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Focus on Competition - 2003/11

Author: Steve Kaluf


Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/11
Page Numbers: 159,160,161

November 2003 159
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
Technical
Director
Steve
Kaluf
[email protected]
IT’S CROSS-PROPOSAL time! The
proposals printed here are cross proposals
to the basic proposals already submitted
that have passed the initial vote. There are
not very many this go-around (that should
be considered a good thing).
However, let’s talk about what a cross
proposal is so that you know what you
should do and how they will be handled.
Cross proposals are an alternative means
of accomplishing the objectives of a basic
proposal already submitted. A cross
proposal may not be used to introduce new
rules changes or to reintroduce proposals
which were defeated in the initial ballot.
So now what do we do? Review the
cross proposals printed here. If you fly any
of the events they affect, contact your
district Contest Board member for that
event and let him/her know what you think
about it.
AMA HQ will send ballots out to the
Contest Boards in October, and they must
be returned to us by December 1. If a cross
proposal passes, it replaces the original
basic proposal in the final vote early next
year.
If you have any questions about the
cross-proposal process, please give us a
call.
We just finished up the 2003 National
Aeromodeling Championships. What a
month! There will be much more printed
in the December issue so I’ll not say much
here except to sincerely thank all of our
volunteers and staff who make it happen
year after year. These folks work 10-14
hour days so that the competitors may fly.
So to Ron Morgan, Brenda Schuette, Al
Williamson, Wayne Yeager, Abram Van
Dover, all the event directors, workers,
maintenance staff, my Competitions staff,
and everyone else I’m leaving out, thank
you!
Another huge event just finished on-site
was the 2003 IRCHA Helicopter
Jamboree. What a success this was, with
379 registered pilots, 12 flight stations,
roughly 25 hobby vendors, and hundreds
of flights. As of Saturday morning more
than 700 flights had already been flown,
and Saturday was the biggest day, so you
can imagine how many more were flown
on Saturday and Sunday.
I’m pretty sure that the Jamboree is now
the largest fly-in taking place in the US. It
is without a doubt the largest gathering of
model helicopters in the world. I can’t
begin to imagine how many helicopters
were there. Maybe someone has that
statistic and will report on it. I know I had a
great time. My hat is off to Ron Kummer
and the International Radio Controlled
Helicopter Association for a job well done!
Last, but certainly not least, Maynard Hill
and his STAR team did it! They flew across
the Atlantic Ocean! They launched on
August 10 from Cape Spear,
Newfoundland, Canada, and 38 hours and
52 minutes later the 11-pound aircraft was
landed on Mannin Beach, County Galway,
Ireland by AMA President Dave Brown.
What a huge accomplishment.
If homologated by the Fédération
Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), this will
set two world records: duration of 38 hours,
52 minutes, and distance of 1888.3 miles.
By the time you read this, we will have
seen the dossier for the records attempts
and sent them on their way to FAI. More
details may be found in “On the Fly” in this
issue or on our Web site.
Congratulations to Maynard Hill and the
entire STAR team!”
’Til next time ... MA
2005 Control Line Speed Cross
Proposals
CLS-05-3CP1, 1⁄2A Speed Events.
Introduce standard 10% nitro fuel.
Leave fuel mixture open for engines of
less than .0504 cubic inch displacement.
Change line length of 1⁄2A Proto from “42
ft.” to “46 ft. 8 in.” (page 33), and distance
of timed course from “1⁄2 mile, 10 laps” to
“1⁄2 mile, 9 laps” (page 38). Change line
length of 1⁄2A from “47 ft. 5-5⁄8 in.” to “52
ft. 6 in.” (page 33), and distance of timed
course from “5 laps” to “1⁄2 mile, 8 laps”
(page 38).
Submitted by: Warren Kurth, AMA 13489
2005 Control Line General Cross
Proposals
Note from the Technical Director: The
following proposal, if passed, would seem
to allow control of the model by means
other than direct control through attached
lines or electrical signals sent over the
lines; i.e., it would seem to allow radio
control of a Control Line model.
This cannot be allowed. No RF energy
may be radiated by a system used in a
Control Line model. If this proposal is
passed, appropriate wording will have to
be developed to clarify this issue.
2005 RC Helicopter World
Championships
Horace Hagen, RC Helicopter Team Selection
Committee Chairman, is now accepting
nominations for the 2005 Team Manager
position. Please send resume to:
Lisa Johnson
Competition Department
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E. Memorial Dr.
Muncie IN 47302
or via E-mail:
[email protected]
160 MODEL AVIATION
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: Dave King, 410 Ritter Ave., South Plainfield, NJ 07080-3534
RC: Robert Kircher, 9 Sheffeld Way, Clark, NJ 07066
III: CL, FF, & RC: Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Dr., Macungie, PA 18062 (East)
CL , FF & RC: Sheila Nitsch, 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City, OH 43123
IV: CL & FF: Jim Coffin, 4604 Hillbrook Dr., Annandale, VA 22003
RC: Alice Munday, 18 W. Lewis Rd., Hampton, VA 23666 E-mail: [email protected]
V: RC (FL Only): Judi Dunlap, 14711 SE 1st Avenue Rd., Summerfield, FL 34491
RC (TN, MS, AL, SC, GA, PR): Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood Dr., Lavergne TN 37086
FF: Bob Junk, 984 Williams Ditch Rd., Cantonment, FL 32533
CL: Gene Martine, 1422 Ingleside Ave., Jacksonville,FL 32205-7713
VI: RC (except Soaring): Randy Cameron, 2134 S. Hillcrest Ave., Springfield, MO 65807
RC Soaring: Dale Folkening, 1544 Darien Lake Dr., Darien,IL 60561
FF: Charles Markos, 655 Carlisle Ave., Deerfield, IL 60015
CL: Arthur Johnson, 1818 Oslo Drive, Rockford, IL 61108-6612
VII: FF AMA Headquarters, Competition Department
CL: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N. Shore Dr.,Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9124
RC (Except for Michigan): Michael Haller, N6237 Shraven Circle, Fond du Lac, WI 54937
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 80219
X: Ellis Hall, 4811 Amber Ln., Sacramento CA 95841 (North.)
