by Lawrence Harville | Aug 15, 2022 | Fly In/Fun Fly
Had a great public turnout for our 1st National Model Aviation Day Open House on 13 August. We had support from our neighbors at the El Paso Radio Controllers club as well as a pilot from as far away as Albuquerque! We supported well over 100 spectators and buddy boxed about 20 kids on the club AeroScout Trainers! And the Horizon Hobby AeroScout RTF kit for raffle was won by a first time attendee and pilot on buddy box! This kid is smiling ear to ear and built the kit within the hour after he received it! He joining the club and already securing a sim for our online sim training sessions! A great day for the club and the hobby. Ready to do this again for sure!
by Lawrence Harville | Aug 3, 2022 | Fly In/Fun Fly
Pete Darty Fly in and Swap Meet
October 1 2022 9am
by Lawrence Harville | May 18, 2022 | Fly In/Fun Fly
Aircraft: 1914-1918 or any era Welcome
Lunch provided
See flyer for details
by Lawrence Harville | Mar 23, 2022 | Events, Scale
Location: Pete Darter Field
734 Logston Road
Sherman, TX 75092
Landing Fee: $35.00 first entry
Additional entries $10
Pilot lunch provided
Contest Director
David Taylor, (972) 979-4642
davidandstacey96@gmail.com
Texoma RC Modelers Website: www.texomarc.org
300×30 Asphalt Runway, Grass Adjacent
Overnight Parking Available
Limited Electrical Hook-up
No Water
by Lawrence Harville | Feb 1, 2022 | District News
Westside R/C Flyers Annual
Swap Shop
March 12th
, 2022
8 AM till 12 PM
New Location
Exchange Avenue Baptist Church
1312 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Oklahoma City
Come to swap, sell or buy.
Tables $10.00
Includes one admission
$5.00 admission
Ladies and children under 12 free
Doors open at 7:00 a.m. for set up
For table reservations contact
Keith Gorrell 405-623-1725
by Lawrence Harville | Oct 28, 2021 | Fly In/Fun Fly
it’s on in Round Top, Texas folks, you want to come have some fun in the air with some of the best Warbird pilots in TEXAS ??? Well folks here is your chance, Round Top, Texas is gonna be bursting at the seams with fighters and bombers from WWI to Present, we are really getting a huge response from pilots around the US wanting to come see and enjoy the scenic “Thunder Field” that is the site of what is looking to be the largest Giant Scale Warbird event in TEXAS !!!!!! Let the countdown begin pilots and get yourselves and your Giant Warbirds ready for 3 days of the fastest, lowest, lead-slingingest, bomb-dropping hot rods of the skies fun , it’s an event you will not want to miss !!!!!!………Give us a shout out of what type of Warbird/Bomber you hope to see at the event because chances are it will probably be there !!!!!!!
by Lawrence Harville | Oct 15, 2021 | District News
To all Rc fliers in the DFW area, if you recall the July issue of Model Aviaton magazine, the cover photo and featured article was about Reginald Denney, known as the “Prince of Drones”.
What wasn’t in the article, was that a museum in Caddo Mills has his stuff on display.
Richardson Radio Control Club is partnering with the Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum in hosting the 1st Reginald Denney Day Fun Fly and Museum Grand Opening.
So come on out on November 20th. Bring your planes to fly, and tour the museum to learn about some cool aviation history.
Event manager
Curtis Simmons
972-998-5473
by Lawrence Harville | Oct 1, 2021 | District News
AMA Hall of Fame Faust R. Parker, Jr.
Faust with wife Julie and his friends at a Texas Cloud Climbers Annual Event
Active since the late 1950’s
Faust is a Competitive Free Flighter, Designer, Club Leader and Contest Director.
1. He received his Bachelor and Master’s Degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Completed his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin (Specializing in Marine Science) while
doing his research at The U.T. Marine Science Institute (was out of modeling during PhD. Work). His
career included seven years as a contract Chemist at the School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB
in San Antonio, TX and 25 years as the Director of an Environmental Toxicology Laboratory in
Houston, TX.
2. His undergraduate education was funded by scholarship (football), Master by teaching
Assistantship and PhD work by a Welder Wildlife Foundation Fellowship. He had a three-year
professional football experience in the Texas, Continental, and NFL leagues as a place kicker.
3. Significant Free Flight competition successes include:
Club Championship Team 1964 NATS
Two-time Nostalgia National Champ (1993, 1994)
Americas Cup Competition (F1C Champ 6 times; F1J Champ 15 times)
National 1/2A Champion 5 times
National F1J Champion 8 Times
National F1C Champion 3 times
Plus, multiple placings in Nostalgia Gas, AMA Gas and FAI events through the years all over
the U.S.
4. International F1C Teams:
Israel 1999 (5th place individual)
Argentina 2011 (5th place individual; 2nd place Team)
Hungary 2017 (23rd place individual)
Lost Hills 2019 (8th place individual; 3rd place Team)
5. Designs:
“Frosty” HLG (Several Senior and Open NATS wins + Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual)
“Alvin” 1/2A ROW (3 times NATS Champion and record holder as a Senior)
“JTEX” F1J (NATS winner, NFFS co-model of the year 2000)
“CNC MATRIX” 1/2A (NATS winner, co-designer with Henry Spence, model of the year
2010)
6. Faust is a lifetime member of NFFS and was inducted into the NFFS Hall of Fame in 2010.
7. AMA Model Club participation:
Fort Worth JAC’s (Junior Aero Club) 1960’s thru early 1970’s
Tri-City Fliers, San Antonio, TX. 1980 thru 2010
Texas Cloud Climbers, DFW. 2011 to present. Currently serves as Club Safety Officer.
8. Contest Director since 1980:
Has directed two – three Free Flight Contests a year since then
Free Flight NATS CD in 2018
Free Flight NATS Event Director and Volunteer every year as needed
9. Consistent U.S. W.C. Junior Team supporter since 1980 (both financially and equipment). Built and
donated F1P’s to Junior team members for the 2014 Romania Junior World Champs. Those models
have been passed on for the next Junior Team members.
10. Committees:
FAI Team Selection Committee
NFFS Nostalgia Committee
NFFS Hall of Fame Selection Committee Chair 2020
11. NFFS Symposium 2020 Article: “The Road to the World Champs
