District IV
Bliss Teague, District IV Vice President; [email protected]
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia
PoBoys PropTwisters host Cub Scout Pack 151 (Indian Trail, NC)
On Monday night, September 12, the PoBoys PropTwisters of Indian Trail, North Carolina, welcomed Cub Scout Pack 151 for an RC demonstration. More than 50 Scouts attended, along with 35 adult visitors. The excitement never stopped from the time they pulled into the driveway.
The club was well represented by pilots and aircraft. Exhibitions ranged from musically choreographed stunt flying to thermal soaring with a two-meter glider. We were pleased to have Carson West, one of the Scouts who recently soloed at our field, fly his trainer for his fellow Cub Scouts. Seeing one of their own flying solo was a huge crowd-pleaser, and Carson aced the landing.
As in years past, we selected two Scouts to fly a trainer using a buddy cord. The selection process was done by dropping numbered ping-pong balls from an airplane and then drawing the winning numbers from a hat. This year Mint Hill Hobby donated a complete Firebird RC airplane package which was raffled during the same ball drop.
The night concluded with a foamie and micro-helicopter demonstration and a candy drop. Even though it was dusk when the Telemaster released the candy, the kids managed to find every piece. As they loaded into their cars, several fathers said they would be back with their sons to further investigate this hobby.
Special thanks to:
- Michael Hill
- Jerry Plyler
- Dave Collins
- Carson West
- Don Johnson
- Bob McKinley
- David Brown
- Abe Williams
- Steve Porter
- Joe Porter
- the rest of the PoBoys
A special thanks goes to Mint Hill Hobby for its generous prize donation.
Visit to Watauga Aero Modelers (Boone, NC)
On a visit to the high country of western North Carolina, I visited the Watauga Aero Modelers of Boone. The club’s field is an abandoned race track; they are lucky to find a place this level and nice in the mountains. The weekend in November was cool but sunny, and many members were out to enjoy the sport of model aviation.
The pictures, courtesy of club president Mitchell Shore, show that the members’ interests are varied and interesting. Mitchell and the club members invite anyone in the area to come visit and fly with them. The field is east of Boone off U.S. 421.
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