Happy New year! I hope this finds you
in good health and ready for a great 2001
flying season.
I’d love to report that I did loads of flying
in 2000, but sadly, that is not the case. I just
don’t seem to have the time I want to spend at
the flying field.
I’m sure my story is not unlike many of
yours; I have two very active school-age kids
that manage to keep me and my wife very
busy. Couple that with our own meetings,
serving on boards, other activities, etc., and
there is little time left in the day.
I did get to fly Hand-Launch Golf during
the Nationals. This is always great fun! For the
last two years, my partner has been League of
Silent Flight president Jack Strother and his
wife Karen. They are great people.
This year, Daryl Perkins (F3B World
Champion) joined our group. Talk about
being outclassed! I made three to four throws
to each one that Darryl made. I did have the
longest drive on one hole—of course that was
only until Daryl launched.
My daughter has driven the golf cart for
me on these outings for as long as I can
remember; couple that with serving as a Nats
runner (also driving golf carts), she is
probably the most experienced golf-cart
driver around!
we continue to receive calls from members
who are having problems with interference at
their flying sites. In many cases, I can help
them trace this problem back to the aircraft that
have not had narrowband receivers installed.
Although law does not require this, it is
very much a necessity at almost all flying sites.
This is the only way we can assure that our
aircraft and those around them are as protected
as possible. This is a serious safety issue.
Clubs may want to consider checking
aircraft, to make sure they have narrowband
receivers installed.
If the interference problem cannot be
traced to receivers, some monitoring of your
field should be done. Clubs may borrow
scanning and receiving equipment from
AMA districts. Others may wish to purchase
their own equipment. If you do, give me a
call and I’ll let you know what we have found
to work and from whom to get the equipment.
I also continue to get many calls and Email
regarding transmitters. These range
from, “I’m looking at buying a used
January 2001 179
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
C O M P E T I T I O N D I R E C T O R Y
I: Robert Wilkie, 19 Everett St., Rockland, MA 02370
II: CL & FF:Richard. Sobrino, -8276 88th St.,
Woodhaven ,NY
11421
RC: Robert Kircher,S h9effeld Way, Clark, NJ 07066
III: CL, FF, & RCN:e lson Gould, 1944 S. Idaho
Street, Allentown, PA 18103 (East)
CL, FF, & RC:M .
Weisenbach, 4568 W. 146th, Cleveland,
OH 44135 (West)
IV: CL & FF:Jim Coffin, 4604 Hillbrook Dr., Annandale,
VA 22003 RC: Alice Munday, 18 W. Lewis
Rd., Hampton, VA 23666 Email:
[email protected]
V: RC: Lamar Blair, 407 Glennwood Rd. SW, Decatur, AL
35601 FF:Bob Junk,
984 Williams Ditch Rd., Cantonment, FL 32533
CL:Joseph Mead, 1339 Renssalaer St., Jacksonville,FL
32205 VI: RC (except Soaring)R:andy
Cameron, 2134 S. Hillcrest Ave.,
Springfield, MO 65807
RC Soaring: Dale Folkening, 1544 Darien Lake Dr.,
Darien,IL 60559
FF:Charles Markos, 655 Carlisle Ave.,
Deerfield, IL 60015 CL:
William (Bud) Bodzioch, Jr., 1800 Trail Ridge St.,
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
VII: FF AMA Headquarters, Competition
Department CL: Marc
Warwashana, 11577 N. Shore Dr.,
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9124
RC (Except for Michigan)L:e o n Cordy, N4503
Highway 55, Chilton, WI
53014
RC (Michigan only):Wayne Yeager, 15387 Forrister Rd.,
Clayton, MI 49235
VIII: CL & FF: Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt, CR?4815,
Chandler, TX 75758 RC: Douglas
Powell, 5218 Kingston Dr., Wichita Falls, TX
76310.
IX: Mike Tallman 3014 Exchange, Wichita, KS 67217
RC: Judy Gerken, 2069 South Raleigh St., Denver, CO
INDOOR CONTEST BOARD
0I:1 77R8ay Harlan, 15 Happy Hollow Rd., Wayland, MA
ISIh:a dDeo,u gN JB a0r8b0e5r2, 25 S. Church Rd. Unit 146, Maple
IOHI I4:W 5a2l3t3 VanGorder, 5669 Victory View Ln., Cincinnati,
IV: Don Srull, 941 Kimberwicke Rd., McLean, VA 22102
V: John Martin, 2180 Tigertail, Miami, FL 33133
6V3I1: 2L8arry Coslick, 4202 Valley Crest Hill, St. Louis, MO
OVIxIf:o rd, MI R4i8c3h7a1rd Doig, 2139 Sommerville Dr.,
RVIiIcIh:ardson,R aTlXp h7 5(0B8u0d) Tenny, PO Box 830545,
IX: H. Stan Chilton, 3010 Grail, Wichita, KS 67211
CX:A Clarence Mather, 2358 Tam OÕShanter Ave., Bishop,
93514 -1944
9X7I2: 1A9ndy Tagliafico, 10039 SW Quail Post Rd., Portland, OR
CONTROL LINE CONTEST BOARD
0I1: 86D4ick Wolsey, 112 Haverhill St., N. Reading, MA
0I7I8: 2T3om Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ
1I9I1I0:L 7aird Jackson, 1100 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
INCV :2W7a1y0n6e Foster, 3184 Turkey Hill Rd., Winston Salem,
2V9: 46D1ave Hemstrought, PO Box 171, Moncks Corner, SC
4V0I5: 1E1d Robbert, 349 Hillsboro Ave., Lexington, KY
LVIaIk:eM,a rMcI W4a8r1w8a9shana, 11577 N Shore Dr., Whitmore
AVIlIbIu:querqueD,i cNkM P8e7r1r2y2, 427 Live Oak Lane NE,
6I7X2: 1M7ichael Tallman, 3014 Exchange, Wichita, KS
X:
9X7I4: 0J4ohn Thompson, 2456 Quince St., Eugene, OR
FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD
I: Art Ellis, 84 Denison Dr., Guilford, CT 06437
II: Bradley Bane, 60 Lake Ave., Lyndonville, NY 14098
4I4I1I0:R 7udy Kluiber, 2021 Lakeland Ave., Lakewood, OH
2I4V1: 2J1im Bocckinfuso, 112 Pinecrest Cir., Moneta, VA
3V8: 11B8onny Jenkins, 3112 E. Raines Rd., Memphis, TN
6V3I1: 1C4hris Matsuno, 8576 Ginger Dr., St. John, MO
OVIaIk,: MI 480B7i3ll Shailor, 2317 Clawson Avenue, Royal
TVIX I7I8:148 Russ Snyder, 114 Andora, Universal City,
8I0X8: 2J9erald Murphy, 9 Via Escondido, Manitou Springs Valley, CO
