District VII
Bill Oberdieck, District VII Vice President; [email protected]
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
AMA member Walt Keating emailed me and pointed out that I had misnamed the twin-engine model pictured in my January 2006 column. Walt noted that it is the Wing Derringer, not the Winged Derringer. He also informed me that he had an opportunity to fly the full-scale airplane. The mistake was a typo on my part; I hope this corrects the issue. My thanks to Mr. Keating for being so observant.
In my columns I have ended at times with “introduce a youngster to our hobby.” I’ve done this for the simple reason that, in order to have our hobby continue, we have to let people know about it. And what better way than to get the youngsters involved?
During my tenure as vice president, I am occasionally asked what the AMA is doing to get more youngsters involved. Well — who is the AMA? Fifty-eight people at Headquarters? The AMA president and all of the district vice presidents? Not hardly. It’s all of us — the membership, the Headquarters staff, and the Executive Council combined. We all have to do our part to create awareness of our hobby/sport. The following is a prime example of what can be done with a little effort.
Jim Rasmussen, secretary of the Mid-State Aeroguidance Club of Marshfield, Wisconsin, sent me this information. Dan Crump, vice president of the club, has made a program for the Marshfield middle schools an annual event.
Recently the club hosted 11 youngsters along with their teachers and a few parents. The program introduces model aeronautics to the youngsters and allows them the opportunity to experience first-hand the feeling we all get in flying our models. An example of how the youngsters feel is the following quote: “This is the best day of my life.” The pictures tell the rest of the story.
Until next time, fly safely, have fun, and introduce a youngster to the hobby.
C.A.V.U.
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