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LESS TEXT, more photos!
There are big changes in the works. The
AMA Competition Rules, Contest Board
procedures, and all things contest related
(events/rules) are undergoing an update. For
the most current information and latest
status of this overhaul, please contact your
respective Contest Board Member in your
chosen category.
The photos show a meeting of all AMA
Contest Board chairpersons on February 5-6,
2004 at AMA Headquarters in Muncie,
Indiana. Plenty of hard work is going into
this project.
These photos were
sent to me with the
following story by
Jim Corkern, 113
Belle Cherie Dr.,
Slidell LA 70461.
Jim wrote:
“The airplane
weighs 22 pounds
and uses four Saito
.30s. The ACE MicroPro 8000 controls the
Hitec Dual receivers. There are eight servos
in the wing to control the four engines, dual
flap pairs and ailerons. There are five servos
in the fuselage: the elevator has two, the
rudder has one large 120-ounce servo, and
there are two on the nose wheel for steering
and retracting.
“I use dual on/off switches and dual 1450
NiMH battery packs. One receiver is in the
tail just in front of the stabilizer and the
other is attached to the wing hold-down
bracket. The antennas run internally, one on
the top of the fuselage and one on the
bottom.
“The dual receivers are not connected to
prevent glitching. The system is rock solid
and very controllable. Takeoffs are with
100% flaps and landings with 50%. I have
had 22 successful flights. Only once on one
flight did the number-one engine quit after
takeoff. Control was still possible for a
normal landing by holding rudder to
compensate for the missing engine.
“I have completed power-off stalls and
the airplane stalls very softly. Lowering the
wing, if full elevator is held, the airplane
will fly out of the stall and stall a second
time. This is okay at altitude but not on
takeoff.
“The markings are a duplicate of the
airplane I flew in Vietnam—even down to
the TAC Tail markings. There are at least
two more of these aircraft under
construction by others across the United
States and they are expected to fly soon. I
sure am proud of my model.”
Well done, Jim. Such designed-in safety
and redundancy sounds great!
Doing it right and safely: do not fly alone if
at all possible. Have assistance starting and
handling running models. Do it right; be
safe! Safety is also the glue that bonds
aeromodelers together!
Let me remind you of an important AMA
mission: the Flying Site Assistance program.
For any problems, questions, or concerns
about flying-site matters west of the
Mississippi, contact Wes DeCou, office Tel.:
(480) 460-9466; E-mail:
[email protected].
Flying, fun, and fellowship. Dr. Sandy
Frank.
Arkansas / Louisiana / New
Mexico / Oklahoma / Texas
Dr. Sandy Frank
Vice President
105 N. Brazos St.,
Weatherford TX 76086-3207
Tel./Fax: (817) 599-7131
www.AMA-Dist-8.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Vice Presidents
Buzz Averill, 11608 Singing Arrow Rd SE,
Albuquerque NM 87123; Tel.: (505) 298-6870
Lester L. Barry, 4808 N. Rockwell Ave., Bethany
OK 73008-5373 (405) 789-5373
Max Blose, 1001 N. Betsy, Waco TX 76706
(254) 662-5587
Bill Fulmer, 356 Bellemeade Blvd., Gretna LA
70056; Tel.: (504) 392-3620
Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt County Road 4815,
Chandler TX 75758 (903) 852-5599
Jim D. Marshall, Box 9092, Mission TX 78572
(956) 585-6446
Douglas E. Powell, 5218 Kingston Dr., Wichita
Falls TX 76310; (940)691-8348
Randy Randolph, 4873 Fallon Pl., Dallas TX 75227
(214) 381-7624
Jim Rice, 118 E. Wright Blvd., Universal City TX
78148 (210) 945-8221
Ron Stanfield, 26 Oak Ridge Dr., Maumelle AR
72113-6846 (501) 851-1697
Charles Stevens, 226 Delta St., Pasadena TX
77506 (713) 473-4995
Frequency Coordinator
(North): Joe DuMond, 6731 Bridge Street, PMB-
224, Ft. Worth TX 76112 (817) 457-6685
(South): Gene Kent, 19531 Stamford Dr., Tomball
TX 77375; Tel.: (281) 255-4805
AMA Display Coordinator
Karen Hopkins, 5515 Bridgeton Avenue, Arlington
TX 76018 (817) 467-9211
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