VHS VIDEO CASSETTES
All video tapes are SOLD, not rented. BetaMax tapes are NOT available.
Order from AMA Film Librarian, 1810 Samuel Morse Drive, Reston, VA 22090. All video cassettes must be paid for in advance. All shipping charges are paid by AMA.
- Those Marvelous Miniatures ........................................ $25.00
- Grand Illusions ..................................................... $25.00
- Adrift On The Air .................................................. $25.00
- The Choppers ...................................................... $25.00
- Wired for Excitement ............................................ $25.00
Film Rental Policy
These policies have been established with the intent of providing maximum usage of all films in the library.
- Films may be rented by Chartered Clubs or Open Members. Chartered Clubs will have first priority.
- For each film requested, a $50.00 deposit MUST be included with the rental form available from AMA HQ, 1810 Samuel Morse Drive, Reston, VA 22090.
- For each film requested, there will be a $10.00 rental fee charged. This rental fee MUST be paid in advance at the time the rental request is made. (No film will be sent out unless FULL payment is made.)
- To rent a film, you must send to AMA HQ a film rental request form completely filled out, and a check or money order payable to AMA in the amount of $60.00, or a combination of credit voucher and check totaling $60.00.
- Only one (1) film per form may be requested. Films are intended for one (1) showing date only. All films should be returned PROMPTLY. Films must be returned to the library within ten (10) days after the scheduled showing date or a penalty will be deducted from the deposit.
- If the film is not received within ten (10) days, a penalty of $5.00 will be deducted from the deposit for EVERY calendar week it is late.
- In the event of damage to a film, all costs for necessary repairs will be deducted from the deposit. The minimum repair charge will be $10.00.
- It is suggested that United Parcel Service be used for return whenever possible. Post Office parcel post is also acceptable. You should always specify $200 insured value when shipping the film. This will protect you in the event the film is lost or damaged in transit.
AMA News
1984 Nominating Procedure
The AMA Bylaws were revised in 1982 to provide for three-year elected officer terms instead of two. The changes include the adoption of various standing rules which supplement the Bylaws concerning details of organization and operation. Among the standing rules are those involving the AMA Nominations Committee and the procedures for making nominations for AMA officers.
In 1984 we will be electing the AMA Executive Vice President and the Vice Presidents for Districts II, VII, and XI to serve three-year terms beginning in 1984.
The procedures for nomination are as follows:
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
- Composition
- a. All 11 Vice Presidents shall sit on the Nominating Committee and will constitute the Committee in total.
- b. Members of the Nominating Committee shall not be barred from becoming nominees for office themselves.
- c. Voting proxies are permitted only as long as the proxy is from the same district as the absent Vice President and has permission in writing to vote. (A telegram from the absent Vice President will suffice as written permission.)
- d. The President may not appoint any member of this Committee nor be an ex‑officio member; neither the Executive Vice President nor the Executive Director may be a member of this Committee.
- Chairman
- a. The chairman of the Nominating Committee shall be elected from among the Vice Presidents by majority vote.
- b. The current AMA President, or in his absence the Executive Vice President, will call the meeting to order. Once the chairman of the Nominating Committee is elected, the President (or EVP) will relinquish the chair and leave the meeting.
- Recording Secretary
The Recording Secretary shall:
- a. keep full, accurate and detailed written minutes of the proceedings;
- b. assist the Teller in the distribution, collection, and tabulation of ballots;
- c. submit to the President, Executive Vice President, meeting chairman and Executive Director a full written report of the meeting and the results of all voting procedures within 48 hours after adjournment.
- Meeting Conduct
- a. The President (or EVP) shall open the meeting and preside while the Vice Presidents elect a chairman.
- b. The newly elected chairman shall dismiss the President (or EVP), and the Teller shall not be a candidate for office.
- Candidate Nominations
- All nomination letters must be received at AMA Headquarters fifteen (15) days prior to convening of the Nominating Committee Annual Meeting. Furthermore, a letter of acceptance by the candidate must be on file at AMA Headquarters prior to the meeting. Because the Nominating Committee is scheduled to meet on August 12, the deadline for nomination receipt by AMA HQ is close of business on Monday, July 30.
- Selection of Nominees
- a. Limited to three (3) names upon the ballot for each elective office.
- b. The assembly shall examine, evaluate and discuss all written proposals for candidacy of office (see 5). Nomination letters shall be read aloud by the Recording Secretary.
- c. The discussion period shall be limited to ten (10) minutes per candidate.
- d. An incumbent is automatically placed on the ballot, except that a three‑quarters (3/4) vote against may withhold the incumbent's name from the ballot (see Bylaws, Article IX, Section 2).
- Voting
- a. One vote per person per ballot.
- b. Oral voting shall be by district starting with District I and progressing numerically through District XI. If secret voting is desired, ballots shall be written.
Vital People Award Program
January 1983 — Carl and Beth Goldberg proposed to the Academy of Model Aeronautics Executive Council that it implement a recognition program for vital people behind the modeling movement — the newsletter editors, contest organizers, judges, club officers and others whose efforts enhance the enjoyment of the hobby. Their accomplishments are seldom formally acknowledged. Recognition would take the form of annual cash awards together with appropriate plaques to six people per year. The Academy of Model Aeronautics will administer the awards. The Council approved unanimously to proceed with setting up administrative guidelines and to implement the award program. A committee was appointed and began work which has culminated in the following outline:
I. The Awards
- Six recipients per year will receive cash awards of $250.00 and an Award Plaque. Funds to cover costs will be provided by the Goldberg Foundation.
