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IT HAS BEEN a busy spring already! The
annual Toledo Show was busy and there
was a lot of buzz about the new spread
spectrum products being introduced.
Great Planes/Hobbico showed its Futaba
FASST Spread Spectrum systems. Horizon
displayed its Spektrum modules and the
new JR 12 system.
The people at Xtreme Power Systems
featured the company’s SS modules and
receivers available for Futaba and JR
transmitters.
It will be a fun summer when these
things hit the market.
I have a couple of reports to share with you
this month. From Associate Vice President
(AVP) Roger Marshall:
“The York County Flyers, a club of 100
members, welcomed 32 members and
visiting pilots to the club’s site near Rock
Hill, South Carolina, April 28, for the
annual Spring Fly-In.
“CD Bob Wilton and Don Faris,
flightline manager and color commentator
kept the large crowd of pilots and visiting
public well informed about flying
activities, awarded numerous raffle prizes,
and supervised aircraft judging for awards.
“A highlight of the afternoon occurred
when public visitors were invited to fly a
trainer aircraft on the buddy box with an
experienced club member.”
Club members (L to R) include J.D. Williams,
president; Jan Stout, vice president; Russ
Merkle, secretary/treasurer; Brent Good,
safety officer; and Holland Stowe, field
manager.
There is plenty of talent in this club. Brent
Good designed this scratch-built Yak-54 from
his own DesignCAD plans. The aircraft flew
extremely well but was unfortunately lost
because of engine failure in the afternoon.
The youngest York County Flyers club
member, 13-year-old Adam Burford, helps
visiting eight-year-old Thomas Gardner with
flying lessons using a buddy box.
Our other South Carolina AVP, Jim
Fender, sent in this report:
“The first annual Lexington Aircraft
Radio Kontrol Society (LARKS) Spring Flyin
was held Saturday, March 24, at the club
field near Leesville, South Carolina. The
weather was beautiful thanks to new club
president Marlin Martoi. There were 36 pilots
and more than
40 helicopters
present.
“The club
recently
secured a 10-
year lease
from the
landowner for
its site and has
undertaken
numerous
improvement
projects
including new
shelters,
plumbing, new
tables, and
new benches.
Electricity is
available at the
field for the
first time.
“The
LARKS
invited the
other clubs in
the area to
attend and pilots from North Carolina and
Georgia came.
“The noon drawing included goodies from
hobby shops including Lexington Hobby
from Lexington, South Carolina, and Ray’s
Hobbies from Statesboro, Georgia. Several
club members and the Piggly Wiggly grocery
store, contributed the food and drinks.
“The club held a drawing for kids and one
for adults. Four laptops were set up to run
flight simulators for the Cub Scouts present at
the event. Robert Wells flew his Hughes 500
in and set it up on static display. He did a
couple of low-level passes as he returned
home.
“This club has grown quite a bit in the last
couple of years. If you get a chance, drop by
1800 Ben Franklin Rd., Leesville SC 29070
and check it out.”
Husband-and-wife helicopter pilots Wayne
and Cheryl.
District V
Tony Stillman, District V Vice President; [email protected]
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Tony Stillman
Vice President
3702 N. Pace Blvd.,
Pensacola FL 32505
Tel.: (850) 324-5832
www.amadistrict-v.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Alabama:
Lamar Blair, Decatur AL;
(256) 303-8349; lamarblair
@amadistrict-v.org
Florida:
Douglas Jones, Deerfield Beach
FL; (561) 715-0173;
[email protected]
Jim Saiff, Tampa FL; (813)-969-
4262; jsaiffchipmunkrc@
verizon.net
Georgia:
Bob Dixon, Macon GA;
[email protected]
Nick Wright, Moultrie GA;
[email protected]
Mississippi:
Paul Verger, Biloxi MS;
(228) 826-4892
Puerto Rico:
Richard Prann, San Juan PR; Day
(800) 424-1322; Cell (787) 643-
0373; [email protected]
South Carolina:
Jim Fender, Batesburg SC; (803)
414-2591; [email protected]
Tennessee:
Charles R. Anderson,
Chattanooga TN; (423) 227-6725;
[email protected]
Albert Glenn, Memphis TN; (901)
647-4211); [email protected]
Contest Coordinators
RC: Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood
Dr., La Vergne TN 37086;
[email protected]
FF: Bob Thoren, 10002 Bluff Dr.,
Huntsville AL 35803; (256) 726-
1051; [email protected]
CL: Gene Martine, 11248 Martin
Lakes Dr. No., Jacksonville FL
32220-3706;
[email protected]
For additional district officers and
volunteers, please see a previous
issue of MA or visit the District V
Web site.
D i s t r i c t V Vo l u n t e e r s
Two of the lucky winners.
Club member James Dunn
with a future pilot.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2007/07
Page Numbers: 182