Tim Attaway, 252 Sea Vale St., Chula Vista, CA 91910
Wayne Hamada, 625 Iolani Ave. Apt.. 604, Honolulu, HI 96813-1812 (Hawaii)
Utah and Arizona only:
David Litt, 1111 N. 64th St. 53, Mesa, AZ 85205
XI: Dick Salter, 7217 So. 133rd St., Seattle, WA 98178
RC: W.T. (Bill) Smith, 10825 44th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98146
INDOOR CONTEST BOARD
I: Ray Harlan, 15 Happy Hollow Rd., Wayland, MA 01778
II: Doug Barber, 23 Rabbit Run, Eastampton Twp. NJ 08060-5313
III: Walt VanGorder, 5669 Victory View Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45233
IV: Don Srull, 941 Kimberwicke Rd., McLean, VA 22102
V: Richard MacEntee, 2409 B 14th St. Dr. NW, Palmetto FL 34221
VI: Larry Coslick, 4202 Valley Crest Hill, St. Louis, MO 63128
VII: Gordon Wienewski, 4790 Stratford Dr., Greendale WI 53129
VIII: Ralph (Bud) Tenny, PO Box 830545, Richardson, TX 75080
IX: H. Stan Chilton, 3010 Grail, Wichita, KS 67211
X: Clarence Mather, 2358 Tam O’Shanter Ave., Bishop, CA 93514-1944
XI: Andy Tagliafico, 10039 SW Quail Post Rd., Portland, OR 97219
CONTROL LINE SPEED
I:
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere NJ 07823
III: Glen Van Sant, 414 Valley Rd., Langhorne PA 19047
IV: Albert Jones, 17670 Glass Ridge Pl., Gainesville VA 20155
V: Santo Rizzotto, 1575 N Banana River Dr., Merritt Island FL 32952
VI: William Hughes, 113 N. Chase Ave., Bartlett IL 60103
VII: Barry Tippett, 31052 Mason, Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Dimmitt Perkins, 291 Grant 581, Sheridan AR 72150
IX: Jim Ricketts, 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110-5573
X: Bob Fogg, 11272 Carroza Ct., San Diego CA 92124
XI: Mike Hazel, 1073 Windemere Dr NW, Salem OR 97304
CONTROL LINE CARRIER
I: Glenn Simpson, 19 Hilda St., Worcester MA 01606
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III:
IV:
V: Michael Shull, 3051 Cedar Trce, Tarpon Springs FL 34688
VI: William Calkins, 317 Snow St., Sugar Grove IL 60554
VII: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N Shore Rd., Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
VIII: Dick Perry, 427 Live Oak Lane NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
IX: Melvin Schuette, Box 240, Auburn KS 66402
X: Ted Kraver, 225 W. Orchid Ln., Phoenix AZ 85021
XI: Mike Potter, 29725 45th Avenue S, Auburn WA 98001
CONTROL LINE RACING
I:
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III: Laird Jackson, MCP HU 245 N. 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
IV: Charles Williams, 423 Hunting Creek Dr., Matthews NC 28104
V: Dick Lambert, 754 Renegade Ln., Port Orange FL 32127
VI: Dave McDonald, Box 384, Daleville IN 47334
VII: Larry Dziak, 1474 Capitol Dr., Green Bay WI 54303
VIII: John McCollum, 300 Van Zandt, Co. Rd.4717, Ben Wheeler TX 75754
IX: Jim Ricketts Sr., 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110
X: Doug Mayer, 1727 Penmar Ave., Apt. #2, Venice CA 90291
XI: John Thompson, 2456 Quince St., Eugene, OR 97404
CONTROL LINE AEROBATICS
I: Dave Cook, 46 Maple St., Norfolk MA 02056
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III: Bill Werwage, 111 Jacqueline Dr., Berea OH 44017
IV: Warren Tiahrt, 4020 Martins Point Rd., Kitty Hawk NC 27949
V: Bob Dixon, 1351 Tristram Circle, Macon GA 31220
VI: Allen Brickhaus, Box 206, Golconda IL 62938
VII: Bob McDonald, 28746 Westfield St., Livonia MI 48150
VIII: Gary McClellan, 7812 Bayshore Ct., Ft. Worth TX 76179
IX:
X: Royal (Lucky) Pyatt, 9629 Hazard Ave., Garden Grove CA 92844
XI: Paul Walker, 25900 127th Ave. SE, Kent WA 98031
CONTROL LINE COMBAT
I: Neil Simpson, 129 Podunk Rd., East Brookfield MA 01515
II: Dave Edwards, 9 Ardsley Rd., Hillsborough NJ 08844
III: Mike Evans, 436 McGregor Ave., Cincinnati OH 45206
IV: Louis Lopez, 44 Wyndom Circle, Hockessin DE 19707
V: Francisco Rodriquez, 8 SW 96 Ct., Miami FL 33174
VI: Rich Tupper, 3105 Audrea Ct., Woodridge IL 60517
VII: Ron Columbo, 14907 Garden St., Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Pat Willcox, 1927 Running Springs Dr., Kingwood TX 77339
IX:
X: Steve Stewart, 87 W. Windsor Ave., Phoenix AZ 85003
XI: Mark Hansen, 3585 SE Franklin St., Portland OR 97202
FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD
I: Art Ellis, 84 Denison Dr., Guilford, CT 06437
II: Bradley Bane, 60 Lake Ave., Lyndonville, NY 14098
III: Rudy Kluiber, 2021 Lakeland Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
IV: Jim Bocckinfuso, 112 Pinecrest Cir., Moneta, VA 24121
V: Ron Sharpton, 1290 County Rd., Daytona Beach, FL 32119-2469
VI: Chris Matsuno, 8576 Ginger Dr., St. John, MO 63114
VII: Bill Shailor, 2317 Clawson Avenue, Royal Oak, MI 48073
VIII: Russ Snyder, 114 Andora, Universal City, TX 78148
IX: Jerald Murphy, 9 Via Escondido, Manitou Springs Valley, CO 80829
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: Bill Carper, 264 Oak St., Jackson OH 45640
IV: Bob Karlsson, 708 Bullen Dr., Middletown, DE 19709
V: David Platt, 1306 Havre, N.W., Palm Bay, FL 32907
VI: John Guenther, 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd., Borden, IN 47106
VII: Claude McCullough, 102 Constance St., Montezuma, IA 50171
VIII: Ernest Harwood, 2711 English Chase, Arlington, TX 76016
IX Glen Lau, 3701 S. 44th St., Lincoln NE 68506
X: Kent Walters, 6407 N. 83rd St., Scottsdale, AZ 85250
XI: Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122 Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684
ELECTRIC
I: Edmund Bassick, 75 Romanock Pl, Fairfield, CT 06432
II: Tom Hunt, 1 Dianne Ave., Centereach, NY 11720-3601
III: Richard Simpson, 332 39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
IV: David Robelen, R.R. 4, Box 369, Farmdale VA 23901
V: Robert Nelson, 5955 Chickadee Dr., Lakeland, FL 33809
VI: Steve Moskal, 1931 W. 60th St., La Grange, IL 60525
VII: Keith Shaw, 2756 Elmwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
VIII: George Parks, 2102 Oxford Ave., Austin, TX 78704
IX: Ed Sweeney, 15815 Wildwind Terrace, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
X: Robert Sliff, 8044 Legion Pl. #6, Midway City, CA 92655
XI: Bernard Cawley, 29838 48th Ave. S., Auburn, WA 98001
AEROBATICS
I: Scott Melville, 100 Chatham Terr., Bridgeport, CT 06606
II: Ron Lockhart, 413 Dennis Dr., Galloway, NJ 08205
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: Paul Soha, 2642 Lacolline Dr., Stow OH 44224
IV: Marshall McClung, 2722 Fawn Rd. SW, Roanoke, VA 24015
V: Cliff Hiatt, 14218 Lake Tilden Blvd., Winter Garden FL 34787
VI: Luther Akemon, 2108 Cedar Run Dr., Kokomo IN 45902
VII: Craig Bradley, 12400 Burlington Dr., Dewitt MI 48820
VIII:Dave Youngblood, 2104 Farley, College Station, TX 77845
IX: Don Vineyard, 1016 Burr Oak Ln., Salina, KS 67401-3209
X: Julius Frank, 1970 Tahoe Circle, Tracy, CA 95376
XI: Rich Josephson, 2842 Tonia Cir., Medford, OR 97504
RACING
I: Pete Reed, 416 Gilmore Pond Rd., Jaffrey NH 03452
II: Ernest Nikodem, 407 Willow St., Lockport, NY 14094
III: Tom Scott, 10073 Spring beauty Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45231
IV: Richard Moreland, 726 Hillmeade Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037
V: Gail Jacobson, 6205 Rivercliffe Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30328
VI: Dan Kane Jr., 1703 W. Grove St., Arlington Heights, IL 60005
VII: Mike Condon, 9335 Eastwind Dr., Livonia, MI 48150-4521
VIII:Mike Helsel, 7 Stillmeadow, Round Rock, TX 78664
IX: Lyle Larson, HC 80 Box 475, Piedmont SD 57769
X: James Allen, 4235 E. Ellis Circle, Mesa, AZ 85205
XI: Tom Strom, 1420 SW 160th, Seattle, WA 98116
SOARING
I: Fritz Bien, 41 Sawmill Rd., Concord, MA 01742
II: Roman Paryz, 59 Steinfeldt Rd.,Lancaster, NY 14086
III: Jack Strother, 1731 Lindenhall Dr., Loveland OH 45140
IV: Douglas Barry, 6518 Tuskan Dr., Charlotte NC 28270
V: Charles Anderson, P.O. Box 305, Tullahoma, TN 37388
VI: Rick Burnoski, 158 Canyon Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440
VII: Al Scidmore, 5013 Dorsett Dr., Madison, WI 53711
VIII:Barry Kennedy, 1935 Highvalley Tr., Grand Prairie, TX 75052
IX: Byron Blakeslee, 1448 W. Briarwood Dr., Littleton, CO 80120
X:
XI: Dave Johnson, 16500 SE 1st St. #114, Vancouver, WA 98684
RADIO CONTROL COMBAT
I: Bob Wallace, 91 Sylvan St., Avon CT 06001
II: George Hartman, 14811 Crystal Cove Ct., Ft. Myers FL 33919
III: Rick Fraley, 4412 Eaton Gettysburg Rd., Eaton OH 45320
IV: Pete Rundel, 1031 Riva Ridge Dr., Great Falls VA 22066
V: Lou Melancon, 105 Morton Walk Dr., Alpharetta GA 30022
VI: Philip Rossman II, 19130 Madden Rd., Churubusco IN 46723
VII: Mike Fredericks, 1129 Madison St., Beaver Dam WI 53916
VIII:Doug Powell, 5218 Kingston Dr., Wichita Falls TX 76310
IX:
X: Terry Harner, 2113 Ramada Dr., Oceanside CA 92056
XI: Ron Horton, 1129 Eldora Ln., Billings MT 59105
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings above for addresses.
