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

This month, Associate Vice President Michael Ingram sent in this report on the Redmond, Oregon, Scale event.

Field of Dreams Scale Rally 2017 banner.

My good friend, Paul Haynes, in Redmond, Oregon, called me early this spring and told me he wanted to have a Scale event at the Redmond Field of Dreams. Paul said he had everything except a contest director (CD), judges, and a scorekeeper. I agreed to CD the event, my wife, Terri, agreed to keep score, and we came up with six judges.

On July 28-30, 2017, we had a Scale contest! There were many of the usual faces we see at Scale events held here in the northwest, but three of the local members gave Scale a try. I think Redmond Field of Dreams is ready for Scale! The Redmond club members were some of the most gracious hosts I have ever seen. My home club, the Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers, had seven of the 15 entries and provided five of the judges.

Group of event participants in red shirts.

Ross Van Hatten with a red Fokker Dr.1 model airplane. — Ross Van Hatten with his first-place Fokker Dr.1 in Pro/Am Sportsman.

Ross Van Hatten with his first-place Fokker Dr.1 in Pro/Am Sportsman.

Jeff Wilson with his RV-4 model airplane. — Jeff Wilson placed second with his RV-4 in Pro/Am Sportsman.

Jeff Wilson placed second with his RV-4 in Pro/Am Sportsman.

Richard Butler with a yellow J-3 Cub model airplane. — Richard Butler and his J-3 Cub placed third in Pro/Am Sportsman.

Richard Butler and his J-3 Cub placed third in Pro/Am Sportsman.

Take time to mentor your fellow modelers and work together as a team. You could end up with a lot of good karma and some new friends! I think the Redmond Club is already making plans for a contest in 2018. Let’s do it again next year.

Judges gathered at a table during the event. — The static judges were Del Herring, Roly Worsfold, and Michael Ingram.

The static judges were Del Herring, Roly Worsfold, and Michael Ingram.

Mike Brewer being judged beside a model airplane. — A longtime competitor, Mike Brewer, from Astoria OR, is being judged in static.

A longtime competitor, Mike Brewer, from Astoria OR, is being judged in static.

People judging model airplane flights beside the field. — Marc Winz and Virgil Johnson judged flights.

Marc Winz and Virgil Johnson judged flights.

Randy Smithhisler preparing a red Cub model airplane. — Randy Smithhisler prepares his Cub for another mission.

Randy Smithhisler prepares his Cub for another mission.

Yellow model Cub flying over the field. — This is Michael Ingram’s 40% Cub.

This is Michael Ingram’s 40% Cub.

Thanks for the report, Mike. It’s good to see clubs work together and share the fun.