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PEKIN, ILLINOIS: Club #755, the Pekin
R/C Club, held its 26th annual Big Bird flyin,
an International Miniature Aircraft
Association (IMAA) sanctioned event.
Despite thunderstorm predictions, there was
a great turnout of pilots and models.
Club member Jim Speerly sent pictures
and information about the event.
The club’s public relations officer, Dave
Tebben, spoke with a WMBD news reporter.
Steve Speerly’s Skyraider.
This shows three of the club’s seven pilot
stations. Note the safety fences and callers
for each pilot.
In the static display lineup are two 1/3-scale
Dr.Is, scratch built by Charlie Davis and
Denny Baker. They both flew great.
Another shot of “Warbird Alley.”
This beautiful Jugmeister is by T.C. Klise.
Jim Underwood and his Shotgun Red with a
five-cylinder engine.
Mike Smith’s 1/3-scale Sopwith Pup and an
L4 Army spotter.
A display of rockets was there for all to see.
“Rocket Man” Walt was there from Hobby
Lobby.
The event announcer was Jeff Carnahan and
Garg Lenhardt is the club’s vice president.
District VI
Charlie Bauer, District VI Vice President; [email protected]
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Charlie Bauer
Vice President
4944 N. Orange Ave.,
Norridge IL 60706
Tel.: (708) 457-0565;
Fax: (708) 457-2177
www.cs.iit.edu/~amadist6/
Associate Vice
Presidents
Kentucky:
Lew McFarland, Lexington KY;
(859) 223-1237
Illinois:
John Kallend, Flossmoor IL;
(708) 798-7242
Hal Parenti, Westchester IL;
(708) 562-5752
Bob Walker, St. Charles IL;
(630) 377-7663
Jerry Worden, Normal IL;
(309) 454-3905
Indiana:
Ron Ballard, Decatur IN;
(260) 724-8934
Gary Bussell, Muncie IN;
(765) 288-3541
Frank Roales, Vincennes IN;
(812) 882-4776
Missouri:
Randy Cameron
Springfield MO; (417) 889-6254
Bob Underwood, St. Charles
MO; (636) 939-3394
Jim Cianciolo, Independence
MO; (816) 795-7382
Webmaster: Gary Parenti,
Westchester IL;
Eve. (708) 531-9556
Frequency Coordinator: Julian
L. Pugh, St. Charles IL;
(630) 513-1951
Safety Coordinator: Walter
Voyt, Joliet IL; (815) 725-4677
D i s t r i c t V I Volunteers
Edition: Model Aviation - 2007/06
Page Numbers: 172