It was moved, seconded and approved by acclamation to accept
the Minutes of the January 11, 2009 Executive Council meeting.
Motion I: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by J. Rice (VIII)
to terminate the contract with TN Marketing effective July 26,
2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion II: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by G. Fitch
(II) that AMA not renew the JWalcher contract.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion III: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by T.
Stillman (V) to create the position of Public Relations Manager.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion IV: Moved by D. Holland (CFO) and seconded by G.
Fitch (II) to accept the auditor’s report as presented.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion V: Moved by B. Teague (IV) and seconded by C. Bauer
(VI) on behalf of the Museum Committee, that Council allows the
Museum Committee to start construction of the Claude
McCullough Educational Facility; maximum expenditure shall be
no more than $200,000.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion VI: Moved by G. Fitch (II) and seconded by T. Stillman
(V) to adopt and implement as of January 1, 2011 the Bylaw
Amendment (Motion II) dealing with the election of Contest
Board Chairpersons that was passed by the Executive Council
January 11, 2009 and ratified by Leader Member vote on April 17,
2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion VII: Moved by A. Argenio (I) and seconded by J. Giffin
(X) to adopt and implement as of April 25, 2009 the Bylaw
Amendment (Motion VII) dealing with Term Limitation for AMA
elected officers that was passed by the Executive Council at the
January 11, 2009 meeting, amended by the Executive Council on
January 22, 2009 by conference call, and ratified by Leader
Member vote on April 17, 2009.
Motion passed: Y-10; N-3 (III, IV, and VII).
Motion VIII: Moved by T. Stillman (V) and seconded by B.
Teague (IV) to increase the total amount available for the 2009
Flying Site Grant Program to $33,553.36 and approve the grant
recommendations.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion IX: Moved by J. Rice (VIII) and seconded by J. Giffin
(X) to accept the AMA Experimental Radio Control Aircraft
Program Requirements and Inspector Information changes as
presented April 25, 2009. (Effective date April 25, 2009.)
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion X: Moved by J. Rice (VIII) and seconded by B. Brown
(III) to accept the Safety Regulations for Model Aircraft Powered
by Gas Turbines as presented April 25, 2009. (Effective date April
25, 2009.)
Motion passed: Y-10; N-3 (I, IX and X).
Motion XI: Moved by G. Fitch (II) and seconded by J. Rice (VIII)
to accept the Insurance Committee recommendation to allow the
AMA Insurance/Safety Coordinator to issue the additional
insurance certificates for a charge of $250 without Executive
Council approval.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion XII: Moved by M. Smith (EVP) and seconded by J.
Giffin (X) that AMA not renew the reciprocal agreement with
MAAC until the issue of Canadian insurance coverage in the
United States is resolved.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion XIII: Moved by T. Stillman (V) and seconded by A.
Argenio (I) to adopt the recommended changes to the Flying Site
Grant application as modified April 25, 2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion XIV: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by G. Fitch
(II) to accept the Emergency Travel Assistance Program as
modified April 25, 2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
The following telephone/e-mail votes were read into the Minutes:
January 22, 2009
Bylaw Term Limit Wording Revision/Clarification
Motion passed unanimously.
February 9, 2009
Membership Drive, Insurance Request
Motion passed: Y-10; N-1 (VII).
March 20, 2009
Appeal Hearing Procedures
Motion passed unanimously.
March 28, 2009
McCullough Bequest
Motion passed unanimously.
140 MODEL AVIATION
AMA Executive Council Meeting
The motions and acclamations are part of the unofficial minutes of the meeting. Minutes from a given meeting are not official until
they are approved at the following quarterly Council meeting. Questions or comments concerning the motions should be addressed
to your district vice president.
April 25, 2009
Muncie, Indiana
AMA News
Announcements, news, and information from the
Academy of Model Aeronautics and the elected district representatives.
Do you have a question related to the AMA?
Go to the Ask AMA Support Center at
www.modelaircraft.org/askama/ to get the
answers you need.
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The AMA Bylaws Committee, as directed by the President and the
Executive Council, is responsible for reviewing Bylaws,
recommending changes, and preparing written proposed
amendments for deliberation by the Executive Council. If the
recommended amendments are accepted by a majority vote of the
Executive Council, the amendments must then be ratified before
adoption by a mail ballot to AMA Leader Members. An affirmative
vote of two thirds of Leader Members responding within 45 days of
issuance of the mail ballot is required to adopt the amendments.
The following motions were passed by the AMA Executive
Council in January then voted upon by Leader Members. The results
of the vote follow the two motions.
