Edition: Model Aviation - 2026/09
Page Numbers: 110
Portrait of Lawrence Harville

District VIII

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Portrait of Lawrence Harville

Check out the events in District VIII. There are many from which to choose. Visit amdistrict8.org. See you at the field.

Patricia Schenk and Thomas Jetzer with an aircraft
Patricia Schenk and Thomas Jetzer, from the Livingston Almost Ready to Fly (ARF) RC Club in Livingston, Texas, are living it up at AMA’s International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Ind.

Patricia Schenk and Thomas Jetzer, from the Livingston Almost Ready to Fly (ARF) RC Club in Livingston, Texas, are living it up at AMA’s International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Ind.

The Alamogordo RCers Club, in Alamogordo, N.M., held its T-28 Day. (L-R): John Rice, Ernie Morris, Bobby Pavelka, Jim Woods, Safety Officer Maurice Morgan, Club Secretary Tom Jacoby, Michael Morgan, Club President Tod Penk, Roger Bryant, Walt Packwood, Club Instructor Derek Newton, Club Treasurer Rick Metzger, District VIII Associate Vice President (AVP) Steve Shipley, and Jim Haskell.

Fort Worth Thunderbirds members with model aircraft
The Fort Worth Thunderbirds from Fort Worth, Texas, hosts the Cowtown Jet Classic, the largest jet fly-in in District VIII. The event’s contest director is Michael Sawyer. Photo by AVP Johnny Hunt.

Lawrence Harville

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

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

Larry Cox, Corpus Christi TX; (361) 765-8974; judgepilot@gmail.com
Gordon Guillory, Denton TX; (214) 392-0259; armeng44@gmail.com
Michael Hicks, El Paso TX; (915) 218-9560; mlhicks86103@gmail.com
Johnny Hunt, Godley TX; (817) 905-8124; huntbranch@aol.com
Bruce Landsman, 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; oldschoolh@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
Gary Strickland, Hooks TX; (903) 278-5703; garystric@gmail.com

AVP SAFETY

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

RC/CL/FF EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR

Troy Phillips, (505) 600-5270; troy.phillips@icloud.com

DISTRICT VIII WEBMASTER

Sonny Coleman, zepher@cannet.net

Golden Triangle RC Club members with a large model aircraft
The Golden Triangle RC Club from Grand Prairie, Texas (L-R): Lester Sanders, Treasurer Mike Koenig, Vice President Bob Smith, Secretary Michael Roznick, Byron Hough, Art Griepp, and President Jason Mitchell. Photo by District VIII AVP Gordon Guillory.
Group of model aviation participants and biplanes
The Greater Southwest Aero Modelers 2026 Biplane Fun Fly!