District V Report - 2007/11

November 2007 159
IT IS STILL quite warm here in Georgia
in early September as I write this, but fall is
coming and with it some much-needed
cooler weather for great flying!
Our fourth and final Jamboree is in a
couple of weeks and I am eager to attend!
Of course, it will be November when you
read this and the event will be over. Look
for pictures in the December issue.
If this Jamboree goes as the first three
have, it will be well attended and much
fun! We have been blessed with good
weather and great flying. I am sure the club
will be ready and eager.
After this event, I will be reviewing the
year and determining what my plans will be
for Jamborees in 2008 (if I am re-elected,
that is!) The response from virtually
everyone who has attended one of these
events has been wonderful! The fellowship,
food, and the T-shirts were a big hit and
everyone seemed to enjoy seeing all the
different types of models flown.
This was exactly what I wanted to
accomplish, and I want to thank all of the
clubs that hosted the events for 2007.
The heat of the summer months slows
things down a bit here in the Southeast so I
am going to take the opportunity to share
some of the things going on at AMA. This
fall, you will be receiving your ballot in the
mail. This year, not only are the members
of District V voting for a district vice
president; this is the year that the entire
membership will be electing a new AMA
president.
Dave Brown, longtime AMA president
has decided to step down and not run for
another term. Dave has served AMA and
the membership well, always doing what he
thought was best for AMA and the
membership. While I didn’t always agree
with him, I greatly respect his commitment
to the Academy and the membership over
these many years.
You have a choice to make concerning
whom you want as president for the next
three years. I suggest you do some
homework, see who is running, and make
an informed decision when the time comes.
Please vote! It is terrible to see that 15-
20% of the eligible membership actually
casts a ballot. We should do better! I
challenge everyone to take the time to vote
this fall.
I am going to leave you with pictures of a
new flying site being built at the West
Alabama Aeromodelers field!
It is really going to be great, and I hope
to be in attendance when it is dedicated!
The club is shooting for a “first fly day” in
October.
The south pilots’ shed is being worked on at
the West Alabama Aeromodelers’ new
flying site.
The helicopter shed with the roof on.
The underside of the new roof is awesome!
An aerial view of the new structures taken
from Steve Zark’s helicam.
District V
Tony Stillman, District V Vice President; [email protected]
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Tony Stillman
Vice President
139 Altama Connector,
Box 322, Brunswick GA
31525; (912) 242-2407
www.amadistrict-v.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Alabama:
Lamar Blair, Decatur AL; (256)
303-8349; lamarblair
@amadistrict-v.org
Florida:
Douglas Jones, Deerfield Beach
FL; (561) 715-0173;
[email protected]
Jim Saiff, Tampa FL; (813)-969-
4262; jsaiffchipmunkrc@
verizon.net
Georgia:
Bob Dixon, Macon GA;
[email protected]
Mississippi:
Paul Verger, Biloxi MS;
(228) 826-4892
Puerto Rico:
Richard Prann, San Juan PR; Day
(800) 424-1322; Cell (787) 643-
0373; [email protected]
South Carolina:
Jim Fender, Batesburg SC; (803)
414-2591; [email protected]
Tennessee:
Charles R. Anderson,
Chattanooga TN; (423) 227-6725;
[email protected]
Albert Glenn, Memphis TN; (901)
647-4211); [email protected]
Contest Coordinators
RC: Dick Tonan, 639 Knollwood
Dr., La Vergne TN 37086;
[email protected]
FF: Bob Thoren, 10002 Bluff Dr.,
Huntsville AL 35803; (256) 726-
1051; [email protected]
CL: Gene Martine, 11248 Martin
Lakes Dr. No., Jacksonville FL
32220-3706;
[email protected]
For additional district officers and
volunteers, please see a previous
issue of MA or visit the District V
Web site.
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