District V

District V

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands

Welcome back to District V! There was a lot of action in District V this month, so I’ll get right to it.

I want to thank the members of the Sundancer’s RC Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, for welcoming me like an old friend and hosting a wonderful Giant Scale Fly-In at the club’s awesome field on April 16-17.

I also had a chance to check in on the International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) competition in Jacksonville, Florida, where Contest Director Peter Jackson did a great job of keeping the flightline moving.

My last stop was Top Gun, where where Bret Becker was named Mr. Top Gun with his impressive U-2 Dragonlady for the second straight year. Bret and his wife and caller, Wency, made the trip from Dayton, Ohio.

Two men standing beside a large model airplane at Top Gun — I visited with former Houston Oilers quarterback Craig Bradshaw at Top Gun. Craig is the younger brother of Terry Bradshaw. He’s a great guy to hang out with and loves modeling.

Dave Patrick (L) and Tim Len doing the difficult job of flight judging at Top Gun. It’s hot and loud with a tense competitive atmosphere and these men do a tremendous service to the hobby.

Two flight judges working beside a model airplane — Dave Patrick (L) and Tim Len doing the difficult job of flight judging at Top Gun. It’s hot and loud with a tense competitive atmosphere and these men do a tremendous service to the hobby.

Roger Niolet (L) and Boli Muentes show that friendship and sportsmanship are just as important as the competition at Top Gun.

Two men standing beside a large white model airplane — Mike Odom (L) was the caller for Billy Meadows at the First Coast IMAC competition at Gateway RC in Jacksonville FL.

I visited with former Houston Oilers quarterback Craig Bradshaw at Top Gun. Craig is the younger brother of Terry Bradshaw. He’s a great guy to hang out with and loves modeling.

Two men beside a model airplane at a flying competition — Roger Niolet (L) and Boli Muentes show that friendship and sportsmanship are just as important as the competition at Top Gun.

Mike Odom (L) was the caller for Billy Meadows at the First Coast IMAC competition at Gateway RC in Jacksonville FL.

Two people with a large yellow and gray model P-47 airplane — Ivan and Jacky Gutierrez were at the Port St. Lucie Giant Scale Fly-In with Ivan’s Yellow Aircraft P-47, powered by a Zenoah G62 and guided by a Futaba 14MZ.

Ivan and Jacky Gutierrez were at the Port St. Lucie Giant Scale Fly-In with Ivan’s Yellow Aircraft P-47, powered by a Zenoah G62 and guided by a Futaba 14MZ.

Andrew Griffith

Vice President
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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

Mickey Avery, AL; (334) 247-7123; district-V-AVP@email.com
Joe Dolliver, FL; (239) 218-2677; Joe33914@gmail.com
Rick Grim, AL; (256) 656-0859; uavpilot@bellsouth.net
Keith Hall, FL; (813) 928-3861; wingman@verizon.net
Jose Melendez, FL; (321) 412-3078; rcjets12@hotmail.com
Bill Barbee, GA; (912) 660-2155; awhbee@hotmail.com
Bob Dixon, GA; (478) 960-5200; rldixon3@cox.net
Nick Ray, GA; (865) 368-3820; lasray@gmail.com
Darrell Sprayberry, GA; (706) 280-5848; darrelluhb@optilink.us
Dave Wenzel, GA; (912) 754-9619; davevfrguy@hotmail.com
Paul Verger, MS; (228) 826-4892; cpaulverger@yahoo.com
Edwin Medina, Puerto Rico; (787) 525-7768; captmedina@gmail.com
Don Wise, SC; (803) 534-8164; d7wise@sc.rr.com
Scott Anderson, TN; rfoamyg@hotmail.com
Dick Tonan, TN; (615) 995-6291; dtonan@mac.com

SAFETY COORDINATOR: Red Scholefield, Johns Island SC; (843) 494-5225; redsch03@gmail.com

RC AND FF EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR: Dick Tonan

CL EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR: Dave Wenzel

WEBMASTER: Glenn Bond, d5amaweb@gmail.com