Author: Charlie Bauer


Edition: Model Aviation - 2007/06
Page Numbers: 172

AMA News District VI - 2007/06

District VI

Vice President

Charlie Bauer Vice President 4944 N. Orange Ave. Norridge, IL 60706 Tel: (708) 457-0565 Fax: (708) 457-2177 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cs.iit.edu/~amadist6/

Associate Vice Presidents

  • Kentucky:
  • Lew McFarland — Lexington, KY; (859) 223-1237
  • Illinois:
  • John Kallend — Flossmoor, IL; (708) 798-7242
  • Hal Parenti — Westchester, IL; (708) 562-5752
  • Bob Walker — St. Charles, IL; (630) 377-7663
  • Jerry Worden — Normal, IL; (309) 454-3905
  • Indiana:
  • Ron Ballard — Decatur, IN; (260) 724-8934
  • Gary Bussell — Muncie, IN; (765) 288-3541
  • Frank Roales — Vincennes, IN; (812) 882-4776
  • Missouri:
  • Randy Cameron — Springfield, MO; (417) 889-6254
  • Bob Underwood — St. Charles, MO; (636) 939-3394
  • Jim Cianciolo — Independence, MO; (816) 795-7382

Other Officials

  • Webmaster: Gary Parenti — Westchester, IL; Evening: (708) 531-9556
  • Frequency Coordinator: Julian L. Pugh — St. Charles, IL; (630) 513-1951
  • Safety Coordinator: Walter Voyt — Joliet, IL; (815) 725-4677

Pekin, Illinois — Pekin R/C Club Big Bird Fly-In

Club #755, the Pekin R/C Club, held its 26th annual Big Bird fly-in, an International Miniature Aircraft Association (IMAA) sanctioned event. Despite thunderstorm predictions, there was a great turnout of pilots and models.

Club member Jim Speerly sent pictures and information about the event.

The club's public relations officer, Dave Tebben, spoke with a WMBD news reporter.

Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.