August 2004 165
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
Technical Director Steve Kaluf
[email protected]
I HAVE MANY things to report this month
(August) and not much space to do it in.
(More about that in a bit.)
As most of the regular readers of this
column know, the chairmen of the each of
the Contest Boards met at AMA HQ in
February to review and modify the Contest
Board Procedures. This document
establishes the manner in which rules
changes are handled, among other things.
Several changes came out of this
meeting. The suggested changes then went
to the Executive Council for final approval
in April. We are happy to report that the
Executive Council passed the new
document. The new document goes into
effect January 1, 2005.
Among the significant changes is the
move back to a two-year rules-change
cycle while maintaining a Cross Proposal
phase. In order to do this, we had to greatly
compress the schedule. To make that
happen, the decision was made to make the
Web version of the Competition
Regulations (rule book) the official
version.
Additionally, the Web version will be
kept up to date with any urgent,
emergency/safety, or interpretation changes
that go into effect during the cycle. So you
should be able to download an up-to-date
rule book at any time. A page in the front
of the book will let you know what changes
have been made and when they took place.
A printed version of the rule book will
still be available; however, it will not be up
to date like the Web version. A complete
version of the new document will be
available on the Web site by the time you
read this.
Included in this issue are the results for
the final vote on the rules-change proposals
in the current cycle. All proposals that
passed will be included in the 2005 rules
publications.
At roughly the time you receive this issue,
the Nats and Control Line World
Championships will be underway. We hope
you’ve made plans to fly in the Nats and
attend the World Championships. Both are
spectacles you don’t want to miss!
Till next time ... MA
K e y D a t e s
(Events attended by AMA HQ staff
and/or officers)
June 25 - August 6
AMA Outdoor
Nationals
Muncie IN
July 4 - 10
Control Line World
Championships
Muncie IN
N a t i o n a l
R e c o r d s
U p d a t e
MAY 2004
INDOOR AMA CEILING
CATEGORY I
Mini Stick
Jr. Ethan Aaron
7:23 02/14/04
OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT
CATEGORY I
Helicopter
Op. Stan Buddenbohm
19:12 03/10/04
OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT
F1H A1 Glider
Sr. Dallas Parker
47:21 03/10/04
RC PYLON
Q500
Jr. Tanner Pacini
1:09.92 01/18/04
Contest Board Vote Keys
EC: Executive Council
OFF: Outdoor Free Flight
IND: Indoor Free Flight
CLG: Control Line General
CLS: Control Line Speed
CLR: Control Line Racing
CLC: Control Line Carrier
CLA: Control Line Aerobatics
CLB: Control Line Combat
RCA: Racio Control Aerobatics
RCR: Radio Control Racing
RCH: Radio Control Helicopter
SO: Soaring
SVA: Scale
ELC: Electric
SEB: Special Events
RCC: Radio Control Combat
NOA: None of Above
P: Pass
F: Fail
Y: For/Yes
N: Against/No
DNV: Did Not Vote
NO REP: No Representative
I, II, III, IV, V, VII, IX, X, XI:
Represents Each District
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/08
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