District IV
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
North Carolina, Virginia
Jay Marsh
Vice President
www.amadistrict-iv.org
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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Nic Burhans, VA;
Bob Burnett, Washington, D.C. SFRA;
Rick Cawley, NC;
Rusty Kennedy, VA;
Richard “Rick” Moreland, MD;
Mark Smith, NC;
Terry Terrenoire, VA;
David Trogdon, NC;
Mark Weiss, DE;
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS
CL AVP: Jack Rosemere,
FF AVP: Bob Sowder,
RC: John Bergsmith,
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AVP
Ray Stinchcomb,
WEBMASTER
Jack Upchurch,
SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINISTRATOR
Douglas LeRoy,
I want to congratulate the Dare County Radio Control Flyers (DCRC Flyers) of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on its first Bronze Leader Club Award status and thank the club for its positive contributions to the sport of aeromodeling.
Brian Brannan, president of the East Carolina RC Flyers (ECRC) and contest director, tells us about the club’s fly-in.
The three-day contest, with three sets of Unknown rounds, was intended to be more like a regional finals type of contest rather than just a typical weekend event.
There were more than 30 registered pilots, but with holiday weekend travel prices and gas shortage concerns, the actual pilot count dropped to 15 diehard IMAC pilots who traveled from as far away as southern Florida and northern Maryland!
On Saturday, June 5, 2021, the day was not looking good, but overcast skies turned out to be a big plus later in the day, with rain staying away, and making this our most successful and biggest event ever.
Fifty-nine pilots registered with 67 airplanes of all types, including Control Line on the infield, so there were plenty of beautiful airplanes to look at and see in action, as well as seeing our friends again.
The bugs were biting, but all had a great time, and we gave away a lot of prizes, including a Garden Extra 300 and a Horizon Hobby J-3 Cub. We look forward to holding this event again next year.
David Garceau brings us this report on the International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) event at the Southeastern Modelers Flying Club (SMFC).
This past Memorial Day weekend, SMFC in Tabor City, North Carolina, held its second IMAC contest. With the support of the Southeast and Northeast IMAC regional directors, it was set up to draw in a big crowd with pilots from both regions.
The tightest competition was for first place in the Intermediate class, with only 38.8 points difference between Michael Thomason and Thomas Medlin. In addition to the winners’ plaques, the contestants all received a participant’s plaque to remember the event (and all the food!).
SMFC put on a great event, with three meals a day and a big catered barbecue dinner on Friday night. The club was an excellent IMAC host with fantastic facilities.
SMFC wants to make this one of the premier midseason events for all pilots. Make sure you add this event to your 2022 travel plans as soon as it becomes sanctioned!
Go fly and have fun safely!
