Meet our officers
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Bert Kammerer, President
Bert has been involved in R/C for over 25 years and helicopters for about 6. Bert is a sponsored pilot for various manufacturers, including HeliWholesaler, Align R/C, Horizon, O.S. Engines, Byron Fuels, Aerospire, V-Blades, ThunderPower, Spartan R/C and Switchglo. He is also a consultant for some of these companies and the team manager for HeliWholesaler. Bert attends over 20 helicopter events per year, including fun flies as well as competitions. He has performed demonstrations at various helicopter shows and events around the country, including IRCHA 2006-2009 and has placed in the top 10 at the XFC (Extreme Flight Championships), 2nd place at the 2008 Align Cup and Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada and 1st place at the XFC team competition in 2008 and 2009. Bert is also the founder and main organizer of the Orlando Helicopter Blowout, the 2nd largest helicopter event in the United States. |
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John Green, Vice President
John is pretty new to helicopters. However, in a very short period of time he has proven that he can be an outstanding club member. John likes to make sure our club is in top shape, he takes care of things around the field like nobody else. He has been a trememdous help during our “Orlando Helicopter Blowout” event and you can usually find John at the field every day of the week. John was the lucky winner of the ready-to-fly T-Rex 700 at the Orlando Helicopter Blowout 2009. |
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Carey Shurley, Secretary/Treasurer
Carey has been involved with model helicopters since 1976. His first model was a Kavan Alouette and his first successful flights were made with a Dubro Shark. He founded TORCHS with Cliff Hiatt in 1987. He is currently a team member for Futaba, Miniature Aircraft USA and YS Engines. Carey has been married to Christine for 8 years and he has 3 dogs and a parrot. |
Safety/Field Officers:
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David Blain”Since signing up with TORCHS I have found that there is more to this club than just paying your dues and going tank for tank trying trying to burn a hole in the sky! It’s all about the comradery of the members that share a common interest in R/C Helicopters in keeping the hobby alive and growing! Though I may not currently be a “3D Expert” (as of yet!) there is plenty to do to support/endorse and promote the club! I take personal pride in our field and it overall appearance and don’t hesitate in dedicating my time along with John Green to keep the field cut/maintained to keep it at the “Show Quality” level it is! I also enjoy helping new members that sign up that need assistance getting through the often challenging learning process or assisting a club member that needs to make a repair to keep them flying from an unforeseen “ground impact” problem!
What I do find more of honor is to be a member of what I personally believe to be the best R/C Helicopter Club in the U.S. and to be surrounded by some of the hardest flying, most skilled pilots in the R/C Helicopter industry today!” |
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Russ Prince
Russ lives in Apopka, Florida, he is a simulation specialist and works at ETC Simulation in Orlando. He has been flying for about two years, his first heli was a Walkera 4#3, but he now owns a T-Rex 500 and a 600. Russ enjoys playing pool, piano and video games. |
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Mark Watkins
Mark has been living in the Orlando area for the past 15 years and has been employed as the Director of Engineering for Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare. Mark is at the feild as much as possible, mostly on the weekends. When he is there, he can often be found helping out a ‘newbie’ at the field and sharing what he has learned over the last year and a half of flying. Mark currently is flying a Trex 600N and loves to fly as fast as he can. In addition to his love for R/C heli’s, he has also been an avid musician for the last 25 years and loves playing with his band, No Pressure! |
