THE RESULTS Initial Vote RC Aerobatics Contest Board current group rules proposals have tallied pub lished Competition News section last months Model Aviation wont rehash re sults few comments order Gene Rogers submitted separate propos als insert turnaround maneuvers Sports man maneuver schedule keeping center ma neuvers same ballots re ceived RC Aerobatics Contest Board mem bers instructed either mark proposals acceptable vote ac ceptable both District V Contest Board member John Fuqua recognized such procedure would probably cause split acceptable vote virtually doom both proposals since six acceptable votes required proposal move Final Vote Thats exactly what happened Seven Contest Board members found other pro posals acceptable three determined both acceptable However since neither proposal received six acceptable votes both failed pass Initial Vote As result John Fuqua requested revote RCA-92-21 RCA-92-22 letters RC Aerobatics Contest Board chairman Con test Board Coordinator requested revote Subsequent Johns request Gene Rogers drew proposal No 22 favor Pro posals numbered 21A 21B will combined placed final ballot number 21 proposals failed initial vote RCA-92-47 would have made takeoff di rection pilots option rather Contest Directors mandate Opponents cited potential safety problems airplanes landing oppo site directions Certainly requires atten tion judges three years use clubs annual contest option never caused mishap other contests Southeast also allow pilots option takeoff Im aware mishaps contests either Too bad proposal failed attend con tests Southeast youll still get exercise option take off direction choose way fool takes off downwind cause have land same direction mention flying whole maneuver sequence wrong wind direction garding tongue-in-cheek piece January column saving smoke next radio malfunction save radio repair costs ex pected some exasperated responses telling dumb idea few tongue-incheek responses saying what good idea suggesting other ideas equal absurdity thing What disappointment Maybe Ill get something mail before column appears mail just reeeived 1991 Membership Manual Usually just set aside drawer good tentions read thoroughly have time hardly ever look again year After AMA insurance squabble erupted announced member-tomember insurance Note member-tomember liability insuranceRMcM ter minated decided wade through AMA laws see what say about insurance has long belief asked AMA member joined would probably say because AMA insurance few might say because competi tion Model Aviation magazine other purposes listed Article II Purposes However did know didnt providing insurance members official purpose nearly 20 listed AMA Get copy Membership Manual out drawer see can find insurance men tioned should aware now member-tomember [liability insurance coverage has reinstated several other options changed pay expected costs rein stated coverage way AMA Bylaws say Article VIII Meetings regular meeting membership shall held annually Maybe Im showing ignorance meeting held held Nats dont think cause Ive missed few Nats last 16 years cant remember AMA membership meetings somebody AMA HQ Staff could let us know 1991 meeting Ill bet lot members will Thanks wrote about necessity special frequency controls February issue Model Aviation lighter note let say abso- Mike Duggan Mobile Alabama appears offering supplication Pattern gods lutely astounded receive single letter re- sends competitors plane down runway recent Mobile club Pattern meet 50 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Sport Aerobatics Ron Van Putte III Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Walton Beach FL 32549 AL Taylors Mobile Alabama beautiful big J-3 Cub sports floats doesnt restrict flying sites just water performed touch-and-gos Mobiles beautiful Ber muda grass runway Below after award ceremony clubs contest last October directed situation impending 1991 wideband radios mixed narrow-band radios mentioned club going implement system having fliers narrow-band radios use frequency pin fliers wideband radios would use three pins pin primary frequency frequency either side Subsequently received letter Warren Plohr North Olmsted Ohio member AMA Frequency Committee wrote fol lowing reading column latest issue MA noted clubs plans special fre quency controls suggest encourage reconsider Just taking three pins will protect wideband receivers Out Tell review AMA recommenda tions May 1990 issue Model Aviation ginning page 120 Direct attention Al ternate Plan Number 2 Flight Station Plans detailed 1991 issue AMA Membership Manual details other Station Plan options use mix odd- even-numbered channels wideband receivers does require special frequency controls just said combination recommended AMA Fre quency Management Plan