Edition: Model Aviation - 2025/08
Page Numbers: 95
Portrait of Jim Martin

District III

Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Portrait of Jim Martin

Jim Martin

Interim Vice President
amadistrictiii@modelaircraft.org
22 Hillside Dr., Franklin, OH 45005
(937) 260-0143
www.amadistrict-iii.org
www.facebook.com/ama.district.iii

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

Mike Barbee, Delaware OH; (740) 362-5545; mabarbee@aol.com

Jeff Black, New Oxford PA; (717) 965-5634; jrblack1964@gmail.com

Chad Budreau, Columbus OH; (765) 546-9414; budreau@gmail.com

Dave Chisholm, Valencia PA; (724) 494-2025; dave@satcomsystems.com

Mark Feist, Cincinnati OH; (513) 662-9512; mfeist329@gmail.com

Tony Husak, Hartsgrove OH; (440) 283-7447; racer749@gmail.com

Dan Luchaco, Sayre PA; (607) 481-4541; pafflyer23@gmail.com

Al Myers, Canfield OH; (330) 506-6194; ajm5176@gmail.com

Mark Radcliff, St. Marys WV; (304) 684-2133; maradcliff@hotmail.com

Erik Rudjord, Fogelsville PA; (610) 554-7455; erudjord@ptd.net

John Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 554-9455; jzoldak316@yahoo.com

Lisa Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 348-4543; bigredbice@gmail.com

CL/FF/RC EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR

Sheila Nitsch (OH, WV), 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City OH 43123; (614) 877-3453; tnitsch@columbus.rr.com

Rod C. Maier, 938 W Union St. Whitehall, PA 18052; (484)809-0501; maierrc@aol.com

AMA Headquarters, (765) 287-1256, ext. 252; competition@modelaircraft.org

WEBMASTER

Lisa Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 348-4543; bigredbice@gmail.com

Swap meets continued! On March 22, 2025, the Urbana, Ohio, swap meet was held in the Champaign Aviation Museum. Dave Milner and crew set up tables among the full-scale aircraft. The main display was a B-17 restoration project. There were many other full-scale aircraft to look at, along with all of the swap tables.

People and swap tables beneath a full-scale aircraft at the Urbana swap meet
The Urbana Swap Meet.

The Toledo R/C Swap Meet & Expo was held in the Glass City Center in downtown Toledo, Ohio, on April 4-5, 2025. If you remember the old Weak Signals Toledo R/C Model Expo show, this is now similar to that event. It featured a large swap area, a vendor area, a model static display, an RC car short track, and an indoor flying area that kept you occupied all day on the main floor. People from across the country attend this venue, meeting old friends and making new ones.

Red aerobatic airplane displayed inside the Urbana museum
More full-scale aircraft at Urbana.

Next up is the Fairfield Ohio Radio Kontrol Society (FORKS) swap meet that was held at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster, Ohio, on April 12, 2025. This venue was slightly

If you want to see your event displayed here, send me a write-up and pictures.

Four people standing behind a refreshment table
Some of the FORKS people: Marti Bortz, Lou Wagner, Mary Householder, and Linda Waits.
Indoor model aircraft swap meet with tables and models
Three people behind a refreshment table
Other FORKS important people: Darlene Scott, Suzan Thimmes, and Pam O’Hare.