Hello District V!
In model aviation, as well as fullscale
aviation, we have fun-fly events.
This weekend I went to the Flying
Gators Annual Fall Fly-In, held in
Archer, Florida. These pilots, most
of them involved in aeronautics or
have been modelers, have a ball flying
ultralight and light aircraft in nearly the
same manner that we fly our models.
They had a spot-landing event, deadstick
landing event, and a bomb drop.
The similarities among those flying
full-scale and those flying models are
closer than you might think. Some of
these machines are homemade, plansbuilt
or scratch-built, much like their
model counterparts. These pilots talk
airplane—the language of love for all
things flying!
I met up with good friend Steve
Wolf, owner of Wolf Aircraft, which
manufactures models such as the Wolf
Samson and Wolf Pitts. Steve put on
an aerobatic display for us in his wife’s
gorgeous Pitts Special!
Scott Garrett, longtime modeler
and pilot, was flying his Buccaneer in
spectacular fashion, and many of the
other pilots also put on a show.
Arnold Holmes, who is an airframe
and power plant mechanic, president
of his EAA chapter, modeler, and
father extraordinaire, was there with
his son, Kodi, who was flying a micro
foamie Beast, and doing a fantastic
job of it. As I see it, this young man is
the future of not only model aviation,
which he already enjoys, but also fullscale
aviation. He is keeping the torch
lit for the future of aviation!
By the time you read this, the end of
the year will be close, another flying
year will be gone, but a new, better
flying year awaits us on the other side
of midnight! We will be sponsoring
a few more events this upcoming
year, and if you were at our Airfest in
Georgia, you know what I mean! Get
ready for it!
If you have not been to the AMA
website, I urge you to do so. There is
a ton of information that some of you
need regarding your field, safety at new
fields, events, the Nats, insurance, and
many other topics.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2012/12
Page Numbers: 146