District V—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Kris Dixon
Vice President
gaffrfd3@gmail.com
2389 Dublin Eastman Rd., Dexter GA 31019
Tel.: (478) 484-3845; www.amadistrict-v.org
Don Wise, South Carolina associate vice president (AVP), sent in the following event report.
The Congaree Flyers’ annual Spring Club Fly-In was held on April 11, 2015, in Gaston, South Carolina. The weather was fine and the 26 pilots enjoyed a lazy day of flying. The 60 x 600-foot grass runway is complemented by a 15 x 300-foot fabric runway for small-wheeled models. Both runways saw a lot of use from diverse types of aircraft including electrics, gas, nitro, and turbines.
This report, on a newly formed aeromodeling club, comes from AVP Dave Wenzel.
In Effingham County, Georgia, there is a club that has been flying under the radar for years that has decided it might be the right time to join AMA, make the county officials happy, and protect themselves and their flying site.
I have attended two meetings. After they voted to get their AMA charter, I joined the club. They are now in the process of electing officers and writing bylaws. I continue to help them and will soon announce the formation of Sand Hill.
I feel that this is an AVP’s basic responsibility and one that is sincerely rewarding. Please stay tuned.
The Huntsville Heli Flyers (HHF) club held its annual fun-fly April 17-19, 2015, at its site on the Alabama A&M University Campus. Despite a damp start on Friday, Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day for flying.
With 80 registered pilots and hundreds of spectators, everyone enjoyed lots of flight time or enjoyed seeing some of the top pilots in the world. Two of this year’s FAI FC3 team members, Nick Maxwell and Daniel Hiatt, are HHF club members. They provided a demonstration of the flight routine with commendation by Gordie Meade.
This was the second year for a dedicated Scale flight station and we are hoping to help build the Scale helicopter community in the Huntsville area. We are already looking forward to next year’s event.