Ralph (Bud) Tenny William Hughes Richard Perry Richard Lambert Gary McClellan
Pat Willcox Dave Robelen Pete Reed Doug Powell John Fuqua
Douglas Berry Jerald Murphy Cliff Hiatt Cliff Telford David Platt
SCALE
Mike Gretz, Box 162, Montezuma IA 50171
INDOOR
Steve Brown, 297 Hartman Ct., San Dimas CA 91773
FREE FLIGHT
Henry Spence, 1111 Country Club Ct., Mansfield TX 76063
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
Earl Haury, 22818 Whitewater Creek Circle, Katy TX 77450
RC PYLON
Wayne Yeager, 15387 Forrister Rd., Clayton, MI 49235
RC ELECTRIC
Charles D. Grim, 1319 Reed Ave., San Diego CA 92109
RC HELICOPTER
Horace Hagen, 15 Parkway Pl., Red Bank, NJ 07701
SPACEMODELING
Dr. Bob Kreutz, 506 Hunters Road, Brick, NJ 08724
FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
CONTEST COORDINATORS
SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR: Cliff Telford, 1512 S. Greenleaf Ct., Winter Springs, FL 32708
Boldface Below Indicates Chairman of Contest Board
November 2003 161
CLG-05-1CP1. Change the last sentence of
paragraph 2, General of the Control Line
rules, Page 28 of the 2001 Competition
Regulations from: “Such manipulation of
control surfaces may be accomplished by
either mechanical means or by electrical
impulses transmitted through the line(s). To:
Such manipulation of control surfaces, and
any other of the models operational features,
may be accomplished by mechanical means,
by electrical impulses sent up the line(s), or
by any other control system that does not
interfere with Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) authorized events.
Submitted by: William Boss, AMA 19701
CLG-05-1CP2. To further clarify wording
of proposal CLG-05-1.
Add to end of paragraph 2, page 28: No
pilot induced control of any aircraft function
is allowed except via the control lines while
the model is in flight.
Underlined words are those added to
original proposal CLG-05-1 which has
passed in previous form.
Submitted by: Tom Dixon, AMA 1028
2005 Radio Control Aerobatics Cross
Proposals
RCA-05-03CP1, page 69, paragraph 4.2,
2nd to last sentence.
Delete phrase “however, such deletion
must be published in the advance of the
event date”. The letter of this rule is
routinely violated by CDs as most do not
have sound equipment available and the
noise level of today’s aircraft are far quieter
than when this rule was written.
Page 71, paragraph 9; Change 3rd
sentence to read: “Once this number has
been announced, this is the exact number of
flights that should be flown”. Changing
“must” to “should” in this paragraph
provides for CD discretion based on
unforeseeable circumstances which
rulebooks cannot anticipate.
Page 71, paragraph 10.3. Delete sentence
in middle of paragraph “The contestants
may, at their option, elect to refly the entire
flight”. Delete second to last sentence
“Maneuver scores prior to the collision will
not be used if the contestant chooses to refly
the entire flight”. Standard procedure today
is to pick up where you left off.
Page 72, paragraph 14. 3rd sentence
change to read: “The boundaries of the
maneuvering area shall be marked by the
placement of surface lines of white or
contrasting color originating at the pilot’s
position and, where possible depending on
local conditions and topography, the
placement of vertical poles at the center
position and 60 degrees right and left on a
line approximately 150 meters in front of
the pilot”. Pilots today expect to have
visible surface lines not just poles, as lines
are always visible to the pilot while poles
are not.
Page 74, paragraph 20.7. In 2nd sentence
delete phrase “It is suggested that” and
change 2nd sentence to read “Each
maneuver will be scored immediately after
it is performed”. One cannot do it any other
way and have a meaningful scored.
Submitted by: John Fuqua, AMA 5955
2005 Radio Control Scale Cross
Proposals
SCA-05-04CP1. Change the order of two
flight maneuvers. This will make the flying
program more seamless and also allow scale
freestyle landings at the end of the program.
Submitted by: Brian Stewart, AMA 618578
A Message to All AMA Members
Help in maintaining and acquiring flying sites–it’s
the heartbeat of aeromodeling.
The Flying Site Assistance Program consists of
volunteers who serve as the eyes and ears of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics and its members.
These volunteers are tasked with being the best
informed members in their local areas with
regard to any public or private activity that could
impact an existing or future flying site.
They accomplish this by reading the newspaper,
watching television, listening to the radio, etc.
The accumulation, dissemination, and
distribution of such information could prove
vitally important in maintaining an AMA
Chartered Club in any given area.
If you, as an AMA member, would be interested
in volunteering for such an important and
challenging endeavor, please contact:
Districts I-VI
Joe Beshar
198 Merritt Drive
Oradell NJ 07649
Phone: (201) 261-1281
Fax: (201) 261-0223
[email protected]
Districts VII-XI
Wes De Cou
202 W. Desert Flower Lane
Phoenix AZ 85045
Phone: (480) 460-9466
Fax: (480) 460-9434
[email protected]

Author: Steve Kaluf


Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/11
Page Numbers: 159,160,161

November 2003 159
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
Technical
Director
Steve
Kaluf
[email protected]
IT’S CROSS-PROPOSAL time! The
proposals printed here are cross proposals
to the basic proposals already submitted
that have passed the initial vote. There are
not very many this go-around (that should
be considered a good thing).
However, let’s talk about what a cross
proposal is so that you know what you
should do and how they will be handled.
Cross proposals are an alternative means
of accomplishing the objectives of a basic
proposal already submitted. A cross
proposal may not be used to introduce new
rules changes or to reintroduce proposals
which were defeated in the initial ballot.
So now what do we do? Review the
cross proposals printed here. If you fly any
of the events they affect, contact your
district Contest Board member for that
event and let him/her know what you think
about it.
AMA HQ will send ballots out to the
Contest Boards in October, and they must
be returned to us by December 1. If a cross
proposal passes, it replaces the original
basic proposal in the final vote early next
year.
If you have any questions about the
cross-proposal process, please give us a
call.
We just finished up the 2003 National
Aeromodeling Championships. What a
month! There will be much more printed
in the December issue so I’ll not say much
here except to sincerely thank all of our
volunteers and staff who make it happen
year after year. These folks work 10-14
hour days so that the competitors may fly.
So to Ron Morgan, Brenda Schuette, Al
Williamson, Wayne Yeager, Abram Van
Dover, all the event directors, workers,
maintenance staff, my Competitions staff,
and everyone else I’m leaving out, thank
you!
Another huge event just finished on-site
was the 2003 IRCHA Helicopter
Jamboree. What a success this was, with
379 registered pilots, 12 flight stations,
roughly 25 hobby vendors, and hundreds
of flights. As of Saturday morning more
than 700 flights had already been flown,
and Saturday was the biggest day, so you
can imagine how many more were flown
on Saturday and Sunday.
I’m pretty sure that the Jamboree is now
the largest fly-in taking place in the US. It
is without a doubt the largest gathering of
model helicopters in the world. I can’t
begin to imagine how many helicopters
were there. Maybe someone has that
statistic and will report on it. I know I had a
great time. My hat is off to Ron Kummer
and the International Radio Controlled
Helicopter Association for a job well done!
Last, but certainly not least, Maynard Hill
and his STAR team did it! They flew across
the Atlantic Ocean! They launched on
August 10 from Cape Spear,
Newfoundland, Canada, and 38 hours and
52 minutes later the 11-pound aircraft was
landed on Mannin Beach, County Galway,
Ireland by AMA President Dave Brown.
