Here is a report from Owen Maupin, one of
the District V associate vice presidents
(AVP). How about getting married at the
flying field?
“What does
a wedding
have to do
with RC
airplanes? Everything when the couple getting
married is David Payne and Kim Covey!
“The wedding guest list read like a Who’s
Who in the world of RC. There were people
from Horizon Hobby, Team JR, Carden
Aircraft, Extreme Flight RC, RC Groups,
Hobby Lobby, and more.
“A number of firefighters from the
Chattanooga Fire Department were in the
wedding. David has served
as a full-time fireman for
several years now but will
be leaving the department to
go to work for Horizon
Hobby.
“The wedding reception
was held at the Chattanooga
Radio Control Club. Good
friends, good food, and
great flying! Now that’s the
kind of wedding reception
I’m talking about!
“We wish David and
Kim all the best and thanks
for letting us be a part of
their big day!”
170 MODEL AVIATION
WITH THE FALL comes cooler weather (I hope!), and that means great flying weather! As
usual, District V is always busy with events.
My wife has had a recurrence of her breast cancer, so I have been busy at the hospital and
helping her as best I can. Hopefully all will be well, and I’ll be back on the event trail in the fall.
Tony Stillman
Vice President
3702 N. Pace Blvd.,
Pensacola FL 32505
Tel.: (850) 324-5832
www.amadistrict-v.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Alabama:
Lamar Blair, Decatur AL;
(256) 303-8349; lamarblair
@amadistrict-v.org
Jhon P. Russell, Mount Olive AL;
(205) 213-5240
hog81254@bellsouth.net
Florida:
Gene Martine, Jacksonville FL;
gmflying@bellsouth.net
Jim Saiff, Tampa FL; (813)-969-
4262; jsaiffchipmunkrc@
verizon.net
Jose Soto, Apopka FL;
jsoto5@cfl.rr.com
Tony Fandino, Hialeah FL
tony@ajfnet.com
Georgia:
Bob Dixon, Macon GA;
rldixon3@cox.net
Nick Wright, Moultrie GA;
gmcsierra91@hotmail.com
Freddie L. McClellan, Marietta
GA; (770) 402-6570; fred@
amadistrict-v.org
Mississippi:
Paul Verger, Biloxi MS;
(228) 826-4892
Terry W. Boston, Byhalia MS;
(662) 838-5541; TBoston1@
midsouth.rr.com
Puerto Rico:
Richard Prann, San Juan PR; Day
(800) 424-1322; Cell (787) 643-
0373; prann@onelinkpr.net
South Carolina:
Jim Fender, Batesburg SC; (803)
414-2591; fenderjw@gmail.com
Roger Marshall, Camden SC;
(803) 432-2347;
spacewalker@bellsouth.net
Tennessee:
Charles R. Anderson,
Chattanooga TN; (423) 227-6725;
Chas1025@msn.com
Albert Glenn, Memphis TN; (901)
647-4211); atglennmtn@aol.com
Owen Maupin, Collegedale TN;
(423) 240-3525;
owen@amadistrict-v.org
Billy Miller, Blountville TN; (423)
335-2486; hms@preferred.com
Dick Tonan, La Vergne TN;
dtonan@compuserve.com
Safety Coordinator: Red
Schofield, Newberry FL; (352)
331-8410; redscho@
bellsouth.net
Frequency Coordinator: Nick
Wright, Moultrie GA; (229) 324-
7674; gmcsierra91@
hotmail.com D
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Mr. and Mrs. David Payne.
How’s this for a wedding
cake! I didn’t know Yaks
tasted so good.
District V
Tony Stillman, District V Vice President; tony@amadistrict-v.org
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
AVP Dick Tonan sent in this report on the
Volunteer State Model Aviators.
“The Volunteer State Model Aviators
(VSMA) Fly-In was held June 25, 2006 in
Springfield, Tennessee. Tucked away in the
rural area between Nashville and Clarksville
is the home field for the VSMA. The field
features a good-sized, well-groomed, grass
runway and plenty of shade for those hot
Tennessee summer days.
“While it’s important that a club to have
a good flying field to make an event
successful, having a bunch of friendly and
hospitable members is even more important
and this club has an abundance of them!
Among the members are two of the
friendliest people you’ll meet: Mike and
Sally Stokes.
“Mike is the president of the club and it’s
evident that Sally provides him with great
support. A unique feature of a VSMA event
is that Sally cooks up a delicious batch of
sausage with peppers and onions that
certainly augments the standard fare of hot
dogs and hamburgers. Assisting Sally at the
grills during this event was member Pat
Reese along with Mike helping out.
“While this was a two-day event, a
schedule conflict meant that I could only
attend on Sunday. As you would expect,
attendance was much greater on Saturday.
One well-represented group on Sunday was
the Cane Ridge
Park contingent
who flew a good
collection of Giant
Scale models.
“The VSMA
club is a founding
member of the new
Middle Tennessee
Radio Control
Club Association.
Their field will be
the venue for the
first-ever event this
fall for the new
association.
“The six clubs
will pitch in to
make this a
memorable event.
Details will be
announced soon.
You don’t want to
miss this one.”
Mike and Sally Stokes.
Pat Reese helped out
on the grill.
