District IV
Bliss Teague, District IV Vice President; [email protected]
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Virginia
Warbirds Over Delaware
Warbirds Over Delaware has enjoyed mostly fair weather throughout the years. After 20 years of good luck, the weather gods made us pay. Our 20th was the exception, with rain on Saturday, the big day for the public. Nonetheless, Friday paid the bills and, after donations to the USO "Phone Cards for GIs" and Alex's Lemonade Stand, we broke even.
The quality of flying and exhibition of craftsmanship seems to get better each passing year. Highlights of the show included:
- Hank Mausolf’s Tigercat
- Carl Bachhuber’s C-119
- Paul LeTourneau’s B-25
- Mac Hodges’ B-29
The noon show featured the WWI Gaggle: 24 vintage aircraft in the air at one time with no mishaps. The Malchione family flew a pair of CompARF Corsairs, a formation of WWII fighters, and a flight of heavy iron.
We registered 180 pilots, who brought numerous one-of-a-kind giants, generally scratch-built by their proud and talented owners.
The AMA was well represented again this year by AMA President Dave Mathewson and District IV Vice President Bliss Teague. The giant-scale fliers were able to get a deeper understanding of the workings of the Academy by spending some "quality time" with them.
The rain ended Saturday afternoon and the show went on, culminating in the traditional pig roast. Dave and Pete Malchione were the CDs (Contest Directors) for the event and, with the help of numerous volunteers, put on a well-organized program.
Thanks to all of our attendees and volunteers, this was a great party.
—John Kirchstein Delaware RC Club President
Aero Club of Washington, D.C. and NVCL mentoring
Last summer the Aero Club of Washington, D.C. approached the Northern Virginia Control Line (NVCL) club and asked if the members would work on a program with one of Washington, D.C.'s inner-city schools. The Aero Club had established a mentoring program designed to introduce students to the aviation field with the intent of interesting them in aviation careers.
It was difficult to figure out what NVCL could actually do with the students, considering the challenges of distance and member availability.
Scott Richlen and Al Reed visited the Cardozo school and made a presentation about model airplanes, their history, and the benefits of flying models. They also discussed Control Line Precision Aerobatics (Pattern). Afterward the group moved to the Cardozo football field where Al put up two Pattern flights. The students watched Al’s flight intently. Scott provided them with diagrams of the maneuvers so they could follow each one. Al received a round of applause at the end of each flight as well as a number of questions. Maybe they succeeded in planting a few seeds.
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Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
