Letters to the Editor

Ron Bennett photographers La ima Conquers Atlantic piece April issue advises offering signed 8 x JO prints historic RC event sale collectors see ad Modelers Mall item issue Dick Perrys April CL Navy Carrier column contained error concerning Nostalgia Navy Carrier rules pl26 text indicated Nostalgia Carrier models required pre 1978 designs fact model meets other Nostalgia Carrier rules may used regardless year designed apologize error March Cover As Korean War vet AMA member am outraged March 1999 cover Did occur showed desecration American flag What thinking hope next issue includes apology have served serving country Pierre Dumenil Burlin game California Certainly no disrespect toward American flag intended publication photo apologize anyone offended March cover Dear Randy letter March issue Model Aviation beautifully written tribute fine man think what really hit mc could have writing about dad member Hall Fame either stooge field glycerine green soap rubber later pit man gas models glow demand competitors complained said required winning didnt deserve 4 win Like dad father Randy known father Fred heart men specialand very personalHall Fame training Art gave son glue together paper sticks make airplane include maxim life includes fact win nice includes cheating wrong As point out very career offshoot hobby has shared hat off Randy son Art Ryan Correction Fred Lehmberg Anderson California am writing letter behalf son Christopher Teke recently featured February 1999 issue MA staff Chris lead recipient AMA/Charles H Grant scholarship Following mistakes should corrected family lives Silverthorne Colorado California mountains Colorado fly skis skids 1995 Chris myself built flew k-scale de Havilland Beaver /2-scale God forbid would have wingspan 24 feet probably weigh 200 pounds Thank taking under consideration trust can let model friends Colorado know proud achievements Ron Teke Silverthorne Colorado Whoops wrote text appeared magazine magazines errors proofreading errors apologize mistakes Chalk up failing eyesight senior moment 1 hope going well Chris Bob Underwood Scholarship Committee Chairman T-28 Dick Sarpolus T-28 article [February issue] made interesting reading dont fly Control Line just finished Pica /6-scale T-28 Trojan Continued page 173 6 Model Aviation ts Available Letters tc Eclitrn Nostalgia Carrier Open Letter Randy Ryan Letters Continued page 6 dont fly Control Line just finished Pica 1/6-scale T-28 Trojan sidebar Dick mentions turboprop modification Actually two separate modifications accomplished first effort modify aircraft COIN COunter INsurgency fighter first aircraft crashed performing high-G maneuvers tail failure Two other airplanes additionally modified strengthened elongated tail surfaces #3 airplane also ejection seats noticeably different canopy Air Force decided modifications effective cost-effective solution went North Americans OV-l0 Bronco instead Both surviving aircraft placed storage However 1990 photographed #3 airplane minus engine Stennis Airport Mississippi engines used Pipers ill-fated Enforcer project turboprop P-5 1 second turboprop modification early 1980s nationalist Chinese converting about 200 airframes turboprop engine slightly less shaft horsepower USAF modification airplanes being used trainers/light attack trainers John Wolf Spring Lake North Carolina Fran McElwee sad heart am advising passing dear friend model aviation enthusiast Fran McElwee has contributed much hobby Fran typifies ardent modeler stands out hobby enjoy contributed much hobby years As teenager built flew Free flight Gas models just getting keeping engine running accomplishment mid- late-1930s active competitor won local regional meets East Coast WW II started joined Air Corps won pilots wings flying P-5 European theater No136 Fieneler Storcho AC Scole model 23-45 5oharool hoo both olofo ord flops No 169 Denopplone AC version farsod cabin roodel kit frOr 0937 19-25 C No 262 CrashOsaster CL caoh proof trairor Toso oiaeo 15-30 35/40 power A No392 Mini F1 6 AC Sarpoloo 049 doOted fan opoof flier 2 choroel Boloo coingo tail fosolago Ofroolare 6 No 447 lISA Miso Aoerioe AC Old Tiroor /cA Toraco model 049 glow 2 09055015 C No581 Gee Bee Model V AC Golden Age Racar Spoor 72ir /n scole 60 power 3 ploc oheofo No702 IleInkel 86 1 8 EF Scale roodel r 924 Gorroro woroplore HiLiro Mini6 geared eleotrir roof, SponosS in A No 71 4 Mod Dock AC oser-triondfp Spoc flier relaoed slow fligho Fovels ar low slow maooooes 25-30 power Spwss 60 2 plor sheets. 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designs over years experiments lead innovations used other modelers followed lead active member officer clubs through years always formidable competitor Fran inaugurated AMA Hall Fame 1997 accomplishments contributions hobby numerous stimulated originality portion us fortunate come contact such innovative individual smiling face firendly attitude will missed model flying fields around country Leon Shulman Metuchen New Jersey Liked NACA Article rad article Frank Parmenter NACA Under Aircraft Model Maker March 1999 great interest never heard read unique relationship existed during 1930s WW II between aeromodeling community NACA Mr Parmenters article fascinating contribution historical record aeromodeling United States youngsters modelers generation Im 37 need such first-hand accounts better understand rich heritage significant contributions aeromodeling has made aviation am privileged haven proaig Maynard Hill worked Maynard model maker Johns Hopkins University during early 1980s just modelers such Frank Pannenter did NACA during 1930s Today am senior engineer working Tomahawk cruise missile program direct result experiences friendships have enjoyed through aeromodeling interest mentoring given fine gentlemen exemplified Frank Parmenter myself next generation aeromodelers thank Paul J Kirsch Columbia Maryland Fly Continued page 6 engines less 19 kilowatts 25 hp Rather attempting access lengthy text EPA document Federal Register go http//wwwaccessgpogov/su docs/fedreg frcont99html Click Wednesday February 3 1999 look under EPAProposed Rules New nonroad spark-ignition engines below 19 kilowatts phase 2 emission standards 525 1-5258 [FR Doc 992450] go bottom page 5 AMA filing position paper behalf model enthusiasts regardless AMA affiliation Academy taking broad view expressing value EPA proposal avoiding severe impact producer user model engines model aircraft helicopter boat car activities Academy supports EPAs position practical solution exemption applicable types 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