April 2008 175
WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI: The Wright
Flyers Model Airplane Club completed its
annual Pilot Training Program. The club
uses three Sig LT-40 airplanes and Futaba
transmitters and buddy boxes.
As many as four instructors participated
in the Monday evening training sessions.
The program ran for four months and lost
only two nights because of bad weather.
A total of 277 training flights were
completed, representing nearly 46 hours of
flying time and consuming 11 gallons of
fuel. Thirty-one students participated. This
is a major program aimed at increasing the
membership of the club.
Pictures and information were sent in by
Don Vetrone.
Training night at the Wright Flyers Model
Airplane Club.
Schaumburg, Illinois: The Chicagoland RC
Modelers Inc. club was invited to provide a
static display at Schaumburg Airport’s first
Aviation Celebration. The club displayed
airplanes during the two-day event.
Steve Fortman, club president, came up
with the idea to have a free raffle for a onetime
trainer flight. A number of visitors
signed up.
All were called and told they had won a
trainer flight and were invited to the field on
a certain date. Club members Greg Ross,
Ray Donati, Dave Rosenblatt, and Brian
Nowak brought trainers with buddy boxes.
Many families showed up and mostly
every family member took a turn at flying.
Pictures and information were supplied
by LeRoy Cordes.
Dave Rosenblatt instructs an interested
young lady.
Fred Nowak is on the buddy box for a
training flight as the man’s family looks on.
Above: Greg
Ross was one
of the club’s
instructors.
Right: Brian
Nowak works
with the first
family of the
day.
Greg Ross helps a very young lady while
Dave Rosenblatt assists.
This is the Chicagoland RC Modelers setup
at the Schaumburg Airport.
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:
Dennis Baack, Bowling Green
KY; (270) 781-1914
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
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/04
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