X: Doug Galbreath, 3408 Topsail Pl, Davis, CA 95616
XI: John Crosetto, 14809 S.E. 54th, Bellevue, WA 98006
SCALE CONTEST BOARD
I: Irv Searl, 52 Langholm Dr., Nashua, NH 03062
II: Don Typond, 275 Cascade Rd., Warwick, NY 10990
III:B ill Carper, 127 Pearl St., Jackson, OH 45640
1I9V7: 0B9ob Karlsson, 708 Bullen Dr., Middletown, DE
3V2: 90D7avid Platt, 1306 Havre, N.W., Palm Bay, FL
BVIo:r dJeonh,n IGNu e4n7t1h0e6r, 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd.,
MVIoIn:t ezuma, CIlAa u5d0e1 7M1cCullough, 102 Constance St.,
AVIrIlIi:ngton, ETrXn e7s6t0 1H6arwood, 2711 English Chase,
IX
8X:5 25K0ent Walters, 6407 N. 83rd St., Scottsdale, AZ
9X8I6:8 J4erry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122 Ave, Vancouver, WA
ELECTRIC CONTEST BOARD
0I:6 43E2dmund Bassick, 75 Romanock Pl, Fairfield, CT
1I1I7:1 L3arry Sribnick, 21 S. Country Rd., Bellport, NY
1I5I2I0:R1 ichard Simpson, 332 39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA
2I3V6:6 W4oody Blanchard, 1733 Beach Rd., Hampton, VA
3V3: 80R9obert Nelson, 5955 Chickadee Dr., Lakeland, FL
6V0I5:2 S5teve Moskal, 1931 W. 60th St., La Grange, IL
4V8I1I0: 4 Keith Shaw, 2756 Elmwood, Ann Arbor, MI
TVIXI I7:8704 George Parks, 2102 Oxford Ave., Austin,
SIpXr:i Endg sS,w eCeOn e8y0,9 0185815 Wildwind Terrace, Colorado
9X2: 65R5obert Sliff, 8044 Legion Pl. #6, Midway City, CA
9X8I0:0 B1ernard Cawley, 29838 48th Ave. S., Auburn, WA
AEROBATICS
I: Scott Melville, 100 Chatham Terr., Bridgeport, CT
06606
II:Ron Lockhart, 413 Dennis Dr., Absecon, NJ 08201
III:Geoff Combs, 7658 Silver Springs St., Canal
Winchester, OH 43110
IV:Tom Miller, 19130 Brookgreen Garden Pl.,
Cornelius, NC 28031
V: John Fuqua, 175 W.T. Hulion Rd., Crestview, FL
32539
VI:Charles W. Reed, 5408 Woodson Rd., Raytown, MO
64133
VII:David von Linsowe, 7093 E. Dodge Rd., Mt. Morris,
MI 48458
VIII: William Thomas, 5442 Bow Dr.,
Bartlesville, OK 74006
IX:Jim Mowrey, 310 Capitol Ave., Kinsley, KS 67547
X: Derek Koopowitz, 881 Oxford Way, Benicia, CA
94510
XI:Rick Allison, 26405 SE 160th St., Issaquah, WA
98027
HELICOPTER
I: Randy King, 59 Wallingford Ave., Athol, MA 01331
II:Horace Hagen, 15 Parkway Pl., Red Bank, NJ
07701
III:Bill Curtis, P.O. Box 449, Greenville, PA 16125
IV:Marshall McClung, 2722 Fawn Rd. SW, Roanoke, VA
24015
V: Tim Schoonard, 1507 Wheeler Rd., Orlando, FL
32703
VI:Jerry Hicks, 1152N 150 E., Chesterton, IN 46304
VII:Roy Dietz, 12450 Lansdowne, Detroit, MI 48224
VIII: Dave Youngblood, 2104 Farley, College
Station, TX 77845
IX:Don Vineyard, 205 S. Hilldale, Salina, KS
67401 -3209
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings below for addresses.
Ralph (Bud) Tenny Woody Blanchard Duane Gall Thomas Hampshire John Fuqua
SCALE
TBA
INDOOR
Richard Doig, 2139 Sommerville Dr., Oxford, MI 48371
FREE FLIGHT
Gil Morris, 2810 Brackley Rd., Columbus, OH 43220
SPEED & TEAM RACE
Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt, CR 4815, Chandler, TX 75758
CL COMBAT
Gary Frost, 13 Castlewood Ct., St. Peters, MO 63376
CL AEROBATICS
Wynn Paul, 3332 Carriage Ln., Lexington, KY 40517
RC SOARING
Buzz Averill, 186 Sedillo Hill Rd., Tijeras, NM 87059
RC AEROBATICS
Chris Lakin, 2132 S. Stewart, Springfield, MO 65804
RC PYLON
Wayne Yeager, 15387 Forrister Rd., Clayton, MI 49235
RC ELECTRIC
Keith Finkenbiner, 7050 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA
92009
RC HELICOPTER
Horace Hagen, 15 Parkway Pl., Red Bank, NJ 07701
SPACEMODELING
Boldface Below Indicates Chairman of Contest Board
CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR: Cliff Telford, 1512 S. Greenleaf Ct., Winter Springs, FL 32708
FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
CONTEST COORDINATORS
SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD
Technical
Director
Steve
Kaluf
[email protected]
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180 M ODEL AVIATION
F1a (Glider)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No17: Duration 4hr 58mn 10s Momcilo Milutinovic Yugoslavia 05-15-60
No18: Distance in Straight Line 310.33km Zdenek Taus Czechoslovakia 03-31-62
No19: Height 2364m Georges Benedek Germany 05-23-48
F1B (aeroplane, extensible Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No1: Duration 1h 41mn 32s Valery Fiodorov USSR 06-19-62
No2: Distance in Straight Line 371.19km Guennadi Tchiglinsev USSR 07-01-62
No3: Height 1732m Valery Fiodorov USSR 06-19-64
No4: Speed 187.68kmh Andrew Belanov USSR 09-06-87
F1B (Seaplane, extensible Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No40: Duration 49mn 45s Boris Krasnorutsky USSR 05-28-87
No41: Distance in Straight Line 12.88km Boris Krasnorutsky USSR 09-13-87
No42: Height 1143m Boris Krasnorutsky USSR 05-28-87
No43: Speed 113.24kmh Yuri Krasnorutsky USSR 06-25-89
F1C (aeroplane, piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No5: Duration 6hr 01mn Igor Houlakovsky USSR 08-06-52
No6: Distance in Straight Line 378.76km Evgueny Boricevitch USSR 08-14-52
No7: Height 6468m Yin Chenbai People’s Republic 08-08-82
of China
No8: Speed 189.30kmh Artur Shaginian Russia 07-03-99
F1C (Seaplane, piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No44: Duration 4h 00mn 41s Toomas Mardna Russia 09-22-91
No45: Distance in Straight Line 130.90km Jiang Jie People’s Republic 08-29-82
of China
No46: Height 4600m Dong Chunlai People’s Republic 08-17-82
of China
No47: Speed 98.07kmh Igor Zhidanov USSR 09-16-87
F1D (Indoor Models, extensible Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No32-a: Duration 39mn 19s Robert Randolph USA 01-21-96
(ceiling less than 8m)
No32-b: Duration 45mn 32s Robert Randolph USA 10-17-93
(ceiling8m-15m)
No32-c: Duration 45mn 14s Robert Randolph USA 09-26-93
