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The ninth annual Wings Full of Wishes RC
Air Show and Car Cruise, to benefit the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater
Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia,
was held at the Hazleton Municipal Airport.
Although moving to a new venue first created
difficulty, in the end it made it possible to add
full-scale aircraft to the event.
In addition to the RC air show, 54 cars
attended the Car Cruise and two WW II
aircraft were flown in from Valley Aviation:
a PT-17 Stearman and an SNJ-5. Everyone
was allowed to sit in the cockpit of the SNJ
and get their pictures taken; the kids just
loved it.
Don Kellner, the Guinness world-record
holder for the most skydives, opened the
show by jumping with two of his instructors
with American flag chutes while the national
anthem was played. Three Make-A-Wish
families attended along with the mayor of the
city of Hazleton. Members of our local media
did a great job covering the event.
Money was raised through raffles, a bake
sale, face painting, event T-shirts, children’s
games, food concessions, and donations. The
West End Wings, the Tuscarora RC Club,
The Black Sheep Squadron, the Swetland RC
Flyers, the Northeast Valley RC Club, the
Tri-County Wing Snappers, and the
Wyoming Valley RC Flyers did a great job
entertaining the large crowd.
This year’s proceeds of $5,150 will make
it possible to fund the wish of 6-year-old
Justin of Avoca and partially fund the wish of
4-year-old Judith of Pittston, both from
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. For
additional information, look for the event
Web site at www.wingsfullofwishes.com.
Special thanks to Mike Losh for his
organization of this great event.
The Tuscarora R/C Club had models on
display.
The children enjoyed a mass model launch.
Ross Mayo, of Erie, Pennsylvania, is the
Commander of the Flying Aces Non-Nats in
Geneseo, New York. This event draws Scale
Free Flight enthusiasts to their central New
York mecca every year. This event is a must
for anyone wishing to compete or see some
of the world’s best Scale models.
Dave Mathewson, Gary Fitch, Bob
Brown, and Jim Cherry enjoyed the
camaraderie with the Aces.
The 21st Annual Bob Evans Fly-In was held
in Rio Grande, Ohio, on Saturday and
Sunday, August 15-16, 2009. This event has
been attracting fliers from surrounding states
for many years and has become one of the
premier fly-ins in southeastern Ohio.
Named after the famous restaurant chain,
Bob Evans event is flown on the restaurant
founder’s farm and is a premier flying site
with a nice large grass runway and plenty of
camping areas. Bill Carper is the mastermind
behind this fly-in, and he runs a unique
venue.
Bill is a master-class Scale builder and
pilot. He started this event to promote Scale
building and flying. This year’s fly-in had a
record turnout of more than 40 pilots. The
Rio Grande Flyers, Jackson R/C Aces, and
the Flying Hillbillies all pitched in to make it
a success.
A portion of the Bob Evans flightline.
Because not everyone wants to enter
competition, Bill allots time between Scale
rounds for any kind of flying, therefore
attracting many kinds and types of flying.
The beauty of this kind of event is it attracts
new fliers who may want to try Fun Scale for
the first time.
The fly-in is low key and everyone comes
back year after year because they simply have
fun. If you have a scale model and have been
thinking of entering a Scale event, this would
make a great one for your first contest. The
hospitality at the fly-in is second to none and
Bill and his club will make sure your first
Scale contest will be a success.
The Blue & Gray mall show was held again
this year at the North Hanover Mall in
Hanover, Pennsylvania. It was on Saturday,
May 9, 2009, Mother’s Day weekend, from
10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
The Blue and Gray mall show participants.
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
www.amadistrictiii.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Randy Adams, Fairfield
OH; (513) 858-3154;
[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, Drums PA;
(570) 788-0661;
[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
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