District VII Report - 2003/02
Bill Oberdieck Vice President PO Box 1076 Southgate, MI 48195 Tel.: (734) 283-4813 Fax: (734) 283-0650 E-mail: sgaeroinc@comcast.net Web page: http://www.amadistrictvii.org
Visit the International Aeromodeling Center, Muncie, Indiana.
Associate Vice Presidents
- Bren Bailey, 1440 Center St., Marquette, MI 49855; (906) 228-7747; E-mail: bsbailey@nmu.edu
- Larry Brannan, 2181 Cascade Lakes Cir., Grand Rapids, MI 49546; (616) 956-6012; E-mail: lbrannan@yahoo.com
- Ed Bucki, PO Box 324, S. Rockwood, MI 48179; (734) 379-4054; E-mail: Buckstar2@home.net
- Bud Gorman, Box 33, Knife River, MN 55609; E-mail: bgorman@harbornet.net
- Russell Knetzger, 2625 E. Shorewood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI 53211; (414) 962-0637
- Thomas D. Lazar, 435 Hubbell St., Marshall, WI 53559-9409; E-mail: tlazer@yahoo.com
- Bill Millar, 712 Grand Ave., Petoskey, MI 49770; (231) 347-2347; E-mail: wmillar@freeway.net
- Tom Pierce, 6862 Frith Rd., St. Clair, MI 48079; (810) 367-6450; E-mail: tom_pierce_48070@yahoo.com
- Mark E. Robotti, 26540 Olympic Trail, North Lindstrom, MN 55045
Frequency Coordinators
- (West): Al Schwartz, 2787 Fernwood, Roseville, MN 55113; (651) 633-2286
- (East): Pete Waters, 7420 Seven Mile Rd., Northville, MI 48167; (248) 486-4800
This month my column features a collage of club events from the past year (with the exception of the first print).
I had the honor of presenting the Model Aviation Hall of Fame Award to Keith Shaw of Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the NEAT (Northeast Electric Aircraft Technology) Fair in Downsville, New York.
Ray Trindall sent a bit of history on the Fond du Lac Aeromodelers club. He included a newspaper article noting the club has been in existence since 1938, when it was called the Fondy Aeronauts. The club originally had roughly ten members; the name was later changed to the Fond du Lac Aeromodelers.
Ken Sulkowski of the Radio Control Club of Detroit sent this report. Each year the club hosts a fly-in for a local Cub Scout troop and a county youth home to introduce youngsters to aeromodeling. I have mentioned community involvement more than once in this column; these photos are good examples of what a club can do. Great job, guys!
The following print shows that aeromodeling has no age barriers. Dick Graham (78 years young) is shown with his 72-inch-wingspan Liberty Sport getting it ready for a flight. Dick is a member of the Ottumwa Model Flying Club of Ottumwa, Iowa.
James Vanderwalker posted information and photos from the Shawano Big Bird fly-in. Jim reported they had a great turnout of pilots and airplanes, and not even a broken prop.
That's it for another month. I'll have more for the March issue.
Until then, fly safely and introduce someone to aeromodeling. C.A.V.U.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
