160 Model AviAtion
District V
Tony Stillman, District V Vice President; tony@amadistrict-v.org
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
WITH SPRING in full swing, a new
flying season is upon us.
I just came back from attending the
Weak Signals Toledo R/C Expo and the
attendance seemed to be pretty good.
There were lots of things to look at and
purchase, and everyone seemed to be
doing just that.
I attended an Electronic Technology
Committee meeting held on Sunday during
the show. We had plenty to discuss, and 2.4
GHz spread spectrum was the hot topic.
While you may not read much about
these kinds of meetings, be assured that
your AMA is working to protect our
freedom to fly our models. This includes
electronics issues,
Homeland Security
issues, and even FAA
and FCC concerns.
The Lake City, South
Carolina Fly-In was
held April 11, 2009. I
drove up to Lake City
to visit with the club
members of the Lake
City Flying Tigers.
We had some
overnight rains, but
the day dawned with
blue skies and some
wind.
Although this
event was the day
before Easter, roughly
50 pilots were registered for the fly-in.
The Flying Tigers have a great flying
site. It is a full-scale grass runway and
the flightline sets right in the middle of
approximately 2,000 feet of runway.
The club has also made a helipad,
complete with a covered pit area, on
the back side of the field so the
helicopter
pilots have
their own spot
to fly! It is a
really nice
setup and
everyone at the
field makes
you feel very
welcome.
The club
has an event in
the fall as well,
and I hope to
make it back
for that.
Tony Stillman
Vice President
102 Cherrywood Ct.
Brunswick GA 31525;
(912) 242-2407
www.amadistrict-v.org
Safety Coordinator: Red
Scholefield, Newberry
FL; (352) 331-8410;
redscho@
bellsouth.net
Frequency Coordinator: Jose
Soto, Apopka FL;
jsoto5@cfl.rr.com; (407) 814-9641
Associate Vice Presidents
Alabama:
Jhon P. Russell,
Mount Olive AL; (205) 213-5240
hog81254@bellsouth.net
Florida:
Tony Fandino, Miami FL (305)
216-8580; fandino@amadistrictv.
org
Douglas Jones, Venice FL; (561)
715-0173;
shellback76@bellsouth.net
Jose Soto, Apopka FL; (407) 409-
4795); (jsoto5@cfl.rr.com)
Georgia:
Fred L. McClellan, Marietta GA;
(770) 402-6570; north-ga-avp@
mindspring.com
Mississippi:
Paul Verger, Vancleave MS;
(228) 826-4892;
cpaulverger@yahoo.com
Puerto Rico:
Richard Prann, San Juan PR; (787)
777-2143; prann@onelinkpr.net
South Carolina:
Richard Whitely, Summerville SC;
(843) 408-3509; rick@amadistrictv.
org
Tennessee:
Dick Tonan, La Vergne TN;
dtonan@mac.com
Webmaster: Bill Davison
bill@bizwebpage.com
For additional district officers and
volunteers, please see a previous
issue of MA or visit the District V
Web site.
Di s t r i c t V Volunt e e r s
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