FOR 15 consecutive years, the
Fredericksburg Aeromasters of
Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the Baltimore
Area Soaring Society (BASS) of Baltimore,
Maryland, have qualified as Gold Leader
Clubs. I presented the Fredericksburg club
president, Daniel Hayworth, with the plaque
from AMA at the Bealton Fly-in September
7-9, 2007.
When arrangements have been made, a
plaque will be formally presented to BASS
along with a District IV flag.
During last year’s Bealton event,
sponsored by the District of Columbia Radio
Control (DCRC) club and CDed by Andy
Kane, two other awards were given. DCRC
received a District IV flag for its annual
summer flying camp described in a previous
column. Club member Jim McDaniel
accepted the flag for the club.
Right: Bliss
Teague (L)
p r e s e n t e d
club member
Jim McDaniel
with a District
IV flag.
Left: John Hunton
(L) was honored for
accepting a position
on the Electric
Contest Board. John
received a name
badge, AMA hat,
and shirt. Thanks, John, for stepping up to
another job necessary for the operation of
AMA.
Bliss Teague (far left) awarded the
Fredericksburg Aeromasters with a plaque
and District IV flag honoring 15 consecutive
years as an AMA Gold Leader Club.
“I did it!” This young man completed his flight
at last year’s Bealton event.
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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
The Valley R.C. Flying Club held its annual Ray Gordon Jumbo event in June, 2007, at
the club field in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Pilots from Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, West
Virginia, Florida, and Georgia attended. Tim Blankenship CDed the event and provided
this information.
The meet was well attended and one of the
favorites was Dave McQueeney with his 106-inch
Bearcat F8F, powered by an incredible-sounding
radial engine. The aircraft ran the gamut from the
giant Sig Rascal to the World War I biplanes, World
War II heavy metal aircraft, Extras, primary trainers,
and a Christian Eagle.
Saturday evening everyone was treated to a pizza
dinner and the movie Fly Boys. AMA’s Air Show
Team from Danville, Virginia, headed by Jeff
Phillips, kept the simulator going from morning until
dark. The line to get a chance to fly the simulators
was steady both days. This is one of the many things
that AMA Air Show Teams do for our great sport.
With the Pilot’s Choice airplane in the foreground, the entire group of pilots and
organizers who participated in Friday’s Valley R.C. event posed for a picture.
Frank Rega and Frank Rega Jr.
from Virginia Beach, Virginia, flew
this 79-inch Ultimate several
times throughout the three-day
event.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/03
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