District VIII—Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Mark Johnston — Vice President
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 6608 Beck Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
- Tel.: (505) 823-0158
- Web: www.amadistrict-viii.org
On October 5–6, we held our annual District VIII Celebration of Flight and Memorial in Kingsbury, Texas. I would like to thank everyone who came out to the event and supported the Tri-City Flyers, who hosted it.
This gathering is valuable for the district because it brings all of the associate vice presidents (AVPs) together and allows us to bring some staff from AMA Headquarters to make presentations and visit with members.
We enjoyed two good days of flying. Everyone was able to see the AMA Mobile Experience (the education trailer), which houses four flight simulators with large monitors.
The trailer had been in Lake Charles, Louisiana, for an air show the previous week and was headed to the World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) in north Texas the following week, so we were fortunate to have it for the weekend in between.
Randy Brown, our now-official District VIII transportation director, drove the truck and trailer from Lake Charles to Kingsbury, and then Tony Breyen, an AVP in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, drove it to the WAC. Thanks, Randy, for everything you've done over the last couple of months.
Jessy Symmes and Ilona Maine came from AMA Headquarters to visit and talk with members, and were welcomed with open arms, as always.
I want to thank Steve Koelle for taking pictures of the event. Steve put together some videos that you can see in the online version of this app. There is also a slideshow with more photos.
Linda Rice also deserves thanks. I asked her to help with the event and, as always, she did an outstanding job.
I want to thank the Tri-City Flyers for supporting AMA and the district celebration. Thanks to all in the club who helped Linda and Frank make the event a success!
Hope to see you all at the field!
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