F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
United States Soaring Team Selection Trials
Host Club Site Bids
2004 F3J Team Selection Finals
Dear Soaring Enthusiasts,
The Soaring Team Selection Committee, under the sponsorship of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, is requesting bids from
your club or group to host the F3J Team Selection Finals. The actual contest must take place between July and December 2003. The
selection committee recommends that the contest take place over Labor Day weekend if possible.
The host club is responsible for organizing and running the contest, which normally takes place over three days of flying. Full
support is available from the selection committee in helping the winning bidder with planning for this contest. This is the competition
that will select the three best F3J pilots in the country to represent the United States in the next World Championships, to be held
during the summer of 2004.
US Soaring pilots have placed very well at previous World Championships with many wins and high placing, both as team
champions and individual champions.
Your club or group can be a part of this continuing dominance. You will also have the opportunity of watching the very best F3J
fliers in the country in action and see the latest advances in this sport.
Your club does not need experience in the F3J event or have any local F3J fliers enter a bid to host this contest. All you need is a
flying field with minimal slope lift available and the desire to see your club’s prestige lifted to a world-class level. Your club will
need to supply sufficient field help.
Your club will not be asked to donate money for this event. The committee has the equipment needed for the actual contest. Local
expenses such as Porta Pottis, tables, chairs, etc. can be covered by an entry fee for the entered pilots.
Complete bid-package information can be obtained from Lisa Johnson in the Competition Department at AMA. Her address is
listed below. General informational questions can be addressed to the Soaring Team Selection Committee chairman at the address
listed below. Bids may be submitted to Lisa Johnson anytime from now until April 30, 2003.
Obviously the sooner your bid is submitted and can be considered by the committee, the more time will be available to plan and
prepare for this contest. If necessary, the Soaring Team Selection Committee chairman or his representative will visit one of your club
meetings and your site.
Buzz Averill Lisa Johnson
Soaring Team Selection Committee Chairman Competition Department
11608 Singing Arrow Rd. S.E. Academy of Model Aeronautics
Albuquerque NM 87123 5161 E. Memorial Dr.
Muncie IN 47302
Technical
Director
Steve
Kaluf
[email protected]
THERE WILL BE no column as such this
month because I have three Rules Change
Proposals to publish that have been
classified as Urgent Proposals by myself
and the Contest Board chairperson.
Approximately four weeks after publication,
a ballot will be sent to the proper Contest
Board to ratify the proposals. If ratified, the
proposals will go into effect January 1,
2003.
Look for a complete Nationals schedule
elsewhere in this issue; of course the
information may also be found in the
Competitions section of the AMA Web site
at
www.modelaircraft.org/Comp/2003NatsFront
page.htm.
If you would like an entry package for
the 2003 National Aeromodeling
Championships, please contact the
Competitions Department. Participants in
AMA events at the 2001 or 2002 Nats will
automatically receive a package.
Till next time ... MA
Urgent—Control Line Navy Carrier
Add new paragraph 3.4.1:
Delete “The length of attached to the
motor” from Section 3.4. Add a new section
3.4.1 to read as follows:
3.4.1 The length of the passage through
which the exhaust exits the engine may not
be longer than three inches measured from
the centerline of the engine cylinder along
the centerline of the exhaust passage.
Exhaust ducting beyond the three-inch limit
is permitted provided that there is at least
1⁄8” clearance at all points between the
additional ducting and the exhaust extension
attached to the motor. Fuel of standard
formula will be supplied by the contest
organizers. The percentages of ingredients
in the fuel mixture supplied must be
accurate, consistent with careful and
accurate mixing techniques. The fuel shall
contain not more than 10% nitromethane,
not less than 20% lubricant, and the rest
shall be methanol. If the contestant uses this
fuel, the length of the passage through
which the exhaust exits the engine is not
restricted.
Submitted by: Peter Mazur, AMA 1932
Urgent—Outdoor Free Flight
Event 128—Moffett Rubber
128-6 Replace current wording with: Take
off gear: Take off gear shall support the
model unassisted on three (3) points on the
take off area and support the model during
all unassisted take offs.
