District VII Report - 2003/05
Here it is — another month, but this time I have an important announcement. All you Iowans, listen up!
Announcements
- The Grand Event is scheduled for June 6, 7, and 8, 2003. It will be held at Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa.
- District VII has a new Associate Vice President (AVP) who lives in Iowa: Jon McVay. Jon has accepted the position and will be the Iowa contact.
Jon has been an aeromodeler for many years, involved in Free Flight (FF) and Control Line. He has participated at the Nats and is no stranger to the winner's circle. His current interests are electric flight, FF rubber power, and small electrics. Jon also served in the USAF as a cryptographer and is currently retired from the fluid power industry. His contact information is in the sidebar. Welcome, Jon.
I would be remiss if I didn't say how pleased I am that Jon has accepted the position of District VII AVP. There have been countless calls asking when Iowa would have a representative, and now it has come to fruition.
Club reports
#### Headwaters Radio Control Flying Club — Park Rapids, MN Brian Goldammer, president of the Headwaters RC Flying Club, reported on their fourth annual fun-fly last August. The event is strictly for fun and had 34 registered pilots from all over the state. There were also events for youngsters to try their hand at flying RC aircraft; the club gave the youngsters some model airplane kits (Brian did not specify what kind).
Tom Murphy of Fargo, North Dakota, won the aerobatics category and the People's Choice award with his biplane.
#### North Country Model Controllers — Bemidji, MN Fred Sanford reported that this event is the largest Northern Minnesota fly-in. There were 41 registered pilots, from as far away as Fargo, North Dakota, and Rainy River, Ontario, Canada. The club also sponsored a catered Saturday night dinner for all the pilots.
#### Rice Lake Model Club — Rice Lake, WI Doug Zimmer reported that the Rice Lake Model Club has entered a program with local schools to introduce model aviation in conjunction with the Reading Is Fundamental program. Club members demonstrate and explain the workings of a model aircraft, emphasizing that reading is important to learning about models. Doug, along with members Kirby Crawford and Jim Kleven, make presentations to five elementary schools in the district. This is an excellent way to get youngsters interested in model aviation and aviation as a possible career.
District forum
We have a forum set up on the Internet, open to all District VII members. If you have a question, suggestion, or something of interest, don't be bashful. Please use common sense and refrain from derogatory remarks or profane language. The URL is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMA_D7/. See you there.
Closing
Until next time, introduce a youngster to our hobby.
C.A.V.U.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
