexy John clemens AMA flying tournament sight behold After shooting through video camera two days plus lot practice session believe video camera will begin play im portant part Pattern competition football hockey horse racing other sports Instant replay ability contestant see flight immediately after. possibilities endless went obtain basis training films accomplished mis sion Learned much will ex tremely interesting see finished results edited put together film filming circus Circus will mark milestone annals model aviation also brought home important fact namely gentlemen Goon quality professional level judging must keep abreast ahead contestants ability. sport dire trouble Reprinted K Factor newsletter National Society RC Aerobatics Cs 0 5 Bill Semler 5 0 Ce 0 0 5 0 5 0 W 5 0 0 m 0 W Mow can get Pattern flyers participate Some ideas tossed around too trophy hounds Patteru really overqualified should really bo competing B Pattern need system move experienced competi tors out rules change con cerning accumulated points has temporarily jammed up easier categories hot flyers competitors now quit after B because going too rough ahead system holding us back Maybe need regional compet ition used have top compet itive Pattern flyers West Coast Northwest now suggestion made investigate use team compet ition instead head-to-head competition no individual winners points accrue team Any number contestants can participate using percentage system Duke Lombardi will head up group investigate feasi bility holding such team meet re port back soon Reprinted RAMS Horn news letter Radio Aero Modelers Seattle edited Ed Berman writ ten obviously before introduction Novice Advanced Expert Masters classes instead B C/N C/S 0/N DIE XOadYOS XO8dVOS XOBdiOS XOB4YOS XOBdVOS XOBdYOS XOBdfOS XOBJVOS XO8JVOS XOS4 VON XOSd VON XOBdVOS XO5dVOS XONdVOS xOBdVOS April1976 73 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 Ca 4 0 m 5 4 0 5 4 0 B 4 0 B 5 4 0 5 4 4 0 4 0 B 5 0 4 0 a 4 0 B RC PATTERN PARTICIPATION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
COM PETI TW NE WSLETTEK7 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS FLASH LATEST NATS NEWS Details 1976 event devel oped Nats Planning Conference held January 24 Dayton Ohio fol lowing approved AMAs Mats Execu tive Committee submitted AMA Executive Council approval its Febru ary 14 meeting Washington DC Sub ject changes council some significant plans result ing January conference Nats Dates August 1 8 1976 two sites Wright Field portion Wright-Patterson Air Force Base com plex location Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio Springfield Munici pal Airport about 16 miles NE Dayton Wright Field Control Line events plus RC Aerobatics Pylon Scale events except Indoor Springfield outdoor Free Flight events plus BC Soaring Columbus Indoor events Ohio State Fair Coliseum August 1 xtyfive foot ceiling Special Note annual SAM Society Antique Modelers Championships also planned operation conjunction AMA Nationals either Wright Field Springfield follows 1 First Choice subject Air Force approval Wright Field July 31 August 2 Saturday Monday 2 Second choice Springfield August 3 5 Tuesday Thursday either choices radio events would held first two days --the third day AMA RC events will operating Championships eliminated except Category-CL FF Indoor RC Scale Championships retained Individual Grand Club Team Championships drop ped due too problems involving too few participants Events official AMA rule book events same 1975 except 1 Radio Control a Soaring No Scale event will competitions 10minute duration twominute precision tasks August 57 ThursdaySaturday three classes Standard Modified Standard unlim ited b Aerobatics Equal time Nov ice Advanced Expert Master classes 10 trophies plus three Jr/Sr trophies except Masters c Scale AMA Sport classes flown together August 78 Saturday Sunday 2 Free Flight official rule book events Springfield until 430 pm unofficial events Wright Field 59 pm Binocular use authorized Springfield events FAI A2 Power Wakefield accordance World Cham pionships proceduresthis approved FAI International Class Contest official FAI Calendar August 37 TuesdaySaturday 3 Control Line Sport Race added new event Schedule revised mini mize conflicts other events par 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ticularly involving large Junior participation Awards Trophies awarded field event day soon possible after close event no overnight delays trophy distri bution events except BC Aero batics Pylon sponsorships pro vide extra trophies events will have minimun three trophies per event plus AMA medals 4th 5th places Entry Fees Same 1975 Accommodations College dormitories available both Dayton Springfield August 1-B $7 per person per night bed linen included Camping Spring field possible also Wright Field FREE FLIGHT VTO EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION Free Flight Contest Board vot ing late January determine whether emergency action shold taken concern ing elimination VTO launching its increased engine run time compared handlaunching per new rule approved 1975 Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote ef fect 1976 seven four seek ing reversal particularly Dis trict X claim board member did vote according majority wishes modelers see Soapbox Feb ruary issue page 62 additional back ground late1975 poll Dis trict X results compiled VP Alex Chisolm response 4-tol against abolishing VTO launching Under Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals three outcomes possible vote taking place 1 immediate overturning FF Power VTO abolishment requirement publishing abolishment proposal followup ratification vote FF Contest Board four six weeks after publishing 2 no immediate ruling require publishing abolishment pro posal ratification vote determination coming four six weeks later 3 denial abolishment pro posal Options 1 2 both designed provide opportunity time sched ule interested modelers make views known--to FF Contest Board district member preferably writ ing present until/unless new ruling results action pro gress VTO AMA FF Power events elim inated has since Jan 1 per Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote taken 1975 should noted ever possible meets operated VTO launching increas ed engine run long ade quate advance notice contestants however flight performances VTO launching currently cannot considered AMA national record purposes CN 276 [ii WASHINGTON DC 20006 FF CONTEST BOARD SAYS NO TO EXHAUST EXTENS IONS considering whether allow ex haust extensions constant diameter 5 maximum length engine cen terline b constant crosssection 5 maximum length engine center line Free Flight Contest Board has voted allow exhaust extensions per either languages suggested Alternate received four votes favor Districts IV VI X five votes opposed II III V VIII XI abstention VII noresponse IX Alternate b received four votes favor IV V VI X four votes opposed II III VIII XI ab stention VII two noresponses IX Since neither proposal re ceived two-thirds favor voting nearest whole number both defeated MORE ON 76 AMA RC PATTERN RULES CM section January MA pro vided basic information about Pattern rules 1976 including new Novice Advanced Expert Master classifica tions instead B D Novice D Expert maneuver schedules derived principally FAI Pattern Master class using complete FAI Pat tern well Kfactors scor ing 1976-77 AMA rule book will contain full rules being prepared written However few missing links still remained some Contest Boards meaning com pletion date could accurately pro jected report thus intended answer questions have asked about new AMA Pattern rulesto hold fort speak Basic maneuvers Novice Advanced Expert patterns will flown according FAI descriptions except maneuver FAI schedule AMA-rule descrip tion 1975 will apply Definitions abbreviated FAI maneuvers Two Point Roll Outside Loop NonRolling Figure N full FAI descriptions portions used deleted Scoring Maneuvers Novice Advanc ed Expert scored 0 10 multiplied Kfactor concerns last maneuver first contact model ground within 100 circle results automatic awarding same number points Spot obtained Landing Time Limits Novice Advanced con testants allotted total nine min utes Expert Master contestants 10 minutes FAI Pattern Rules rules maneuvers particularly applicable Novice Advanced Ex pert Master classes have undergone two sets revisions since 197475 April1976 67 Hore--76 Pattern Rules Cant AMA rule book printed updated FAT rules will new AMA rule book meantime complete pic ture can integrating changes reported March MA page 73 full then-current rules printed September 1975 MA pages 61 62 General Any references made Class Class B Class D/N Class DIE contestant classification shall construed mean Novice Advanced Ex pert Master respectively PATTERN MANEUVER SCHEDULES Al A2 3 74 A5 A6 A7 VS A9 V 10 11 12 NOVICE Takeoff Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Sack Stall Turn Single Immelmann 3 Inside Loops Two-pt Roll Outside Loop 3 Horizontal Rolls Rectangular App Landing Spot Upwind V Downwind Al A2 73 A4 vs A6 77 AS 79 10 12 ADVANCED Takeoff Non-rolling Fig M Cuban 8 Double Issselmann Two-pt Roll Straight Inverted Flt 3 Outside Loops Slow Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MASTER Uses full FAT Pattern Al A2 73 A4 75 AG 77 AS 79 10 711 12 13 14 EXPERT Takeoff Non-rolling Fig N Cuban S Double Issselmann Slow Roll 3 Outside Loops Four-pt Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls FAT Top Nat Rolling 8 Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MAYBE YOU IL ENTER ONE OF THE UPCOMING TEAM PROGRAMS know whats coming up plan have best chance suc ceeding Thats way endeavor including earning place several US World Champion ships Teams article hopefully will help plan better present World Champion ships 11 different kinds model air craftalmost case something everyone-about half held year Normally US teams three members chosen year pre vious World Championships through either singleyear two-year programs Following review what expect note cannot con sidered definite until programs actu ally announced Entry AMA members having FAT stamp permitted beginning level programs additional requirements ing posession models complying rules payment program entry fee used help team travel expenses Radio Control Soaring RC Thermal Soaring World Championship planned Johannesburg South Africa April 1977 US team will chosen 1976 program con sisting Quarter Finals AMA members may participate SemiFinals scoring top 80% Quarter Finals may participate sin gle national Team Finals 36 Semi-Finals may participate top three Team Finals comprise US team Quarter Finals will held during month May 1976 flyer may participate two QFs attempting qualify QF entry fee $25 goes help support team See Contest Calendar Quarter Fi nals locations shown area see club can ganize have AMAsanctioned routine normal manner Soaring Team SemiFinals planned July 4 1976 weekend fol lowing locations Spokane Wash Ft Worth Tax Ft Wayne md Tullahoma Teno Elmira NY Mid-California Teem Finals will Denver Cob over 1976 Labor Day Weekend Note FAT Thermal Soaring Rules will used levels program rules involve tasks Du ration Distance Speed Motorgliders excluded See March MA page 69 additional program details Aerobatics next World Champion ships expected Elagenfurt Austria 1977 although specific dates unknown previous practice holds forth US team will chosen Masters Team Selection Tournament fall 1976 possibly spring 77 admitted Masters will about 30 will have qualified performance previous meets may include 1975 Masters 1976 Nationals pos sibly also program accumulating points meets placed through about midsummer 1976 Details team selection program being worked out between AMA National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA should announcement program de tails pages very soon NSRCA sentiment currently appears favor de laying Masters Team Selection Tourna ment until spring 1977 help ensure readytogo team such scheduling possible Austrians schedule World Champion ships sufficiently late year Scale Two teams involved Radio Control Control Line US Teams chosen 1975 Nationals Scale World Championships held Bolange Sweden June 18-25 1976 Re cent practice has select team mem bers based solely upon National Contest performance continues 1978 US team members will chosen 1977 Nationals England has offered host 1978 Scale World Cham pionships No pre-qualification ex pected required entry Scale Team Program Mats Uncer tain yet question whether AMA FAT rules will used Mats team selectionthis expected resolved soon potential par ticipants can have maximum advance time appropriate model design building Control Line Three teams involved Speed Aero batics Team Racing US teams 1976 World Championships Netherlands July 7-12 have already selected Unlike previous years 1975 Speed Aerobatics Team Racing pro grams went separate ways although similarity no pre qualificaiton needed entry Team Finals Single sites used Aerobatics Team Racing Team Finals Speed used two sitesOhio C&lifornia 1978 Control Line World Championships may held US England likely US teams will chosen 1977 singlesite Team Finals perhaps separate ones category though doss seem some sentiment grouping together again possible connec tion Mats may entered prior qualification Free Flight Three teams involved Power Wake field Rubber Nordic A2 Gliders program already progress select team members 1977 World Championships location unknown remains national Team Finals 1976 qualified local Qualifying Trials regional Semi-Finals both 1975 possible now others enter program selecting 1977 team members program remains unchanged se lection 1979 team members will begin local Qualifying Trials members may participate early 1977 midsummer progress Semi Finals about Labor Day 1977 qualifiers QTs may particiapte conclude singlesite Team Fi nals about Labor Day 1978 qualifiers SemiFinals may par ticipate Indoor US team has already chosen 1976 World Championships Cardington England August 2S30 program picking 1976 team volved Regional Meets everyone could compete quali fiers carried forward points single site Team Finals selection team members based upon Regional Meet points Team Finals points although weighted favor latter next program selecting 1978 US Indoor Team may alter bal ance between Regional Meet points Team Finals points and/or may determine team members upon flight time rather points seems likely two levels competition--Regional Meets single national Team Finals will maintained justpast program 1976 team operated completely 1975 1978 team selection ap pears sentiment spreading program over two years view holds forth likely Region al Meets 1978 program will run 1976 Team Finals 1977 Horizon Control Line Combat has approved World Championship status though will Combat NC 1976 expected will scheduled soon Miniature Aircraft Combat Assn MACA expected instrumental drafting team selection program Other World Championships offing too distant future-RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters seeming likely reach status comes pass plus Combat existing World Championships will number 14concluded next page 68 Model Aviation As noted ClAM meeting report last month April 1976 Bureau FAI officers meeting will consider changes improve balance number World Championships year num ber competitors participating per coun try Thus timetable used discuss ing US team programs may changed Also because number World Cham pionships per year already have grown yond ability nations field teams support adequately possibility World Championships third year basis instead other year being considered FAI SUPPORTERS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Organizers World Championships categories typically provide housing meals during contest period sometimes transportaion flying site team members manager press representatives team rooters known supporters taken care team members manager entry fee press reps sup porters can usually share arrange ments registering paying fee through national aero clubs AMA case USA aeromodel ing events person can make own arrangements independent orgainzer AMA course may re sult attendance spectator privileges social izing aspects attending WC Sometimes World Champs organizer can accommodate limited number sup porters per country case families US team members may given priority others within allowed number being registered dateofrequest basis cases also details concerning supporter arrangements particular World Champs known far enough advance spread word Thus whenever AMA member thinks may wish sup porter World Champs has scheduled its best tell AMA HQ early full particulars can sent available now think may interested go up coming World Championships listed pages last month CL World Champs Supporters Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association has fixed supporter press fee DFl35O $13125 current exchange rates Control Line World Championships Speed Aero batics Team Racing Utrecht Nether lands Included meals lodging com mence dinner July 7 end breakfast July 12 Lodging will various conference centers vicin ity Utrecht mainly two four room transportation places contest site will provided official competi tiOn days July 9 19 11 interested being supporters CL World Champs should notify AMA HQ immdediately information number involved can passed payment supporter fee must AMA HQ May 1 1976 PAl Combat Open International Weve heard few AMA members plan ning attend participate Open International CL Combat Contest Rotterdam Netherlands July 3-4 just before World Championships Most have gotten information firsthand group organizing Rotterdam contest others may wish attend should write AMA HQ partic ulars understand total entry numbers will limited un likely would entries US could accomodated Actually would good idea everyone planning attend Open ternational CL Combat Contest let AMA Hg know way possibility would exist someone organize low er cost group airline fare although organization would need someone actually planning go rather AMA HQ AMA HQ could serve focal point information regarding interested participation TWO-THIRDS IN CB VOTING Recent inquiries have made whether seven votes out 11 constitutes twothirds vote required passage proposals before Contest Boards-those inquiring noting seven out 11 really 636% 666% connection CN must profess being guilty sometimes reporting Contest Board actions stating full condition passage provided Contest Board Procedures majority voting nearest whole number shall used such 7 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 etc. PRUSS RE-ELECTED LSF PRESIDENT 46% League Silent Flights nearly 1800 members voting MAs RC Soaring Columnist Dan Pruss LSF/060 has reelected president 19761977 Also elected Dr Barbara Hanson LSF/25D vice-president John Nielsen LSF/240 secretary Frank Deis LSF/4B9 treasurer LEF has members US also 19 other countries CONTEST CALENDAR EVENT CODES TO CHANGE years Contest Calendar has used numbers identify competition events spacesaving measure more events added list letters tacked onto num bers provide identity new events changing designations preexisting ones worked okay recent times letter designations getting up f new rules came effect 1976 few new classifications completely compatible previous numbering lettering added up being time re-code different events problem existed new events directly parallel old events though necessary therefore contact Contest Directors having RC events ascertain just competitions having according new sched ule Unfortunately wasnt enough time CDs respond allow us revise Contest Calendar codes issue target have work done time next months Contest Calendar Contest Directors have sent new meet sanction application forms new event codes hoped will use instead earlier forms ease transition NEW-CATEGORY FA RULES Below following pages Provisional rules adopted PAl Com mittee International Aeromodeling ClAM during its December 1975 meeting RC Electric Power Models Stand off Scale Models also included flight portion proposed PAl rules RC Helicopters questions concerning definition Melicopters plus power weight limits referred Heli copter Subcommittee additional study rules recommended study also trial use Results trial use should sent AMA HQ indi cating beth good bad points pro ide guidance future revisions rules AMA HQ will forward copies such reports US members sub committee involved others may useful FAI RC ELECTRICPOWER RULES PROVISIONAL 1 Definition RC ElectroPowered Mod els Model airplane lift generated aerodynamic forces acting surfaces remaining fixed during flight except control surfaces performs maneuvers controlled pi lot ground using radio control connection propulsion model effect ed fixed snap-on propellers driven electric motor can regulated during flight power pack motors should have fixed connection ground another model air Re charging power pack Solar Cells during flight permitted over April 1976 69 Model Airport Utreoht Nether lands site 1976 Control Line World Championships Speed Aerobatics Team Racing FAI RC Eleotrics Cont 2 Prefabrication Model Permitted plane assembled builder prefabricated parts builder installs equipment Per mitted models completely pre fabricated require few minutes unskilled efforts completion complete ready-tofly models have built person other pilot 3 General Characteristics RCElectro Powered Models Maximum surface area 150 din2 2325 sq ins Maximum total weight 5 kg 11023 lbs Minimum loading 12 gr/dm2 395 oze per sq ft Maximum loading 75 gr/dm2 2451 ozs per sq ft 4 Number Helpers pilot per mitted 1 helper 5 Number Flights competitor has right three 3 official flights 6 TakeOff take-off must exe cuted either ground hand launching kind start may changed during meeting provided competitors have same change handlaunching permitted con testant helper will execute model immediate ground use starting devices 7 Definition Attempt attempt a The pilot announces start re spectively takeoff maneuver b The model starts taxi-run c The pilot hand-launched model d the model fails start within five 5 minutes allowed competi tor 8 Number Attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt official flight NH An attempt can repeated organizers judges discretion reason outside control competitor organizers model fails make start 9 Definition Official Flight official flight tempt made whatever result repetition official flight permitted following rea sons occur a Take-off possible due safety reasons b Take-off possible due cir cumstances outside control competitor must have proved organizers c When no scoring made rea sons outside control competi tor NH takeoff maneuver must repeated immediately fruitless tempts upon personnel request competitor after official flights 10 Marking maneuver may award ed points judges dur ing flights scoring flights start a Releasing model hand launching performed b When model starts roll ground scoring flights will stopped a The model fails start within time allowed pilot b The model touches ground obstruction connected ground c When jettisoning occurs d When official flight com pleted No scoring will made following ready use same contest belong another pilot accordance general rules characteristic models b When model started wrong sequence permission c Competitor fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights occur d Pilot fails start obligated starting area use two 2 helpers e Pick up transmitter before second call announced begins start before called f Occupies starting area before second cell announced trans mitter switchedon before announcement g Pilot fails start within three 3 minutes time allowed called official flight h Repetition start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j When hand launching effected ground startdevices used k When pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot seen judges 11 Classification final classi fication will determined ag gregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final result will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal f ishing time contest No attempts permitted results fly-off shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected 12 Judging a The organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero-Clubs ClAM rotation system equiva lent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b There shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediatly before World Championship 13 Organization NC ElectroFlight Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalities order starting various countries competitors will estab lished means draw before start contest Competitors must called five 5 minutes before required oc cupy starting area organizer must provide radio monitor pur pose detecting possible interference 14 Schedule Maneuvers electric motors will started model hand-launched model must fly around two 2 turning-points turning-point flagman will posted gives signal model has turned around turning points two 2 times model now must climb until motors will slow down must switchedoff after three 3 minutes flight Now model will glide must reach landing circle 50 m di ameter flight shall completed within eight 8 minutes 141 Marking competitor will receive 1 point second flight until maximum points eight 8 minutes 480 points have ac cumulated flight exceeds 480 seconds point per second will de ducted 480 pts 142 Landing model should touch ground center landing cir cle will made deduction five 5 points meter distance center point may result maximum 125 lost points model touches ground 25 meters away center point model fails landing circle Provided pilot earned 480 points flight model touched ground outside landing circle remaining 355 points will credited pilot 100 m 275 m landing circle 50 m dia 143 When motors model switchedon beyond regular motor running time three 3 minutes fore landing maneuver announced disqualification competitor will take place time between announce ment landing maneuver start maneuver shall exceed 10 seconds 144 Landing Approach Landing Maneuver 1441 landing approach should commenced model flying wind model glides smoothly ap proximately 10 seconds 1442 model should end its back direction approach should deviate left right 90 degrees maneuver must downgraded zero 0 model ends back maximum de viation left right exceeds 180 de grees 15 Schedule Maneuvers Electric MotorPowered Aerobatic Models 151 Every flight must completed five5 minutes 11Hand launchingK 1 lla Takeoff groundK 2 12Two 2 slow rollsK 2 13Two 2 inside loopsK 1 14Low fly over ground motor offK 1 15Cuban eightK 2 16TurnK 1 17Landing approachK 1 18Landing 30 circle landing gearK 1 70 Model Aviation reasons a When model used al 19 Landing 30 m circle landing gear 16 Landing Approach Landing para 144 landing devices permitted FAI TRIAL RC HELICOPTER RULES Number helpers pilot permit ted 1 helper Number flights competitor has right three 3 official flights final classification will deter mined aggregate sum two 2 flights Definition attempt attempt a The pilot announces start starting line passed b Model fails commence start maneuver within five 5 minutes al lowed competitor c When pilot officially called commence start fails nounce start maneuver within five 5 minutes allowed competitor Number attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt flight NH An attempt can repeated organizer judges discretion unforeseen reason out side control competitor organizers model fails start Definition Official Flight There official flight attempt made whatever result An attempt can repeated a Start possible due safety reasons b Unforeseen reasons outside con trol competitor occur subject official proof c The flight scored rea sons outside control competitor NH Repetition flight due above reasons may take place imme diately after attempt during official flights discretion officials after official flights competitors Marking maneuver may awarded judges during flight scoring will commence start line passed time allowed pilot overdue maneuver may awarded marks between 0 10 marks multiplied coefficient varies difficulty maneuver competitor will receive five 5 points model passes slalom gate Additional five 5 points may awarded elegance maneu ver model pass gate perfect flight through gates may awarded 10 points total number points awarded pilot slalom must divided 10 round off before points mul tiplied K-Factor No Scoring Will Made Following Reasons a Use model already used same contest belonging other pilot accordance general characteristic models b Starting permission wrong sequence c Fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights d Fails start obligated start ing area use two 2 help ers a Pickup transmitter before first call pronounced begins start K f Pilot occupies starting area before second announcement g Pilot fails start within five 5 minutes time allowed called official flight h Pilot repeats start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j transmitter controlled pilot somebody else k pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot clear ly seen judges Classification final classification will determined aggregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final re sult will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal finishing time contest No attempts permitted result flyoff shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected Judging organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero Clubs ClAM rotation system equiv alent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediately before WC Organization Radio-Controlled Helicop ter Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalties order starting various countries competitors will established means draw before start contest Competitors must have called five 5 minutes advance before required occupy starting area organizer must provide radio mon itor purpose detecting possi ble interference contest site Helicopter events must surrounded fence wiremesh least two 2 meters high insure safety spectators Park Ferme competitors must have sufficient clearance area flight demon stration stand-by field required front Park Ferme Helicopters can takeoff return aimline has passed flight completed Schedule Maneuvers respective maneuvers consisting single maneu vers combined group maneuvers part starting landing processes segregated function time basis scoring maneuvers must performed right sequence 1 attempt permitted NH excepted above slalom line outlined Pattern B several attempts permitted unless gates have passed success maneuvers must performed accordance prescrib ed instructions drawings Only course model specified during its flight longitudinal axis model maneuvers group maneuvers must announced competitor helper respective maneuvers must have commenced within 1 minute time after announcement Ho announcement required combined group maneu vers performed scoring competitor will cease engine model stops running crash occurs airfield demonstra tion flights slalom lines will dimensioned accordance draw ings CN presently avail able schedule maneuvers segregated two 2 classes B class programs may separately announced performed scored discretion organizers Preferably program may practiced per formance contests selection best pilots however expressed prior contest announce ment program must executed within six 6 minutes time consists fol lowing maneuvers Description Maneuvers Helicopter Category 1 Upright takeoff starting circle approximately 2m high followed continuous