176 MODEL AVIATION
THIS IS a perfect example of how a district
associate vice president (AVP) can be of
assistance to his or her district vice
president, the district itself, and the clubs
within. I modified the context to fit the
column size. Tom Ryan, District VII AVP,
supplied the story and all photos.
It was August and time for the Warbirds
and Classics Over the Midwest air show put
on by the Fond Du Lac Aeromodelers club.
Modelers from neighboring states drove in
to help the club put on the show.
Notable pilots including Carl Bachhuber
and his very large aircraft, the Boeing B307,
and Dennis Crooks with his great P-38
Lockheed Lightning
attended. Aircraft from
the classic era of World
War I such as the Fokker
Tri Wing to the present-day
F-22 Raptor jet fighter
showed up.
Pilot registration
showed as many as 50 pilots
ready to take to the skies and
show off their skills with their airplanes.
Mix all of this with open mouths of the
youngster looking up in awe, the delicious
smell of brats and burgers on the grill, and
the telltale odor of JP-4 jet fuel and glow
and you just might have an air show. We’ll
let the pictures tell the story.
This year’s air show is August 15-17,
2008.
Till next time, take a kid to the field and
show him or her how much fun there is in
modeling instead of sitting in front of a
computer screen.
Fly safely and have fun! C.A.V.U.
District VII
Bill Oberdieck, District VII Vice President; [email protected]
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Bill Oberdieck
Vice President
Box 1076,
Southgate MI 48195
Tel.: (734) 283-4813
Fax: (734) 283-0650
www.amadistrictvii.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Larry Brannan, Grand
Rapids MI; (616) 956-6012;
[email protected]
Ed Bucki, Rockwood MI;
(734) 379-4054; thebuckster@
sbcglobal.net
Bud Gorman, Knife River MN;
[email protected]
Don Held, Elmira MI;
(231) 584-2662; [email protected]
Tom Pierce, St. Clair MI; (810)
367-6450; tom_pierce_48079@
yahoo.com
Mark E. Robotti, North
Lindstrom MN; 76214.1624@
compuserve.com
Tom Ryan, Milwaukee WI;
(414) 881-0070; tomcat@
execpc.com
Frequency Coordinators
West: Al Schwartz, Roseville
MN; (651) 633-2286
East: Pete Waters, Northville MI;
(248) 486-4800
Flying Site Coordinator
Joe Beshar, [email protected]
Webmaster
Ed Kincer, [email protected]
District VII Volunteers
Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/04
Page Numbers: 176