District VII Report - 2003/06

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THIS MONTH I want to remind you that
the AMA Homecoming is June 6, 7, and 8
in Muncie, Indiana, and the Grand Event is
also scheduled for June 6, 7, and 8 in Des
Moines, Iowa.
I am planning to spend some time at
each event with the thought of meeting as
many District VII members as possible.
In the meantime, District VII’s new
Associate Vice President (AVP), Jon
McVay, has supplied us with his first
article.
Jon reports that approximately 60
registered pilots gathered at the University
of Northern Iowa at the UNI-Dome for an
Indoor fly-in March 1 and 2, 2003. Pilots
came from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
Roughly 75% of the entrants were Radio
Control aircraft and 25% were Free Flight.
Bob Nelson was the contest director for the
event.
Bob Wilder, from the National Indoor
Remote Aircraft Council (NIRAC), set a
new national record flying his aircraft for
more than 20 minutes using only six 50
mAh cells. The aircraft weighed a total of
80 grams including batteries. Jon
performed one of his first duties as AVP
by weighing and validating Wilder’s
aircraft. Unfortunately, there is no picture
of the record flight.
Jeanne Tubman, the event chairperson for
the Rosedale International R/C Fliers of
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, sent in the
following report of the club’s annual funfly
on August 24, 2002. Some of the
attendees came from Goulais River,
Canada and as far as Florida.
There were approximately 50 in all,
including AMA past president and Radio
Control modeler Don Lowe. Don is
reported to have put on some flying
demonstrations with his 1/3-scale Sukhoi.
As a change of pace from showing
airplanes and flying, John Clark of the Tri-
Valley R/C Fliers (TVRC) sent these to
show off the club shelter and a novel
Christmas tree that was put together by
Loren Belisle.
John states
the club has
approximately
230 members
and that only
20 or so of
them are
hearty enough
souls to brave
the winter
months to get
together to
fly. (They are
heck of lot
heartier than I
am!—Bill)
I’m sure there are a lot of club activities
that go on in our district that other clubs
would like to know about, and I keep
asking for clubs to have someone send in
photos and a brief article.
There are a few things that have to be
included when sending in articles. One of
the most important items is to place names
with the faces in the pictures, and of
course, the proper spelling of the names.
And please make sure it is legible.
In the future when you send in pictures,
please include the names of people in the
shots, and please do not write on the back
of the picture. Use a Post-it note.
Until next time, see ya at the field. Fly
safely, have fun, and introduce someone to
our hobby. C.A.V.U.
Associate Vice Presidents
Bren Bailey, 1440 Center St., Marquette MI 49855;
(906) 228-7747; E-mail: [email protected]
Larry Brannan, 2181 Cascade Lakes Cir., Grand
Rapids MI 49546; (616) 956-6012; E-mail:
[email protected]
Ed Bucki, PO Box 324, S. Rockwood MI 48179;
(734) 379-4054; E-mail: [email protected]
Bud Gorman, Box 33, Knife River MN 55609;
E-mail: [email protected]
Russell Knetzger, 2625 E. Shorewood Boulevard,
Milwaukee WI 53211; (414) 962-0637
Thomas D. Lazar, 435 Hubbell St., Marshall WI
53559-9409; E-mail: [email protected]
Jon McVay, 5 Hillcrest Heights Ln., Mount Vernon
IA 52314-9611; (319) 895-6527; E-mail:
[email protected]
Bill Millar, 712 Grand Ave., Petoskey MI 49770
(231) 347-2347; E-mail: [email protected]
Tom Pierce, 6862 Frith Rd., St. Clair MI 48079
(810) 367-6450; E-mail:
[email protected]
Mark E. Robotti, 26540 Olympic Trail, North
Lindstrom MN 55045
Frequency Coordinators
(West): Al Schwartz, 2787 Fernwood, Roseville
MN 55113; (651) 633-2286
(East): Pete Waters, 7420 Seven Mile Rd.
Northville MI 48167; (248) 486-4800
District VII Report
Iowa / Michigan /
Minnesota / Wisconsin
Bill Oberdieck
Vice President
Box 1076
Southgate MI 48195
Tel.: (734) 283-4813
Fax: (734) 283-0650
E-mail: [email protected]
District VII Web page: www.amadistrictvii.org