July 2004 163
EACH YEAR the question arises from
various CDs, “How can I make my contest
the biggest and best?”
The answer is sometimes very simple.
Have you applied for an AMA sanction? If
the answer is no, you are probably not going
to be very successful. Sanctions should be
applied for several months in advance.
This is to provide others the opportunity
to see the activity in Model Aviation’s contest
calendar. Preplanning is a very important key
to success. It is sad to say that very few
events are successful if they are dreamed up
overnight.
The southeast Pennsylvania and northern
West Virginia area has a new associate vice
president (AVP), Leo Rodriguez. I have
asked him to introduce himself.
“My fascination with the hobby started in
1979 when I dove in with both feet. I joined
my local club which back then was The
Lorain County R/C Flying Club in Ohio.
“I have made many lifelong friends in the
hobby and have ventured into different
aspects from flying RC helicopters in
competition in the early eighties to CL
Combat and Giant Scale RC. I found that I
really liked helping others to learn this great
hobby. Getting more involved with club
functions and offices was the start of a whole
new avenue for me.
“I moved to Pennsylvania to pursue a
career in aviation in 1989 and have been there
since. I am currently an AMT on medical
helicopters in southwest Pennsylvania.
“I held the offices of assistant director and
director for the International Model Aircraft
Association (IMAA) in District III. This gave
me the ability to see what was going on in our
hobby in other parts of the country and the
foundation for what it takes to hold office and
serve your district’s needs directly.
“I am an active member of the Laurel
Highland Model Club and have been running
an active swap meet every October for the
last 12 years. I am definitely a believer in
safety and promote others to always be
aware.
“I want like to close with a thank-you for
allowing me to serve as your District III AVP
and be able to give something back once
again. I urge everyone to focus on promoting
this great hobby and don’t hesitate to contact
me if the need arises.”
This year marked the 50th anniversary for
the Weak Signals’ Toledo Show. District III
members should be thankful and proud that
this club has produced the world’s greatest
RC expo.
Two members of the Weak Signals, Rick
Lederman and Bob Hisey, received AMA
Fellowships. These gentlemen have provided
years of service to the club and the Academy
through their efforts with the Weak Signals.
Congratulations and thank you.
Rick Lederman receives the AMA
Fellowship Award.
Miss Ohio congratulates AMA Fellows Rick
Lederman and Bob Hisey.
The Weak Signals donated $5,000 to the
AMA Scholarship Fund.
New and exciting
things are always
produced at Toledo.
Perhaps the most
exciting this year was
the ETOC—the
Electric Indoor
Freestyle
Championships. The
show consisted of 11
world-class fliers
competing with
indoor Electric
models in a site
located at Toledo
University. Tom Kroggel, Greg Poppell,
Brian Hueffmeier, Matt Chapman, Blaine
Austin, and several others deserve a big thank
you for initiating this type of event in the US.
Quique Somenzini dazzles the spectators.
Congratulations to George Hicks for his
first-place win, Quique Somenzini for
coming in second, and John Glezellis for his
third-place finish. Plans are already in
progress for next year.
Also at the Toledo Show, the Perrysburg
Electric
Flyers hosted
the club’s
successful
Indoor RC
Invitational
Electric Fly-
In. The Perry
Field House
at Bowling
Green State
University
was a nice
site.
Each year the micro models become
smaller and more interesting.
Ohio / Pennsylvania /
West Virginia
Bob Brown
Vice President
35 Sanford Street
Bradford PA 16701
(814) 368-7655
E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Vice Presidents
Mike Barbee, 6561 Calgary Court, Columbus OH
43229-2008; (614) 891-1643
David H. Ellis, 5261 DeWitt Road, Cross Lanes
WV 25313-1209; (304) 776-1408
Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Drive, Macungie PA
18062; (610) 395-9159
Donald Klopp, 30 Rosemont Dr., Myerstown PA
17067; (717) 866-6469
Dan Luchaco, 605 Stevenson Street, Sayre PA
18840; (570) 888-1856; E-mail:
[email protected]
Frank Noll, 5492 Waterloo Road, Dayton OH
45459; (937) 435-9232
Leo Rodriguez, 603 Woodmere Dr., Bldg. 1, Unit
7, New Stanton PA 15672; (724) 925-0159; E-mail:
[email protected]
Matthew Turowski, 5 Dogwood Road, Drums, PA
18222; (717) 788-0661
Joseph S. Vislay, 1381 Cranbrook Drive, PO Box
851, Maumee OH 43537-3062; (419) 893-9537;
E-mail: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
John Cottle, 1012 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort
PA 18704 (717) 287-8970
District III Report
Jason Noll’s unique
runway for the
ETOC.
Santiago Panzardi
flew this profile
Ryan by DJ
Aerotech.
John Worth prepares his
micro model for flight.
Dave Thacker of
Radical RC displays
his new Electric
Uglystick kit.
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