District VIII

District VIII

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Check out the events in District VIII. There are many from which to choose. Visit www.amadistrict8.org.

Three people with model airplanes at the Rockwall RC Fly-In — At the Rockwall RC Fly-In were (L-R) Juan, Marina, and son, Alessandro Yllescas. Photo by Associate Vice President (AVP) Rico Ramero.

Brian Anderson and his grandson beside a model airplane — Brian Anderson and his grandson pilot, Karson who is 11 years old, from the Hot Mac Club in Waco TX.

Associate Vice Presidents

Lawrence Harville
Vice President
districtviii@modelaircraft.org
932 Calloway St., Hurst TX 76053
(817) 781-9615
www.amadistrict8.org

Larry Cox, Corpus Christi TX; (361) 765-8974; judgepilot@gmail.com
D. Tom Holmsley, Crosby TX; (915) 588-8735; delltholmsley@gmail.com
Michael Hicks, El Paso TX; (915) 218-9560; mlhicks86103@gmail.com
Johnny Hunt, Godley TX; (817) 905-8124; huntranch@aol.com
Bruce Lamsen, San Benito TX; (956) 244-1034; adjc1c2@hotmail.com
Terry Monroe, Greenwood LA; (318) 470-2650; tlm1959@aol.com
Jason Perry, Searcy AR; (501) 281-2991; oldschoolh10@yahoo.com
Randy Ritch, Magnolia TX; (281) 701-3121; randyritch.dist8@yahoo.com
Pablo “Chico” Romero, Royce City TX; (951)250-4648; Thunderbirds84@yahoo.com
Steve Shipley, Mayhill NM; (806) 620-0590; shipley2525@gmail.com
Jerry Walters, Maurice LA; (337) 298-7755; jerome1w1@gmail.com

AVP Safety

Tony Breyen, Wichita Falls TX; (940) 733-2803; awb1056@sbglobal.net

RC/CL/FF Event Sanction Coordinator

Sean Dickerson, Bedford TX; (951) 205-9027; ra390driver@gmail.com

District VIII Webmaster

Sonny Coleman, zepher@carnet.net

Oklahoma Christian University had one of the student entries that participated in the worldwide SAE event which was hosted by the Fort Worth Thunderbirds RC Club.

Students standing behind a large red model airplane — Oklahoma Christian University had one of the student entries that participated in the worldwide SAE event which was hosted by the Fort Worth Thunderbirds RC Club.

District VIII Webmaster Sonny Coleman, Rick Shook, Craig Stephens, James McNair, Randy Mayhew, Michael Madar, and Corsair builder and pilot Darrell Abby.

Book cover for Logbook From Dreams to Airline Captain with an author's portrait — Airline Captain. The author is Darrell Abby, a standout person, pilot, and builder in District VIII. Check it out! He has quite a life centered around airplanes.

The author is Darrell Abby, a standout person, pilot, and builder in District VIII. Check it out! He has quite a life centered around airplanes.

This memoir details Darrell’s life from childhood dreams of flying, a career in airline aviation, a military stint, his strong faith, flying war stories, aviation humor, leadership, creating a legacy, and a little personal philosophy thrown in. It educates the reader about training, pilot licensing and qualifications, airline seniority, schedule bidding, check rides, and layovers.

Kick the tires, light the fires, and turn on the seatbelt sign. We are cleared for takeoff.

See you at the field.