District IV Report - 2009/12

WARBIRDS OVER VIRGINIA was held
October 3-4, 2008 in Gretna, Virginia. Rod
Jaeger served as contest director.
Nice bevy of WW II warbirds lining the pit
area.
Contest Director Rod Jaeger is running an
inspection of his P-47.
The Central Carolina RC Modelers held
its 18th Annual Open House on May 24,
2009. The purpose of this event is to
showcase our hobby and expose the public
to the world of model aviation.
This year we battled off-and-on rain
showers throughout the day. Despite that,
we managed to entertain approximately 400
spectators. This year’s menu featured fresh
cooked barbecue, fries, and hush puppies.
During breaks in the weather, we held
open flying and several demonstrations.
Among them were helicopter flights by
Robbie Wood, model rocketry by Jay
Marsh, and aerobatic demonstrations by
Josh Matthews and Tristan Galimore.
Dustin Garris wowed the crowd with
flights of club president Carl Mickey’s jetpowered
Boomerang.
Always a hit with the kids was Robert
Underwood flying Jack King’s Flying King
for the candy drop.
Thanks to our cosponsor K/C Hobby in
Archdale, North Carolina, we were able to
give away many prizes to spectators and
pilots.
Hopefully next year the weather will
cooperate.
—Jesse Brinson
CD Ronnie Garris.
The RC Modelers of Baltimore (RCMB)
were greeted by blue skies and gentle
breezes at the Kirk Memorial RC Scale Fly-
In on June 13, 2009. Hosted by the Radio
Control Modelers of Baltimore, the scale
fly-in was held at RCMB’s Kirk Field in
scenic Parkton, Maryland.
Seventeen pilots from seven different
District IV clubs with 25 scale airplanes
enjoyed absolutely perfect flying conditions,
a welcome surprise after weeks of rain, rain,
and more rain.
Registered pilots were provided a free
lunch, raffle door prizes, and voted to give
awards to what they considered to be the
best Scale models in six civilian and military
categories.
RCMB members pitched in together to
ensure a fun day for pilots and spectators
alike. Overall, this AMA sanctioned
inaugural event was considered to be a big
success.
—Cliff Tacie
Photographs provided by Mike Weidmayer
The pilots and airplanes at the 2009 RCMB
Kirk Memorial Fly-In.
Andy Kane receives an award for RCMB
Choice Best of Show from CD Cliff Tacie.
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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]
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]
David Jones, Newport NC;
(252) 727-4750;
[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;
[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]
Frequency Coordinator and
Safety Coordinator: Brad
Booth, 8416 Racine Road,
Pleasant Garden NC 27313; (336)
685-0088; [email protected]
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