District V - 2010/11

168 MODEL AVIATION
District V
Jose Soto, District V Vice President; [email protected]
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
HI AEROMODELERS! Associate Vice
President Paul Verger sent me this report.
“May 8, 2010, marked the return of
Koast Air of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to
the fly-in business. As some of you know,
Koast Air was pretty much shut down due to
conditions at the active landfill at which
they fly. Thanks to the very hard work of
Joe Krebs and others, Koast Air is back
alive!
“I’d like to thank the CD—wait, there
was no CD! Koast Air doesn’t use one.
Everyone in the club helps in whatever way
they can. Don Underwood did the mowing.
Dwayne Gonzales and Lee Carroll did the
weed eating and cleanup. The field looked
great.
“Lou Porath did the registration. My wife
Suellen made all the arrangements and
picked up the fried chicken and side dishes.
Lou’s wife Charlie did the serving and also
brought the best free-range chicken deviled
eggs that you have ever tasted.
Lee Carroll brought the donuts
for the folks with a sweet tooth.
It was all great!
“I would have liked a little
less wind, but that’s been the
story this whole
spring.
Everyone did
get to fly
anyway. The
club was very
happy with the
big turnout they
had. It was a
great day!
“There will
be another in
the fall. See you
there.”
AVP Bob
Dixon sent in
this report.
“Sam Neible
won the Senior
Division in CL
Stunt at the
Nationals in
July. He is 15
years old and is from Tampa, Florida.
“Sam is the son of Brian and Debra
Cook. He was assisted by his grandfather,
Wayne Smith, also from Tampa. Hats off to
Sam for his great win at the Nats.”
I attended the Tangerine Combat Classic,
hosted by the Remote Control Association
of Central Florida (RCACF), this past week
and I had a ball! The temperature hovered in
the three digits for the two-day event!
Chris Handegard did an outstanding job
of running the gathering, pushing 10
rounds per class (3). That’s 30 rounds in
two days. It was crazy but well
worth it. The pilots were absolutely
on their game and the RCACF
workers were also on the ball.
The Radio Controlled Combat
Association (RCCA), Combat’s
Special Interest Group, is evergrowing
and here in Florida, we
have some of the best Combat
pilots in the country. Go ahead and
set up a Combat event at your club
and watch the fun factor increase!
I want to thank all of those
dedicated AVPs and Leader
Members in the district who make
our sport fun and accessible to
virtually anyone.
Stay safe. By the time you
read, this hurricane Earl will have
done its thing, but we won’t be
out of the woods yet.
Stay hydrated and keep
building those great models. Don’t
forget to introduce at least one
youngster to the hobby this
month. You’ll never regret it.
Scenes from the Tangerine Combat Classic hosted by the Remote
Control Association of Central Florida.
Jose Soto
Vice President
1930 Deanna Drive,
Apopka FL 32703; (407)
409-4795; www.ama
district-v.org
Safety Coordinator: Red
Scholefield, Newberry
FL; (352) 331-8410;
[email protected]
Associate Vice Presidents
Alabama:
Rick Grim, Harvest AL; (256)
503-5847; (rickgrim@ama
district-v.org)
Florida:
Tony Fandino, Hialeah FL (305)
216-8580; fandino@amadistrictv.
org
Jim Perdue, Coral Springs FL;
(954) 683-2660;
[email protected]
Humberto Pomales, Kissimmee
FL; (407) 344-9123; zen120140@
yahoo.com
Georgia:
Bob Dixon, Macon GA;
rldixon3@
cox.net
Mississippi:
Hank Cooper, Terry MS;
(601) 857-3111; hacooper@
bellsouth.com
South Carolina:
Richard Whitely, Summerville SC;
(843) 408-3509; rick@amadistrictv.
org
Tennessee:
Dick Tonan, La Vergne TN;
[email protected]
Webmaster: Bill Davison
[email protected]
For additional district officers and
volunteers, please see a previous
issue of MA or visit the District V
Web site.
District V Volunteers
Sam Neible is this year’s Senior Stunt Champion.