District V
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Welcome back, everyone! National Aviation Day falls on August 19 each year. In case you didn’t know why, it is the same date as Orville Wright’s birthday and it’s a day to celebrate all things aviation.
To help celebrate, aeromodelers honor National Model Aviation Day on the nearest weekend. Many clubs throughout the district and the country hosted events on August 13, 2022.
I didn’t have far to go this year because my home club, the Radio Control Club of Jacksonville, Florida (Jax RC), hosted a National Model Aviation Day Fly-In at our beautiful field on August 13. We turned it into a family day and club member appreciation barbecue.
Jax RC Club President Brian Wiltse shows how it’s done on the grill!
Jax RC Vice President Gene Jones with his VQ Warbirds 30cc Beaver. Gene organized the family day and National Model Aviation Day festivities.
This is a great opportunity for clubs to invite their neighbors, landowners, and people such as city council members out for a day of barbecue and buddy-boxing.
The cost of a few “bubba burgers” is nothing compared to the goodwill that will be generated by taking the time to do some community outreach.
Everyone waited for the food!
Tony Lively’s RC SkyWing ARS300 is powered by a DA-120 gas engine and Spektrum iX20 radio system with a PowerSafe receiver.
Andrew Griffith
Vice President
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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; andredsmithsrq@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; darrelluhl@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