(ceiling15m-30m)
No32-d: Duration 01hr 00mn 01s Stephen Brown USA 06-01-97
(ceiling over 30m)
F1F(Helicopter, extensible Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No9: Duration 33mn 26.7s Albert Nazarov USSR 06-03-68
No10: Distance in Straight Line 5237.5m Giulio Pelegi Italy 08-03-74
No11: Height 812m Petras Motekaytice USSR 08-30-75
No12: Speed 144.24kmh Petras Motekaytice USSR 06-12-70
F1F(Helicopter, piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No13: Duration 3h 12mn Stefan Purice Romania 10-01-65
No14: Distance in Straight Line 91.49km Viatcheslav Titlov USSR 10-01-63
No15: Height 3750m Stefan Purice Romania 09-24-63
No16: Speed 116.12kmh Anatoly Pavlov USSR 09-20-70
F2a(aeroplane, piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No 27a: Speed 313.45kmh Paul Eisner United Kingdom 6-27-87
(1 to 2.5cm3)
No 27: Speed 251.66kmh Zhao Jihe People’s Republic 8-22-84
(less than 1cm3) of China
No 28: Speed 312.23kmh P.A. Halman United Kingdom 10-12-86
(2.51 to 5cm3)
No 29: Speed 326.28kmh Shen Xilin People’s Republic 10-19-84
(5.01 to 10cm3) of China
Type of record performance Held By Country
Date
No30: Speed 395.64kmh Leonid Lipinski USSR
12-06-71
F2C(aeroplane(Team racing),piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No57: Speed 3mn 14.1sec Sergei Andrejek & Russia 08-26-98
(100 laps) Sergei Sobko
No58: Speed 6mn 37.5sec Sergei Andrejek & Russia 08-27-98
(200 laps) Sergei Sobko
F3a(aeroplane,piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No20: Duration 33h 39mn 15s Maynard Hill USA 10-01-92
No21: Distance in Straight Line 832.43km Ronald Clem USA 06-14-98
No22: Height 8205m Maynard Hill USA 09-06-70
No23: Speed 343.92kmh Vladimir Goukoune USSR 09-21-71
No31: Distance in Closed Circuit 1301.00km Maynard S. Hill USA 08-02-98
No53: Speed in Closed Circuit 241.80kmh Maynard Hill USA 11-26-84
F3a(Seaplane, piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No48: Duration 16h 14mn 11s Toomas Mardna Estonia 08-14-99
No49: Distance in Straight Line 308.84km Gian Maria Aghem Italy 03-26-94
No50: Height 5651m Maynard Hill USA 09-03-67
No51: Speed 294.98kmh Vladimir Goukoune USSR 09-25-71
No52: Distance in Closed Circuit 601.00km Daniel Coince France 09-15-91
No54: Speed in Closed Circuit 192.90kmh Michel Ischenko Ukraine 06-20-93
F3B(Glider)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No24: Duration 33h 32mn 30s A. Smolentsev USSR 09-04-86
No25: Distance in Straight Line 226.44km Joseph Wurts USA 05-28-88
No26: Height 1950m Jack Hiner USA 06-11-82
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No33: Speed 239.70kmh Klaus Kowalski Germany 07-20-91
No34: Distance in Closed Circuit 716.10km Eduard Svoboda Czechoslovakia 07-23-79
No55: Speed in Closed Circuit 129.70kmh Zufar Vakkasov Russia 06-23-97
F3C(Helicopter, piston Motor)
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No35: Duration 5hr 15mn 06s Mikhail Pruss USSR 08-14-90
No36: Distance in Straight Line 134.10km Michael Farnan Australia 02-06-96
No37: Height 2940m Jean-Philippe Allogne France 04-12-92
No38: Speed 144.67kmh Vladimir Bulatnikov Russia 07-02-98
No39: Distance in Closed Circuit 101.00km Jean-Philippe Allogne France 06-18-88
No56: Speed in Closed Circuit 112.72kmh David W. Whitney United Kingdom 11-02-86
F3D(aeroplane(pylon racing),piston Motor))
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No83: Speed in Closed Circuit 59.3s Richard Verano USA 07-13-99
F5-COMB(aeroplane,electric Motor(all sources of current))
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No77: Duration 15hr 36mn 55s Wolfgang Schaper Germany 06-22-91
No78: Distance in Straight Line 109.00km Gian Maria Aghem Italy 06-19-91
No79: Height 4539m Gian Maria Aghem Italy 02-20-95
No80: Speed 274.80kmh Wolfgang Kuppers Germany 08-09-98
No81: Distance in Closed Circuit 490.00km Wolfgang Schaper Germany 06-22-91
No82: Speed in a Closed Circuit 160.45kmh Franz Weissgerber Fed Rep 11-25-89
of Germany
F5-p(aeroplane,electric Motor,(Non-rechargeable Sources of Current))
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No65: Duration 15hr 12mn 30s Walter Engel Switzerland 06-21-98
No66: Distance in Straight Line 135.00km Gian Maria Aghem Italy 06-19-91
No67: Height 2200m Gian Maria Aghem Italy 09-18-88
No68: Speed 168.51kmh H. Josef Hackstein Germany 06-10-90
No69: Distance in Closed Circuit 424.50km Walter Engel Switzerland 06-21-98
No70: Speed in Closed Circuit 97.20kmh H. Josef Hackstein Germany 06-10-90
F5-S(aeroplane,electric Motor(rechargeable Sources of Current))
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No59: Duration 10hr 38mn 30s Emil Hilber Switzerland 06-21-98
No60: Distance in Straight Line 102.40km Anatoly Dubinetsky Russia 08-25-90
No61: Height 2026m Anatoly Dubinetsky Russia 09-24-91
No62: Speed 282.60kmh Werner Vauth Germany 08-08-92
No63: Distance in Closed Circuit 315.50kmh Emil Hilber Switzerland 06-21-98
No64: Speed in Closed Circuit 163.68kmh Franz Wissgerber Fed Rep 11-25-89
of Germany
F5-SOL(aeroplane, electric Motor(Solar Cells))
Type of record performance Held By Country Date
No71: Duration 11hr 34mn 18s Wolfgang Schaper Germany 07-13-97
No72: Distance in Straight Line 48.21km Wolfgang Schaper Germany 07-13-97
No73: Height 2065m Wolfgang Schaper Germany 05-30-99
No74: Speed 80.63kmh Wolfgang Schaper Germany 06-21-98
No75: Distance in Closed Circuit 190.00km Wolfgang Schaper Germany 06-17-90
No76: Speed in Closed Circuit 62.15kmh Wolfgang Schaper Germany 06-17-90
F A I W o r l d R e c o r d s
A s o f A u g u s t , 2 0 0 0
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INDOOr aMa CeILING CaTeGOry I
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
