AMA News: District VI — 2007/12
Saint Louis, Missouri
The Greater Saint Louis Modeling Association (GSLMA) hosted a public learn-to-fly session at Buder Park, a St. Louis County Park flying site that is open to all AMA members.
The event was organized by Steve Mizerany with assistance from approximately a dozen AMA members and their RC trainers. More than 40 new fliers were introduced to the joy of RC flying using buddy boxes.
The event targeted children but ended up including participants of all ages — from 3 to 53 — and roughly an equal number of females and males.
At one time there were as many as five airplanes in the air. GSLMA members provided on-site computers running flight-simulator software as a warm-up to actual buddy-box flying.
Control-line (CL) flying was offered at the nearby CL circles.
Information and pictures were submitted by David McQuinn.
Wright City, Missouri
Club 3555, the Wright Flyers Model Airplane Club, had a perfect day for its float fly at Innsbrook Lake, near Wright City, Missouri.
Jim Lazendorf and his big Cub put on a great show. The Cub is a beautiful model and he is a talented flier.
Jim Greenwood’s Dualist had some engine problems. Two flight attempts both ended with the engine dying; Jim’s expertise in flying landed the airplane with no damage.
There were many spectators. The club is to be congratulated for this fine event.
Photos and information were sent in by Dave Evans.
Vice President's Note
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