Alternate Plan Number 2 plan uses Flight Stations Pad dles use individual channel pins inter ference control just practical Receivers single-conversion su perheterodyne type using 455-kHz intermediate amplifying frequency cause concern Manybut allencounter RC-to-RC interfer ence other caused adjacentchannel transmitter interference can iden tified number 23 Avoid use channels 23 num ber apart example susceptible receiver CH 34 can hit transmitter CH 11 CH 57 Think 3423 723 34 same receiver also susceptible signal pair transmitters operating 23 chan nels apart other susceptible receiver field pair transmitters operating 23 channels apart can glitch susceptible receiv ers field properly implemented Paddles stead Pins Station Plans provide protec tion against adjacent-channel interference well 23-channel problem best way know manage mixture equipment channelsunless prefer weed out old receivers through attrition will note some drawbacks Only 37 50 channels can used Wideband receivers must restricted upper band can certain will take Warrens let ter next club meeting discussion nalve can dont understand problem Editors note Contributing Editor George M Myers also addresses subject RC Fly ing Today column elsewhere issue RMcM SAFE FLYING ISNO ACCIDENT SOFT MOUNTS FOR EVERYONE INTRODUCING NEW VIBRA DAMP SPORT SERIES SPORT TABS UNIVERSAL engine Isolation mounting system complete hardware reduce noise wear use 35 65 in3 2 cycles plus $150 shipping Mich res add 4%aales tax GUARANTEE manufacturer soft mounts n guarantee VIBRA DAMP engine mounts transmit less vibration mount madcetl also guarantee replace mounts wear breakage due normal use PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS UNLIMITED 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 13 631-4894 Dealer-Distributor Inquires Welcome See dealer order direct VISA MASTER CARD accepted VIBRA DAMP LOCK CLAMP c CL-QUVY. W1N so- 75 TRANSMITTER CASES MIL$s FEE He24j $3295 ea plus $400 S & H PA Res add 6% sales tax Great protection affordable price 2 transmitters w/charging units impact lug gage grade materials engineered resist dust & moisture e pieces protective foam removed cut hold variety items t lockable handles 16 x 12 x 52 ct sales t Christmas gift ideal THE FLORIO FLYER CORPORATION Johnsonburg Rd St Marys PA 15857VISA MC Accepted 814 834-2586 April 1991 51 SPORT BEAMS 1 6
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/04
Page Numbers: 50, 51
THE RESULTS Initial Vote RC Aerobatics Contest Board current group rules proposals have tallied pub lished Competition News section last months Model Aviation wont rehash re sults few comments order Gene Rogers submitted separate propos als insert turnaround maneuvers Sports man maneuver schedule keeping center ma neuvers same ballots re ceived RC Aerobatics Contest Board mem bers instructed either mark proposals acceptable vote ac ceptable both District V Contest Board member John Fuqua recognized such procedure would probably cause split acceptable vote virtually doom both proposals since six acceptable votes required proposal move Final Vote Thats exactly what happened Seven Contest Board members found other pro posals acceptable three determined both acceptable However since neither proposal received six acceptable votes both failed pass Initial Vote As result John Fuqua requested revote RCA-92-21 RCA-92-22 letters RC Aerobatics Contest Board chairman Con test Board Coordinator requested revote Subsequent Johns request Gene Rogers drew proposal No 22 favor Pro posals numbered 21A 21B will combined placed final ballot number 21 proposals failed initial vote RCA-92-47 would have made takeoff di rection pilots option rather Contest Directors mandate Opponents cited potential safety problems airplanes landing oppo site directions Certainly requires atten tion judges three years use clubs annual contest option never caused mishap other contests Southeast also allow pilots option takeoff Im aware mishaps contests either Too bad proposal failed attend con tests Southeast youll still get exercise option take off direction choose way fool takes off downwind cause have land same direction mention flying whole maneuver sequence wrong wind direction garding tongue-in-cheek piece January column saving smoke next radio malfunction save radio repair costs ex pected some exasperated responses telling dumb idea few tongue-incheek responses saying what good idea suggesting other ideas equal absurdity thing What disappointment Maybe Ill get something mail before column appears mail just reeeived 1991 Membership Manual Usually just set aside drawer good tentions read thoroughly have time hardly ever look again year After AMA insurance squabble erupted announced member-tomember insurance Note member-tomember liability insuranceRMcM