District IV Report - 2003/09

September 2003 165
THE CHARLOTTE ACROMODELERS
held their Fall Family Day, November 18,
2002 at the club field. They had a Cub Scout
group out for a free lunch, flight
demonstrations, and instruction.
Approximately 15 Cub Scouts participated
in the flying.
In October 2002, the club had an
exhibition at the Charlotte Douglas airport,
commemorating a 25-year celebration.
Nearly 600 people were present.
The information and pictures were
furnished by Scott Gantt.
Cranking up.
Taxiing out to fly.
Exhibition at Charlotte Douglas airport.
The following was contributed by Andy
Hammer of the Richmond Area Radio
Control club:
“Richmond Area Radio Control,
Richmond, Virginia, held its traditional New
Year’s Day club get together. This has gone
on for six or seven years now. From an
initial gathering of four or five fanatics, the
event had 35 or 40 people in attendance. The
New Year’s Day event has become a
tradition and a really fun event for us.
Our clubhouse was the focal point for the
eating and noisy socializing. Warm and
dry is always good on January 1.
“Those who arrived by mid-morning, not
only got to fly before the weather turned
from intermittent rain to steady, hard rain,
but they also ate pancakes prepared by Scott
Strimple. Later arrivals were treated to
camaraderie, much good poking of fun at
each other, and plenty to eat.
“As might be expected, black-eyed peas
and stewed tomatoes were present. Also on
the menu were a couple of pots of chili,
cornbread and corn muffins, some ham
biscuits, various cakes, cobblers, veggies,
and about anything else you could want at a
New Year’s Day picnic. It would be hard to
say how many gallons of coffee were
consumed.
The summer sun shade pavilion was
enclosed in plastic, and a fire barrel kept
everyone comfortable and cozy.
“Between the two locations, plenty of stories
were shared, many fliers were razzed, and
various dares were offered. As is the case
with most flying clubs, it is best to bring
your thickest skin with you when you attend
a club event such as this. That way the barbs
bounce off causing no damage.
“For some reason or other, thumbs begin
to get more daring at this event, along with a
semidisconnect from the pilot’s brains.
Andy Hammer did not repeat as a three-time
winner of the First to Crash award, as he has
done for the past two years on New Year’s
Day, even though he did fly the same
airplane “between the trees.” I guess you get
the picture.
“Ken Rudd took the honors, however,
since Ken tried to do a 30-foot trick about
15 feet off the ground, some of the observers
did not think that this was a crash but more
probably destiny. There was lively
conversation about was this a crash, or was
this a high energy landing, since the
outcome was certainly known in advance.
“The monsoons washed out any more
flying, and Ken won the coveted award by
default. We tried to get someone to go
“between the trees” in inverted fashion.
Lack of courage prevented us from
witnessing any attempt.
“About the time that the flying field was
awash in an inch of water, most of the food
had been long since consumed, and no one
had been left uninsulted, we packed up our
dirty dishes, our wet equipment, and put it
all, along with our smiling faces, on the road
to home.
“It was a good day, and time well spent
with friends. We feel very lucky to be able
to enjoy this event each year. Maybe we
should have had some float planes.”
I regret to inform District IV modelers of
the passing of our longtime frequency
coordinator, Paul Yaccobucci. Paul, with the
help of his wife, Jacque has done an
excellent job. District IV members and
especially his wife and family will miss him.
From all of us we send our condolences.
George Fryer has agreed to take over the
position with Jacque’s help. Thank you
Jacque and George.
The information is listed above in the
column heading. Let’s wish George success
in his new endeavors.
Until next time, take a kid flying ...
Associate Vice Presidents
George Abbott, 8712 Westlake Court, Raleigh, NC
27613; Tel.: (919) 848-6719; E-mail:
[email protected]
Randy Elliott, 5302 Crossbow Drive, Pulaski VA
24301; (540) 980-8461; Office Tel.: (540) 994-
2316; E-mail: [email protected]
Chuck Foreman, 412 Pine Cone Ct., Kill Devil Hill
NC 27948; Tel.: (252) 441-5855; Fax: (252) 441-
6554; E-mail: [email protected]
Tom McClain, 2601 N. Quantico St., Arlington VA
22207; E-mail: [email protected]
Richard (Rick) Moreland, 726 Hillmeade Rd.,
Edgewater MD 21037; Tel.: (301) 261-7366; Email:
[email protected]
Steve Moulton, 2217 Johnstown Rd., Chesapeake
VA 23322; (757) 421-4545; E-mail:
[email protected]
John Stare, 826 Marl Pit Rd., Middletown, DE
19709; (302) 376-7154; E-mail: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
George Fryer, 5508 Ramshorn Dr., Fayetteville
NC 28303; Tel.: (910) 867-9524; E-mail:
[email protected]
Contest Coordinator
Alice Mundy, 18 W. Lewis Rd., Hampton VA
23666-4012; Tel.: (757) 826-5063; E-mail:
[email protected]
Delaware / District of
Columbia / Maryland /North
Carolina / Virginia
Bliss Teague
Vice President
625 5th Ave., SW, Hickory
NC 28602-2812
Home: (828) 324-2164
Fax: (828) 267-0956
E-mail:
[email protected]
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