District XI

District XI—Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Chuck Bower
Vice President

cbower@whidbey.com
6075 S. Coles Rd., Langley WA 98260
Tel.: (360) 632-9211; www.amadistrict-xi.org

The Society of Antique Modelers (SAM) Chapter 8 gave a demonstration of rubber-powered airplanes to the Finn Hill Middle School in Kirkland, Washington. The principal called the assembly to promote the school’s weekend activity of build-and-fly sessions planned for three Saturdays before school ends for the summer.

A man speaks to students in a school gym — The Finn Hill principal introduced the SAM 8 club.

Two men present model aircraft in a school gym — The team of Steve Dona and Dave Higgins put on the show for students.

Steve Dona described the build-and-fly program to the middle school students while Dave Higgins readied his demonstration airplanes. After he started flying, all of the kids’ attention went to the models. One after another, Dave showed a variety of aircraft to the delight of the students, holding their attention until the end of the assembly.

A man prepares a model airplane at a table — Dave winds one of the many motors.

An adult and student handle a model airplane — This is where the dream of flight starts for some middle school students.

Drone Camps RC won the AMA Retail Enrollment Program drawing this year. Justin Davis recently closed his storefront in South Carolina, but still operates his online store and YouTube channel. Justin is a longtime AMA member who flies RC fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and multirotors. He does product reviews in his studio and on location in the Portland area.

The diversity of our hobby can be our strength—from the simple to the most complex projects. Our challenge is to promote our interests to all ages. Expose the world of flight to kids and adults in every venue of which we can take advantage.

In the end, it was hard to tell who had the most fun at the Finn Hill Middle School—the kids and teachers watching the planes flying, or Dave and Steve sharing the joy of their hobby!

You have a lot to offer, so go out and share your knowledge.

Charge them, fuel them, wind them, and go fly them.

Two men display a large check and model aircraft — The in-studio check presentation from District XI Vice President Chuck Bower (L) to Justin Davis.

Two men outdoors, one holding a video camera — A screenshot from the video of the certificate presentation for Justin’s YouTube channel.

Associate Vice Presidents: Darrell Anderson, Great Falls MT; (406) 899-6438; d.l.anderson@bresnan.net; Bryan Batch, Spokane WA; (509) 487-7870; bbhobbies@qwestoffice.net; Del Herring, Wenatchee WA; (509) 679-8402; del.herring301@gmail.com; Tom Kopriva, Eugene OR; (541) 484-6048; freeflyer123@comcast.net; Mike Mosbrooker, (360) 679-9139; mosbrooker dxi@comcast.net; Chris Rankin, Bend OR; (541) 593-3294; MissleMist@rocketmail.com; Jay Schoening, Lynden WA; (360) 220-0407; jjschoening@msn.com; Robert Stephens, Anchorage AK; (907) 440-0478; rfstephens@hotmail.com; Al Watson, Bellevue WA; (452) 746-9519; alenawatson@msn.com; Bryan Wood, Boise ID; (208) 412-3254; bw5493@yahoo.com. FF/CL Coordinator: Mike Hazel, P.O. Box 505, Lyons OR 97358; zzclspeed@aol.com. RC Coordinator: Michael Ingram, Wenatchee WA 98802; (208) 573-5542; firercr@cs.com. Webmaster: Chris Rankin.