descent forward flight perform landing landing square K Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed vertical descent touch ground K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing starts slip left right maintaining con stant altitude K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing followed forward backward hover K Straight forward takeoff landing square climb appr 1Dm high performs full circle flight di ameter circle should appr 50 meters left right ends climbing flight direction has changed 180 de grees continuously descends forwarding landing square perform landing forward direction K Takeoff stabilizing backward flight starting circle verti cal landing K scription Maneuvers Helicopter Category B maneuvers should executed within 10 minutes final official call 1 Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed continuous de scent forward flight perform land ing landing square K Upright takeoff hover performs full cicle right full circle left hover upright landing K Forward takeoff straight flight perform turn performs turn returns landing CM K-Factor maneuver stated 4 Flight along four legs field square performing sideward April 1976 71 FAI Helicopters Cant backward flight including slip K Takeoff climbing rotat ing three times around vertical axis performs foward landing K Forward takeoff pick up weight f light slalom starting point will stabilize K When Helicopter has stabilized will start slalom along slalom line must pass 10 gates total will stabilize above starting landing point Hose Helicopter may held always wind slalom flight performed K Helicopter will set down weight landing landing square K tal number points Category points Category B points Definition Expressions 1 Landing Square square surface 2X2m marked ground wooden board same size mounted ground approximately 35cm high 2 Starting Point circle 2m diameter located middle of four legs 12X12 square Helicopter may take off four circles accordance wind direction also possibil ity competitor change another circle during flight ever will downgraded judges 3 upright Vertical Takeoff Take off landing square vertical direction 4 upright Vertical Landing Op posite 3 landing square 5 Forward Takeoff Takeoff ward direction landing square steady angle elevation between 20 SO degrees 6 Forward Landing An approach forward direction slope between 20 50 degrees 7 Slalom Square size slalom square l8Xl8m starting point located middle leg Six gates out nine gates installed slalom square such manner respectively two gates represent angle go degrees other gates im width l50m high poles used demarcate gates should soft material protection rotor blades Helicopter Balsa 8 Towing Line line pickup slalom weight mounted both sides fuselage dis tance fuselage lowest point stressed line shall ex ceed 60cm 9 Slalom weight weight truncatedcone shaped furnished hook top weight pickup towing line weight made Styrofoam material following specifications upper diameter m lower diameter m weight approxi mately grams FAI CL & RC STAND-OFF SCALE RULES PROVISIONAL Object promote event flying scale model aircraft static judg ing simple does require de tailed expert appraisal model rules intended help begin ners become acquainted PAl Continued page 76 NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF FEBRUARY 2 1976 Indoor AMA 4Is~ BOG stick Paper Stick ML stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAl Stick Pennyplane Cat Juniorsenior 50425114 723011580 924013446 43247100 04622174 22264320 05141262 10241136 924013440 5205288 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 5296 15 13 2 18 21 2 11 41 8 00550 6208 0300 1500 18210 Senior 10 33 2 19342 24190 15422 5202 4478 1302 2098 24 13 0 Indoor AMA Ceilina Cat III BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Melicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 9172 13 52 4 27 120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27120 Indoor PAl Ceilina cats 22 470 Control Line Sodurance 1/2A speed Speed B Speed C Speed 13 Speed Formula 40 Jet Speed 8 Proto Speed B Prof Proto 1/2A Proto II Senior 12110 19 41 0 33 30 2 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Executive Council appropriate com mittee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action INDOOR MA STEERING RULE Jean Pailet Glen Head NY use prohibition steering during AMAevent flights deserves thought ful consideration have recently two sanctioned Records Trials Indoor models metropolitan New York area subject discussed may attended respect prohibiting steering two forthcoming Indoor Meets spring result unani mous agreement steering should banned virtually flyers concerned multitude balloons tethers would disrupt flying aid As CD both planned contests will therefore enforcing following special ruling Steering prohibited AMAevent flights unless formal recordat tempt declared record attempt declared elapsed time prior first balloon/tether contact will accepted official contest flight running Indoor AMA Rub ber events should consider enforcing such ruling ght mind will innocent bystander con testant flight disrupted some elses steering attempts RC-CAN WARTER MIDGEFS GROW UP Leonard Wiederhoeft camp Hill Pa original concept oft-repeated intent rules Quarter Midgets may have revised realistic thinking idea local club could hold races everyone would have equal chance winner lit tle effort vanished realization competition event ab solute equal chance decide win ner drawing straws would way go challenge trying best class now name game since QM national event AMA recognizing official event says grown up vari ety rules being used across coun try prove confused issue ability being able resolve con fusion will determine true status Quarter Midget 1973 effort made get ganized under NMPRA Volunteer ficers throughout country rep resenting districts unfortu nately flyers too busy trying get racing going own areas pay much attention national effort order induce others try QM fit various field conditions hodgepodge rules resulted problem now must solved Sim ple deduction would indicate standard set rules would mean everyone would trying develop airplane would competitive Peoria well Podunk fault AMA NMPRA pre sent state affairs Neither fault different area groups simply case Organization ing ready before flyers themselves Jimmy Durantes famous oneliner Everyone wants get de act might better restated Everybody SHOULD get de act contestants begin ning travel long distances attend race imperative unified set rules agreed upon before next rules proposal deadline cN June 1 1976postmark] terested parties helping get prob lem sorted out nationally goal Quarter Midget becoming full-blown rac ing event someones stepchild can reached Quarter Midget racing will grown up Note very searching questionnaire being prepared sound out racing organization opinions possible before June 1 deadline Anyone can obtain questionnaire complete return will receive computerized analysis over US questionnaire write George link 8028 222 St Jamaica NY 11427 TO MUFFLE OR NOT TO MUFFLE original Constitution dated few years back us realized day sight come mufflers might become necessity insure harmony neighbors Although time no neighbors being less boondocks heartily recommended en couraged membership use since noise did represent problem time mandatory present location heavy residential area nevertheless closer public have before complaint seem have encountered seems mere presence anything else reference sound being irritable like mosquito mosquitoes too loud personally think usual efforts considerate might require quieten down mosquitoes wherever possible will bear thing Id like say regarding muf flers Since seems almost forgone shall have make use mufflers mandatory before long wish point out thing sanctioned contests use mufflers must So what happens can purchase worthless bit metal hang engine Presto e legal Nut same muffler used attempt pacify irate neigh bor neighbors ears would still assailed much noise before fact went legal wouldnt con cern him bit still hears much noise before So case way thinking going use mufflers must use quieten engine just comply rul ing allows use device fits rule does nothing prublem Excuse soap box lets make useful ruling should decide mufflers will mandatory use excuse does nothing about noise point plenty mufflers market nothing way noise abatement others effective although some power loss Reprinted Pekin RC Hews Pekin RC Club edited MD Lowery RC AEROBATICS AND VIDEO USPJA US Pattern Judges Asso video camera Unit went Las Vegas filmed entire circus circus Tourna ment champions--from start finish including banquet Walt Schroder inducted AMA Hall Fame Congratulations Walt Doing honors Prexy John clemens AMA flying tournament sight behold After shooting through video camera two days plus lot practice session believe video camera will begin play im portant part Pattern competition football hockey horse racing other sports Instant replay ability contestant see flight immediately after. possibilities endless went obtain basis training films accomplished mis sion Learned much will ex tremely interesting see finished results edited put together film filming circus Circus will mark milestone annals model aviation also brought home important fact namely gentlemen Goon quality professional level judging must keep abreast ahead contestants ability. sport dire trouble Reprinted K Factor newsletter National Society RC Aerobatics Cs 0 5 Bill Semler 5 0 Ce 0 0 5 0 5 0 W 5 0 0 m 0 W Mow can get Pattern flyers participate Some ideas tossed around too trophy hounds Patteru really overqualified should really bo competing B Pattern need system move experienced competi tors out rules change con cerning accumulated points has temporarily jammed up easier categories hot flyers competitors now quit after B because going too rough ahead system holding us back Maybe need regional compet ition used have top compet itive Pattern flyers West Coast Northwest now suggestion made investigate use team compet ition instead head-to-head competition no individual winners points accrue team Any number contestants can participate using percentage system Duke Lombardi will head up group investigate feasi bility holding such team meet re port back soon Reprinted RAMS Horn news letter Radio Aero Modelers Seattle edited Ed Berman writ ten obviously before introduction Novice Advanced Expert Masters classes instead B C/N C/S 0/N DIE XOadYOS XO8dVOS XOBdiOS XOB4YOS XOBdVOS XOBdYOS XOBdfOS XOBJVOS XO8JVOS XOS4 VON XOSd VON XOBdVOS XO5dVOS XONdVOS xOBdVOS April1976 73 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 Ca 4 0 m 5 4 0 5 4 0 B 4 0 B 5 4 0 5 4 4 0 4 0 B 5 0 4 0 a 4 0 B RC PATTERN PARTICIPATION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
COM PETI TW NE WSLETTEK7 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS FLASH LATEST NATS NEWS Details 1976 event devel oped Nats Planning Conference held January 24 Dayton Ohio fol lowing approved AMAs Mats Execu tive Committee submitted AMA Executive Council approval its Febru ary 14 meeting Washington DC Sub ject changes council some significant plans result ing January conference Nats Dates August 1 8 1976 two sites Wright Field portion Wright-Patterson Air Force Base com plex location Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio Springfield Munici pal Airport about 16 miles NE Dayton Wright Field Control Line events plus RC Aerobatics Pylon Scale events except Indoor Springfield outdoor Free Flight events plus BC Soaring Columbus Indoor events Ohio State Fair Coliseum August 1 xtyfive foot ceiling Special Note annual SAM Society Antique Modelers Championships also planned operation conjunction AMA Nationals either Wright Field Springfield follows 1 First Choice subject Air Force approval Wright Field July 31 August 2 Saturday Monday 2 Second choice Springfield August 3 5 Tuesday Thursday either choices radio events would held first two days --the third day AMA RC events will operating Championships eliminated except Category-CL FF Indoor RC Scale Championships retained Individual Grand Club Team Championships drop ped due too problems involving too few participants Events official AMA rule book events same 1975 except 1 Radio Control a Soaring No Scale event will competitions 10minute duration twominute precision tasks August 57 ThursdaySaturday three classes Standard Modified Standard unlim ited b Aerobatics Equal time Nov ice Advanced Expert Master classes 10 trophies plus three Jr/Sr trophies except Masters c Scale AMA Sport classes flown together August 78 Saturday Sunday 2 Free Flight official rule book events Springfield until 430 pm unofficial events Wright Field 59 pm Binocular use authorized Springfield events FAI A2 Power Wakefield accordance World Cham pionships proceduresthis approved FAI International Class Contest official FAI Calendar August 37 TuesdaySaturday 3 Control Line Sport Race added new event Schedule revised mini mize conflicts other events par 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ticularly involving large Junior participation Awards Trophies awarded field event day soon possible after close event no overnight delays trophy distri bution events except BC Aero batics Pylon sponsorships pro vide extra trophies events will have minimun three trophies per event plus AMA medals 4th 5th places Entry Fees Same 1975 Accommodations College dormitories available both Dayton Springfield August 1-B $7 per person per night bed linen included Camping Spring field possible also Wright Field FREE FLIGHT VTO EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION Free Flight Contest Board vot ing late January determine whether emergency action shold taken concern ing elimination VTO launching its increased engine run time compared handlaunching per new rule approved 1975 Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote ef fect 1976 seven four seek ing reversal particularly Dis trict X claim board member did vote according majority wishes modelers see Soapbox Feb ruary issue page 62 additional back ground late1975 poll Dis trict X results compiled VP Alex Chisolm response 4-tol against abolishing VTO launching Under Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals three outcomes possible vote taking place 1 immediate overturning FF Power VTO abolishment requirement publishing abolishment proposal followup ratification vote FF Contest Board four six weeks after publishing 2 no immediate ruling require publishing abolishment pro posal ratification vote determination coming four six weeks later 3 denial abolishment pro posal Options 1 2 both designed provide opportunity time sched ule interested modelers make views known--to FF Contest Board district member preferably writ ing present until/unless new ruling results action pro gress VTO AMA FF Power events elim inated has since Jan 1 per Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote taken 1975 should noted ever possible meets operated VTO launching increas ed engine run long ade quate advance notice contestants however flight performances VTO launching currently cannot considered AMA national record purposes CN 276 [ii WASHINGTON DC 20006 FF CONTEST BOARD SAYS NO TO EXHAUST EXTENS IONS considering whether allow ex haust extensions constant diameter 5 maximum length engine cen terline b constant crosssection 5 maximum length engine center line Free Flight Contest Board has voted allow exhaust extensions per either languages suggested Alternate received four votes favor Districts IV VI X five votes opposed II III V VIII XI abstention VII noresponse IX Alternate b received four votes favor IV V VI X four votes opposed II III VIII XI ab stention VII two noresponses IX Since neither proposal re ceived two-thirds favor voting nearest whole number both defeated MORE ON 76 AMA RC PATTERN RULES CM section January MA pro vided basic information about Pattern rules 1976 including new Novice Advanced Expert Master classifica tions instead B D Novice D Expert maneuver schedules derived principally FAI Pattern Master class using complete FAI Pat tern well Kfactors scor ing 1976-77 AMA rule book will contain full rules being prepared written However few missing links still remained some Contest Boards meaning com pletion date could accurately pro jected report thus intended answer questions have asked about new AMA Pattern rulesto hold fort speak Basic maneuvers Novice Advanced Expert patterns will flown according FAI descriptions except maneuver FAI schedule AMA-rule descrip tion 1975 will apply Definitions abbreviated FAI maneuvers Two Point Roll Outside Loop NonRolling Figure N full FAI descriptions portions used deleted Scoring Maneuvers Novice Advanc ed Expert scored 0 10 multiplied Kfactor concerns last maneuver first contact model ground within 100 circle results automatic awarding same number points Spot obtained Landing Time Limits Novice Advanced con testants allotted total nine min utes Expert Master contestants 10 minutes FAI Pattern Rules rules maneuvers particularly applicable Novice Advanced Ex pert Master classes have undergone two sets revisions since 197475 April1976 67 Hore--76 Pattern Rules Cant AMA rule book printed updated FAT rules will new AMA rule book meantime complete pic ture can integrating changes reported March MA page 73 full then-current rules printed September 1975 MA pages 61 62 General Any references made Class Class B Class D/N Class DIE contestant classification shall construed mean Novice Advanced Ex pert Master respectively PATTERN MANEUVER SCHEDULES Al A2 3 74 A5 A6 A7 VS A9 V 10 11 12 NOVICE Takeoff Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Sack Stall Turn Single Immelmann 3 Inside Loops Two-pt Roll Outside Loop 3 Horizontal Rolls Rectangular App Landing Spot Upwind V Downwind Al A2 73 A4 vs A6 77 AS 79 10 12 ADVANCED Takeoff Non-rolling Fig M Cuban 8 Double Issselmann Two-pt Roll Straight Inverted Flt 3 Outside Loops Slow Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MASTER Uses full FAT Pattern Al A2 73 A4 75 AG 77 AS 79 10 711 12 13 14 EXPERT Takeoff Non-rolling Fig N Cuban S Double Issselmann Slow Roll 3 Outside Loops Four-pt Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls FAT Top Nat Rolling 8 Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MAYBE YOU IL ENTER ONE OF THE UPCOMING TEAM PROGRAMS know whats coming up plan have best chance suc ceeding Thats way endeavor including earning place several US World Champion ships Teams article hopefully will help plan better present World Champion ships 11 different kinds model air craftalmost case something everyone-about half held year Normally US teams three members chosen year pre vious World Championships through either singleyear two-year programs Following review what expect note cannot con sidered definite until programs actu ally announced Entry AMA members having FAT stamp permitted beginning level programs additional requirements ing posession models complying rules payment program entry fee used help team travel expenses Radio Control Soaring RC Thermal Soaring World Championship planned Johannesburg South Africa April 1977 US team will chosen 1976 program con sisting Quarter Finals AMA members may participate SemiFinals scoring top 80% Quarter Finals may participate sin gle national Team Finals 36 Semi-Finals may participate top three Team Finals comprise US team Quarter Finals will held during month May 1976 flyer may participate two QFs attempting qualify QF entry fee $25 goes help support team See Contest Calendar Quarter Fi nals locations shown area see club can ganize have AMAsanctioned routine normal manner Soaring Team SemiFinals planned July 4 1976 weekend fol lowing locations Spokane Wash Ft Worth Tax Ft Wayne md Tullahoma Teno Elmira NY Mid-California Teem Finals will Denver Cob over 1976 Labor Day Weekend Note FAT Thermal Soaring Rules will used levels program rules involve tasks Du ration Distance Speed Motorgliders excluded See March MA page 69 additional program details Aerobatics next World Champion ships expected Elagenfurt Austria 1977 although specific dates unknown previous practice holds forth US team will chosen Masters Team Selection Tournament fall 1976 possibly spring 77 admitted Masters will about 30 will have qualified performance previous meets may include 1975 Masters 1976 Nationals pos sibly also program accumulating points meets placed through about midsummer 1976 Details team selection program being worked out between AMA National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA should announcement program de tails pages very soon NSRCA sentiment currently appears favor de laying Masters Team Selection Tourna ment until spring 1977 help ensure readytogo team such scheduling possible Austrians schedule World Champion ships sufficiently late year Scale Two teams involved Radio Control Control Line US Teams chosen 1975 Nationals Scale World Championships held Bolange Sweden June 18-25 1976 Re cent practice has select team mem bers based solely upon National Contest performance continues 1978 US team members will chosen 1977 Nationals England has offered host 1978 Scale World Cham pionships No pre-qualification ex pected required entry Scale Team Program Mats Uncer tain yet question whether AMA FAT rules will used Mats team selectionthis expected resolved soon potential par ticipants can have maximum advance time appropriate model design building Control Line Three teams involved Speed Aero batics Team Racing US teams 1976 World Championships Netherlands July 7-12 have already selected Unlike previous years 1975 Speed Aerobatics Team Racing pro grams went separate ways although similarity no pre qualificaiton needed entry Team Finals Single sites used Aerobatics Team Racing Team Finals Speed used two sitesOhio C&lifornia 1978 Control Line World Championships may held US England likely US teams will chosen 1977 singlesite Team Finals perhaps separate ones category though doss seem some sentiment grouping together again possible connec tion Mats may entered prior qualification Free Flight Three teams involved Power Wake field Rubber Nordic A2 Gliders program already progress select team members 1977 World Championships location unknown remains national Team Finals 1976 qualified local Qualifying Trials regional Semi-Finals both 1975 possible now others enter program selecting 1977 team members program remains unchanged se lection 1979 team members will begin local Qualifying Trials members may participate early 1977 midsummer progress Semi Finals about Labor Day 1977 qualifiers QTs may particiapte conclude singlesite Team Fi nals about Labor Day 1978 qualifiers SemiFinals may par ticipate Indoor US team has already chosen 1976 World Championships Cardington England August 2S30 program picking 1976 team volved Regional Meets everyone could compete quali fiers carried forward points single site Team Finals selection team members based upon Regional Meet points Team Finals points although weighted favor latter next program selecting 1978 US Indoor Team may alter bal ance between Regional Meet points Team Finals points and/or may determine team members upon flight time rather points seems likely two levels competition--Regional Meets single national Team Finals will maintained justpast program 1976 team operated completely 1975 1978 team selection ap pears sentiment spreading program over two years view holds forth likely Region al Meets 1978 program will run 1976 Team Finals 1977 Horizon Control Line Combat has approved World Championship status though will Combat NC 1976 expected will scheduled soon Miniature Aircraft Combat Assn MACA expected instrumental drafting team selection program Other World Championships offing too distant future-RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters seeming likely reach status comes pass plus Combat existing World Championships will number 14concluded next page 68 Model Aviation As noted ClAM meeting report last month April 1976 Bureau FAI officers meeting will consider changes improve balance number World Championships year num ber competitors participating per coun try Thus timetable used discuss ing US team programs may changed Also because number World Cham pionships per year already have grown yond ability nations field teams support adequately possibility World Championships third year basis instead other year being considered FAI SUPPORTERS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Organizers World Championships categories typically provide housing meals during contest period sometimes transportaion flying site team members manager press representatives team rooters known supporters taken care team members manager entry fee press reps sup porters can usually share arrange ments registering paying fee through national aero clubs AMA case USA aeromodel ing events person can make own arrangements independent orgainzer AMA course may re sult attendance spectator privileges social izing aspects attending WC Sometimes World Champs organizer can accommodate limited number sup porters per country case families US team members may given priority others within allowed number being registered dateofrequest basis cases also details concerning supporter arrangements particular World Champs known far enough advance spread word Thus whenever AMA member thinks may wish sup porter World Champs has scheduled its best tell AMA HQ early full particulars can sent available now think may interested go up coming World Championships listed pages last month CL World Champs Supporters Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association has fixed supporter press fee DFl35O $13125 current exchange rates Control Line World Championships Speed Aero batics Team Racing Utrecht Nether lands Included meals lodging com mence dinner July 7 end breakfast July 12 Lodging will various conference centers vicin ity Utrecht mainly two four room transportation places contest site will provided official competi tiOn days July 9 19 11 interested being supporters CL World Champs should notify AMA HQ immdediately information number involved can passed payment supporter fee must AMA HQ May 1 1976 PAl Combat Open International Weve heard few AMA members plan ning attend participate Open International CL Combat Contest Rotterdam Netherlands July 3-4 just before World Championships Most have gotten information firsthand group organizing Rotterdam contest others may wish attend should write AMA HQ partic ulars understand total entry numbers will limited un likely would entries US could accomodated Actually would good idea everyone planning attend Open ternational CL Combat Contest let AMA Hg know way possibility would exist someone organize low er cost group airline fare although organization would need someone actually planning go rather AMA HQ AMA HQ could serve focal point information regarding interested participation TWO-THIRDS IN CB VOTING Recent inquiries have made whether seven votes out 11 constitutes twothirds vote required passage proposals before Contest Boards-those inquiring noting seven out 11 really 636% 666% connection CN must profess being guilty sometimes reporting Contest Board actions stating full condition passage provided Contest Board Procedures majority voting nearest whole number shall used such 7 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 etc. PRUSS RE-ELECTED LSF PRESIDENT 46% League Silent Flights nearly 1800 members voting MAs RC Soaring Columnist Dan Pruss LSF/060 has reelected president 19761977 Also elected Dr Barbara Hanson LSF/25D vice-president John Nielsen LSF/240 secretary Frank Deis LSF/4B9 treasurer LEF has members US also 19 other countries CONTEST CALENDAR EVENT CODES TO CHANGE years Contest Calendar has used numbers identify competition events spacesaving measure more events added list letters tacked onto num bers provide identity new events changing designations preexisting ones worked okay recent times letter designations getting up f new rules came effect 1976 few new classifications completely compatible previous numbering lettering added up being time re-code different events problem existed new events directly parallel old events though necessary therefore contact Contest Directors having RC events ascertain just competitions having according new sched ule Unfortunately wasnt enough time CDs respond allow us revise Contest Calendar codes issue target have work done time next months Contest Calendar Contest Directors have sent new meet sanction application forms new event codes hoped will use instead earlier forms ease transition NEW-CATEGORY FA RULES Below following pages Provisional rules adopted PAl Com mittee International Aeromodeling ClAM during its December 1975 meeting RC Electric Power Models Stand off Scale Models also included flight portion proposed PAl rules RC Helicopters questions concerning definition Melicopters plus power weight limits referred Heli copter Subcommittee additional study rules recommended study also trial use Results trial use should sent AMA HQ indi cating beth good bad points pro ide guidance future revisions rules AMA HQ will forward copies such reports US members sub committee involved others may useful FAI RC ELECTRICPOWER RULES PROVISIONAL 1 Definition RC ElectroPowered Mod els Model airplane lift generated aerodynamic forces acting surfaces remaining fixed during flight except control surfaces performs maneuvers controlled pi lot ground using radio control connection propulsion model effect ed fixed snap-on propellers driven electric motor can regulated during flight power pack motors should have fixed connection ground another model air Re charging power pack Solar Cells during flight permitted over April 1976 69 Model Airport Utreoht Nether lands site 1976 Control Line World Championships Speed Aerobatics Team Racing FAI RC Eleotrics Cont 2 Prefabrication Model Permitted plane assembled builder prefabricated parts builder installs equipment Per mitted models completely pre fabricated require few minutes unskilled efforts completion complete ready-tofly models have built person other pilot 3 General Characteristics RCElectro Powered Models Maximum surface area 150 din2 2325 sq ins Maximum total weight 5 kg 11023 lbs Minimum loading 12 gr/dm2 395 oze per sq ft Maximum loading 75 gr/dm2 2451 ozs per sq ft 4 Number Helpers pilot per mitted 1 helper 5 Number Flights competitor has right three 3 official flights 6 TakeOff take-off must exe cuted either ground hand launching kind start may changed during meeting provided competitors have same change handlaunching permitted con testant helper will execute model immediate ground use starting devices 7 Definition Attempt attempt a The pilot announces start re spectively takeoff maneuver b The model starts taxi-run c The pilot hand-launched model d the model fails start within five 5 minutes allowed competi tor 8 Number Attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt official flight NH An attempt can repeated organizers judges discretion reason outside control competitor organizers model fails make start 9 Definition Official Flight official flight tempt made whatever result repetition official flight permitted following rea sons occur a Take-off possible due safety reasons b Take-off possible due cir cumstances outside control competitor must have proved organizers c When no scoring made rea sons outside control competi tor NH takeoff maneuver must repeated immediately fruitless tempts upon personnel request competitor after official flights 10 Marking maneuver may award ed points judges dur ing