128-7 Add to current wording: Model must
be held before release in such a manner that
all three (3) of its supporting points as
defined in paragraph 128-6 are in contact
Continued on page 165
February 2003 163
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F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
N a t i o n a l R e c o r d s
U p d a t e
NOVEMBER 2002
OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT
USA F1K
Op. H. Graham Selick 18:00 10/06/02
OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY III
Class 101C
Op. Jack Marsh 16:26.6 09/28/02
RC PYLON
Q-40 (Long Course)
Sr. Gino DelPonte 01:01.33 09/07/02
CONTROL LINE
B Speed
Op. Team Fogg/Brown/Mancini
186.84 mph 10/19/02
RC SAILPLANE
Closed Course Altitude Class A
Op. Gary Fogel 2860 feet 10/10/02
RC ELECTRIC
RC Electric Duration
Op. Steve Leitgen 18:31.96 09/19/02
INDOOR AMA CEILING CATEGORY IV
F1D
Op. James Richmond 36:15 10/11/02
with the take off surface. Model must take
off unassisted while in this position.
Submitted by: Jerald Murphy, AMA 917
Classic Power:
Under Free Flight Power, paragraph 3,
Definition of C (Classic). To add the words
“geared engines” between “auto rudder” and
“or folding propeller”. The new sentence
would read “The limitation permits no
variable incidence wing or tail, extensible
surface, auto rudder, geared engines, or
folding propellers”.
Submitted by: James Bocckinfuso, AMA
10745
Continued from page 163
Technical Director
Key Dates
(Events attended by AMA HQ staff and/or officers)
January 17 - 19
AMA Convention 2003
Pasadena CA
February 20 - 23
Florida Jets
Bunnell FL
February 21 - 23
WRAM Show 2003
White Plains NY
April 23 - 27
Top Gun 2003
Lakeland FL
F1D (INDOOR MODELS, EXTENSIBLE MOTOR)
No 125-a: Duration (ceiling less than 8m)
Oleg Korniychuk Ukraine 26:45 05/20/02
No 125-b: Duration (ceiling 8m - 15m))
Oleg Korniychuk Ukraine 29:08 08/24/02
F2A (AEROPLANE, PISTON MOTOR)
No 134: Speed in competition
Luis Parramon Spain 302.5 km/hr. 07/19/02
F1M (INDOOR AEROPLANE, EXTENSIBLE MOTOR)
No 117-d: Duration (ceiling over 30m)
Akihiro Danjo Japan 19:40 08/11/02
F3A (SEAPLANE, PISTON MOTOR)
No 151: Distance to Goal and Return
George Finch USA 60.2km 06/20/02
W o r l d R e c o r d s
U p d a t e
NOVEMBER 2002
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F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
United States Soaring Team Selection Trials
Host Club Site Bids
2004 F3J Team Selection Finals
Dear Soaring Enthusiasts,
The Soaring Team Selection Committee, under the sponsorship of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, is requesting bids from
your club or group to host the F3J Team Selection Finals. The actual contest must take place between July and December 2003. The
selection committee recommends that the contest take place over Labor Day weekend if possible.
The host club is responsible for organizing and running the contest, which normally takes place over three days of flying. Full
support is available from the selection committee in helping the winning bidder with planning for this contest. This is the competition
that will select the three best F3J pilots in the country to represent the United States in the next World Championships, to be held
during the summer of 2004.
US Soaring pilots have placed very well at previous World Championships with many wins and high placing, both as team
champions and individual champions.
Your club or group can be a part of this continuing dominance. You will also have the opportunity of watching the very best F3J
fliers in the country in action and see the latest advances in this sport.
Your club does not need experience in the F3J event or have any local F3J fliers enter a bid to host this contest. All you need is a
flying field with minimal slope lift available and the desire to see your club’s prestige lifted to a world-class level. Your club will
need to supply sufficient field help.
Your club will not be asked to donate money for this event. The committee has the equipment needed for the actual contest. Local
expenses such as Porta Pottis, tables, chairs, etc. can be covered by an entry fee for the entered pilots.
Complete bid-package information can be obtained from Lisa Johnson in the Competition Department at AMA. Her address is
listed below. General informational questions can be addressed to the Soaring Team Selection Committee chairman at the address
listed below. Bids may be submitted to Lisa Johnson anytime from now until April 30, 2003.
Obviously the sooner your bid is submitted and can be considered by the committee, the more time will be available to plan and
prepare for this contest. If necessary, the Soaring Team Selection Committee chairman or his representative will visit one of your club
meetings and your site.
Buzz Averill Lisa Johnson
Soaring Team Selection Committee Chairman Competition Department
11608 Singing Arrow Rd. S.E. Academy of Model Aeronautics
Albuquerque NM 87123 5161 E. Memorial Dr.
Muncie IN 47302
Technical
Director
Steve
Kaluf
[email protected]
THERE WILL BE no column as such this
month because I have three Rules Change
Proposals to publish that have been
classified as Urgent Proposals by myself
and the Contest Board chairperson.
