District IV - 2010/07

July 2010 157
DAVID MAYS, president of the Gaston
R/C Flyers, reported on an event his club
held in conjunction with the Webb Street
School in Gaston County, North Carolina.
The club formed in 1963 and has roughly 50
members.
Brooks Field in Bessemer City, where
the Gaston RC Flyers held the event, is a
converted landfill that is now provided for
club use by the Gaston County Parks and
Recreation.
“We held an event at our field on Friday,
October 9, in which the Webb Street School
brought 65 students and 20 teachers out for
an introduction into aviation. This was all
part of the class wrapping up after reading
the book The Mystery at Kill Devil Hills.
“The Webb Street School is a school for
physically and mentally handicapped
children. The ages ranged from 15 to 20
years old. We started with a 45-minute
discussion on the first flight, airplane
components, and an introduction to
propeller-driven aircraft and helicopters.
The introduction was followed by a 45-
minute air show.
“These students were the best spectators
and cheering team that anyone would want
to perform in front of. The roar of 65
cheering students is incredible and
satisfying.
“The students brought bagged lunches
and had a picnic on the airport grounds.
Following lunch we flew three trainer
airplanes with special training boxes
attached. Each pilot was accompanied by a
teacher and every student had the
opportunity to touch the controls and fly the
models without fear of damaging one.
“The kids seemed to have loved the
event and we members of the Gaston R/C
Flyers are still talking about the incredible
day that we had spent with the students
sharing our passion for aviation with a
wonderful group of kids.
“Attached are a few pictures of the Webb
Street Fly-In. I can’t have too many closeups
because of the privacy clause that the
students have but, this will give you an idea
of what our day was full of.”
Additionally, the Gaston R/C Flyers
hosted its eighth annual Vernon Haynes
Old-Timer fly-in on Sunday October 25.
There was a better-than-average turnout for
the event.
David wrote, “We had 20 registered
pilots with about 50 airplanes on the field.
This event is for the older-style aircraft that
we refer to as Old-Timers. Most of these
aircraft were designed back in the 1930s and
we have built these airplanes with modern
materials and control systems.”
Following are a few pictures taken at the
event.
Winner of the Best Old-Timer award was
Evan Doughty.
Mitchell Robinson owns this vintage S.E.5.
Boots Blanton owns this 1/3-scale PA-18.
This typical Old-Timer named Quaker was
designed in 1936.
District IV
Bliss Teague, District IV Vice President; [email protected]
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia
Bliss Teague
Vice President
625 5th Ave. SW,
Hickory NC 28602
Tel.: (828) 324-2164
Fax: (828) 267-0956
[email protected]
www.amadistrictiv.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Josh Bunn, Zebulon NC; (919)
291-6374; josh@qualityauto
motive.com
Randy Elliott, Radford VA; Home:
(540) 239-0645; Office: (540) 994-
2316; [email protected]
Bill Hamby, Jr., King NC; (336)
985-3983; [email protected]
Ron King, Gainesville VA; (703)
765-1608; [email protected]
John Kirchstein, Newark DE;
(302) 731-2831;
[email protected]
Richard (Rick) Moreland,
Edgewater MD; (301) 261-7366;
[email protected]
Steve Moulton, Chesapeake VA;
(757) 421-4545; moultons@mind
spring.com; District Webmaster
Contest Coordinators:
RC: Andy Kane, 305 Natick Ct.,
Silver Spring MD 20905; (301)
785-3022; [email protected]
FF and CL: John Tate, 10
Hanbury Ave., Portsmouth VA
23702; [email protected]
Brad Booth, Frequency and
Safety Coordinator: 8416 Racine
Road, Pleasant Garden NC 27313;
(336) 685-0088;
[email protected]
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