District VIII Report - 2003/09
Arkansas / Louisiana / New Mexico / Oklahoma / Texas
District Vice President
Dr. Sandy Frank Vice President 105 N. Brazos St. Weatherford, TX 76086-3207 Tel/Fax: (817) 599-7131 Email: [email protected]
Associate Vice Presidents
- Buzz Averill, 11608 Singing Arrow Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123
Home: (505) 323-8571; Work: (505) 298-6870
- Lester L. Barry, 4808 N. Rockwell Ave., Bethany, OK 73008-5373
Tel: (405) 789-5373
- Max Blose, 1001 N. Betsy, Waco, TX 76706
Tel: (254) 662-5587
- Ervin "Chick" Frierson, Box 188, Haskell, TX 79521
Tel: (817) 864-3086
- Bill Lee, 601 Van Zandt County Road 4815, Chandler, TX 75758
Tel: (903) 852-5599
- Jim D. Marshall, Box 9092, Mission, TX 78572
Tel: (956) 585-6446
- Randy Randolph, 4873 Fallon Pl., Dallas, TX 75227
Tel: (214) 381-7624
- Jim Rice, 118 E. Wright Blvd., Universal City, TX 78148
Tel: (210) 945-8221
- Ron Stanfield, 26 Oak Ridge Dr., Maumelle, AR 72113-6846
Tel: (501) 851-1697
- Charles Stevens, 226 Delta St., Pasadena, TX 77506
Tel: (713) 473-4995
- Ward Watts, 13415 Joor Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70818
Tel: (225) 261-5974
Frequency Coordinator
- North: Joe DuMond, 6731 Bridge Street, PMB-224, Ft. Worth, TX 76112
Tel: (817) 457-6685
- South: Gene Kent, 2811 Cork Cove, San Antonio, TX 78230
Tel: (210) 308-8043
AMA Display Coordinator
Karen Hopkins 5515 Bridgeton Avenue, Arlington, TX 76018 Tel: (817) 467-9211
Southwestern Aeromodeling Conference — October 3–4, 2003
Please note the new date for the Southwestern Aeromodeling Conference: October 3–4, 2003. If you, your company, your Special Interest Group, or your AMA charter club are interested in establishing a commercial tradeshow display at the October 2003 event, please contact Dr. Sandy Frank at the address above. Applications and registration information are available. Spaces are going fast and will sell out soon, so act now if you want to be an exhibitor.
About Dr. Frank's Involvement
Several people have asked how long I have been involved with model aircraft flying and the AMA organization. A photograph in the next column can best be dated to 1959. I am shown with a Voodoo, a Nobler, and several competition awards. During that period I was flying radio-controlled models with homebuilt tube-type equipment; it was marginally successful. My AMA membership predates that photograph.
Thunderbird Warbird Fly-In
This was the Thunderbird’s seventh annual Warbird Fly-In. Open flying of all aircraft was encouraged, World War I to the present, fixed or rotary wing. There was a free pilots’ lunch and many door prizes. For additional information, see the Thunderbird website: www.fwthunderbirds.org.
Planesmen MAC Yard Sale
The Planesmen MAC held its second annual Model Airplane Yard Sale on May 17 in White Settlement, Texas. Admission was free and the event was hosted at the home of Fred Wolfe. For more information, contact Fred Wolfe at (817) 246-6777.
Lockheed Martin Aeromodelers Club
Above are members of the Lockheed Martin Aeromodelers Club, an indoor flying society. For more information, contact Ed E. Couch at [email protected]. The club members fly many Fridays at 3400 Bryant-Irvin Road, south of I-30, at a Lockheed Martin recreational facility in Ft. Worth, Texas. Flying, fun, and fellowship!
The Academy of Model Aeronautics—the glue that bonds model aircraft enthusiasts together!
Dr. Sandy Frank Your representative to the AMA Executive Council (Board of Directors)
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