AMA News: District VI - October 2016
Written by Randy Cameron Jets Over Kentucky 2016 and AMA government relations As seen in the October 2016 issue of Model Aviation.
Jets Over Kentucky 2016
This past month, I was honored to attend Jets Over Kentucky, held at the Lebanon-Springfield Airport in Lebanon, Kentucky. I met up with Bob Gautreaux, the Sedalia RC Flyers club president, who showed me around and introduced me to Lewis Patton, the event contest director. Lewis has done a great job of managing and building this event into the premier jet event. I believe there were more than 150 registered pilots, including the youngest RC jet pilot, Jayleigh, there with her Frozen-themed jet and her father, Jose Melendez, an AMA District V associate vice president and sales manager for Jet Central USA.Lewis Patton (R) and I at the Jets Over Kentucky event.
Jayleigh with her Frozen-themed jet.
Throughout Wednesday, I kept hearing about an SR-71 Blackbird that would make an appearance on Thursday. I have only seen one other RC SR-71 fly in the past—a twin ducted-fan model—at an event called the Show Me R/C Extravaganza, held in Jefferson City, Missouri, approximately 16 or 17 years ago. It was flown by Lance Campbell. Much to my surprise, on Thursday, Lance appeared with his current SR-71 Blackbird, with twin turbines. It is so impressive that last year Lance was invited to an SR-71 pilots’ reunion. While there, with his Blackbird, many of the SR-71 pilots signed the bottom of the hatch.
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