HL Stick
Jr. 16:48 Jonathan Harlan 10-01-83
Sr. 13:15 Don Slusarczyk 12-11-88
Op. 39:19 Robert Randolph 01-26-96
Intermediate Stick
Jr. 11:49 Don Slusarczyk 08-12-86
Sr. 22:08 Don Slusarczyk 12-09-90
Op. 30:40 Stan Chilton 08-05-95
F1D (FaI)
Jr. 16:48 Jonathan Harlan 10-01-83
Sr. 13:15 Don Slusarczyk 12-11-88
Op. 37:38 Stephen H. Brown 10-22-95
rOG Cabin
Jr. 10:01 Jonathan Harlan 10-01-83
Sr. 05:40 Don Deloach 04-21-89
Op. 16:15 Robert Randolph 04-05-91
Manhattan Cabin
Jr. 03:12 Don Slusarczyk 08-19-86
Sr. 05:40 Don Deloach 04-21-89
Op. 08:31 Walter VanGorder 12-09-90
easy B
Jr. 08:26 Don Slusarczyk 08-19-86
Sr. 13:04 Don Slusarczyk 12-09-90
Op. 21:44 Larry Coslick 02-11-96
pennyplane
Jr. 06:12 Jake Palmer 06-26-93
Sr. 09:56 Don DeLoach 05-19-90
Op. 13:45 Jim Clem 08-06-95
Limited pennyplane
Jr. 06:12 Jake Palmer 06-26-93
Sr 09:56 Don DeLoach 05-19-90
Op. 16:14 Warren J. Williams 05-10-96
Helicopter
Jr. 06:24 Jon Harlan 06-29-85
Sr. 04:32 Ronnie Stransky 03-31-73
Op. 11:07 James Richmond 12-11-88
Ornithopter
Jr. 03:22 Scott T. Robbins 03-23-91
Sr. 05:16 Don Slusarczyk 12-11-88
Op. 09:01 Roy White 10-01-95
autogiro
Jr. 02:43 Don Slusarczyk 08-21-86
Sr. 06:52 Don Slusarczyk 12-09-90
Op. 10:10 Don Slusarczyk 12-22-96
HLG
Jr. 01:01.4 Jon Chancey 03-31-84
Sr. 01:03.3 Don DeLoach 05-11-91
Op. 01:34.8 Stan Buddenbohm 03-13-91
rOG Stick
Jr. 08:09 Mike Clem 12-14-80
Sr. 5:51.05 James Buxton 04-14-91
Op. 17:17 Larry Coslick 10-20-98
Standard Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 0:44.2 Ryan Naccarato 11-13-98
Sr. 20.7 Rob Eberle 04-16-95
Op. 01:24.8 Wayne Trivin 07-13-97
Unlimited Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 0:43.5 Ryan Naccarato 11-13-98
Sr. No record established
Op. 01:24.8 Wayne Trivin 07-13-97
Mini Stick
Jr. 05:05 Sagan Shepherd 11-27-98
Sr. 06:04 Jonathan Sayre 04-26-98
Op. 09:58 Walt VanGorder 03-28-97
INDOOr aMa CeILING CaTeGOry II
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
HL Stick
Jr. 07:45 Jonathan Harlan 04-15-84
Sr. 23:16 Don Slusarczyk 07-12-87
Op 45:32 Robert Randolph 10-17-93
Intermediate Stick
Jr. 09:12 Aaron Markos 09-29-84
Sr. 21:04 Don Slusarczyk 07-13-87
Op. 31:37 Larry Coslick 09-12-95
F1D (FaI)
Jr. 07:45 Jonathan Harlan 04-15-84
Sr. 23:16 Don Slusarczyk 07-12-87
Op. 35:58 Robert Randolph 10-24-93
rOG Cabin
Jr. 08:26 Paul Loucka 04-05-81
Sr. 17:37 Don Slusarczyk 07-13-87
Op. 21:57 William Shailor 07-13-87
Manhattan Cabin
Jr. 04:19 Don Slusarczyk 04-27-86
Sr. 07:23 Don DeLoach 03-20-88
Op. 09:32 Walt VanGorder 07-12-87
easy B
Jr. 09:12 Aaron Markos 09-29-84
Sr. 14:21 Andrew Tagliafico 07-07-90
Op. 21:14 Larry Coslick 05-08-97
pennyplane
Jr. 08:35 Alex W Johnson 04-16-00
Sr. 09:24 Jake Palmer 04-30-94
Op. 16:41 Raymond B Harlan 10-11-97
Limited pennyplane
Jr. 08:35 Alex W Johnson 04-16-00
Sr. 09:24 Jake Palmer 04-30-94
Op. 12:28 William Pavek 11-17-96
Helicopter
Jr. 06:39 Jonathan Harlan 04-15-84
Sr. 02:28 Thomas Norell 04-14-85
Op. 11:00 Larry Coslick 04-27-95
Ornithopter
Jr. 03:13 Scott Robbins 04-11-91
Sr. 04:27.0 Jonathon Sayre 04-24-99
Op. 10:01 Roy White 12-30-95
autogiro
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 08:38 Ronald Ganser 02-13-93
HLG
Jr. 01:16 Aaron Markos 09-30-84
Sr. 01:21.8 Bryan Fulmer 03-20-83
Op. 01:39.8 Daniel Domina 06-13-82
rOG Stick
Jr. 07:04 Don Slusarczyk 11-30-86
Sr. 12:14 Mark Drela 06-12-77
Op. 17:06 Larry Coslick 10-24-98
Standard Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 01:01.7 Kenny Krempetz 11-16-97
Sr. No record established
Op. 01:47.9 Wayne R. Trivin 10-26-96
Unlimited Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 01:07.0 Kenny Krempetz 11-22-98
Sr. No record established
Op. 01:47.9 Wayne R. Trivin 10-26-96
Mini Stick
Jr. No record established
Sr. 07:45 Jonathan Sayre 04-26-98
Op. 11.00 Stan Chilton 03-26-00
electric r/C Duration
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 01:19:07 Bob Wilder 03-24-98
INDOOr aMa CeILING CaTeGOry III
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
HL Stick
Jr. 20:52 Paul Loucka 06-18-82
Sr. 29:31 Richard Whtten 07-30-76
Op. 45:14 Robert Randolph 09-26-93
Intermediate Stick
Jr. 19:04 Paul Loucka 06-12-83
Sr. 23:24 Don Slusarczyk 08-21-88
Op. 35:43 Stan Chilton 07-19-94
F1D (FaI)
Jr. 20:52 Paul Loucka 06-18-82
Sr. 29:31 Richard Whitten 07-30-76
Op. 39:27 Cezar Banks 06-18-82
rOG Cabin
Jr. 15:07 Paul Loucka 06-25-81
Sr. 15:42 Tom Sova 08-06-73
Op. 25:19 Ronald Ganser 06-03-77
Manhattan Cabin
Jr. 03:15 Don Slusarczyk 04-13-86
Sr. 08:32 Don Slusarczyk 08-21-88
Op. 11:32 Walt VanGorder 10-03-93
easy B
Jr. 17:57 Robert Skrjanc 06-18-82
Sr. 18:05 Don Slusarczyk 08-20-88
Op. 25:56 Larry Coslick 05-04-97
pennyplane
Jr. 12:36 Jeni Jaecks 06-14-83
Sr. 14:36 Dave Lindley 06-17-82
Op. 16:20 John Kagan 05-02-99
Limited pennyplane
Jr. 12:24 Aaron Markos 06-15-83
Sr. 11:41 Mike VanGorder 06-15-83
Op. 13:27 Walter VanGorder 01-02-00
Helicopter
Jr. 06:18 Jonathan Harlan 06-18-84
Sr. 04:47 Ron Ganser, Jr. 08-29-71
Op. 09:16 Lew Gitlow 06-26-80
Ornithopter
Jr. 05:21 Scott T. Robbins 12-09-90
Sr. 09:11 Don Slusarczyk 08-21-88
Op. 13:22 Roy White 12-30-95
autogiro
Jr. 04:08 Dave Lindley 06-26-80
Sr. 08:36 Don Slusarczyk 10-30-90
Op. 10:58 Ronald Ganser 05-01-94
HLG
Jr. 02:10.4 Darryl Stevens 08-07-77
Sr. 02:32.6 Gary Stevens 08-07-77
Op. 02:35.1 James C. Buxton 10-03-93
rOG Stick
Jr. 10:02 Dave Lindley 06-28-80
Sr. 11:09 Richard Whitten 06-02-77
Op. 20:03 Lawrence Coslick 05/03/98
Standard Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 01:27.5 Kenny Krempetz 05-02-99
Sr. 01:38 Chris Sydor 05-01-94
Op. 02:48.2 Stan Buddenbohm 12-27-98
Unlimited Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 01:31.3 Kenny Krempetz 05-02-99
