by Rusty Kennedy | Aug 10, 2015 | Control Line, Events
Hi Gang. Three Norfolk Aeromodeler’s competed at the Jim Coll Memorial Contest (8/8 & 8/9-2015). Saturday morning was cool, windy with a touch of rain coming in. The contest was started with the Pilots Meeting. Just as the meeting was completed a Northern Virginia Control Line member (Scott Richlen) steps onto center stage and ask for John Lindberg to step forward. John was presented with a pair of red suspenders to wear during the contest. Well, John stated that he did not want to be the only person to wear suspenders at the contest. Then Brad Smith, (member of Eastern Shore Aeromodelers), stepped forward and stated that he wore suspenders everyday. So the first picture of the weekend is below. John Lindberg is on the left and Brad Smith is on the right. Saturdays events were OLD TIME SUNT and PROFILE STUNT. The Norfolk Aeromodelers walked away with two trophies. Phil Spillman won first place in the Old Time Expert event. I received a third place trophy in the Profile Advance category. As stated before. “It was windy”. Just about everyone that flew made the comment, “I survived that flight”. Phil Spillman experienced a once is a life time event there Saturday. Phil was flying his winning Old Time flight and all of a sudden two F-16 fighter jets came out of no where and were on top of us at tree top level with an extra loud KA-BOOM. Everyone at the field was hitting the deck. Phil was still flying his Old Time pattern. Just after Phil landed someone yelled, “Phil, you need to check you shorts”....
by Rusty Kennedy | Aug 8, 2015 | Events
Looks like it will be a FUN time. I’ve been to their field and it has two flightlines and lots of room. Must pre register by 8/31 for dinner. RustyK, AVP...
by Rusty Kennedy | Aug 8, 2015 | Events
As of August 8, 210 AMA clubs have registered to celebrate the 3rd National Model Aviation Day. Many thanks to those District IV that registered. Have a great time celebrating and don’t forget to send me pictures. I’ll post them here and on the Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amadistrictIV Send pics to...
by Rusty Kennedy | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
A great winter AMA Club project. http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/history.aspx The AMA History Project What is it? Previously called the AMA History Program, the AMA History Project is an on-going venture to assemble and store the history of model aviation. (We are currently going through our materials now to update them with our new name. Please bear with us while we do that.)How does it do that? It does this by compiling the biographies of aeromodelers and histories of aeromodeling clubs, companies, organizations, and special interest groups (SIGs), and sharing this with the public. These histories are stored online through this website and in research files at the National Model Aviation Museum.Where can I find these? These are available on our website here and at the National Model Aviation Museum....
by Rusty Kennedy | Aug 5, 2015 | Did You Know . . .
Our members have some of the greatest stories, and Tom Hintz, publisher of Flyingrc.net out of Concord, NC is no exception to that. Like many model pilots Tom “got the bug” while flying with his dad as a kid. He later worked at a hobby shop, taught others how to fly, and has continued to enjoy the hobby throughout his life. Tom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease at a young age and wanted to continue to enjoy the hobby he loved and use it to help him fight the disease. The many tasks he has assigned himself for the upkeep of flyingrc.net have been a huge component of continuing to push and exercise his mind, one of the keys to fighting Alzheimer’s. Said Tom, “It is the combination of intense concentration and high levels of enjoyment that make RC flying the most effective therapy I can find.” Tom hopes others will utilize RC the way he has. “One of the reasons I started my web sites was to show other folks with Alzheimer’s (and similar diseases) that with some effort we can use the intense concentration that this hobby demands to drive the brain exercise we need to maintain function. I think it is the combination of intensity and such a high level of fun that makes RC flying unique in how it helps me fend off the advancement of Alzheimer’s. I hope that my RC website demonstrates that and inspires others to use this hobby in their fight against Alzheimer’s.” More about Tom: In the late 1960’s I had the lack of foresight to volunteer for...
