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; rmoreland@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; bsowder@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
There are a couple of special upcoming events within driving distance of District IV. Joe Nall Week, in Woodruff, South Carolina, is May 12-20, and The AMA National Fun Fly, in Muncie, Indiana, is June 23-25. If you have never been to one of these events, you have been missing out. You will witness nearly every type of model airplane being flown and the “best of the best” showing off their beautiful airplanes and piloting skills.
In addition to the National Fun Fly, with some of the best unobstructed flying available anywhere in the country, there is touring of the National Model Aviation Museum and your AMA Headquarters, where you can view the expanse of the property from the top of the control tower.
Don’t forget, the 10th Annual National Model Aviation Day is on August 12 this year. The AMA Foundation created the day to celebrate and share our hobby with the public. Find an event near you and help celebrate.
Greg Gee, vice president of the Winston-Salem RC club (W-SRC), sent me an email about the club’s activity and upcoming 60th anniversary celebration.
The W-SRC club participated in the Big Toy Day, held at the Davidson County Airport in Lexington, North Carolina, on Saturday, August 27, 2022. This was a regional celebration of “Big Toys,” from giant concrete mixer trucks, to cars, to full-scale aircraft, to model airplanes.
W-SRC represented and staffed the model aviation booth. The crowd was steady all day and there was much interest in our models, with questions keeping us constantly engaged. Greg provided demonstrations on how model airplane surfaces are controlled and how they move, and Larry Dickerson shared a wealth of information
about the airplanes themselves. It was a fun day, and maybe we piqued the interest of a few to come out to our field and give it a try.
We are holding our National Model Aviation Day event and celebrating W-SRC’s 60th anniversary as an AMA chartered club with a fun-fly on August 12-13. The $10 landing fee goes to support our charity, the Second Harvest Community Food Bank. Each year, we raise money to help support the food bank that is a member of the National Feed American Foundation, increasing food security and creating pathways that build a stronger Northwest North Carolina.
We have a beautiful 1,000-foot grass and synthetic mat runway alongside a pavilion and two shelters, all with power, so everybody come out and celebrate with us. Visit www.wsrc online.com for more information.
Go fly and have fun safely.
