District II—New Jersey, New York, Europe
Eric Williams
Vice President
rcpilot@nycap.rr.com
4242 Amanda Ln., Schenectady NY 12303
Tel.: (518) 356-2057
www.amadistrict-ii.org
www.facebook.com/DistrictIIAMA
This month, I’ll let the pictures tell most of the story. The 14th Annual District II Fly-In was held on August 27-28, 2016, at Trinca Airport in Andover, New Jersey. Hosted by the Top O’ New Jersey RC Club, this year’s event was the second district fly-in at Trinca.
Many pilots and spectators in attendance remarked about the camaraderie and fun everyone had. As has been tradition at the fly-in, all AMA-legal aircraft are welcome. One-hundred pilots flew everything from foamies to turbines, helicopters, and Giant Scale and Free Flight aircraft.
A dedicated multirotor racing area was set up by the Safety Third Racing Team to demonstrate this exploding area of the hobby. Noticeable was the number of children in attendance, with at least four youngsters flying various aerobatic aircraft and a scale B-17. It’s refreshing to see young people active in the hobby!
New to the event this year was a Saturday night barbecue with live entertainment. Elements such as this are elevating the District II fly-in to notable status. As is customary, the venue rotates to various locations within the district. If your club is interested in hosting the 2017 event, please drop me a line.
Remember, it’s not about what you fly, it’s about the people and the friends you make.
Associate Vice Presidents: Dennis Andreas, Freeport NY; (516) 379-0135; danandreasdhgbsd@juno.com; Fred Backhaus, Medford NY; (631) 289-6964; motoderf@optonline.net; Reid Condon, Greenville NY; (518) 966-8329; rcairforce@live.com; Chuck Davis, Sayville NY; (631) 589-7690; cdavis@verizon.com; Gene Gavin, Staten Island NY; (718) 967-0598; Gavin1957@aol.com; Jon Gerber, Staten Island NY; (718) 984-5013; taxman846@aol.com. Frank Granelli, Rockaway NJ; (973) 625-4995; granellif@aol.com; Bill Hauth, Hamburg NY; (716) 649-8582; toolmrk2000@msn.com; Thomas Murray, Basking Ridge NJ; (908) 766-5656; Anthony Rossi, Somerset NJ; (917) 320-2665; p510851@gmail.com; Joe Sarbello, Woolwich Township NJ; (856) 491-8481; donnajoe244@msn.com; Peter Seiffert, Baldwinsville NY; (315) 635-6370; pseiffe2@gmail.com; Leonard Max Smart, Morrisonville NY; (518) 563-6878; hotrodsbymax@charter.net; Alexander Szemere, Kendall Park NJ; (732) 821-5641; drzsemere@aol.com. CL/FF Coordinator/AVP: David King, South Plainfield, NJ; (732) 672-1783; clmodelpilot@comcast.net. Safety Coordinator/RC Contest Coordinator/AVP: Al Kanser, New Lisbon NY; (607) 293-7974; akanser@hughes.net. Webmaster: Chuck Levine, webmaster@amadistrictii.org.