flights scoring flights start a Releasing model hand launching performed b When model starts roll ground scoring flights will stopped a The model fails start within time allowed pilot b The model touches ground obstruction connected ground c When jettisoning occurs d When official flight com pleted No scoring will made following ready use same contest belong another pilot accordance general rules characteristic models b When model started wrong sequence permission c Competitor fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights occur d Pilot fails start obligated starting area use two 2 helpers e Pick up transmitter before second call announced begins start before called f Occupies starting area before second cell announced trans mitter switchedon before announcement g Pilot fails start within three 3 minutes time allowed called official flight h Repetition start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j When hand launching effected ground startdevices used k When pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot seen judges 11 Classification final classi fication will determined ag gregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final result will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal f ishing time contest No attempts permitted results fly-off shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected 12 Judging a The organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero-Clubs ClAM rotation system equiva lent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b There shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediatly before World Championship 13 Organization NC ElectroFlight Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalities order starting various countries competitors will estab lished means draw before start contest Competitors must called five 5 minutes before required oc cupy starting area organizer must provide radio monitor pur pose detecting possible interference 14 Schedule Maneuvers electric motors will started model hand-launched model must fly around two 2 turning-points turning-point flagman will posted gives signal model has turned around turning points two 2 times model now must climb until motors will slow down must switchedoff after three 3 minutes flight Now model will glide must reach landing circle 50 m di ameter flight shall completed within eight 8 minutes 141 Marking competitor will receive 1 point second flight until maximum points eight 8 minutes 480 points have ac cumulated flight exceeds 480 seconds point per second will de ducted 480 pts 142 Landing model should touch ground center landing cir cle will made deduction five 5 points meter distance center point may result maximum 125 lost points model touches ground 25 meters away center point model fails landing circle Provided pilot earned 480 points flight model touched ground outside landing circle remaining 355 points will credited pilot 100 m 275 m landing circle 50 m dia 143 When motors model switchedon beyond regular motor running time three 3 minutes fore landing maneuver announced disqualification competitor will take place time between announce ment landing maneuver start maneuver shall exceed 10 seconds 144 Landing Approach Landing Maneuver 1441 landing approach should commenced model flying wind model glides smoothly ap proximately 10 seconds 1442 model should end its back direction approach should deviate left right 90 degrees maneuver must downgraded zero 0 model ends back maximum de viation left right exceeds 180 de grees 15 Schedule Maneuvers Electric MotorPowered Aerobatic Models 151 Every flight must completed five5 minutes 11Hand launchingK 1 lla Takeoff groundK 2 12Two 2 slow rollsK 2 13Two 2 inside loopsK 1 14Low fly over ground motor offK 1 15Cuban eightK 2 16TurnK 1 17Landing approachK 1 18Landing 30 circle landing gearK 1 70 Model Aviation reasons a When model used al 19 Landing 30 m circle landing gear 16 Landing Approach Landing para 144 landing devices permitted FAI TRIAL RC HELICOPTER RULES Number helpers pilot permit ted 1 helper Number flights competitor has right three 3 official flights final classification will deter mined aggregate sum two 2 flights Definition attempt attempt a The pilot announces start starting line passed b Model fails commence start maneuver within five 5 minutes al lowed competitor c When pilot officially called commence start fails nounce start maneuver within five 5 minutes allowed competitor Number attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt flight NH An attempt can repeated organizer judges discretion unforeseen reason out side control competitor organizers model fails start Definition Official Flight There official flight attempt made whatever result An attempt can repeated a Start possible due safety reasons b Unforeseen reasons outside con trol competitor occur subject official proof c The flight scored rea sons outside control competitor NH Repetition flight due above reasons may take place imme diately after attempt during official flights discretion officials after official flights competitors Marking maneuver may awarded judges during flight scoring will commence start line passed time allowed pilot overdue maneuver may awarded marks between 0 10 marks multiplied coefficient varies difficulty maneuver competitor will receive five 5 points model passes slalom gate Additional five 5 points may awarded elegance maneu ver model pass gate perfect flight through gates may awarded 10 points total number points awarded pilot slalom must divided 10 round off before points mul tiplied K-Factor No Scoring Will Made Following Reasons a Use model already used same contest belonging other pilot accordance general characteristic models b Starting permission wrong sequence c Fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights d Fails start obligated start ing area use two 2 help ers a Pickup transmitter before first call pronounced begins start K f Pilot occupies starting area before second announcement g Pilot fails start within five 5 minutes time allowed called official flight h Pilot repeats start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j transmitter controlled pilot somebody else k pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot clear ly seen judges Classification final classification will determined aggregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final re sult will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal finishing time contest No attempts permitted result flyoff shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected Judging organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero Clubs ClAM rotation system equiv alent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediately before WC Organization Radio-Controlled Helicop ter Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalties order starting various countries competitors will established means draw before start contest Competitors must have called five 5 minutes advance before required occupy starting area organizer must provide radio mon itor purpose detecting possi ble interference contest site Helicopter events must surrounded fence wiremesh least two 2 meters high insure safety spectators Park Ferme competitors must have sufficient clearance area flight demon stration stand-by field required front Park Ferme Helicopters can takeoff return aimline has passed flight completed Schedule Maneuvers respective maneuvers consisting single maneu vers combined group maneuvers part starting landing processes segregated function time basis scoring maneuvers must performed right sequence 1 attempt permitted NH excepted above slalom line outlined Pattern B several attempts permitted unless gates have passed success maneuvers must performed accordance prescrib ed instructions drawings Only course model specified during its flight longitudinal axis model maneuvers group maneuvers must announced competitor helper respective maneuvers must have commenced within 1 minute time after announcement Ho announcement required combined group maneu vers performed scoring competitor will cease engine model stops running crash occurs airfield demonstra tion flights slalom lines will dimensioned accordance draw ings CN presently avail able schedule maneuvers segregated two 2 classes B class programs may separately announced performed scored discretion organizers Preferably program may practiced per formance contests selection best pilots however expressed prior contest announce ment program must executed within six 6 minutes time consists fol lowing maneuvers Description Maneuvers Helicopter Category 1 Upright takeoff starting circle approximately 2m high followed continuous descent forward flight perform landing landing square K Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed vertical descent touch ground K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing starts slip left right maintaining con stant altitude K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing followed forward backward hover K Straight forward takeoff landing square climb appr 1Dm high performs full circle flight di ameter circle should appr 50 meters left right ends climbing flight direction has changed 180 de grees continuously descends forwarding landing square perform landing forward direction K Takeoff stabilizing backward flight starting circle verti cal landing K scription Maneuvers Helicopter Category B maneuvers should executed within 10 minutes final official call 1 Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed continuous de scent forward flight perform land ing landing square K Upright takeoff hover performs full cicle right full circle left hover upright landing K Forward takeoff straight flight perform turn performs turn returns landing CM K-Factor maneuver stated 4 Flight along four legs field square performing sideward April 1976 71 FAI Helicopters Cant backward flight including slip K Takeoff climbing rotat ing three times around vertical axis performs foward landing K Forward takeoff pick up weight f light slalom starting point will stabilize K When Helicopter has stabilized will start slalom along slalom line must pass 10 gates total will stabilize above starting landing point Hose Helicopter may held always wind slalom flight performed K Helicopter will set down weight landing landing square K tal number points Category points Category B points Definition Expressions 1 Landing Square square surface 2X2m marked ground wooden board same size mounted ground approximately 35cm high 2 Starting Point circle 2m diameter located middle of four legs 12X12 square Helicopter may take off four circles accordance wind direction also possibil ity competitor change another circle during flight ever will downgraded judges 3 upright Vertical Takeoff Take off landing square vertical direction 4 upright Vertical Landing Op posite 3 landing square 5 Forward Takeoff Takeoff ward direction landing square steady angle elevation between 20 SO degrees 6 Forward Landing An approach forward direction slope between 20 50 degrees 7 Slalom Square size slalom square l8Xl8m starting point located middle leg Six gates out nine gates installed slalom square such manner respectively two gates represent angle go degrees other gates im width l50m high poles used demarcate gates should soft material protection rotor blades Helicopter Balsa 8 Towing Line line pickup slalom weight mounted both sides fuselage dis tance fuselage lowest point stressed line shall ex ceed 60cm 9 Slalom weight weight truncatedcone shaped furnished hook top weight pickup towing line weight made Styrofoam material following specifications upper diameter m lower diameter m weight approxi mately grams FAI CL & RC STAND-OFF SCALE RULES PROVISIONAL Object promote event flying scale model aircraft static judg ing simple does require de tailed expert appraisal model rules intended help begin ners become acquainted PAl Continued page 76 NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF FEBRUARY 2 1976 Indoor AMA 4Is~ BOG stick Paper Stick ML stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAl Stick Pennyplane Cat Juniorsenior 50425114 723011580 924013446 43247100 04622174 22264320 05141262 10241136 924013440 5205288 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 5296 15 13 2 18 21 2 11 41 8 00550 6208 0300 1500 18210 Senior 10 33 2 19342 24190 15422 5202 4478 1302 2098 24 13 0 Indoor AMA Ceilina Cat III BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Melicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 9172 13 52 4 27 120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27120 Indoor PAl Ceilina cats 22 470 Control Line Sodurance 1/2A speed Speed B Speed C Speed 13 Speed Formula 40 Jet Speed 8 Proto Speed B Prof Proto 1/2A Proto II Senior 12110 19 41 0 33 30 2 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Executive Council appropriate com mittee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action INDOOR MA STEERING RULE Jean Pailet Glen Head NY use prohibition steering during AMAevent flights deserves thought ful consideration have recently two sanctioned Records Trials Indoor models metropolitan New York area subject discussed may attended respect prohibiting steering two forthcoming Indoor Meets spring result unani mous agreement steering should banned virtually flyers concerned multitude balloons tethers would disrupt flying aid As CD both planned contests will therefore enforcing following special ruling Steering prohibited AMAevent flights unless formal recordat tempt declared record attempt declared elapsed time prior first balloon/tether contact will accepted official contest flight running Indoor AMA Rub ber events should consider enforcing such ruling ght mind will innocent bystander con testant flight disrupted some elses steering attempts RC-CAN WARTER MIDGEFS GROW UP Leonard Wiederhoeft camp Hill Pa original concept oft-repeated intent rules Quarter Midgets may have revised realistic thinking idea local club could hold races everyone would have equal chance winner lit tle effort vanished realization competition event ab solute equal chance decide win ner drawing straws would way go challenge trying best class now name game since QM national event AMA recognizing official event says grown up vari ety rules being used across coun try prove confused issue ability being able resolve con fusion will determine true status Quarter Midget 1973 effort made get ganized under NMPRA Volunteer ficers throughout country rep resenting districts unfortu nately flyers too busy trying get racing going own areas pay much attention national effort order induce others try QM fit various field conditions hodgepodge rules resulted problem now must solved Sim ple deduction would indicate standard set rules would mean everyone would trying develop airplane would competitive Peoria well Podunk fault AMA NMPRA pre sent state affairs Neither fault different area groups simply case Organization ing ready before flyers themselves Jimmy Durantes famous oneliner Everyone wants get de act might better restated Everybody SHOULD get de act contestants begin ning travel long distances attend race imperative unified set rules agreed upon before next rules proposal deadline cN June 1 1976postmark] terested parties helping get prob lem sorted out nationally goal Quarter Midget becoming full-blown rac ing event someones stepchild can reached Quarter Midget racing will grown up Note very searching questionnaire being prepared sound out racing organization opinions possible before June 1 deadline Anyone can obtain questionnaire complete return will receive computerized analysis over US questionnaire write George link 8028 222 St Jamaica NY 11427 TO MUFFLE OR NOT TO MUFFLE original Constitution dated few years back us realized day sight come mufflers might become necessity insure harmony neighbors Although time no neighbors being less boondocks heartily recommended en couraged membership use since noise did represent problem time mandatory present location heavy residential area nevertheless closer public have before complaint seem have encountered seems mere presence anything else reference sound being irritable like mosquito mosquitoes too loud personally think usual efforts considerate might require quieten down mosquitoes wherever possible will bear thing Id like say regarding muf flers Since seems almost forgone shall have make use mufflers mandatory before long wish point out thing sanctioned contests use mufflers must So what happens can purchase worthless bit metal hang engine Presto e legal Nut same muffler used attempt pacify irate neigh bor neighbors ears would still assailed much noise before fact went legal wouldnt con cern him bit still hears much noise before So case way thinking going use mufflers must use quieten engine just comply rul ing allows use device fits rule does nothing prublem Excuse soap box lets make useful ruling should decide mufflers will mandatory use excuse does nothing about noise point plenty mufflers market nothing way noise abatement others effective although some power loss Reprinted Pekin RC Hews Pekin RC Club edited MD Lowery RC AEROBATICS AND VIDEO USPJA US Pattern Judges Asso video camera Unit went Las Vegas filmed entire circus circus Tourna ment champions--from start finish including banquet Walt Schroder inducted AMA Hall Fame Congratulations Walt Doing honors Prexy John clemens AMA flying tournament sight behold After shooting through video camera two days plus lot practice session believe video camera will begin play im portant part Pattern competition football hockey horse racing other sports Instant replay ability contestant see flight immediately after. possibilities endless went obtain basis training films accomplished mis sion Learned much will ex tremely interesting see finished results edited put together film filming circus Circus will mark milestone annals model aviation also brought home important fact namely gentlemen Goon quality professional level judging must keep abreast ahead contestants ability. sport dire trouble Reprinted K Factor newsletter National Society RC Aerobatics Cs 0 5 Bill Semler 5 0 Ce 0 0 5 0 5 0 W 5 0 0 m 0 W Mow can get Pattern flyers participate Some ideas tossed around too trophy hounds Patteru really overqualified should really bo competing B Pattern need system move experienced competi tors out rules change con cerning accumulated points has temporarily jammed up easier categories hot flyers competitors now quit after B because going too rough ahead system holding us back Maybe need regional compet ition used have top compet itive Pattern flyers West Coast Northwest now suggestion made investigate use team compet ition instead head-to-head competition no individual winners points accrue team Any number contestants can participate using percentage system Duke Lombardi will head up group investigate feasi bility holding such team meet re port back soon Reprinted RAMS Horn news letter Radio Aero Modelers Seattle edited Ed Berman writ ten obviously before introduction Novice Advanced Expert Masters classes instead B C/N C/S 0/N DIE XOadYOS XO8dVOS XOBdiOS XOB4YOS XOBdVOS XOBdYOS XOBdfOS XOBJVOS XO8JVOS XOS4 VON XOSd VON XOBdVOS XO5dVOS XONdVOS xOBdVOS April1976 73 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 Ca 4 0 m 5 4 0 5 4 0 B 4 0 B 5 4 0 5 4 4 0 4 0 B 5 0 4 0 a 4 0 B RC PATTERN PARTICIPATION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
COM PETI TW NE WSLETTEK7 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS FLASH LATEST NATS NEWS Details 1976 event devel oped Nats Planning Conference held January 24 Dayton Ohio fol lowing approved AMAs Mats Execu tive Committee submitted AMA Executive Council approval its Febru ary 14 meeting Washington DC Sub ject changes council some significant plans result ing January conference Nats Dates August 1 8 1976 two sites Wright Field portion Wright-Patterson Air Force Base com plex location Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio Springfield Munici pal Airport about 16 miles NE Dayton Wright Field Control Line events plus RC Aerobatics Pylon Scale events except Indoor Springfield outdoor Free Flight events plus BC Soaring Columbus Indoor events Ohio State Fair Coliseum August 1 xtyfive foot ceiling Special Note annual SAM Society Antique Modelers Championships also planned operation conjunction AMA Nationals either Wright Field Springfield follows 1 First Choice subject Air Force approval Wright Field July 31 August 2 Saturday Monday 2 Second choice Springfield August 3 5 Tuesday Thursday either choices radio events would held first two days --the third day AMA RC events will operating Championships eliminated except Category-CL FF Indoor RC Scale Championships retained Individual Grand Club Team Championships drop ped due too problems involving too few participants Events official AMA rule book events same 1975 except 1 Radio Control a Soaring No Scale event will competitions 10minute duration twominute precision tasks August 57 ThursdaySaturday three classes Standard Modified Standard unlim ited b Aerobatics Equal time Nov ice Advanced Expert Master classes 10 trophies plus three Jr/Sr trophies except Masters c Scale AMA Sport classes flown together August 78 Saturday Sunday 2 Free Flight official rule book events Springfield until 430 pm unofficial events Wright Field 59 pm Binocular use authorized Springfield events FAI A2 Power Wakefield accordance World Cham pionships proceduresthis approved FAI International Class Contest official FAI Calendar August 37 TuesdaySaturday 3 Control Line Sport Race added new event Schedule revised mini mize conflicts other events par 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ticularly involving large Junior participation Awards Trophies awarded field event day soon possible after close event no overnight delays trophy distri bution events except BC Aero batics Pylon sponsorships pro vide extra trophies events will have minimun three trophies per event plus AMA medals 4th 5th places Entry Fees Same 1975 Accommodations College dormitories available both Dayton Springfield August 1-B $7 per person per night bed linen included Camping Spring field possible also Wright Field FREE FLIGHT VTO EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION Free Flight Contest Board vot ing late January determine whether emergency action shold taken concern ing elimination VTO launching its increased engine run time compared handlaunching per new rule approved 1975 Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote ef fect 1976 seven four seek ing reversal particularly Dis trict X claim board member did vote according majority wishes modelers see Soapbox Feb ruary issue page 62 additional back ground late1975 poll Dis trict X results compiled VP Alex Chisolm response 4-tol against abolishing VTO launching Under Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals three outcomes possible vote taking place 1 immediate overturning FF Power VTO abolishment requirement publishing abolishment proposal followup ratification vote FF Contest Board four six weeks after publishing 2 no immediate ruling require publishing abolishment pro posal ratification vote determination coming four six weeks later 3 denial abolishment pro posal Options 1 2 both designed provide opportunity time sched ule interested modelers make views known--to FF Contest Board district member preferably writ ing present until/unless new ruling results action pro gress VTO AMA FF Power events elim inated has since Jan 1 per Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote taken 1975 should noted ever possible meets operated VTO launching increas ed engine run long ade quate advance notice contestants however flight performances VTO launching currently cannot considered AMA national record purposes CN 276 [ii WASHINGTON DC 20006 FF CONTEST BOARD SAYS NO TO EXHAUST EXTENS IONS considering whether allow ex haust extensions constant diameter 5 maximum length engine cen terline b constant crosssection 5 maximum length engine center line Free Flight Contest Board has voted allow exhaust extensions per either languages suggested Alternate received four votes favor Districts IV VI X five votes opposed II III V VIII XI abstention VII noresponse IX Alternate b received four votes favor IV V VI X four votes opposed II III VIII XI ab stention VII two noresponses IX Since neither proposal re ceived two-thirds favor voting nearest whole number both defeated MORE ON 76 AMA RC PATTERN RULES CM section January MA pro vided basic information about Pattern rules 1976 including new Novice Advanced Expert Master classifica tions instead B D Novice D Expert maneuver schedules derived principally FAI Pattern Master class using complete FAI Pat tern well Kfactors scor ing 1976-77 AMA rule book will contain full rules being prepared written However few missing links still remained some Contest Boards meaning com pletion date could accurately pro jected report thus intended answer questions have asked about new AMA Pattern rulesto hold fort speak Basic maneuvers Novice Advanced Expert patterns will flown according FAI descriptions except maneuver FAI schedule AMA-rule descrip tion 1975 will apply Definitions abbreviated FAI maneuvers Two Point Roll Outside Loop NonRolling Figure N full FAI descriptions portions used deleted Scoring Maneuvers Novice Advanc ed Expert scored 0 10 multiplied Kfactor concerns last maneuver first contact model ground within 100 circle results automatic awarding same number points Spot obtained Landing Time Limits Novice Advanced con testants allotted total nine min utes Expert Master contestants 10 minutes FAI Pattern Rules rules maneuvers particularly applicable Novice Advanced Ex pert Master classes have undergone two sets revisions since 197475 April1976 67 Hore--76 Pattern Rules Cant AMA rule book printed updated FAT rules will new AMA rule book meantime complete pic ture can integrating changes reported March MA page 73 full then-current rules printed September 1975 MA pages 61 62 General Any references made Class Class B Class D/N Class DIE contestant classification shall construed mean Novice Advanced Ex pert Master respectively PATTERN MANEUVER SCHEDULES Al A2 3 74 A5 A6 A7 VS A9 V 10 11 12 NOVICE Takeoff Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Sack Stall Turn Single Immelmann 3 Inside Loops Two-pt Roll Outside Loop 3 Horizontal Rolls Rectangular App Landing Spot Upwind V Downwind Al A2 73 A4 vs A6 77 AS 79 10 12 ADVANCED Takeoff Non-rolling Fig M Cuban 8 Double Issselmann Two-pt Roll Straight Inverted Flt 3 Outside Loops Slow Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MASTER Uses full FAT Pattern Al A2 73 A4 75 AG 77 AS 79 10 711 12 13 14 EXPERT Takeoff Non-rolling Fig N Cuban S Double Issselmann Slow Roll 3 Outside Loops Four-pt Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls FAT Top Nat Rolling 8 Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MAYBE YOU IL ENTER ONE OF THE UPCOMING TEAM PROGRAMS know whats coming up plan have best chance suc ceeding Thats way endeavor including earning place several US World Champion ships Teams article hopefully will help plan better present World Champion ships 11 different kinds model air craftalmost case something everyone-about half held year Normally US teams three members chosen year pre vious World Championships through either singleyear two-year programs Following review what expect note cannot con sidered definite until programs actu ally announced Entry AMA members having FAT stamp permitted beginning level programs additional requirements ing posession models complying rules payment program entry fee used help team travel expenses Radio Control Soaring RC Thermal Soaring World Championship planned Johannesburg South Africa April 1977 US team will chosen 1976 program con sisting Quarter Finals AMA members may participate SemiFinals scoring top 80% Quarter Finals may participate sin gle national Team Finals 36 Semi-Finals may participate top three Team Finals comprise US team Quarter Finals will held during month May 1976 flyer may participate two QFs attempting qualify QF entry fee $25 goes help support team See Contest Calendar Quarter Fi nals locations shown area see club can ganize have AMAsanctioned routine normal manner Soaring Team SemiFinals planned July 4 1976 weekend fol lowing locations Spokane Wash Ft Worth Tax Ft Wayne md Tullahoma Teno Elmira NY Mid-California Teem Finals will Denver Cob over 1976 Labor Day Weekend Note FAT Thermal Soaring Rules will used levels program rules involve tasks Du ration Distance Speed Motorgliders excluded See March MA page 69 additional program details Aerobatics next World Champion ships expected Elagenfurt Austria 1977 although specific dates unknown previous practice holds forth US team will chosen Masters Team Selection Tournament fall 1976 possibly spring 77 admitted Masters will about 30 will have qualified performance previous meets may include 1975 Masters 1976 Nationals pos sibly also program accumulating points meets placed through about midsummer 1976 Details team selection program being worked out between AMA National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA should announcement program de tails pages very soon NSRCA sentiment currently appears favor de laying Masters Team Selection Tourna ment until spring 1977 help ensure readytogo team such scheduling possible Austrians schedule World Champion ships sufficiently late year Scale Two teams involved Radio Control Control Line US Teams chosen 1975 Nationals Scale World Championships held Bolange Sweden June 18-25 1976 Re cent practice has select team mem bers based solely upon National Contest performance continues 1978 US team members will chosen 1977 Nationals England has offered host 1978 Scale World Cham pionships No pre-qualification ex pected required entry Scale Team Program Mats Uncer tain yet question whether AMA FAT rules will used Mats team selectionthis expected resolved soon potential par ticipants can have maximum advance time appropriate model design building Control Line Three teams involved Speed Aero batics Team Racing US teams 1976 World Championships Netherlands July 7-12 have already selected Unlike previous years 1975 Speed Aerobatics Team Racing pro grams went separate ways although similarity no pre qualificaiton needed entry Team Finals Single sites used Aerobatics Team Racing Team Finals Speed used two sitesOhio C&lifornia 1978 Control Line World Championships may held US England likely US teams will chosen 1977 singlesite Team Finals perhaps separate ones category though doss seem some sentiment grouping together again possible connec tion Mats may entered prior qualification Free Flight Three teams involved Power Wake field Rubber Nordic A2 Gliders program already progress select team members 1977 World Championships location unknown remains national Team Finals 1976 qualified local Qualifying Trials regional Semi-Finals both 1975 possible now others enter program selecting 1977 team members program remains unchanged se lection 1979 team members will begin local Qualifying Trials members may participate early 1977 midsummer progress Semi Finals about Labor Day 1977 qualifiers QTs may particiapte conclude singlesite Team Fi nals about Labor Day 1978 qualifiers SemiFinals may par ticipate Indoor US team has already chosen 1976 World Championships Cardington England August 2S30 program picking 1976 team volved Regional Meets everyone could compete quali fiers carried forward points