District VIII - 2012/02

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ELECTION RESULTS are in and new
AMA President Bob Brown, and Executive
Vice President (EVP) Gary Fitch will be
joined on the Executive Council by some
new members.
Replacing Gary as District II vice
president (VP) is Eric Williams; replacing
Bob in District III is Mark Radcliff;
replacing Bill Oberdieck in District VII is
Tim Jesky; and in District XI, Mike
Mosbrooker replaces Bruce Nelson. All
other incumbents remain the same. Your
AMA leadership will be quite different in
2012!
I thank Bill and Bruce for their
friendship and wisdom throughout the
years. I wish you Godspeed in your new
endeavors.
To all of the new faces and familiar
faces in new jobs, thanks for accepting the
positions; we are facing new challenges that
will forever impact modeling!
Bob and Gary are both veterans of the
EC and have visions for the future of our
organization. Please support them as they
begin their new duties and provide them
with your ideas and concerns as they lead us
into the future.
I want to thank Mark Smith for his many
years of service to the Academy as District
IX VP, EVP, and as the acting president
since April 2011. Mark’s extensive
marketing background and organizational
skills will be missed! He is ready to retire
here, in District VIII, in Arkansas. If you
run across Mark, Bill, or Bruce, please
thank them for volunteering time and
energy to better our organization.
February is the month for the long-awaited
Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)
to be released by the FAA. If it is released, I
ask each reader of this column to energize
their modeling friends, family, neighbors,
and anyone else to assist in our efforts to
nullify, or at least lessen, the impact of that
rule on aeromodeling. Make sure you visit
the AMA website (www.modelaircraft.org)
and watch your email for information on
how to become involved in this effort.
Rich Hanson and his work group
continue to discuss the issue with the FAA.
They have a two-day, face-to-face meeting
scheduled at the AMA EXPO in Ontario,
California, in January 2012. Hopefully, that
will help finalize the efforts to prepare for
the NPRM.
Jason Cunningham sent a photo of Billy
Langford, president of Model Aviators of
South Arkansas, and Dale Gleason, the
2010 Profile Stunt Champion, presenting
the 2011 trophy to Mike Donovan.
Winter is upon us, so it is a good time to
get those new projects finished and do
maintenance on the aircraft and support
equipment you intend to use when the
weather allows. The safety of your aircraft
and others at the flying site depends on you
doing these things well. Be thorough and
picky as you inspect or build!
Of course, some in District VIII do not
have a building/maintenance season. I
suggest that those of you who fall into this
category find time to do your own
inspection and maintenance to keep
everything up to speed.
Have fun and fly safely. See you on the
flightline!
District VIII
Jim Rice, District VIII Vice President; [email protected]
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Jim Rice
Vice President
4810 El Gusto San
Antonio TX 78233
Tel.: (210) 213-0299
www.AMA-Dist-8.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Jack Hogan, Chandler TX;
(903) 849-4193 (Evenings)
Bill Holland, Edmond OK;
(405) 562-1327
Mark S. Johnston, Albuquerque
NM; (505) 823-0158
Jim D. Marshall, Alton TX;
(956) 984-9474
Jon Martin, Rayne LA;
(337) 783-2759
Jack Matlock, Live Oak TX;
(210) 413-4846
Randy Ritch, Magnolia TX;
(281) 701-3121
Doug Staines, Belton TX;
(254) 780-3512
Ron Stanfield, Maumelle AR;
(501) 851-1697
Cliff Town, Dumas TX;
(806) 935-3063; town_cliff@
hotmail.com
Pat Willcox, Kingwood TX;
(281) 358-1750
Frequency Coordinator
Gene Kent, Tomball TX;
(281) 255-4805
Safety Coordinator
Randy Brown, Kemah TX; (713)
515-5552; randybbrown@
earthlink.net
AMA Display Coordinator
David Johns, Deer Park TX;
(281) 476-4820
RC Contest Coordinator
Douglas E. Powell, Wichita Falls
TX; (940) 691-8348;
[email protected]
CL/FF Contest Coordinator
Bill Lee, Chandler TX;
(903) 852-5599; [email protected]
District VIII Volunteers (
L-R) Dale, Mike, and Billy. Mike is holding the big trophy that he will keep for a
year.
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