District VII Report - 2004/06

June 2004 171
I WANT TO
INTRODUCE
Tom Ryan, District
VII’s newest AVP
who brings to
District VII a
varied background
that will be of great
help especially with
turbine issues.
Again this month I am pushing our
District VII Web site at
www.amadistrictvii.org. I started it for the
membership of the district and now I have
a new Webmaster to keep it going. I hope
that this time it will be successful.
In the meantime, I have been visiting
mall shows and swap meets attempting to
get some member input on various issues.
I’ve also explained that it is becoming
increasingly important that we pay more
attention to safety issues.
I have asked all the District VII
associate vice presidents (AVPs) to assist
me in helping to reduce some of the
liabilities associated with safety. I’ve
given them the title of Chief Safety Officer
and they will be looking into potential
problems and bringing them to the
attention of the CD and or club safety
officer.
This is not intended to be a police
action nor is it to be construed as such, but
sometimes we can be so close to the trees
we can’t see the forest.
Russ Burkett, secretary for the Cadillac
Area Modelers Society (CAMS) in
Cadillac Michigan, sent in this report of
the club’s 27th annual Labor Day Fun-Fly.
The aerial shot of the field was taken with
a 35mm self-winding camera mounted in
an Easy Fly .40 flown by Russ.
Russ noted that there were
approximately 40 pilots who attended,
flying everything including helicopters and
a variety of fixed-wing aircraft. There was
a spectator attendance of more than 400.
Not to shabby for a small-town turnout.
The CAMS are looking for a bigger and
better turnout in 2004. Anyone who is
interested in information for this year’s
event should contact Russ at
[email protected].
CAMS parade float prior to the fun-fly. (L
to R) Ken Haysner, Dennis Renneker,
and Ed Savage.
The spectator line behind the ready line
at the CAMS fly-in.
From the Southwest High Flyers RC club
comes the next report by Bob Kant. Bob
went into much detail about how fond
everyone is of the flying site owners, Dave
and Helen Boldt. He noted how much the
Boldt’s have contributed to make this a
premier flying site. Because of space, we’ll
just have to show some of the pictures.
Boldt International RC field in Rushmore,
Minnesota.
Dave and Helen Boldt.
The flightline at the Boldt International
and Southwest High Flyers field.
The Southwest High Flyers’ lunch
counter.
In closing I have one more thing to
mention. Remember, safety is no accident.
Let’s all do our best to help reduce
accidents and please make sure that your
local EMS and police departments know
where your field is located. A few minutes
in an emergency could make a big
difference.
Till the next time, have fun, fly
safely, and introduce a kid to our
hobby/sport. 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
Tom Ryan, Box 1111, Milwaukee WI 53201; (414)
881-0070; E-mail: [email protected]
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
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