District IV - 2008/07
Bliss Teague, District IV Vice President; [email protected]
Coverage area
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Virginia
Indoor flying — AMA Radio Active Airshows
The AMA Radio Active Airshows team flies most Friday nights in a gym when available. These events fill in during the winter off season and keep the members in tune. They help promote indoor and park-type flying. I'm told they sometimes fly until 3 a.m. on Saturday mornings.
The event I attended was in Eden, North Carolina, at a church facility. There was plenty of flying with all types of models—even helicopters. As someone said later, "The pilots were from age 8 to 80." I especially liked to see the younger ones flying; there were approximately 8–10 of them.
Triad Aero Modelers swap meet
The Triad Aero Modelers held its annual March swap meet this year at the Davidson County Fairgrounds in Lexington, North Carolina. This is usually one of the last meets of the season in this area.
As you can see by the pictures, there was plenty to buy and many customers looking for bargains. This event is one of the club's money-making projects to help meet their expenses.
Several hobby shops and vendors contributed door prizes. There were many raffles along with the 50-50 drawing finale.
These swap meets are where I get to meet a lot of modelers and hear their views. Many come from miles around, so some are there whom you do not get to see anywhere else. These meets are great places to gather information.
Till next time, go teach a kid how to fly!
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