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1 For Academy of Model Aeronautics 5161 East Memorial Drive, Muncie, Indiana (765) Voice Competitions Fax (765) EXHIBIT A RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM PROPOSAL NO. CLSC 15-1 RECEIVED DATE (To be inserted by Headquarters) (To be inserted by Headquarters) REVISE DATE VERSION NUMBER RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM Send to AMA Headquarters via at ruleschanges@modelaircraft.org. A copy will be forwarded to the appropriate Contest Board Chairman. The current issue of Competition Regulations must be used. PROPOSAL TYPE (Check One): X Basic Urgent/Safety/Emergency Interpretation Cross Indicate Original Proposal Number General Section Executive Council Outdoor Free Flight Indoor Free Flight CL Speed CL Racing CL Navy Carrier CL Aerobatics CL Combat CL Special Events RC Aerobatics RC Scale Aerobatics RC Pylon Racing RC Helicopter RC Soaring X Scale Electric Special Events RC Combat X Control Line Scale (New) Title: 2014 Rev1 1 of 8 Sections of New Section for CL Scale Rules (Separation from RC Scale) - Submission rulechangeproposalformrev11 Brief summary of the proposed change. This set of rules proposals effects a separation of CL Scale rules from RC Scale rules by creating a new section named CL SCALE and renaming of the current SCALE section, after removal of the CL specific sections, RC FIXED WING SCALE. Competition Regulations Event Listings in the current SCALE Section are: 509 CL Sport Scale, 511 RC Sportsman Sport Scale, 512, RC Expert Sport Scale, 513 RC Sportsman/Expert Combined, 515 RC Designer Scale, 517 RC Sport Scale Soaring, 520 RC Fun Scale, 521CL Profile, 522 RC Team Scale, 523 RC Open Scale, 524 CL Designer Scale, 526 CL Fun Scale, 527 CL Team Scale. Competition Regulations Event Listings in the proposed CL SCALE Section would be: 509 Sport Scale, 521 Profile Scale, 526 Fun Scale, 527 Team Scale with 524 Designer Scale replaced by 528 Authentic Scale (new) and 529 ½ A Scale (new). Competition Regulations Event Listings in the remaining RC FIXED WING SCALE section would be: 511 Sportsman Sport Scale, 512 Expert Sport Scale, 513 Sportsman/Expert Combined, 515 Designer Scale, 517 Sport Scale Soaring, 520 Fun Scale, 522 Team Scale, 523 Open Scale.

2 Exact wording proposed for the rule book. (List paragraph numbers where applicable. Example: Change quote present rule book wording to exact wording required. Titles of new rule set: CL SCALE to be used on web site for access to rule set. Control Line Scale will be the title of the new rules section. Page numbering of new Control Line Scale section: Use CLD as the prefix for the page number of the new Control Line Scale section. Retitle of SCALE rule set: RC SCALE to be used on the web site. Radio Control Fixed Wing Scale will be the title of this rules section after Control Line rules have been removed. Reference following sequence of rule change proposals three to eleven (3 to 11) in this set of eleven (11) the address Control Line rule sections removal to create Radio Control Fixed Wing Scale rules section. Note. CLD is requested for the page number prefix for the CL Scale rule set. CLS is taken by Speed and CLD is the next prefix available in the alphabetical sequence for control line rule sets. Logic behind proposed change, including alleged shortcomings of the present rules. State intent for future reference. CL Scale Rule Set Making Process and Participants: The participants in Control Line Scale event at the 2012 AMA Nationals held a two hour meeting Friday evening. They addressed current concerns and longer range issues that affected our Control Line Scale hobby/sport. The issues of rule conflicts, readability, lack of flight diagrams, gaps in event sequence, and emerging new event, supported the need for a comprehensive review and rework of the CL Scale rule set. A task team was formed of control line scale leader-experts who volunteered at this ad-hoc meeting. The meeting participants voted unanimously that this task team would address these issues and prepare a comprehensive set of rule change proposals upon completion of the task. Task Team members Alan Goff and John Brodak were chosen as the joint team Leaders of the Control Line Scale Rule Task Team (CLSRTT) with Ted Kraver accepting the task of being the CLSRTT Communicator. The other five members confirmed were Charles Bauer, Clancy Arnold, Will Hinton, Richard Schneider and Frank Beatty. After the meeting several of the members talked informally with officials at AMA headquarters. These officials recognized the need for our task and supported its goal. The CLSRTT held open meetings at the Toledo Show and the 2013 Nationals. All inputs and comments were included in our deliberations. At the Toledo show one of our members talked with Mike Gretz Scale Contest Committee chairman. He recommended that we section our rules proposals into about half dozen sequenced proposals. This would greatly facilitate the work of his committee.

