District III - 2010/10

146 MODEL AVIATION
CONGRATULATIONS TO James
Bumbaugh who was recently a recipient of
the Charles Hampson Grant Scholarship. He
is a member of the Mars Airplane
Recreation Society and lives in Wexford,
Pennsylvania. James plans to major in
aerospace engineering at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University.
On June 12, 2010, the Valley Forge Signal
Seekers club held its opening-day picnic
and fun fly. Besides great food and drink,
there were prizes and a wonderful
noontime demonstration by Scott
Shoemaker and Billy Jameson among
others.
The Dawn Patrol flew two sorties and
filled the sky with classic and unusual
World War I airplanes. Dan Landis, an
outstanding young pilot, thrilled everyone
with his flying abilities. Dan also helped
several modelers with his expertise in setup
and flying techniques.
Brian Del Monte relaxes while displaying his
World War I and II aircraft.
Michael Leonard Sr. and Jr. pose beside
dad’s AJ Slick 3-D airplane.
Nestled in the hills of West Virginia is a
great flying site maintained by the Beckley
Model Airplane Club. This site is built on a
landfill and has been in existence for 15
years.
Recently, the club invited other local
clubs to come and see the flying site and to
eat some of the best ribs in the state.
Approximately 40 pilots attended along with
representatives of T&K Hobbies.
The weather was great and the flying was
great, too. If you ever go through Beckley,
West Virginia, give this club a call, check
out its field, and do some flying.
Thanks to Chuck Westfall for sending
this for the District III report.
The Beckley club drew aircraft of all types
for the noon show.
The pits were full of aircraft.
The Lynn Cole Fly-in is an annual event
that takes place every July in Tiffin, Ohio.
Great weather provided the setting for the
Tiffin Ohio R/C Modelers (TORCM) to
provide a demonstration for veterans from
Sandusky, Ohio. Demos included helicopters,
racing, jets, and World War II aircraft.
The vets shared good stories and enjoyed
lunch with the club members. Club officers
mentioned to Associate Vice President Joe
Vislay that they wanted to improve their lake
to host a float-fly next year.
Above: Residents of
the Ohio Veterans
Home were guests of
the TORCM.
Left: Ken Olsen
handled announcing
for the event.
Mike Yost with his helicopter.
A Genesee Air Bike belonging to Bob Gross.
Bob Brown
Vice President
35 Sanford St.
Bradford PA 16701
Tel.: (814) 368-7655
www.amadistrictiii.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Randy Adams, Fairfield
OH; [email protected]
Mike Barbee, Delaware OH;
(740) 362-5545;
[email protected]
Jeff Black, New Oxford PA; (717)
965-5634; [email protected]
Dave Brown, Hamilton OH; (513)
738-1576; dbrown@
dbproducts.com
David H. Ellis, Cross Lanes WV;
(304) 776-1408;
[email protected]
Nelson Gould, Macungie PA;
(610) 395-9159; [email protected]
Ken Karpinski, Philadelphia PA;
(267) 474-3575;
[email protected]
Dan Luchaco, Sayre PA;
(570) 888-1856;
[email protected]
Jim Martin, Franklin OH;
(937) 260-0143;
[email protected]
Mark Radcliff, Saint Marys WV;
(304) 684-2133;
[email protected]
Leo Rodriguez, New Stanton PA;
(724) 925-0159;
[email protected]
Matthew Turowski, Nescopeck
PA; (570) 379-2014;
[email protected]
Joseph S. Vislay, Monclova OH
(419) 878-8843;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator:
Ron Morgan, Scotland PA;
(717) 264-7425;
[email protected]
District III
Bob Brown, District III Vice President; [email protected]
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
District III Volunteers
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