AMA News: District V-2007/02
Tony Stillman, District V Vice President; [email protected]
I am busy finalizing the locations and dates of the 2007 AMA District V fly-ins. I have decided to have four this year and will announce the locations and dates in the next issue of MA, so please stay tuned!
With a new year come new challenges. AMA is working on some new ideas and programs to reward clubs when they recruit a new member. Is your club trying to grow? Unfortunately, some have membership limits and do not promote new members into the club. I encourage everyone to share our wonderful hobby with someone new this year and invite him or her out to the flying field. Who knows? The new member may become your new flying buddy!
I will be in South Florida for several events from January through March. I hope to meet many of our district members at your flying site!
Bradley County R/C Model Aircraft Club — Fly for Kids (October 14, 2006)
District V Associate Vice President (AVP) Owen Maupin sent in the following report about the Bradley County R/C Model Aircraft Club’s Fly for Kids event held October 14, 2006, in Cleveland, Tennessee.
It was one of those fall days that you just dream about. The weather could not have been better. By 10:30 we were taking our jackets off and getting ready for a great day.
Club president James Patterson and secretary Jeannine Patterson did an outstanding job of organizing the event. Much work goes into putting on an event.
Sponsors included:
- Museum Center 5 Point
- Certified Car Care
- Top Tech Automotive
- Gobbles Automotive
- Galaxy Lanes on Baldwin Street
- Tri-State Imports
- Trucks ’N Trailers
- Cleveland Boat Center and employees
- Ballard Auto Parts
- Friday Night Mixed Bowling League
- Tuesday Night Women’s and Men’s Leagues
- Berry Pearson
- A special thanks to the B Man for giving us a great live remote for our fun-fly
- Cleveland Daily Banner (for advertising the fun-fly at no charge)
It takes a lot of beating the bushes to get this kind of involvement from the business community. What a worthwhile cause it is though. The event raised $1,060.07. That will put a lot of presents under the Christmas tree and a lot of joy in the children’s hearts! This is an annual event for the club, so if you think you are going to be in the Cleveland, Tennessee, area in mid-October next year, come on out for a great time and a chance to do some real good at the same time.
The club Web site is www.bcrcmac.org, or you can contact James or Jeannine Patterson at [email protected]. Congratulations to the entire club for a job well done!
Middle Tennessee RC Clubs Association (MTRCCA) Regional Fun-Fly (October 7–8, 2006)
AVP Dick Tonan sent in the following report about the Middle Tennessee RC Clubs Association (MTRCCA) regional fun-fly on October 7–8, 2006, in Cedar Hill, Tennessee.
The first annual MTRCCA regional fly-in was held at the Volunteer State Model Aviators field in Cedar Hill, Tennessee, on the first weekend in October. The five member clubs pooled their resources and manpower to organize a fly-in that will be long remembered as a well-run, successful event.
In spite of high winds on Saturday that abated nicely on Sunday, we had 60 registered pilots with a wide variety of models ranging from .40-size to a 50% Giant. The flying styles exhibited had every bit as much variety, from sedate Cubs and scale-like flying to wild 3-D aerobatics.
The great mix was handled well because we had teams of experienced personnel handling operations and safety. The team members were easily identifiable; the safety team wore bright green jerseys and the operational team wore bright yellow ones, much like the deck crew on an aircraft carrier. Dominating the scene was Greg Garrison’s 50% CAP.
We were pleased with the extraordinary support we received from our sponsors. We were able to offer door prizes virtually every hour on both days of the event. Donors included:
- Action Hobby, Clarksville, TN
- Danielle’s R/C Specialists, Whites Creek, TN
- G & L Hobbies, Cookeville, TN
- Hobby Lobby International, Brentwood, TN
- HobbyTown USA, Franklin, TN
- Horizon Hobby, Champaign, IL
- PAC RC Hobbies, Smyrna, TN
- Pizza Hut #014405, Clarksville, TN
- Scott Harris / Wild Cat Fuels, Nashville, TN
- Tower Hobbies, Champaign, IL
Thank you to the Volunteer State Model Aviators for the use of the club’s field. Our second annual regional fly-in will be scheduled for early fall 2007 at a site yet to be chosen. We are going to apply the lessons learned during our inaugural event and host a fly-in you won’t want to miss. We’ll keep you informed of the details as they become available.
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