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THIS PAST SEPTEMBER I was
privileged to be able to attend the finish of
the reenactment of the 1920s National Air
Tour. Greg Herrick, a man from Minnesota
who heads up the Aviation Foundation of
America, put the tour together.
Greg himself owns roughly 40 of these
historic aircraft and has some of them in his
Golden Wings Museum north of
Minneapolis.
I thought some of these shots would be
of interest to readers of this column. For
additional information about the tour, there
is a Web site at www.nationalairtour.org.
Dan Roob, newsletter editor and secretary
of the Coulee Region Modelers, sent in these
pictures and report.
August 17, 2003 was the seventh annual
Mini-Airfest, which was held at La Crosse,
Wisconsin. Dan wrote that there were 32
pilots is attendance and one came all the
way from St.Thomas in the Virgin Islands!
The event had a full compliment of
various types of flying including helicopters,
3-D, and Electric Combat.
One half of the flightline with Bill Coleman
(far right) directing traffic.
Dan reported that the highlight of the
program was the young pilots’ glider flights.
Al Bushed, a general contractor in the area,
donated 120 gliders to visiting children older
than the age of eight.
Contest director Bob Harold instructs the
young fliers on the proper way to build
and launch their gliders.
Radio Control flying is not just for males.
Joy Jones, helped by Don Kunath, flew at
the Airfest and is enjoying the hobby
immensely.
Don Kunath from Elroy, Wisconsin, with
his 1/3-scale Miss Los Angeles. Don made
everything on this classic aircraft except
the engine by hand. The airplane weighs
52 pounds, has a Quadra 100 engine, and
is a beautiful flyer.
Although no admission or landing fees
were charged, the club did accept donations,
and nearly $1,000 was donated to the
Children’s Miracle Network.
This is a reminder that this is your column
and I can’t be everywhere at the same time.
If you have an event, please send in the
pictures and information to me at the
address in the header.
In the meantime, fly safely, have fun, and
introduce a youngster to our hobby.
C.A.V.U.
Associate Vice Presidents
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
Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/04
Page Numbers: 184
