District III - 2011/06

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AS THIS COLUMN is being written, the
57th annual Toledo R/C Expo is going on.
The Weak Signals club’s hard work was
clearly evident.
It was great to see everyone! Thanks to
all who stopped by the AMA booth to say
hello!
The Central Penn Aeromodelers’ Flea
Market in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was
another huge success. For 31 years, this
event has provided a mecca for modelers on
the East Coast.
AMA President Dave
Mathewson and District III Vice
President Bob Brown attended
the event and provided up-todate
information to the
membership. A special thankyou
is extended to all of the
modelers who acted as hosts for
the event.
Associate Vice President Dan
Luchaco provided the following
insight:
“In October 2005 Carl Shay,
a member of the Valley R/C
Model Club (VRC) in Sayre,
Pennsylvania, made
arrangements with the Athens
School District to rent the
elementary school gym for indoor flying
during the fall and winter months. All it took
was some AMA site insurance and a rent
agreement.
“We are now in our sixth season of using
the gym twice a month from October
through March. In 2005 we had six-to-eight
fliers per two-hour Tuesday evening session
and this season we have had as many as 20
pilots. About half are from VRC and the
others come from within a 50-mile radius in
Pennsylvania and New York.
“All sizes and shapes of indoor planes
and helicopters are flown with many BNFs
promoted as soon as the local hobby shop
gets them in. What models we flew in 2005
look huge compared to the 6-ounce-or-less
favorites of this season.
“While between two and four fly, the rest
catch up on the latest in the hobby or glue
the parts back on that were knocked off.
“Above are some pictures and names of
the regulars at the Valley R/C indoor
sessions.”
District III
Bob Brown, District III Vice President; [email protected]
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Bob Brown
Vice President
35 Sanford St.
Bradford PA 16701
Tel.: (814) 368-7655
District Web site:
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 Volunteers
Alan Hoffman, Vinny
Quartararo, and Daren
Scherer enjoy the evening.
Jim Quinn and Jeff Hatton.
Frank and Derek Gioffredo.
Jim Spencer’s Water Champ.
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