District I Report - 2003/11
Coverage
Connecticut / Maine / Massachusetts / New Hampshire / Rhode Island / Vermont
Vice President
Don Krafft Vice President PO Box 1828 Duxbury, MA 02331-1828 (781) 934-6248
Associate Vice Presidents
- James Gilliatt, 533 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742-3714, [email protected]
- M.C. McGuffin, 116 Hillview Avenue, Houlton, ME 04730-2312
- Harry S. Newman, 36 Sherwood Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106-1077
- Richard Sherman, 30 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264-1223
- Andrew Argenio, 3 Sheila Ave., Smithfield, RI 02917
- Bob Wallace, 91 Sylvan Street, Avon, CT 06001-2230
Frequency Coordinator
Joel Chappell 21 Billings Street Milford, NH 03055-3906 Tel.: (603) 673-6240
Otis Giants Air Show
For the third year the Otis Model Aero Club sponsored the Otis Giants Air Show. It was held July 26–27 at the club field near Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod. The weather was great except for the wind; this presented a slight challenge to the pilots but provided some comfort for the spectators.
The drive to the Cape was the real challenge. While I was there nearly everyone recounted their experiences trying to get to the field. In my case I was in stop-and-go traffic for at least 15 miles, caused by an accident involving a state trooper.
It seems the trooper had been parked in the breakdown lane at 6 a.m. when a car doing about 90 mph struck her cruiser in the rear, causing severe injuries. The last I heard she was in critical condition. You know the media: they report the story but very seldom provide any follow-up information. Anyway, I thought that was the cause of the traffic, but when I returned home along the same highway the cars going to the Cape were backed up farther than they had been that morning.
Jim McCormack was the contest director (CD) and he had the operation well organized. With the club members' help everything seemed to go well. Ray Davis provided the commentary and also did flight demonstrations with his turbine-powered aircraft.
This is a good weekend as it gives the public a positive view of model aviation, and a significant portion of the proceeds goes to various charities on the Cape.
The following three pictures are from the 2002 event and the rest are from this year.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