Sr. 01:38 Chris Sydor 05-01-94
Op. 03:08 Stan Buddenbohm 12-27-98
Mini Stick
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 11:49 Andrew Tagliafico 12-27-98
INDOOr aMa CeILING CaTeGOry IV
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
HL Stick
Jr. 34:44 Jonathan Harlan 09-01-85
Sr. 41:25 Don Slusarczyk 09-02-90
Op. 60:01 Stephen Brown 06-01-97
Intermediate Stick
Jr. 15:54 Mike VanGorder 07-15-79
Sr. 28:53 Don Slusarczyk 06-08-90
Op. 41:48 Larry Coslick 09-03-95
F1D (FaI)
Jr. 34:44 Jonathan Harlan 09-01-85
Sr. 41:25 Don Slusarczyk 09-02-90
Op. 53:45 Stephen H. Brown 08-17-97
rOG Cabin
Jr. 14:35 Jonathan Harlan 08-14-83
Sr. 27:10 Don Slusarczyk 06-08-90
Op. 33:20 Robert Randolph 06-05-82
Manhattan Cabin
Jr. 04:31 Jim Buxton 06-07-87
Sr. 10:28 Don Slusarczyk 06-03-89
Op. 15:17 James Grant 07-03-95
easy B
Jr. 18:07 Andrew Tagliafico 08-05-88
Sr. 22:56 Don Slusarczyk 09-03-90
Op. 34:13 Larry Coslick 05-18-97
pennyplane
Jr. 13:10 John Schaaf 07-03-94
Sr. 15:08 Jake Palmer 07-18-95
Op. 19:45 Tony D'Alessandro 08-07-99
Limited pennyplane
Jr. 13:09 Stacey Pelrang 04-18-98
Sr. 15:26 John Cawthorne Jr 07-05-98
Op. 18:34 Lawrence Cailliau 08-17-97
Helicopter
Jr. 05:47 Nick Leonard, Jr. 08-01-96
Sr. 05:09 Nick Leonard, Jr. 08-03-98
Op. 12:00 Larry Coslick 08-02-96
Ornithopter
Jr. 04:28 Scott Robbins 07-23-89
Sr. 09:02 Don Slusarczyk 07-03-88
Op. 21:44 Roy White 09-02-95
autogiro
Jr. 02:19 Dave Lindley 07-31-78
Sr. 12:11 Don Slusarczyk 09-01-90
Op. 16:50 Ronald Ganser 09-05-98
HLG
Jr. 02:07.2 Steve Wittman 01-27-74
Sr. 02:39.44 Charles Gagliano 09-05-88
Op. 02:58.6 Ron Wittman 02-18-73
rOG Stick
Jr. 12:47 Robert Skrjanc 05-16-82
Sr. 15:51 Mark Drela 09-18-77
Op. 24:51 Larry Coslick 07-05-98
Standard Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 01:29.5 Jason Gomes 05-15-99
Sr. 01:50 Christopher Sydor 09-03-94
Op. 03:25.4 Robert De Shields 02-02-97
Unlimited Class Catapult Glider
Jr. 01:26.5 Jason Gomes 05-15-99
Sr. 01:55.5 Christopher Sydor 09-04-94
Op. 04:11.9 Stan Buddenbohm 10-04-98
Mini Stick
Jr. 8:51 Stacey Palrang 05-16-98
Sr. 12:32 Rob Eberle 05-27-96
Op. 14:28 Andrew Tagliafico 08-10-96
OUTDOOr Free FLIGHT
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
Cargo
Jr. 55.97 Darryl Stevens 07-10-77
Sr. 25.00 Melanie Sanford 07-02-88
Op. 100.21 Roman Ramirez 09-19-82
Coupe d'Hiver
Jr. 11:54 Gregg Ferrer 01-26-75
Sr. 24:49 Jason Kendy 03-28-81
Op. 53:03 Robert P. White 03-28-81
p-30
Jr. 11:01 David Ellis 01-01-95
Sr. 23:00 Don DeLoach 06-23-90
Op. 30:08 Paul Herbst 05-26-90
HL Glider
Jr. 10:56 Darryl Stevens 02-20-77
Sr. 12:06 John Dowey 09-27-75
Op. 25:50 Bill Moody 10-04-97
a-2 Towline
Jr. 29:42 Stephen Coussens 03-14-98
Sr. No record established
Op. 69:35 Tom Coussens 03-13-94
wakefield
Jr. 25:00 Eric Ryan 06-24-79
Sr. 28:01 David Ellis 12-29-99
Op. 59:48 Eric Ryan 02-15-97
F1C power (FaI)
Jr. 15:37 J. E. Troutman 10-13-91
Sr. 25:11 James Troutman 01-14-95
Op. 49:50 Ed Keck 03-14-98
F1H a-1 Towline
Jr. 10:59 David Turgeon 04-29-79
Sr. 16:51 Hugh Sandroni, Jr. 05-25-81
Op. 58:42 Martyn Cowley 03-15-98
F1G Coupe (FaI)
Jr. 08:28 John Barron 12-31-98
Sr. 05:00 James E. Troutman 07-24-94
Op. 26:48 Fred Guilfoyle 09-19-92
F1J 1/2a power (FaI)
Jr. 20:20 Austin Gunder 08-02-00
Sr. 11:39 James E. Troutman 05-02-93
Op. 38:07 Douglas Galbreath 08-19-95
CO2 power (Class Small)
Jr. 05:30 Jeff Wittman 05-30-88
Sr. 26:05 Jeff Wittman 05-29-89
Op. 22:18 Randall Hopkins 05-18-97
CO2 power (Class Large)
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 30:56 John Oian 02-09-97
Catapult Glider
Jr. 05:03 Colin Evans 07-06-97
Sr. 05:07 Daniel Miller 04-30-95
Op. 14:53 Bill Moody 03-30-96
OUTDOOr Free FLIGHT CaT. I
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
1/2a Gas
Jr. 40:49 Jon-Mark Carman 05-26-90
Sr. 51:28 Paul Munana 05-25-80
Op. 73:01 Terry Thorkildsen 05-27-89
1/2a Gas rOw
Jr. 10:20 Darryl Stevens 11-27-77
Sr. 12:49 Dana White 07-13-75
Op. 11:14 John Drobschoff 07-10-77
a Gas
Jr. 25:00 Joey Foster 05-28-77
Sr. 47:02 Randy Weiler 05-29-76
Op. 129:25 Terry Thorkildsen 02-26-95
a Gas rOw
Jr. 07:53 Darryl Stevens 11-27-77
Sr. 11:50 Dana White 07-12-75
Op. 13:44 Richard Myers 08-27-72
B Gas
Jr. 25:57 Travis Hunter 05-30-83
Sr. 26:52 Bob Scully 03-07-76
Op. 105:00 Terry Kerger 02-25-95
B Gas /rOw
Jr. 20:00 Steve Calhoun 11-16-75
Sr. 08:08 Dana White 07-12-75
Op. 12:03 H. Doering, Jr. 11-27-77
C Gas
Jr. 33:46 Travis Hunter 05-28-83
Sr. 26:32 Keith Morgan 05-26-79
Op. 100:00 Douglas Galbreath 09-06-92
C Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 10:43 Lyman Armstrong 07-27-80
D Gas
Jr. 12:17 Mike Kelley 11-08-86
Sr. 29:50 Travis Hunter 01-15-84
Op. 69:04 Hulan Matthies 03-11-79
D Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 05:51 John Drobshoff 07-04-81
Mulvihill rubber
Jr. 23:28 J. Cunnyngham 05-28-77
Sr. 28:10 Jason Kendy 04-19-80
Op. 88:24 Robert P. White 03-11-79
Mulvihill rubber rOw
Jr. 04:46 Darryl Stevens 11-27-77
Sr. 01:22 John Banck 09-19-76
Op. 12:42 Joe Bilgri 08-15-82
Ornithopter
Jr. 01:01 Chris Scott 04-22-79
Sr. No record established
Op. 09:21 Roy White 10-13-85
autogiro
Jr. 02:36 Nancy Andrews 08-03-75
Sr. 01:35 Mike Johnson 01-17-76
Op. 09:46 Jean Andrews 05-29-89
Helicopter
Jr. 13:24 Darryl Stevens 10-29-77
Sr. 07:16 Charles K. Martin 09-14-75
Op. 14:57 Thomas Finch 05-08-60
electric power (Cl a)
Jr. 13:01 Jason Villnave 04-27-86
Sr. 07:20 Allen Porter 09-04-94
Op. 40:04 B. Baron-Rawdon 05-27-85
electric power (Cl B)
Jr. 08:51 Jason Villnave 10-26-86
Sr. 05:31 Allen Porter 09-05-94
Op. 41:31 John Oian 05-26-86
OUTDOOr Free FLIGHT CaT. II
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