Motion II: Moved by G. Fitch (II) and seconded by B. Nelson (XI)
to amend AMA’s Bylaws Article XII Competition Jurisdiction,
Section 1, sentence 6 which reads: “One member of each Contest
Board shall be appointed Chairperson of that Board by the
President,” to now read: “Each Contest Board Chairperson shall be
elected by majority vote of the Contest Board members, to serve a
two year term. The elected Chairperson fills and serves at this
position at the approval of the AMA President.”
Motion VII: Moved by A. Argenio (I) and seconded by G. Fitch
(II) to add to Bylaws Article X a new Section 3 as follows:
Any elected officer of the association is limited to serving in the
same position to three consecutive full terms. After this third term
the officer may not run again for the same elected position without
standing down for at least one election cycle. After one cycle an
individual may run again for a previously held position and be
eligible to serve for another three consecutive full terms.
In any election, if there is no qualified candidate* of record (as
determined by the chair of the Nominating Committee) 30 days
before the nomination process ends**, an incumbent officer who
has served the maximum number of complete terms may then be
considered for an additional term by being nominated, per normal
procedures, for the position currently held. If elected, this officer
must stand down after this one term unless there is no qualified
nominee, as determined above, in a subsequent cycle.
This term limitation is effective taking into consideration current
elected officers’ service. Any current elected officer has the option
of serving an additional consecutive full term after adoption of
these term limitations, if they have already served three consecutive
full terms as of the date of the adoption of these term limitations.
*A qualified candidate is defined as someone who meets all the
qualifications necessary to hold the office he or she is seeking
including, but not limited to, Leader Member status.
**The end of the nomination process is defined as the last day when
nominations will be accepted at AMA Headquarters for the current
year elections.
Renumber all sections following the new Section 3.
July 2009 141
Number of Ballots Mailed 2570
Number of Ballots Returned 1446
Percentage of returns 56%
Ballots Returned with Yes for Motion II
and Yes for Motion VII 1184
Ballots Returned with Yes for Motion II
and No for Motion VII 100
Ballots Returned with No for Motion II
and Yes for Motion VII 63
Ballots Returned with No for Motion II
and No for Motion VII 88
Questionable Ballots Returned 11
Yes on Motion II 1284 89%
No on Motion II 151 11%
TOTAL 1435
Yes on Motion VII 1247 87%
No on Motion VII 188 13%
TOTAL 1435
Leader Members Vote on Bylaws Changes
Maxey Hester, 84, of Montezuma,
Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 10,
2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Roa Maxey Hester, son of Elbert and
Daisy (Whitlock) Hester, was born
January 7, 1925, in Alma, Arkansas. As a
teenager, he built and flew scores of
rubber-powered Free Flight models.
In 1943, Maxey left Alma High
School to enlist in the United States
Navy. He served on the U.S.S. ALHENA
(AKA-9) Cargo Ship until he was
honorably discharged in 1946.
It was not until 1953 that he returned
to modeling, flying Control Line.
Maxey married Billie Garrett in Fort
Smith, Arkansas, and had six children:
Danial, Joyce, Nancy, Doris, David, and
Harold.
Maxey loved to build and fly model
airplanes. In 1967, he became the plant
manager for Sig Manufacturing Co. Inc.,
started and owned by friends Glen and
Hazel Sigafoose.
Billie passed away in 1978 and Glen
Sigafoose was killed in an air show in
1980. Maxey married Hazel Sigafoose in
1981 and they continued to run Sig
Manufacturing until 1999 when the
couple sold the business and retired.
Maxey was an active air show pilot in
the full-scale circuit and, along with his
wife, Hazel, flew the Sig “air force”
comprising seven aircraft including three
of his famous Spacewalkers.
Maxey’s list of designs includes more
than a dozen Scale, Pattern, sport, and
Pylon models, among them the Zlin
Akroat, Ryan STA, Komet, and Citabria.
Maxey enjoyed flying, building model
airplanes, fishing, and playing on his
computer. He served as a contest director
both locally and nationally.
He was a charter member and first
president of the Des Moines Modelaires
RC Club, and a charter member of the
National Miniature Pylon Racing
Association.
Maxey was a lifelong member of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics and the
Experimental Aircraft Association. He
held a Life Membership in AMA and was
inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998.
He was also active in the EAA Young
Eagles program.
Maxey’s credentials include second-,
third-, and fourth-place finishes in three
F4C Scale World Championships,
competing in Germany, France, and
England.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel;
three daughters, Joyce Hester, Nancy
(Tony) Lammers, and Doris (Mike)
Gretz; his sister, LaMatha; eleven
grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.
Maxey was preceded in death by his
parents, Elbert and Daisy Hester; his
wife, Billie; three sons, Danial Hester,
David Hester, and Harold Hester; his
brother, Donald Ray Hester; and a
granddaughter, Esther Gretz.
Maxey Hester
1925-2009
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It was moved, seconded and approved by acclamation to accept
the Minutes of the January 11, 2009 Executive Council meeting.
