District V - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Kris Dixon
Vice President
I am honored to have Dave Wenzel of Savannah, Georgia, as an associate vice president. His devotion and commitment to the hobby are, by far, more than required. He works endlessly helping at various events including this year’s Nats and teaching people what the hobby is about. Thank you, Dave, for all you do for the hobby.
Dave Wenzel — Associate Vice President
Dave contributed the following report and photos on this year’s CL Aerobatics Nats in Muncie, Indiana.
"I was pit boss at the CL Aerobatics Nats again this year. After letting the contestants know how I worked the circles last year, we all completed our duties in great fashion with no complaints. I hope to do it again next year."
Samantha lost to David for the Walker Trophy but put up a great battle and gave him no quarter. She has excellent poise and skill and will be a force to watch in the future. A note of interest — when the top five were battling for the Open Championship on Circle 4, everyone was watching Sam fly on Circle 3 in her battle with Ben Mills for the Junior Championship.
Rob Hobbins, secretary of the Village E-Fliers Club in The Villages in Lady Lake, Florida, sent the photo below of Walter Steckenreiter receiving a plaque in recognition of his 70 years of service to AMA. Walter is the club president and has been flying model airplanes since before radio control. Walter quickly adapted to the new technology and commented in a recent newspaper article: "This industry's come a long way. Now you have jet engines, retractable landing gears, just about everything a regular airplane has."
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