Somerset, Kentucky: The Somerset Model
Airplane Club dedicated its new flying field in 2004.
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS: The
Propmasters R/C Aero Club made a little
history by beating its archrival club, the
Suburban RC Barnstormers, of
Bloomingdale, Illinois, in an annual
intraclub fun-fly event.
This year’s fun-fly contest was called
Simulated Medical Supply Drop and was
held at the Barnstormers Pratt’s Wayne
Woods field in DuPage County, Illinois.
Twenty-four pilots participated in the
competition split evenly between the two
clubs.
In this competition, a small metal
washer with an attached ribbon is released
from a model while in flight. The metal
washer’s distance to a target is measured.
The five closest washers for the
Propmasters averaged nine feet away from
the target, while the average for the
Barnstormers was 12 feet.
This is the first time in 14 consecutive
years of competition that the Propmasters
have beaten the Barnstormers. Some
members of the Propmasters have been
club members for more than 14 years and
cannot remember ever beating the
Barnstormers and having the winning
prize: an engraved trophy in the club’s
possession for a year.
Larry Dudkowski explained the rules for
the day’s competition.
After the fun-fly, both clubs enjoyed
hot dogs, bratwurst, stories, and flying
together for the rest of the day. Rumor has
it that the Barnstormers are practicing and
planning to win the trophy back.
The pictures and information were sent
in by Walter Voyt.
Members of both clubs are watching a
model dropping the washer. Bob
Mosinski, Dave Cotton, and Ivan Cankov
are closely following the washer on the
way to the target.
The Propmasters gather around the club
president Mark Fenrich who is holding
the trophy.
Note: Pictures and information are always
needed for this column. Send information
and photographs (3 x 5 or 4 x 6 prints) by
regular U.S. Post Office mail.
Associate Vice Presidents
Kentucky
Lew McFarland, 3404 Keithshire Way, Lexington
KY 40503; (859) 223-1237
Illinois
John Kallend, 1141 Dartmouth Rd., Flossmoor IL
60422; (708) 798-7242
Hal Parenti, 1920 Buckingham, Westchester IL
60154; (708) 562-5752
Bob Walker, 20 White Oak Cir., St. Charles IL
60174; (630) 377-7663
Jerry Worden, 400 Alden Dr., Normal IL 61761-
1202; (309) 454-3905
Indiana
Ron Ballard, 6302 N. 700 E., Decatur IN 46733;
(219) 724-8934
Gary Bussell, 5000 W. Connie Dr., Muncie IN
47304; (765) 288-3541
Frank Roales, 4585 E. State Road 61, Vincennes
IN 47591; (812) 882-4776
Missouri
Bob Underwood, 32 Hollandbush Ct. St. Charles
MO 63304; (636) 939-3394
Jim Cianciolo, 3014 Viking Court, Independence,
MO 64057; (816) 795-7382
Webmaster
Gary Parenti, 11001 Martindale Dr., Westchester IL
60154; Eve. (708) 531-9556
Frequency Coordinator
Julian L. Pugh, 5N391 Harvest Ln., St. Charles IL
60175; (630) 513-1951
Safety Coordinator
Walter Voyt, 604 E. Palladium Dr., Joliet IL 60435;
(815) 725-4677
Illinois / Indiana / Kentucky /
Missouri
Charlie Bauer
Vice President
4944 N. Orange Ave.
Norridge IL 60706-3224
Home: (708) 457-0565
Fax: (708) 457-2177
E-mail: [email protected]
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District VI Web site: www.cs.iit.edu/~amadist6/
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C.R. Fowler is standing with the sign at the
entrance to the field.
This is an aerial view of the field. Many clubs can only dream about a
flying field such as this.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2005/04
Page Numbers: 177