District I Report - 2004/04

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CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT: I watched
several programs regarding the first 100
years of aviation and about the many
projects people were involved with trying
to duplicate this achievement.
With all the knowledge that has been
gained throughout the years along with the
new materials available, people still had
problems duplicating the original flight. It
really shows how brilliant the two brothers
were.
Robert Boulais sent me the following
material regarding displays that the two
clubs he belongs to did at local libraries.
“Our president Bob LaFlamme and I
contacted the library in early November
and proposed an idea for a display. The
librarians were enthusiastic and gave us
carte blanche as far as setting up anywhere
in the library and hanging our own fixtures
and everything!
“The Northern Connecticut Radio
Control Club provided eight 1/4-scale
models and another four 40- to 60-sized
models.
The library has two large skylights, one
above the other, on both floors. This
allowed us to set up two displays in the
library.
“The reaction has been amazing.
People take two or three steps into the
library, notice the models, and stop in their
tracks. Their jaws drop and eventually
they utter something like, ‘Woowwww.’
“The libraries issued press releases
inviting the public to view the display.
Bob LaFlamme made informational
placards identifying each aircraft and
giving historical information about the
airplane.
“This has turned out to be a great
relationship-builder with the town and
they have asked to do another presentation
in the spring.”
The Northern Connecticut Radio
Control Club set up its display at the Hall
Memorial Library in Ellington,
Connecticut, and the Northeastern Drone
Society set up its display at the Mansfield
Public Library.
The three pictures above are the
Northeastern Drone Society’s display at
the Mansfield Public Library. The
following four pictures are the Northern
Connecticut Radio Control Club’s
display at the Hall Memorial Library.
This is a rather unusual picture; it
appears to be looking up through a
skylight showing how some of the
airplanes were arranged.
Thanks to these two clubs and the
libraries for taking the time and effort to
promote aviation.
District I Report
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
Connecticut / Maine /
Massachusetts /
New Hampshire /
Rhode Island / Vermont
Don Krafft
Vice President
PO Box 1828
Duxbury MA 02331-1828
(781) 934-6248
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