single site Team Finals selection team members based upon Regional Meet points Team Finals points although weighted favor latter next program selecting 1978 US Indoor Team may alter bal ance between Regional Meet points Team Finals points and/or may determine team members upon flight time rather points seems likely two levels competition--Regional Meets single national Team Finals will maintained justpast program 1976 team operated completely 1975 1978 team selection ap pears sentiment spreading program over two years view holds forth likely Region al Meets 1978 program will run 1976 Team Finals 1977 Horizon Control Line Combat has approved World Championship status though will Combat NC 1976 expected will scheduled soon Miniature Aircraft Combat Assn MACA expected instrumental drafting team selection program Other World Championships offing too distant future-RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters seeming likely reach status comes pass plus Combat existing World Championships will number 14concluded next page 68 Model Aviation As noted ClAM meeting report last month April 1976 Bureau FAI officers meeting will consider changes improve balance number World Championships year num ber competitors participating per coun try Thus timetable used discuss ing US team programs may changed Also because number World Cham pionships per year already have grown yond ability nations field teams support adequately possibility World Championships third year basis instead other year being considered FAI SUPPORTERS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Organizers World Championships categories typically provide housing meals during contest period sometimes transportaion flying site team members manager press representatives team rooters known supporters taken care team members manager entry fee press reps sup porters can usually share arrange ments registering paying fee through national aero clubs AMA case USA aeromodel ing events person can make own arrangements independent orgainzer AMA course may re sult attendance spectator privileges social izing aspects attending WC Sometimes World Champs organizer can accommodate limited number sup porters per country case families US team members may given priority others within allowed number being registered dateofrequest basis cases also details concerning supporter arrangements particular World Champs known far enough advance spread word Thus whenever AMA member thinks may wish sup porter World Champs has scheduled its best tell AMA HQ early full particulars can sent available now think may interested go up coming World Championships listed pages last month CL World Champs Supporters Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association has fixed supporter press fee DFl35O $13125 current exchange rates Control Line World Championships Speed Aero batics Team Racing Utrecht Nether lands Included meals lodging com mence dinner July 7 end breakfast July 12 Lodging will various conference centers vicin ity Utrecht mainly two four room transportation places contest site will provided official competi tiOn days July 9 19 11 interested being supporters CL World Champs should notify AMA HQ immdediately information number involved can passed payment supporter fee must AMA HQ May 1 1976 PAl Combat Open International Weve heard few AMA members plan ning attend participate Open International CL Combat Contest Rotterdam Netherlands July 3-4 just before World Championships Most have gotten information firsthand group organizing Rotterdam contest others may wish attend should write AMA HQ partic ulars understand total entry numbers will limited un likely would entries US could accomodated Actually would good idea everyone planning attend Open ternational CL Combat Contest let AMA Hg know way possibility would exist someone organize low er cost group airline fare although organization would need someone actually planning go rather AMA HQ AMA HQ could serve focal point information regarding interested participation TWO-THIRDS IN CB VOTING Recent inquiries have made whether seven votes out 11 constitutes twothirds vote required passage proposals before Contest Boards-those inquiring noting seven out 11 really 636% 666% connection CN must profess being guilty sometimes reporting Contest Board actions stating full condition passage provided Contest Board Procedures majority voting nearest whole number shall used such 7 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 etc. PRUSS RE-ELECTED LSF PRESIDENT 46% League Silent Flights nearly 1800 members voting MAs RC Soaring Columnist Dan Pruss LSF/060 has reelected president 19761977 Also elected Dr Barbara Hanson LSF/25D vice-president John Nielsen LSF/240 secretary Frank Deis LSF/4B9 treasurer LEF has members US also 19 other countries CONTEST CALENDAR EVENT CODES TO CHANGE years Contest Calendar has used numbers identify competition events spacesaving measure more events added list letters tacked onto num bers provide identity new events changing designations preexisting ones worked okay recent times letter designations getting up f new rules came effect 1976 few new classifications completely compatible previous numbering lettering added up being time re-code different events problem existed new events directly parallel old events though necessary therefore contact Contest Directors having RC events ascertain just competitions having according new sched ule Unfortunately wasnt enough time CDs respond allow us revise Contest Calendar codes issue target have work done time next months Contest Calendar Contest Directors have sent new meet sanction application forms new event codes hoped will use instead earlier forms ease transition NEW-CATEGORY FA RULES Below following pages Provisional rules adopted PAl Com mittee International Aeromodeling ClAM during its December 1975 meeting RC Electric Power Models Stand off Scale Models also included flight portion proposed PAl rules RC Helicopters questions concerning definition Melicopters plus power weight limits referred Heli copter Subcommittee additional study rules recommended study also trial use Results trial use should sent AMA HQ indi cating beth good bad points pro ide guidance future revisions rules AMA HQ will forward copies such reports US members sub committee involved others may useful FAI RC ELECTRICPOWER RULES PROVISIONAL 1 Definition RC ElectroPowered Mod els Model airplane lift generated aerodynamic forces acting surfaces remaining fixed during flight except control surfaces performs maneuvers controlled pi lot ground using radio control connection propulsion model effect ed fixed snap-on propellers driven electric motor can regulated during flight power pack motors should have fixed connection ground another model air Re charging power pack Solar Cells during flight permitted over April 1976 69 Model Airport Utreoht Nether lands site 1976 Control Line World Championships Speed Aerobatics Team Racing FAI RC Eleotrics Cont 2 Prefabrication Model Permitted plane assembled builder prefabricated parts builder installs equipment Per mitted models completely pre fabricated require few minutes unskilled efforts completion complete ready-tofly models have built person other pilot 3 General Characteristics RCElectro Powered Models Maximum surface area 150 din2 2325 sq ins Maximum total weight 5 kg 11023 lbs Minimum loading 12 gr/dm2 395 oze per sq ft Maximum loading 75 gr/dm2 2451 ozs per sq ft 4 Number Helpers pilot per mitted 1 helper 5 Number Flights competitor has right three 3 official flights 6 TakeOff take-off must exe cuted either ground hand launching kind start may changed during meeting provided competitors have same change handlaunching permitted con testant helper will execute model immediate ground use starting devices 7 Definition Attempt attempt a The pilot announces start re spectively takeoff maneuver b The model starts taxi-run c The pilot hand-launched model d the model fails start within five 5 minutes allowed competi tor 8 Number Attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt official flight NH An attempt can repeated organizers judges discretion reason outside control competitor organizers model fails make start 9 Definition Official Flight official flight tempt made whatever result repetition official flight permitted following rea sons occur a Take-off possible due safety reasons b Take-off possible due cir cumstances outside control competitor must have proved organizers c When no scoring made rea sons outside control competi tor NH takeoff maneuver must repeated immediately fruitless tempts upon personnel request competitor after official flights 10 Marking maneuver may award ed points judges dur ing flights scoring flights start a Releasing model hand launching performed b When model starts roll ground scoring flights will stopped a The model fails start within time allowed pilot b The model touches ground obstruction connected ground c When jettisoning occurs d When official flight com pleted No scoring will made following ready use same contest belong another pilot accordance general rules characteristic models b When model started wrong sequence permission c Competitor fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights occur d Pilot fails start obligated starting area use two 2 helpers e Pick up transmitter before second call announced begins start before called f Occupies starting area before second cell announced trans mitter switchedon before announcement g Pilot fails start within three 3 minutes time allowed called official flight h Repetition start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j When hand launching effected ground startdevices used k When pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot seen judges 11 Classification final classi fication will determined ag gregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final result will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal f ishing time contest No attempts permitted results fly-off shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected 12 Judging a The organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero-Clubs ClAM rotation system equiva lent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b There shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediatly before World Championship 13 Organization NC ElectroFlight Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalities order starting various countries competitors will estab lished means draw before start contest Competitors must called five 5 minutes before required oc cupy starting area organizer must provide radio monitor pur pose detecting possible interference 14 Schedule Maneuvers electric motors will started model hand-launched model must fly around two 2 turning-points turning-point flagman will posted gives signal model has turned around turning points two 2 times model now must climb until motors will slow down must switchedoff after three 3 minutes flight Now model will glide must reach landing circle 50 m di ameter flight shall completed within eight 8 minutes 141 Marking competitor will receive 1 point second flight until maximum points eight 8 minutes 480 points have ac cumulated flight exceeds 480 seconds point per second will de ducted 480 pts 142 Landing model should touch ground center landing cir cle will made deduction five 5 points meter distance center point may result maximum 125 lost points model touches ground 25 meters away center point model fails landing circle Provided pilot earned 480 points flight model touched ground outside landing circle remaining 355 points will credited pilot 100 m 275 m landing circle 50 m dia 143 When motors model switchedon beyond regular motor running time three 3 minutes fore landing maneuver announced disqualification competitor will take place time between announce ment landing maneuver start maneuver shall exceed 10 seconds 144 Landing Approach Landing Maneuver 1441 landing approach should commenced model flying wind model glides smoothly ap proximately 10 seconds 1442 model should end its back direction approach should deviate left right 90 degrees maneuver must downgraded zero 0 model ends back maximum de viation left right exceeds 180 de grees 15 Schedule Maneuvers Electric MotorPowered Aerobatic Models 151 Every flight must completed five5 minutes 11Hand launchingK 1 lla Takeoff groundK 2 12Two 2 slow rollsK 2 13Two 2 inside loopsK 1 14Low fly over ground motor offK 1 15Cuban eightK 2 16TurnK 1 17Landing approachK 1 18Landing 30 circle landing gearK 1 70 Model Aviation reasons a When model used al 19 Landing 30 m circle landing gear 16 Landing Approach Landing para 144 landing devices permitted FAI TRIAL RC HELICOPTER RULES Number helpers pilot permit ted 1 helper Number flights competitor has right three 3 official flights final classification will deter mined aggregate sum two 2 flights Definition attempt attempt a The pilot announces start starting line passed b Model fails commence start maneuver within five 5 minutes al lowed competitor c When pilot officially called commence start fails nounce start maneuver within five 5 minutes allowed competitor Number attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt flight NH An attempt can repeated organizer judges discretion unforeseen reason out side control competitor organizers model fails start Definition Official Flight There official flight attempt made whatever result An attempt can repeated a Start possible due safety reasons b Unforeseen reasons outside con trol competitor occur subject official proof c The flight scored rea sons outside control competitor NH Repetition flight due above reasons may take place imme diately after attempt during official flights discretion officials after official flights competitors Marking maneuver may awarded judges during flight scoring will commence start line passed time allowed pilot overdue maneuver may awarded marks between 0 10 marks multiplied coefficient varies difficulty maneuver competitor will receive five 5 points model passes slalom gate Additional five 5 points may awarded elegance maneu ver model pass gate perfect flight through gates may awarded 10 points total number points awarded pilot slalom must divided 10 round off before points mul tiplied K-Factor No Scoring Will Made Following Reasons a Use model already used same contest belonging other pilot accordance general characteristic models b Starting permission wrong sequence c Fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights d Fails start obligated start ing area use two 2 help ers a Pickup transmitter before first call pronounced begins start K f Pilot occupies starting area before second announcement g Pilot fails start within five 5 minutes time allowed called official flight h Pilot repeats start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j transmitter controlled pilot somebody else k pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot clear ly seen judges Classification final classification will determined aggregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final re sult will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal finishing time contest No attempts permitted result flyoff shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected Judging organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero Clubs ClAM rotation system equiv alent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediately before WC Organization Radio-Controlled Helicop ter Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalties order starting various countries competitors will established means draw before start contest Competitors must have called five 5 minutes advance before required occupy starting area organizer must provide radio mon itor purpose detecting possi ble interference contest site Helicopter events must surrounded fence wiremesh least two 2 meters high insure safety spectators Park Ferme competitors must have sufficient clearance area flight demon stration stand-by field required front Park Ferme Helicopters can takeoff return aimline has passed flight completed Schedule Maneuvers respective maneuvers consisting single maneu vers combined group maneuvers part starting landing processes segregated function time basis scoring maneuvers must performed right sequence 1 attempt permitted NH excepted above slalom line outlined Pattern B several attempts permitted unless gates have passed success maneuvers must performed accordance prescrib ed instructions drawings Only course model specified during its flight longitudinal axis model maneuvers group maneuvers must announced competitor helper respective maneuvers must have commenced within 1 minute time after announcement Ho announcement required combined group maneu vers performed scoring competitor will cease engine model stops running crash occurs airfield demonstra tion flights slalom lines will dimensioned accordance draw ings CN presently avail able schedule maneuvers segregated two 2 classes B class programs may separately announced performed scored discretion organizers Preferably program may practiced per formance contests selection best pilots however expressed prior contest announce ment program must executed within six 6 minutes time consists fol lowing maneuvers Description Maneuvers Helicopter Category 1 Upright takeoff starting circle approximately 2m high followed continuous descent forward flight perform landing landing square K Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed vertical descent touch ground K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing starts slip left right maintaining con stant altitude K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing followed forward backward hover K Straight forward takeoff landing square climb appr 1Dm high performs full circle flight di ameter circle should appr 50 meters left right ends climbing flight direction has changed 180 de grees continuously descends forwarding landing square perform landing forward direction K Takeoff stabilizing backward flight starting circle verti cal landing K scription Maneuvers Helicopter Category B maneuvers should executed within 10 minutes final official call 1 Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed continuous de scent forward flight perform land ing landing square K Upright takeoff hover performs full cicle right full circle left hover upright landing K Forward takeoff straight flight perform turn performs turn returns landing CM K-Factor maneuver stated 4 Flight along four legs field square performing sideward April 1976 71 FAI Helicopters Cant backward flight including slip K Takeoff climbing rotat ing three times around vertical axis performs foward landing K Forward takeoff pick up weight f light slalom starting point will stabilize K When Helicopter has stabilized will start slalom along slalom line must pass 10 gates total will stabilize above starting landing point Hose Helicopter may held always wind slalom flight performed K Helicopter will set down weight landing landing square K tal number points Category points Category B points Definition Expressions 1 Landing Square square surface 2X2m marked ground wooden board same size mounted ground approximately 35cm high 2 Starting Point circle 2m diameter located middle of four legs 12X12 square Helicopter may take off four circles accordance wind direction also possibil ity competitor change another circle during flight ever will downgraded judges 3 upright Vertical Takeoff Take off landing square vertical direction 4 upright Vertical Landing Op posite 3 landing square 5 Forward Takeoff Takeoff ward direction landing square steady angle elevation between 20 SO degrees 6 Forward Landing An approach forward direction slope between 20 50 degrees 7 Slalom Square size slalom square l8Xl8m starting point located middle leg Six gates out nine gates installed slalom square such manner respectively two gates represent angle go degrees other gates im width l50m high poles used demarcate gates should soft material protection rotor blades Helicopter Balsa 8 Towing Line line pickup slalom weight mounted both sides fuselage dis tance fuselage lowest point stressed line shall ex ceed 60cm 9 Slalom weight weight truncatedcone shaped furnished hook top weight pickup towing line weight made Styrofoam material following specifications upper diameter m lower diameter m weight approxi mately grams FAI CL & RC STAND-OFF SCALE RULES PROVISIONAL Object promote event flying scale model aircraft static judg ing simple does require de tailed expert appraisal model rules intended help begin ners become acquainted PAl Continued page 76 NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF FEBRUARY 2 1976 Indoor AMA 4Is~ BOG stick Paper Stick ML stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAl Stick Pennyplane Cat Juniorsenior 50425114 723011580 924013446 43247100 04622174 22264320 05141262 10241136 924013440 5205288 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 5296 15 13 2 18 21 2 11 41 8 00550 6208 0300 1500 18210 Senior 10 33 2 19342 24190 15422 5202 4478 1302 2098 24 13 0 Indoor AMA Ceilina Cat III BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Melicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 9172 13 52 4 27 120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27120 Indoor PAl Ceilina cats 22 470 Control Line Sodurance 1/2A speed Speed B Speed C Speed 13 Speed Formula 40 Jet Speed 8 Proto Speed B Prof Proto 1/2A Proto II Senior 12110 19 41 0 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 8560 aces combfl 12100 15 23 0 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 4284 Open 15 53 2 23190 34 57 0 23194 6328 7318 5152 2228 32210 Open 21520 27 300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 IIIIV 234803221041430 Junior 0 9215 H/A 18549 Senior 0 4100 11107 17234 18435 16522 H/A 11570 20493 Control Line Cont Junior 1/2A Prof Proto Jr PAZ Speed12967 MC Class MC Class II MC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Junior FAI Power7360 Wakefield16390 Coupe DHiver11540 ML Glider8160 A-i Towline21090 A2 Towline19140 PayloadCargo1/2A Gas BOW Gas BOW 5 Gas BOW C Gas BOW Bocket Onlim Bub BOW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter l/2A Gas ROW Gas BOW 5 Gas ROW C Gas BOW Rocket Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Open 5 0948 12011 17384 19347 N/A 20037 11876 20400 JIJMIOR OHLy Senior225n Only 2Line 1381817141 -33995 34204 20407 Senior 18530 18030 10000 12060 31000 44 58 0 Category Records JuniorSenior 6310 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 200008080 52606440 411012000 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Rochenter NO 48063 VIII Mark Valerian 2302 FOneren Sr eOostre TO 770S5 In Canard Collins 4318 5 etah Fl Senver CO 80222 00 Gihert Orel 1 sen 165 Tangent 06 97389 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Snag Allradd 38 namit 50. tseingtnn NA 02173 II Geerge sane 11 Maple La Hyde perk 12538 III SeeN Wreen 8534 soddlestee Cinriensti OH 45236 In George Hill 4156 Oreceeneed La Aneendele VA 22003 0 n siilsr er. 3039 Lakeshore Sr. Teilehensee FL 32303 VI 506 Underweed 4109 Cenoerd Oat Sr asis MS 63128 VI: peter eaters 31219 esedail tinenia MI 48154 01: Secid Hyde 8823 Sonedhrenk ft. 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Executive Council appropriate com mittee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action INDOOR MA STEERING RULE Jean Pailet Glen Head NY use prohibition steering during AMAevent flights deserves thought ful consideration have recently two sanctioned Records Trials Indoor models metropolitan New York area subject discussed may attended respect prohibiting steering two forthcoming Indoor Meets spring result unani mous agreement steering should banned virtually flyers concerned multitude balloons tethers would disrupt flying aid As CD both planned contests will therefore enforcing following special ruling Steering prohibited AMAevent flights unless formal recordat tempt declared record attempt declared elapsed time prior first balloon/tether contact will accepted official contest flight running Indoor AMA Rub ber events should consider enforcing such ruling ght mind will innocent bystander con testant flight disrupted some elses steering attempts RC-CAN WARTER MIDGEFS GROW UP Leonard Wiederhoeft camp Hill Pa original concept oft-repeated intent rules Quarter Midgets may have revised realistic thinking idea local club could hold races everyone would have equal chance winner lit tle effort vanished realization competition event ab solute equal chance decide win ner drawing straws would way go challenge trying best class now name game since QM national event AMA recognizing official event says grown up vari ety rules being used across coun try prove confused issue ability being able resolve con fusion will determine true status Quarter Midget 1973 effort made get ganized under NMPRA Volunteer ficers throughout country rep resenting districts unfortu nately flyers too busy trying get racing going own areas pay much attention national effort order induce others try QM fit various field conditions hodgepodge rules resulted problem now must solved Sim ple deduction would indicate standard set rules would mean everyone would trying develop airplane would competitive Peoria well Podunk fault AMA NMPRA pre sent state affairs Neither fault different area groups simply case Organization ing ready before flyers themselves Jimmy Durantes famous oneliner Everyone wants get de act might better restated Everybody SHOULD get de act contestants begin ning travel long distances attend race imperative unified set rules agreed upon before next rules proposal deadline cN June 1 1976postmark] terested parties helping get prob lem sorted out nationally goal Quarter Midget becoming full-blown rac ing event someones stepchild can reached Quarter Midget racing will grown up Note very searching questionnaire being prepared sound out racing organization opinions possible before June 1 deadline Anyone can obtain questionnaire complete return will receive computerized analysis over US questionnaire write George link 8028 222 St Jamaica NY 11427 TO MUFFLE OR NOT TO MUFFLE original Constitution dated few years back us realized day sight come mufflers might become necessity insure harmony neighbors Although time no neighbors being less boondocks heartily recommended en couraged membership use since noise did represent problem time mandatory present location heavy residential area nevertheless closer public have before complaint seem have encountered seems mere presence anything else reference sound being irritable like mosquito mosquitoes too loud personally think usual efforts considerate might require quieten down mosquitoes wherever possible will bear thing Id like say regarding muf flers Since seems almost forgone shall have make use mufflers mandatory before long wish point out thing sanctioned contests use mufflers must So what happens can purchase worthless bit metal hang engine Presto e legal Nut same muffler used attempt pacify irate neigh bor neighbors ears would still assailed much noise before fact went legal wouldnt con cern him bit still hears much noise before So case way thinking going use mufflers must use quieten engine just comply rul ing allows use device fits rule does nothing prublem Excuse soap box lets make useful ruling should decide mufflers will mandatory use excuse does nothing about noise point plenty mufflers market nothing way noise abatement others effective although some power loss Reprinted Pekin RC Hews Pekin RC Club edited MD Lowery RC AEROBATICS AND VIDEO USPJA US Pattern Judges Asso video camera Unit went Las Vegas filmed entire circus circus Tourna ment champions--from start finish including banquet Walt Schroder inducted AMA Hall Fame Congratulations Walt Doing honors Prexy John clemens AMA flying tournament sight behold After shooting through video camera two days plus lot practice session believe video camera will begin play im portant part Pattern competition football hockey horse racing other sports Instant replay ability contestant see flight immediately after. possibilities endless went obtain basis training films accomplished mis sion Learned much will ex tremely interesting see finished results edited put together film filming circus Circus will mark milestone annals model aviation also brought home important fact namely gentlemen Goon quality professional level judging must keep abreast ahead contestants ability. sport dire trouble Reprinted K Factor newsletter National Society RC Aerobatics Cs 0 5 Bill Semler 5 0 Ce 0 0 5 0 5 0 W 5 0 0 m 0 W Mow can get Pattern flyers participate Some ideas tossed around too trophy hounds Patteru really overqualified should really bo competing B Pattern need system move experienced competi tors out rules change con cerning accumulated points has temporarily jammed up easier categories hot flyers competitors now quit after B because going too rough ahead system holding us back Maybe need regional compet ition used have top compet itive Pattern flyers West Coast Northwest now suggestion made investigate use team compet ition instead head-to-head competition no individual winners points accrue team Any number contestants can participate using percentage system Duke Lombardi will head up group investigate feasi bility holding such team meet re port back soon Reprinted RAMS Horn news letter Radio Aero Modelers Seattle edited Ed Berman writ ten obviously before introduction Novice Advanced Expert Masters classes instead B C/N C/S 0/N DIE XOadYOS XO8dVOS XOBdiOS XOB4YOS XOBdVOS XOBdYOS XOBdfOS XOBJVOS XO8JVOS XOS4 VON XOSd VON XOBdVOS XO5dVOS XONdVOS xOBdVOS April1976 73 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 Ca 4 0 m 5 4 0 5 4 0 B 4 0 B 5 4 0 5 4 4 0 4 0 B 5 0 4 0 a 4 0 B RC PATTERN PARTICIPATION