What a huge accomplishment.
If homologated by the Fédération
Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), this will
set two world records: duration of 38 hours,
52 minutes, and distance of 1888.3 miles.
By the time you read this, we will have
seen the dossier for the records attempts
and sent them on their way to FAI. More
details may be found in “On the Fly” in this
issue or on our Web site.
Congratulations to Maynard Hill and the
entire STAR team!”
’Til next time ... MA
2005 Control Line Speed Cross
Proposals
CLS-05-3CP1, 1⁄2A Speed Events.
Introduce standard 10% nitro fuel.
Leave fuel mixture open for engines of
less than .0504 cubic inch displacement.
Change line length of 1⁄2A Proto from “42
ft.” to “46 ft. 8 in.” (page 33), and distance
of timed course from “1⁄2 mile, 10 laps” to
“1⁄2 mile, 9 laps” (page 38). Change line
length of 1⁄2A from “47 ft. 5-5⁄8 in.” to “52
ft. 6 in.” (page 33), and distance of timed
course from “5 laps” to “1⁄2 mile, 8 laps”
(page 38).
Submitted by: Warren Kurth, AMA 13489
2005 Control Line General Cross
Proposals
Note from the Technical Director: The
following proposal, if passed, would seem
to allow control of the model by means
other than direct control through attached
lines or electrical signals sent over the
lines; i.e., it would seem to allow radio
control of a Control Line model.
This cannot be allowed. No RF energy
may be radiated by a system used in a
Control Line model. If this proposal is
passed, appropriate wording will have to
be developed to clarify this issue.
2005 RC Helicopter World
Championships
Horace Hagen, RC Helicopter Team Selection
Committee Chairman, is now accepting
nominations for the 2005 Team Manager
position. Please send resume to:
Lisa Johnson
Competition Department
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E. Memorial Dr.
Muncie IN 47302
or via E-mail:
[email protected]
160 MODEL AVIATION
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: Dave King, 410 Ritter Ave., South Plainfield, NJ 07080-3534
RC: Robert Kircher, 9 Sheffeld Way, Clark, NJ 07066
III: CL, FF, & RC: Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Dr., Macungie, PA 18062 (East)
CL , FF & RC: Sheila Nitsch, 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City, OH 43123
IV: CL & FF: Jim Coffin, 4604 Hillbrook Dr., Annandale, VA 22003
RC: Alice Munday, 18 W. Lewis Rd., Hampton, VA 23666 E-mail: [email protected]
V: RC (FL Only): Judi Dunlap, 14711 SE 1st Avenue Rd., Summerfield, FL 34491
RC (TN, MS, AL, SC, GA, PR): Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood Dr., Lavergne TN 37086
FF: Bob Junk, 984 Williams Ditch Rd., Cantonment, FL 32533
CL: Gene Martine, 1422 Ingleside Ave., Jacksonville,FL 32205-7713
VI: RC (except Soaring): Randy Cameron, 2134 S. Hillcrest Ave., Springfield, MO 65807
RC Soaring: Dale Folkening, 1544 Darien Lake Dr., Darien,IL 60561
FF: Charles Markos, 655 Carlisle Ave., Deerfield, IL 60015
CL: Arthur Johnson, 1818 Oslo Drive, Rockford, IL 61108-6612
VII: FF AMA Headquarters, Competition Department
CL: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N. Shore Dr.,Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9124
RC (Except for Michigan): Michael Haller, N6237 Shraven Circle, Fond du Lac, WI 54937
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 80219
X: Ellis Hall, 4811 Amber Ln., Sacramento CA 95841 (North.)
Tim Attaway, 252 Sea Vale St., Chula Vista, CA 91910
Wayne Hamada, 625 Iolani Ave. Apt.. 604, Honolulu, HI 96813-1812 (Hawaii)
Utah and Arizona only:
David Litt, 1111 N. 64th St. 53, Mesa, AZ 85205
XI: Dick Salter, 7217 So. 133rd St., Seattle, WA 98178
RC: W.T. (Bill) Smith, 10825 44th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98146
INDOOR CONTEST BOARD
I: Ray Harlan, 15 Happy Hollow Rd., Wayland, MA 01778
II: Doug Barber, 23 Rabbit Run, Eastampton Twp. NJ 08060-5313
III: Walt VanGorder, 5669 Victory View Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45233
IV: Don Srull, 941 Kimberwicke Rd., McLean, VA 22102
V: Richard MacEntee, 2409 B 14th St. Dr. NW, Palmetto FL 34221
VI: Larry Coslick, 4202 Valley Crest Hill, St. Louis, MO 63128
VII: Gordon Wienewski, 4790 Stratford Dr., Greendale WI 53129
VIII: Ralph (Bud) Tenny, PO Box 830545, Richardson, TX 75080
IX: H. Stan Chilton, 3010 Grail, Wichita, KS 67211
X: Clarence Mather, 2358 Tam O’Shanter Ave., Bishop, CA 93514-1944
XI: Andy Tagliafico, 10039 SW Quail Post Rd., Portland, OR 97219
CONTROL LINE SPEED
I:
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere NJ 07823
III: Glen Van Sant, 414 Valley Rd., Langhorne PA 19047
IV: Albert Jones, 17670 Glass Ridge Pl., Gainesville VA 20155
V: Santo Rizzotto, 1575 N Banana River Dr., Merritt Island FL 32952
VI: William Hughes, 113 N. Chase Ave., Bartlett IL 60103
VII: Barry Tippett, 31052 Mason, Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Dimmitt Perkins, 291 Grant 581, Sheridan AR 72150
IX: Jim Ricketts, 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110-5573
X: Bob Fogg, 11272 Carroza Ct., San Diego CA 92124
XI: Mike Hazel, 1073 Windemere Dr NW, Salem OR 97304
CONTROL LINE CARRIER
I: Glenn Simpson, 19 Hilda St., Worcester MA 01606
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III:
IV:
V: Michael Shull, 3051 Cedar Trce, Tarpon Springs FL 34688
VI: William Calkins, 317 Snow St., Sugar Grove IL 60554
VII: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N Shore Rd., Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
VIII: Dick Perry, 427 Live Oak Lane NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
IX: Melvin Schuette, Box 240, Auburn KS 66402
X: Ted Kraver, 225 W. Orchid Ln., Phoenix AZ 85021
XI: Mike Potter, 29725 45th Avenue S, Auburn WA 98001
CONTROL LINE RACING
I:
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III: Laird Jackson, MCP HU 245 N. 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
IV: Charles Williams, 423 Hunting Creek Dr., Matthews NC 28104
V: Dick Lambert, 754 Renegade Ln., Port Orange FL 32127
VI: Dave McDonald, Box 384, Daleville IN 47334
VII: Larry Dziak, 1474 Capitol Dr., Green Bay WI 54303
VIII: John McCollum, 300 Van Zandt, Co. Rd.4717, Ben Wheeler TX 75754
IX: Jim Ricketts Sr., 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110
X: Doug Mayer, 1727 Penmar Ave., Apt. #2, Venice CA 90291
XI: John Thompson, 2456 Quince St., Eugene, OR 97404
CONTROL LINE AEROBATICS
I: Dave Cook, 46 Maple St., Norfolk MA 02056
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III: Bill Werwage, 111 Jacqueline Dr., Berea OH 44017
IV: Warren Tiahrt, 4020 Martins Point Rd., Kitty Hawk NC 27949
V: Bob Dixon, 1351 Tristram Circle, Macon GA 31220
VI: Allen Brickhaus, Box 206, Golconda IL 62938
VII: Bob McDonald, 28746 Westfield St., Livonia MI 48150
VIII: Gary McClellan, 7812 Bayshore Ct., Ft. Worth TX 76179
IX:
X: Royal (Lucky) Pyatt, 9629 Hazard Ave., Garden Grove CA 92844
XI: Paul Walker, 25900 127th Ave. SE, Kent WA 98031
CONTROL LINE COMBAT