Motion I: Moved by C. Bauer (VI) and seconded by J. Rice (VIII)
to terminate the contract with TN Marketing effective July 26,
2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion II: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by G. Fitch
(II) that AMA not renew the JWalcher contract.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion III: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by T.
Stillman (V) to create the position of Public Relations Manager.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion IV: Moved by D. Holland (CFO) and seconded by G.
Fitch (II) to accept the auditor’s report as presented.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion V: Moved by B. Teague (IV) and seconded by C. Bauer
(VI) on behalf of the Museum Committee, that Council allows the
Museum Committee to start construction of the Claude
McCullough Educational Facility; maximum expenditure shall be
no more than $200,000.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion VI: Moved by G. Fitch (II) and seconded by T. Stillman
(V) to adopt and implement as of January 1, 2011 the Bylaw
Amendment (Motion II) dealing with the election of Contest
Board Chairpersons that was passed by the Executive Council
January 11, 2009 and ratified by Leader Member vote on April 17,
2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion VII: Moved by A. Argenio (I) and seconded by J. Giffin
(X) to adopt and implement as of April 25, 2009 the Bylaw
Amendment (Motion VII) dealing with Term Limitation for AMA
elected officers that was passed by the Executive Council at the
January 11, 2009 meeting, amended by the Executive Council on
January 22, 2009 by conference call, and ratified by Leader
Member vote on April 17, 2009.
Motion passed: Y-10; N-3 (III, IV, and VII).
Motion VIII: Moved by T. Stillman (V) and seconded by B.
Teague (IV) to increase the total amount available for the 2009
Flying Site Grant Program to $33,553.36 and approve the grant
recommendations.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion IX: Moved by J. Rice (VIII) and seconded by J. Giffin
(X) to accept the AMA Experimental Radio Control Aircraft
Program Requirements and Inspector Information changes as
presented April 25, 2009. (Effective date April 25, 2009.)
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion X: Moved by J. Rice (VIII) and seconded by B. Brown
(III) to accept the Safety Regulations for Model Aircraft Powered
by Gas Turbines as presented April 25, 2009. (Effective date April
25, 2009.)
Motion passed: Y-10; N-3 (I, IX and X).
Motion XI: Moved by G. Fitch (II) and seconded by J. Rice (VIII)
to accept the Insurance Committee recommendation to allow the
AMA Insurance/Safety Coordinator to issue the additional
insurance certificates for a charge of $250 without Executive
Council approval.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion XII: Moved by M. Smith (EVP) and seconded by J.
Giffin (X) that AMA not renew the reciprocal agreement with
MAAC until the issue of Canadian insurance coverage in the
United States is resolved.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion XIII: Moved by T. Stillman (V) and seconded by A.
Argenio (I) to adopt the recommended changes to the Flying Site
Grant application as modified April 25, 2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
Motion XIV: Moved by B. Brown (III) and seconded by G. Fitch
(II) to accept the Emergency Travel Assistance Program as
modified April 25, 2009.
Motion passed unanimously.
The following telephone/e-mail votes were read into the Minutes:
January 22, 2009
Bylaw Term Limit Wording Revision/Clarification
Motion passed unanimously.
February 9, 2009
Membership Drive, Insurance Request
Motion passed: Y-10; N-1 (VII).
March 20, 2009
Appeal Hearing Procedures
Motion passed unanimously.
March 28, 2009
McCullough Bequest
Motion passed unanimously.
140 MODEL AVIATION
AMA Executive Council Meeting
The motions and acclamations are part of the unofficial minutes of the meeting. Minutes from a given meeting are not official until
they are approved at the following quarterly Council meeting. Questions or comments concerning the motions should be addressed
to your district vice president.
April 25, 2009
Muncie, Indiana
AMA News
Announcements, news, and information from the
Academy of Model Aeronautics and the elected district representatives.
Do you have a question related to the AMA?
Go to the Ask AMA Support Center at
www.modelaircraft.org/askama/ to get the
answers you need.
07amanews.ar:11amanews.qxd 5/22/2009 10:05 AM Page 140
The AMA Bylaws Committee, as directed by the President and the
Executive Council, is responsible for reviewing Bylaws,
recommending changes, and preparing written proposed
amendments for deliberation by the Executive Council. If the
recommended amendments are accepted by a majority vote of the
Executive Council, the amendments must then be ratified before
adoption by a mail ballot to AMA Leader Members. An affirmative
vote of two thirds of Leader Members responding within 45 days of
issuance of the mail ballot is required to adopt the amendments.
The following motions were passed by the AMA Executive
Council in January then voted upon by Leader Members. The results
of the vote follow the two motions.
