District III
Bob Brown, District III Vice President; [email protected]
Valley Forge Signal Seekers’ 50th Anniversary
I must apologize for not publishing this sooner. The Valley Forge Signal Seekers (VFSS) in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a fun-fly on June 27, 2009.
The Signal Seekers’ field is located inside Valley Forge National Historical Park, amidst the rolling hills and green fields where George Washington and his troops spent a long winter during the Revolutionary War. Top-notch flying, tasty food, and great camaraderie were the order of the day. AMA District III Vice President Bob Brown, Associate Vice President Ken Karpinski, and Park Pilot editor Jeff Troy journeyed to Valley Forge to join the festivities.
Hats off to the Signal Seekers. May the next 50 years be as much fun as the previous ones.
Correction: Photo identification
An apology is also in order. The photo at the bottom right on page 173 in the January 2010 issue of this magazine is of Bill Lester, not Scott Borz. Both gentlemen are members of the Fairfield Ohio Radio Kontrol Society (F.O.R.K.S.) of Lancaster, Ohio. Bill built both airplanes in the picture.
Dayton Buzzin Buzzards Control Line Stunt Contest
The Dayton Buzzin Buzzards held their annual Control Line Stunt contest. Unfortunately, the wind gods did not cooperate; Saturday’s competition events were blown out.
One event the club did participate in was the Ringmaster Fly-a-Thon, sponsored by the Brotherhood of the Rings. This was a worldwide event that weekend where clubs around the world tried to put up as many flights on a Ringmaster as possible.
AVP Jim Martin was even allowed to try his hand at holding the handle. Although it had been a long time since he had wound up and flown a Control Line aircraft, the old feeling came back after only a few laps. The venerable Ringmaster handled the wind just fine, although it did bounce around quite a bit.
Ken Stevens of Lexington, Kentucky, filled in the time by giving a little ground school on building techniques for an FAI stunter. This really helped some of the newer pilots who were returning to Control Line after many years away from the hobby.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
