District V
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands
Welcome back everyone! It’s been a quiet month because I’m writing this in late June and it’s hot out!
I looked over the FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) report, and I’m thrilled to state that District V has 268 fields with a FRIA or Letter of Authorization (they’re the same thing with two slightly different definitions to the FAA). We have only one field that has requested and not yet received its FRIA and that is pending review because the application came in late in the process.
I want to thank Tyler Dobbs, Chrystal Pearson, Chad Budreau, and the entire team that worked on the FRIA applications, including Ilona Maine, Lee Ray, Ashton Lewis, and Lucas Rodden, who did the bulk of the work—and there was a lot of it—to get our FRIAs in place with an amazing success rate.
Congratulations to Chris Garnder, of Savannah GA, for obtaining his AMA turbine waiver.
I had the honor of helping AMA President Rich Hanson present an AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame plaque to Frank Kagele, shown with his wife, Joy. Frank was instrumental in the development of proportional radio control. It was my pleasure to be a part of the presentation at AMA Headquarters in Muncie IN.
I want to take a moment to welcome Randy Leapl ey, of Orlando, Florida, as a new associate vice president (AVP) for the district. Randy has been a club president, was in the hobby business, is an AMA Leader Member, and is genuinely fired up about the hobby. If you see him at an event, be sure to say hello.
Congratulations to District V AVP Bill Barbee, of Savannah GA, for earning his AMA turbine waiver.
Adam Strong, of Jacksonville FL, is shown at the Gateway RC Swap Meet and Fly-In with his heavily modified Pilot RC P-47, which features a scratch-built cockpit and hand-painted graphics.
Until next month, stay safe and keep ’em flyin’!
Andrew Griffith
Vice President
amadistrict@modelaircraft.org
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
Randy Leapl ey, FL; (813) 277-6862; randy.leapley@yahoo.com
Jose Melendez, FL; (321) 412-3078; rcjets12@hotmail.com
Andre Smith, FL; (850) 980-3724; andresdmit@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; darrelluhb@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; patternpilot1@hotmail.com
Tim DiPeri, TN; (615) 591-7399; caseco@comcast.net
Dick Tonan, TN; (615) 995-6291; dtonan@mac.com
RC, CL, AND FF EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR: Dick Tonan, (615) 995-6291; dtonan@mac.com
WEBMASTER: Glenn Bond, d5amaweb@gmail.com
