District VIII—Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Lawrence Harville
Vice President
lawharv@yahoo.com
932 Calloway St., Hurst TX 76053
tel: (817) 781-9615;
www.amadistrict-viii.org
I have to say District VIII is very busy at this time of the year. All five states are crammed with club events, so get out there and fly.
Must-see-and-do list:
- August 5-6: Sulphur LA; Cub and Cousins Fun Fly, Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society
- August 19-21: Albuquerque NM; F5J Electric Soaring Challenge, Albuquerque Soaring Association
- August 26: Abernathy TX; West Texas Warbirds, Wings Miniature Aircraft Society
- August 27: Maumelle AR; Float Fly, Mid Arkansas R/C Society
Sparkplug of the month
At the Baton Rouge RC Club in Louisiana, I ran across these two men who are involved in almost everything.
Thomas Lillie (R), maintenance, and Tommy Golson, CD and cook.
At the field was Rick Bello, the Baton Rouge RC Club webmaster.
A turbine-powered Derrick Martin.
Royce Lumus shows off his latest beauty.
Grant Schroeder was seen at the Fort Worth Senior Pattern Event.
The Fort Worth Thunderbirds RC Association’s Thunderbird Field was recognized by the AMA as a National Aeromodeling Historic Landmark.
(L-R) Tom Blakeney, Chris Berardi, Joe Jopling, Lawrence Harville, James Meadows, and Steve Ehlers.
Associate Vice President of the Month is Bill Holland, who has covered Oklahoma since 2010.
Bill started flying models at the age of 11 and has flown RC for the past 32 years. He is a full-scale pilot and a consultant for the FAA Safety Team, and he assists with EMS air medical issues.
Bill is an AMA contest director (CD), Leader Member, Large Model Inspector, and serves on the Flying Site Improvement Committee. A director of regional, national, and international Scale competitions, and chief judge for Top Gun for 22 years, he also competes in Scale and RC Aerobatics competitions.
Bill is a great person to have at the field because he is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. Active in his community, he serves on the Tulsa Flight Nite Charity. Be sure to say hi to Bill and his wife, Sharon, when you see them.
Associate Vice Presidents: Benny Behrens, Pearland TX: (832)499-2043; cbbehrens@comcast.net Bill Holland, Prague OK: (405)626-1386; billholland@gmail.com; Woody Lake, Forth Worth TX: (817) 675-7613; at6pilot@att.net; Jim D. Marshall, Alton TX: (956)984-9474; jmarshe52@aol.com; Stew Moore, Jefferson TX: (903)665-7501; mooremesst@netscape.com; Brian Regan, Albuquerque NM: (505)508-6693; brain23@centurylink.net; Randy Ritch, Magnolia TX: (281)701-3121; randyrritch.dist8@yahoo.com; Olen Rutherford, Dardenelle AR: (479)229-0403; email: olenrutherford@yahoo.com; Doug Staines, Benton TX: (254)780-3512; dstaines@vm.com; Gary Strickland, Hooks TX: (903)278-5703; garystrie@gmail.com; Cliff Tovn, Dumas TX: (806)935-3063; tovn.cliff@hotmail.com; Ed Valls, Seguin TX: (830)303-9921; edwarda10pilot@aol.com; Jerry Walters, Maurice LA: (337)298-7755; jeromefw@bellsouth.net. AVP-Safety Tony Breyen, Wichita Falls TX: (940)733-2803; awb1056@ sbcglobal.net. RC Contest Coordinator Douglas E. Powell, Wichita Falls TX: (940)691-8348; chie2@sbcglobal.net. CL/FF Contest Coordinator: Contact AMA Headquarters at cpeirce@modelaircraft.org.
