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DAWSON GILLASPY, secretary of the
Lewes RC Club in Lewes, Delaware, sent in
the following:
“It has been a few years since you’ve
heard from our club, so I thought you might
be interested in seeing how we have
improved our flying field over the past year
or two.
“In the interest of safety and appearance
we have reconfigured our safety fencing and
installed barriers at the flightline, complete
with transmitter
holding cradles
so a pilot does
not have to
juggle his radio
and plane,
perhaps with the
engine running,
while walking to
his flight station.
We have also
constructed a high fence immediately in
from the spectator seating area to protect
visitors who may not want to get a wayward
airplane in their lap.
“Because our field, called Hopkins Field,
is on private farm land we cannot install any
permanent structural features of any sort, but
we do have a portapotty and a sheltered
seating area for members and spectators.
“For additional pictures, please visit the
club’s website at www.lewesrc.com.”
The Skyline Flyers RC Club of Reva,
Virginia, held its 13th annual Camp Fantastic
event at the club field in the fall of 2010.
The event is for children up to age 16 who
have, or have had, cancer.
One child, Alex, has attended three
consecutive years and seems to improve
each year.
This group of approximately 100 was
supervised by counselor Rob Rideout. The
event included flying with the buddy box, a
candy drop, food, and fun for all. The aerial
pictures of the club site were taken from an
electric-powered model flown by the club’s
president, Perry Jones. They look as though
they were taken from a full-scale airplane.
If you are in the area during this year’s
event, stop by and see the smiles and
expressions on the children’s faces; I bet
you will not forget them.
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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