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; racbcg2@yahoo.com
Jack Hamilton, NC; (828) 206-5281; scorpionjacks@hotmail.com
Rusty Kennedy, VA; (757) 812-2812; rustyk716@gmail.com
Richard “Rick” Moreland, MD; (301) 261-7366; rmoreland1@verizon.net
Mark Smith, NC; (704) 798-2776; marksmithsmitty@yahoo.com
Terry Terrenoire, VA; (412)760-4593; terry@ama-d4.org
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; bobsowder@rpnet.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
With spring fast approaching, are your models safe to fly? The most important things to service are your batteries and engines, while also closely inspecting your models’ integrity as a whole. Use extreme caution when charging a lithium battery. Many have lost everything to fire when a battery being charged overheated.
Engines need to be cleaned and have after-run oil worked through all moving parts, and your carburetor and fuel system must be checked. Your models need to be thoroughly inspected for cracks and loose control surfaces and make repairs now.
This is by no means the final word, merely a reminder to spare a few minutes to take care of your models so that they will be safer and less troubling when you get back in the air.
Bob Sowder, AMA District IV Free Flight (FF) associate vice president, brought us this month’s report:
The Carolina Area Free Flight Association (CAFFA) club president and contest director (CD), John Diebolt, assisted by Club Secretary Jimmy Jordan, chose a spectacular fall weekend for holding the 2022 October Hurricane Contest in Raeford, North Carolina, on October 15-16, 2022. This year, 14 contestants from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, competed in the 20th year of the CAFFA Hurricane Contest. The event is aptly named after hurricanes that roar up the East Coast, and this year was no exception due to Hurricane Ian.
The contest is a mix of FAC, AMA, and National Free Flight Society events. Throughout the years, several turf farms in the Raeford area have been used for events, but they have been on their current, beautiful flying field for more than a dozen years.
The club members pitched in to make this a fun and worthwhile event. One of the new club members, Sean Capogreco, set up his grill and cooked some delicious hamburgers and hot dogs complete with all the fixings.
CAFFA is, and always has been, a rubber-and electric-FF only club. For more information about the club, contact Jimmy at jordan18@ec.rr.com.
