. From Dave Wallick/I have asked my good friend Scott to post this.
How many times have we all heard and said we need or how can we get new people in control line. This has been a question that have proplexed us all without a real answer. No one not even AMA helps promoteor promotesmodeling to the youth of this Country. Today we compete with every form of entertaining gadget and sports for the middle class children. Computers probably being number one. But what if we could promote control line racing to twenty thousand not so fortunate young Americans here in the U.S. Why do I say racing? Because it is a team sport. Taking as many as three competetors in a team. The first question we all are going to have is how can these twenty thousand not so fortunate young Americans afford to get involved in racing. The second question: Where would we get the man power. This is where I am going to challenge anyone and everyone here in the U.S. that is reading this. What we need is a group of modelers in every State that is willing to work with a group of young Americans in numbers of twenty to one hunded. Over the years I constantly hear how we need to get young people involved. I am about to tell you the greatest opportunity in the history of control line. There is a group of young Americans that are preparing themselves to serve our Country. These young Americans belong to an organization called THE YOUNG MARINES (
www.youngmarines.com) Go to this site and learn about these incredible young Americans. These kids come from homes that do not have enough money to let them be part of the boy scouts, cub scouts, and other organizations that their parents can't afford. The young Marines is sponsered by the united States Government. This flying program will also be sponsered by the U.S. Government. The twenty thousand youths are broken up in platoon's. If you go to their web site it will show you how many platoon's and where they are at in your area. The idea is going to be for a group of modelers to take these platoon's and teach them how to fly. earlier I spoke about racing. It is very simple why out of the events this event has been chosen. The Marines are all about team work. Working together as one. To overcome and win. racing is the one event that allows that without picking up bits and pieces and scaps from all over the field.But who knows, Once this program is in full force their might be unlimited opportunites for other controline events. I have been in touch with the Young Marines Headquarters in washington, and have got an OK to move forward. I have called my good friend John Brodak to get involved in a ready to fly special 15 racing model for the Young Marines. This would come in a box that has everything needed except fuel and additional glow plugs and battrie. John has already given it the ok. Bob Whitney and Dick Lambert had some ideas on the model we should use. The old Scat rat. Anyone else. Must be real easy to fly and raceable. We are preparing to host the first four platoon's which will be about 60 to 80 youths, depending on which platoons here in Florida .. The date will be August 5th and 6th. With this many youths and such short time, I am asking anyone in the Florida area or anyone else if you want to drive that far to make themselves available to help. We will have cabins available for eight people. This is a great opportunity for all of us in Control line to be able to do something so worth while.And to definetly have Control line looked at by everyone in the U.S. The only way that this can fail.Is if we do not get enough people throughout the U.S. involved to teach andwork with all the Platoon's of the Young Marines.Everything is a go and now I challenge all of us to take he time and give something back. It will be alot of hard work, but very rewarding.For further information and to learn more about what you can do contact the Young Marines model aviation coordinator Dave wallick 352-625-2156 (f2cwallick@earthlink.net) Lets do what we can. This is a dying sport. This might be our last and only opportunity to save it. There is enough of us to make this happen but is there enough of us that will committ to make it happen. I have worked very hard to get The Young Marines to committ to a state wide program. If we make this work it will be a mandatory program the every Young Marine must get involved in. Remember goverment funded once they accept the program. I wonder how many new controling flying feild will be built? Go to the web site, alot. Don't worry The Young Marines do not want anything to do with RC.
Scott Jenkins for H. David Wallick
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