District IV
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
North Carolina, Virginia
Jay Marsh
Vice President
amadistrictiv@modelaircraft.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; raccbc2@yahoo.com
Jack Hamilton, NC; (828) 206-5281; scorpionjacks@hotmail.com
Rusty Kennedy, VA; (757) 812-2812; rusty7k16@gmail.com
Richard “Rick” Moreland, MD; (301) 261-7366; rmor eland1@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@rnet.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
Last year, the Executive Council approved the Club Anniversary Award for 25-, 50-, 75-, and 100-year-old AMA chartered clubs. If your club deserves one of these awards, the process for applying is simple.
Because of computer data conversions from computer systems when AMA was operating in Washington, D.C., then Reston, Virginia, and finally, in Muncie, Indiana, original charter dates before 1992 can’t be relied upon, so your club must document its beginning date. The club contact simply needs to send me an email with any documentation that marks the beginning of your club. District IV has some of the oldest clubs in the country.
Apply today and get the recognition that your club deserves.
Associate Vice President Rick Cawley brings us a report about a District IV club that held its 60th anniversary.
The 60th anniversary event for the Winston-Salem RC Club (WSRC) in Mocksville, North Carolina, is one I did not want to miss, so I packed up my van with aircraft and a fan, ready for the two-plus-hour drive. RC pilots from the area started to gather at the WSRC flying field to celebrate the milestone event.
A great group of members flew every kind of aircraft to commemorate the long history this club has enjoyed. Airplanes that flew included a World War I airplane fitted with large gas engines and modern electric aircraft of every size and type that so many in this hobby now enjoy.
The day continued with nonstop demonstrations of aircraft and talent on display, taking off and landing next to the field of corn that was near to the runway. The corn backdrop concerned some of the pilots, but only one airplane clipped the corn with minor damage.
WSRC is generous with pilot registration and raffle ticket money goes to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. The club received a variety of items from local companies to raffle off, plus there was a long list of RC companies that donated, so every pilot received a prize.
The hamburgers and hot dogs prepared by the club members were great, but it was the delicious 60th anniversary cake that everyone got a piece of that made the day.
It was a great day of flying and socializing with friends and members that will go down in history. For more information about WSRC, visit www.wsrconline.com.
