FOR YOU electric guys out there who say
you never see anything in my column about
electric aeromodeling, this is for you. This is
more proof that electric flying has come a
long way in just a few years.
Not too long ago the battery power was
Nickel Cadmium—Ni-Cds—and then
Nickel Metal Hydride—NiMh. Now it is
lithium power. Long gone are the C, sub C
and AA battery packs with all the weight.
Plenny Bates CDed the Cedar Rapids
Sky Hawks electric fun-fly and he sent in
these pictures.
I hope this will be just a start of seeing
more of what is going on in clubs that have
electric modelers and events. Let’s see what
clubs are doing this summer.
Until next time, C.A.V.U. Fly safely, have
fun, and take a youngster to the flying site.
District VII
Bill Oberdieck, District VII Vice President; [email protected]
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Bill Oberdieck
Vice President
Box 1076,
Southgate MI 48195
Tel.: (734) 283-4813
Fax: (734) 283-0650
www.amadistrictvii.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Larry Brannan, Grand
Rapids MI; (616) 956-6012;
[email protected]
Ed Bucki, Rockwood MI;
(734) 379-4054; thebuckster@
sbcglobal.net
Bud Gorman, Knife River MN;
[email protected]
Don Held, Elmira MI;
(231) 584-2662; [email protected]
Tom Pierce, St. Clair MI; (810)
367-6450; tom_pierce_48079@
yahoo.com
Mark E. Robotti, North
Lindstrom MN; 76214.1624@
compuserve.com
Tom Ryan, Milwaukee WI;
(414) 881-0070; tomcat@
execpc.com
Frequency Coordinators
West: Al Schwartz, Roseville
MN; (651) 633-2286
East: Pete Waters, Northville
MI; (248) 486-4800
Flying Site Coordinator
Joe Beshar, [email protected]
Webmaster
Ed Kincer, [email protected]
District VII Volunteers
Randy Cady with his 96-inch Monocoupe built from Model Airplane News plans is
powered by an Astro 40 motor with 24 Sanyo CP2400 Ni-Cds.
Daryl Miller converted
his ARF Lancair to
electric power.
Jim Strickley carries Bob Livin’s custom Cavalier
back to the pits. The airplane was built from 1942
plans by Dr. Livin. Power is a two-geared Astro 15
Cobalt motor with 20 Sanyo 2000 cells.
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During my tenure as an AMA district vice
president I’ve had much fun gathering
information for the columns.
Taking pictures and speaking with the
membership at various events is enjoyable,
but this time I have to write about something
to which no one looks forward. Sadly I have
to report that District VII has lost one of its
longest-tenured associate vice presidents.
On February 25, 2007, Thomas Douglas
Lazar passed away and was laid to rest on
March 3. Tom suffered a stroke and never
recovered.
He was a member and past president of
the Madison Area Radio Control Society,
(MARCS) and a member of the Screaming
Eagles, the R/C Club of Watertown, and the
War Birds. His mother, one brother, and
four sisters survive Tom.
Tom and I shared many interests other
than aeromodeling. We were avid
photographers, archery enthusiasts, fullscale
pilots, and members of the Civil Air Patrol (Tom outranked me).
Tom’s passion for the hobby sport showed in many areas and there will be a void left
in his passing. I am sure that those who knew Tom will join me in offering our thoughts
and prayers to his mother and family.
C.A.V.U. Tom.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2007/05
Page Numbers: 175