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MUNCIE, INDIANA: Dave Brown,
AMA’s president, presents awards to
members many times a year. I had the
pleasure of surprising him at a recent
Executive Council meeting.
The Vintage Radio Control Society
(VRCS) inducted Dave into its Hall of Fame
because of his accomplishments at national
and international contests. Along with the
plaque, he is now a lifetime member of the
VRCS.
St. Louis, Missouri: Bob Underwood,
Associate Vice President (AVP) of the St
Louis area sent in the following report.
“Maxi-Award for Micro-Creator: “Recent
action by the AMA Executive Council
bestowed the Academy’s highest award, that
of membership in the grade of Fellow, to Ed
Henry. The award recognizes Ed’s many
years of aeromodeling activity, not only in
the greater St. Louis area, but also nationally.
“Ed was instrumental in the creation of a
number of clubs in the St. Louis area and a
prime mover in the original MacDonnell
Douglas Corporation. As a contest director
(CD) he led many events throughout the
years. He was noted for his night fly-ins and
his candy-drop model which dispensed
goodies from the air.
“Visitors to the National Model Aviation
Museum in Muncie can study Ed’s famous
‘Fly Seat.’ This device replicates the controls
of an actual aircraft and allows an RC model
to be flown in a realistic manner.
“Until recently, Ed has provided a bit of
RC whimsy in each edition of Model
Aviation through pen and ink cartoons called
‘Microhenrys.’ The situations provided on
the page gently poked a bit of fun at the trials
and tribulations of a rather inept flier. In Ed’s
case, the material was not biographical in
nature!
“Unfortunately, recent health concerns
have resulted in Ed having to restrict his
modeling activities. He still enjoys the
friendship of many St. Louis area modelers
as well as the many memories and best
wishes passed along by modelers
nationwide.
“Congratulations to a ‘Maxihenry’ from
all his little ‘Microhenrys’ nationwide!”
St. Charles, Illinois: The Fox Valley Aero
RC Club does something interesting. The
club members collect old model magazines
and place the sticker pictured above on the
cover. Then they place them in barbershops,
doctors’ offices, etc. They find they get some
calls and pick up a member or two.
This information came from Mel Ziska,
an officer of the club.
Charlestown, Indiana: AVP Frank Roales
made a visit to the Southern Indiana RC
Modelers’ swap meet. The club had a great
turnout with modelers coming from
Louisville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and
Evansville. The Civic Center, where the
swap was held, is an excellent location.
St. Louis,
Missouri: The
Lafayette
Esquadrille
held its 10th
annual Old-
Time Control
Line Contest.
There were 20
contestants in
four events:
SAM slow
flight, Old-
Time Stunt,
1/2A Golden
Age Speed, and Perky Speed per 2000 Postal
rules. Ron Carr supplied the photos and
information.
No, that’s not Free Flight or Radio Control,
but John Schifko and Ron Carr with their
SAM Control Line Slow-flight airplanes.
Next we have line-up of models for the 1/2A
Golden Age Speed event.
Associate Vice Presidents
Illinois
John Kallend, 1141 Dartmouth Rd., Flossmoor IL
60422 (708) 798-7242
Hal Parenti, 1920 Buckingham, Westchester IL
60154 (708) 562-5752
Jerry Worden, 400 Alden Dr., Normal IL 61761-
1202 (309) 454-3905
Indiana
Ron Ballard, 6302 N. 700 E., Decatur IN 46733
(219) 724-8934
Gary Bussell, 5000 W. Connie Dr., Muncie IN
47304 (765) 288-3541
Frank Roales, 4585 E. State Road 61, Vincennes
IN 47591 (812) 882-4776
Kentucky
Jim Sears, Box 308, Burgin KY 40310 (606) 748-
5834
Missouri
Bob Underwood, 32 Hollandbush Ct. St. Charles
MO 63304 (636) 939-3394
Ken Booher, 1016 North East Barnes Dr., Lee’s
Summit MO 64086 (816) 524-7715
Frequency Coordinator
Cal Orr, R.R. 1 Box 123B, Higginsville MO 64037
(660) 584-6284, Fax (660) 584-6285
Webmaster
Gary Parenti, 11001 Martindale Dr., Westchester IL
60154 Eve. (708) 531-9556
Illinois / Indiana / Kentucky /
Missouri
Charlie Bauer
Vice President
4944 N. Orange Ave.
Norridge IL 60706-3224
Home: (708) 457-0565
Fax: (708) 457-2177
E-mail: [email protected]
District VI Report
District VI Web page: www.cs.iit.edu/~amadist6/
The first picture has Gus
Vogele preparing his
Perky #27 Old-Time
Speed entry.
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