Welcome back everyone! It’s been a quiet month around District V. It was the month of July as I wrote this and you might have noticed, but it was pretty darn hot!
I want to welcome Derek Barry to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F2A Control Line Aerobatics Team Selection committee and thank him for his service. I’d also like to welcome new Contest Directors William Harvey, from Mississippi, and Tim Goelzer, from Fort Mill, South Carolina. Again, thank you!
It’s my sad duty to report the passing of Victor "Papiro" Escobar from Puerto Rico. Papiro was a longtime AMA member and a well-known and respected RC modeler on the island, as well as a founding member of the Borinquen RC Club, having served multiple terms as president.
Although Puerto Rico might be physically separated from the rest of the district, I communicate with several members there and even had the pleasure of attending the club’s huge warbirds and jets event last year. It was a trip where my wife and I were treated like family from the day we landed there. Fair winds, Papiro.
I want to congratulate all of the competitors and winners at the AMA Nats this year, as well as everyone who represented the US at world championships.
I don’t compete, but I respect everyone who tries, regardless of where they placed. I might give Scale helicopter competition a try next year. I’m not the best builder in the world, but I’m not the best pilot either. It should be fun!
Thanks for stopping in and fly safely!