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HELLO, AGAIN! I hope you are starting to
enjoy the springtime weather with your
modeling friends.
I was able to attend the annual
Southeastern Model Show in Perry, Georgia,
on March 4-5. Norm Deputy and the hardworking
members of the Georgia Aircraft
Modelers Association (GAMA) club did their
magic once again.
This year, the weather was almost too
good! Many modelers from far and wide
came to buy, sell, and trade. There was a
large number of vendors at the event as well.
Well done, GAMA!
During the event, I was able to conduct
our first annual associate vice presidents’
(AVP) meeting. I am proud to report that a
large number of AVPs turned out for the
meeting. Others in attendance included Dr.
Sandy Frank and Bliss Teague (AMA EC
members), Norm Rosenstock, AMA
Historian, and Rich LaGrange, AMA
Librarian.
I was able to share my vision of what the
future holds for District V to those attending.
I am proud of the AVPs who have stepped up
to work for you. During the meeting I was
able to answer some questions from the
members who attended. It was a fun time and
I am already looking forward to next year!
AVP Dick Tonan attended the Middle Point
RC Flyers swap meet and he sent in this
event report:
“Clubs have various ways of generating
operating funds and one common way is to
conduct a swap meet. On February 19, the
Middle Point RC Flyers held its version of a
swap meet at the Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
Army National Guard Armory.
“The driving force behind this event was
the effort of club members Dan Fry, Matt
McKnight, and Doug Hopper.
Dan Fry and Matt McKnight are two of the
Middle Point members who made the swap
meet possible.
This illustrates a small part of the
morning’s activity.
“An interesting aspect of this event was
that the hours were from 8 a.m. until noon.
This seemed to work out well as the vendors
weren’t required to sit around all day and as
is typical. It seems that most of the sales
occur early or late in the event. This schedule
brought these two points closer together.
A fixture at many of the swap meets in
Middle Tennessee is Dr. Diesel himself,
Eric Clutton, with his pet bird.
“Based on my observations, the event
seemed to be quite successful and I heard
Matt McKnight comment that they need to
find a bigger hall next year.”
This shows the crowd and flightline at the
Memphis Extreme Flight electric fly-in and
freestyle contest, held March 11-13.
The blimp makes a candy drop for the kids.
Great Planes had a booth at the event,
along with Hobby Lobby and FMA.
Till next time ...
District V Report
Alabama / Florida /
Georgia / Mississippi /
Puerto Rico /
South Carolina /
Tennessee / U.S. Virgin
Islands
Tony Stillman
Vice President
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola FL 32505; Tel.:
(850) 324-5832; E-mail: [email protected];
District V Web site: amadistrict-v.org
Associate Vice Presidents
Alabama
Florida
Rod Gier, 6082 Ajax Ct., Cocoa FL 32927; Tel.:
(321) 636-2148; [email protected]
Gene Martine, 1422 Ingleside Ave., Jacksonville
FL 32205; [email protected]
Jim Saiff, 2727 W. Fletcher Ave. Apt. 25-C,
Tampa FL 33618; Tel.: (813)-969-4262;
[email protected]
Jose Soto, 1930 Deanna Dr., Apopka FL 32703;
[email protected]
Wallace J. Zober, 2273 Bent Oak Dr., Apopka
FL 32712; Tel.: (407) 929-7397; [email protected]
Georgia
Bob Dixon, 1351 Tristram Cir., Macon GA
31220; [email protected]
Nick Wright, 334 Indian Creek Subdivision Rd.,
Moultrie GA 31788; [email protected]
Freddie L. McClellan, 706 Smithstone Ct.,
Marietta GA 30067; Tel.: (770) 402-6570; theplumber@
mindspring.com
Mississippi
Paul Verger, 146210Porteaux Bay Dr., Biloxi MS
39532; [email protected]
Puerto Rico
Richard Prann, Baldrich 553, Abolicion St., San
Juan PR 00918; Day (800) 424-1322; Cell (787)
643-0373; [email protected]
South Carolina
Jim Fender, 225 Church Rd., Batesburg SC
29006;Cell: (803) 414-2591;
[email protected]
Tennessee
Charles R. Anderson, 8645 Belleau Woods Dr.,
Chattanooga TN 37421; (423) 227-6725;
[email protected]
Albert Glenn, 5061 LaChateau Cove, Memphis
TN 38125; (901) 647-4211);
[email protected]
Owen Maupin, Box 2038 Sunny Ln., Collegedale
TN 37315; [email protected]
Billy Miller, Box 573, Blountville TN 37617; Tel.:
(423) 677-9230; [email protected]
Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood Dr., La Vergne TN
37086; [email protected]
Safety Coordinator
Red Schofield, 12219 NW 9th Lane, Newberry
FL 32669-2726; Tel.: (352) 331-8410;
[email protected]
Frequency Coordinator:
Nick Wright, (229) 324-7674;
[email protected]
Edition: Model Aviation - 2005/05
Page Numbers: 154
