Author: Randy Cameron
Edition: Model Aviation - 2014/11
Page Numbers: 149

District VI—Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri

Randy Cameron

Vice President

Another month has slipped by. It seems as though we are flying through 2014 at supersonic speeds.

As I write this, many clubs have just completed their National Model Aviation Day celebrations. Although much of District VI had rainy and windy weather, I’ve heard reports of some great events that took place throughout the district. Not only did they draw some good news media coverage, but most also had successful fundraisers.

Clubs in our district that participated included:

  • KC Northern Knights Model Airplane Club
  • Kansas City RC Association
  • Sedalia RC Flyers
  • Prop Masters R/C Aero Club
  • Ozark Mountain Barnstormers
  • Pikeland Sky Chiefs
  • Morrison Model Aircraft Flyers
  • Rock Valley R/C Flyers Club
  • Tri-Village RC Club
  • Suburban Aero Club of Chicago
  • Tri County Aero Club
  • Deep River R/C Flying Club
  • Fort Wayne Flying Circuits, Inc.
  • Cass County RC Flyers
  • Lafayette Cloud Jockeys
  • Farm Friendly Flyers
  • Hagerstown RC Aircraft Club
  • Blacksheep Squadron
  • Indy Sportliners
  • Monroe County RC Club
  • Johnson County RC Flyers
  • Bartholomew County R/C Fliers

Thank you for participating and making this second annual event a huge success. If I have missed any clubs, I apologize. Please let me know and send me any photos, stories, or web links you may have for the event. As I write this, the AMA has received and forwarded more than $62,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project. Donations from roughly half of the 192 clubs that signed up have been received.

Report from the Blacksheep Squadron (Danville, Indiana) — Rege Hall

The day started with Boy Scout Troop 301 from Brownsburg presenting the American flag and our national anthem. We had a barbecue lunch, raffles throughout the day, flight simulators running all day, and lots of trainer flights. I did not get a count of how many trainer flights with buddy boxes were flown; however, whenever it was not raining, there were at least two in the air all the time.

Despite the gray skies and on-and-off rain, we were still able to get in lots of flying. We had 45 club members show up and nearly everyone brought airplanes to display or fly. More than 130 aircraft—from small micros and foamies to helicopters to large-scale airplanes—were present.

Spectators were treated to a great static display of airplanes and helicopters and lots of cool flying. Highlights of the demo time included an 11-airplane flat foamie pylon race, eight Stinger 64 EDFs making the circuit, Bill Clontz’s Cobra and 50cc P-39 Airacobra, Parker Hall’s ever-exciting Whiplash helicopter demo (green-stained main blades and low, fast hurricane), and David Monson’s 3-D demo with a 3D Hobby Shop Slick 540 bellowing out the smoke. Other demos included John Louden’s Outlaw flight, Lou Torres with an Angry Birds Rave Ballistic helicopter, Rege Hall’s Hangar 9 80cc Sukhoi’s wild tumbles, and Tom Hatfield’s OMP 500cc Extra 300.

Pretty cool for the spectators was a television monitor we set up; Ray Courtney was able to display what he was seeing through his FPV goggles. There was a crowd around the monitor anytime it was running.

Happy flying and Happy Halloween!

Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.