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COM PETI TW NE WSLETTEK7 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS FLASH LATEST NATS NEWS Details 1976 event devel oped Nats Planning Conference held January 24 Dayton Ohio fol lowing approved AMAs Mats Execu tive Committee submitted AMA Executive Council approval its Febru ary 14 meeting Washington DC Sub ject changes council some significant plans result ing January conference Nats Dates August 1 8 1976 two sites Wright Field portion Wright-Patterson Air Force Base com plex location Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio Springfield Munici pal Airport about 16 miles NE Dayton Wright Field Control Line events plus RC Aerobatics Pylon Scale events except Indoor Springfield outdoor Free Flight events plus BC Soaring Columbus Indoor events Ohio State Fair Coliseum August 1 xtyfive foot ceiling Special Note annual SAM Society Antique Modelers Championships also planned operation conjunction AMA Nationals either Wright Field Springfield follows 1 First Choice subject Air Force approval Wright Field July 31 August 2 Saturday Monday 2 Second choice Springfield August 3 5 Tuesday Thursday either choices radio events would held first two days --the third day AMA RC events will operating Championships eliminated except Category-CL FF Indoor RC Scale Championships retained Individual Grand Club Team Championships drop ped due too problems involving too few participants Events official AMA rule book events same 1975 except 1 Radio Control a Soaring No Scale event will competitions 10minute duration twominute precision tasks August 57 ThursdaySaturday three classes Standard Modified Standard unlim ited b Aerobatics Equal time Nov ice Advanced Expert Master classes 10 trophies plus three Jr/Sr trophies except Masters c Scale AMA Sport classes flown together August 78 Saturday Sunday 2 Free Flight official rule book events Springfield until 430 pm unofficial events Wright Field 59 pm Binocular use authorized Springfield events FAI A2 Power Wakefield accordance World Cham pionships proceduresthis approved FAI International Class Contest official FAI Calendar August 37 TuesdaySaturday 3 Control Line Sport Race added new event Schedule revised mini mize conflicts other events par 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ticularly involving large Junior participation Awards Trophies awarded field event day soon possible after close event no overnight delays trophy distri bution events except BC Aero batics Pylon sponsorships pro vide extra trophies events will have minimun three trophies per event plus AMA medals 4th 5th places Entry Fees Same 1975 Accommodations College dormitories available both Dayton Springfield August 1-B $7 per person per night bed linen included Camping Spring field possible also Wright Field FREE FLIGHT VTO EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION Free Flight Contest Board vot ing late January determine whether emergency action shold taken concern ing elimination VTO launching its increased engine run time compared handlaunching per new rule approved 1975 Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote ef fect 1976 seven four seek ing reversal particularly Dis trict X claim board member did vote according majority wishes modelers see Soapbox Feb ruary issue page 62 additional back ground late1975 poll Dis trict X results compiled VP Alex Chisolm response 4-tol against abolishing VTO launching Under Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals three outcomes possible vote taking place 1 immediate overturning FF Power VTO abolishment requirement publishing abolishment proposal followup ratification vote FF Contest Board four six weeks after publishing 2 no immediate ruling require publishing abolishment pro posal ratification vote determination coming four six weeks later 3 denial abolishment pro posal Options 1 2 both designed provide opportunity time sched ule interested modelers make views known--to FF Contest Board district member preferably writ ing present until/unless new ruling results action pro gress VTO AMA FF Power events elim inated has since Jan 1 per Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote taken 1975 should noted ever possible meets operated VTO launching increas ed engine run long ade quate advance notice contestants however flight performances VTO launching currently cannot considered AMA national record purposes CN 276 [ii WASHINGTON DC 20006 FF CONTEST BOARD SAYS NO TO EXHAUST EXTENS IONS considering whether allow ex haust extensions constant diameter 5 maximum length engine cen terline b constant crosssection 5 maximum length engine center line Free Flight Contest Board has voted allow exhaust extensions per either languages suggested Alternate received four votes favor Districts IV VI X five votes opposed II III V VIII XI abstention VII noresponse IX Alternate b received four votes favor IV V VI X four votes opposed II III VIII XI ab stention VII two noresponses IX Since neither proposal re ceived two-thirds favor voting nearest whole number both defeated MORE ON 76 AMA RC PATTERN RULES CM section January MA pro vided basic information about Pattern rules 1976 including new Novice Advanced Expert Master classifica tions instead B D Novice D Expert maneuver schedules derived principally FAI Pattern Master class using complete FAI Pat tern well Kfactors scor ing 1976-77 AMA rule book will contain full rules being prepared written However few missing links still remained some Contest Boards meaning com pletion date could accurately pro jected report thus intended answer questions have asked about new AMA Pattern rulesto hold fort speak Basic maneuvers Novice Advanced Expert patterns will flown according FAI descriptions except maneuver FAI schedule AMA-rule descrip tion 1975 will apply Definitions abbreviated FAI maneuvers Two Point Roll Outside Loop NonRolling Figure N full FAI descriptions portions used deleted Scoring Maneuvers Novice Advanc ed Expert scored 0 10 multiplied Kfactor concerns last maneuver first contact model ground within 100 circle results automatic awarding same number points Spot obtained Landing Time Limits Novice Advanced con testants allotted total nine min utes Expert Master contestants 10 minutes FAI Pattern Rules rules maneuvers particularly applicable Novice Advanced Ex pert Master classes have undergone two sets revisions since 197475 April1976 67 Hore--76 Pattern Rules Cant AMA rule book printed updated FAT rules will new AMA rule book meantime complete pic ture can integrating changes reported March MA page 73 full then-current rules printed September 1975 MA pages 61 62 General Any references made Class Class B Class D/N Class DIE contestant classification shall construed mean Novice Advanced Ex pert Master respectively PATTERN MANEUVER SCHEDULES Al A2 3 74 A5 A6 A7 VS A9 V 10 11 12 NOVICE Takeoff Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Sack Stall Turn Single Immelmann 3 Inside Loops Two-pt Roll Outside Loop 3 Horizontal Rolls Rectangular App Landing Spot Upwind V Downwind Al A2 73 A4 vs A6 77 AS 79 10 12 ADVANCED Takeoff Non-rolling Fig M Cuban 8 Double Issselmann Two-pt Roll Straight Inverted Flt 3 Outside Loops Slow Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MASTER Uses full FAT Pattern Al A2 73 A4 75 AG 77 AS 79 10 711 12 13 14 EXPERT Takeoff Non-rolling Fig N Cuban S Double Issselmann Slow Roll 3 Outside Loops Four-pt Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls FAT Top Nat Rolling 8 Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MAYBE YOU IL ENTER ONE OF THE UPCOMING TEAM PROGRAMS know whats coming up plan have best chance suc ceeding Thats way endeavor including earning place several US World Champion ships Teams article hopefully will help plan better present World Champion ships 11 different kinds model air craftalmost case something everyone-about half held year Normally US teams three members chosen year pre vious World Championships through either singleyear two-year programs Following review what expect note cannot con sidered definite until programs actu ally announced Entry AMA members having FAT stamp permitted beginning level programs additional requirements ing posession models complying rules payment program entry fee used help team travel expenses Radio Control Soaring RC Thermal Soaring World Championship planned Johannesburg South Africa April 1977 US team will chosen 1976 program con sisting Quarter Finals AMA members may participate SemiFinals scoring top 80% Quarter Finals may participate sin gle national Team Finals 36 Semi-Finals may participate top three Team Finals comprise US team Quarter Finals will held during month May 1976 flyer may participate two QFs attempting qualify QF entry fee $25 goes help support team See Contest Calendar Quarter Fi nals locations shown area see club can ganize have AMAsanctioned routine normal manner Soaring Team SemiFinals planned July 4 1976 weekend fol lowing locations Spokane Wash Ft Worth Tax Ft Wayne md Tullahoma Teno Elmira NY Mid-California Teem Finals will Denver Cob over 1976 Labor Day Weekend Note FAT Thermal Soaring Rules will used levels program rules involve tasks Du ration Distance Speed Motorgliders excluded See March MA page 69 additional program details Aerobatics next World Champion ships expected Elagenfurt Austria 1977 although specific dates unknown previous practice holds forth US team will chosen Masters Team Selection Tournament fall 1976 possibly spring 77 admitted Masters will about 30 will have qualified performance previous meets may include 1975 Masters 1976 Nationals pos sibly also program accumulating points meets placed through about midsummer 1976 Details team selection program being worked out between AMA National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA should announcement program de tails pages very soon NSRCA sentiment currently appears favor de laying Masters Team Selection Tourna ment until spring 1977 help ensure readytogo team such scheduling possible Austrians schedule World Champion ships sufficiently late year Scale Two teams involved Radio Control Control Line US Teams chosen 1975 Nationals Scale World Championships held Bolange Sweden June 18-25 1976 Re cent practice has select team mem bers based solely upon National Contest performance continues 1978 US team members will chosen 1977 Nationals England has offered host 1978 Scale World Cham pionships No pre-qualification ex pected required entry Scale Team Program Mats Uncer tain yet question whether AMA FAT rules will used Mats team selectionthis expected resolved soon potential par ticipants can have maximum advance time appropriate model design building Control Line Three teams involved Speed Aero batics Team Racing US teams 1976 World Championships Netherlands July 7-12 have already selected Unlike previous years 1975 Speed Aerobatics Team Racing pro grams went separate ways although similarity no pre qualificaiton needed entry Team Finals Single sites used Aerobatics Team Racing Team Finals Speed used two sitesOhio C&lifornia 1978 Control Line World Championships may held US England likely US teams will chosen 1977 singlesite Team Finals perhaps separate ones category though doss seem some sentiment grouping together again possible connec tion Mats may entered prior qualification Free Flight Three teams involved Power Wake field Rubber Nordic A2 Gliders program already progress select team members 1977 World Championships location unknown remains national Team Finals 1976 qualified local Qualifying Trials regional Semi-Finals both 1975 possible now others enter program selecting 1977 team members program remains unchanged se lection 1979 team members will begin local Qualifying Trials members may participate early 1977 midsummer progress Semi Finals about Labor Day 1977 qualifiers QTs may particiapte conclude singlesite Team Fi nals about Labor Day 1978 qualifiers SemiFinals may par ticipate Indoor US team has already chosen 1976 World Championships Cardington England August 2S30 program picking 1976 team volved Regional Meets everyone could compete quali fiers carried forward points single site Team Finals selection team members based upon Regional Meet points Team Finals points although weighted favor latter next program selecting 1978 US Indoor Team may alter bal ance between Regional Meet points Team Finals points and/or may determine team members upon flight time rather points seems likely two levels competition--Regional Meets single national Team Finals will maintained justpast program 1976 team operated completely 1975 1978 team selection ap pears sentiment spreading program over two years view holds forth likely Region al Meets 1978 program will run 1976 Team Finals 1977 Horizon Control Line Combat has approved World Championship status though will Combat NC 1976 expected will scheduled soon Miniature Aircraft Combat Assn MACA expected instrumental drafting team selection program Other World Championships offing too distant future-RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters seeming likely reach status comes pass plus Combat existing World Championships will number 14concluded next page 68 Model Aviation As noted ClAM meeting report last month April 1976 Bureau FAI officers meeting will consider changes improve balance number World Championships year num ber competitors participating per coun try Thus timetable used discuss ing US team programs may changed Also because number World Cham pionships per year already have grown yond ability nations field teams support adequately possibility World Championships third year basis instead other year being considered FAI SUPPORTERS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Organizers World Championships categories typically provide housing meals during contest period sometimes transportaion flying site team members manager press representatives team rooters known supporters taken care team members manager entry fee press reps sup porters can usually share arrange ments registering paying fee through national aero clubs AMA case USA aeromodel ing events person can make own arrangements independent orgainzer AMA course may re sult attendance spectator privileges social izing aspects attending WC Sometimes World Champs organizer can accommodate limited number sup porters per country case families US team members may given priority others within allowed number being registered dateofrequest basis cases also details concerning supporter arrangements particular World Champs known far enough advance spread word Thus whenever AMA member thinks may wish sup porter World Champs has scheduled its best tell AMA HQ early full particulars can sent available now think may interested go up coming World Championships listed pages last month CL World Champs Supporters Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association has fixed supporter press fee DFl35O $13125 current exchange rates Control Line World Championships Speed Aero batics Team Racing Utrecht Nether lands Included meals lodging com mence dinner July 7 end breakfast July 12 Lodging will various conference centers vicin ity Utrecht mainly two four room transportation places contest site will provided official competi tiOn days July 9 19 11 interested being supporters CL World Champs should notify AMA HQ immdediately information number involved can passed payment supporter fee must AMA HQ May 1 1976 PAl Combat Open International Weve heard few AMA members plan ning attend participate Open International CL Combat Contest Rotterdam Netherlands July 3-4 just before World Championships Most have gotten information firsthand group organizing Rotterdam contest others may wish attend should write AMA HQ partic ulars understand total entry numbers will limited un likely would entries US could accomodated Actually would good idea everyone planning attend Open ternational CL Combat Contest let AMA Hg know way possibility would exist someone organize low er cost group airline fare although organization would need someone actually planning go rather AMA HQ AMA HQ could serve focal point information regarding interested participation TWO-THIRDS IN CB VOTING Recent inquiries have made whether seven votes out 11 constitutes twothirds vote required passage proposals before Contest Boards-those inquiring noting seven out 11 really 636% 666% connection CN must profess being guilty sometimes reporting Contest Board actions stating full condition passage provided Contest Board Procedures majority voting nearest whole number shall used such 7 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 etc. PRUSS RE-ELECTED LSF PRESIDENT 46% League Silent Flights nearly 1800 members voting MAs RC Soaring Columnist Dan Pruss LSF/060 has reelected president 19761977 Also elected Dr Barbara Hanson LSF/25D vice-president John Nielsen LSF/240 secretary Frank Deis LSF/4B9 treasurer LEF has members US also 19 other countries CONTEST CALENDAR EVENT CODES TO CHANGE years Contest Calendar has used numbers identify competition events spacesaving measure more events added list letters tacked onto num bers provide identity new events changing designations preexisting ones worked okay recent times letter designations getting up f new rules came effect 1976 few new classifications completely compatible previous numbering lettering added up being time re-code different events problem existed new events directly parallel old events though necessary therefore contact Contest Directors having RC events ascertain just competitions having according new sched ule Unfortunately wasnt enough time CDs respond allow us revise Contest Calendar codes issue target have work done time next months Contest Calendar Contest Directors have sent new meet sanction application forms new event codes hoped will use instead earlier forms ease transition NEW-CATEGORY FA RULES Below following pages Provisional rules adopted PAl Com mittee International Aeromodeling ClAM during its December 1975 meeting RC Electric Power Models Stand off Scale Models also included flight portion proposed PAl rules RC Helicopters questions concerning definition Melicopters plus power weight limits referred Heli copter Subcommittee additional study rules recommended study also trial use Results trial use should sent AMA HQ indi cating beth good bad points pro ide guidance future revisions rules AMA HQ will forward copies such reports US members sub committee involved others may useful FAI RC ELECTRICPOWER RULES PROVISIONAL 1 Definition RC ElectroPowered Mod els Model airplane lift generated aerodynamic forces acting surfaces remaining fixed during flight except control surfaces performs maneuvers controlled pi lot ground using radio control connection propulsion model effect ed fixed snap-on propellers driven electric motor can regulated during flight power pack motors should have fixed connection ground another model air Re charging power pack Solar Cells during flight permitted over April 1976 69 Model Airport Utreoht Nether lands site 1976 Control Line World Championships Speed Aerobatics Team Racing FAI RC Eleotrics Cont 2 Prefabrication Model Permitted plane assembled builder prefabricated parts builder installs equipment Per mitted models completely pre fabricated require few minutes unskilled efforts completion complete ready-tofly models have built person other pilot 3 General Characteristics RCElectro Powered Models Maximum surface area 150 din2 2325 sq ins Maximum total weight 5 kg 11023 lbs Minimum loading 12 gr/dm2 395 oze per sq ft Maximum loading 75 gr/dm2 2451 ozs per sq ft 4 Number Helpers pilot per mitted 1 helper 5 Number Flights competitor has right three 3 official flights 6 TakeOff take-off must exe cuted either ground hand launching kind start may changed during meeting provided competitors have same change handlaunching permitted con testant helper will execute model immediate ground use starting devices 7 Definition Attempt attempt a The pilot announces start re spectively takeoff maneuver b The model starts taxi-run c The pilot hand-launched model d the model fails start within five 5 minutes allowed competi tor 8 Number Attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt official flight NH An attempt can repeated organizers judges discretion reason outside control competitor organizers model fails make start 9 Definition Official Flight official flight tempt made whatever result repetition official flight permitted following rea sons occur a Take-off possible due safety reasons b Take-off possible due cir cumstances outside control competitor must have proved organizers c When no scoring made rea sons outside control competi tor NH takeoff maneuver must repeated immediately fruitless tempts upon personnel request competitor after official flights 10 Marking maneuver may award ed points judges dur ing flights scoring flights start a Releasing model hand launching performed b When model starts roll ground scoring flights will stopped a The model fails start within time allowed pilot b The model touches ground obstruction connected ground c When jettisoning occurs d When official flight com pleted No scoring will made following ready use same contest belong another pilot accordance general rules characteristic models b When model started wrong sequence permission c Competitor fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights occur d Pilot fails start obligated starting area use two 2 helpers e Pick up transmitter before second call announced begins start before called f Occupies starting area before second cell announced trans mitter switchedon before announcement g Pilot fails start within three 3 minutes time allowed called official flight h Repetition start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j When hand launching effected ground startdevices used k When pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot seen judges 11 Classification final classi fication will determined ag gregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final result will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal f ishing time contest No attempts permitted results fly-off shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected 12 Judging a The organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero-Clubs ClAM rotation system equiva lent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b There shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediatly before World Championship 13 Organization NC ElectroFlight Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalities order starting various countries competitors will estab lished means draw before start contest Competitors must called five 5 minutes before required oc cupy starting area organizer must provide radio monitor pur pose detecting possible interference 14 Schedule Maneuvers electric motors will started model hand-launched model must fly around two 2 turning-points turning-point flagman will posted gives signal model has turned around turning points two 2 times model now must climb until motors will slow down must switchedoff after three 3 minutes flight Now model will glide must reach landing circle 50 m di ameter flight shall completed within eight 8 minutes 141 Marking competitor will receive 1 point second flight until maximum points eight 8 minutes 480 points have ac cumulated flight exceeds 480 seconds point per second will de ducted 480 pts 142 Landing model should touch ground center landing cir cle will made deduction five 5 points meter distance center point may result maximum 125 lost points model touches ground 25 meters away center point model fails landing circle Provided pilot earned 480 points flight model touched ground outside landing circle remaining 355 points will credited pilot 100 m 275 m landing circle 50 m dia 143 When motors model switchedon beyond regular motor running time three 3 minutes fore landing maneuver announced disqualification competitor will take place time between announce ment landing maneuver start maneuver shall exceed 10 seconds 144 Landing Approach Landing Maneuver 1441 landing approach should commenced model flying wind model glides smoothly ap proximately 10 seconds 1442 model should end its back direction approach should deviate left right 90 degrees maneuver must downgraded zero 0 model ends back maximum de viation left right exceeds 180 de grees 15 Schedule Maneuvers Electric MotorPowered Aerobatic Models 151 Every flight must completed five5 minutes 11Hand launchingK 1 lla Takeoff groundK 2 12Two 2 slow rollsK 2 13Two 2 inside loopsK 1 14Low fly over ground motor offK 1 15Cuban eightK 2 16TurnK 1 17Landing approachK 1 18Landing 30 circle landing gearK 1 70 Model Aviation reasons a When model used al 19 Landing 30 m circle landing gear 16 Landing Approach Landing para 144 landing devices permitted FAI TRIAL RC HELICOPTER RULES Number helpers pilot permit ted 1 helper Number flights competitor has right three 3 official flights final classification will deter mined aggregate sum two 2 flights Definition attempt attempt a The pilot announces start starting line passed b Model fails commence start maneuver within five 5 minutes al lowed competitor c When pilot officially called commence start fails nounce start maneuver within five 5 minutes allowed competitor Number attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt flight NH An attempt can repeated organizer judges discretion unforeseen reason out side control competitor organizers model fails start Definition Official Flight There official flight attempt made whatever result An attempt can repeated a Start possible due safety reasons b Unforeseen reasons outside con trol competitor occur subject official proof c The flight scored rea sons outside control competitor NH Repetition flight due above reasons may take place imme diately after attempt during official flights discretion officials after official flights competitors Marking maneuver may awarded judges during flight scoring will commence start line passed time allowed pilot overdue maneuver may awarded marks between 0 10 marks multiplied coefficient varies difficulty maneuver competitor will receive five 5 points model passes slalom gate Additional five 5 points may awarded elegance maneu ver model pass gate perfect flight through gates may awarded 10 points total number points awarded pilot slalom must divided 10 round off before points mul tiplied K-Factor No Scoring Will Made Following Reasons a Use model already used same contest belonging other pilot accordance general characteristic models b Starting permission wrong sequence c Fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights d Fails start obligated start ing area use two 2 help ers a Pickup transmitter before first call pronounced begins start K f Pilot occupies starting area before second announcement g Pilot fails start within five 5 minutes time allowed called official flight h Pilot repeats start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j transmitter controlled pilot somebody else k pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot clear ly seen judges Classification final classification will determined aggregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final re sult will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal finishing time contest No attempts permitted result flyoff shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected Judging organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero Clubs ClAM rotation system equiv alent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediately before WC Organization Radio-Controlled Helicop ter Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalties order starting various countries competitors will established means draw before start contest Competitors must have called five 5 minutes advance before required occupy starting area organizer must provide radio mon itor purpose detecting possi ble interference contest site Helicopter events must surrounded fence wiremesh least two 2 meters high insure safety spectators Park Ferme competitors must have sufficient clearance area flight demon stration stand-by field required front Park Ferme Helicopters can takeoff return aimline has passed flight completed Schedule Maneuvers respective maneuvers consisting single maneu vers combined group maneuvers part starting landing processes segregated function time basis scoring maneuvers must performed right sequence 1 attempt permitted NH excepted above slalom line outlined Pattern B several attempts permitted unless gates have passed success maneuvers must performed accordance prescrib ed instructions drawings Only course model specified during its flight longitudinal axis model maneuvers group maneuvers must announced competitor helper respective maneuvers must have commenced within 1 minute time after announcement Ho announcement required combined group maneu vers performed scoring competitor will cease engine model stops running crash occurs airfield demonstra tion flights slalom lines will dimensioned accordance draw ings CN presently avail able schedule maneuvers segregated two 2 classes B class programs may separately announced performed scored discretion organizers Preferably program may practiced per formance contests selection best pilots however expressed prior contest announce ment program must executed within six 6 minutes time consists fol lowing maneuvers Description Maneuvers Helicopter Category 1 Upright takeoff starting circle approximately 2m high followed continuous descent forward flight perform landing landing square K Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed vertical descent touch ground K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing starts slip left right maintaining con stant altitude K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing followed forward backward hover K Straight forward takeoff landing square climb appr 1Dm high performs full circle flight di ameter circle should appr 50 meters left right ends climbing flight direction has changed 180 de grees continuously descends forwarding landing square perform landing forward direction K Takeoff stabilizing backward flight starting circle verti cal landing K scription Maneuvers Helicopter Category B maneuvers should executed within 10 minutes final official call 1 Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed continuous de scent forward flight perform land ing landing square K Upright takeoff hover performs full cicle right full circle left hover upright landing K Forward takeoff straight flight perform turn performs turn returns landing CM K-Factor maneuver stated 4 Flight along four legs field square performing sideward April 1976 71 FAI Helicopters Cant backward flight including slip K Takeoff climbing rotat ing three times around vertical axis performs foward landing K Forward takeoff pick up weight f light slalom starting point will stabilize K When Helicopter has stabilized will start slalom along slalom line must pass 10 gates total will stabilize above starting landing point Hose Helicopter may held always wind slalom flight performed K Helicopter will set down weight landing landing square K tal number points Category points Category B points Definition Expressions 1 Landing Square square surface 2X2m marked ground wooden board same size mounted ground approximately 35cm high 2 Starting Point circle 2m diameter located middle of four legs 12X12 square Helicopter may take off four circles accordance wind direction also possibil ity competitor change another circle during flight ever will downgraded judges 3 upright Vertical Takeoff Take off landing square vertical direction 4 upright Vertical Landing Op posite 3 landing square 5 Forward Takeoff Takeoff ward direction landing square steady angle elevation between 20 SO degrees 6 Forward Landing An approach forward direction slope between 20 50 degrees 7 Slalom Square size slalom square l8Xl8m starting point located middle leg Six gates out nine gates installed slalom square such manner respectively two gates represent angle go degrees other gates im width l50m high poles used demarcate gates should soft material protection rotor blades Helicopter Balsa 8 Towing Line line pickup slalom weight mounted both sides fuselage dis tance fuselage lowest point stressed line shall ex ceed 60cm 9 Slalom weight weight truncatedcone shaped furnished hook top weight pickup towing line weight made Styrofoam material following specifications upper diameter m lower diameter m weight approxi mately grams FAI CL & RC STAND-OFF SCALE RULES PROVISIONAL Object promote event flying scale model aircraft static judg ing simple does require de tailed expert appraisal model rules intended help begin ners become acquainted PAl Continued page 76 NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF FEBRUARY 2 1976 Indoor AMA 4Is~ BOG stick Paper Stick ML stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAl Stick Pennyplane Cat Juniorsenior 50425114 723011580 924013446 43247100 04622174 22264320 05141262 10241136 924013440 5205288 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 5296 15 13 2 18 21 2 11 41 8 00550 6208 0300 1500 18210 Senior 10 33 2 19342 24190 15422 5202 4478 