168 MODEL AVIATION
CROWN POINT, INDIANA: Club #1607,
the Crown Point Aeromodelers, held its
annual Chili-Fly on a cold, windy morning.
The chili and coffee were hot and welcome.
Nineteen members of the club made it to the
field. Pictures and information were sent in
by Russ Butchart, club president.
Glen Rhodes guiding his Hangar 9 Ultra
Stick.
Ed Rogala’s Midwest Aerobat breaks ground
for another flight. The skis worked well on
the frosty grass.
Dennis Bradley with his Great Planes
biplane.
Nick Doffin taxis out for takeoff.
Ed Rogala running up his engine with Gary
Gale helping.
George Muff starting his Sporter.
Filling up on chili and coffee.
The brave ones.
Arlington Heights, Illinois: The following
was sent in by LeRoy Cordes. The pictures
are from Forest View Educational Center in
Arlington Heights, where the group teaches
an education course called Come Fly Indoor
with Us. There are usually approximately 25
registered students.
This table bears a fleet of “Hooghkirks,” an
indoor RC model utilizing the electronics
from the Air Hog aircraft. This model was
designed by Don Hooghkirk.
Next we have (L to R) Don Hooghkirk,
LeRoy Cordes, and Mike McGee, chief
instructor.
District VI
Charlie Bauer, District VI Vice President; [email protected]
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Charlie Bauer
Vice President
4944 N. Orange Ave.,
Norridge IL 60706
Tel.: (708) 457-0565;
Fax: (708) 457-2177
District VI Web site:
www.cs.iit.edu/~amadist6/
Associate Vice
Presidents
Kentucky:
Dennis Baack, Bowling Green
KY; (270) 783-4004
Illinois:
Hal Parenti, Westchester IL;
(708) 562-5752
Indiana:
Ron Ballard, Decatur IN;
(260) 724-8934
Gary Bussell, Muncie IN;
(765) 288-3541
Frank Roales, Vincennes IN;
(812) 882-4776
Missouri:
Randy Cameron, Springfield
MO; (417) 889-6254
Jim Cianciolo, Independence
MO; (816) 795-7382
Bob Underwood, St. Charles
MO; (636) 939-3394
Webmaster: Gary Parenti,
Westchester IL;
Eve. (708) 531-9556
Safety Coordinator: Walter
Voyt, Joliet IL; (815) 725-4677
Frequency Coordinator: Mel
Ziska, Naperville IL;
(630) 357-7350
District VI Volunteers
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