3 The CLSRTT worked continuously for 19 months using a series of documents. Issues were raised, responses made and votes taken to evolve the following set of eight (8) CL Scale rule proposals. We started our work by separating all the CL specific text from the Scale rule set, and then adding in the 2.4 Ghz paragraph from Scale rule set. After a year of working on the content, the other five major AMA control line event rules were reviewed resulting in a common rule sequence design. The final six (6) of the set of eight (8) CL Scale Rules proposals are based in this sequence design. Allen Goff had planned to submit a separate proposal for the emerging event 1/2 A scale. But it was decided it would be much better for the Scale Contest Committed to have it included in this rules submission sequence. Our CLSRTT is made up of the following members (with short bios) to support the validity and professionalism of our work, and verify that we are an appropriate representation of the CL Scale community. Allen Goff, Muncie, IN (Co-Task Team Leader) Allen has been building and flying RC, FF, CL and soaring models since He attended his first NATS in 1971, and has been the CD for the FCM contest at AMA from 2000 to present. In 2004 he entered his first NATS CL scale contest and won Sports scale and the national championship. Every year since 2004 he has won at least one NATS CL Scale event. Allen entered F4B in 2008 and by 2010 was on the US FAI Scale team in Poland, placing 9 out of 19. He has placed first in F4B at the following NATS. Allen also was the NATS CL scale co-event director for the past three years. John G. Brodak, Carmichaels, PA (Co-Task Team Leader) John has been an active modeler since boyhood. His company, Brodak Manufacturing & Distributing Company, is the industry leader in providing dozens of CL scale kits for beginners to experts. He also publishes Control Line World magazine. For 17 years John, as contest director, has held the Brodak 5 day Fly-In that includes a major scale competition. At the AMA NATS he has been four time scale National Champion, two times Grand National Champion, three times High Static Score. His achievements have resulted in his selection to the AMA Hall of Fame. Theodore C. Kraver PhD, Phoenix, AZ (Communicator) Ted has been most active in designing, building and flying CL Navy scale models in the demanding Navy Carrier event and was a founder of the Navy Carrier Society at the 1977 NATS. In his first contest event at Cleveland in 1956, he won 3 rd place and 12 hours of flying lessons. His first, and only solo flight, convinced everyone that Ted should stick to CL flying, and pursue his career in aeronautical engineering specializing in internal fluid mechanics at MIT. His technology industry career also included writing production and use specifications for biotech devices for the FDA, and strategic plans for entrepreneurial tech companies and a major turboprop and turbofan engine company. His MBA at UCLA honed his task team skills in Over the past 15 years Ted has flown an Ely Flyer (circa 1911) and Convair Pogo in carrier. NATS trophies include National Champion and High Static Scale in CL Scale. Ted founded the NCS newsletter Hi-Low Landings in 1976 and CL club s newsletter Round the Circle. Ted is