I: Neil Simpson, 129 Podunk Rd., East Brookfield MA 01515
II: Dave Edwards, 9 Ardsley Rd., Hillsborough NJ 08844
III: Mike Evans, 436 McGregor Ave., Cincinnati OH 45206
IV: Louis Lopez, 44 Wyndom Circle, Hockessin DE 19707
V: Francisco Rodriquez, 8 SW 96 Ct., Miami FL 33174
VI: Rich Tupper, 3105 Audrea Ct., Woodridge IL 60517
VII: Ron Columbo, 14907 Garden St., Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Pat Willcox, 1927 Running Springs Dr., Kingwood TX 77339
IX:
X: Steve Stewart, 87 W. Windsor Ave., Phoenix AZ 85003
XI: Mark Hansen, 3585 SE Franklin St., Portland OR 97202
FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD
I: Art Ellis, 84 Denison Dr., Guilford, CT 06437
II: Bradley Bane, 60 Lake Ave., Lyndonville, NY 14098
III: Rudy Kluiber, 2021 Lakeland Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
IV: Jim Bocckinfuso, 112 Pinecrest Cir., Moneta, VA 24121
V: Ron Sharpton, 1290 County Rd., Daytona Beach, FL 32119-2469
VI: Chris Matsuno, 8576 Ginger Dr., St. John, MO 63114
VII: Bill Shailor, 2317 Clawson Avenue, Royal Oak, MI 48073
VIII: Russ Snyder, 114 Andora, Universal City, TX 78148
IX: Jerald Murphy, 9 Via Escondido, Manitou Springs Valley, CO 80829
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: Bill Carper, 264 Oak St., Jackson OH 45640
IV: Bob Karlsson, 708 Bullen Dr., Middletown, DE 19709
V: David Platt, 1306 Havre, N.W., Palm Bay, FL 32907
VI: John Guenther, 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd., Borden, IN 47106
VII: Claude McCullough, 102 Constance St., Montezuma, IA 50171
VIII: Ernest Harwood, 2711 English Chase, Arlington, TX 76016
IX Glen Lau, 3701 S. 44th St., Lincoln NE 68506
X: Kent Walters, 6407 N. 83rd St., Scottsdale, AZ 85250
XI: Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122 Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684
ELECTRIC
I: Edmund Bassick, 75 Romanock Pl, Fairfield, CT 06432
II: Tom Hunt, 1 Dianne Ave., Centereach, NY 11720-3601
III: Richard Simpson, 332 39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
IV: David Robelen, R.R. 4, Box 369, Farmdale VA 23901
V: Robert Nelson, 5955 Chickadee Dr., Lakeland, FL 33809
VI: Steve Moskal, 1931 W. 60th St., La Grange, IL 60525
VII: Keith Shaw, 2756 Elmwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
VIII: George Parks, 2102 Oxford Ave., Austin, TX 78704
IX: Ed Sweeney, 15815 Wildwind Terrace, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
X: Robert Sliff, 8044 Legion Pl. #6, Midway City, CA 92655
XI: Bernard Cawley, 29838 48th Ave. S., Auburn, WA 98001
AEROBATICS
I: Scott Melville, 100 Chatham Terr., Bridgeport, CT 06606
II: Ron Lockhart, 413 Dennis Dr., Galloway, NJ 08205
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: Paul Soha, 2642 Lacolline Dr., Stow OH 44224
IV: Marshall McClung, 2722 Fawn Rd. SW, Roanoke, VA 24015
V: Cliff Hiatt, 14218 Lake Tilden Blvd., Winter Garden FL 34787
VI: Luther Akemon, 2108 Cedar Run Dr., Kokomo IN 45902
VII: Craig Bradley, 12400 Burlington Dr., Dewitt MI 48820
VIII:Dave Youngblood, 2104 Farley, College Station, TX 77845
IX: Don Vineyard, 1016 Burr Oak Ln., Salina, KS 67401-3209
X: Julius Frank, 1970 Tahoe Circle, Tracy, CA 95376
XI: Rich Josephson, 2842 Tonia Cir., Medford, OR 97504
RACING
I: Pete Reed, 416 Gilmore Pond Rd., Jaffrey NH 03452
II: Ernest Nikodem, 407 Willow St., Lockport, NY 14094
III: Tom Scott, 10073 Spring beauty Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45231
IV: Richard Moreland, 726 Hillmeade Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037
V: Gail Jacobson, 6205 Rivercliffe Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30328
VI: Dan Kane Jr., 1703 W. Grove St., Arlington Heights, IL 60005
VII: Mike Condon, 9335 Eastwind Dr., Livonia, MI 48150-4521
VIII:Mike Helsel, 7 Stillmeadow, Round Rock, TX 78664
IX: Lyle Larson, HC 80 Box 475, Piedmont SD 57769
X: James Allen, 4235 E. Ellis Circle, Mesa, AZ 85205
XI: Tom Strom, 1420 SW 160th, Seattle, WA 98116
SOARING
I: Fritz Bien, 41 Sawmill Rd., Concord, MA 01742
II: Roman Paryz, 59 Steinfeldt Rd.,Lancaster, NY 14086
III: Jack Strother, 1731 Lindenhall Dr., Loveland OH 45140
IV: Douglas Barry, 6518 Tuskan Dr., Charlotte NC 28270
V: Charles Anderson, P.O. Box 305, Tullahoma, TN 37388
VI: Rick Burnoski, 158 Canyon Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440
VII: Al Scidmore, 5013 Dorsett Dr., Madison, WI 53711
VIII:Barry Kennedy, 1935 Highvalley Tr., Grand Prairie, TX 75052
IX: Byron Blakeslee, 1448 W. Briarwood Dr., Littleton, CO 80120
X:
XI: Dave Johnson, 16500 SE 1st St. #114, Vancouver, WA 98684
RADIO CONTROL COMBAT
I: Bob Wallace, 91 Sylvan St., Avon CT 06001
II: George Hartman, 14811 Crystal Cove Ct., Ft. Myers FL 33919
III: Rick Fraley, 4412 Eaton Gettysburg Rd., Eaton OH 45320
IV: Pete Rundel, 1031 Riva Ridge Dr., Great Falls VA 22066
V: Lou Melancon, 105 Morton Walk Dr., Alpharetta GA 30022
VI: Philip Rossman II, 19130 Madden Rd., Churubusco IN 46723
VII: Mike Fredericks, 1129 Madison St., Beaver Dam WI 53916
VIII:Doug Powell, 5218 Kingston Dr., Wichita Falls TX 76310
IX:
X: Terry Harner, 2113 Ramada Dr., Oceanside CA 92056
XI: Ron Horton, 1129 Eldora Ln., Billings MT 59105
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings above for addresses.
Ralph (Bud) Tenny William Hughes Richard Perry Richard Lambert Gary McClellan
Pat Willcox Dave Robelen Pete Reed Doug Powell John Fuqua
Douglas Berry Jerald Murphy Cliff Hiatt Cliff Telford David Platt
SCALE
Mike Gretz, Box 162, Montezuma IA 50171
INDOOR
Steve Brown, 297 Hartman Ct., San Dimas CA 91773
FREE FLIGHT
Henry Spence, 1111 Country Club Ct., Mansfield TX 76063
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
Earl Haury, 22818 Whitewater Creek Circle, Katy TX 77450
RC PYLON
Wayne Yeager, 15387 Forrister Rd., Clayton, MI 49235
RC ELECTRIC
Charles D. Grim, 1319 Reed Ave., San Diego CA 92109
RC HELICOPTER
Horace Hagen, 15 Parkway Pl., Red Bank, NJ 07701
SPACEMODELING
Dr. Bob Kreutz, 506 Hunters Road, Brick, NJ 08724
FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
CONTEST COORDINATORS
SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR: Cliff Telford, 1512 S. Greenleaf Ct., Winter Springs, FL 32708
Boldface Below Indicates Chairman of Contest Board
November 2003 161
CLG-05-1CP1. Change the last sentence of
paragraph 2, General of the Control Line
rules, Page 28 of the 2001 Competition
Regulations from: “Such manipulation of
control surfaces may be accomplished by
either mechanical means or by electrical
impulses transmitted through the line(s). To:
Such manipulation of control surfaces, and
any other of the models operational features,
may be accomplished by mechanical means,
by electrical impulses sent up the line(s), or
by any other control system that does not
interfere with Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) authorized events.
Submitted by: William Boss, AMA 19701
CLG-05-1CP2. To further clarify wording
of proposal CLG-05-1.
