164 MODEL AVIATION
BUSY, BUSY! There’s a lot going on in
District V! First, however, I want to wish
everyone a wonderful holiday season!
I returned from our quarterly EC meeting
in Muncie, Indiana, and I am happy to report
that we passed a balanced budget for 2006.
We created a Club Disaster Assistance
program to allow clubs to apply for a onetime
grant of as much as $500 to assist any
AMA club in clean-up costs after a natural
disaster such as a hurricane, earthquake, or
flood. The process to apply is designed to be
streamlined and easy. If your club was
affected by a hurricane in 2005, contact AMA
Headquarters to apply.
The program was started with $20,000, but
AMA wants your help to increase this fund! If
we could increase this to $100,000, it would
be great! If you or your club would like to
donate, contact AMA Headquarters.
As I make plans for 2006, I will be reviewing
how the district associate vice presidents
(AVPs) have served you. I solicited AVPs
who wanted to work. Some have done a great
job by attending club meetings and events.
Those who are working hard have turned in
reports to me and you can see them on the
district’s Web site at www.amadistrict-v.org.
I will send a letter to all District V clubs
asking what the AVPs and I can do in 2006 to
serve the membership more effectively.
Now, some reports!
October 7-9, 2005, the Millington
Barnstormers held its annual Memphis Belle
Classic. It was the 18th year of the biggest
event in the Memphis, Tennessee, RC
community. The weather was slightly breezy
but it was a beautiful weekend and a great
site.
Club president Anthony Cales, CD Cliff
McNabb, and club members did an
outstanding job putting on the event that was
fun for all the participants.
Being the Memphis Belle Classic, there
have to be some B-17 models and builder
Larry Wells provided three scratch-built B-
17s that photos don’t do justice. There were
many other models. Grant Wilson and his
wife brought a B-36 that had six O.S. 32s and
was an outstanding flyer! Louis Rankin and
John Stanton brought a U.S. Navy Stearman
and S.E.5 that were also outstanding models
at the event.
Memphis is known for it barbeque, but
when it comes to RC events in the future, this
is one that you should not miss.
Tennessee Rotary Wing’s First Annual Fall
Classic: Start a new club: check; promote the
club to obtain new members: check; host your
first-ever event within six months: big check.
The Tennessee Rotary Wing Club held its
first event the weekend of Septemeber 2-4,
2005, in Cookeville, Tennessee.
The club was able to secure a former small
airport for the site of its field which is a
beautiful setting for this event. CD Chris
Kirouac, Terry Moore, and the rest of the club
members worked hard to provide the event
participants with a fantastic first event. With
over 3,000 feet of flightline, pilots were able
to enjoy flight stations with ample room for
both 3-D and FAI flight.
Most of us know that running an event can
be a daunting task so hats off to CD Chris and
the Tennessee Rotary Wing Club for hosting a
successful event in the club’s first year as an
AMA club.
Tennessee Rotary Wing club members (top)
and a view of the flightline (bottom).
District V
Tony Stillman, District V Vice President; [email protected]
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Associate Vice Presidents:
Alabama
Jhon P. Russell, Mount Olive
AL; (205) 213-5240;
[email protected]
Florida
Rod Gier, Cocoa FL; (321) 636-
2148; mad-bomber@
mindspring.com
Gene Martine, Jacksonville FL;
[email protected]
Jim Saiff, Tampa FL; (813)-969-
4262; jsaiffchipmunkrc@
earthlink.com
Jose Soto, Apopka FL;
[email protected]
Wallace J. Zober, Apopka FL;
(407) 929-7397;
[email protected]
Georgia
Bob Dixon, Macon GA;
[email protected]
Nick Wright, Moultrie GA;
[email protected]
Freddie L. McClellan, Marietta
GA; (770) 402-6570; fred@
amadistrict-v.org
Mississippi
Paul Verger, Biloxi MS;
[email protected]
Terry W. Boston, Byhalia MS;
(901) 674-1007; TBoston1@
midsouth.rr.com
Puerto Rico
Richard Prann, San Juan PR;
Day (800) 424-1322; Cell (787)
643-0373; [email protected]
South Carolina
Jim Fender, Batesburg SC;
(803) 414-2591; fenderjw@
bellsouth.net
Tennessee
Charles R. Anderson,
Chattanooga TN; (423) 227-
6725; [email protected]
Albert Glenn, Memphis TN;
(901) 647-4211);
[email protected]
Owen Maupin, Collegedale TN;
[email protected]
Billy Miller, Blountville TN;
(423) 677-9230;
[email protected]
Dick Tonan, La Vergne TN;
[email protected]
Safety Coordinator: Red
Schofield, Newberry FL; (352)
331-8410; redscho@
bellsouth.net
Frequency Coordinator: Nick
Wright, Moultrie GA; (229) 324-
7674; [email protected] D
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