4 currently their editor, publisher and photo journalist. He also had three year stints as editor and publisher of AMA s NASA SIG s Replica and as photo journalist for CL Scale NatsNews. Clancy C. Arnold, Indianapolis, IN (Member) Clancy first flew CL models in 1950 and entered his first CL Scale contest in He designed a P-38 CL Scale model for his first NATS in Clancy had the fourth highest static score, but finished 12 out of 24 when new engines did him in. His P-38 was published as a construction article in Model Aviation in 1986 as a first of many articles. FAI-F4B competition with a fourth place finish in 1985, third place in 1986 and second place in 1988, followed. His judging service started in 1987 NATS and continued as Static, Flight or Head Judge. His many articles have been published in Model Aviation and Control Line World. An innovator, his P-38 was the first model utilizing his electronic system, U/Tronics Control, designed to control many CL Scale operations functions through two flying lines. The system went commercial globally and in 2012 Clancy was selected as a Leader Member Scientific for his work. At the age of 78 Clancy continues to compete at Control Line Scale contests. Charles Bauer, Norridge, IL (Member) Charlie began modeling in the late 1930s and won his first contest in 1939 with the help of Carl Goldberg. He was a member of the Chicago Vultures, a FF and CL club and he flew CL the service from His four children, the Bauer Bunch, flew stunt and scale and also won AMA scholarships. Charlie designed the J-3 Cub, the Elder 20 and 40 and the Hot Kanary for Top Flite Models. He followed with a P-82 and Fun Fighter series for other manufacturers. As a technology professor he produced the Top Flight Monokote videotapes that have taught thousands of modelers this method of covering. As an innovator Charlie was the first to successfully fly and win with a ducted fan CL scale model at the AMA NATS. He also pioneered the use of electric motors and electronic scale operation controls on CL scale models. His service to AMA has including being elected as VP of District VI from 1995 to Charlie has won AMA s Superior Service Award, Exemplary Award, and Distinguished Service Award and is a member of the Model Aviation Hall of Fame. He has competed internationally in FAI F4B scale and was also awarded the National Aeronautic Association s Certificate of Merit for 50 years of service to the aeromodeling community. Frank W. Beatty, Granite City, IL (Member) A 2006 AMA inductee to the Hall of Fame, Frank has participated in AMA for 50 years, possibly sixty years. He designed and built his first control-line scale model in 1948, a forty five inch Pfalz D12. He first published a CL scale construction article in Model Airplane News in He followed with over 3 dozen more articles during the next 60+ years. His AMA Scale contest board service was from 1965 to 1978 and it included his rewriting of the CL scale rules. From the start he has won scores of awards at regional and national contests, including twelve High Static Score trophies for CL Scale at the AMA NATS.

5 Will Hinton, Napoleon, OH (Member) Will began building and flying models in 1948 and has contested in different disciplines since He is a former flight instructor and spent several years in full scale aviation. Will has judged control line scale yearly since 2003 and has also acted as event director for C/L scale at the FCM meet at AMA each year since He also acted as head judge at those contests. He was selected to be the head C/L scale flight judge at the 2012 NATS and the upcoming 2014 NATS championships. Richard Schneider, Ball Ground, GA (Member) Richard has been CL Scale (plus some FF and RC) for 60 years as a designer, builder, flyer, competitor, judge, and enthusiastic supporter. He is the current District V member of the Scale Rules Committee. He started NATS CL Scale involvement in For almost every NATS for the past 25 years, he as either judged or competed. Richard won a place on the FAI World Scale Championships team as a competitor for 1992 and 2008, Team Supporter for 2002 and F4B team manager in 2006 and flight judge in Recent regional experience includes CL Scale event director, Brodak Fly-In (twice) and competitor a couple of times. The final draft revision (Rev 11) was complete the middle of January, This sequenced set of eight (8) documents include the new Authentic control line scale rule set as the capstone event for Fun > Profile > Sport sequence with the deletion of the limited Designer scale. ½ A Scale was added as a special event that has seen significant growth in the prior decade. The new computer drawn flight diagrams add a modern and colorful addition to the eighth (8 th ) rules section, Flight Judging AMA rule cycle and process by the AMA Scale Contest Board. Shortcomings of Current Rule Set: 1. SCALE (titled: Control Line and Radio Control Fixed Wing Scale) rule set has evolved over time into a massive 33 pages of 10 point type and few flight diagrams. During the decades long timeline Control Line was joined by Radio Control Fixed Wing, and the Helicopter. Control Line and Radio Control rules are intermingled. The joint uses of many of the rule sections are a barrier to rule changes. It is challenged to serve two different masters. 2. The highest level of CL scale is in a troubled state. AMA Control Line Precision Scale Rules has been removed from the rule set. Its possible replacement, FAI-F4B CL Scale rules, is controlled by an international group, not AMA, and has complex flight and static judging, which require unique judge training. One of the CLSRTT members called a number of FAI-F4B country representatives and they said the CL Scale had diminished significantly, if not disappeared, in their country and would not be contested at the World Championships. No upgrades are planned in the F4B rule set. FAI-F4B rules are not aligned with Sport scale, the normal skill progression path within AMA rules set. The current highest level event, Designer Scale, is an event that is severely limited because of the small number of model airplane designers that can use it. The large body of scale model plans and kits are not allowed to be used in Designer Scale. A builder that does not want to design his own model cannot participate at the highest level of AMA scale aeromodeling.

