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District IV
Bliss Teague, District IV Vice President; [email protected]
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia
RC COMBAT is alive and well in the Mid
Atlantic region. The Mid Atlantic Radio
Kontrol Society (MARKS) club, located in
Salisbury, Maryland, hosted two Slow
Survivable Combat (SSC) events. Thirteen
pilots flew in the September 2007 event and
11 in the October meet.
We had a great turn out and wonderful
support from the MARKS club that provided
enough judges and helpers so the pilots didn’t
have to judge each other. Club members
Dave Hess and Bill Young manned the grills
and kept everyone well fed.
The high point of the Combat was the
involvement of the younger ones. Twelveyear-
old Nicholas Windsor finished in first
place in October and took second place in
September. Cole Phillips, 13, from the
Seaford, Delaware, finished fifth in October
and the newest pilot, 13-year-old Josh
Huntington, flew a few rounds in October
and is getting ready for next year.
We may have to have two classes next
year just so the adults can get trophies!
Combat is proving great thing to get the
young fliers involved.
Although Combat has been around in the
Baltimore-Washington area, it is new to our
area and is rapidly gaining in popularity. This
“Eastern Shore” area is referred to as the
Delmarva Peninsula and consists of
Delaware, the eastern shore of Maryland, and
the most eastern part of Virginia.
Delmarva Combat began in 2006 when
Kirk Adams from the Free State
Aeromodelers in Laurel, Maryland, offered
his time to help a group of fliers from the
MARKS club learn the ropes. We had two
events in 2006, flew several events at Free
State and ended up at the Nats in 2007. We
all had a great time at the Nats and are
looking forward to returning in 2008.
Twelve-year-old Nick Windsor after a
successful round.
Trophy winners (R-L) Nick Windsor, Chris
Shepherd, Bill Davis, James Waybright, and
Cole Phillips.
In July of last year the Wayne Miniature
Aeronautics RC Club in Goldsboro, North
Carolina, held a Big Bird fly-in. There were
55 pilots in attendance and the club’s Take
off And Grow (TAG) program that ran
concurrently offered simulator experience for
more than 50 people, some of whom have
returned to the field for additional instruction.
Fred Lomax, the club’s secretary and
treasurer sent pictures of the event.
The registration booth, shelter, concessions,
and TAG setup on a beautiful, 85° day.
Joey Joiner (front) Mike Winstead, and Neal
Wall show off their 82-inch-wingspan Ryan
STAs along with Ray Owens and his PT-19.
Jay Benson (front) and Larry Lewis display
their matching 35% Yak 54s done in the
“Traveling Circus” theme.
Brian Bannon and Linwood Barbour prepare
to fly Brian’s 94-inch-wingspan P-40.
Nelson Phillips with one of his tWO OMP 540
Edge Profiles.
Bliss Teague
Vice President
625 5th Ave. SW,
Hickory NC 28602
Tel.: (828) 324-2164
Fax: (828) 267-0956
[email protected]
Associate Vice
Presidents
George Abbott, Raleigh NC;
(919) 848-6719;
[email protected]
Randy Elliott, Radford VA;
Home: (540) 239-0645; Office:
(540) 994-2316;
[email protected]
Chuck Foreman, Kill Devil Hills
NC; (252) 441-5855;
[email protected]
David Jones, Newport NC;
(252) 727-4750;
[email protected]
Ron King, Gainesville VA;
[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;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator:
George Fryer, Fayetteville NC;
(910) 867-9524;
[email protected]
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]
Safety Coordinator: Brad
Booth, 8416 Racine Road,
Pleasant Garden NC 27313; (336)
685-0088; [email protected]
D i s t r i c t I V V o l u n t e e r s Go teach a
kid to fly.
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