District III Report - 2010/06

138 MODEL AVIATION
FOUR CLUBS in District III shared the
prize for the 2010 Take off And Grow
(TAG) grants. Each club submitted its
application for program content and
evaluation.
The grants awarded were the Model
Aircraft Recreation Society of Mars,
Pennsylvania, $400; the Mad River Flying
Association of Urbana, Ohio, $350; the
Flying Tigers RC Model Club of Toledo,
Ohio, $200; and the Fairfield Ohio Radio
Kontrol Society in Lancaster, Ohio, $186.
We thank those clubs that provided
applications. I hope next year’s AMA
budget will recognize this program in a
more positive fashion.
The Jackson County Aeromodelers and the
Flying Hillbillies have teamed up with
Chuck Westfall to put on one of the largest
swap meets in the state of West Virginia.
Throughout the years, both clubs have
worked together and have done very well
with different events.
The West Virginia RC Expo was
Chuck’s brainchild. He wanted something
close to home and being the club president
of the Jackson County Aeromodelers, he
contacted the Hillbillies and the rest is
history.
This is the second year of the event.
Considering the extremely heavy snowfall,
the attendance was great. Vendors included
Luke’s RC, West Virginia Hobbies and
Crafts, Jim Jackson Foamy Aircraft, and
T&K Karts and Hobbies.
A number of private venders came from
Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. The
Academy also added several new members.
I would like to thank Jackson County
Aeromodelers and the Flying Hillbillies for
putting on a great event. If you missed it,
you missed some great deals. Rumors are
that they are building a new Armory in
Millwood, West Virginia, that will have a
hall three times the current building space. If
I know Chuck Westfall, along with both
clubs the first event there will be bigger than
the rest!
Bob Brown, Chuck Westfall, Mike Spencer,
Mark Radcliff, and Dave Ellis.
Some of the crowd at the second West
Virginia R/C Hobbies Expo.
The Black Sheep Squadron Radio Control
Flyers of Northeastern Pennsylvania, an
AMA Gold Leader Club, recently
sponsored a mall show static display
involving a variety of model aircraft.
The special attraction this year was Bill
Jones’s gyrocopter display.
The show is enjoyable and educational
to the public, which is why it is a
recommended Leader Club activity. For
more information, visit the club’s Web
page at www.blacksheepsquadronpa.info.
Members (L-R) Jack Mudrian, Bill Jones,
Keith Hazleton, Manny Ramos, and Ken
Kosierowski flank the club banner and
information table display.
The Crosswinds RC Club held its opening
day picnic and fun-fly on April 4, 2010.
Nestled inside the Rancocas State Park
in Westhampton Township, the
Crosswinds RC Club’s flying field is a
beautifully manicured grass strip with
practically unlimited fly-over area.
Add in grilled hamburgers and hot
dogs, cold drinks, friendship, and beautiful
weather for flying, and you have the
perfect mix for a successful opening day
picnic. Thanks for the invitation.
Ken Karpinski Sr.
District III Associate Vice President
The Crosswinds Flyers’ members with their
club banner posing with a gas turbine
Eurofighter and a 3-D fun-fly machine.
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, 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
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