1/2a Gas
Jr. 16:01 Keith Morgan 01-30-77
Sr. 19:30 Kenneth Keegan 04-29-84
Op. 40:42 Michael Ryan 04-08-00
1/2a Gas rOw
Jr. 4:53 Dana White 09-15-74
Sr. 7:52 Randy Archer 09-19-76
Op. 9:59 Joe W. Dodson 08-11-74
a Gas
Jr. 21:45 Joey Foster 04-03-77
Sr. 26:46 Parker McQuown 05-24-80
Op. 83:40 Kenneth E. Oliver 09-28-91
a Gas rOw
Jr. 4:35 Tom Regan 11-04-73
Sr. 6:54 Dana White 07-12-75
Op. 8:03 Jerald Murphy 10-23-83
B Gas
Jr. 11:37 Travis Hunter 09-25-83
Sr. 19:11 Mark Woodrey 09-03-78
Op. 54:00 William Morgan 11-29-81
B Gas rOw
Jr. 1:29 Timothy Young 07-13-75
Sr. 7:27 Dana White 07-12-75
Op. 7:38 John Drobshoff 08-07-83
C Gas
Jr. 23:13 Mike Keller 12-07-86
Sr. 20:52 Keith Morgan 11-11-79
Op. 53:13 Terry Kerger 11-08-87
C Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 5:08 John Drobshoff 07-05-81
D Gas
Jr. 22:22 Mike Keller 04-06-86
Sr. 14.28 Travis Hunter 04-29-84
Op. 54:00 Joe Lobbia 02-04-82
D Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 4:59 John Drobshoff 07-04-81
payload
Jr. 6:39 Steve Wittman 05-30-77
Sr. 7:11 Steve Wittman 05-29-78
Op. 39:00 Edward Eliot 08-29-76
Mulvihill rubber
Jr. 62:13 Randy Secor 11-05-72
Sr. 30:52 Joseph Kubina 08-05-78
Op. 66:19 Robert White 12-18-76
Mulvihill rubber rOw
Jr. 3:21 Tim Young 09-21-75
Sr. 3:49 Gary Stevens 02-26-78
Op. 16:15 Henry Smith 01-15-00
Ornithopter
Jr. 8:15 Jolyn Andrews 06-27-82
Sr. No record established
Op. 6:38 Roy White 10-21-84
autogiro
Jr. 2:38 Jeanine Andrews 06-08-75
Sr. 0:23 Mike Reagan 07-21-74
Op. 5:59 Jean F. Andrews 11-04-90
Helicopter
Jr. 6:14 Jillian Anderson 08-02-00
Sr. 6:57 Charles K. Martin 09-14-75
Op. 16:56 Stanley Buddenbohm 05-23-98
electric power (Cl a)
Jr. 7:12 Allen J. Porter 09-30-91
Sr. No record established
Op. 38:15 Donald L. Hughes 02-03-91
electric power (Cl B)
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 26:32 William Rietdorf 5-16-93
.
OUTDOOr Free FLIGHT CaT. III
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
1/2a Gas
Jr. 11:00 Jason Poti 08-03-00
Sr. 07:52 Jason Greer 08-01-97
Op. 32:24 Bucky Servaites 08-03-00
1/2a Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 20:01 Jerry Rocha 05-04-96
a Gas
Jr. 09:33 James Troutman 07-08-90
Sr. 12:20 Mike Keller 05-27-90
Op 105:00 Ronnie Thompson 07-30-98
a Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 05:09 Norman Peterson 04-23-94
B Gas
Jr. 10:08 Mike Keller 10-18-86
Sr. 11:45 Justin Aronholt 05-18-97
Op. 90:00 Robert P. Johannes 07-22-96
B Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 7:16 William Vanderbeek 05-06-00
C Gas
Jr. 7:55 Mike Keller 10-26-86
Sr. 12:15 James P. Lebda 01-27-91
Op. 70:00 Edward Keck 07-29-98
C Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 2:39 John Drobshoff 08-15-82
D Gas
Jr. 11:00 Mike Keller 10-26-86
Sr. 07:19 James E. Troutman 05-29-94
Op. 60:00 Robert Johannes 08-30-98
D Gas rOw
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 4:20 John Drobshoff 07-04-81
payload
Jr. 5:03 Tony Hutchins 08-09-86
Sr. 3:09 David Crofoot 07-28-97
Op. 10:58 Warren Kurth 07-30-00
Mulvihill rubber
Jr. 17:08 Roderick T. Ioerger 07-23-91
Sr. 27:56 Roderick T. Ioerger 07-06-94
Op. 51:06 Robert Dunham II 07-22-94
Mulvihill rubber rOw
Jr. 2:12 Jason Thorton 11-24-85
Sr No record established
Op. 17:15 Henry Smith 05-01-99
Ornithopter
Jr. 1:11 Jolyn Andrews 08-23-81
Sr. No record established
Op. 16:17 Roy White 10-13-85
autogiro
Jr. 1:43 Jolyn Andrews 07-23-78
Sr. No record established
Op. 5:50 Jean Andrews 09-14-97
Helicopter
Jr. 5:31.9 Stephen Burhenn 07-14-99
Sr. 1:57 Don DeLoach 05-18-91
Op. 11:38 Stan Buddenbohm 06-19-94
electric power a
Jr. 4:17 David Crofoot 06-30-96
Sr. 5:32 Melanie Sanford 09-03-88
Op. 28:46 Donald Hughes 07-10-94
electric power B
Jr. No record established
Sr. 7:14 David Crofoot 07-30-98
Op. 24:00 William Rietdorf 09-01-93
Moffett
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 43:00 Robert Bienenstein 07-22-96
CONTrOL LINe
age MpH Held By Date Set
1/2a Speed
Jr. 146.72 Bobby Fogg III 10-09-94
Sr. 143.61 Bobby Fogg III 04-02-95
Op. 156.42 R. Fogg/C Aloise/
Brown/Shahan 12-11-94
a Speed
Jr. 160.51 Bobby Fogg 09-04-94
Sr. 162.39 Bobby Fogg III 04-02-95
Op. 191.21 Tomas Brown Sr. 05-16-99
B Speed
Jr. 166.75 Bobby Fogg 12-11-94
Sr. 163.42 Bobby Fogg III 10-12-96
Op. 182.67 Morris/Puleo/
Mathison 04-26-98
D Speed
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 199.92 Team Fogg/Brown 12-04-99
1/2a profile proto
Jr. 103.76 Bobby Fogg 12-13-92
Sr. 104.73 Bobby Fogg III 07-14-97
Op. 114.82 Dave Hull 03-26-00
.21 Sport Speed
Jr. 143.83 Peter Brown 10-04-93
Sr. 145.93 Peter Brown 07-16-97
Op. 158.39 R. Fogg/G. Brown 12-06-98
Formula. 40 Speed
Jr. No record established
Sr. 146.16 Mike Wisniewski 07-11-96
Op. 161.87 James Rhoades 12-06-98
Jet
Jr. No record established
Sr. 123.41 Howell Pugh 09-02-95
Op. 196.43 Fiske/Bailey/Perkins 07-16-99
F2a (FaI)
Jr. 162.62 Krystal King 06-17-00
Sr. 174.36 Bobby Fogg III 09-24-95
Op. 183.52 William Naemura 09-18-99
rat racing
Jr. No record established
Sr No record established
Op. 2:19.67 Team Fogg/Shahan
(70 Lap) 07-21-94
4:50.87 Mike Shahan
(140 Lap) 07-13-95
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
Slow rat racing
Jr. 5:16.20 Scott Matson
(70 lap) 07-10-00
6:47.37 Scott Matson
(140 lap) 07-10-00
Sr. 4:29.63 Howell Pugh
(70 lap) 07-20-94
10:58.47 Douglas Short
(140 lap) 07-10-00
Op. 2:36.31 R. Ogez
(70 lap) 07-18-91
5:24.945 Mike Greb
(140 lap) 07-19-90
A M A N a t i o n a l R e c o r d s
A s o f A u g u s t , 2 0 0 0
182 M ODEL AVIATION
transmitter; is it legal,” to “I understand AM
radios are no longer legal.” One member
even accused AMA of making these
regulations and causing people to purchase
new equipment.
