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;
marksmithytty@yahoo.com
Terry Terrenoire, VA; (412)760-4593;
amad2terry@juno.com
Mark Weiss, DE; (302)547-4917;
ama2824@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
webmaster@amad4.org
SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINISTRATORS
Doug LeRoy, Alan Goodman
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With the summer here in District IV being unusually hot and dry, it looks like float-flys were popular. Here is a report from District IV Government Relations Associate Vice President Ray Stinchcomb:
The Fauquier Aero Recreation Modelers (FARM; farmclubrc.com) held its annual Charity Float Fly at Lake Ritchie, located in Bealeton, Virginia, on June 13. Held twice a year, the Charity Float Fly has been at this location for many years, which is a beautiful setting that is ideal for RC models of both seaplanes and boats. The venue’s pavilion provides a location for lunch and serves as the event headquarters.
By 8 a.m., the field was filling in with popups and models of all types. The event officially started at 9 a.m., but the early arrivals found ideal conditions for float-flying by 8 a.m. It was a beautiful day with no clouds, very light wind, and an average of 75°. Contest Director (CD) Nic Burhans did his usual excellent job of having things well organized and ready, including the necessary temporary FAA waiver to eliminate the Remote ID requirement. With help from fellow chapter club members and wives from the Culpeper Model Barnstormers in Brandy Station, Virginia, and the Lake of the Woods Community RC club in Locust Grove, Virginia, it was a very successful and fun event.
The flying slowed at noon for lunch, which was included in the “landing fee,” with extras available for friends and family. The food was picnic-style Subway, potato salad, baked beans, chips, fruit salad, cake, and cookies. Lunch was served in the pavilion followed by raffles. We raffled off two pairs of floats, a selection bag of RTL Fasteners hardware, a small foamie P-51, and held a 50/50 raffle.
Approximately 32 pilots and boat captains came from Northern Virginia, West Virginia, the Eastern Shore, and the Richmond, Virginia, areas with 25 friends and family. They arrived with several dozen water-capable aircraft and boats, such as a destroyer, a small tugboat, a sailboat, and several small electric racers. Models ranged from small UMX size to 1/4 scale, single and multiengine, and Scale and sport. They all flew with very few recoveries needed by the official “FARM RESCUE” boat that is always available when it’s needed. All of the pilots worked from the same launch site with their required individual spotters to keep everything running smoothly.
The event raised $200 ($800 in food-buying power) and gathered 15 pounds of nonperishable food for the Fauquier Community Food Bank in Warrenton, Virginia. Attendees are already making plans to attend the next FARM Charity Float Fly.
Go fly and have fun safely.
