District VIII

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June 2025 - District VIII

Two boys with a remote-controlled plane on an asphalt surface.

Check out the events in District VIII. There are many from which to choose. Visit www.amadistrict8.org. See you at the field. Flying his P-40E is Evan Oquin, age 11, from San Angelo TX, with his dad, Aaron. Evan has been flying for three years and flies EDF jets. Photo by Gary Jones. Shreveport

May 2025 - District VIII

People assembling model planes on tables in a large, bright hall.

Check out the events in District VIII. There are many from which to choose. Visit www.amadistrict8.org. See you at the field.

April 2025 - District VIII

Person kneeling by model airplane on a desert runway, wearing a purple hoodie and cap.

Meet our new Associate Vice President (AVP) for District VIII, Michael Hicks: I spent most of my adult life sitting in the back of a U.S. Navy EP-3E Orion. On my first visit to the El Paso Controllers Club (EPRC), I met the former District VIII AVP and EPRC president, Paul Rucker. The members helped

March 2025 - District VIII

Four men posing with a model fighter plane outdoors.

Check out the events in District VIII. There are many from which to choose. Visit www.amadistrict8.org. See you at the field.

February 2025 - District VIII

Man holding a yellow model airplane at an outdoor event with tents and grass.

Check out the events in District VIII. There are many from which to choose. Visit www.amadistrict8.org. See you at the field. District VIII Sparkplug of the Month Ed Couch, known throughout the district and the country, started flying Control Line in 1960 and RC in 1963. He flies RC Scale, gliders

Elderly man with glasses, wearing a blue shirt, smiling.

Lawrence Harville

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

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

Larry Cox, Corpus Christi, TX
(361) 765-8974
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D. Tom Holmsley, Baytown, TX
(915) 588-8735
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Johnny Hunt, Godley, TX
(817) 905-8124
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Bruce Landsman, San Benito, TX
(956) 244-1034
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Terry Monroe, Greenwood, LA
(318) 470-2650
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Jason Perry, Searcy, AR
(501) 281-2991
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Randy Ritch, Magnolia, TX
(281) 701-3121
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Pablo "Chico" Romero, Royce City, TX
(951) 250-4648
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Paul D. Rucker Jr., El Paso, TX
(915) 329-3292
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Steve Shipley, Mayhill, NM
(806) 620-0590
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Greg Skinner, Terral, OK
(806) 673-9238
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Gary Strickland, Hooks, TX
(903) 278-5703
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Jerry Walters, Maurice, LA
(337) 298-7755
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AVP SAFETY

Tony Breyen, Wichita Falls, TX
(940) 733-2803
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RC/CL/FF EVENT SANCTION COORDINATOR

Sean Dickerson, Bedford, TX
(951) 205-9027
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DISTRICT VIII WEBMASTER

Sonny Coleman
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Check out the events in District VIII. There are many from which to choose. Visit www.amadistrict8.org. See you at the field.

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