District VI Report
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 Web site: www.cs.iit.edu/~amadist6/
Associate Vice Presidents
- Kentucky
- Lew McFarland, 3404 Keithshire Way, Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 223-1237
- Illinois
- John Kallend, 1141 Dartmouth Rd., Flossmoor, IL 60422, (708) 798-7242
- Hal Parenti, 1920 Buckingham, Westchester, IL 60154, (708) 562-5752
- Bob Walker, 20 White Oak Cir., St. Charles, IL 60174, (630) 377-7663
- 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
- Missouri
- Bob Underwood, 32 Hollandbush Ct., St. Charles, MO 63304, (636) 939-3394
- Jim Cianciolo, 3014 Viking Court, Independence, MO 64057, (816) 795-7382
Webmaster
Gary Parenti 11001 Martindale Dr., Westchester, IL 60154 Evening: (708) 531-9556
Frequency Coordinator
Julian L. Pugh 5N391 Harvest Ln., St. Charles, IL 60175 (630) 513-1951
Safety Coordinator
Walter Voyt 604 E. Palladium Dr., Joliet, IL 60435 (815) 725-4677
Naperville, Illinois
The Propmasters R/C Aero Club made a little history by beating its archrival, the Suburban RC Barnstormers of Bloomingdale, Illinois, in an annual intraclub fun-fly event.
This year's fun-fly contest was called "Simulated Medical Supply Drop" and was held at the Barnstormers' Pratt's Wayne Woods field in DuPage County, Illinois. Twenty-four pilots participated in the competition, split evenly between the two clubs.
In this competition, a small metal washer with an attached ribbon is released from a model while in flight. The metal washer's distance to a target is measured. The five closest washers dropped by the Propmasters averaged 9 feet from the target, while the Barnstormers' average was 12 feet.
This is the first time in 14 consecutive years of competition that the Propmasters have beaten the Barnstormers. Some members of the Propmasters have been club members for more than 14 years and cannot remember ever beating the Barnstormers and having the winning prize: an engraved trophy in the club's possession for a year.
Larry Dudkowski explained the rules for the day's competition.
After the fun-fly, both clubs enjoyed hot dogs, bratwurst, stories, and flying together for the rest of the day. Rumor has it that the Barnstormers are practicing and planning to win the trophy back.
The pictures and information were sent in by Walter Voyt.
Somerset, Kentucky
The Somerset Model Airplane Club dedicated its new flying field in 2004.
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