District V—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Kris Dixon — Vice President
[email protected] 2389 Dublin Eastman Rd., Dexter, GA 31019 Tel.: (478) 484-3845 www.amadistrict-v.org
January was a busy and productive month for the AMA.
We inducted the newest member into the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame. Drum roll please … congratulations to Rich Hanson, AMA’s director of public relations and government affairs. He was inducted into the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame during the 2014 AMA Expo in Ontario, California.
Rich has worked tirelessly with the FAA for some time now. After countless hours and hundreds of question-and-answer sessions, AMA President Bob Brown and James Williams, manager of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, signed a memorandum of understanding stating that the FAA will recognize the Academy of Model Aeronautics as a focal point for aeromodeling.
Much hard work has gone into what came about that day, but it is definitely not the end of the road—more work is ahead. Thank you, Rich, for your efforts.
From Associate Vice President (AVP) Andy Griffith
The Daytona Fall Aerotow event took place the weekend of November 1–3 at the Daytona Beach Radio Control Association (DBRCA) in Daytona Beach, Florida. Inclement weather limited attendance, but people came from:
- Melbourne, Florida
- Orlando, Florida
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Jeremy and Janet Hartmann from Birmingham, Alabama
Those who waited out the rain on Saturday were rewarded with several hours of great flying until it started to get dark. Sunday’s attendance was smaller, but gliders were in the air for most of the morning until the wind halted the show at lunchtime.
This is a great event and I already look forward to next year. The DBRCA made the glider and tow pilots feel welcome. DBRCA Vice President Terry Gulczynsai won the E-flite KA-8 provided by Horizon Hobby, complete with tow release, so he will have a glider to fly at the next event.
As District V begins to come alive with various fly-ins and contests, I want to reach out to my Leader Members in each state. If you attend events and would like to represent the district when you go, consider becoming a District V AVP. Please email me for more information.
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