Let’s look at some of these issues and try
to clear it up a bit. By the way, I’ve repeated
most of this many times in this column.
Several months ago (in two columns), I
brought up the issues of transmitter-crystal
swapping and using frequency modules
from one manufacturer in another
manufacturer’s transmitter.
To say that the issue caused a stir would
be an understatement.
I reported that it is our feeling that the
practices mentioned are illegal according to
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) regulations.
Since that time, we asked our attorney who
deals with FCC issues to interpret this rule for
us. (This is a firm dedicated to dealing with FCC
issues on a daily basis.) They have looked at the
rule and inquired to the FCC, and find that they
agree with our interpretation of the rule.
This rule is found in the Code of Federal
Regulations, Title 47, Part 95, paragraph
95.645 (b). It states:
“95.645 TYPE ACCEPTANCE
REQUIREMENTS
(b) An R/C transmitter which incorporates
plug-in frequency determining modules
Continued from page 179
Technical Director which are changed by the user must be type
accepted with the modules. Each module
must contain all of the frequency determining
circuitry including the oscillator. Plug-in
crystals are not considered modules and must
not be accessible to the user.”
Although this is not what many of our
members were hoping for, it is a federal
regulation and must be abided by.
The onslaught of used transmitters on the
market continues to plague Radio Control
fliers. Many of these transmitters are being
sold at very low prices that make them
attractive to the newcomer.
Don’t misunderstand me; I’m not
suggesting that no one purchase a used
transmitter. I am saying that you must be
very careful when doing so.
Older transmitters may or may not meet
the narrowband regulations. In most cases,
unless they display a gold RCMA/AMA RF
Check sticker, they will have to be checked
to assure they meet these regulations.
Most older FM transmitters will meet this
requirement; most AM transmitters will not.
The good news is that most can be updated by
a service center to meet these regulations; this
upgrade is not very expensive.
Please also understand that no
manufacturer will repair a radio that is not
legal. It will probably disable it and ship it
back to you.
The bad news is that most of these radios
will also need to have the batteries replaced;
and unless you have a good narrowband
receiver, you’ll need to purchase one.
So to upgrade a transmitter and replace
the batteries and the receiver, you are
probably looking at spending $150. The
bargain just went away.
You can purchase new systems with four
servos, receiver, and rechargeable batteries
for that price.
This brings up another issue that leads
some people to feel that AM transmitters are
not legal—again, not true. AM, FM, and
PCM are all legal forms of modulation, as
long as the transmitter meets all federal
requirements.
Clubs need to become self-policing on
these matters. This is the only way we can
assure that we will be able to continue to
enjoy the frequencies we have now. For the
most part, we have been good stewards of
our frequency band; this could fall apart
without everyone’s continued efforts.
we are entering the final phases of the
current Rules Change Cycle.
At the time of this writing (early
October), we are about to complete the cross
proposal phase. In February 2001, we will
send the final vote out to the Contest
Boards; this will be returned to AMA
Headquarters by April 1, 2001.
The rest of the year will be spent on
generating the new Competition
Regulations, proofing it, and getting it to the
printer. In December 2001, we will begin to
distribute the new issue of Competition
Regulations to all members who request it.
Til’ next time ... MA
1/2a Mouse race I
Jr. 2:37.57 Scott Matson
(50 lap) 07-15-99
5:17.68 Scott Matson
(100 lap) 07-15-99
Sr. 2:44.68 David Rolley Jr
(50 lap) 07-15-99
5:20.11 D.J. Parr
(100 lap) 07-16-98
Op. 2:18.16 Paul Gibeault
(50 lap) 07-17-91
Op. 4:22.00 Paul Gibeault/Todd Ryan
(100 Lap) 07-15-99
Scale racing
Jr. 2:50.65 Bobby Fogg III
(70 lap) 07-16-91
6:08.55 Bobby Fogg III
(140 lap) 06-23-92
Sr. 3:15.12 Douglas Short
(70 lap) 07-11-00
5:40.05 Bobby Fogg III
(140 lap) 07-11-95
Op. 2:39.38 Team Willoughby/Oge
(70 lap) 07-15-97
5:33.04 Robert Fogg
(140 lap) 07-16-91
F2C Team race (FaI)
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 3:18 Lambert/Ballard 07-24-96
6:57.36 Lambert/Ballard
(200 lap) 07-15-98
endurance
Jr. 0::44:12 Mark E. Williams 10-06-90
Sr. 0::25:41 Mark Williams 11-27-94
Op. 2::04:34 James Hubele 03-17-85
age MpH Held By Date Set
Carrier Class I
Jr. 386.0 Andy Westerheim 10-19-97
Sr. 363.55 D. Silversmith 07-06-86
Op. 471.6 William Bischoff 02-20-00
Carrier Class II
Jr. 366.77 D. Silversmith 10-13-85
Sr. 361.19 D. Silversmith 07-27-86
Op. 493.3 William Bischoff 02-20-00
profile Carrier
Jr. 279.50 Andy Westerheim 08-31-97
Sr. 341.1 Andy Westerheim 02-20-00
Op. 386.43 Carlos Aloise 10-08-88
electric Speed Class a
