District IV
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
North Carolina, Virginia
Jay Marsh
Vice President
jaymarsh@ama-d4.org
3227 Pine Needles Rd.,
High Point NC 27265
(336) 687-0973
www.amadistrict-iv.org
www.facebook.com/amadistrictiv
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Nic Burhans, VA; (540) 219-9646; nic@ama-d4.org
Bob Burnett, Washington, D.C. SFRA; (703) 742-9682; bobl@ama-d4.org
Rick Cawley, NC; (919) 630-1649; rabcgc2@yahoo.com
Jack Hamilton, NC; (828) 206-5281; scorpionjacks@hotmail.com
Rusty Kennedy, VA; (757) 812-2812; rusty k716@gmail.com
Richard “Rick” Moreland, MD; (301) 261-7366; rmoreland@verizon.net
Mark Smith, NC; (704) 798-2776; marksmithsmitty@yahoo.com
Terry Terrenoire, VA; (412)760-4593; terry@ama-d4.org
David Trogdon, NC; (910) 654-1220; dtrogdon4967@gmail.com
Mark Weiss, DE; (302)547-4917; ama82824@yahoo.com
EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS
CL AVP: Jack Rosemere, 609 William St., Cambridge MD 21613; (410) 330-4663; jrosemere@verizon.net
FF AVP: Bob Sowder, 84 Misty Hills Ln., Troutville VA 24175; (540) 525-7086; bsowder@rbnet.com
RC: John Bergsmith, 1438 Piney Church Rd., Concord NC 28025; (704) 699-6977; RCcoordinator@ama-d4.org
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AVP
Ray Stinchcomb, (443) 618-8998; govrelations@ama-d4.org
WEBMASTER
Jack Upchurch, webmaster@ama-d4.org
SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINISTRATOR
Douglas LeRoy, social@ama-d4.org
Congratulations to District IV Free Flight (FF) Associate Vice President Bob Sowder for being inducted into the 2022 AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame. Bob first joined AMA in 1964, flying Control Line (CL). As an adult, he started flying RC Soaring and FF.
His accomplishments include starting five CL and Soaring clubs; founding the Mid-South Soaring Championships in Memphis, Tennessee; serving as the Southern District vice president for the National Free Flight Society; achieving the League of Silent Flight Level V; and competing in the Nats. Bob is the epitome of an AMA member, always helping, sharing, and volunteering. He is a staunch competitor and well deserves the recognition. We are proud of you, Bob, and thank you for your lifelong service.
There is an important volunteer position available in District IV right now. We need an RC Scale Aerobatics representative on the AMA Contest Board for the position that opened when Steve Sides moved to Vermont. Thank you for your years of service, Steve.
If you would like to volunteer to help our district, send me an email to discuss it.
Dave Hess, the newsletter editor for the Mid-Atlantic Radio Kontrol Society (MARKS), shares why it takes volunteers to keep a club going.
On January 16, 2022, MARKS experienced a
The aftermath of the January storm.
Ray Bertrand and Caje Chandler cutting the rafters.
significant storm at the club field in Salisbury, Maryland. The wind was severe enough to flip and destroy our flying field shade structure.
Club members pulled together to clean up and dispose of the debris, while others planned the way forward with a prefabricated metal structure. With a 12-month delivery date, an alternative to building a pavilion from scratch was chosen.
With lumber prices at nearly an all-time high, it was a challenge to design a structure that would be useful to the club and at a price that a small club could afford. When a plan was in place, it was time to raise funds. An application was made to the AMA for a Disaster Relief Grant, which was received in less than a month. The club received many donations of time, materials, money, and labor to get the project done.
On May 14, 2022, the MARKS club held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new pavilion. The ribbon was cut in RC style, using an RC airplane. MARKS thanks AMA and all of the people who made the new pavilion possible.
Jim Waybright and Rick Witherow cut the ribbon at the MARKS club’s new pavilion.
