AMA News District III - 2010/02

February 2010 155
THE PEGASUS RC Flying Club of
Langhorne, Pennsylvania, held its closingday
picnic and fun-fly. The members also
renamed and dedicated their field to
longtime member John Michael Smith who
suddenly passed away earlier this year.
John was considered to be an expert at
repairing crashed models and finding
solutions to impossible problems. He was
also instrumental in obtaining Pegasus’s
current field inside of the Core Creek Park
in Langhorne. John will be missed, but the
flying will continue at the John Michael
Smith Memorial Airfield.
The Smith family, along with club president
Al Newton, cut the ribbon and opened the
John Michael Smith R/C Memorial Airfield
for flying.
The officers of the Pegasus RC Flying Club
pose with the plaque that proudly proclaims
that this is the John Michael Smith Memorial
Airfield.
The Jackson County Aeromodelers’
Operation Santa Claus was successfully held
at the Jackson County Airport. More than 33
pilots from several clubs attended. The
Army National Guard supported the event
and provided a rock wall and obstacle
course.
The Air National Guard brought a
miniature C-130 which carried 10 kids and
adults for a tour down the taxiway; it
certainly provided fun for all ages. The
landing fee was a new, unwrapped toy and
more than 180 toys were received.
The Jackson County Aeromodelers’
Operation Santa Claus event was a big
success.
Check out the toys!
The Pilot Club at the airport provided a
great breakfast. Mike Eden and Associate
Vice President David Ellis offered a great
pylon demo. With all the 50/50 drawings
and the airplane raffle, the club donated
$780 and the toys to the family support
group for our troops’ kids.
Thanks are extended to our troops and
their families for all they do for our
freedom. Thank you also to the clubs for
doing their part for the kids.
Larry Langford provided the pictures.
The Blue and Gray Chili Fly-In was held
recently in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Pilots
came from across Pennsylvania and
Virginia. There were 34 registered pilots
and more than 100 airplanes for the crowd
to admire and watch fly.
Ronnie London from Dubois wowed the
crowd with his 3-D style of helicopter
flying. Chris Fink from the Harrisburg area
put on a very impressive demonstration
with his 50% Christen Eagle biplane. There
was a lot of flying all day long and only a
few airplanes found the corn field,
suffering minor damage! Everyone who
attended had a good time and loved the
chili.
Kevin Mickley did a great job making
sure everyone followed the club and AMA
safety rules and Ray Black did a first-rate
job running the radio impound. CD Jeff
Black made sure things ran smoothly and
that everyone who attended had fun.
Part of the Chili Fly-In flightline.
I would appreciate someone to volunteer as
the District III webmaster. Please contact me
if you are interested.
Bob Brown
Vice President
35 Sanford St.
Bradford PA 16701
Tel.: (814) 368-7655
www.amadistrictiii.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Randy Adams, Fairfield
OH; (513) 858-3154;
[email protected]
Mike Barbee, Delaware OH;
(740) 362-5545;
[email protected]
Jeff Black, New Oxford PA; (717)
965-5634; [email protected]
Dave Brown, Hamilton OH;
(513) 738-1576; dbrown@
dbproducts.com
David H. Ellis, Cross Lanes WV;
(304) 776-1408;
[email protected]
Nelson Gould, Macungie PA;
(610) 395-9159; [email protected]
Ken Karpinski, Philadelphia PA;
(267) 474-3575;
[email protected]
Dan Luchaco, Sayre PA;
(570) 888-1856;
[email protected]
Jim Martin, Franklin OH;
(937) 260-0143;
[email protected]
Mark Radcliff, Saint Marys WV;
(304) 684-2133;
[email protected]
Leo Rodriguez, New Stanton PA;
(724) 925-0159;
[email protected]
Matthew Turowski, Nescopeck
PA; (570) 379-2014;
[email protected]
Joseph S. Vislay, Monclova OH
(419) 878-8843;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator:
Ron Morgan, Scotland PA;
(717) 264-7425;
[email protected]
District III
Bob Brown, District III Vice President; [email protected]
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
District III Volunteers
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