1302 2098 24 13 0 Indoor AMA Ceilina Cat III BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Melicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 9172 13 52 4 27 120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27120 Indoor PAl Ceilina cats 22 470 Control Line Sodurance 1/2A speed Speed B Speed C Speed 13 Speed Formula 40 Jet Speed 8 Proto Speed B Prof Proto 1/2A Proto II Senior 12110 19 41 0 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 8560 aces combfl 12100 15 23 0 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 4284 Open 15 53 2 23190 34 57 0 23194 6328 7318 5152 2228 32210 Open 21520 27 300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 IIIIV 234803221041430 Junior 0 9215 H/A 18549 Senior 0 4100 11107 17234 18435 16522 H/A 11570 20493 Control Line Cont Junior 1/2A Prof Proto Jr PAZ Speed12967 MC Class MC Class II MC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Junior FAI Power7360 Wakefield16390 Coupe DHiver11540 ML Glider8160 A-i Towline21090 A2 Towline19140 PayloadCargo1/2A Gas BOW Gas BOW 5 Gas BOW C Gas BOW Bocket Onlim Bub BOW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter l/2A Gas ROW Gas BOW 5 Gas ROW C Gas BOW Rocket Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Open 5 0948 12011 17384 19347 N/A 20037 11876 20400 JIJMIOR OHLy Senior225n Only 2Line 1381817141 -33995 34204 20407 Senior 18530 18030 10000 12060 31000 44 58 0 Category Records JuniorSenior 6310 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 200008080 52606440 411012000 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Executive Council appropriate com mittee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action INDOOR MA STEERING RULE Jean Pailet Glen Head NY use prohibition steering during AMAevent flights deserves thought ful consideration have recently two sanctioned Records Trials Indoor models metropolitan New York area subject discussed may attended respect prohibiting steering two forthcoming Indoor Meets spring result unani mous agreement steering should banned virtually flyers concerned multitude balloons tethers would disrupt flying aid As CD both planned contests will therefore enforcing following special ruling Steering prohibited AMAevent flights unless formal recordat tempt declared record attempt declared elapsed time prior first balloon/tether contact will accepted official contest flight running Indoor AMA Rub ber events should consider enforcing such ruling ght mind will innocent bystander con testant flight disrupted some elses steering attempts RC-CAN WARTER MIDGEFS GROW UP Leonard Wiederhoeft camp Hill Pa original concept oft-repeated intent rules Quarter Midgets may have revised realistic thinking idea local club could hold races everyone would have equal chance winner lit tle effort vanished realization competition event ab solute equal chance decide win ner drawing straws would way go challenge trying best class now name game since QM national event AMA recognizing official event says grown up vari ety rules being used across coun try prove confused issue ability being able resolve con fusion will determine true status Quarter Midget 1973 effort made get ganized under NMPRA Volunteer ficers throughout country rep resenting districts unfortu nately flyers too busy trying get racing going own areas pay much attention national effort order induce others try QM fit various field conditions hodgepodge rules resulted problem now must solved Sim ple deduction would indicate standard set rules would mean everyone would trying develop airplane would competitive Peoria well Podunk fault AMA NMPRA pre sent state affairs Neither fault different area groups simply case Organization ing ready before flyers themselves Jimmy Durantes famous oneliner Everyone wants get de act might better restated Everybody SHOULD get de act contestants begin ning travel long distances attend race imperative unified set rules agreed upon before next rules proposal deadline cN June 1 1976postmark] terested parties helping get prob lem sorted out nationally goal Quarter Midget becoming full-blown rac ing event someones stepchild can reached Quarter Midget racing will grown up Note very searching questionnaire being prepared sound out racing organization opinions possible before June 1 deadline Anyone can obtain questionnaire complete return will receive computerized analysis over US questionnaire write George link 8028 222 St Jamaica NY 11427 TO MUFFLE OR NOT TO MUFFLE original Constitution dated few years back us realized day sight come mufflers might become necessity insure harmony neighbors Although time no neighbors being less boondocks heartily recommended en couraged membership use since noise did represent problem time mandatory present location heavy residential area nevertheless closer public have before complaint seem have encountered seems mere presence anything else reference sound being irritable like mosquito mosquitoes too loud personally think usual efforts considerate might require quieten down mosquitoes wherever possible will bear thing Id like say regarding muf flers Since seems almost forgone shall have make use mufflers mandatory before long wish point out thing sanctioned contests use mufflers must So what happens can purchase worthless bit metal hang engine Presto e legal Nut same muffler used attempt pacify irate neigh bor neighbors ears would still assailed much noise before fact went legal wouldnt con cern him bit still hears much noise before So case way thinking going use mufflers must use quieten engine just comply rul ing allows use device fits rule does nothing prublem Excuse soap box lets make useful ruling should decide mufflers will mandatory use excuse does nothing about noise point plenty mufflers market nothing way noise abatement others effective although some power loss Reprinted Pekin RC Hews Pekin RC Club edited MD Lowery RC AEROBATICS AND VIDEO USPJA US Pattern Judges Asso video camera Unit went Las Vegas filmed entire circus circus Tourna ment champions--from start finish including banquet Walt Schroder inducted AMA Hall Fame Congratulations Walt Doing honors Prexy John clemens AMA flying tournament sight behold After shooting through video camera two days plus lot practice session believe video camera will begin play im portant part Pattern competition football hockey horse racing other sports Instant replay ability contestant see flight immediately after. possibilities endless went obtain basis training films accomplished mis sion Learned much will ex tremely interesting see finished results edited put together film filming circus Circus will mark milestone annals model aviation also brought home important fact namely gentlemen Goon quality professional level judging must keep abreast ahead contestants ability. sport dire trouble Reprinted K Factor newsletter National Society RC Aerobatics Cs 0 5 Bill Semler 5 0 Ce 0 0 5 0 5 0 W 5 0 0 m 0 W Mow can get Pattern flyers participate Some ideas tossed around too trophy hounds Patteru really overqualified should really bo competing B Pattern need system move experienced competi tors out rules change con cerning accumulated points has temporarily jammed up easier categories hot flyers competitors now quit after B because going too rough ahead system holding us back Maybe need regional compet ition used have top compet itive Pattern flyers West Coast Northwest now suggestion made investigate use team compet ition instead head-to-head competition no individual winners points accrue team Any number contestants can participate using percentage system Duke Lombardi will head up group investigate feasi bility holding such team meet re port back soon Reprinted RAMS Horn news letter Radio Aero Modelers Seattle edited Ed Berman writ ten obviously before introduction Novice Advanced Expert Masters classes instead B C/N C/S 0/N DIE XOadYOS XO8dVOS XOBdiOS XOB4YOS XOBdVOS XOBdYOS XOBdfOS XOBJVOS XO8JVOS XOS4 VON XOSd VON XOBdVOS XO5dVOS XONdVOS xOBdVOS April1976 73 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 Ca 4 0 m 5 4 0 5 4 0 B 4 0 B 5 4 0 5 4 4 0 4 0 B 5 0 4 0 a 4 0 B RC PATTERN PARTICIPATION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
COM PETI TW NE WSLETTEK7 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS FLASH LATEST NATS NEWS Details 1976 event devel oped Nats Planning Conference held January 24 Dayton Ohio fol lowing approved AMAs Mats Execu tive Committee submitted AMA Executive Council approval its Febru ary 14 meeting Washington DC Sub ject changes council some significant plans result ing January conference Nats Dates August 1 8 1976 two sites Wright Field portion Wright-Patterson Air Force Base com plex location Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio Springfield Munici pal Airport about 16 miles NE Dayton Wright Field Control Line events plus RC Aerobatics Pylon Scale events except Indoor Springfield outdoor Free Flight events plus BC Soaring Columbus Indoor events Ohio State Fair Coliseum August 1 xtyfive foot ceiling Special Note annual SAM Society Antique Modelers Championships also planned operation conjunction AMA Nationals either Wright Field Springfield follows 1 First Choice subject Air Force approval Wright Field July 31 August 2 Saturday Monday 2 Second choice Springfield August 3 5 Tuesday Thursday either choices radio events would held first two days --the third day AMA RC events will operating Championships eliminated except Category-CL FF Indoor RC Scale Championships retained Individual Grand Club Team Championships drop ped due too problems involving too few participants Events official AMA rule book events same 1975 except 1 Radio Control a Soaring No Scale event will competitions 10minute duration twominute precision tasks August 57 ThursdaySaturday three classes Standard Modified Standard unlim ited b Aerobatics Equal time Nov ice Advanced Expert Master classes 10 trophies plus three Jr/Sr trophies except Masters c Scale AMA Sport classes flown together August 78 Saturday Sunday 2 Free Flight official rule book events Springfield until 430 pm unofficial events Wright Field 59 pm Binocular use authorized Springfield events FAI A2 Power Wakefield accordance World Cham pionships proceduresthis approved FAI International Class Contest official FAI Calendar August 37 TuesdaySaturday 3 Control Line Sport Race added new event Schedule revised mini mize conflicts other events par 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ticularly involving large Junior participation Awards Trophies awarded field event day soon possible after close event no overnight delays trophy distri bution events except BC Aero batics Pylon sponsorships pro vide extra trophies events will have minimun three trophies per event plus AMA medals 4th 5th places Entry Fees Same 1975 Accommodations College dormitories available both Dayton Springfield August 1-B $7 per person per night bed linen included Camping Spring field possible also Wright Field FREE FLIGHT VTO EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION Free Flight Contest Board vot ing late January determine whether emergency action shold taken concern ing elimination VTO launching its increased engine run time compared handlaunching per new rule approved 1975 Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote ef fect 1976 seven four seek ing reversal particularly Dis trict X claim board member did vote according majority wishes modelers see Soapbox Feb ruary issue page 62 additional back ground late1975 poll Dis trict X results compiled VP Alex Chisolm response 4-tol against abolishing VTO launching Under Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals three outcomes possible vote taking place 1 immediate overturning FF Power VTO abolishment requirement publishing abolishment proposal followup ratification vote FF Contest Board four six weeks after publishing 2 no immediate ruling require publishing abolishment pro posal ratification vote determination coming four six weeks later 3 denial abolishment pro posal Options 1 2 both designed provide opportunity time sched ule interested modelers make views known--to FF Contest Board district member preferably writ ing present until/unless new ruling results action pro gress VTO AMA FF Power events elim inated has since Jan 1 per Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote taken 1975 should noted ever possible meets operated VTO launching increas ed engine run long ade quate advance notice contestants however flight performances VTO launching currently cannot considered AMA national record purposes CN 276 [ii WASHINGTON DC 20006 FF CONTEST BOARD SAYS NO TO EXHAUST EXTENS IONS considering whether allow ex haust extensions constant diameter 5 maximum length engine cen terline b constant crosssection 5 maximum length engine center line Free Flight Contest Board has voted allow exhaust extensions per either languages suggested Alternate received four votes favor Districts IV VI X five votes opposed II III V VIII XI abstention VII noresponse IX Alternate b received four votes favor IV V VI X four votes opposed II III VIII XI ab stention VII two noresponses IX Since neither proposal re ceived two-thirds favor voting nearest whole number both defeated MORE ON 76 AMA RC PATTERN RULES CM section January MA pro vided basic information about Pattern rules 1976 including new Novice Advanced Expert Master classifica tions instead B D Novice D Expert maneuver schedules derived principally FAI Pattern Master class using complete FAI Pat tern well Kfactors scor ing 1976-77 AMA rule book will contain full rules being prepared written However few missing links still remained some Contest Boards meaning com pletion date could accurately pro jected report thus intended answer questions have asked about new AMA Pattern rulesto hold fort speak Basic maneuvers Novice Advanced Expert patterns will flown according FAI descriptions except maneuver FAI schedule AMA-rule descrip tion 1975 will apply Definitions abbreviated FAI maneuvers Two Point Roll Outside Loop NonRolling Figure N full FAI descriptions portions used deleted Scoring Maneuvers Novice Advanc ed Expert scored 0 10 multiplied Kfactor concerns last maneuver first contact model ground within 100 circle results automatic awarding same number points Spot obtained Landing Time Limits Novice Advanced con testants allotted total nine min utes Expert Master contestants 10 minutes FAI Pattern Rules rules maneuvers particularly applicable Novice Advanced Ex pert Master classes have undergone two sets revisions since 197475 April1976 67 Hore--76 Pattern Rules Cant AMA rule book printed updated FAT rules will new AMA rule book meantime complete pic ture can integrating changes reported March MA page 73 full then-current rules printed September 1975 MA pages 61 62 General Any references made Class Class B Class D/N Class DIE contestant classification shall construed mean Novice Advanced Ex pert Master respectively PATTERN MANEUVER SCHEDULES Al A2 3 74 A5 A6 A7 VS A9 V 10 11 12 NOVICE Takeoff Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Sack Stall Turn Single Immelmann 3 Inside Loops Two-pt Roll Outside Loop 3 Horizontal Rolls Rectangular App Landing Spot Upwind V Downwind Al A2 73 A4 vs A6 77 AS 79 10 12 ADVANCED Takeoff Non-rolling Fig M Cuban 8 Double Issselmann Two-pt Roll Straight Inverted Flt 3 Outside Loops Slow Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MASTER Uses full FAT Pattern Al A2 73 A4 75 AG 77 AS 79 10 711 12 13 14 EXPERT Takeoff Non-rolling Fig N Cuban S Double Issselmann Slow Roll 3 Outside Loops Four-pt Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls FAT Top Nat Rolling 8 Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MAYBE YOU IL ENTER ONE OF THE UPCOMING TEAM PROGRAMS know whats coming up plan have best chance suc ceeding Thats way endeavor including earning place several US World Champion ships Teams article hopefully will help plan better present World Champion ships 11 different kinds model air craftalmost case something everyone-about half held year Normally US teams three members chosen year pre vious World Championships through either singleyear two-year programs Following review what expect note cannot con sidered definite until programs actu ally announced Entry AMA members having FAT stamp permitted beginning level programs additional requirements ing posession models complying rules payment program entry fee used help team travel expenses Radio Control Soaring RC Thermal Soaring World Championship planned Johannesburg South Africa April 1977 US team will chosen 1976 program con sisting Quarter Finals AMA members may participate SemiFinals scoring top 80% Quarter Finals may participate sin gle national Team Finals 36 Semi-Finals may participate top three Team Finals comprise US team Quarter Finals will held during month May 1976 flyer may participate two QFs attempting qualify QF entry fee $25 goes help support team See Contest Calendar Quarter Fi nals locations shown area see club can ganize have AMAsanctioned routine normal manner Soaring Team SemiFinals planned July 4 1976 weekend fol lowing locations Spokane Wash Ft Worth Tax Ft Wayne md Tullahoma Teno Elmira NY Mid-California Teem Finals will Denver Cob over 1976 Labor Day Weekend Note FAT Thermal Soaring Rules will used levels program rules involve tasks Du ration Distance Speed Motorgliders excluded See March MA page 69 additional program details Aerobatics next World Champion ships expected Elagenfurt Austria 1977 although specific dates unknown previous practice holds forth US team will chosen Masters Team Selection Tournament fall 1976 possibly spring 77 admitted Masters will about 30 will have qualified performance previous meets may include 1975 Masters 1976 Nationals pos sibly also program accumulating points meets placed through about midsummer 1976 Details team selection program being worked out between AMA National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA should announcement program de tails pages very soon NSRCA sentiment currently appears favor de laying Masters Team Selection Tourna ment until spring 1977 help ensure readytogo team such scheduling possible Austrians schedule World Champion ships sufficiently late year Scale Two teams involved Radio Control Control Line US Teams chosen 1975 Nationals Scale World Championships held Bolange Sweden June 18-25 1976 Re cent practice has select team mem bers based solely upon National Contest performance continues 1978 US team members will chosen 1977 Nationals England has offered host 1978 Scale World Cham pionships No pre-qualification ex pected required entry Scale Team Program Mats Uncer tain yet question whether AMA FAT rules will used Mats team selectionthis expected resolved soon potential par ticipants can have maximum advance time appropriate model design building Control Line Three teams involved Speed Aero batics Team Racing US teams 1976 World Championships Netherlands July 7-12 have already selected Unlike previous years 1975 Speed Aerobatics Team Racing pro grams went separate ways although similarity no pre qualificaiton needed entry Team Finals Single sites used Aerobatics Team Racing Team Finals Speed used two sitesOhio C&lifornia 1978 Control Line World Championships may held US England likely US teams will chosen 1977 singlesite Team Finals perhaps separate ones category though doss seem some sentiment grouping together again possible connec tion Mats may entered prior qualification Free Flight Three teams involved Power Wake field Rubber Nordic A2 Gliders program already progress select team members 1977 World Championships location unknown remains national Team Finals 1976 qualified local Qualifying Trials regional Semi-Finals both 1975 possible now others enter program selecting 1977 team members program remains unchanged se lection 1979 team members will begin local Qualifying Trials members may participate early 1977 midsummer progress Semi Finals about Labor Day 1977 qualifiers QTs may particiapte conclude singlesite Team Fi nals about Labor Day 1978 qualifiers SemiFinals may par ticipate Indoor US team has already chosen 1976 World Championships Cardington England August 2S30 program picking 1976 team volved Regional Meets everyone could compete quali fiers carried forward points single site Team Finals selection team members based upon Regional Meet points Team Finals points although weighted favor latter next program selecting 1978 US Indoor Team may alter bal ance between Regional Meet points Team Finals points and/or may determine team members upon flight time rather points seems likely two levels competition--Regional Meets single national Team Finals will maintained justpast program 1976 team operated completely 1975 1978 team selection ap pears sentiment spreading program over two years view holds forth likely Region al Meets 1978 program will run 1976 Team Finals 1977 Horizon Control Line Combat has approved World Championship status though will Combat NC 1976 expected will scheduled soon Miniature Aircraft Combat Assn MACA expected instrumental drafting team selection program Other World Championships offing too distant future-RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters seeming likely reach status comes pass plus Combat existing World Championships will number 14concluded next page 68 Model Aviation As noted ClAM meeting report last month April 1976 Bureau FAI officers meeting will consider changes improve balance number World Championships year num ber competitors participating per coun try Thus timetable used discuss ing US team programs may changed Also because number World Cham pionships per year already have grown yond ability nations field teams support adequately possibility World Championships third year basis instead other year being considered FAI SUPPORTERS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Organizers World Championships categories typically provide housing meals during contest period sometimes transportaion flying site team members manager press representatives team rooters known supporters taken care team members manager entry fee press reps sup porters can usually share arrange ments registering paying fee through national aero clubs AMA case USA aeromodel ing events person can make own arrangements independent orgainzer AMA course may re sult attendance spectator privileges social izing aspects attending WC Sometimes World Champs organizer can accommodate limited number sup porters per country case families US team members may given priority others within allowed number being registered dateofrequest basis cases also details concerning supporter arrangements particular World Champs known far enough advance spread word Thus whenever AMA member thinks may wish sup porter World Champs has scheduled its best tell AMA HQ early full particulars can sent available now think may interested go up coming World Championships listed pages last month CL World Champs Supporters Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association has fixed supporter press fee DFl35O $13125 current exchange rates Control Line World Championships Speed Aero batics Team Racing Utrecht Nether lands Included meals lodging com mence dinner July 7 end breakfast July 12 Lodging will various conference centers vicin ity Utrecht mainly two four room transportation places contest site will provided official competi tiOn days July 9 19 11 interested being supporters CL World Champs should notify AMA HQ immdediately information number involved can passed payment supporter fee must AMA HQ May 1 1976 PAl Combat Open International Weve heard few AMA members plan ning attend participate Open International CL Combat Contest Rotterdam Netherlands July 3-4 just before World Championships Most have gotten information firsthand group organizing Rotterdam contest others may wish attend should write AMA HQ partic ulars understand total entry numbers will limited un likely would entries US could accomodated Actually would good idea everyone planning attend Open ternational CL Combat Contest let AMA Hg know way possibility would exist someone organize low er cost group airline fare although organization would need someone actually planning go rather AMA HQ AMA HQ could serve focal point information regarding interested participation TWO-THIRDS IN CB VOTING Recent inquiries have made whether seven votes out 11 constitutes twothirds vote required passage proposals before Contest Boards-those inquiring noting seven out 11 really 636% 666% connection CN must profess being guilty sometimes reporting Contest Board actions stating full condition passage provided Contest Board Procedures majority voting nearest whole number shall used such 7 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 etc. PRUSS RE-ELECTED LSF PRESIDENT 46% League Silent Flights nearly 1800 members voting MAs RC Soaring Columnist Dan Pruss LSF/060 has reelected president 19761977 Also elected Dr Barbara Hanson LSF/25D vice-president John Nielsen LSF/240 secretary Frank Deis LSF/4B9 treasurer LEF has members US also 19 other countries CONTEST CALENDAR EVENT CODES TO CHANGE years Contest Calendar has used numbers identify competition events spacesaving measure more events added list letters tacked onto num bers provide identity new events changing designations preexisting ones worked okay recent times letter designations getting up f new rules came effect 1976 few new classifications completely compatible previous numbering lettering added up being time re-code different events problem existed new events directly parallel old events though necessary therefore contact Contest Directors having RC events ascertain just competitions having according new sched ule Unfortunately wasnt enough time CDs respond allow us revise Contest Calendar codes issue target have work done time next months Contest Calendar Contest Directors have sent new meet sanction application forms new event codes hoped will use instead earlier forms ease transition NEW-CATEGORY FA RULES Below following pages Provisional rules adopted PAl Com mittee International Aeromodeling ClAM during its December 1975 meeting RC Electric Power Models Stand off Scale Models also included flight portion proposed PAl rules RC Helicopters questions concerning definition Melicopters plus power weight limits referred Heli copter Subcommittee additional study rules recommended study also trial use Results trial use should sent AMA HQ indi cating beth good bad points pro ide guidance future revisions rules AMA HQ will forward copies such reports US members sub committee involved others may useful FAI RC ELECTRICPOWER RULES PROVISIONAL 1 Definition RC ElectroPowered Mod els Model airplane lift generated aerodynamic forces acting surfaces remaining fixed during flight except control surfaces performs maneuvers controlled pi lot ground using radio control connection propulsion model effect ed fixed snap-on propellers driven electric motor can regulated during flight power pack motors should have fixed connection ground another model air Re charging power pack Solar Cells during flight permitted over April 1976 69 Model Airport Utreoht Nether lands site 1976 Control Line World Championships Speed Aerobatics Team Racing FAI RC Eleotrics Cont 2 Prefabrication Model Permitted plane assembled builder prefabricated parts builder installs equipment Per mitted models completely pre fabricated require few minutes unskilled efforts completion complete ready-tofly models have built person other pilot 3 General Characteristics RCElectro Powered Models Maximum surface area 150 din2 2325 sq ins Maximum total weight 5 kg 11023 lbs Minimum loading 12 gr/dm2 395 oze per sq ft Maximum loading 75 gr/dm2 2451 ozs per sq ft 4 Number Helpers pilot per mitted 1 helper 5 Number Flights competitor has right three 3 official flights 6 TakeOff take-off must exe cuted either ground hand launching kind start may changed during meeting provided competitors have same change handlaunching permitted con testant helper will execute model immediate ground use starting devices 7 Definition Attempt attempt a The pilot announces start re spectively takeoff maneuver b The model starts taxi-run c The pilot hand-launched model d the model fails start within five 5 minutes allowed competi tor 8 Number Attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt official flight NH An attempt can repeated organizers judges discretion reason outside control competitor organizers model fails make start 9 Definition Official Flight official flight tempt made whatever result repetition official flight permitted following rea sons occur a Take-off possible due safety reasons b Take-off possible due cir cumstances outside control competitor must have proved organizers c When no scoring made rea sons outside control competi tor NH takeoff maneuver must repeated immediately fruitless tempts upon personnel request competitor after official flights 10 Marking maneuver may award ed points judges dur ing flights scoring flights start a Releasing model hand launching performed b When model starts roll ground scoring flights will stopped a The model fails start within time allowed pilot b The model touches ground obstruction connected ground c When jettisoning occurs d When official flight com pleted No scoring will made following ready use same contest belong another pilot accordance general rules characteristic models b When model started wrong sequence permission c Competitor fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights occur d Pilot fails start obligated starting area use two 2 helpers e Pick up transmitter before second call announced begins start before called f Occupies starting area before second cell announced trans mitter switchedon before announcement g Pilot fails start within three 3 minutes time allowed called official flight h Repetition start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j When hand launching effected ground startdevices used k When pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot seen judges 11 Classification final classi fication will determined ag gregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final result will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal f ishing time contest No attempts permitted results fly-off shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected 12 Judging a The organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero-Clubs ClAM rotation system equiva lent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b There shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediatly before World Championship 13 Organization NC ElectroFlight Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalities order starting various countries competitors will estab lished means draw before start contest Competitors must called five 5 minutes before required oc cupy starting area organizer must provide radio monitor pur pose detecting possible interference 14 Schedule Maneuvers electric motors will started model hand-launched model must fly around two 2 turning-points turning-point flagman will posted gives signal model has turned around turning points two 2 times model now must climb until motors will slow down must switchedoff after three 3 minutes flight Now model will glide must reach landing circle 50 m di ameter flight shall completed within eight 8 minutes 141 Marking competitor will receive 1 point second flight until maximum points eight 8 minutes 480 points have ac cumulated flight exceeds 480 seconds point per second will de ducted 480 pts 142 Landing model