164 MODEL AVIATION
PADUCAH, KY: The Paducah
Aeromodelers again sponsored the Western
Kentucky/Southern Illinois (WK/SI) Stunt
Championships.
Michael Schmitt of Gurnee IL came with his
Tempest 2.
This contest began in 1986 at Barkley
Field in Paducah, then moved to the
Metropolis, Illinois, airport, then to Buder
Park in Saint Louis (sponsored by the
Lafayette Esquadrille model airplane club),
and finally back to Paducah. McCracken
County Model Air Park hosted the event.
Terry Meidroth from Peoria and his Stiletto.
Jim Lynch from Memphis came back to
competition after a long layoff.
Bobby Parker and Jerry Norin took the top
two spots in Beginner.
Louis Rankin (L) and his models are from
Memphis, and Larry Lindburg (R) is from
Galva IL.
(L to R) Allen Brickhaus, Gary Hajek, Eric
Taylor, and Byron Barker show off a “new”
Old-Time Stunt model called the Adams’
Special, designed by Frank Adams. The
original was given to Byron in 1951 and Allen
has reverse-engineered the airplane for
future publication in Flying Models.
Bob Reeves (L) came all the way from
Oklahoma to compete and Crist Rigotti (R) of
Marion IA brought his Agenda.
Here’s the future: (L-R) Sammy Jacobsen
(11), Lucille Jacobsen (9), and Jennifer
Jacobsen (8), were the top three winners in
basic flight.
Here is Allen Brickhaus with his fleet. He
supplied the pictures and information. He
invites all to the WK/SI contest the third
weekend of August.
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:
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
District VI Web site:
www.csam.iit.edu/~amadist6/
index.htm
D i s t r i c t V I Volunteers
District VI
Charlie Bauer, District VI Vice President; bauerc@iit.edu
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Edition: Model Aviation - 2006/04
Page Numbers: 164