Jr. No record established
Sr. 64.35 Howell A. Pugh 06-20-92
Op. 90.42 H.Doering Jr. 10-10-93
electric Speed Class B
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 119.63 William G. Stewart 06-05-99
pyLON raCING
age Time Held By Date Set
Q-40
Jr. 1:03.15 Matthew Van Baren
(Long Course) 06-11-00
Sr. 1:04.72 Brian Willbur
(Long Course) 08-28-00
Op. 0:59.38 Thomas Scott
(Long Course) 05-27-00
1:03.13 Santiago Panzardi
(Short Course) 10-22-94
F3D
Jr. 1:08.69 Matthew Van Baren 11-15-98
Sr. No record established
Op. 1:03.31 Richard Verano 11-11-94
Q-500
Jr. 1:10.43 Bucky Miller
(Short Course) 06-13-92
1:13.19 Matthew Van Baren
(Long Course) 05-24-98
Sr. 1:01.36 David Wright
(Short Course) 07-10-94
1:11.16 Seth Tomblin
(Long Course) 10-06-96
Op. 0:56.49 Gordon Hyde
(Short Course) 05-29-94
1:03.98 Gordon Hyde
(Long Course) 01-15-00
Formula I
Jr. 1:10.81 Matthew Van Baren 08-18-96
Sr. 1:07.94 Henson Bartle 10-09-98
Op. 1:03.16 Richard Verano 03-28-92
rC SOarING SLOpe DUraTION
age Hr/Min/Sec Held By Date Set
Class a
Jr. 4::02:49 Matthew Collier 5-15-87
Sr. 2::58:09 Dieter Rozek 7-25-87
Op. 12::28:20 Alvin Battad 5-23-98
Class B
Jr. 4::02:49 Matthew Collier 5-15-88
Sr. 6::01.13 Christopher Ritter 5-31-93
Op. 12::08:04 Dale E. Collier 7-17-88
Class C
Jr. 4::02:49 Matthew Collier 5-15-88
Sr. 5::01:43 Ken Merenda 5-31-93
Op. 12::33.57 Jess Walls 5-05-92
Class D
Jr. 4::02:49 Matthew Collier 5-15-88
Sr. 2::58:09 Dieter Rozek 7-25-87
Op. 12::08:04 Dale E. Collier 7-17-88
THerMaL DUraTION
age Hr/Min/Sec Held By Date Set
Class a
Jr. 0::30:27 Matthew Andren 6-12-93
Sr. 0::50:34 Andy Schuler 8-27-94
Op. 02::08:39 William Hoelcher 9-13-97
Class B
Jr. 0::41:40 Matthew Andren 6-19-93
Sr. 1::27:04 Charles Vergo 5-31-92
Op. 5::00:55 Jerry Krainock 8-23-81
Class C
Jr. 0::43:49 Matthew Andren 6-19-93
Sr. 1::54:09 Charles Vergo 6-14-92
Op. 8::03:00 Jay Siren 5-30-82
Class D
Jr. 1::18:05 Christopher Ritter 5-11-91
Sr. 1::23:14 Rodney Cooper 5-9-92
Op. 9::47:00 Keith Kindrick 5-30-82
DeCLareD DISTaNCe
age Miles Held By Date Set
Class a
Jr. 3.18 Christopher Ritter 5-4-91
Sr. 2.86 Rodney A. Cooper 5-4-91
Op. 4.19 Gary Fogel 6-10-95
Class B
Jr. 4.75 Christopher Ritter 4-7-91
Sr. 5.58 Christopher Ritter 5-16-92
Op. 14.76 Jerry Krainock 5-30-81
Class C
Jr. 4.78 Christopher Ritter 5-24-91
Sr. 4.82 Kenneth Merenda 5-16-92
Op. 38.76 Jerry Krainock 5-30-82
Class D
Jr. 44.63 Brian Isenhart 9-3-84
Sr. 16.95 Alex Bower 5-22-81
Op. 140.67 Joseph M. Wurts 5-28-88
OpeN DISTaNCeS
age Miles Held By Date Set
Class a
Jr. 4.32 Christopher Ritter 4-7-91
Sr. 3.69 Rodney A. Cooper 5-4-91
Op. 6.60 Paul J. Wilson 7-7-88
Class B
Jr. 4.75 Christopher Ritter 4-07-91
Sr. 5.58 Christopher Ritter 5-16-92
Op. 17.475 Jack R. Hiner 5-27-89
Class C
Jr. 12.3 Brian Isenhart 5-27-84
Sr. 9.90 Alex Bower 5-30-81
Op. 38.76 Jerry Krainock 5-30-82
Class D
Jr. 44.63 Brian Isenhart 09-3-84
Sr. 16.95 Alex Bower 5-22-81
Op. 140.67 Joseph M. Wurts 5-28-88
CLOSeD COUrSe DISTaNCe
age Km. Held By Date Set
Class a
Jr. 32.4 George Rodriguez 10-17-86
Sr. 69.80 Dieter Rozek 07-25-87
Op. 129.4 Arlie Stoner 06-25-89
Class B
Jr. 57.0 Christopher Ritter 5-27-91
Sr. 69.80 Dieter Rozek 7-25-87
Op. 248.00 Dale E. Collier 7-17-88
Class C
Jr. 57.0 Christopher Ritter 5-27-91
Sr. 69.80 Dieter Rozek 7-25-87
Op. 248.00 Dale E. Collier 7-17-88
Class D
Jr. 57.0 Christopher Ritter 5-27-91
Sr. 69.80 Dieter Rozek 7-25-87
Op. 248.00 Dale E. Collier 7-17-88
aLTITUDe
age Feet Held By Date Set
Class a
Jr. 1,887.5 Matthew Collier 05-7-89
Sr. No record established
Op. 1,812.8 Dale E. Collier 05-7-89
Class B
Jr. 1,887.5 Matthew Collier 05-7-89
Sr. 1,993 Alex Bower 10-4-81
Op. 3,100 Jack R. Hiner 9-14-85
Class C
Jr. 309.7 Christopher Ritter 01-18-87
Sr. 3,045 Norman Timbs 10-04-81
Op. 3,600 Jack Hiner 07-27-85
Class D
Jr. 4,010 Scott Christian 7-29-84
Sr. 3,045 Norman Timbs 10-4-81
Op. 6,025 Jack Hiner 6-11-82
SpeeD
age MpH Held By Date Set
Class a
Jr. 49.22 Christopher Ritter 5-18-91
Sr. 53.014 Christopher Ritter 5-09-92
Op. 45.747 Karl Cranford 5-31-92
Class B
Jr. 49.22 Christopher Ritter 5-18-91
Sr. 47.006 Christopher Ritter 5-31-92
Op. 75.61 John Wyss 9-15-91
Class C
Jr. 49.22 Christopher Ritter 5-18-91
Sr. 51.057 Christopher Ritter 5-9-92
Op. 75.61 John Wyss 9-15-91
Class D
Jr. 49.22 Christopher Ritter 5-18-91
Sr. 57.23 Alex Bower 4-10-83
Op. 86.37 John H. Sasson Jr. 9-15-91
rC eLeCTrIC
age Min/Sec Held By Date Set
rC Class a Sailplane (UMr)
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 1:35:37 William Watson 06-10-00
rC Class a Sailplane (LMr)
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 1:56:47 Art Chmielewski 06-03-00
rC Class B Sailplane (UMr)
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 2:43:57 Joachim Nave 06-03-00
rC Class B Sailplane (LMr)
Jr. No record established
Sr. No record established
Op. 1:47:30 Joachim Nave 05-27-00
electric r/C Duration
Jr. No Record Established
Sr. No Record Established
Op. 2:34:39 Bob Wilder 05/12/98
A M A N a t i o n a l R e c o r d s
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