District V

District V

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

Welcome back everyone! The biggest RC event in the country—maybe anywhere—takes place in the sleepy town of Woodruff, South Carolina, for a week in May. Joe Nall Week was back after a two-year hiatus. Nearly 1,100 registered pilots showed up to enjoy one of the many flightlines at the Triple Tree Aerodrome.

If you live anywhere nearby and want to attend an amazing event, I highly recommend that you check out Joe Nall Week.

I want to thank everyone who stopped by the AMA booth and said hello. I really enjoy getting to know members and talking about their local clubs, the issues they have, and the ways they’ve overcome them. It helps build a library for dealing with similar issues at other clubs.

Two boys holding model airplanes at Joe Nall Week — I met these nice kids, Alex and Sean, from New Jersey, during the mass electric launch on the main flightline at the event.

Tony Greco and his wife, Cathy, from Fort Myers FL, attended Joe Nall with Tony’s Zirol DC-3 with twin Zenoah G38 engines with smoke. It looks and sounds great in the air.

Large white model DC-3 on a grass field — Tony Greco and his wife, Cathy, from Fort Myers FL, attended Joe Nall with Tony’s Zirol DC-3 with twin Zenoah G38 engines with smoke. It looks and sounds great in the air.

Danny Diaz, of Powerbox Systems America, preps the massive Ultimate Jets A-12 Oxcart for a noontime demonstration at Joe Nall.

Steve and Julie Thomas at a vendor booth — Steve and Julie Thomas, District V members from Orlando FL, staffed the Falcon Propellers booth on vendor row.

I met these nice kids, Alex and Sean, from New Jersey, during the mass electric launch on the main flightline at the event.

Large gray model aircraft being prepared on the field — Danny Diaz, of Powerbox Systems America, preps the massive Ultimate Jets A-12 Oxcart for a noontime demonstration at Joe Nall.

Steve and Julie Thomas, District V members from Orlando FL, staffed the Falcon Propellers booth on vendor row.

Pilot beside a red and gray aerobatic model airplane — Jase Dussia threw it down with a high-energy 3D demonstration with his Extreme Flight Extra NG. I’m used to watching this young man fly and what he can do with a model airplane still blows me away.

Jase Dussia threw it down with a high-energy 3D demonstration with his Extreme Flight Extra NG. I’m used to watching this young man fly and what he can do with a model airplane still blows me away.

Until next month, keep ’em flyin’!

Andrew Griffith

Vice President
barracudahockey@aol.com
12258 Bucks Harbor Dr. N.
Jacksonville FL 32225
(904) 993-4956
www.amadistrict-v.org

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

Mickey Avery, AL; (334) 247-7123; district-V-AVP@email.com
Rick Grim, AL; (256) 656-0859; uavpilot@bellsouth.net
Joe Dolliver, FL; (239) 218-2677; Joe33914@gmail.com
Keith Hall, FL; (813) 928-3861; wing-man@verizon.net
Jose Melendez, FL; (321) 412-3078; rcjets12@hotmail.com
Andre Smith, FL; (850) 980-3724; andredsmithsr@gmail.com
Bill Barbee, GA; (912) 660-2155; awbarbee@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@optlink.us
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@cs.com
Scott Anderson, TN; rcfoamy@hotmail.com
Tim DiPeri, TN; (615) 591-7399; caseco@comcast.net
Dick Tonan, TN; (615) 995-6291; dtonan@mac.com

SAFETY COORDINATOR: Red Scholefield, Johns Island SC; (843) 494-5225; red scho3@gmail.com

RC, CL, AND FF EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR: Dick Tonan, (615) 995-6291; dtonan@mac.com

WEBMASTER: Glenn Bond, d5amaweb@gmail.com