District II Report-2004/12

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THE ANNUAL DISTRICT II Fly-In was
held on October 2 and 3, 2004, in Wall
Township, New Jersey. Saturday was pretty
much scuttled by the weather, but Sunday
was a perfect fall day. I’ll write more about
this event during the winter.
Outdoor events have pretty much wrapped
up for the season. Here in District II the
interest for many of us now turns to indoor
flying. As has been the trend during the last
couple of years, the release of some new
models this season should make for some
exciting indoor activity.
The dramatic improvement in indoor
electric models has also resulted in Indoor
modeling becoming a year around activity.
Tom Haake sent the following about this
event held at the Lakehurst Navel Air Station
(NAS) in New Jersey.
“The Delaware Valley Federation of
Model Airplane Clubs (DVFMAC) in
conjunction with the East Coast Indoor
Modelers sponsored their very first RC
Indoor event at the Lakehurst NAS.
“Two exciting events that attracted quite a
few fliers were the Spot Landing and Limbo.
It was a treat to observe the skill involved in
winning these events. Spot Landing was won
by Art Valand and Tom Unger won Limbo.”
Event winners Tom Unger (L) and Art
Valand (R) with DVFMAC president Tom
Haake.
The Radio Control Aircrafters of Western
New York (RCAWNY) has a tradition of
promoting model aviation in its community.
RCAWNY member Phil Grzeskowiak wrote
about an event his club held in July.
“On July 20, 2004 The Radio Control
Aircrafters of Western New York members
had a rewarding day at our airfield. We had
103 children and seven adult instructors visit
us from the Town of Hamburg Day Camp.
RCAWNY member Phil Grzeskowiak
explains what modeling is all about.
Some of the more than 100 children enjoy
the RCAWNY model airshow.
“Members of our club put on a show that
brought looks of amazement to the faces in
the crowd. So that no guest left without
something to fly, the Paul Billings
Pennyplane was offered as a special gift to
each child. With summer still with us we are
looking forward to more visits in the weeks
ahead.”
Slope Soaring on Long Island? Associate
Vice President (AVP) Ray Juschkus says
“Yes.”
“After a futile attempt to make it to the
NEAT Fair, on the trip back to Long Island
we started talking about models. Ed
Anderson said, ‘Tomorrow I’m going
Sloping!’
“I decided to join Ed and the others, so
early Sunday morning we met at a diner in
Kings Park and headed east. Soon we arrived
at this huge parking lot. We had to climb up a
20-foot sand dune and when we got to the
top, there was a beautiful sandy beach and
behind it was this cliff that rose pproximately
100 feet. The north wind was howling and
there were whitecaps all over the Long Island
Sound. It reminded me of Torrey Pines in San
Diego, California, and was just as pretty. The
group consisted of Ed Anderson, Ron
Parigoris, Rich Watson, Wes Wagner, Wayne
Gutschow, and me.
Ed Anderson prepares his Zagi as Rich
Watson amd Wes Wagner look on.
“Ron was the first to hand launch his
Passaj and it flew very fast, doing loops, rolls,
and inverted flight. Ron told me the Passaj is
made in France and is state-of-the-art in
flying wings. He handed me the transmitter
and I flew a few turns. For me it was a bit
twitchy but Ron flew it like a pro.
“Ed Anderson was flying a Zagi type of
wing and he was doing very well. I must say
that the bug bit me and I am looking to buy a
Slope airplane in the near future.
“I am eagerly awaiting my next flying
session on the slope and I hope it is very
soon.”
Ron Parigoris puts his French-built Passaj
through its paces along the slope.
It’s hard to believe we’re approaching the
end of another year. I hope everyone has a
nice Thanksgiving and wish you all the best
during the upcoming holiday season.
See you next time.
District II Report
Associate Vice Presidents
Roy A. Brown, USAE AFCENT CMR 460 BOX
585 APO AE 07903 E-mail: [email protected]
Sal Calvagna, 1335 Broadway Avenue, Holbrook
NY 11741, (631) 737-6327 E-mail:
[email protected]
Gary Fitch, 1219 Slab City Rd., Franklinville NY
14737 (716) 676-2498 E-mail:
[email protected]
Ray Juschkus, 59 Livingston Street, St. James NY
11780 (631) 862-5589 E-mail:
[email protected]
Eric Henderson, 303 Shady Lane, Marlton NJ
08053; (856) 988-9184; E-mail:
[email protected]
Jim Lewis, P.O. 61, Ogdenburg NY 13669
(315) 393-2580
Tom Murray, 31 Voorhees Drive, Basking Ridge
NJ 07920 (908) 766-5656 E-mail:
[email protected]
Ernie Nikodem, 407 Willow Street, Lockport NY
14094 (716) 434-8350 E-mail:
[email protected]
Bill Poythress, 2 Hemlock Court, Saugerties NY
12477 (914) 246-8850
Adam Sattler, 41 Perry Avenue, Latham NY 12110
(518) 783-8929 E-mail: [email protected]
Peter Seiffert, 8636 Grey Birch Dr., Baldwinsville
NY, 13027 (315) 635-6370 E-mail:
[email protected]
Alexander Szemere, One Talia Rd., Kendall Park
NJ 08824-1705 (732) 821-5641 E-mail:
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
Dan Williams, 27 Treeline Dr., Liverpool NY 13090
(315) 652-7740 E-mail: [email protected]
Webmaster
Doug Crawford, 441 Co. Rt. 1A, Oswego NY 13126;
E-mail: [email protected]
New Jersey/ New York/
Europe
Dave
Mathewson
Vice President
7271 State Fair Blvd.,
Baldwinsville NY 13027
Tel.: (315) 727-4275
Fax: (315) 635-1039
E-mail: [email protected]
District II Web page: www.amadistrictii.org