District X—Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Lawrence Tougas
Vice President
ama.district10@gmail.com
Box 276, Fairfield CA 94533
Tel.: (707) 480-2053; www.ama10.org
Happy holidays, everyone. December is here, the decorations have been hung, and it is time to enjoy moments with your family and friends. I wish you all the best. I hope 2015 was good to you and your family. I hope you achieved your modeling goals for the year, and I wish you an even better 2016.
January means one thing: AMA Expo. The 2016 event will be January 8-10. I hope you will join us. It is a great opportunity to look at the new products manufacturers have.
The list of guest speakers has something for everyone. We will hold a joint District X and XI meeting on Saturday. I’ll find a great door prize that one lucky attendee will get to take home. The meeting is free, the raffle tickets are free, and the information will be priceless, so plan to attend.
You know you’ve got the bug for modeling in a big way when you interrupt your vacation to go to a flying contest. I was in Switzerland this summer, and the contest was not just any get-together; it was the World Championship for Precision Aerobatics—the FAI F3A World Championship.
This contest is held at a different location every two years. This year it took place in Zurich. The US sent a three-member adult team composed of Andrew Jesky, Jason Shulman, and Brett Wickizer. We also sent a Junior team member, Joseph Szczur.
Mark Atwood served as the team manager for the second time. The US had won the Team F3A Gold in 2011, and 2013, and the team was in Zurich to make it a hat trick. Please enjoy my favorite photos of the event.
Associate Vice Presidents: Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA; (619) 427-6392; trattaway@cox.net; Forrest Barton, Woodland CA; (530) 383-9019; cbarton328@aol.com; Richard Bonnardel, Kailua HI, (808) 261-7046; rebbhf@hawaii.rr.com; Kurtis Chandler, Phoenix AZ; (602) 647-8342; Alan Friedman, Eloy AZ; (502) 876-0232; pooralan@aol.com. Dan Johnson, St. George UT; (435) 619-3112; dksajohnson@gmail.com; Eric Henderson, Henderson NV; (609) 410-3194; ehenderson105@gmail.com; Kevin Houser, Oro Valley AZ; (520) 496-7567; khouser@rocketfarmers.com; Tim Johnson, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; (562) 965-4288; timothy@johnson.us.com; Mike Lee, Redlands CA; (951) 733-8621; mlee8249@msn.com; Scott Malta, Merced CA; (209) 617-5789; scottmalta@comcast.net; Jim Mohan, Phoenix AZ; (623) 434-1351; jmohan351@cox.net; Todd Sheridan, Pleasant Grove UT; (801) 358-8345; sheridan.todd@gmail.com; Greg Stone, Laguna Nigel, CA; (949) 413-0920; gstone4@cox.net; Peter Vogel, Santa Clara CA; (408) 569-7067; vogel.peter@gmail.com; Roger Willis, Murrieta CA; (951) 249-9688; willisasoc@aol.com. Contest Coordinators: Tim Attaway, Chula Vista CA; (619) 427-6392; trattaway@cox.net; Forrest Barton, Woodland CA; (530) 383-9019; cbarton328@aol.com; Bob Bayless (Arizona and Utah), Peoria AZ; (623) 694-3379; sumobob@cox.net; Christopher Sullivan, Waipahu HI; (808) 953-8863; rccombat808@yahoo.com.
