District VI
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Gary Himes
Vice President
AMADistrictVI@modelaircraft.org
5204 N. Smalley Ave., Kansas City MO 64119
(816) 550-1205
www.amadistrict-vi.org
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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Dale Arvin, Jefferson IN; (812) 284-0162; darvin8094@aol.com
Gary Bussell, Muncie IN; (765) 288-3541; cgbussell@comcast.net
Craig Greening, Mahomet IL; 872-203-0377; servofnames@gmail.com
Leo Rodriguez, South Bend IN; (724) 396-2700; lrodriguez44@verizon.net
Keith Sessions, Burlington KY; (859) 801-8182; keithsessions@hotmail.com
Bob Underwood, St. Charles MO; (636) 939-3394; bobrae53@sbcglobal.net
Donald Way, Hobart IN; (219) 614-6218; bolar36@hotmail.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR
RC/CL/FF: Randy Cameron, flyrc@modelaircraft.org
SAFETY COORDINATOR
Walter Voyt, Joliet IL; (815) 725-4677
FREQUENCY COORDINATOR
Mel Ziska, Naperville IL; (630) 357-7350
WEBMASTER
Donald Way, bolar36@hotmail.com
The 2022 AMA National Fun Fly is now only weeks away! The dates are June 24-26.
As I have mentioned before, I must write my column two months in advance. I did not get any club input in March, but I did attend the Jim Richmond Open Free Flight (FF) contest in West Baden Springs, Indiana. National Free Flight Society President David Lindley set up the event, while Contest Director Rey Mazzocco took care of registration and running the event. Rey did a spectacular job of keeping everything going smoothly.
This was my first time to attend an Indoor FF event. To say that I was impressed is an understatement. I cannot believe the lightness of these models and their flying times. There is definitely a lot of applied science to achieve the long flight times.
I was also impressed by the number of youth participating in the event. Enough of my chatter and on to pictures of the event.
Andrew Welter is a student at MIT who has been flying for five years.
Alexander Welter is a high school student.
Ross Clements is a high school student who has been flying for six years.
Maria Silin, from Canada, has also been flying for six years.
Emily Guyett was the 2014 Junior World Champion at the FAI World Championships for FF Indoor Model Aircraft in Romania.
Please email me about your club’s event(s) or even just a fun day of flying! Send it to amadistrictVI@modelaircraft.org with the word “magazine” in the subject line. Please remember that pictures must be at least a 500 KB standalone JPG file. Please get a youth excited about model aviation!