should touch ground center landing cir cle will made deduction five 5 points meter distance center point may result maximum 125 lost points model touches ground 25 meters away center point model fails landing circle Provided pilot earned 480 points flight model touched ground outside landing circle remaining 355 points will credited pilot 100 m 275 m landing circle 50 m dia 143 When motors model switchedon beyond regular motor running time three 3 minutes fore landing maneuver announced disqualification competitor will take place time between announce ment landing maneuver start maneuver shall exceed 10 seconds 144 Landing Approach Landing Maneuver 1441 landing approach should commenced model flying wind model glides smoothly ap proximately 10 seconds 1442 model should end its back direction approach should deviate left right 90 degrees maneuver must downgraded zero 0 model ends back maximum de viation left right exceeds 180 de grees 15 Schedule Maneuvers Electric MotorPowered Aerobatic Models 151 Every flight must completed five5 minutes 11Hand launchingK 1 lla Takeoff groundK 2 12Two 2 slow rollsK 2 13Two 2 inside loopsK 1 14Low fly over ground motor offK 1 15Cuban eightK 2 16TurnK 1 17Landing approachK 1 18Landing 30 circle landing gearK 1 70 Model Aviation reasons a When model used al 19 Landing 30 m circle landing gear 16 Landing Approach Landing para 144 landing devices permitted FAI TRIAL RC HELICOPTER RULES Number helpers pilot permit ted 1 helper Number flights competitor has right three 3 official flights final classification will deter mined aggregate sum two 2 flights Definition attempt attempt a The pilot announces start starting line passed b Model fails commence start maneuver within five 5 minutes al lowed competitor c When pilot officially called commence start fails nounce start maneuver within five 5 minutes allowed competitor Number attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt flight NH An attempt can repeated organizer judges discretion unforeseen reason out side control competitor organizers model fails start Definition Official Flight There official flight attempt made whatever result An attempt can repeated a Start possible due safety reasons b Unforeseen reasons outside con trol competitor occur subject official proof c The flight scored rea sons outside control competitor NH Repetition flight due above reasons may take place imme diately after attempt during official flights discretion officials after official flights competitors Marking maneuver may awarded judges during flight scoring will commence start line passed time allowed pilot overdue maneuver may awarded marks between 0 10 marks multiplied coefficient varies difficulty maneuver competitor will receive five 5 points model passes slalom gate Additional five 5 points may awarded elegance maneu ver model pass gate perfect flight through gates may awarded 10 points total number points awarded pilot slalom must divided 10 round off before points mul tiplied K-Factor No Scoring Will Made Following Reasons a Use model already used same contest belonging other pilot accordance general characteristic models b Starting permission wrong sequence c Fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights d Fails start obligated start ing area use two 2 help ers a Pickup transmitter before first call pronounced begins start K f Pilot occupies starting area before second announcement g Pilot fails start within five 5 minutes time allowed called official flight h Pilot repeats start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j transmitter controlled pilot somebody else k pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot clear ly seen judges Classification final classification will determined aggregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final re sult will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal finishing time contest No attempts permitted result flyoff shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected Judging organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero Clubs ClAM rotation system equiv alent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediately before WC Organization Radio-Controlled Helicop ter Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalties order starting various countries competitors will established means draw before start contest Competitors must have called five 5 minutes advance before required occupy starting area organizer must provide radio mon itor purpose detecting possi ble interference contest site Helicopter events must surrounded fence wiremesh least two 2 meters high insure safety spectators Park Ferme competitors must have sufficient clearance area flight demon stration stand-by field required front Park Ferme Helicopters can takeoff return aimline has passed flight completed Schedule Maneuvers respective maneuvers consisting single maneu vers combined group maneuvers part starting landing processes segregated function time basis scoring maneuvers must performed right sequence 1 attempt permitted NH excepted above slalom line outlined Pattern B several attempts permitted unless gates have passed success maneuvers must performed accordance prescrib ed instructions drawings Only course model specified during its flight longitudinal axis model maneuvers group maneuvers must announced competitor helper respective maneuvers must have commenced within 1 minute time after announcement Ho announcement required combined group maneu vers performed scoring competitor will cease engine model stops running crash occurs airfield demonstra tion flights slalom lines will dimensioned accordance draw ings CN presently avail able schedule maneuvers segregated two 2 classes B class programs may separately announced performed scored discretion organizers Preferably program may practiced per formance contests selection best pilots however expressed prior contest announce ment program must executed within six 6 minutes time consists fol lowing maneuvers Description Maneuvers Helicopter Category 1 Upright takeoff starting circle approximately 2m high followed continuous descent forward flight perform landing landing square K Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed vertical descent touch ground K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing starts slip left right maintaining con stant altitude K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing followed forward backward hover K Straight forward takeoff landing square climb appr 1Dm high performs full circle flight di ameter circle should appr 50 meters left right ends climbing flight direction has changed 180 de grees continuously descends forwarding landing square perform landing forward direction K Takeoff stabilizing backward flight starting circle verti cal landing K scription Maneuvers Helicopter Category B maneuvers should executed within 10 minutes final official call 1 Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed continuous de scent forward flight perform land ing landing square K Upright takeoff hover performs full cicle right full circle left hover upright landing K Forward takeoff straight flight perform turn performs turn returns landing CM K-Factor maneuver stated 4 Flight along four legs field square performing sideward April 1976 71 FAI Helicopters Cant backward flight including slip K Takeoff climbing rotat ing three times around vertical axis performs foward landing K Forward takeoff pick up weight f light slalom starting point will stabilize K When Helicopter has stabilized will start slalom along slalom line must pass 10 gates total will stabilize above starting landing point Hose Helicopter may held always wind slalom flight performed K Helicopter will set down weight landing landing square K tal number points Category points Category B points Definition Expressions 1 Landing Square square surface 2X2m marked ground wooden board same size mounted ground approximately 35cm high 2 Starting Point circle 2m diameter located middle of four legs 12X12 square Helicopter may take off four circles accordance wind direction also possibil ity competitor change another circle during flight ever will downgraded judges 3 upright Vertical Takeoff Take off landing square vertical direction 4 upright Vertical Landing Op posite 3 landing square 5 Forward Takeoff Takeoff ward direction landing square steady angle elevation between 20 SO degrees 6 Forward Landing An approach forward direction slope between 20 50 degrees 7 Slalom Square size slalom square l8Xl8m starting point located middle leg Six gates out nine gates installed slalom square such manner respectively two gates represent angle go degrees other gates im width l50m high poles used demarcate gates should soft material protection rotor blades Helicopter Balsa 8 Towing Line line pickup slalom weight mounted both sides fuselage dis tance fuselage lowest point stressed line shall ex ceed 60cm 9 Slalom weight weight truncatedcone shaped furnished hook top weight pickup towing line weight made Styrofoam material following specifications upper diameter m lower diameter m weight approxi mately grams FAI CL & RC STAND-OFF SCALE RULES PROVISIONAL Object promote event flying scale model aircraft static judg ing simple does require de tailed expert appraisal model rules intended help begin ners become acquainted PAl Continued page 76 NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF FEBRUARY 2 1976 Indoor AMA 4Is~ BOG stick Paper Stick ML stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAl Stick Pennyplane Cat Juniorsenior 50425114 723011580 924013446 43247100 04622174 22264320 05141262 10241136 924013440 5205288 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 5296 15 13 2 18 21 2 11 41 8 00550 6208 0300 1500 18210 Senior 10 33 2 19342 24190 15422 5202 4478 1302 2098 24 13 0 Indoor AMA Ceilina Cat III BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Melicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 9172 13 52 4 27 120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27120 Indoor PAl Ceilina cats 22 470 Control Line Sodurance 1/2A speed Speed B Speed C Speed 13 Speed Formula 40 Jet Speed 8 Proto Speed B Prof Proto 1/2A Proto II Senior 12110 19 41 0 33 30 2 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Executive Council appropriate com mittee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action INDOOR MA STEERING RULE Jean Pailet Glen Head NY use prohibition steering during AMAevent flights deserves thought ful consideration have recently two sanctioned Records Trials Indoor models metropolitan New York area subject discussed may attended respect prohibiting steering two forthcoming Indoor Meets spring result unani mous agreement steering should banned virtually flyers concerned multitude balloons tethers would disrupt flying aid As CD both planned contests will therefore enforcing following special ruling Steering prohibited AMAevent flights unless formal recordat tempt declared record attempt declared elapsed time prior first balloon/tether contact will accepted official contest flight running Indoor AMA Rub ber events should consider enforcing such ruling ght mind will innocent bystander con testant flight disrupted some elses steering attempts RC-CAN WARTER MIDGEFS GROW UP Leonard Wiederhoeft camp Hill Pa original concept oft-repeated intent rules Quarter Midgets may have revised realistic thinking idea local club could hold races everyone would have equal chance winner lit tle effort vanished realization competition event ab solute equal chance decide win ner drawing straws would way go challenge trying best class now name game since QM national event AMA recognizing official event says grown up vari ety rules being used across coun try prove confused issue ability being able resolve con fusion will determine true status Quarter Midget 1973 effort made get ganized under NMPRA Volunteer ficers throughout country rep resenting districts unfortu nately flyers too busy trying get racing going own areas pay much attention national effort order induce others try QM fit various field conditions hodgepodge rules resulted problem now must solved Sim ple deduction would indicate standard set rules would mean everyone would trying develop airplane would competitive Peoria well Podunk fault AMA NMPRA pre sent state affairs Neither fault different area groups simply case Organization ing ready before flyers themselves Jimmy Durantes famous oneliner Everyone wants get de act might better restated Everybody SHOULD get de act contestants begin ning travel long distances attend race imperative unified set rules agreed upon before next rules proposal deadline cN June 1 1976postmark] terested parties helping get prob lem sorted out nationally goal Quarter Midget becoming full-blown rac ing event someones stepchild can reached Quarter Midget racing will grown up Note very searching questionnaire being prepared sound out racing organization opinions possible before June 1 deadline Anyone can obtain questionnaire complete return will receive computerized analysis over US questionnaire write George link 8028 222 St Jamaica NY 11427 TO MUFFLE OR NOT TO MUFFLE original Constitution dated few years back us realized day sight come mufflers might become necessity insure harmony neighbors Although time no neighbors being less boondocks heartily recommended en couraged membership use since noise did represent problem time mandatory present location heavy residential area nevertheless closer public have before complaint seem have encountered seems mere presence anything else reference sound being irritable like mosquito mosquitoes too loud personally think usual efforts considerate might require quieten down mosquitoes wherever possible will bear thing Id like say regarding muf flers Since seems almost forgone shall have make use mufflers mandatory before long wish point out thing sanctioned contests use mufflers must So what happens can purchase worthless bit metal hang engine Presto e legal Nut same muffler used attempt pacify irate neigh bor neighbors ears would still assailed much noise before fact went legal wouldnt con cern him bit still hears much noise before So case way thinking going use mufflers must use quieten engine just comply rul ing allows use device fits rule does nothing prublem Excuse soap box lets make useful ruling should decide mufflers will mandatory use excuse does nothing about noise point plenty mufflers market nothing way noise abatement others effective although some power loss Reprinted Pekin RC Hews Pekin RC Club edited MD Lowery RC AEROBATICS AND VIDEO USPJA US Pattern Judges Asso video camera Unit went Las Vegas filmed entire circus circus Tourna ment champions--from start finish including banquet Walt Schroder inducted AMA Hall Fame Congratulations Walt Doing honors Prexy John clemens AMA flying tournament sight behold After shooting through video camera two days plus lot practice session believe video camera will begin play im portant part Pattern competition football hockey horse racing other sports Instant replay ability contestant see flight immediately after. possibilities endless went obtain basis training films accomplished mis sion Learned much will ex tremely interesting see finished results edited put together film filming circus Circus will mark milestone annals model aviation also brought home important fact namely gentlemen Goon quality professional level judging must keep abreast ahead contestants ability. sport dire trouble Reprinted K Factor newsletter National Society RC Aerobatics Cs 0 5 Bill Semler 5 0 Ce 0 0 5 0 5 0 W 5 0 0 m 0 W Mow can get Pattern flyers participate Some ideas tossed around too trophy hounds Patteru really overqualified should really bo competing B Pattern need system move experienced competi tors out rules change con cerning accumulated points has temporarily jammed up easier categories hot flyers competitors now quit after B because going too rough ahead system holding us back Maybe need regional compet ition used have top compet itive Pattern flyers West Coast Northwest now suggestion made investigate use team compet ition instead head-to-head competition no individual winners points accrue team Any number contestants can participate using percentage system Duke Lombardi will head up group investigate feasi bility holding such team meet re port back soon Reprinted RAMS Horn news letter Radio Aero Modelers Seattle edited Ed Berman writ ten obviously before introduction Novice Advanced Expert Masters classes instead B C/N C/S 0/N DIE XOadYOS XO8dVOS XOBdiOS XOB4YOS XOBdVOS XOBdYOS XOBdfOS XOBJVOS XO8JVOS XOS4 VON XOSd VON XOBdVOS XO5dVOS XONdVOS xOBdVOS April1976 73 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 Ca 4 0 m 5 4 0 5 4 0 B 4 0 B 5 4 0 5 4 4 0 4 0 B 5 0 4 0 a 4 0 B RC PATTERN PARTICIPATION
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
COM PETI TW NE WSLETTEK7 ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS FLASH LATEST NATS NEWS Details 1976 event devel oped Nats Planning Conference held January 24 Dayton Ohio fol lowing approved AMAs Mats Execu tive Committee submitted AMA Executive Council approval its Febru ary 14 meeting Washington DC Sub ject changes council some significant plans result ing January conference Nats Dates August 1 8 1976 two sites Wright Field portion Wright-Patterson Air Force Base com plex location Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio Springfield Munici pal Airport about 16 miles NE Dayton Wright Field Control Line events plus RC Aerobatics Pylon Scale events except Indoor Springfield outdoor Free Flight events plus BC Soaring Columbus Indoor events Ohio State Fair Coliseum August 1 xtyfive foot ceiling Special Note annual SAM Society Antique Modelers Championships also planned operation conjunction AMA Nationals either Wright Field Springfield follows 1 First Choice subject Air Force approval Wright Field July 31 August 2 Saturday Monday 2 Second choice Springfield August 3 5 Tuesday Thursday either choices radio events would held first two days --the third day AMA RC events will operating Championships eliminated except Category-CL FF Indoor RC Scale Championships retained Individual Grand Club Team Championships drop ped due too problems involving too few participants Events official AMA rule book events same 1975 except 1 Radio Control a Soaring No Scale event will competitions 10minute duration twominute precision tasks August 57 ThursdaySaturday three classes Standard Modified Standard unlim ited b Aerobatics Equal time Nov ice Advanced Expert Master classes 10 trophies plus three Jr/Sr trophies except Masters c Scale AMA Sport classes flown together August 78 Saturday Sunday 2 Free Flight official rule book events Springfield until 430 pm unofficial events Wright Field 59 pm Binocular use authorized Springfield events FAI A2 Power Wakefield accordance World Cham pionships proceduresthis approved FAI International Class Contest official FAI Calendar August 37 TuesdaySaturday 3 Control Line Sport Race added new event Schedule revised mini mize conflicts other events par 806 FIFTEENTH STREET NW ticularly involving large Junior participation Awards Trophies awarded field event day soon possible after close event no overnight delays trophy distri bution events except BC Aero batics Pylon sponsorships pro vide extra trophies events will have minimun three trophies per event plus AMA medals 4th 5th places Entry Fees Same 1975 Accommodations College dormitories available both Dayton Springfield August 1-B $7 per person per night bed linen included Camping Spring field possible also Wright Field FREE FLIGHT VTO EMERGENCY ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION Free Flight Contest Board vot ing late January determine whether emergency action shold taken concern ing elimination VTO launching its increased engine run time compared handlaunching per new rule approved 1975 Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote ef fect 1976 seven four seek ing reversal particularly Dis trict X claim board member did vote according majority wishes modelers see Soapbox Feb ruary issue page 62 additional back ground late1975 poll Dis trict X results compiled VP Alex Chisolm response 4-tol against abolishing VTO launching Under Contest Board Procedures Interpretations Safety and/or Emergency Proposals three outcomes possible vote taking place 1 immediate overturning FF Power VTO abolishment requirement publishing abolishment proposal followup ratification vote FF Contest Board four six weeks after publishing 2 no immediate ruling require publishing abolishment pro posal ratification vote determination coming four six weeks later 3 denial abolishment pro posal Options 1 2 both designed provide opportunity time sched ule interested modelers make views known--to FF Contest Board district member preferably writ ing present until/unless new ruling results action pro gress VTO AMA FF Power events elim inated has since Jan 1 per Free Flight Contest Board Final Vote taken 1975 should noted ever possible meets operated VTO launching increas ed engine run long ade quate advance notice contestants however flight performances VTO launching currently cannot considered AMA national record purposes CN 276 [ii WASHINGTON DC 20006 FF CONTEST BOARD SAYS NO TO EXHAUST EXTENS IONS considering whether allow ex haust extensions constant diameter 5 maximum length engine cen terline b constant crosssection 5 maximum length engine center line Free Flight Contest Board has voted allow exhaust extensions per either languages suggested Alternate received four votes favor Districts IV VI X five votes opposed II III V VIII XI abstention VII noresponse IX Alternate b received four votes favor IV V VI X four votes opposed II III VIII XI ab stention VII two noresponses IX Since neither proposal re ceived two-thirds favor voting nearest whole number both defeated MORE ON 76 AMA RC PATTERN RULES CM section January MA pro vided basic information about Pattern rules 1976 including new Novice Advanced Expert Master classifica tions instead B D Novice D Expert maneuver schedules derived principally FAI Pattern Master class using complete FAI Pat tern well Kfactors scor ing 1976-77 AMA rule book will contain full rules being prepared written However few missing links still remained some Contest Boards meaning com pletion date could accurately pro jected report thus intended answer questions have asked about new AMA Pattern rulesto hold fort speak Basic maneuvers Novice Advanced Expert patterns will flown according FAI descriptions except maneuver FAI schedule AMA-rule descrip tion 1975 will apply Definitions abbreviated FAI maneuvers Two Point Roll Outside Loop NonRolling Figure N full FAI descriptions portions used deleted Scoring Maneuvers Novice Advanc ed Expert scored 0 10 multiplied Kfactor concerns last maneuver first contact model ground within 100 circle results automatic awarding same number points Spot obtained Landing Time Limits Novice Advanced con testants allotted total nine min utes Expert Master contestants 10 minutes FAI Pattern Rules rules maneuvers particularly applicable Novice Advanced Ex pert Master classes have undergone two sets revisions since 197475 April1976 67 Hore--76 Pattern Rules Cant AMA rule book printed updated FAT rules will new AMA rule book meantime complete pic ture can integrating changes reported March MA page 73 full then-current rules printed September 1975 MA pages 61 62 General Any references made Class Class B Class D/N Class DIE contestant classification shall construed mean Novice Advanced Ex pert Master respectively PATTERN MANEUVER SCHEDULES Al A2 3 74 A5 A6 A7 VS A9 V 10 11 12 NOVICE Takeoff Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Sack Stall Turn Single Immelmann 3 Inside Loops Two-pt Roll Outside Loop 3 Horizontal Rolls Rectangular App Landing Spot Upwind V Downwind Al A2 73 A4 vs A6 77 AS 79 10 12 ADVANCED Takeoff Non-rolling Fig M Cuban 8 Double Issselmann Two-pt Roll Straight Inverted Flt 3 Outside Loops Slow Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MASTER Uses full FAT Pattern Al A2 73 A4 75 AG 77 AS 79 10 711 12 13 14 EXPERT Takeoff Non-rolling Fig N Cuban S Double Issselmann Slow Roll 3 Outside Loops Four-pt Roll 3 Inside Loops 3 Horizontal Rolls FAT Top Nat Rolling 8 Spin Rectangular App Landing Spot MAYBE YOU IL ENTER ONE OF THE UPCOMING TEAM PROGRAMS know whats coming up plan have best chance suc ceeding Thats way endeavor including earning place several US World Champion ships Teams article hopefully will help plan better present World Champion ships 11 different kinds model air craftalmost case something everyone-about half held year Normally US teams three members chosen year pre vious World Championships through either singleyear two-year programs Following review what expect note cannot con sidered definite until programs actu ally announced Entry AMA members having FAT stamp permitted beginning level programs additional requirements ing posession models complying rules payment program entry fee used help team travel expenses Radio Control Soaring RC Thermal Soaring World Championship planned Johannesburg South Africa April 1977 US team will chosen 1976 program con sisting Quarter Finals AMA members may participate SemiFinals scoring top 80% Quarter Finals may participate sin gle national Team Finals 36 Semi-Finals may participate top three Team Finals comprise US team Quarter Finals will held during month May 1976 flyer may participate two QFs attempting qualify QF entry fee $25 goes help support team See Contest Calendar Quarter Fi nals locations shown area see club can ganize have AMAsanctioned routine normal manner Soaring Team SemiFinals planned July 4 1976 weekend fol lowing locations Spokane Wash Ft Worth Tax Ft Wayne md Tullahoma Teno Elmira NY Mid-California Teem Finals will Denver Cob over 1976 Labor Day Weekend Note FAT Thermal Soaring Rules will used levels program rules involve tasks Du ration Distance Speed Motorgliders excluded See March MA page 69 additional program details Aerobatics next World Champion ships expected Elagenfurt Austria 1977 although specific dates unknown previous practice holds forth US team will chosen Masters Team Selection Tournament fall 1976 possibly spring 77 admitted Masters will about 30 will have qualified performance previous meets may include 1975 Masters 1976 Nationals pos sibly also program accumulating points meets placed through about midsummer 1976 Details team selection program being worked out between AMA National Society RC Aerobatics NSRCA should announcement program de tails pages very soon NSRCA sentiment currently appears favor de laying Masters Team Selection Tourna ment until spring 1977 help ensure readytogo team such scheduling possible Austrians schedule World Champion ships sufficiently late year Scale Two teams involved Radio Control Control Line US Teams chosen 1975 Nationals Scale World Championships held Bolange Sweden June 18-25 1976 Re cent practice has select team mem bers based solely upon National Contest performance continues 1978 US team members will chosen 1977 Nationals England has offered host 1978 Scale World Cham pionships No pre-qualification ex pected required entry Scale Team Program Mats Uncer tain yet question whether AMA FAT rules will used Mats team selectionthis expected resolved soon potential par ticipants can have maximum advance time appropriate model design building Control Line Three teams involved Speed Aero batics Team Racing US teams 1976 World Championships Netherlands July 7-12 have already selected Unlike previous years 1975 Speed Aerobatics Team Racing pro grams went separate ways although similarity no pre qualificaiton needed entry Team Finals Single sites used Aerobatics Team Racing Team Finals Speed used two sitesOhio C&lifornia 1978 Control Line World Championships may held US England likely US teams will chosen 1977 singlesite Team Finals perhaps separate ones category though doss seem some sentiment grouping together again possible connec tion Mats may entered prior qualification Free Flight Three teams involved Power Wake field Rubber Nordic A2 Gliders program already progress select team members 1977 World Championships location unknown remains national Team Finals 1976 qualified local Qualifying Trials regional Semi-Finals both 1975 possible now others enter program selecting 1977 team members program remains unchanged se lection 1979 team members will begin local Qualifying Trials members may participate early 1977 midsummer progress Semi Finals about Labor Day 1977 qualifiers QTs may particiapte conclude singlesite Team Fi nals about Labor Day 1978 qualifiers SemiFinals may par ticipate Indoor US team has already chosen 1976 World Championships Cardington England August 2S30 program picking 1976 team volved Regional Meets everyone could compete quali fiers carried forward points single site Team Finals selection team members based upon Regional Meet points Team Finals points although weighted favor latter next program selecting 1978 US Indoor Team may alter bal ance between Regional Meet points Team Finals points and/or may determine team members upon flight time rather points seems likely two levels competition--Regional Meets single national Team Finals will maintained justpast program 1976 team operated completely 1975 1978 team selection ap pears sentiment spreading program over two years view holds forth likely Region al Meets 1978 program will run 1976 Team Finals 1977 Horizon Control Line Combat has approved World Championship status though will Combat NC 1976 expected will scheduled soon Miniature Aircraft Combat Assn MACA expected instrumental drafting team selection program Other World Championships offing too distant future-RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopters seeming likely reach status comes pass plus Combat existing World Championships will number 14concluded next page 68 Model Aviation As noted ClAM meeting report last month April 1976 Bureau FAI officers meeting will consider changes improve balance number World Championships year num ber competitors participating per coun try Thus timetable used discuss ing US team programs may changed Also because number World Cham pionships per year already have grown yond ability nations field teams support adequately possibility World Championships third year basis instead other year being considered FAI SUPPORTERS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Organizers World Championships categories typically provide housing meals during contest period sometimes transportaion flying site team members manager press representatives team rooters known supporters taken care team members manager entry fee press reps sup porters can usually share arrange ments registering paying fee through national aero clubs AMA case USA aeromodel ing events person can make own arrangements independent orgainzer AMA course may re sult attendance spectator privileges social izing aspects attending WC Sometimes World Champs organizer can accommodate limited number sup porters per country case families US team members may given priority others within allowed number being registered dateofrequest basis cases also details concerning supporter arrangements particular World Champs known far enough advance spread word Thus whenever AMA member thinks may wish sup porter World Champs has scheduled its best tell AMA HQ early full particulars can sent available now think may interested go up coming World Championships listed pages last month CL World Champs