April 2010 141
AT ONE TIME I enjoyed the wintertime as
much as anyone with skiing, skating, and
even flying a model on occasion. Those
days, for me, are no longer because of
frostbitten fingers, but there are some hearty
souls who can and do take winter activities
very seriously as noted in the following
reports.
Carter Johnson, from the St. Croix
Valley R/C Club in Osceola, Wisconsin,
reported that a temperature of 11 below zero
didn’t deter these two aspiring young
helicopter pilots on January 2, 2010.
Shown in the pictures are Ethan
Lundsted, 11, showing three-year-old Kellen
Johnson how to fly a micro coaxial
helicopter during the St. Croix Valley freeze
fly. Pictures by Carter Johnson.
Here are some more people who enjoy the
winter, as reported by Dick Baumer, vice
president of the Owatonna R/C Modelers
club in Owatonna, Minnesota.
January 1 is the time for the Frozen
Fingers Fly-In. With temperatures at -6°, I
don’t care how sunny it is, that’s cold. Dick
doesn’t say whether the snow blower got off
the ice or not.
Some help was given to the club by the
property owner’s daughter, who cleared the
road with a farm tractor. Everyone flew their
airplanes but not for too long. Hot chili was
awaiting all.
I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the
tale.
Two starting tables were cleared for use.
The temperature was -6° F.
The diehards: Neil, Dick, Arlin, Greg, Ken,
and Elwyn.
Post-flight as evidenced by the oil slick.
Sonic takes flight.
Things don’t always go as planned!
Hot chili hits the spot at -6°.
Till next time, stay warm, have fun, fly
safely, and take a youngster to your field.
C.A.V.U.
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
Ed Bucki, S. Rockwood
MI; (734) 379-4054; thebuckster@
sbcglobal.net
Lee D. Frederickson, Ada MI;
[email protected]
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, Lindstrom MN;
[email protected]
Tom Ryan, Greenfield 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
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