District II
Contact
Gary Fitch, District II Vice President [email protected] New Jersey, New York, Europe
FAA ARC Recommendations
Since the ARC recommendations have been made public by the FAA, there has been much conversation and some concern within our modeling community — and justifiably so. It is much too soon to know what the final rules and regulations will look like. AMA is actively pursuing this with the FAA, and we will keep you posted if we need the help of everyone in the district.
Meroke RC Club — AMA Take Off and Grow (TAG) Program
Russell Rhine, editor of the Meroke RC Club’s newsletter Smoke Signals, sent a report about how AMA’s Take Off and Grow (TAG) program has helped the club promote aeromodeling.
One of the groups the club works with is the Boy Scouts. Junior member Joe Cieslewicz is a very determined young man working to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.
- As part of his community service work toward his Eagle Scout badge, Joe developed a plan to build a number of benches for use at the field.
- Joe and a few fellow Scouts collected bottle deposits and contributions to raise the necessary funds.
- With assistance from his father, Tom, Joe built six benches, made a few modifications, and added wheels to make them easier to move.
- On April 26, Joe’s father brought the benches to the field. A photo shows the new bench and a few of those involved in the project.
Middlesex Modelers — Control Line Combat Event
Chris Sarnowski from District I reported on the Middlesex Modelers’ Control Line club season-opening Combat event, held at Mountain View Park in Middlesex, New Jersey.
The Middlesex Modelers have a nice paved circle for racing and stunt, and they use a field behind the circle for combat. Paul Brill performed the CD duties with Roy Glenn as acting primary circle marshal and Phil Cartier backing him up.
Events and results:
- 1/2A: 1st Roy Glenn, 2nd Al Ferraro, 3rd Pete Sofko.
- Super Slow/Speed Limit: 1st Louis Lopez, 2nd Roy Glenn, 3rd Phil Cartier.
Pull testing was performed on each ship at the start of every match, as dictated by the AMA Control Line Combat rules. The testing took only a few seconds per match and was not intrusive. It helped to have a circle marshal do one end of the test, but it could just as easily have been done by the pit man.
Thanks to Al Ferraro for providing lunch, and to the Middlesex Modelers for the cut judging, club field, and hospitality.
AVP Appointments
It is my pleasure to announce two associate vice president (AVP) appointments. Both gentlemen are well spoken and will make great additions to our AMA District II team.
- Bill Hauth — Hamburg, New York. Bill will be taking the position held by Ernie Nickodem and will be responsible for Ernie’s former territory. Bill is well known in the region as a skilled pilot and pattern flier, and is also a talented auctioneer.
- Gene Gavin — Staten Island, New York. Gene will be our representative for Staten Island and western Long Island. He is a familiar face in downstate New York and New Jersey as a regular fun-fly and Giant Scale attendee, flying his Eindecker and Fleet Biplane.
Welcome to becoming AMA volunteers. I know you will do a great job representing AMA in our district!
In Memoriam — Adam Sattler
It is my sad duty to inform you of the passing of Adam Sattler, District II AVP emeritus. Adam served in this capacity for many years, covering the Albany, New York area before retiring at the end of 2007. He was a member of the ThunderVolts R/C Club and was a mentor to AMA President Dave Mathewson when he was young. Adam leaves behind his wife of 30 years, Elizabeth, and will be missed by all who knew him.
Till next month, keep ’em three in the green.
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