District I - 2011/04

146 MODEL AVIATION
I AM HAPPY to say that more district
club members have been sending me
reports of their club’s aermodeling events
for publication in this column. The
following report comes from the Green
Mountain State of Vermont and was sent to
me by Dave Dress, the secretary and
treasurer of his club.
“On Saturday, July 24, 2010, the
Rutland County RC Flyers (RCRCF) had
its 4th Annual Rutland Fun Fly and Air
Show. The club’s flying site is located in
southwestern Vermont on the Fair Haven
Airport abutting New York. Each year this
event just keeps getting bigger and better.
The hospitality of the club members, the
exceptional unobstructed flying site with a
hard surface and grass runway, and the
beautiful surroundings contribute to the
attendance.
“Sunday turned out to be a nice, warm,
calm day and attracted pilots and spectators
from Vermont, New York, New
Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Nearly
every type and size of model aircraft was
flown including electric, nitro- and gaspowered
sport and scale warbirds, and
giant 3-D aerobatic planes. Each flight
drew applause from the spectators.
“Adding to the excitement was press
coverage from the Rutland Herald
newspaper by reporter Gordon Dritschilo
who was on hand to take pictures and
interview many of the pilots in attendance.
The article, titled Model Planes Show Their
Right Stuff, was a feature story in the
Sunday paper.
“Included in the interview was David
Dress, who told the reporter of his prowess
with RC airplanes and that his favorite
stunt maneuver was landing! Thirteen-yearold
Mathew Becker, the youngest pilot at
the event, told about how he learned to fly
with the help of club instructors when he
was 8. Becker said he loves the
camaraderie among pilots and the
excitement of doing stunts.
“Club President Brian Reed talked
about his scale Weeks Solution and how he
built the plane from scratch. Roger Smith
explained the origin of his giant scale
World War II P-47 and demonstrated its
flight realism.
“Phil Camp told the reporter that when
he was a kid, he built plastic models and
thought it would be cool if he could fly
them and that’s why later on in life he got
into RC building and flying. The article
concluded by directing the reader to the
club Web site at www.rcflyers.org.”
David told me that the upshot of this
event was an invitation by the West
Rutland Town Manager offering to host a
club event in their area on town property.
This year you might want to take your
partner for a weekend vacation to attend
this great event, enjoy the magnificent
scenery, and view some of the marblesheathed
Victorian mansions in Vermont.
Andy Argenio
3 Sheila Ln.,
Smithfield RI 02917;
Home: (401) 231-
6901; Work: (401)
231-5380
For a complete listing of district
officers and volunteers, please visit
the District 1 Web site at
www.amadistrict-i.org
D i s t r i c t I
Roger Smith flew his beautiful 104-inch WW
II P-47.
The annual Rutland County RC Flyers Air Show keeps getting bigger and better.
Vermont’s Fair Haven Airport provides a superb RC flying site for the club’s air show.
A designated safe spectator area is
provided.
District I
Andy Argenio, District I Vice President; [email protected]
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Turbine jets are also flown at the event.