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
amad4.org
facebook.com/amadistrictIV
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Associate Vice Presidents
Winston Brown, NC; (323) 243-6146; wbnme01@yahoo.com
Nic Burhans, VA; (540) 219-9646; nic@amad4.org
Bob Burnett, Washington, D.C. SFRA; (703) 742-9682; bobburnett40@gmail.com
Jack Hamilton, NC; (828) 206-5281; scorpionjacks@hotmail.com
Rusty Kennedy, VA; (757) 812-2812; rustyk716@gmail.com
Richard “Rick” Moreland, MD; (301) 261-7366; rmoreland1@verizon.net
Mark Smith, NC; (704) 798-2776; marksmithy@yahoo.com
Terry Terrenoire, VA; (412)760-4593; amad2terry@juno.com
Mark Weiss, DE; (302)547-4917; ama82824@yahoo.com
Event Sanction Coordinators
CLAVP: Jack Rosemere, 609 William St., Cambridge MD 21613; (410) 330-4663; jack.rosemere@gmail.com
FF AVP: Bob Sowder, 84 Misty Hills Ln., Troutville VA 24175; (540) 525-7086; bobsowder1@gmail.com
RC: John Bergsmith, 1438 Piney Church Rd., Concord NC 28025; (704) 699-6977; RCcoordinator@amad4.org
Government Relations AVP
Ray Stinchcomb, (443) 618-8998; govrelations@amad4.org
Webmaster
Jack Upchurch
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Social Media Administrators
Doug LeRoy, Alan Goodman
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Communications. I have been preaching about this in all forms for years. Communications range from urgent, such as Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) issued by the FAA, to when and where the next club meeting is. When I first started as the District IV vice president, I received a lot of club newsletters that were filled with club updates and topics about all of the different activities we enjoy. Understandably, the newsletter has practically died because of social media and the time commitment it takes for someone to produce it. Newsletters are like little documents of history and are a great club benefit.
In May, I received a newsletter edited by District IV Associate Vice President Nic Burhans from one of our district chapters that consists of three clubs in Virginia: the Fauquier Aero Recreation Modelers (FARM) in Bealeton, the Culpepper Model Barnstormers in Brandy Station, and the Lake of the Woods Community RC club in Lake of the Woods. Inside of those pages were announcements, meeting minutes, club reports, event calendars, tips, and project articles such as the excerpt below.
Culpepper Model Barnstormers President Gordon Collyer submitted the following article titled “ARFness.”
I seem to have arrived at ARF-land with several ARF projects lining up. Not to complain because everybody knows that ARF quality has gone up in recent years, but I do miss the deliberate evolution of wood, sawdust, framing, and covering—the magic of super glue!
My first target on the ARF list is the new-in-box Great Planes Dazzler (circa 2003). Its construction is quite good considering its era of origin, and it was well preserved in the box. The firewall, of course, anticipated the mounts for a .40-size glow engine and, with all of those bolt holes and holes for left or right throttle pushrods, it seemed wise not to put more holes in the firewall for the electric motor X-mount.
Rather than cutting the original firewall out, I epoxied a 1/4-inch plywood doubler with countersunk “T-nuts” over the existing firewall. The next surprise was that, of course, no provision was made for any equipment other than the engine, fuel tank, and radio gear, so battery and ESC placement became an issue. Some carving on the wing opened up an area behind the leading edge (LE) for a battery to fit. This required some additional structure to make up for hacking into the rather large LE.
The basic design of the Dazzler is thin and “stick”-like, with the radio gear installed in the underside of the center of the wing. Other than the outside of the fuselage, this was the only area where the ESC could fit, but that left no room for the radio. To ensure cooling and to provide extra space, I made a new “belly” pan that added both depth and a cooling inlet for the ESC. This was inspired by the radiators you see on World War II fighters such as the Spitfire, Hurricane, and Mustang.
The final result is pictured. Not too bad, I guess—and, hey! I got to cut some wood and use some epoxy and CA, so I’m happy!
