166 MODEL AVIATION
ON JUNE 11, District I officers Ed Faria,
Les Watson, and I attended the annual Ron
Connors Memorial Stunt Trials in
Wrentham, Massachusetts. We had a double
treat because the New England Stunt Team
invited the New England Combat
Association to run a Combat contest
alongside their event.
This event gave us an opportunity to
meet and talk with District I CL notables
and legions. Dave Cook, who judged the
event, is the District I CL Aerobatic Contest
Board member and a former District I vice
president and a mentor to Dave Brown.
Neil Simpson, District I Contest Board
member for CL Combat and an active
competitor won a second-place trophy in
the Championships for F2D Combat and a
third-place trophy in the 1/2A event. His
brother Glen Simpson is the District I
Contest Board member for CL Carrier and a
former winner of the Eugene Fly Award,
which is the Nats high-point award for
overall Navy Carrier champion. Glen came
in seventh place in the Formula GX Combat
at this event.
Other Formula GX winners were Ken
Hargreaves, first; Conrad Wondolowski,
third; Dick Sherman, fourth; and Shay
Vader, first in Sportsman.
The 1/2A winners were Rick Clark, first,
and Ken Hargreaves in second. In the
Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots
Association (PAMPA) Stunt competition,
Bill Suarez won first place in Expert; Rick
Cambell, second in Expert; Waldo Cargill,
third in Expert; Will Moore, first place in
Advanced; Bob Robertshaw, second in
Advanced; Lin Smith, third in Advanced;
and Norm Liversidge, placed first in
Intermediate.
After watching the energy these fliers
expend while competing, we realized that
the sport of CL flying is a physical activity
requiring stamina, speed, and agility, as
well as years of practice building and flying
precision CL Aerobatic airplanes. Wow!
These CL pilots were great and a pleasure
to watch.
Another thing you might observe at
these CL meets is the camaraderie that
exists among the competitors and how
much they learn from each other sharing
experiences, knowledge, and involving their
sons and daughters in their sport. Unlike the
new RC pilots of today, the CL pilots are
still designing and building their aircraft,
utilizing the best techniques from the past,
coupled with modern materials and passing
on the craftsmanship and flying skills to
others.
Check them out at www.control-line.org
and www.homestead.com/F2DNews.
District I
Andy Argenio, District I Vice President; [email protected]
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Andy Argenio
3 Sheila Ln.,
Smithfield RI 02917;
Home: (401) 231-6901;
Work: (401) 231-5380
District 1 Web Site:
www.amadistrict1.com
Associate Vice
Presidents
Edward Grossheim, New
Hampshire;
[email protected]
Ed Faria, Somerset MA;
[email protected]
James Gilliatt, Concord MA;
[email protected]
Ray LaBonte, Standish ME;
[email protected]
Patrick Libby, Ascutney VT;
[email protected]
Frank Ponteri, Westerly RI;
[email protected]
Bob Wallace, Avon CT;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinators:
Kevin Richards, Attleboro MA;
[email protected]
Joel Chappell, Milford NH;
[email protected]
Educational Coordinator:
Ed Spidell, Chepachet RI;
[email protected]
Webmaster:
Paul Costa, Attleboro MA;
[email protected]
Contest Coordinator:
Barry Schubert, Portsmouth RI;
Barry_N_Schubert@
raytheon.com
District Safety Coordinator:
Les Watson, Riverside RI; lesleslie@
cox.net
District News Editor:
Steve Brehm, Jamestown RI;
[email protected]
D i s t r i c t I V o l u n t e e r s .
Shayene Vader standing
with her dad Jeff won the
Formula GX Sportsman at
the Ron Connors Memorial.
District I CL legends, Contest Board
Members, competitors and brothers, Glen
Simpson and Neil Simpson.
Bill Suares won first place in Expert in
Stunt competition at the Ron Connors
meet with his scratch-built Epoch with a
SuperTigre 60.
Will Moore, Stunt News Electric
Flight columnist, won first in
Advanced with his scratch-built
electric-powered Nobler.
Richard Sherman Jr.,
standing with his dad Dick,
won Sportsman at the Ron
Connors Memorial.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2006/10
Page Numbers: 166