District V
Tony Stillman, District V Vice President; [email protected]
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- US Virgin Islands
I still want to hear from District V clubs that are interested in hosting a major fly-in in 2006. I have one scheduled in Mobile, Alabama, but I am looking for three or four more clubs to contact me and host an event. I will have some funds available for the club to help in this effort!
EAC Fly-in — Mobile, Alabama (report by Owen Maupin, AVP)
The Azalea City Flyers in Mobile are in AVP Paul Verger’s district; however, Paul wasn’t able to attend the EAC fly-in this year. Since I fly in the EAC and was there, I’ll pass along a report on the event.
Thanks to Wes Batson, Marie Thomas, and the Azalea City Flyers for putting on a pilot’s dream event! Each evening there was something different to do. There was a free cookout and party at Wes’s house on Thursday night and we had a great time. Friday for lunch the club cooked barbecued chicken with potato salad and baked beans, again free of charge.
Friday evening we took a chartered bus to Lulu’s Restaurant. On the way to the restaurant we watched flying footage from Thursday and Friday on the 10 televisions in the bus. Since Lulu is Jimmy Buffett’s sister, I was able to have Cheeseburger in Paradise!
Saturday’s fare included donuts, coffee, and lunch and the only charge was a donation. Saturday evening the club provided pizza for everyone. You just absolutely outdid yourselves!
Oh yeah, the flying was outstanding as well! The Carden and Aeroworks Team pilots and many others put on a great show. There was a good crowd of spectators on hand to see it all and be amazed at the skills of these superb pilots.
If you want to see some of the best 3-D pilots in the world fly, go to an EAC event. You won’t be disappointed!
Tangerine Soaring Championships — Orlando Buzzards (report by AVP Jose Soto)
On November 26–27, 2005, the Orlando Buzzards held its 32nd Annual Tangerine Championship. This is one great, long-running tradition and CD Rick Eckel and his club put on a great show. There were 34 registered pilots and a great many sailplanes. Saturday featured two-meter/RES, and Sunday was Unlimited/RES. The format was thermal duration plus the landing. It is no small task — trying to get a seven-minute duration flight and then nailing the landing (or you get a zero) makes it very competitive and, most of all, fun!
I met with many good friends, had an awesome time, and the weather was just magnificent. Kudos to the Buzzards for keeping a wonderful, traditional event going for so many years. I hope to see you there next year if you can make it! Visit the club’s Web page at www.orlandobuzzards.org. I guarantee a good time.
RCACF First Annual Electric Fly-in — Remote Control Association of Central Florida (report by AVP Jose Soto)
On Sunday, November 13, 2005, I attended and was the assistant CD for the first Annual RCACF Electric Fly-in. Wally Zober, longtime member of RCACF, did a fabulous job coordinating and directing the event. We had wonderful weather and many pilots came from all directions. In all we had 35 registered pilots and nearly 100 airplanes.
Gary Wright brought out his stable of goodies, but his best was a wonderful hotliner that made us all gasp with its incredible speed. Rich Uravitch also came out with a hangar full of beautiful machines including his now-famous OV-10 Bronco. Bob Fiorenze flew the most beautiful Bell chopper we have seen in a while and I even saw a Scale Huey flying!
Lou Davila, David Morris, and all the other pilots who attended made this one of the year’s best electric fly-ins. All of the pilots had a great time. The spectators lined the fence most of the day and the RCACF workers kept everything running smoothly from the weenie wagon staffed by Daryl and Michelle Bishop to the parking coordinators Reg Aimee and Kurt Van Zyl.
RCACF put on a great event. Congratulations and hope to see you there next year!
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