Add to end of paragraph 2, page 28: No
pilot induced control of any aircraft function
is allowed except via the control lines while
the model is in flight.
Underlined words are those added to
original proposal CLG-05-1 which has
passed in previous form.
Submitted by: Tom Dixon, AMA 1028
2005 Radio Control Aerobatics Cross
Proposals
RCA-05-03CP1, page 69, paragraph 4.2,
2nd to last sentence.
Delete phrase “however, such deletion
must be published in the advance of the
event date”. The letter of this rule is
routinely violated by CDs as most do not
have sound equipment available and the
noise level of today’s aircraft are far quieter
than when this rule was written.
Page 71, paragraph 9; Change 3rd
sentence to read: “Once this number has
been announced, this is the exact number of
flights that should be flown”. Changing
“must” to “should” in this paragraph
provides for CD discretion based on
unforeseeable circumstances which
rulebooks cannot anticipate.
Page 71, paragraph 10.3. Delete sentence
in middle of paragraph “The contestants
may, at their option, elect to refly the entire
flight”. Delete second to last sentence
“Maneuver scores prior to the collision will
not be used if the contestant chooses to refly
the entire flight”. Standard procedure today
is to pick up where you left off.
Page 72, paragraph 14. 3rd sentence
change to read: “The boundaries of the
maneuvering area shall be marked by the
placement of surface lines of white or
contrasting color originating at the pilot’s
position and, where possible depending on
local conditions and topography, the
placement of vertical poles at the center
position and 60 degrees right and left on a
line approximately 150 meters in front of
the pilot”. Pilots today expect to have
visible surface lines not just poles, as lines
are always visible to the pilot while poles
are not.
Page 74, paragraph 20.7. In 2nd sentence
delete phrase “It is suggested that” and
change 2nd sentence to read “Each
maneuver will be scored immediately after
it is performed”. One cannot do it any other
way and have a meaningful scored.
Submitted by: John Fuqua, AMA 5955
2005 Radio Control Scale Cross
Proposals
SCA-05-04CP1. Change the order of two
flight maneuvers. This will make the flying
program more seamless and also allow scale
freestyle landings at the end of the program.
Submitted by: Brian Stewart, AMA 618578
A Message to All AMA Members
Help in maintaining and acquiring flying sites–it’s
the heartbeat of aeromodeling.
The Flying Site Assistance Program consists of
volunteers who serve as the eyes and ears of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics and its members.
These volunteers are tasked with being the best
informed members in their local areas with
regard to any public or private activity that could
impact an existing or future flying site.
They accomplish this by reading the newspaper,
watching television, listening to the radio, etc.
The accumulation, dissemination, and
distribution of such information could prove
vitally important in maintaining an AMA
Chartered Club in any given area.
If you, as an AMA member, would be interested
in volunteering for such an important and
challenging endeavor, please contact:
Districts I-VI
Joe Beshar
198 Merritt Drive
Oradell NJ 07649
Phone: (201) 261-1281
Fax: (201) 261-0223
[email protected]
Districts VII-XI
Wes De Cou
202 W. Desert Flower Lane
Phoenix AZ 85045
Phone: (480) 460-9466
Fax: (480) 460-9434
[email protected]

Author: Steve Kaluf


Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/11
Page Numbers: 159,160,161

November 2003 159
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
Technical
Director
Steve
Kaluf
[email protected]
IT’S CROSS-PROPOSAL time! The
proposals printed here are cross proposals
to the basic proposals already submitted
that have passed the initial vote. There are
not very many this go-around (that should
be considered a good thing).
However, let’s talk about what a cross
proposal is so that you know what you
should do and how they will be handled.
Cross proposals are an alternative means
of accomplishing the objectives of a basic
proposal already submitted. A cross
proposal may not be used to introduce new
rules changes or to reintroduce proposals
which were defeated in the initial ballot.
So now what do we do? Review the
cross proposals printed here. If you fly any
of the events they affect, contact your
district Contest Board member for that
event and let him/her know what you think
about it.
AMA HQ will send ballots out to the
Contest Boards in October, and they must
be returned to us by December 1. If a cross
proposal passes, it replaces the original
basic proposal in the final vote early next
year.
If you have any questions about the
cross-proposal process, please give us a
call.
We just finished up the 2003 National
Aeromodeling Championships. What a
month! There will be much more printed
in the December issue so I’ll not say much
here except to sincerely thank all of our
volunteers and staff who make it happen
year after year. These folks work 10-14
hour days so that the competitors may fly.
So to Ron Morgan, Brenda Schuette, Al
Williamson, Wayne Yeager, Abram Van
Dover, all the event directors, workers,
maintenance staff, my Competitions staff,
and everyone else I’m leaving out, thank
you!
Another huge event just finished on-site
was the 2003 IRCHA Helicopter
Jamboree. What a success this was, with
379 registered pilots, 12 flight stations,
roughly 25 hobby vendors, and hundreds
of flights. As of Saturday morning more
than 700 flights had already been flown,
and Saturday was the biggest day, so you
can imagine how many more were flown
on Saturday and Sunday.
I’m pretty sure that the Jamboree is now
the largest fly-in taking place in the US. It
is without a doubt the largest gathering of
model helicopters in the world. I can’t
begin to imagine how many helicopters
were there. Maybe someone has that
statistic and will report on it. I know I had a
great time. My hat is off to Ron Kummer
and the International Radio Controlled
Helicopter Association for a job well done!
Last, but certainly not least, Maynard Hill
and his STAR team did it! They flew across
the Atlantic Ocean! They launched on
August 10 from Cape Spear,
Newfoundland, Canada, and 38 hours and
52 minutes later the 11-pound aircraft was
landed on Mannin Beach, County Galway,
Ireland by AMA President Dave Brown.
What a huge accomplishment.
If homologated by the Fédération
Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), this will
set two world records: duration of 38 hours,
52 minutes, and distance of 1888.3 miles.
By the time you read this, we will have
seen the dossier for the records attempts
and sent them on their way to FAI. More
details may be found in “On the Fly” in this
issue or on our Web site.
Congratulations to Maynard Hill and the
entire STAR team!”
’Til next time ... MA
2005 Control Line Speed Cross
Proposals
CLS-05-3CP1, 1⁄2A Speed Events.
Introduce standard 10% nitro fuel.
Leave fuel mixture open for engines of
less than .0504 cubic inch displacement.
Change line length of 1⁄2A Proto from “42
ft.” to “46 ft. 8 in.” (page 33), and distance
of timed course from “1⁄2 mile, 10 laps” to
“1⁄2 mile, 9 laps” (page 38). Change line
length of 1⁄2A from “47 ft. 5-5⁄8 in.” to “52
ft. 6 in.” (page 33), and distance of timed
course from “5 laps” to “1⁄2 mile, 8 laps”
(page 38).
Submitted by: Warren Kurth, AMA 13489
2005 Control Line General Cross
Proposals
Note from the Technical Director: The
following proposal, if passed, would seem
to allow control of the model by means
other than direct control through attached
lines or electrical signals sent over the
lines; i.e., it would seem to allow radio
control of a Control Line model.
This cannot be allowed. No RF energy
may be radiated by a system used in a
Control Line model. If this proposal is
passed, appropriate wording will have to
be developed to clarify this issue.
2005 RC Helicopter World
Championships
Horace Hagen, RC Helicopter Team Selection
Committee Chairman, is now accepting
nominations for the 2005 Team Manager
position. Please send resume to:
Lisa Johnson
Competition Department
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E. Memorial Dr.