Supporters Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association has fixed supporter press fee DFl35O $13125 current exchange rates Control Line World Championships Speed Aero batics Team Racing Utrecht Nether lands Included meals lodging com mence dinner July 7 end breakfast July 12 Lodging will various conference centers vicin ity Utrecht mainly two four room transportation places contest site will provided official competi tiOn days July 9 19 11 interested being supporters CL World Champs should notify AMA HQ immdediately information number involved can passed payment supporter fee must AMA HQ May 1 1976 PAl Combat Open International Weve heard few AMA members plan ning attend participate Open International CL Combat Contest Rotterdam Netherlands July 3-4 just before World Championships Most have gotten information firsthand group organizing Rotterdam contest others may wish attend should write AMA HQ partic ulars understand total entry numbers will limited un likely would entries US could accomodated Actually would good idea everyone planning attend Open ternational CL Combat Contest let AMA Hg know way possibility would exist someone organize low er cost group airline fare although organization would need someone actually planning go rather AMA HQ AMA HQ could serve focal point information regarding interested participation TWO-THIRDS IN CB VOTING Recent inquiries have made whether seven votes out 11 constitutes twothirds vote required passage proposals before Contest Boards-those inquiring noting seven out 11 really 636% 666% connection CN must profess being guilty sometimes reporting Contest Board actions stating full condition passage provided Contest Board Procedures majority voting nearest whole number shall used such 7 11 7 10 6 9 5 8 5 7 etc. PRUSS RE-ELECTED LSF PRESIDENT 46% League Silent Flights nearly 1800 members voting MAs RC Soaring Columnist Dan Pruss LSF/060 has reelected president 19761977 Also elected Dr Barbara Hanson LSF/25D vice-president John Nielsen LSF/240 secretary Frank Deis LSF/4B9 treasurer LEF has members US also 19 other countries CONTEST CALENDAR EVENT CODES TO CHANGE years Contest Calendar has used numbers identify competition events spacesaving measure more events added list letters tacked onto num bers provide identity new events changing designations preexisting ones worked okay recent times letter designations getting up f new rules came effect 1976 few new classifications completely compatible previous numbering lettering added up being time re-code different events problem existed new events directly parallel old events though necessary therefore contact Contest Directors having RC events ascertain just competitions having according new sched ule Unfortunately wasnt enough time CDs respond allow us revise Contest Calendar codes issue target have work done time next months Contest Calendar Contest Directors have sent new meet sanction application forms new event codes hoped will use instead earlier forms ease transition NEW-CATEGORY FA RULES Below following pages Provisional rules adopted PAl Com mittee International Aeromodeling ClAM during its December 1975 meeting RC Electric Power Models Stand off Scale Models also included flight portion proposed PAl rules RC Helicopters questions concerning definition Melicopters plus power weight limits referred Heli copter Subcommittee additional study rules recommended study also trial use Results trial use should sent AMA HQ indi cating beth good bad points pro ide guidance future revisions rules AMA HQ will forward copies such reports US members sub committee involved others may useful FAI RC ELECTRICPOWER RULES PROVISIONAL 1 Definition RC ElectroPowered Mod els Model airplane lift generated aerodynamic forces acting surfaces remaining fixed during flight except control surfaces performs maneuvers controlled pi lot ground using radio control connection propulsion model effect ed fixed snap-on propellers driven electric motor can regulated during flight power pack motors should have fixed connection ground another model air Re charging power pack Solar Cells during flight permitted over April 1976 69 Model Airport Utreoht Nether lands site 1976 Control Line World Championships Speed Aerobatics Team Racing FAI RC Eleotrics Cont 2 Prefabrication Model Permitted plane assembled builder prefabricated parts builder installs equipment Per mitted models completely pre fabricated require few minutes unskilled efforts completion complete ready-tofly models have built person other pilot 3 General Characteristics RCElectro Powered Models Maximum surface area 150 din2 2325 sq ins Maximum total weight 5 kg 11023 lbs Minimum loading 12 gr/dm2 395 oze per sq ft Maximum loading 75 gr/dm2 2451 ozs per sq ft 4 Number Helpers pilot per mitted 1 helper 5 Number Flights competitor has right three 3 official flights 6 TakeOff take-off must exe cuted either ground hand launching kind start may changed during meeting provided competitors have same change handlaunching permitted con testant helper will execute model immediate ground use starting devices 7 Definition Attempt attempt a The pilot announces start re spectively takeoff maneuver b The model starts taxi-run c The pilot hand-launched model d the model fails start within five 5 minutes allowed competi tor 8 Number Attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt official flight NH An attempt can repeated organizers judges discretion reason outside control competitor organizers model fails make start 9 Definition Official Flight official flight tempt made whatever result repetition official flight permitted following rea sons occur a Take-off possible due safety reasons b Take-off possible due cir cumstances outside control competitor must have proved organizers c When no scoring made rea sons outside control competi tor NH takeoff maneuver must repeated immediately fruitless tempts upon personnel request competitor after official flights 10 Marking maneuver may award ed points judges dur ing flights scoring flights start a Releasing model hand launching performed b When model starts roll ground scoring flights will stopped a The model fails start within time allowed pilot b The model touches ground obstruction connected ground c When jettisoning occurs d When official flight com pleted No scoring will made following ready use same contest belong another pilot accordance general rules characteristic models b When model started wrong sequence permission c Competitor fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights occur d Pilot fails start obligated starting area use two 2 helpers e Pick up transmitter before second call announced begins start before called f Occupies starting area before second cell announced trans mitter switchedon before announcement g Pilot fails start within three 3 minutes time allowed called official flight h Repetition start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j When hand launching effected ground startdevices used k When pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot seen judges 11 Classification final classi fication will determined ag gregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final result will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal f ishing time contest No attempts permitted results fly-off shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected 12 Judging a The organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero-Clubs ClAM rotation system equiva lent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b There shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediatly before World Championship 13 Organization NC ElectroFlight Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalities order starting various countries competitors will estab lished means draw before start contest Competitors must called five 5 minutes before required oc cupy starting area organizer must provide radio monitor pur pose detecting possible interference 14 Schedule Maneuvers electric motors will started model hand-launched model must fly around two 2 turning-points turning-point flagman will posted gives signal model has turned around turning points two 2 times model now must climb until motors will slow down must switchedoff after three 3 minutes flight Now model will glide must reach landing circle 50 m di ameter flight shall completed within eight 8 minutes 141 Marking competitor will receive 1 point second flight until maximum points eight 8 minutes 480 points have ac cumulated flight exceeds 480 seconds point per second will de ducted 480 pts 142 Landing model should touch ground center landing cir cle will made deduction five 5 points meter distance center point may result maximum 125 lost points model touches ground 25 meters away center point model fails landing circle Provided pilot earned 480 points flight model touched ground outside landing circle remaining 355 points will credited pilot 100 m 275 m landing circle 50 m dia 143 When motors model switchedon beyond regular motor running time three 3 minutes fore landing maneuver announced disqualification competitor will take place time between announce ment landing maneuver start maneuver shall exceed 10 seconds 144 Landing Approach Landing Maneuver 1441 landing approach should commenced model flying wind model glides smoothly ap proximately 10 seconds 1442 model should end its back direction approach should deviate left right 90 degrees maneuver must downgraded zero 0 model ends back maximum de viation left right exceeds 180 de grees 15 Schedule Maneuvers Electric MotorPowered Aerobatic Models 151 Every flight must completed five5 minutes 11Hand launchingK 1 lla Takeoff groundK 2 12Two 2 slow rollsK 2 13Two 2 inside loopsK 1 14Low fly over ground motor offK 1 15Cuban eightK 2 16TurnK 1 17Landing approachK 1 18Landing 30 circle landing gearK 1 70 Model Aviation reasons a When model used al 19 Landing 30 m circle landing gear 16 Landing Approach Landing para 144 landing devices permitted FAI TRIAL RC HELICOPTER RULES Number helpers pilot permit ted 1 helper Number flights competitor has right three 3 official flights final classification will deter mined aggregate sum two 2 flights Definition attempt attempt a The pilot announces start starting line passed b Model fails commence start maneuver within five 5 minutes al lowed competitor c When pilot officially called commence start fails nounce start maneuver within five 5 minutes allowed competitor Number attempts competitor entitled 1 attempt flight NH An attempt can repeated organizer judges discretion unforeseen reason out side control competitor organizers model fails start Definition Official Flight There official flight attempt made whatever result An attempt can repeated a Start possible due safety reasons b Unforeseen reasons outside con trol competitor occur subject official proof c The flight scored rea sons outside control competitor NH Repetition flight due above reasons may take place imme diately after attempt during official flights discretion officials after official flights competitors Marking maneuver may awarded judges during flight scoring will commence start line passed time allowed pilot overdue maneuver may awarded marks between 0 10 marks multiplied coefficient varies difficulty maneuver competitor will receive five 5 points model passes slalom gate Additional five 5 points may awarded elegance maneu ver model pass gate perfect flight through gates may awarded 10 points total number points awarded pilot slalom must divided 10 round off before points mul tiplied K-Factor No Scoring Will Made Following Reasons a Use model already used same contest belonging other pilot accordance general characteristic models b Starting permission wrong sequence c Fails return transmitter flight completed unauthorized use transmitter during flights d Fails start obligated start ing area use two 2 help ers a Pickup transmitter before first call pronounced begins start K f Pilot occupies starting area before second announcement g Pilot fails start within five 5 minutes time allowed called official flight h Pilot repeats start per mission i Starting inadmissible manner specific category j transmitter controlled pilot somebody else k pilot disappears start area maneuvers cannot clear ly seen judges Classification final classification will determined aggregate sum two 2 best flights case tie first place final re sult will established flyoff Any flyoff must take place within 1 hour normal finishing time contest No attempts permitted result flyoff shall count establishment title such World Champion prizes affected Judging organizer must appoint panel least three 3 judges ficial flight judges shall prefer ably different nationalities elected list persons approved National Aero Clubs ClAM rotation system equiv alent system may used provided judge will score contestant equal number times specific sys tem employed World Champion ship must stated advance ganizers must have prior approval ClAM ClAM Bureau b shall training flights judges briefing before af ter held immediately before WC Organization Radio-Controlled Helicop ter Contests transmitters used during contest must checked placed compound kept under observa tion During contest steward must control transmitter compound will issue transmitter competitor name called him stand make flight As soon attempt has ended com petitor must immediately return trans mitter steward transmitter compound unauthorized transmissions during contest will result auto matic disqualification offender entire contest render him liable further penalties order starting various countries competitors will established means draw before start contest Competitors must have called five 5 minutes advance before required occupy starting area organizer must provide radio mon itor purpose detecting possi ble interference contest site Helicopter events must surrounded fence wiremesh least two 2 meters high insure safety spectators Park Ferme competitors must have sufficient clearance area flight demon stration stand-by field required front Park Ferme Helicopters can takeoff return aimline has passed flight completed Schedule Maneuvers respective maneuvers consisting single maneu vers combined group maneuvers part starting landing processes segregated function time basis scoring maneuvers must performed right sequence 1 attempt permitted NH excepted above slalom line outlined Pattern B several attempts permitted unless gates have passed success maneuvers must performed accordance prescrib ed instructions drawings Only course model specified during its flight longitudinal axis model maneuvers group maneuvers must announced competitor helper respective maneuvers must have commenced within 1 minute time after announcement Ho announcement required combined group maneu vers performed scoring competitor will cease engine model stops running crash occurs airfield demonstra tion flights slalom lines will dimensioned accordance draw ings CN presently avail able schedule maneuvers segregated two 2 classes B class programs may separately announced performed scored discretion organizers Preferably program may practiced per formance contests selection best pilots however expressed prior contest announce ment program must executed within six 6 minutes time consists fol lowing maneuvers Description Maneuvers Helicopter Category 1 Upright takeoff starting circle approximately 2m high followed continuous descent forward flight perform landing landing square K Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed vertical descent touch ground K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing starts slip left right maintaining con stant altitude K Takeoff climb appr 3m high stabilizing followed forward backward hover K Straight forward takeoff landing square climb appr 1Dm high performs full circle flight di ameter circle should appr 50 meters left right ends climbing flight direction has changed 180 de grees continuously descends forwarding landing square perform landing forward direction K Takeoff stabilizing backward flight starting circle verti cal landing K scription Maneuvers Helicopter Category B maneuvers should executed within 10 minutes final official call 1 Takeoff climb 2m high sta bilizing followed continuous de scent forward flight perform land ing landing square K Upright takeoff hover performs full cicle right full circle left hover upright landing K Forward takeoff straight flight perform turn performs turn returns landing CM K-Factor maneuver stated 4 Flight along four legs field square performing sideward April 1976 71 FAI Helicopters Cant backward flight including slip K Takeoff climbing rotat ing three times around vertical axis performs foward landing K Forward takeoff pick up weight f light slalom starting point will stabilize K When Helicopter has stabilized will start slalom along slalom line must pass 10 gates total will stabilize above starting landing point Hose Helicopter may held always wind slalom flight performed K Helicopter will set down weight landing landing square K tal number points Category points Category B points Definition Expressions 1 Landing Square square surface 2X2m marked ground wooden board same size mounted ground approximately 35cm high 2 Starting Point circle 2m diameter located middle of four legs 12X12 square Helicopter may take off four circles accordance wind direction also possibil ity competitor change another circle during flight ever will downgraded judges 3 upright Vertical Takeoff Take off landing square vertical direction 4 upright Vertical Landing Op posite 3 landing square 5 Forward Takeoff Takeoff ward direction landing square steady angle elevation between 20 SO degrees 6 Forward Landing An approach forward direction slope between 20 50 degrees 7 Slalom Square size slalom square l8Xl8m starting point located middle leg Six gates out nine gates installed slalom square such manner respectively two gates represent angle go degrees other gates im width l50m high poles used demarcate gates should soft material protection rotor blades Helicopter Balsa 8 Towing Line line pickup slalom weight mounted both sides fuselage dis tance fuselage lowest point stressed line shall ex ceed 60cm 9 Slalom weight weight truncatedcone shaped furnished hook top weight pickup towing line weight made Styrofoam material following specifications upper diameter m lower diameter m weight approxi mately grams FAI CL & RC STAND-OFF SCALE RULES PROVISIONAL Object promote event flying scale model aircraft static judg ing simple does require de tailed expert appraisal model rules intended help begin ners become acquainted PAl Continued page 76 NATIONAL AMA RECORDS AS OF FEBRUARY 2 1976 Indoor AMA 4Is~ BOG stick Paper Stick ML stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAl Stick Pennyplane Cat Juniorsenior 50425114 723011580 924013446 43247100 04622174 22264320 05141262 10241136 924013440 5205288 Indoor AMA Ceiling Cat II BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Helicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 5296 15 13 2 18 21 2 11 41 8 00550 6208 0300 1500 18210 Senior 10 33 2 19342 24190 15422 5202 4478 1302 2098 24 13 0 Indoor AMA Ceilina Cat III BOG Stick Paper Stick ML Stick BOG Cabin Autogiro Melicopter Ornithopter ML Glider PAZ stick Pennyplane Junior 9172 13 52 4 27 120 12290 0500 1428 0164 2072 27120 Indoor PAl Ceilina cats 22 470 Control Line Sodurance 1/2A speed Speed B Speed C Speed 13 Speed Formula 40 Jet Speed 8 Proto Speed B Prof Proto 1/2A Proto II Senior 12110 19 41 0 33 30 2 19474 6082 3280 1452 2134 33300 8560 aces combfl 12100 15 23 0 21062 17494 4190 10360 3300 1188 23480 4284 Open 15 53 2 23190 34 57 0 23194 6328 7318 5152 2228 32210 Open 21520 27 300 44502 30000 8270 8110 4304 2586 41430 13562 IIIIV 234803221041430 Junior 0 9215 H/A 18549 Senior 0 4100 11107 17234 18435 16522 H/A 11570 20493 Control Line Cont Junior 1/2A Prof Proto Jr PAZ Speed12967 MC Class MC Class II MC Profile Outdoor Free Flight Junior FAI Power7360 Wakefield16390 Coupe DHiver11540 ML Glider8160 A-i Towline21090 A2 Towline19140 PayloadCargo1/2A Gas BOW Gas BOW 5 Gas BOW C Gas BOW Bocket Onlim Bub BOW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter l/2A Gas ROW Gas BOW 5 Gas ROW C Gas BOW Rocket Unlim Rub ROW Autogiro Ornithopter Helicopter Open 5 0948 12011 17384 19347 N/A 20037 11876 20400 JIJMIOR OHLy Senior225n Only 2Line 1381817141 -33995 34204 20407 Senior 18530 18030 10000 12060 31000 44 58 0 Category Records JuniorSenior 6310 45307310 2460 43506540 1000 200008080 52606440 411012000 2254019550 40501150 23601350 04201010 23107160 Category II Records JuniorSenior 4530 4350 1290 5410 7170 62130 3210 2380 0300 6110 7310 6540 7270 6440 5490 22110 1080 0230 1 320 6570 50530 39460 17 280 20000 28250 49500 Open 10330 9590 11 530 7490 9100 13 560 14310 68 54 0 10570 5210 6130 14570 Open 9590 7490 5160 8400 10130 36500 9000 2270 4090 8000 D IRECTORY CONTEST COORDINATORS I peal L Peeney 8 Charlotte Sr. Andover 88 01810 1 Wichard Sebrina 8726 88th St Woodhatee Geeees Sc 11421 en George Myers 70 Froeblich Fart Rd Hickeville 50 11801 :: tee Weher 98 1 saenreth PA 18064 sect 8 Wejeenhach 4568 8 146th St Cleveleed 08 44135 West SC J Sister 005 Parent Rose Lancaster 06 43130 West IV Cerree Sanders Jr 9735 52nd Ave College k. NA 20341 P22 0 Lacrence 12538 Woadeteck Sr. Upper Marlboro MS 208 70 V Jan55 Ferdae Kiegeten dr erR en 4 Athens 75 37303 VI earry Slarphy Jr. 3824 Oahwnnd Wind rsen le 46011 eC Wnh Veisiaveb 7819 Chestent Ave. eandridge IL 60515 VII Johe enert 421 Haleat La. Apple Valley 4 Weet Waiter Oartsng 14759 Kilhcerne Setreit 53 48213 east 011 3065 Seetee 5012 eeyei SC Pt Worth 05 76116 en Larry Stanfield 301 ejiene trnnley TO 76036 IX James 7 Finley 6540 6 Centrai Wichita en 67206 en NAhert Arnett 2005 Kansee Greet Wend eS 67530 5 Myrtle Onad Ste Ran 19 Lover Lake CA 95457 feerth 1 Pelanshy 258 Iris Ave Goleta CA 930i7 neath Se Set roOd 3406 ealcidere AVe SW Seattie WA 88126 en Senald Miil8r 3436 e 263rd St Went NA 90031 Underline Seine ndirates Chairtas Instest 8eard FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD I senry Struck ePS 82 Old Lyse CV 06371 II Carrel Allen 2 Ariannn Fl snetingten eta 51 11746 CU tady floiher 2021 lahelend Ace Lalenood Se 44107 IV 3 8001 Jr 219 Shendndeah 60 sonpten VA 23361 V noeny Jenkien 3112 West NAmes 60. Heephis 75 38118 VI Chris Isateeno 0618 Jo Ct. St Ann 80 63074 VII F tileteecth Jr 715 astoers Sd. Rochenter NO 48063 VIII Mark Valerian 2302 FOneren Sr eOostre TO 770S5 In Canard Collins 4318 5 etah Fl Senver CO 80222 00 Gihert Orel 1 sen 165 Tangent 06 97389 RADIO CONTROL CONTEST BOARD I Snag Allradd 38 namit 50. tseingtnn NA 02173 II Geerge sane 11 Maple La Hyde perk 12538 III SeeN Wreen 8534 soddlestee Cinriensti OH 45236 In George Hill 4156 Oreceeneed La Aneendele VA 22003 0 n siilsr er. 3039 Lakeshore Sr. Teilehensee FL 32303 VI 506 Underweed 4109 Cenoerd Oat Sr asis MS 63128 VI: peter eaters 31219 esedail tinenia MI 48154 01: Secid Hyde 8823 Sonedhrenk ft. Welles TO 75321 IX Laren Tregeilee 30n3 S eVerett Wichita 60 67217 0 C Worthene Jr erargeen haste 605 CA 92701 XI Weiph Wreehe 3431 0 184th Seattle 598 98188 CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARDSCALE CONTEST BOARD Cearge niggitn 21 Edjeon path Qaincy NA 02169I Aicheed Sherese 408 Ricer 60 TesAsSery NA 01876 I: 3 Peilet 30 Weernes 60 Sreokniile Glee Head 50 11545II eahert IieeeSs 95 Sherenay St Weohenter 80 14612 11 LaIrd Jackson 523 Headoebrook St Wevide PA 19087III EdWard eleser 1521 Sasit St. NeWeespert PA 15130 v ersally 6118 eards Ace Springfield VA 22152XV Haret Hoeers 1649 elrOh 60 enLaan VA 22101 U Sick 8a11 654 Son Athens Al 35611V Las P Webster 1000 nyoaeere Cir Manchester 18 37355 0: Rob Cnrch 1442 C Central Apt 4 Cicero IL 60650VI F seetty 2556 penteen 60. Granite City IL 62040 VII Arthor Odeminin 22454 Peirfen Taylar MI 48185VII Cleode HoCaiieaqh Won 40 Fanteanme IA 50171 VII: Charlen Aneeton 3710 tientorest Welles TO 75233VIII J Cashore 6508 Woreandy 60. 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Osaba 88 68114 F ecandt 420 C Catalina Ace. nedende ech CA 902375 Macn Marrera 139 8 St Lobe non Marens CA 92069 01 Wee Watherterd 920 240th SE Rotheli WA 98011XX Katie Meerhead 275 5 View Fl S Cale OW 97392 CONTEST HOARD COORSIsATOW See Liedley 420 Unpele sspsrviiis IL 60540 72 Model Aviation SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX SOAPBOX Competition Newsletter will present time time constructive snd thought-provoking ideas criticisms AMA rules end policies affect competitors issue has two sides CN will en deavor print viewpoints have submitted--within limits available space uniqueness constructiveness timeliness good taste Determination appropriateness publication of matters must necessity rest solely editor thoughts presented author should nec essarily construed AMA HQ AMA officers editor should note publication rules-change policychange idea does necessarily mean specific proposal has presented Contest Board Executive Council appropriate com mittee such action responsibility author anyone else interested obtaining official action INDOOR MA STEERING RULE Jean Pailet Glen Head NY use prohibition steering during AMAevent flights deserves thought ful consideration have recently two sanctioned Records Trials Indoor models metropolitan New York area subject discussed may attended respect prohibiting steering two forthcoming Indoor Meets spring result unani mous agreement steering should banned virtually flyers concerned multitude balloons tethers would disrupt flying aid As CD both planned contests will therefore enforcing following special ruling Steering prohibited AMAevent flights unless formal recordat tempt declared record attempt declared elapsed time prior first balloon/tether contact will accepted official contest flight running Indoor AMA Rub ber events should consider enforcing such ruling ght mind will innocent bystander con testant flight disrupted some elses steering attempts RC-CAN WARTER MIDGEFS GROW UP Leonard Wiederhoeft camp Hill Pa original concept oft-repeated intent rules Quarter Midgets may have revised realistic thinking idea local club could hold races everyone would have equal chance winner lit tle effort vanished realization competition event ab solute equal chance decide win ner drawing straws would way go challenge trying best class now name game since QM national event AMA recognizing official event says grown up vari ety rules being used across coun try prove confused issue ability being able resolve con fusion will determine true status Quarter Midget 1973 effort made get ganized under NMPRA Volunteer ficers throughout country rep resenting districts unfortu nately flyers too busy trying get racing going own areas pay much attention national effort order induce others try QM fit various field conditions hodgepodge rules resulted problem now must solved Sim ple deduction would indicate standard set rules would mean everyone would trying develop airplane would competitive Peoria well Podunk fault AMA NMPRA pre sent state affairs Neither fault different area groups simply case Organization ing ready before flyers themselves Jimmy Durantes famous oneliner Everyone wants get de act might better restated Everybody SHOULD get de act contestants begin ning travel long distances attend race imperative unified set rules agreed upon before next rules proposal deadline cN June 1 1976postmark] terested parties helping get prob lem sorted out nationally goal Quarter Midget becoming full-blown rac ing event someones stepchild can reached Quarter Midget racing will grown up Note very searching questionnaire being prepared sound out racing organization opinions possible before June 1 deadline Anyone can obtain questionnaire complete return will receive computerized analysis over US questionnaire write George link 8028 222 St Jamaica NY 11427 TO MUFFLE OR NOT TO MUFFLE original Constitution dated few years back us realized day sight come mufflers might become necessity insure harmony neighbors Although time no neighbors being less boondocks heartily recommended en couraged membership use since noise did represent problem time mandatory present location heavy residential area nevertheless closer public have before complaint seem have encountered seems mere presence anything else reference sound being irritable like mosquito mosquitoes too loud personally think usual efforts considerate might require quieten down mosquitoes wherever possible will bear thing Id like say regarding muf flers Since seems almost forgone shall have make use mufflers mandatory before long wish point out thing sanctioned contests use mufflers must So what happens can purchase worthless bit metal hang engine Presto e legal Nut same muffler used attempt pacify irate neigh bor neighbors ears would still assailed much noise before fact went legal wouldnt con cern him bit still hears much noise before So case way thinking going use mufflers must use quieten engine just comply rul ing allows use device fits rule does nothing prublem Excuse soap box lets make useful ruling should decide mufflers will mandatory use excuse does nothing about noise point plenty mufflers market nothing way noise abatement others effective although some power loss Reprinted Pekin RC Hews Pekin RC Club edited MD Lowery RC AEROBATICS AND VIDEO USPJA US Pattern Judges Asso video camera Unit went Las Vegas filmed entire circus circus Tourna ment champions--from start finish including banquet Walt Schroder inducted AMA Hall Fame Congratulations Walt Doing honors Prexy John clemens AMA flying tournament sight behold After shooting through video camera two days plus lot practice session believe video camera will begin play im portant part Pattern competition football hockey horse racing other sports Instant replay ability contestant see flight immediately after. possibilities endless went obtain basis training films accomplished mis sion Learned much will ex tremely interesting see finished results edited put together film filming circus Circus will mark milestone annals model aviation also brought home important fact namely gentlemen Goon quality professional level judging must keep abreast ahead contestants ability. sport dire trouble Reprinted K Factor newsletter National Society RC Aerobatics Cs 0 5 Bill Semler 5 0 Ce 0 0 5 0 5 0 W 5 0 0 m 0 W Mow can get Pattern flyers participate Some ideas tossed around too trophy hounds Patteru really overqualified should really bo competing B Pattern need system move experienced competi tors out rules change con cerning accumulated points has temporarily jammed up easier categories hot flyers competitors now quit after B because going too rough ahead system holding us back Maybe need regional compet ition used have top compet itive Pattern flyers West Coast Northwest now suggestion made investigate use team compet ition instead head-to-head competition no individual winners points accrue team Any number contestants can participate using percentage system Duke Lombardi will head up group investigate feasi bility holding such team meet re port back soon Reprinted RAMS Horn news letter Radio Aero Modelers Seattle edited Ed Berman writ ten obviously before introduction Novice Advanced Expert Masters classes instead B C/N C/S 0/N DIE XOadYOS XO8dVOS XOBdiOS XOB4YOS XOBdVOS XOBdYOS XOBdfOS XOBJVOS XO8JVOS XOS4 VON XOSd VON XOBdVOS XO5dVOS XONdVOS xOBdVOS April1976 73 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 4 4 0 Ca 4 0 m 5 4 0 5 4 0 B 4 0 B 5 4 0 5 4 4 0 4 0 B 5 0 4 0 a 4 0 B RC PATTERN PARTICIPATION