Author: Jay Marsh
Edition: Model Aviation - 2015/02
Page Numbers: 138

District IV — Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia

Jay Marsh — Vice President

District IV has spoken! You want the district to better serve you. That was my promise and I thank you for your confidence and votes. Let us extend our thanks to Hank Mausolf for serving the district as an associate vice president (AVP) and the interim vice president.

In traveling around the district, I found great fields such as the RC Soaring Club at Horse Feathers Field in Midland, Virginia. A frequent complaint was, “This is the first time anyone from AMA has ever come to our field,” and members wanted to know what’s going on in the district and with the AMA.

I will begin by appointing and training seven more AVPs, doubling the number of AMA representatives and making them more accessible.

New AVPs

  • Rusty Kennedy — Newport News, Virginia; AMA National Leader Member Program Coordinator
  • Mark Smith — Salisbury, North Carolina; former International Miniature Aircraft Association director
  • Terry Terrenoire — Locust Grove, Virginia; former AVP in District II
  • Mark Weiss — Wilmington, Delaware
  • David Trogdon — near Fayetteville, North Carolina
  • Bob Sowder — Troutville, Virginia; Free Flight (FF) AVP
  • John Tate — Portsmouth, Virginia; Control Line (CL) AVP and CL/FF Contest Coordinator

They will all be assets to the district in addition to our current AVPs.

Better communication is the answer to keeping everyone current with what’s going on in the district and AMA. This takes time to develop. Instead of a single webmaster, I would like to form a committee of six members who are experienced at developing and maintaining websites for clubs or other groups. Email me if you qualify and would like to be part of this team.

Did you know that roughly a third of the district members don’t have Internet access? Make it a habit for the club secretary to print a copy of the District IV news and post it at the flying field to keep others up to date. I will do my best to keep you informed of the progress we are making and the changes, if you share the information. Please keep sending me your club newsletters. You will soon be able to post your club’s newsletter on the new district website.

From AVP Mark Weiss

When the name “Joe Nall” is mentioned, you immediately think of fantastic RC aircraft. Three years ago that changed when three world-class CL circles were added. With three years under our belts running these circles, the results and the reception of CL have been terrific. We have had more than 1,350 new-student flights. Many of the RC fliers have had their hands on the handles, including Mac Hodges and Indy car driver Juan Pablo Montoya.

The electric-powered trainers use timers to limit flight times and speeds. Airplanes, batteries, chargers, speed controls, timers, and other items were needed, and District IV, AMA Headquarters, and many businesses have contributed products to the cause, including:

  • Stevens AeroModel
  • Thunder Power RC
  • Horizon Hobby
  • Bob Smith Industries
  • Will Hubin
  • Castle Creations
  • Hitec R/C
  • Sullivan Products
  • APC Propellers
  • Brodak Manufacturing
  • others

Each year, we select a few promising young talents and provide them with products and support. In 2013, we chose Alex West, a young and talented modeler. This year he came back with his Pathfinder and soloed.

Plan to come to the Joe Nall event and make sure you visit Fun Central at the CL circles at the Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, South Carolina, and take a spin or two. It just does not get any better!

Thank you to Mark and all of the people who help make this an outstanding event. Go fly and have fun safely.

Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.