District V

District V

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

Welcome back everyone!

What a busy month! I’ve previously mentioned community involvement as being a gateway to goodwill when issues and complaints arise. Community involvement was on full display when I visited the Seminole RC Flyers in Tallahassee, Florida, on Labor Day weekend. I was honored to be presented with an honorary club membership by the club president, Jay Wiggins, and hang out with a great bunch of people.

I mention community involvement because the event raised more than $1,200 for the Children’s Miracle Network for cancer patients at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital. Great job!

I also went to Dalton, Georgia, for a Scale helicopter event; Chattanooga, Tennessee, for a Giant Scale fly-in; and attended Super Jet South in Gay, Georgia.

Family standing with a colorful model airplane at a flying event — Troy Emmett with his wife, Faith, and son, Thomas, at the Tallahassee TN Fly for a Cure event.

Certificate recognizing the Tri-County RC Model Club — More of the kind of hard work that our clubs do to promote goodwill and community involvement.

Man kneeling beside a large model helicopter — Evan Sayres, of Cincinnati, with his RAH-66 Comanche, at the Scale heli event in Dalton GA.

Person working on a large model aircraft under a shelter — Our most recent (at the time) AMA member, Comer Jennings, at the Chattanooga TN, Giant Scale fly-in, with his gorgeous Dauntless, which has a cool story behind it.

More pictures and less talk this time. Until next month, stay safe and keep ’em flyin’!

Andrew Griffith

Vice President

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

Mickey Avery, AL; <REDACTED>
Joe Dolliver, FL; <REDACTED>
Rick Grim, AL; <REDACTED>
Keith Hall, FL; <REDACTED>
Jose Melendez, FL; <REDACTED>
Bill Barbee, GA; <REDACTED>
Bob Dixon, GA; <REDACTED>
Nick Ray, GA; <REDACTED>
Darrell Sprayberry, GA; <REDACTED>
Dave Wenzel, GA; <REDACTED>
Paul Verger, MS; <REDACTED>
Edwin Medina, Puerto Rico; <REDACTED>
Andre Smith, FL; <REDACTED>
Don Wise, SC; <REDACTED>
Scott Anderson, TN; <REDACTED>
Dick Tonan, TN; <REDACTED>

SAFETY COORDINATOR: Red Scholefield, Johns Island SC; <REDACTED>

RC AND FF EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR: Dick Tonan

CL EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR: Dave Wenzel

WEBMASTER: Glenn Bond, <REDACTED>

Group of people standing in front of a helicopter — Greg Arnette, a Georgia Jets club member, knew how to make an entrance during the Super Jet South event! Pictured with him is the club team. The field features a 1,000-foot paved runway, great facilities, and the grass in the pits is nicer than most club runways.

More pictures and less talk this time. Until next month, stay safe and keep ’em flyin’!

Two youths standing behind a blue-and-white model jet aircraft — Rob Lynch, from BVM, told me that youth attract youth. This is a perfect example as 16-year-old Brady Ornat, from Wakarusa IN, buddy-boxed 12-year-old Colin Gaudette, from Williamson GA, on this BVM Yak. Colin has been flying EDF jets and got his first taste of turbine action at Super Jet South.