Muncie IN 47302
or via E-mail:
[email protected]
160 MODEL AVIATION
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: Dave King, 410 Ritter Ave., South Plainfield, NJ 07080-3534
RC: Robert Kircher, 9 Sheffeld Way, Clark, NJ 07066
III: CL, FF, & RC: Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Dr., Macungie, PA 18062 (East)
CL , FF & RC: Sheila Nitsch, 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City, OH 43123
IV: CL & FF: Jim Coffin, 4604 Hillbrook Dr., Annandale, VA 22003
RC: Alice Munday, 18 W. Lewis Rd., Hampton, VA 23666 E-mail: [email protected]
V: RC (FL Only): Judi Dunlap, 14711 SE 1st Avenue Rd., Summerfield, FL 34491
RC (TN, MS, AL, SC, GA, PR): Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood Dr., Lavergne TN 37086
FF: Bob Junk, 984 Williams Ditch Rd., Cantonment, FL 32533
CL: Gene Martine, 1422 Ingleside Ave., Jacksonville,FL 32205-7713
VI: RC (except Soaring): Randy Cameron, 2134 S. Hillcrest Ave., Springfield, MO 65807
RC Soaring: Dale Folkening, 1544 Darien Lake Dr., Darien,IL 60561
FF: Charles Markos, 655 Carlisle Ave., Deerfield, IL 60015
CL: Arthur Johnson, 1818 Oslo Drive, Rockford, IL 61108-6612
VII: FF AMA Headquarters, Competition Department
CL: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N. Shore Dr.,Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9124
RC (Except for Michigan): Michael Haller, N6237 Shraven Circle, Fond du Lac, WI 54937
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 80219
X: Ellis Hall, 4811 Amber Ln., Sacramento CA 95841 (North.)
Tim Attaway, 252 Sea Vale St., Chula Vista, CA 91910
Wayne Hamada, 625 Iolani Ave. Apt.. 604, Honolulu, HI 96813-1812 (Hawaii)
Utah and Arizona only:
David Litt, 1111 N. 64th St. 53, Mesa, AZ 85205
XI: Dick Salter, 7217 So. 133rd St., Seattle, WA 98178
RC: W.T. (Bill) Smith, 10825 44th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98146
INDOOR CONTEST BOARD
I: Ray Harlan, 15 Happy Hollow Rd., Wayland, MA 01778
II: Doug Barber, 23 Rabbit Run, Eastampton Twp. NJ 08060-5313
III: Walt VanGorder, 5669 Victory View Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45233
IV: Don Srull, 941 Kimberwicke Rd., McLean, VA 22102
V: Richard MacEntee, 2409 B 14th St. Dr. NW, Palmetto FL 34221
VI: Larry Coslick, 4202 Valley Crest Hill, St. Louis, MO 63128
VII: Gordon Wienewski, 4790 Stratford Dr., Greendale WI 53129
VIII: Ralph (Bud) Tenny, PO Box 830545, Richardson, TX 75080
IX: H. Stan Chilton, 3010 Grail, Wichita, KS 67211
X: Clarence Mather, 2358 Tam O’Shanter Ave., Bishop, CA 93514-1944
XI: Andy Tagliafico, 10039 SW Quail Post Rd., Portland, OR 97219
CONTROL LINE SPEED
I:
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere NJ 07823
III: Glen Van Sant, 414 Valley Rd., Langhorne PA 19047
IV: Albert Jones, 17670 Glass Ridge Pl., Gainesville VA 20155
V: Santo Rizzotto, 1575 N Banana River Dr., Merritt Island FL 32952
VI: William Hughes, 113 N. Chase Ave., Bartlett IL 60103
VII: Barry Tippett, 31052 Mason, Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Dimmitt Perkins, 291 Grant 581, Sheridan AR 72150
IX: Jim Ricketts, 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110-5573
X: Bob Fogg, 11272 Carroza Ct., San Diego CA 92124
XI: Mike Hazel, 1073 Windemere Dr NW, Salem OR 97304
CONTROL LINE CARRIER
I: Glenn Simpson, 19 Hilda St., Worcester MA 01606
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III:
IV:
V: Michael Shull, 3051 Cedar Trce, Tarpon Springs FL 34688
VI: William Calkins, 317 Snow St., Sugar Grove IL 60554
VII: Marc Warwashana, 11577 N Shore Rd., Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
VIII: Dick Perry, 427 Live Oak Lane NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122
IX: Melvin Schuette, Box 240, Auburn KS 66402
X: Ted Kraver, 225 W. Orchid Ln., Phoenix AZ 85021
XI: Mike Potter, 29725 45th Avenue S, Auburn WA 98001
CONTROL LINE RACING
I:
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III: Laird Jackson, MCP HU 245 N. 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
IV: Charles Williams, 423 Hunting Creek Dr., Matthews NC 28104
V: Dick Lambert, 754 Renegade Ln., Port Orange FL 32127
VI: Dave McDonald, Box 384, Daleville IN 47334
VII: Larry Dziak, 1474 Capitol Dr., Green Bay WI 54303
VIII: John McCollum, 300 Van Zandt, Co. Rd.4717, Ben Wheeler TX 75754
IX: Jim Ricketts Sr., 4921 E. Fernwood Dr., Sioux Falls SD 57110
X: Doug Mayer, 1727 Penmar Ave., Apt. #2, Venice CA 90291
XI: John Thompson, 2456 Quince St., Eugene, OR 97404
CONTROL LINE AEROBATICS
I: Dave Cook, 46 Maple St., Norfolk MA 02056
II: Tom Hampshire, 430 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ 07823
III: Bill Werwage, 111 Jacqueline Dr., Berea OH 44017
IV: Warren Tiahrt, 4020 Martins Point Rd., Kitty Hawk NC 27949
V: Bob Dixon, 1351 Tristram Circle, Macon GA 31220
VI: Allen Brickhaus, Box 206, Golconda IL 62938
VII: Bob McDonald, 28746 Westfield St., Livonia MI 48150
VIII: Gary McClellan, 7812 Bayshore Ct., Ft. Worth TX 76179
IX:
X: Royal (Lucky) Pyatt, 9629 Hazard Ave., Garden Grove CA 92844
XI: Paul Walker, 25900 127th Ave. SE, Kent WA 98031
CONTROL LINE COMBAT
I: Neil Simpson, 129 Podunk Rd., East Brookfield MA 01515
II: Dave Edwards, 9 Ardsley Rd., Hillsborough NJ 08844
III: Mike Evans, 436 McGregor Ave., Cincinnati OH 45206
IV: Louis Lopez, 44 Wyndom Circle, Hockessin DE 19707
V: Francisco Rodriquez, 8 SW 96 Ct., Miami FL 33174
VI: Rich Tupper, 3105 Audrea Ct., Woodridge IL 60517
VII: Ron Columbo, 14907 Garden St., Livonia MI 48154
VIII: Pat Willcox, 1927 Running Springs Dr., Kingwood TX 77339
IX:
X: Steve Stewart, 87 W. Windsor Ave., Phoenix AZ 85003
XI: Mark Hansen, 3585 SE Franklin St., Portland OR 97202
FREE FLIGHT CONTEST BOARD
I: Art Ellis, 84 Denison Dr., Guilford, CT 06437
II: Bradley Bane, 60 Lake Ave., Lyndonville, NY 14098
III: Rudy Kluiber, 2021 Lakeland Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
IV: Jim Bocckinfuso, 112 Pinecrest Cir., Moneta, VA 24121
V: Ron Sharpton, 1290 County Rd., Daytona Beach, FL 32119-2469
VI: Chris Matsuno, 8576 Ginger Dr., St. John, MO 63114
VII: Bill Shailor, 2317 Clawson Avenue, Royal Oak, MI 48073
VIII: Russ Snyder, 114 Andora, Universal City, TX 78148
IX: Jerald Murphy, 9 Via Escondido, Manitou Springs Valley, CO 80829
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: Bill Carper, 264 Oak St., Jackson OH 45640
IV: Bob Karlsson, 708 Bullen Dr., Middletown, DE 19709
V: David Platt, 1306 Havre, N.W., Palm Bay, FL 32907
VI: John Guenther, 21609 Borden-Greenville Rd., Borden, IN 47106
VII: Claude McCullough, 102 Constance St., Montezuma, IA 50171
VIII: Ernest Harwood, 2711 English Chase, Arlington, TX 76016
IX Glen Lau, 3701 S. 44th St., Lincoln NE 68506
X: Kent Walters, 6407 N. 83rd St., Scottsdale, AZ 85250
XI: Jerry Holcomb, 1010 NE 122 Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684
ELECTRIC
I: Edmund Bassick, 75 Romanock Pl, Fairfield, CT 06432
II: Tom Hunt, 1 Dianne Ave., Centereach, NY 11720-3601
III: Richard Simpson, 332 39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
IV: David Robelen, R.R. 4, Box 369, Farmdale VA 23901
V: Robert Nelson, 5955 Chickadee Dr., Lakeland, FL 33809
VI: Steve Moskal, 1931 W. 60th St., La Grange, IL 60525
VII: Keith Shaw, 2756 Elmwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