Approximately four weeks after publication,
a ballot will be sent to the proper Contest
Board to ratify the proposals. If ratified, the
proposals will go into effect January 1,
2003.
Look for a complete Nationals schedule
elsewhere in this issue; of course the
information may also be found in the
Competitions section of the AMA Web site
at
www.modelaircraft.org/Comp/2003NatsFront
page.htm.
If you would like an entry package for
the 2003 National Aeromodeling
Championships, please contact the
Competitions Department. Participants in
AMA events at the 2001 or 2002 Nats will
automatically receive a package.
Till next time ... MA
Urgent—Control Line Navy Carrier
Add new paragraph 3.4.1:
Delete “The length of attached to the
motor” from Section 3.4. Add a new section
3.4.1 to read as follows:
3.4.1 The length of the passage through
which the exhaust exits the engine may not
be longer than three inches measured from
the centerline of the engine cylinder along
the centerline of the exhaust passage.
Exhaust ducting beyond the three-inch limit
is permitted provided that there is at least
1⁄8” clearance at all points between the
additional ducting and the exhaust extension
attached to the motor. Fuel of standard
formula will be supplied by the contest
organizers. The percentages of ingredients
in the fuel mixture supplied must be
accurate, consistent with careful and
accurate mixing techniques. The fuel shall
contain not more than 10% nitromethane,
not less than 20% lubricant, and the rest
shall be methanol. If the contestant uses this
fuel, the length of the passage through
which the exhaust exits the engine is not
restricted.
Submitted by: Peter Mazur, AMA 1932
Urgent—Outdoor Free Flight
Event 128—Moffett Rubber
128-6 Replace current wording with: Take
off gear: Take off gear shall support the
model unassisted on three (3) points on the
take off area and support the model during
all unassisted take offs.
128-7 Add to current wording: Model must
be held before release in such a manner that
all three (3) of its supporting points as
defined in paragraph 128-6 are in contact
Continued on page 165
February 2003 163
02sig6.QXD 11.21.02 1:01 pm Page 163
February 2003 165
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
N a t i o n a l R e c o r d s
U p d a t e
NOVEMBER 2002
OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT
USA F1K
Op. H. Graham Selick 18:00 10/06/02
OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT CATEGORY III
Class 101C
Op. Jack Marsh 16:26.6 09/28/02
RC PYLON
Q-40 (Long Course)
Sr. Gino DelPonte 01:01.33 09/07/02
CONTROL LINE
B Speed
Op. Team Fogg/Brown/Mancini
186.84 mph 10/19/02
RC SAILPLANE
Closed Course Altitude Class A
Op. Gary Fogel 2860 feet 10/10/02
RC ELECTRIC
RC Electric Duration
Op. Steve Leitgen 18:31.96 09/19/02
INDOOR AMA CEILING CATEGORY IV
F1D
Op. James Richmond 36:15 10/11/02
with the take off surface. Model must take
off unassisted while in this position.
Submitted by: Jerald Murphy, AMA 917
Classic Power:
Under Free Flight Power, paragraph 3,
Definition of C (Classic). To add the words
“geared engines” between “auto rudder” and
“or folding propeller”. The new sentence
would read “The limitation permits no
variable incidence wing or tail, extensible
surface, auto rudder, geared engines, or
folding propellers”.
Submitted by: James Bocckinfuso, AMA
10745
Continued from page 163
Technical Director
Key Dates
(Events attended by AMA HQ staff and/or officers)
January 17 - 19
AMA Convention 2003
Pasadena CA
February 20 - 23
Florida Jets
Bunnell FL
February 21 - 23
WRAM Show 2003
White Plains NY
April 23 - 27
Top Gun 2003
Lakeland FL
F1D (INDOOR MODELS, EXTENSIBLE MOTOR)
No 125-a: Duration (ceiling less than 8m)
Oleg Korniychuk Ukraine 26:45 05/20/02
No 125-b: Duration (ceiling 8m - 15m))
Oleg Korniychuk Ukraine 29:08 08/24/02
F2A (AEROPLANE, PISTON MOTOR)
No 134: Speed in competition
Luis Parramon Spain 302.5 km/hr. 07/19/02
F1M (INDOOR AEROPLANE, EXTENSIBLE MOTOR)
No 117-d: Duration (ceiling over 30m)
Akihiro Danjo Japan 19:40 08/11/02
F3A (SEAPLANE, PISTON MOTOR)
No 151: Distance to Goal and Return
George Finch USA 60.2km 06/20/02
W o r l d R e c o r d s
U p d a t e
NOVEMBER 2002
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