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President – Gregg Boggs<\/h2>\n

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Vice President – Todd Richards<\/h2>\n

My introduction to model aviation was through my dad.\u00a0 He was in the Navy for 25 years working as an electrician on everything from the F-4 Phantom to the PBY Catalina.\u00a0 His main interest was in control line (flying on the deck of the aircraft carrier) but later ventured into RC.\u00a0 I had always been fascinated by aviation in general and he nurtured that interest in my youth.\u00a0 I enjoy sport flying, scale, 3D, fpv, soaring\u2026 but I would have to say that I get the most enjoyment from biplanes \u2013 be it profiles, scale, or 3D flying, I just love biplanes.\u00a0 When I am not flying I enjoy motorcycles and travel with my wife.\u00a0 I have been a member of this club since 2016, so I feel I am still a newbie.\u00a0 Which is why I ask myself quite often \u201chow did I end up in this position?\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Treasure – Walter Beringer<\/h2>\n

My wife and I began flying RC airplanes and joined the club in 2013. Everything electric from Ultra-micro quads and gliders to Giant Scale aerobatic, we have accumulated more than 30 airplanes, helis and multi-rotors between us. I prefer assembling ARF’s over building, and always maintain plenty on the work bench for repair. I also fly single engine planes, but the hobby is a much cheaper alternative to flying full-scale, and easier to walk to the scene of the crash, than from it. Professionally, I work on large electric motors…. up to 40,000HP, and have found doing gas to electric conversions one of the most interesting aspects of this hobby.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Secretary – Mike Coyne<\/h2>\n
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Safety Officer – Mike Berardelli<\/h2>\n

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AMA District VI Vice President – Gary Himes<\/h2>\n

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Like lots of us, I started flying in the mid 60’s with u-control models. I had a Wen Mac plastic WW2 plane and a Cox sport plane.\u00a0 These were built out of early plastics and did not last very long.\u00a0 Money not being readily available, I found out I could make airplanes using just a sheet of balsa for the wing and tail parts and make a fuse out of spruce sticks and attach a Cox .049 motor and walla…hours of fun.\u00a0 I got involved in rc in the late 80’s then joining the Northern Knights! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gary has also written an\u00a0<\/span>article<\/a>\u00a0from 1992 with a wealth of Knights history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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