District V Report - 2004/03
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Vice President / Contact
Jim McNeill Vice President
617 South 20th Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35205 Tel.: (205) 322-2127 Fax: (205) 252-2654 E-mail: [email protected]
District V Web page: www.modelair.org
Note
For a listing of all district volunteer workers please consult the previous issue of Model Aviation or the District V Web site at www.modelair.org.
Jacksonville, FL — Control Line (CL) Rebel Rally
I attended and stayed all day at the Jacksonville, Florida, Control Line (CL) Rebel Rally sponsored by the Coastal Control Liners. Gene Martine was the contest director (CD). Gene secured the Whitehouse Naval Landing Strip for the weekend. The paved strip is 1½ miles long and 300 feet wide.
Incredibly, Gene and company hosted CL contests for Combat, Racing, Stunt, and Speed all on the same day, both days. The events were staggered along the entire 1½ miles of the runway. Gene somehow managed to be at all the places at the same time — he reminds me of Bob Freels with the Tennessee Eagles and Jose Soto with the Apopka, Florida, club. Bob and Jose can also be in 10 places at the same time.
Members of the Coastal Control Liners club sponsored and officiated the affair.
There are 25 color pictures of this CL event on the District V Web site at www.modelair.org.
Ocala, FL — O.T.O.W. Flyers "On Top of the World" Funfly
I attended and stayed half a day at the O.T.O.W. Flyers' On Top of the World funfly in Ocala, Florida. “On Top of the World” barely describes the area — it’s more like another world. The field is in the middle of exclusive, luxurious residential homes. You have to drive through two gates to get to the field.
Sarasota, FL — Sarasota RC Squadron 15th Annual Scalemasters Qualifier / Corvin Miller Memorial Contest
I attended and stayed part of two days at the Sarasota RC Squadron's 15th Annual Scalemasters Qualifier / Corvin Miller Memorial Contest. To get the names correctly, I mailed a blow-up of the photo to club treasurer Al Jensen.
At the last Council meeting I requested an Award of Excellence for the Sarasota RC Squadron, received it, and presented it to them. This AMA club, with 305 members, is one of the 11 or 12 largest clubs in the United States. (Are you reading this, George Jenkins? I hope.)
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