VIII: George Parks, 2102 Oxford Ave., Austin, TX 78704
IX: Ed Sweeney, 15815 Wildwind Terrace, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
X: Robert Sliff, 8044 Legion Pl. #6, Midway City, CA 92655
XI: Bernard Cawley, 29838 48th Ave. S., Auburn, WA 98001
AEROBATICS
I: Scott Melville, 100 Chatham Terr., Bridgeport, CT 06606
II: Ron Lockhart, 413 Dennis Dr., Galloway, NJ 08205
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: Paul Soha, 2642 Lacolline Dr., Stow OH 44224
IV: Marshall McClung, 2722 Fawn Rd. SW, Roanoke, VA 24015
V: Cliff Hiatt, 14218 Lake Tilden Blvd., Winter Garden FL 34787
VI: Luther Akemon, 2108 Cedar Run Dr., Kokomo IN 45902
VII: Craig Bradley, 12400 Burlington Dr., Dewitt MI 48820
VIII:Dave Youngblood, 2104 Farley, College Station, TX 77845
IX: Don Vineyard, 1016 Burr Oak Ln., Salina, KS 67401-3209
X: Julius Frank, 1970 Tahoe Circle, Tracy, CA 95376
XI: Rich Josephson, 2842 Tonia Cir., Medford, OR 97504
RACING
I: Pete Reed, 416 Gilmore Pond Rd., Jaffrey NH 03452
II: Ernest Nikodem, 407 Willow St., Lockport, NY 14094
III: Tom Scott, 10073 Spring beauty Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45231
IV: Richard Moreland, 726 Hillmeade Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037
V: Gail Jacobson, 6205 Rivercliffe Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30328
VI: Dan Kane Jr., 1703 W. Grove St., Arlington Heights, IL 60005
VII: Mike Condon, 9335 Eastwind Dr., Livonia, MI 48150-4521
VIII:Mike Helsel, 7 Stillmeadow, Round Rock, TX 78664
IX: Lyle Larson, HC 80 Box 475, Piedmont SD 57769
X: James Allen, 4235 E. Ellis Circle, Mesa, AZ 85205
XI: Tom Strom, 1420 SW 160th, Seattle, WA 98116
SOARING
I: Fritz Bien, 41 Sawmill Rd., Concord, MA 01742
II: Roman Paryz, 59 Steinfeldt Rd.,Lancaster, NY 14086
III: Jack Strother, 1731 Lindenhall Dr., Loveland OH 45140
IV: Douglas Barry, 6518 Tuskan Dr., Charlotte NC 28270
V: Charles Anderson, P.O. Box 305, Tullahoma, TN 37388
VI: Rick Burnoski, 158 Canyon Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440
VII: Al Scidmore, 5013 Dorsett Dr., Madison, WI 53711
VIII:Barry Kennedy, 1935 Highvalley Tr., Grand Prairie, TX 75052
IX: Byron Blakeslee, 1448 W. Briarwood Dr., Littleton, CO 80120
X:
XI: Dave Johnson, 16500 SE 1st St. #114, Vancouver, WA 98684
RADIO CONTROL COMBAT
I: Bob Wallace, 91 Sylvan St., Avon CT 06001
II: George Hartman, 14811 Crystal Cove Ct., Ft. Myers FL 33919
III: Rick Fraley, 4412 Eaton Gettysburg Rd., Eaton OH 45320
IV: Pete Rundel, 1031 Riva Ridge Dr., Great Falls VA 22066
V: Lou Melancon, 105 Morton Walk Dr., Alpharetta GA 30022
VI: Philip Rossman II, 19130 Madden Rd., Churubusco IN 46723
VII: Mike Fredericks, 1129 Madison St., Beaver Dam WI 53916
VIII:Doug Powell, 5218 Kingston Dr., Wichita Falls TX 76310
IX:
X: Terry Harner, 2113 Ramada Dr., Oceanside CA 92056
XI: Ron Horton, 1129 Eldora Ln., Billings MT 59105
Chairpersons from each of the other Contest Boards and the Contest Board Coordinator. See individual listings above for addresses.
Ralph (Bud) Tenny William Hughes Richard Perry Richard Lambert Gary McClellan
Pat Willcox Dave Robelen Pete Reed Doug Powell John Fuqua
Douglas Berry Jerald Murphy Cliff Hiatt Cliff Telford David Platt
SCALE
Mike Gretz, Box 162, Montezuma IA 50171
INDOOR
Steve Brown, 297 Hartman Ct., San Dimas CA 91773
FREE FLIGHT
Henry Spence, 1111 Country Club Ct., Mansfield TX 76063
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
Earl Haury, 22818 Whitewater Creek Circle, Katy TX 77450
RC PYLON
Wayne Yeager, 15387 Forrister Rd., Clayton, MI 49235
RC ELECTRIC
Charles D. Grim, 1319 Reed Ave., San Diego CA 92109
RC HELICOPTER
Horace Hagen, 15 Parkway Pl., Red Bank, NJ 07701
SPACEMODELING
Dr. Bob Kreutz, 506 Hunters Road, Brick, NJ 08724
FAI TEAM SELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
CONTEST COORDINATORS
SPECIAL EVENTS CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD
CONTEST BOARD COORDINATOR: Cliff Telford, 1512 S. Greenleaf Ct., Winter Springs, FL 32708
Boldface Below Indicates Chairman of Contest Board
November 2003 161
CLG-05-1CP1. Change the last sentence of
paragraph 2, General of the Control Line
rules, Page 28 of the 2001 Competition
Regulations from: “Such manipulation of
control surfaces may be accomplished by
either mechanical means or by electrical
impulses transmitted through the line(s). To:
Such manipulation of control surfaces, and
any other of the models operational features,
may be accomplished by mechanical means,
by electrical impulses sent up the line(s), or
by any other control system that does not
interfere with Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) authorized events.
Submitted by: William Boss, AMA 19701
CLG-05-1CP2. To further clarify wording
of proposal CLG-05-1.
Add to end of paragraph 2, page 28: No
pilot induced control of any aircraft function
is allowed except via the control lines while
the model is in flight.
Underlined words are those added to
original proposal CLG-05-1 which has
passed in previous form.
Submitted by: Tom Dixon, AMA 1028
2005 Radio Control Aerobatics Cross
Proposals
RCA-05-03CP1, page 69, paragraph 4.2,
2nd to last sentence.
Delete phrase “however, such deletion
must be published in the advance of the
event date”. The letter of this rule is
routinely violated by CDs as most do not
have sound equipment available and the
noise level of today’s aircraft are far quieter
than when this rule was written.
Page 71, paragraph 9; Change 3rd
sentence to read: “Once this number has
been announced, this is the exact number of
flights that should be flown”. Changing
“must” to “should” in this paragraph
provides for CD discretion based on
unforeseeable circumstances which
rulebooks cannot anticipate.
Page 71, paragraph 10.3. Delete sentence
in middle of paragraph “The contestants
may, at their option, elect to refly the entire
flight”. Delete second to last sentence
“Maneuver scores prior to the collision will
not be used if the contestant chooses to refly
the entire flight”. Standard procedure today
is to pick up where you left off.
Page 72, paragraph 14. 3rd sentence
change to read: “The boundaries of the
maneuvering area shall be marked by the
placement of surface lines of white or
contrasting color originating at the pilot’s
position and, where possible depending on
local conditions and topography, the
placement of vertical poles at the center
position and 60 degrees right and left on a
line approximately 150 meters in front of
the pilot”. Pilots today expect to have
visible surface lines not just poles, as lines
are always visible to the pilot while poles
are not.
Page 74, paragraph 20.7. In 2nd sentence
delete phrase “It is suggested that” and
change 2nd sentence to read “Each
maneuver will be scored immediately after
it is performed”. One cannot do it any other
way and have a meaningful scored.
Submitted by: John Fuqua, AMA 5955
2005 Radio Control Scale Cross
Proposals
SCA-05-04CP1. Change the order of two
flight maneuvers. This will make the flying
program more seamless and also allow scale
freestyle landings at the end of the program.
Submitted by: Brian Stewart, AMA 618578
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They accomplish this by reading the newspaper,
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