ter minated decided wade through AMA laws see what say about insurance has long belief asked AMA member joined would probably say because AMA insurance few might say because competi tion Model Aviation magazine other purposes listed Article II Purposes However did know didnt providing insurance members official purpose nearly 20 listed AMA Get copy Membership Manual out drawer see can find insurance men tioned should aware now member-tomember [liability insurance coverage has reinstated several other options changed pay expected costs rein stated coverage way AMA Bylaws say Article VIII Meetings regular meeting membership shall held annually Maybe Im showing ignorance meeting held held Nats dont think cause Ive missed few Nats last 16 years cant remember AMA membership meetings somebody AMA HQ Staff could let us know 1991 meeting Ill bet lot members will Thanks wrote about necessity special frequency controls February issue Model Aviation lighter note let say abso- Mike Duggan Mobile Alabama appears offering supplication Pattern gods lutely astounded receive single letter re- sends competitors plane down runway recent Mobile club Pattern meet 50 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Sport Aerobatics Ron Van Putte III Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Walton Beach FL 32549 AL Taylors Mobile Alabama beautiful big J-3 Cub sports floats doesnt restrict flying sites just water performed touch-and-gos Mobiles beautiful Ber muda grass runway Below after award ceremony clubs contest last October directed situation impending 1991 wideband radios mixed narrow-band radios mentioned club going implement system having fliers narrow-band radios use frequency pin fliers wideband radios would use three pins pin primary frequency frequency either side Subsequently received letter Warren Plohr North Olmsted Ohio member AMA Frequency Committee wrote fol lowing reading column latest issue MA noted clubs plans special fre quency controls suggest encourage reconsider Just taking three pins will protect wideband receivers Out Tell review AMA recommenda tions May 1990 issue Model Aviation ginning page 120 Direct attention Al ternate Plan Number 2 Flight Station Plans detailed 1991 issue AMA Membership Manual details other Station Plan options use mix odd- even-numbered channels wideband receivers does require special frequency controls just said combination recommended AMA Fre quency Management Plan Alternate Plan Number 2 plan uses Flight Stations Pad dles use individual channel pins inter ference control just practical Receivers single-conversion su perheterodyne type using 455-kHz intermediate amplifying frequency cause concern Manybut allencounter RC-to-RC interfer ence other caused adjacentchannel transmitter interference can iden tified number 23 Avoid use channels 23 num ber apart example susceptible receiver CH 34 can hit transmitter CH 11 CH 57 Think 3423 723 34 same receiver also susceptible signal pair transmitters operating 23 chan nels apart other susceptible receiver field pair transmitters operating 23 channels apart can glitch susceptible receiv ers field properly implemented Paddles stead Pins Station Plans provide protec tion against adjacent-channel interference well 23-channel problem best way know manage mixture equipment channelsunless prefer weed out old receivers through attrition will note some drawbacks Only 37 50 channels can used Wideband receivers must restricted upper band can certain will take Warrens let ter next club meeting discussion nalve can dont understand problem Editors note Contributing Editor George M Myers also addresses subject RC Fly ing Today column elsewhere issue RMcM SAFE FLYING ISNO ACCIDENT SOFT MOUNTS FOR EVERYONE INTRODUCING NEW VIBRA DAMP SPORT SERIES SPORT TABS UNIVERSAL engine Isolation mounting system complete hardware reduce noise wear use 35 65 in3 2 cycles plus $150 shipping Mich res add 4%aales tax GUARANTEE manufacturer soft mounts n guarantee VIBRA DAMP engine mounts transmit less vibration mount madcetl also guarantee replace mounts wear breakage due normal use PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS UNLIMITED 7093 E Dodge Rd Mt Morris Ml 13 631-4894 Dealer-Distributor Inquires Welcome See dealer order direct VISA MASTER CARD accepted VIBRA DAMP LOCK CLAMP c CL-QUVY. W1N so- 75 TRANSMITTER CASES MIL$s FEE He24j $3295 ea plus $400 S & H PA Res add 6% sales tax Great protection affordable price 2 transmitters w/charging units impact lug gage grade materials engineered resist dust & moisture e pieces protective foam removed cut hold variety items t lockable handles 16 x 12 x 52 ct sales t Christmas gift ideal THE FLORIO FLYER CORPORATION Johnsonburg Rd St Marys PA 15857VISA MC Accepted 814 834-2586 April 1991 51 SPORT BEAMS 1 6