Club Officers 2017
Jake Chichilitti, PresidentThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it My name is jake Chichilitti and I am the newly minted President of the Wine Country Flyers. I have never been president of anything before this. Wish me luck and I'll try to do a good job. Here is a bit of my background. I have been building models of one sort or another since the mid fifties or there abouts. I'll continue to build and fly until I can't anymore. Call me a "lifer". I'm looking forward to seeing all of you at or monthly meetings and at our flying field.Blaine "Buzz" RussellThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view itI first started flying when I was 7-8 with rubber band models first, I then moved on to U-Control models. I got into Free flight for a brief time. With two planes lost I was done with that part of the hobby. My Dad played a key role in teaching me the art of model building over to years, he was a pilot and owned a plane that was nicer than our car. That really sparked a lot of good memories and the love of flying. I started flying R/C in 1968 and never looked back, a Goldberg Sr. Falcon was my first plane. In the 70's did a little Quarter Midget racing. I joined The Redwood Modelers in the 70's , was club President, VP, and News Letter editor. I enjoy building kits and scratch building when I have the time, No ARF's then. Since retiring I have just enjoyed boring holes in the sky and flying for fun. I also love to build scale boats as well. Salmon fishing takes me to Alaska and out our coast in the summer months to get my head out of the clouds. I have been a member of AMA (974) for almost 50 years and hold a Leader Member and Contest Director card. Eric Kirby, SecretaryThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view itPaul Gibson, TreasurerThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view itMike Newman, Safety OfficerThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view itBoard Members
Merle McGregorMy love for aviation started like lot of other guys, when I was about 12 years old. My first plane was a cox P-40 control line. I was hooked, I built lots of free flight, rubber powered and control line models. Radio control in the 60s was only for the rich. Airplanes were in my blood, so I wanted a career in aviation. I did achieve a private pilots license in 1967 while in the air force, but the career in aviation didn't happen. I've been enjoying radio control since 1988, starting with sailplanes progressed into nitro. I just can't seem to get enough of RC flying! This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view itDoug MooreThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |