Edition: Model Aviation - 2017/09
Page Numbers: 124
Portrait of Lawrence Harville wearing a red shirt.

District VIII—Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Portrait of Lawrence Harville wearing a red shirt.

Lawrence Harville
Vice President

lawharv@yahoo.com
932 Calloway St., Hurst TX 76053
Tel.: (817) 781-9615;
www.amadistrict-viii.org

District VIII Rally: We are holding a district-wide gathering in Texas in cooperation with the Wichita Falls RC Club fly-in on October 14, 2017. We will honor Doug Powell for his 20 years of service in District VIII. Let’s make this a giant affair.

The event calendar is packed. Check the District VIII website for all activities. Some must-see events include:

  • September 3: El Paso, Texas; Ray Hall Scale Memorial Fly-In sponsored by the El Paso Radio Controllers
  • September 13-16: Monaville, Texas; B-17 gathering sponsored by Bomber Field
  • September 15-16: Fairfield Bay, Arkansas; Lake Area Fun Flyers 12th Annual Fun Fly sponsored by the Lake Area Fun Flyers Squadron
  • September 15-16: Tulsa, Oklahoma; Warbirds Over Tulsa sponsored by the Tulsa Glue Dobbers
  • September 16-17: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Annual Road Runner Pattern Classic sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Flying Machine
  • September 22-24: Spaceport America, New Mexico; Spaceport America Drone Summit 2017 sponsored by the AMA
  • September 23-24: Catoosa, Oklahoma; Sooner State Stunt Championships sponsored by the Tulsa Glue Dobbers Control Line Club
  • September 29-30: Monroe, Louisiana; Floyd McCarty Memorial Fly In sponsored by the Back of the Bend Flying Club
  • September 30-October 1: Kingsbury, Texas: District VIII Celebration of Flight/Rice Memorial sponsored by the Tri-City Flyers
Attendees pose beside a model jet at the Texas Jet Event.
Pictured is a group of those in attendance on Friday at the Texas Jet Event 2017 hosted by the Northeast Texas RC Club in Mt. Pleasant. A much larger crowd was in attendance on Saturday with some amazing jets.

Pictured is a group of those in attendance on Friday at the Texas Jet Event 2017 hosted by the Northeast Texas RC Club in Mt. Pleasant. A much larger crowd was in attendance on Saturday with some amazing jets.

Five District VIII members pose outdoors.
Members from District VIII attended Joe Nall Week in May. (L-R) AVP Johnny Hunt; District VIII Vice President Lawrence Harville; from the New Orleans Ringmasters Club, Allan Perret; from the Dallas Model Aircraft Association; and Priscilla and Mike Scott. Mike serves as a contest director and has been the club secretary, treasurer, and president.

(L-R) Gus Hudson, event contest director; Johnny Hunt, associate vice president (AVP); Doug Mercier, and Rick Irvin.

Four men pose together at an outdoor model-aircraft event.
(L-R) Gus Hudson, event contest director; Johnny Hunt, associate vice president (AVP); Doug Mercier, and Rick Irvin.

At the Fort Worth Thunderbirds Warbirds over Benbrook: (L-R) Rick and Sid Jenkins, Rick Frazer, Ron Beck, Bob Dannewitz, and Patty and Neil Poort.

A group poses at the Fort Worth Thunderbirds Warbirds event.
At the Fort Worth Thunderbirds Warbirds over Benbrook: (L-R) Rick and Sid Jenkins, Rick Frazer, Ron Beck, Bob Dannewitz, and Patty and Neil Poort.

The 1970 Fort Worth Thunderbirds club president, Ed Furche.

Ed Furche holds a model military aircraft outdoors.
The 1970 Fort Worth Thunderbirds club president, Ed Furche.

Members from District VIII attended Joe Nall Week in May. (L-R) AVP Johnny Hunt; District VIII Vice President Lawrence Harville; from the New Orleans Ringmasters Club, Allan Perret; from the Dallas Model Aircraft Association; and Priscilla and Mike Scott. Mike serves as a contest director and has been the club secretary, treasurer, and president.

Model aircraft displayed on a grass flightline beneath canopies.
Here’s the flightline from the Guthrie OK, Dawn Patrol event. Photo by Mike Pennell.

Here’s the flightline from the Guthrie OK, Dawn Patrol event. Photo by Mike Pennell.

Two people stand beside a red Fokker aircraft at an outdoor event.
AVP Bill Holland with his two favorites: his wife, Sharon, and his 50% Fokker at the Guthrie OK, Dawn Patrol event. Pennell photo.

AVP Bill Holland with his two favorites: his wife, Sharon, and his 50% Fokker at the Guthrie OK, Dawn Patrol event. Pennell photo.

Associate Vice Presidents: Benny Behrens, Pearland TX; (832) 499-2043; cbbehrens@comcast.net; Bill Holland, Prague OK; (405) 626-1386; billholland@gmail.com; Tom Holmsley, El Paso TX; (915) 588-8735; dholmsley@elp.rr.com; Johnny Hunt, Godley TX; (817) 905-8124; huntsranch@aol.com; Woody Lake, Forth Worth TX; (817) 675-7613; at6pilot@att.net; Jim D. Marshall, Alton TX; (956) 984-9474; jmarshq52@aol.com; Stew Moore, Jefferson TX; (903) 665-7501; mooremas1@netscape.com; Brian Regan, Albuquerque NM; (505) 508-6693; brain23@centurylink.net; Randy Ritch, Magnolia TX; (281) 701-3121; randyritch.dist8@yahoo.com Olen Rutherford, Dardanelle AR; (479) 229-0403; email: olenrutherford@yahoo.com; Doug Staines, Belton TX; (254) 780-3512; dstaines@vvm.com; Gary Strickland, Hooks TX; (903) 278-5703; garystric@gmail.com; Cliff Town, Dumas TX; (806) 290-3043; town_cliff@hotmail.com; Ed Valls, Seguin TX; (830) 303-9921; edward10pilot@aol.com; Jerry Walters, Maurice LA; (337) 298-7755; jerome1w@bellsouth.net. AVP-Safety: Tony Breyen; Wichita Falls TX; (940) 733-2803; awb1056@sbcglobal.net. RC Event Sanction Coordinator: Amanda Coke, Dalhart TX; (806) 282-4227; amanda_coke@yahoo.com. CL/FF Event Sanction Coordinator: Contact AMA Headquarters at cpeirce@modelaircraft.org.