District IV - 2011/05

May 2011 143
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 were
Hank Mausolf’s Tigercat, Carl Bachhuber’s
C-119, Paul LeTourneau’s B-25, and Mac
Hodges’ B-29.
The noon show featured the WW I
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 WW II 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 CDs 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
Carl Bachhuber’s big Flying Boxcar.
Pinup girl Kacie posed with Giovanni
Ciranni’s P-51.
Paul LeTourneau’s B-25 on a bombing run.
Hank Mausolf’s F7F Tigercat taking off.
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
Cardoza 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
Cardoza 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 Al’s flight
through each one.
When was the last time you flew with a
backdrop like this? Note the airplane on the
left.
Al is at the beginning of an inside square
loop. He 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.
Visit the NVCL Web site at www.nv
controlline.com/index.html.
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@qualityplusauto
motive.com
Randy Elliott, Radford VA; Home:
(540) 239-0645; Office: (540) 994-
2316; [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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