District V — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Jose Soto
Vice President
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 1930 Deanna Dr., Apopka, FL 32703
- Phone: (407) 409-4795
- Website: www.amadistrict-v.org
Hello District V!
This month I had help from Associate Vice Presidents (AVPs) who attended the 12th Southeast Electric Flight Festival (SEFF) and provided great reports and pictures.
Southeast Electric Flight Festival (SEFF) — report from Dave Wenzel (GA)
I attended SEFF on Friday and Saturday. Wow! This was my first SEFF, and it was amazing. There were all types of electric aircraft and flying styles. The number of registered pilots as of noon on Saturday was 365, and there were an estimated 1,100 spectators.
Matt Klos ran this year's event and there were some significant changes. One was to put all of the vendors along the flightlines. There were plenty of flightlines and they were set up by flying styles, and the corresponding vendors were right there with them.
The noontime demos were impressive. The full-contact, full-throttle combat was insane. Of course, Mac Hodges made a terrific flight in his beautiful B-29. As I was leaving, I stopped to watch Mac's Cub doing some loops and stalls. It was a nice ending. This is a "must" event for every electric flier in the district! (All pictures by Vern Horne.)
Please log on to the AMA website and review the services that your membership provides. AMA is the largest model aviation organization on the planet, yet most members are not aware of all the services and information available.
If you want to get the pulse of model aviation, read the minutes of the EC meetings — they will give you an idea of where we are. The Government Relations tab is full of relevant data and much-needed information to dispel rumors about what we can do and where we can do it. If you have never visited, you are missing out on a great resource!
SparkleBerry Country Fair — report from Don Wise (SC)
The Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society (LARKS) put on a flying demonstration and static display at the SparkleBerry Country Fair on April 27 in Columbia, South Carolina. I ordered 200 FPG-9s for this event. I helped some with the gliders and answered questions when the club members were occupied. The club also had six simulators running, which were constantly used.
Hope to see you soon!
Associate Vice Presidents
- AL: Rick Grim — Phone: (256) 656-0859; Email: [email protected]
- FL: Andy Bowen — Phone: (386) 736-1688; Email: [email protected]
- FL: Chuck Foreman — Phone: (352) 237-5078; Email: [email protected]
- FL: Pablo Fernandez — Phone: (239) 549-3293; Email: [email protected]
- FL: Andy Griffith — Phone: (904) 993-4956; Email: [email protected]
- GA: Kris Dixon — Phone: (478) 484-3845; Email: [email protected]
- GA: Tony Stillman — Phone: (912) 264-8223; Email: [email protected]
- GA: Dave Wenzel — Phone: (912) 754-9619; Email: [email protected]
- MS: Paul Verger — Phone: (228) 826-4892; Email: [email protected]
- PR: Juan L. Cortes — Phone: (787) 674-9909; Email: [email protected]
- PR: Edwin Medina — Phone: (787) 525-7768; Email: [email protected]
- SC: Roger Marshall — Phone: (803) 432-2347
- SC: Don Wise — Phone: (803) 534-8164; Email: [email protected]
- TN: Owen Maupin — Phone: (423) 331-3393; Email: [email protected]
- TN: Dick Tonan — Phone: (615) 793-2204; Email: [email protected]
Other District Contacts
- Safety Coordinator: Red Scholefield — Newberry, FL; Phone: (352) 331-8410; Email: [email protected]
- Webmaster: Tony Fadino — Email: [email protected]
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