Author: Dave Mathewson
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/06
Page Numbers: 165

District II Report - 2003/06

New Jersey / New York / Europe

Dave Mathewson Vice President

Note: For a listing of all district volunteer workers, please consult a previous issue of Model Aviation or the above Web address.

Have you visited the AMA District II website lately? Doug Crawford stepped in as webmaster in early February and since then has made several significant improvements to our site.

Key site updates:

  • Club section: Now includes e-mail contacts and website links for all District II clubs that provided this information during the club charter process.
  • Club locator: A feature created by District VIII webmaster Bill Lee is linked from our site. Bill’s locator lets you search for a club by zip code or city/town name plus a distance radius.
  • District event calendar: District II clubs can list upcoming events (including non-sanctioned events). The calendar is similar to the one on the AMA website, but ours allows visitors to interactively enter their own events.

By the time you read this we should have switched to a new hosting company. This will give us capabilities we didn’t have with the old host and allow Doug to add more features in the future.

New team member

  • Eric Henderson has agreed to step into the Associate Vice President (AVP) position covering middle-to-south New Jersey. Eric is an active modeler whom many of you know from his travels throughout the district.
  • Background: In December 2002 Eric completed his second term as president of the National Society of Radio Control Aerobatics (the AMA Special Interest Group for Precision Aerobatics). While his primary interest is in radio control (RC), he also has experience in non-radio disciplines. He designed the Gremlin Combat model, has contributed articles to several modeling magazines, and is the contributing editor of the “Precision Aerobatics” column in Model Aviation.
  • Eric’s contact information is on the AMA District II website at www.amadistrictii.org under “District II Officers.”

We have a great group of AVPs in District II. Use them to your advantage: invite them to your events and add them to your newsletter mailing lists. Electronic mailings work well and can save your club money on postage. As with every member of our District II team, they are here to help.

District II Fly-In

  • Last September we held the first annual District II Fly-In in Phoenix, New York, hosted by the Syracuse Thunderbirds Aero Radio Society.
  • Sponsored by District II, the intent is to bring together members from across the district who may not normally participate in events outside their own clubs. The fly-in provides a venue to meet other members, see how other clubs operate, and exchange ideas.
  • Several District II officers attended to answer questions, including the VP, several AVPs, our new webmaster, frequency coordinator, and newslist moderator. The East Coast Flying Site Assistance Coordinator, Joe Beshar, traveled from Oradell, New Jersey, to attend.
  • Plans call for moving the event each year to a different part of District II. The district covers the costs of putting on the fly-in. The host club can raise funds by running a raffle, operating a food concession, or other typical event activities.

If your club is interested in hosting a future District II Fly-In, e-mail or call me and I can provide more information.

See you next time.

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