District IV
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
North Carolina, Virginia
Jay Marsh
Vice President
jaymarsh@ama-d4.org
3227 Pine Needles Rd.,
High Point NC 27265
(336) 687-0973
www.amadistrict-iv.org
www.facebook.com/amadistrictIV
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Nic Burhans, VA; (540) 219-9646; nic@ama-d4.org
Bob Burnett, Washington, D.C. SFRA; (703) 742-9682; bobl@ama-d4.org
Rick Cawley, NC; (919) 630-1649; racbc2@yahoo.com
Rusty Kennedy, VA; (757) 812-2812; rustyk716@gmail.com
Richard “Rick” Moreland, MD; (301) 261-7366; rmoreland@verizon.net
Mark Smith, NC; (704) 798-2776; mark@ama-d4.org
Terry Terrenoire, VA; (412)760-4593; terry@ama-d4.org
David Trogdon, NC; (910) 654-1220; dtr’ogdon4967@gmail.com
Mark Weiss, DE; (302)547-4917; markw@ama-d4.org
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS
CL AVP: Jack Rosemere, 609 William St., Cambridge MD 21613; (410) 330-4663; jrosemere@verizon.net
FF AVP: Bob Sowder, 84 Misty Hills Ln., Troutville VA 24175; (540) 525-7086; bsowder@rpet.com
RC: John Bergsmith, 1438 Piney Church Rd., Concord NC 28025; (704) 699-6977; RCcoordinator@ama-d4.org
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AVP
Ray Stinchcomb, (443) 618-8998; govrelations@ama-d4.org
WEBMASTER
Jack Upchurch, webmaster@ama-d4.org
SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINISTRATOR
Douglas LeRoy, social@ama-d4.org
Member to member, club to club ... AMA has implemented the “Share Our Field” program to help our members who are trapped inside the Presidential Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) for Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, find a field to fly at when President Joe Biden goes home and the area becomes a no-fly-zone.
This is a joint effort between Districts II, III, IV. If your club is near the area and will volunteer to share its field primarily on weekends, please inform Ray Stinchcomb, District IV Government Relations Coordinator, at flying-boat44@verizon.net so that your field can be added to the list.
I am thrilled to highlight the news that two of our District IV clubs were chosen to be the AMA Club of Month two months running. In January, the Riverside Aero Modelers Society (RAMS) in East Bend, North Carolina, was honored, and in February, Prince George’s Radio Control Club (PGRC) in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was honored.
With roughly 2,400 chartered clubs, AMA staff makes the selection each month based on community outreach, media presence, and more. Congratulations!
Club President Mills Staylor wrote about the Hampton Road RC’s (HRRC) annual Scale Meet.
It has been said that persistence pays off, and the HRRC in Suffolk, Virginia, proved the point. On Saturday, October 3, 2020, the club scheduled its annual Scale Meet, but it was called off because of a downpour.
It was rescheduled for Saturday, October 17, only to find out that a hunt was scheduled for that same day. The HRRC field is located on a part of the city-owned Lone Star Lakes Park that has three deer hunts a year to thin the herd.
Not to be fazed, the club rescheduled the event for the third time on Halloween. The Scale Meet has long been a successful event for the club and even with the overshadowing COVID-19 hanging over our heads, we had a successful and safe event. There were 23 registered pilots and a good number of Scale aircraft and other models.
A combat demonstration was held with eight participants, which the crowd enjoyed greatly,
along with a candy drop for the kids. Prizes for the three best Scale models were awarded.
Club Secretary/Treasurer David Haywood took first place with his scratch-built 33% Jungmeister that was built from plans by Gary Allen.
Go fly and have fun safely!
