Turbine Waivers
Any member applying for a turbine
waiver needs to submit several items to the
AMA Special Services Department: the
Ground School Certification signed by an
authorized instructor for a particular engine,
a Pilot’s Questionnaire, and a Contest
Director Certification.
You can find all turbine documents on the
AMA Web site (www.modelaircraft.org), or
contact the Special Services Department.
Please note that two copies of the
Contest Director Certification are required,
signed by different Contest Directors. You
cannot sign your own Certification.
Depending on the engine(s) for which
you are certified, your turbine waiver can
state that you are certified to operate any
turbine engine with an auto-start feature, as
listed on the AMA Turbine Engine list.
The term “auto-start feature” means
there is a nonmanual sequencing of spin
up/ignition/fuel admission with a safety
shutdown provision.
There are currently three groups of
turbines considered manual start:
JPX/T240/250/260, Sophia/J450/Sophia
FET, and Golden West/FD3/67/Golden
West ECU and GCU.
The integrated speed-control sensors in
the Golden West JetCat P-80 and P-120 are
acceptable speed limiters as required in the
Safety Regulations for Model Aircraft Gas
Turbines, as amended by the Executive
Council April 1, 2000.
Contact Ilona Maine ([765] 287-1256,
extension 251) in the Special Services
Department if you have any concerns or
questions. MA
NFFS Scholarship Nominations
The National Free Flight Society (NFFS)
Scholarship Committee has announced that
nominations for the 2001 Scholarship
Program are being accepted.
Applicants must have a Free Flight
modeling background, must be in their
junior or senior year of high school, and
must have plans to matriculate to a postsecondary
educational program.
The deadline for application is April 30,
2001. Award amounts will range from
$2,500 to $7,500 for one year. Applicants
must be NFFS members, have a family
member who is a member, or be nominated
by someone else who belongs to NFFS.
Complete application forms may be
downloaded from the NFFS Web site at
http://freeflight.org/scholarship/scholarship_inf
o.htm or obtained from Edwin D. Lamb, NFFS
Scholarship Committee Chairman, 15911 SE
42nd Pl., Bellevue WA 98006-1815; E-mail:
[email protected]. MA
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New Life Members
The Academy of Model Aeronautics
recently welcomed several new Life
Members: Robert Sundberg (#L007) of Santa
Barbara CA, James P. Svare (#L310) of Isanti
MN, Mark J. Svare (#L313) of Andover MN,
Michael E. Naylor (#L695) of Wooster OH,
and Anil K. Patel (#L376) of Kentfield CA.
For information about becoming a Life
Member, contact AMA Headquarters at
(800) 435-9262. MA
—Membership Department
Additional Camp Jeep™ 2000
Information
Camp Jeep™ 2000 was covered in the
January 2001 Model Aviation.
The Camp Jeep™ Flight School was a
huge public relations success for model
aviation. It wouldn’t have been possible
without the cooperation of the AMA clubs,
AMA District IV officers, and AMA Contest
Director Darrell Watts’ coordination with the
Jeep Division at Daimler-Chrysler US
Headquarters, where he is employed.
AMA is very proud of how the local
clubs played a critical role in this event’s
success. After the MA article was published,
we learned the depth of involvement and the
equally critical role played by the
Skymasters RC Club of Michigan.
For the event, Skymasters club members
built 24 airplanes—16 for flying and eight
for the building display, photo station, and
classroom.
Three days prior to the event, six Skymasters
pilots and four of their wives drove down with
all the equipment in vans and the Skymasters
club trailer. They set up displays, and assembled
and again test-flew all the trainers. They worked
in many different areas (the wives even brought
lunch each day from the dining tent for all the
workers) during the event.
This event’s success was dependent on
the cooperation of all the clubs. We want the
Skymasters and you to know how much
their effort was also appreciated. MA
—AMA Headquarters