II. Candidates
- Recommendations may be submitted yearly. An AMA member nomination form will be available from the Vice Presidents and AMA Headquarters.
- Nominees shall have been AMA members a minimum of four years and shall be living AMA members.
- Awards shall be made annually at an appropriate time and place.
- Deadline for submission of nominations shall be January 1 of the year following the year for which nominees are being considered.
III. Nomination Process
- Consideration may include club officers, past club officers still active, contest board members, contest coordinators, Nats workers, and others who have made significant contributions to the hobby.
IX DISTRICT REPORT
Travis McGinnis District IX Vice‑President 8027 W. 81st Circle, Arvada, CO 80005
Associate Vice Presidents
- Bill Biddle, 7100 W. Center Rd., Univac, Ste. 420, Omaha, NE 68106
- Gene Corson, Box 28322, Casper, WY 82602
- Ed Cox, 5209 Linden Dr., Prairie Village, KS 66208
- Dick Crowley, 16413 E. Stanford Pl., Aurora, CO 80015
- Tim Matern, 429 Dogwood, Grafton, ND 58237
- Jim Ricketts, 510 S. Coudas, Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Frequency Coordinator
- Steve Magoles, c/o Radio Service Center, 918 S. Sheridan, Denver, CO 80226
Phone: Day (303) 922-8107; Evening: (303) 936-3286
From time to time I receive letters asking about forming a club, how to charter a new club into AMA, how the All-Season Flyer District IX program works, or other club- and AMA-related questions. When Associate Vice President Jim Ricketts from South Dakota sent the following report on the Sod Busters club, it seemed appropriate to share it in this column.
The Sod Busters began with a nucleus of people who enjoyed flying together. In the fall of 1981, seven or eight of us got together to discuss what sort of model plane club we wanted. This was our second attempt at a club and we were determined to define our goals going in. The group agreed that it was more interested in flying than in administrating a political structure. The emphasis had to be on having fun—with safety. In the summer of 1982 we obtained our AMA charter, chose the mandatory officers and began to look for a flying field.
Tim Mallatt and Frank Zocco came up with a fine flying field in short order. They acquired the use of an unobstructed piece of land on a sod farm, just seven miles driving distance from Sioux Falls. Terry Satterlee noted that the location suggested a name for our club, so we called ourselves the Sod Busters.
From the beginning, our meetings have been informal gatherings. We don't use Robert's Rules of Order. Club business is handled, somehow, between jokes and hangar flying. During the flying season we meet at the field—and what else—fly our models. Many of the Sod Busters get together at a restaurant every Sunday morning for breakfast. This activity keeps us in touch even when the weather doesn't permit flying.
Our events are relaxed. Last summer we coupled a morning fun fly with an afternoon Old‑Timers contest. There was something for everybody to participate in. Later in the season we joined forces with the Sioux Falls R/C'ers club for dawn cross‑country flights, departing from their field and landing on ours. This was followed by a breakfast cooked at the field. The Sod Busters fly as part of the entertainment for a community picnic in a town near our field. Flying tapers off with the onset of winter, but there are a few members who maintain all‑season status.
Our club has grown to over 20 members. We don't have any formal recruitment program, but new members are welcomed. With an increase in membership has come broader diversification of fliers and their model types. Dean Everetts, for example, joined our group with 35 years of AMA membership to his credit. He has created enough Old‑Timer interest among our members to facilitate the charter of a local SAM chapter. On a typical day at the field you might find an over‑powered Quickie 500, or an under‑powered Old‑Timer, sharing the sky with sailplanes or quarter‑scale birds. Current trends include running 4‑cycle engines and Sport Scale.
We don't have a perfect club—there are always problems of insufficient funds, keeping the grass mowed, etc.—and we have not done conspicuously well with Juniors. But there is little evidence of dissension; there are always volunteers to do the jobs. While individualism is a guarded trait within the Sod Busters, we share the common goal of enjoying R/C flying.
The first election of officers for the Sod Busters R/C Flyers was held May 18, 1982. We received AMA Charter No. 17‑10 on June 7, 1982. First flights from our flying field were April 13, 1982.
Gene Corson, Associate VP from Wyoming, shares that the Fourth Annual Memorial Rocky Mountain Jumbo Fly‑In will take place on Memorial Day weekend (May 26–27) in Casper, WY. The event is sponsored by the Award of Excellence Club, Casper Area Modelers Association. The Jumbo Fly‑In is not just a competition but more like a picnic with everyone bringing their jumbo airplanes to fly.
A club tradition begins this year with the Fly‑In dedicated to an individual of the hobby. It is with pride we dedicate the 1983 event to the memory of Richard P. Derry.
RICHARD (RICK) DERRY 1943–1983
Richard (Rick) Derry, of Hooper, UT, was not only a superb builder, flier, and test pilot of R/C aircraft, he continually helped his club and others. Volunteering his services toward anything that needed doing—from sandbagging water from the field to contest demands—he...
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