Control Line Scale - 2010/06

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Scale (AMA event
521), and Fun Scale
(AMA event 526).
My review of
the proposals
indicates that
several of the
changes would not
need to be made if
the existing rules were thoroughly
understood and applied. Some of the
proposed changes seem unnecessary,
because the suggested change might be
defined in another section of the rules.
Proposal CLS 11-03 suggests that
wording be added to Sport Scale rules after
the last sentence of “Model Requirements.”
It would read, “At any contest, this entry
Also included in this column:
• Rules-change proposals
• Upcoming CL contests
The passing of Dave Dulaitis, a Scale great
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Control Line Scale Bill Boss
AMA District VI Vice President Charlie Bauer (Norridge IL) had a great time flying his
giant Profile electric Super G Constellation at the 2009 FCM contest.
Left: Dave Dulaitis, shown with his Bücker
Jungmeister in 2006, passed away in December
2009. His modeling career spanned more than 50
years.
Below: Richard Schneider prepares his 45-inch-span
Curtiss 1A Gulfhawk for flight at the 2009 FCM
contest. See text for information about this year’s
FCM event.
A RECENT LETTER from A.C. (Jake)
Larson, a good friend of Dave Dulaitis’s in
Florida, informed me that Dave passed away
December 24, 2009. Jake wrote that Dave
was a longtime CL Scale modeler and a
professional draftsman for an oil pipeline
company. He drew and built his models
from the more than 50 plans he created.
According to Mike Welshans, a
longtime friend of Dave’s, Dave was born
and raised in Lithuania. After World War
II, Dave and his wife, Aldona, immigrated
to the US and settled in New York.
In the late 1940s, the couple moved to
the Cleveland, Ohio, area. They moved to
Detroit, Michigan, in the 1950s, where
Dave joined the Detroit Cloudbusters
Model Airplane Club.
Dave was not only a great CL Scale
modeler who often won contests in
southeast Michigan and in Michigan State
Championships, but he also used his
drawing and technical skills to help and
teach many in the discipline of Scale
modeling. He was also a prolific
contributor to many Scale columnists.
Dave and Aldona retired to Florida in
the 1980s, and I enjoyed communicating
with him for many years afterward. I also
had the pleasure of including many of his
models and comments about Scale in this
column.
Dave Dulaitis was a great Scale modeler
who will be sorely missed by many.
Rules-Change Proposals: Many CL Scale
rules-change proposals (17 in all) are up
before the Scale Board. The majority of
proposals have been submitted because of
what is thought to be the need for
clarification of existing rules, predominately
for Sport Scale (AMA event 509), Profile
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may not also be entered in CL Designer,
Profile or Fun Scale, although separate
models may be entered by the same
contestant in these events.”
Similar proposals, CLS 11-7 for
Designer Scale and CLS 11-10 for Fun
Scale, also suggest adding that wording to
those rules. However, that change seems
unnecessary because Scale General
paragraph 2 reads, “A contestant may make
only one entry in each scale event, unless
more are specifically allowed by the event
rules.”
I interpret the existing wording to mean
that once a model is entered in a specific
event, it cannot be entered in another event
at the same contest.
Another proposal, CLS 11-5 for Sport
Scale, reads that “Sharp Pitot tubes
projecting from the wings or fuselage will
be removed before flight as a safety
consideration.”
Then should the protruding machine
guns, bombs, and missiles that can be
dropped or ejected during flight be removed
before flight as a safety consideration?
Then what would happen to the operational
feature that these items represent while the
model is in flight?
I cannot touch on all proposals put forth
because of this column’s space limitations.
However, I hope that all CL Scale modelers
take the time to review all of them and let
your District Contest Board member know
your thoughts about whether or not each
proposal should be passed.
All of those who judge Scale do a
creditable job of interpreting and applying
the rules as they exist in the AMA
Competition Regulations. Please keep in
mind that an objective of making rules
changes is that they be needed and
meaningful—not only way of expanding the
size of the rule book.
To review the current set of proposals,
go to the AMA Web site. See the “Sources”
list for the address.
The fourth annual 1/2A Multi-Engine
Profile Scale Contest will take place at
Christopher Columbus Park in Tucson,
Arizona, October 9-10, 2010. Robin
Sizemore is the CD.
Two classes—Limited and Unlimited—
will be offered for profile-fuselage models
of heavier-than-air aircraft with piston,
turboprop, or jet power. Fuselages and
engine nacelles can have a maximum width
of 1 inch. However, engine cowlings of any
diameter are allowed.
The Limited category is for models with
no throttle or other functions controlled by
timers, electronics, or other means. This
class will be scored for accuracy of outline
(40 points), color, finish and markings (40
points), number of laps flown (10 points),
and quality of flight (20 points).
A bonus of 5 points is given for aircraft
with more than one wing, and 5 points is
awarded for models with more than one
engine. A total score of 120 can be earned.
There will be a special award in the
Limited class for the best all-sheet, flatairfoil
entry.
Unlimited is for throttle-controlled
models with any number of ground or
flight operational features. Scoring is the
same as in the Limited class, except that
the pilot can choose three of six
operational features: taxi, two laps of 30°
high flight, Inside Loop, Lazy Eight,
Touch & Go, and an operational feature of
the prototype aircraft. A total of 150
points can be earned.
Four attempts will be allowed to make
two official flights, and a flight becomes
official when one lap is completed.
Engines in the Limited and Unlimited
classes must be glow or diesel (no electric
power) and are limited to .049 or .061 cu.
in. displacement.
Scale documentation required for this
contest includes three-views and other
information. It must be limited to eight
pages and presented in a loose-leaf
notebook. All AMA safety rules apply.
Get in touch with Mike Keville for
complete contest details. See the source
list for contact information.
The Fellowship of Christian Modelers
(FCM) will be holding its 10th annual
AAA contest at the International
Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana,
Saturday and Sunday August 28-29 this
year. Allen Goff of the FCM informs us
that Fun, Profile, and Sport Scale classes
will be contested. They will be flown
Saturday at Site 1 (the L-Pad).
In addition to event awards, there will
be a free supper Saturday night. There
will also be free raffle drawings for
engines, kits, and various modeling “stuff,”
and free T-shirts.
In past years, many notable modelers
such as Jack Seeks, Charlie and Peter
Bauer, Chuck Snyder, Steve Couch, Jeff
Hitchcock, and Richard Schneider have
attended this competition. It features great
camaraderie and fun.
Please contact Allen for complete
contest details. See “Sources” for his
contact information.
Please send ideas, notice of upcoming CL
Scale events, contest reports, and especially
photos of CL Scale activity to me at the email
address in the column header or to my
street address. It is included in the
following “Sources” list. MA
Sources:
CL Scale rules change proposals:
www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals
.aspx
Fourth 1/2A Multi-Engine Profile Scale
Contest:
Mike Keville
[email protected]
Robin Sizemore
[email protected]
FCM contest:
Allen Goff
[email protected]
Bill Boss
77-06 269th St.
New Hyde Park NY 11040
National Association of Scale Aeromodelers
www.nasascale.org