October 2007 177
THE WEST HICKORY Aero Modelers
held its fifth annual Warbirds Over Wilson
Field in Hickory, North Carolina on June 2,
2007. The event was CDed by Mearle
Hickman. Approximately 30 pilots attended
with a variety of World War I and II
airplanes and even a turbine. The weather
was great and the food was served by the
Drowning Creek Fire Department. The usual
50-50 drawing increased the club’s coffer and
the winner’s pocket.
The turbine demonstration was conducted
by Greg Hames with his brother David
assisting. To the best of my knowledge this
was the first turbine to be flown at Wilson
Field. The aircraft was an F-16 Falcon.
Everyone had a good time and is looking
forward to next year. If you are in the
Hickory area during the first weekend in
June, come by and participate! You’ll be
glad you did. Photos by Ernie Masche.
An SR Batteries Eindecker flown by Ernie
Masche and powered by a Zenoah G-26.
Chris Guess’s Hangar 9 P-47 powered by a
Zenoah G-38.
The F-16 Falcon makes a flawless landing at
Wilson Field.
Hank Ebert submitted the following report
on the Roanoke Valley Radio Control
Club’s (RVRC) June fly-in.
“A bright red fire truck with siren blaring
was approaching the Roanoke Valley Radio
Control Club’s flying field in Salem,
Virginia. Was there an emergency? No, it
was shuttling spectators from the parking
area to our site.
“David Reynolds, the event coordinator,
borrowed the 1941 truck from a friend. It
was a great touch to the event and children
of all ages really enjoyed the ride.
Jim Swecker shuttles spectators on a 1941
fire truck.
“The RVRC hosted the Paul Offermann
Memorial Fly-In June 9-10. Offermann, an
excellent builder of models who was
instrumental in enclosing the RVRC
clubhouse for year-round use, passed away
in September 2006.
“Twenty-eight pilots, some from far
away as Canton, Ohio, came to honor
Offermann and delight the crowd of
spectators—estimated at roughly 350 during
the weekend event. At noon on Saturday
flying was halted, airplanes were lined up on
the runway, and the spectators were invited
out for a close-up view and to talk to the
pilots.
Spectators were encouraged to get a closer
look at the airplanes.
Miles Reed takes a breather before flying his
40%-scale Weeks.
“Miles Reed, in his usual masterful form,
delighted the crowd and received an ovation
from onlookers and experienced pilots alike.
Lou Carpio from Wytheville had perhaps
the largest aircraft of the weekend with a
125-inch span on his 40% Extra 330L, and
thrilled the crowd with his aerobatics. Also
entertaining were two father-and-son teams:
David and Allen Reynolds and Randy and
Chris Elliot.
“Boy Scout Troop 39 raised funds by
setting up a concession stand. Crossroads
Hobby donated door prizes and set up a
computer with the latest version of Real
Flight for the public to try its hand at RC.
Local television station WDBJ-7 aired three
feature segments on Friday morning
preceding the fly-in. The television exposure
was instrumental in bringing out the large
number of viewers to the event.”
Go take a kid flying!
District IV
Bliss Teague, District IV Vice President; [email protected]
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia
Bliss Teague
Vice President
625 5th Ave. SW,
Hickory NC 28602
Tel.: (828) 324-2164
Fax: (828) 267-0956
[email protected]
Associate Vice
Presidents
George Abbott, Raleigh NC;
(919) 848-6719;
[email protected]
Randy Elliott, Radford VA;
Home: (540) 239-0645; Office:
(540) 994-2316;
[email protected]
Chuck Foreman, Kill Devil Hills
NC; (252) 441-5855;
[email protected]
David Jones, Newport NC;
(252) 727-4750;
[email protected]
Ron King, Gainesville VA;
[email protected]
John Kirchstein, Newark DE;
(302) 731-2831;
[email protected]
Richard (Rick) Moreland,
Edgewater MD; (301) 261-7366;
[email protected]
Steve Moulton, Chesapeake VA;
(757) 421-4545;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator:
George Fryer, Fayetteville NC;
(910) 867-9524;
[email protected]
Contest Coordinators:
RC: Andy Kane, 305 Natick Ct.,
Silver Spring MD 20905; (301)
785-3022; [email protected]
FF and CL: John Tate, 10
Hanbury Ave., Portsmouth VA
23702; [email protected]
Safety Coordinator: Will Hicks,
25 Blessing Ct., Hendersonville
NC 28739; (828) 553-8116;
[email protected]
D i s t r i c t I V V o l u n t e e r s
Edition: Model Aviation - 2007/10
Page Numbers: 177