6 What is needed is a four level pathway from Fun Scale, to Profile Scale, to Sport Scale to a new event what we have named Authentic Scale. 3. Scale is the only AMA rule section that includes both Control Line and Radio Control. CL Combat is not combined with RC Combat. CL Aerobatics is not combined with RC Aerobatics or RC Scale Aerobatics. CL Racing is not combined with RC Pylon Racing. Although there is a grand coming together at the AMA NATS it is rare that CL contests are held in conjunction with RC contests. Separating the rule set will not affect the AMA NATS or the joint collaboration within the National Association of Scale Aeromodelers (NASA) SIG. The current combined CL and RC SCALE 9.5 point type rules are large, over 33 pages with few flight diagrams. A comparable separate rule set, RC Aerobatics, is loaded with diagrams. Logic Behind Rule Change Proposal A comprehensive process and reorganization, not just more fixes, is needed to address the shortcomings of the current rule set for Control Line Scale. Therefore a redesign must include separation of CL Scale rules from RC rules and re-consolidation and ordering of the former. The logical plan is to separate and reorder the new CL Scale rule set, to assure continuity with the current set of CL Scale rules, then make the select changes needed to fix problems, serve the needs of current scale aeromodelers, support our aeromodeling industry, and craft wordage so the rule set is extensible into the 21 st century of rapid technology innovation and technique development. Intent of this Set of Eight (8) Rule Change Proposals (including this one) For judges, event directors but especially for designers, plan and kit providers, and hobby/sport builders and flyers, the separation of CL Scale rules from RC Scale rules, intends to provide a significant increase in efficiency and effectiveness of rule usage within control line as well as radio control hobby/sport arenas. The novice in both CL and RC will have an easier learning process of the rules and how to make decisions on how to compete. With the new CL event of Authentic Scale and ½ A scale, vendors will regain their market for high end kits and CL Scale hobby/sport experts will have much more building flexibility. Once again the huge AMA library of scale plans and industry kits can be used for high end CL scale modeling. The re-inclusion of flight diagrams will significantly support the training of judges and improve the judging process. CL Scale hobby/sport builder and flyer have expanded options in selecting the aircraft to model and increased support in deciding on flight options and practicing the mandatory and optional flight maneuvers and scale operations selected.

7 New event test data/information (new events only), please provide what testing of this new event has taken place to include number of participants and number of contests. After much deliberation the task team decided that the best result for both RC rules and CL rules is to separate them into two unconnected rule sets. There is no completely new event and one deleted event - CL Designer Scale. There is one restructured event that the CLSRTT named Authentic Scale. Authentic Scale integrates the best of CL Designer Scale, AMA CL Precision Scale and FAI/F4B to create the highest level of CL scale building. All CLSRTT members have had significant experience in building and flying scale models at the Authentic level and have brought their insight to the development of the Authentic Scale rules. The three source events have proved the CLSRTT and other CL Scale builders significant experience over many decades. This body of information, knowledge and wisdom far surpasses the results of any field testing that could be done on Authentic Scale before submittal to the AMA rule making process. Care was also taken to align CL Authentic Scale rules with CL Sport scale rules to provide a growth path. If a simplified replacement of FAI/F4B rules is needed to enhance international competition, Authentic Scale could serve as a model. The ½ A scale event model types have been flying since the 1950s. Profile scale and sport scale have always included ½ A entrants. Many ½ A specific events have been flown for the past decade. Allen Goff included the other ½ A event directors in the discussion of the proposed ½ A Scale rule and they are aligned with this current submission. Effect, if any, on current AMA records. None. AMA does not have a system for CL Scale scoring records. Note: The Contest Board Chairman may, in coordination with the submitter of the proposal, at any time prior to submitting a proposal to the Contest Board for Final Vote, edit proposal wording to increase clarity and to avoid ambiguity provided the proposal intent is not changed. 1. Proposer: Theodore C Kraver AMA # 542 Street Address: 225 West Orchid Lane City: Phoenix State: AZ Zip: Day Telephone: Evening Telephone: Address: Ted@Kraver.cc Signature: Date of Signature: January 1, 2014

8 2. Proposer: John Brodak AMA # L181 Street Address: 228 Locust Street City: Carmichaels State: PA Zip: Day Telephone: Evening Telephone (cell): Address: flyin@brodak.com Signature: Date of Signature: January 1, Proposer: Richard Schneider AMA # Street Address: 150 Woods Court City: Ball Ground State: GA Zip: Day Telephone: Evening Telephone (cell): Address: rdsf4b@comcast.net Signature: Date of Signature: January 1, 2014