Motion II: Moved by G. Fitch (II) and seconded by B. Nelson (XI)
to amend AMA’s Bylaws Article XII Competition Jurisdiction,
Section 1, sentence 6 which reads: “One member of each Contest
Board shall be appointed Chairperson of that Board by the
President,” to now read: “Each Contest Board Chairperson shall be
elected by majority vote of the Contest Board members, to serve a
two year term. The elected Chairperson fills and serves at this
position at the approval of the AMA President.”
Motion VII: Moved by A. Argenio (I) and seconded by G. Fitch
(II) to add to Bylaws Article X a new Section 3 as follows:
Any elected officer of the association is limited to serving in the
same position to three consecutive full terms. After this third term
the officer may not run again for the same elected position without
standing down for at least one election cycle. After one cycle an
individual may run again for a previously held position and be
eligible to serve for another three consecutive full terms.
In any election, if there is no qualified candidate* of record (as
determined by the chair of the Nominating Committee) 30 days
before the nomination process ends**, an incumbent officer who
has served the maximum number of complete terms may then be
considered for an additional term by being nominated, per normal
procedures, for the position currently held. If elected, this officer
must stand down after this one term unless there is no qualified
nominee, as determined above, in a subsequent cycle.
This term limitation is effective taking into consideration current
elected officers’ service. Any current elected officer has the option
of serving an additional consecutive full term after adoption of
these term limitations, if they have already served three consecutive
full terms as of the date of the adoption of these term limitations.
*A qualified candidate is defined as someone who meets all the
qualifications necessary to hold the office he or she is seeking
including, but not limited to, Leader Member status.
**The end of the nomination process is defined as the last day when
nominations will be accepted at AMA Headquarters for the current
year elections.
Renumber all sections following the new Section 3.
July 2009 141
Number of Ballots Mailed 2570
Number of Ballots Returned 1446
Percentage of returns 56%
Ballots Returned with Yes for Motion II
and Yes for Motion VII 1184
Ballots Returned with Yes for Motion II
and No for Motion VII 100
Ballots Returned with No for Motion II
and Yes for Motion VII 63
Ballots Returned with No for Motion II
and No for Motion VII 88
Questionable Ballots Returned 11
Yes on Motion II 1284 89%
No on Motion II 151 11%
TOTAL 1435
Yes on Motion VII 1247 87%
No on Motion VII 188 13%
TOTAL 1435
Leader Members Vote on Bylaws Changes
Maxey Hester, 84, of Montezuma,
Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 10,
2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Roa Maxey Hester, son of Elbert and
Daisy (Whitlock) Hester, was born
January 7, 1925, in Alma, Arkansas. As a
teenager, he built and flew scores of
rubber-powered Free Flight models.
In 1943, Maxey left Alma High
School to enlist in the United States
Navy. He served on the U.S.S. ALHENA
(AKA-9) Cargo Ship until he was
honorably discharged in 1946.
It was not until 1953 that he returned
to modeling, flying Control Line.
Maxey married Billie Garrett in Fort
Smith, Arkansas, and had six children:
Danial, Joyce, Nancy, Doris, David, and
Harold.
Maxey loved to build and fly model
airplanes. In 1967, he became the plant
manager for Sig Manufacturing Co. Inc.,
started and owned by friends Glen and
Hazel Sigafoose.
Billie passed away in 1978 and Glen
Sigafoose was killed in an air show in
1980. Maxey married Hazel Sigafoose in
1981 and they continued to run Sig
Manufacturing until 1999 when the
couple sold the business and retired.
Maxey was an active air show pilot in
the full-scale circuit and, along with his
wife, Hazel, flew the Sig “air force”
comprising seven aircraft including three
of his famous Spacewalkers.
Maxey’s list of designs includes more
than a dozen Scale, Pattern, sport, and
Pylon models, among them the Zlin
Akroat, Ryan STA, Komet, and Citabria.
Maxey enjoyed flying, building model
airplanes, fishing, and playing on his
computer. He served as a contest director
both locally and nationally.
He was a charter member and first
president of the Des Moines Modelaires
RC Club, and a charter member of the
National Miniature Pylon Racing
Association.
Maxey was a lifelong member of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics and the
Experimental Aircraft Association. He
held a Life Membership in AMA and was
inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998.
He was also active in the EAA Young
Eagles program.
Maxey’s credentials include second-,
third-, and fourth-place finishes in three
F4C Scale World Championships,
competing in Germany, France, and
England.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel;
three daughters, Joyce Hester, Nancy
(Tony) Lammers, and Doris (Mike)
Gretz; his sister, LaMatha; eleven
grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.
Maxey was preceded in death by his
parents, Elbert and Daisy Hester; his
wife, Billie; three sons, Danial Hester,
David Hester, and Harold Hester; his
brother, Donald Ray Hester; and a
granddaughter, Esther Gretz.
Maxey Hester
1925-2009
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