District V

District V

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands

Andrew Griffith
Vice President
amadistrictv@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 Leapley, FL; (813) 277-6862;
randy.leapley@yahoo.com

Jose Melendez, FL; (321) 412-3078;
rcjets12@hotmail.com

Andre Smith, FL; (850) 980-3724;
andresdsmithr@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;
cpauverger@yahoo.com

Edwin Medina, Puerto Rico; (787) 525-7768; captmedina@gmail.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,
d5amavweb@gmail.com

Welcome back everyone! There is a lot going on this month because summer is in full swing!

Joe Nall Week, in Woodruff, South Carolina, was great, if a bit muddy and soggy. It didn’t dampen the spirits too much, and at the end of the week, things dried out.

We had a good turnout for the presentation that AMA Executive Director Tyler Dobbs gave in the Robert Shaw Learning Center and an even better turnout for the AMA Membership Meeting in the hangar. (Club note: feeding people boosts turnout!) A total of 1,250 pilots and hundreds or more spectators and families attended!

Two men holding a trophy at Joe Nall Week — “Cousin Rich” Hartness (R) received the Joe Nall award from Pat Hartness. He’s the son of “Uncle John,” who passed away.

A shoutout goes to the Bartow County Model Aviation (BCMA) club in North Georgia. BCMA, in partnership with the Woodland Middle School, brought the love of aviation to a group of eighth grade students through STEM outreach.

Working one or two days a week, they built two trainer kits (not ARFs): a Great Planes PT-40 and a PT-60, which were donated by the club. At the end of the school year, the kids were hosted at the club field for a day of flying not only the airplanes that they built, and other trainers were on hand so everyone got a fair amount of stick time.

The club utilized a $1,000 AMA Take off And Grow (TAG) grant to help fund the project, which included club members going to the school once a week to advise on construction and finishing techniques, radio setup, and finally flying.

Ninety students participated in the STEM collaborative effort and I tip my cap to BCMA!

Students and club members holding model airplanes — The BCMA club with their Woodland Middle School STEM students who flew PT trainers that they built with the help of the club throughout the school year.

People standing behind large model aircraft on a field — Team PowerBox at Joe Nall Week with Chris Gleason’s A-12 Oxcart and Richard Deuts ch’s MiG. (L-R): Adam Strong, Chris, Oliver Graff, Enrico Thater, Richard Deutsch, and Danny Diaz. Oliver, Enrico, and Richard came from Germany to attend!

Students building a model airplane in a classroom — The Woodland students actually built and covered the Great Planes PT-40 and PT-60 kits, including learning building techniques, math, and other skills.

Until next month, stay safe.